Music Theory
Theory of music is often referred to as "the boring bit", but without it, how can you understand your music?
Helen has worked extensively over the years with students, preparing them for ABRSM theory grade examinations. When the syllabus changed in 2020, she decided to retake her grade 5 theory to see how the new online exams worked, passing on the knowledge to her pupils.
It is not advisable to be intensive with these examinations. It is not just a piece of paper so that you can move into the practical grades 6,7 and 8, it is primarily there to help you understand the music. To train for the theory intensively may mean that you forget information as quickly as it went in.
How do you do in your sight-reading? If you take GCSE or A-Level music, how can you understand it?
Helen has worked extensively over the years with students, preparing them for ABRSM theory grade examinations. When the syllabus changed in 2020, she decided to retake her grade 5 theory to see how the new online exams worked, passing on the knowledge to her pupils.
It is not advisable to be intensive with these examinations. It is not just a piece of paper so that you can move into the practical grades 6,7 and 8, it is primarily there to help you understand the music. To train for the theory intensively may mean that you forget information as quickly as it went in.
How do you do in your sight-reading? If you take GCSE or A-Level music, how can you understand it?