Trinity Grade 4 Music Theory

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A complete course covering the Trinity Grade 4 Music Theory syllabus.

What you'll learn

Pass Trinity Grade 4 Music Theory with Distinction!

Build on your knowledge of how music works, and how to pass the Trinity exam

Further your skills in composition and harmony

Practise your skills with the included PDF, exercises and tests!

Requirements

You should already have covered the topics in Trinity Grades 1-3 Music Theory

You don't need any extra equipment or software to take this course - all materials are provided.

You need to be motivated to learn how music works

Description

Grade 4 Music Theory TrinityThis Grade 4 Music Theory video courses covers the Trinity syllabus in full.Rhythm and FormTime signatures of 5/8, 7/8 and 5/4Rules for grouping note and rest values within 5/8, 7/8 and 5/4, (including grouping indications at the beginning of bars or scores, e.g. 2,3 or 3,2)Harmonic rhythm (how fast chords change and whether regular or irregular)Writing a rhythm to fit with words, writing words under a tune, and correcting mistakes in word setting (based on the rule that important words (or syllables) should be placed on the main beats of a bar)Saying how many sections there are in a piece (form)PitchNaming and using notes in alto clefEb and A major keys (for all major keys for the grade: scales, key signatures, one-octave arpeggios, broken chords and tonic triads (root, first or second inversion)C and F# minor keys (for all minor keys for the grade: scales — natural (Aeolian mode) and harmonic and melodic, key signatures, one-octave arpeggios, broken chords and tonic triads (root, first or second inversion)Inversions of tonic triads. Labelled:— as a chord symbol above the music (e.g. C, C/E and C/G in the key of C major or Am, Am/C and Am/E in the key of A minor)— as a Roman numeral below the music (e.g. I, Ib and Ic in the key of C major or i, ib and ic in the key of A minor)Identifying the key of a piece in Eb or A major and C or F# minor4th degree of the major/minor scale being known as the subdominant or fa (major keys only)Subdominant triads for all keys covered so farMajor/minor subdominant and dominant triads labelled:— as a chord symbol above the music (e.g. for subdominant, F in the key of C major or Dm (or D where the 6th degree is raised) in the key of A minor)— as a Roman numeral below the music (e.g. for subdominant IV in the key of C major or iv (or IV where the 6th degree is raised) in the key of A minorRecognising a plagal cadence in the home key (major or minor)Enharmonic equivalentsRecognising chromatic scales or passages from chromatic scalesIntervals (augmented 4ths and diminished 5ths)Concept of compound intervalsUnderstanding parallel 5ths and octavesDominant seventh chords of all keys covered so farDominant seventh chords labelled:— as a chord symbol above the music (e.g. G7 in the key of C major or E7 in the key of A minor)— as a Roman numeral below the music (e.g. V7 in the key of C major or V7 in the key of A minor)Writing subdominant or dominant chords in root position in any key for the grade as well-balanced4-part chords for SATBTransposing a tune up or down a perfect 4th or 5th (within the keys for the grade) or for a transposing instrument for the gradeRecognising and writing unaccented passing notesRanges (and transposing intervals where appropriate) of French horn, descant recorder, oboe, viola, double bass and guitar as defined in the workbookKnowing which families the above instruments come from (brass, woodwind, string)Musical terms and symbols

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Trinity Grade 4 Music Theory

Section 2: Pitch

Lecture 2 Enharmonic Equivalents

Lecture 3 The Alto Clef

Section 3: Rhythm

Lecture 4 Regular and Irregular Time Signatures

Lecture 5 Time Signatures - 5/8, 7/8 and 7/4

Lecture 6 Beaming - Simple and Compound

Section 4: Scales and Keys

Lecture 7 A Major Scale

Lecture 8 E♭ Major Scale

Lecture 9 F# Minor Scale

Lecture 10 C minor Scale

Lecture 11 Key Signatures in the Alto Clef

Lecture 12 Technical Names of Notes

Lecture 13 Identifying the Key

Lecture 14 Chromatic Scales

Lecture 15 Scales and Arpeggios in the Alto Clef

Lecture 16 Scales Reference PDF

Section 5: Intervals and Transposition

Lecture 17 Working Out any Interval

Lecture 18 Compound Intervals

Lecture 19 Intervals in the Alto Clef

Lecture 20 The Tritone

Lecture 21 Transposition Between Clefs

Lecture 22 Transposition by a 4th or 5th

Section 6: Chords

Lecture 23 Chord I (Tonic Triad)

Lecture 24 Chord V (Dominant Triad)

Lecture 25 Chord v (Minor Dominant in Minor Keys)

Lecture 26 Chord IV (Subdominant Triad)

Lecture 27 Chord IV (Major Subdominant in Minor Keys)

Lecture 28 Chord V7 (Dominant 7th)

Lecture 29 Chord Inversions

Lecture 30 Working Out Chord Inversions

Lecture 31 Chord Symbols

Lecture 32 SATB Chords Review

Section 7: Chord Progressions

Lecture 33 Plagal Cadence

Lecture 34 Harmonic Rhythm

Section 8: Decoration

Lecture 35 Introduction to Decoration

Lecture 36 Unaccented Passing Notes

Section 9: Voice Leading

Lecture 37 What is Voice Leading?

Lecture 38 Conjunct and Disjunct Motion

Lecture 39 Augmented & Diminished Melodic Intervals

Lecture 40 Augmented & Diminished Harmonic Intervals

Lecture 41 Leading Notes

Lecture 42 7ths

Lecture 43 Consecutive 5ths and Octaves

Section 10: Composition

Lecture 44 Composition

Lecture 45 Setting Words to a Rhythm

Lecture 46 2-Part Compositions with Passing Notes - Introduction

Lecture 47 2-Part Composition - Adding the Melody

Lecture 48 2-Part Composition - Adding the Bass

Lecture 49 Motifs

Section 11: Orchestration

Lecture 50 String Instruments

Lecture 51 Woodwind Instruments

Section 12: Musical Terms

Lecture 52 Musical Terms

Section 13: Trinity Grade 4 Practice Test

Lecture 53 Trinity Grade 4 Practice Test

This course is for candidates preparing for Trinity Grade 4 Music Theory