Grade 3 Music Theory Content
Based on ABRSM syllabus:
Rhythm
- Demisemiquaver note & rest
- Introduction to compound time: 6/8, 9/8, 12/8
- Grouping notes of compound time
- Grouping rests of compound time
Pitch
- Notes with more than 2 ledger lines
- Octave sign
- Octave transposition
Scales & Key Signature
- Major scales: E & Ab
- Minor scales: B, F# & C#, G, C & F
- Melodic minor scales
Tonic Triad
- Major key: E & Ab
- Minor key: B, F# & C#, G, C & F
Interval
- Full description of interval based on major or minor key: major, minor & perfect
- Diatonic interval
Performance Direction
- Italian terms