Description
ABRSM Music Theory in Practice
ABRSM Music Theory in Practice
This series covers all information needed for Theory of Music examinations. (N.B The ABRSM have since introduced online theory exams with books entitled ‘ABRSM Discovering Music Theory’.
Each book gives detailed advice on ways in which the examination questions might be approached. The text includes worked examples of some typical examination questions, with a set of exercises demonstrating each kind of question. The theory covers both pre-20th-century and 20th-century styles.
ABRSM’s Music Theory exams aim to give students a thorough understanding of the building blocks of music, starting with the basics of rhythm and notes and going on to cover harmony and counterpoint, composition, and a broad knowledge of western music, including composers and their works, structure, style and period.
Each Music Theory paper is marked out of a total of 100, with 66 marks required for a Pass, 80 for a Merit and 90 for a Distinction.
ABRSM Music Theory in Practice Model Answers are also available.
What’s changed?
We have introduced modernised questions and assessment methods in some parts of the exam at Grades 1 to 5. We have also updated the design of the papers to ensure they are clear and easy to understand.
Revised exam papers will be used in all countries and are available now, with no overlap period. There are no changes to questions in Grades 6 to 8.
The main changes are:
- Introducing multiple choice questions for musical terms and signs
- Updating questions to ensure they are clear and easy to understand. This includes:
- Reducing the amount of information on the page for time signature questions (Grades 1 to 3)
- Simplifying the layout of intervals questions (Grades 4 and 5)
- Simplifying the layout for Grade 5, Question 7 (chords at cadence points), with candidates asked to describe chords only using roman numerals.
- Removing rhythm-writing, melody-writing and word-setting questions, and the Grade 5 SATB short/open score question
- Refreshing the design of all exam papers to ensure they are clear and easy to read (Grades 1 to 8)
ABRSM
ABRSM is the UK’s largest music education body, one of its largest music publishers and the world’s leading provider of music exams, offering assessments to more than 630,000 candidates in 93 countries every year. They offer pathways and resources for learners and teachers that help build musical skills, provide goals and also encourage progress.
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