Grade 4 Music Theory Content
Based on ABRSM syllabus:
Rhythm
- Breve
- Double dotted rhythm
- Duplet
- All regular time signatures.
Pitch
- Alto clef
- Enharmonic equivalent
- Double sharp & double flat
Scales & Key Signature
- Major scales: B & Db
- Minor scales: G# & Bb
- Key signatures up to 5 sharps & 5 flats
- Technical name
- Chromatic scale
Triads
- Tonic, subdominant & dominant
- Chords
Interval
- Chromatic interval
- Quality of interval: augmented & diminished
Performance Direction
- Ornament signs
- Orchestral Instruments
- Italian terms
- French terms