Composition (Trinity Grade 3)
Composing at Grade 3 For Trinity grade 3 music theory you may be asked to add a tune to a bass line, or add a bass line to a tune, …
Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory
Welcome to the Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory start page! On this page you can find the syllabus information, and links to the free and paid Trinity Grade 3 Music …
Chord Progressions
Most music uses a variety of different chords. This piece is in C major. The first beat of bar 1 uses the notes from the C major tonic triad. We …
Spotting Errors
In the Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory Exam, you might be given a short piece of music with about 5 deliberate mistakes in it. You need to rewrite the whole …
Rests (Grade 3)
Here are the rests you need to know for the grade 3 music theory exam, in order of length, starting with the longest: semibreve – minim – crotchet – quaver …
Compound Time Signatures
Table of Note Names UK v. USA Simple Time Signatures Up till now you have only learnt about simple time signatures. (Perhaps you didn’t think they were very “simple” though!) …
Chords and Cadences (Trinity Grade 3)
Tonic Triads The first degree of the scale is also known as the tonic (or “doh”). A tonic triad is a chord built up from the 1st, 3rd and 5th …
Key Signatures and Key (Grade 3)
Key signatures are written after the clef and before the time signature. Key signatures have to be written very carefully. You need to make sure the flats and sharps are …
Minor Scales: Gm and Bm
In this lesson we will look two types of minor scales, the harmonic minor and the melodic minor in the keys of G minor and B minor. If you find it difficult to …
Major Scales: D and B Flat
D Major In the scale of D major, the semitones are between notes 3-4 and 7-1. This means we need to use the notes F# and C#. Here are the …