Grade 4 Music Theory Content

Based on ABRSM syllabus:

Rhythm

  1. Breve
  2. Double dotted rhythm
  3. Duplet
  4. All regular time signatures.

Pitch

  1. Alto clef
  2. Enharmonic equivalent
  3. Double sharp & double flat

Scales & Key Signature

  1. Major scales: B & Db
  2. Minor scales: G# & Bb
  3. Key signatures up to 5 sharps & 5 flats
  4. Technical name
  5. Chromatic scale

Triads

  1. Tonic, subdominant & dominant
  2. Chords

Interval

  1. Chromatic interval
  2. Quality of interval: augmented & diminished

Performance Direction

  1. Ornament signs
  2. Orchestral Instruments
  3. Italian terms
  4. French terms