
Master exam technique and core theory across rhythm, pitch, keys and scales, intervals, chords, terms and signs, and music in context, with a step-by-step method to tackle all question types.
Explore how double dotted notes extend rhythm by two dots, multiplying a note’s value by 1.75, such as a double dotted crotchet equaling 1.75 crotchets.
Learn the time value of notes and rests from crotchet to brief, including dotted and double-dotted values, and practice common note-value combinations for exam familiarity.
Master the difference between simple and compound time, convert note values to preserve rhythm when changing time signatures, and apply triplets and dotted notes to crotchets, minims, quavers, and semiquavers.
Explore enharmonic equivalence and anharmonic notes on the keyboard, learning spellings like C sharp, B sharp, D flat, and D double flat, with a guided fill-in using the course PDF.
Learn the D minor scale with harmonic and melodic forms. Note ascending and descending patterns, sharpen the seventh in harmonic minor, and sharpen the sixth and seventh in melodic minor.
Learn chromatic scales by moving up or down a semitone, draw two octaves on the keyboard, and use sharps and flats while ensuring every note is used at most twice.
Determine interval types by checking if they are second, third, sixth, or seventh. Then label major, minor, diminished, or augmented; if distance equals four fifths of eight, consider perfect.
Explore music in context by analyzing a short extract and answering exam questions on pitch, rhythm, orchestral instruments, terms, and signs.
Are you looking for a comprehensive online course that will help you prepare for your ABRSM Grade 4 theory exam? Then this course is the one for you.
This is a COMPLETE COURSE created to help you prepare for the NEW ABRSM Grade 4 Online Music Theory Exam.
WE GUIDE YOU THROUGH HOW TO ANSWER EACH TYPE OF QUESTION IN THE EXAM!
About the instructor:
Hello, I'm RL, and I have many years of experience preparing students for the ABRSM piano practical, piano performance grades, and music theory exam.
More about the course:
This course is a result of my many years of experience teaching students music theory, and preparing them for the ABRSM music theory exams.
With the ABRSM Music Theory exams for grades 1 to 5 going online, there is a big change in how questions are tested, and I have designed this course to help you prepare yourself for the exams from my years of experience. In this course, I'll go the concepts needed to answer the questions in the grade 4 ABRSM music theory exam.
In ABRSM Grade 4 Online Music Theory Exam, there are 7 sections:
Rhythm
Pitch
Keys and scales
Intervals
Tonic Triads/ Chords
Terms and Signs, Ornaments and Instruments
Music in Context
In this course, we'll cover the content tested in each section, and exam techniques on how to answer the question in each section easily.
The course is structured in this way. I'll start off by explaining the concept, and then introducing the questions that are tested, how they are asked, and how to answer them.
My students have tried these methods and many have achieved Distinction for their ABRSM Music Theory exams.
Enroll now and take the first step towards acing your exam!