Music Theory

ABRSM Grade 2 · 8 topics available

Understand the new simple time signatures with minim and quaver beats added at Grade 2.

Learn semiquavers, how dots lengthen notes, and how ties join notes into longer sounds.

See how to beam notes, place rests and read triplets so the beat is always clear.

Extend the stave with ledger lines and read notes above and below the treble and bass staves.

Add the major keys A, B flat and E flat, reaching up to three sharps and three flats.

Meet the harmonic minor scales of A, D and E minor and their relative major keys.

Build tonic triads in the new keys and measure intervals above the tonic by number.

Recognise more Italian terms and signs for speed, changes of speed, loudness and mood.

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