Trinity College Of London: Music Theory Grade 1

Comprehensive Course to Self-Prepare Grade 1 Music Theory!

What you'll learn

Score well in TCL Grade 1 Music Theory Exam

Learn how to write stave notations

Learn fundamental music theory concepts such as: Clefs, Note Values, Time Signatures, etc.

Complete the entire Trinity Theory Workbook

Solve Practice Papers from past years

Get better understanding of your instrument

Requirements

No previous music knowledge required. Everything will be covered in this course from scratch. You will need Trinity Theory Grade 1 Workbook for practice.

Trinity Music Theory Workbook required for practice.

Description

This course will guide you through all the Grade 1 Music Theory Exam topics by Trinity College of London. This course is developed by a member of Trinity Academic Support Team India and the holder of two Advanced Diplomas: LTCL (Piano) and LMusTCL (Music Theory). This course serves as a one-stop preparation platform and will help you prepare for the exam without any external help. It will help you build a strong foundation in concepts of pitch and rhythm, which later contribute to advanced topics of composition, musical analysis and orchestration. This course will also help people who wish to prepare for the grades for self-growth and not give exams. Furthermore, this course is also for people who play musical instruments. Music theory will expand their knowledge and break the barrier which is holding them from mastering their instruments.Trinity College of London offers certification in Music Theory Grades from 1 to 8. The examination body conducts exams in more than a hundred countries worldwide and has set a standard in music education for 150 years. Moreover, they offer grade and diploma examinations in Western musical instruments in Classical, Jazz and Rock and Pop styles.P.S.: Cherry on the cake: The course also includes a past year's paper (May 2013) and its detailed solution!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 Piano

Lecture 3 The Stave

Lecture 4 Stems

Section 2: Pitch (Part 1)

Lecture 5 Clefs: Treble and Bass

Lecture 6 Treble Clef

Lecture 7 Bass Clef

Lecture 8 Ledger Lines: Treble Clef

Lecture 9 Ledger Lines - Bass Clef

Section 3: Rhythm (Part 1)

Lecture 10 Notes

Lecture 11 Rests

Lecture 12 Bar, Barlines and Time Signatures

Lecture 13 Common Time Signature

Section 4: Pitch (Part 2)

Lecture 14 Tones and Semitones

Lecture 15 Accidentals and Enharmonic Equivalents

Lecture 16 Keys and Scales

Lecture 17 Key Signatures

Lecture 18 Tonic Triad

Lecture 19 Chord Symbols and Roman Numerals

Lecture 20 Intervals

Lecture 21 Circle of Fifths

Lecture 22 Arpeggios

Section 5: Rhythm (Part 2)

Lecture 23 Beaming Quavers and Grouping Rests (Part 1)

Lecture 24 Beaming Quavers and Grouping Rests (Part 2)

Lecture 25 Answering a Given Rhythm

Section 6: Miscellaneous

Lecture 26 Musical Terms and Symbols

Lecture 27 Analysis

Section 7: Practice Paper (May 2013)

Lecture 28 Trinity Past Years' Question Paper: May 2013

Lecture 29 Answers: Section 1

Lecture 30 Answers: Section 2

Lecture 31 Answers: Section 3

Lecture 32 Answers: Section 4

Lecture 33 Answers: Section 5

Lecture 34 Answers: Section 6

Section 8: Final Thoughts

Lecture 35 Final Thoughts

This course is for anyone willing to gain a strong music theory foundation.,It is a comprehensive course that will guide you from the very first topic to solving past year question papers of Trinity Grade 1 Music Theory Exam.