Skip to content
Grade 1 Music Theory Content
Rhythm
- Basic Time Note: semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver
- Introduction to time signatures and bar: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
- Rest
- Tied note
- Dotted note
- Grouping of notes within a bar – beaming
Pitch
- Letter name
- The stave, ledger line, & writing on stave
- Clef: treble Clef & bass clef
- Semitone & tone
- Accidental: sharp, flat & natural
Scales & Key Signature
- Major scale: C, G, D & F
- Key
- With key signature
- Without key signature
- Degree of scale
Tonic Triad
- With key signature
- Without key signature
Interval
- Harmonic interval
- Melodic interval
Performance Direction
- Italian term
- Music symbol and sign