Beginner Music Theory: The Tonic Triad - UK Version
Teach beginner students what a tonic triad is and how to recognise and write it in the treble and bass clefs, in C, G, F and D major.
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Teach beginner students what a tonic triad is and how to recognise and write it in the treble and bass clefs, in C, G, F and D major.
Teach beginner students the equivalent values of notes including sixteenth notes, and how to beam notes together.
Teach beginner students what a tonic triad is and how to recognise and write it in the treble and bass clefs, in C, G, F and D major.
Teach beginner students bass clef notation, including notes on the lines and in the spaces.
Teach beginner students to name rests, work out how many rests fit within a crotchet, and complete a bar.
A two-page product landing/index page (section 1 of 17) for a Grade 1 music theory e-learning pack (ABRSM syllabus), covering note values: naming the note values, their correct spellings, and the number of counts in basic notation; text also notes the product includes an interactive module for browsers, tablets and computers…
A two-page product landing/index page (section 14 of 17) for a Grade 1 music theory e-learning pack (ABRSM syllabus), covering degrees of the scale and intervals: use of accidentals and key signatures and how they affect each note in a bar and a piece, using flats, sharps and naturals (identical wording to the Cancelling…
A two-page product landing/index page (section 12 of 17) for a Grade 1 music theory e-learning pack (ABRSM syllabus), covering major scales and key signatures: forming a major scale, recognising key signatures (C, G, D and Bb Major), and adding the accidentals to a major scale (ascending and descending) in both treble and bass…
A two-page product landing/index page (section 14 of 17) for a Grade 1 music theory e-learning pack (ABRSM syllabus), covering degrees of the scale and intervals: use of accidentals and key signatures and how they affect each note in a bar and a piece, using flats, sharps and naturals (identical wording to the Cancelling…
An interactive e-learning activity (delivered via external Articulate Storyline links, not embedded in the PDF itself) for reinforcing music note-reading on clarinet, in the order clarinet notes are commonly learned.
A two-page product landing/index page (section 16 of 17) for a Grade 1 music theory e-learning pack (ABRSM syllabus), covering musical directions: dynamics, tempo, music navigation, articulation and instrumental signs, with a help section on each slide and a quiz section testing all components. The page links out to the…
A two-page product landing/index page (section 16 of 17) for a Grade 1 music theory e-learning pack (ABRSM syllabus), covering musical directions: dynamics, tempo, music navigation, articulation and instrumental signs, with a help section on each slide and a quiz section testing all components. The page links out to the…
A 17-section beginner music theory course (Grade 1 / ABRSM-aligned) covering note values, time signatures, clefs, rests, ties, dotted notes, accidentals, semitones, scales, key signatures, tonic triad, and musical directions, ending in a test.
A 17-section beginner music theory course (US-labeled version, ABRSM Grade 1-aligned content) covering note values, time signatures, clefs, rests, ties, dotted notes, accidentals, half tones, scales, key signatures, tonic triad, and musical directions, ending in a test.
A Jeopardy-style interactive general music quiz game for two players/teams, covering five categories: naming instruments, musical symbols, rhythm challenges, musical terms, and 'random stuff'. Includes a non-specialist-friendly PDF answer booklet, provided in both UK and US notation-terminology versions.
Grade 1 / Beginner music theory test and revision tool (UK terminology version) covering 17 sections: note values, bar-lines and time signatures, notes on the stave, treble and bass clefs, semiquavers and beaming, rests, ties, dotted notes and rests, accidentals, semitones, major scales and key signatures, cancelling…
Grade 1 / Beginner music theory test and revision tool (US terminology version) covering 17 sections: note values, bar-lines and time signatures, notes on the staff, treble and bass clefs, sixteenth notes and beaming, rests, ties, dotted notes and rests, accidentals, half tones, major scales and key signatures, cancelling…