This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for ABRSM Violin exams, Grades 15. Includes many specimen tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from 2012, written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam.
Performance studies in the Western art music tradition have often been dominated by the relationship of theoretical score-analysis to performance. This book presents a structured approach to analyzing the interpretation of a musical work from the perspective of a musically informed listener.
Prints all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM Grades 1-8 giving recommended minimum speeds and notes on the new forms of articulation required.
Written by Clara Taylor, the Associated Board's Chief Examiner, and Anthony Williams, an Associated Board examiner. This book contains an introduction and teaching notes for all Grade 1 - 7 pieces. Enthusiastic and encouraging, as well as offering practical advice on overcoming potential problems, it outlines the skills pupils will need to demonstrate at each grade and includes advice on what the examiner will be hoping to hear.
Written by a music department tutor, this book contains 700 questions specifically designed based on the online music theory exams. The questions range from basic to advanced levels, and by completing all the exercises, students will become familiar with the exam format, allowing them to easily handle the test. Many music theory materials on the market are disorganized and lack a unified learning structure, resulting in poor learning outcomes. "Performance-level Piano Teacher Teaches You How to Self-study Grade 1-5 Music Theory: : A Comprehensive Guide to Grades 1-5" simplifies the content of Grades 1 to 5 into a single book, where every page is filled with essential material. This all-in-one guide helps students understand and review with ease. Each page of this book is meticulously designed to be concise, visually appealing, and easy to understand, enhancing the overall learning experience. The following is the table of contents. 1. Note and Rest 1.1 Note and time values 1.2 Bar and time Signatures 1.3 The grouping of notes 1.4 The writing of notes on the staff 1.5 Rest and time values 1.6 Ties and Slurs 1.7 Dotted notes and Dotted rests 1.8 Double dotted notes 2. Pitch 2.1 Pitch 2.2 Tones and Semitones 2.3 Accidentals and enharmonic equivalents 3. Rhythm 3.1 Simple Time, Compound Time, Irregular time 3.2 Duplets, triplets, quintuplets ,sextuplets 3.3 The change of simple time and compound time 3.4 The grouping of notes in Simple times 3.5 The grouping of rests in Simple times 3.6 The grouping of notes in Compound Times 3.7 The grouping of rests in Compound Times 4. Keys and Scales 4.1 Keys and Scales 4.2 Major 4.3 Minor 4.4 Chromatic scales 5. Scale degree and Intervals 5.1 Scale degree 5.2 Intervals 5.3 Intervals (major, minor, augmented and diminished) 5.4 Compound interval 5.5 Transposition 6. Triad and Cadences 6.1 Triad 6.2 Cadences 7. Ornaments and Instrumentation 7.1 Ornaments 7.2 Instrumentation 8. Musical terms 9. Music in Context Answer