Pre-grade 1 Theory.docx

1. Treble and Bass Clef

A music staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces.

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2. Five Finger Scale (Natural Position)

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Now try to play with different articulation – legato and staccato.

3. Scales: Major and Minor Keys *Please refer to attached scale practise checklist table. Sharp: A semitone raised Flat: A semitone lowered Semitone = Half Step / Half Tone

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3.2 Scales with Key Signature

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4. Black and White Keys (Enharmonic Equivalents)

5. Rhythm (Note Values & Rest Values)

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6. Basic Notation

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7. Space and Line Notes (*Use guide notes)

Every Good Boy Does Fine

Grizzly Bear Don’t Fly Airplanes

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Antelopes can eat grass

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8. Basic Chord Structure (For Pop Songs) 8.1 Tonic Triads (Chordal Accompaniment/Harmonic Intervals) 5-3-1 Progression (Snowman)

6.2 Broken Chords 5-2-1 Progression

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