Rhythm MP Theory of Music Made Easy Theory Book by Lina Ng (Grade 1 – Grade 8)

Contents :

Grade 1

1. Time Values (Semibreve, Minim, Crotchet, Quaver)
2. Time Signatures (2/4, 3/4, 4/4)
3. Notes on the Stave (Treble and Bass)
4. Semiquaver
5. Rests
6. Ties
7. Dotted Notes
8. Accidentals (sharp, flat, natural)
9. Semitones and Tones
10. Key Signatures (D, G, F)
11. Scales (C, G, D and F)
12. Intervals (2nd to Octave)
13. Tonic Triads
14. Rhythm Writing (Two-bar Rhythm)
15. Performance Directions (Terms and Signs)
16. General Exercises
17. Know Your Italian Terms
18. Crossword Puzzle

Grade 2

1. Ledger Lines
2. Time Signatures (2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 3/8)
3. The Major Keys (A, B flat, E flat)
4. Triplets
5. The Minor Keys (A, E, D)
6. Grouping Notes and Rests
7. Intervals (2nd to Octave)
8. Rhythm Writing (Four-bar Rhythm)
9. Performance Directions
10. General Exercises
11. Know Your Italian Terms
12. Revision Exercises

Grade 3

1. Demisemiquaver
2. Major Keys with Four Sharps or Flats
3. Tonic Triads
4. Beyond 2 Ledger Lines
5. Transposition
6. Compound Time (6/8, 9/8, 12/8
7. Rules of Compound Time
8. Minor Keys with Four Sharps and Flats
9. Grouping Notes and Rests in Compound Time
10. Scales and Key Signature
11. Four-Bar Rhythm
12. Intervals
13. Simple Phrase Structure
14. Performance Directions
15. General Exercises
16. Revision

Grade 4

1. Time Signatures
2. Alto Clef
3. Double Sharps and Double Flats
4. Breves, Double Dots and Duplets
5. Keys With Five Sharps or Flats
6. Technical Names of Notes in Diatonic Scales
7. Revision Exercises
8. Four-Bar Rhythms
9. Triads and Chords on I, IV and V
10. Intervals
11. Writing A Rhythm To Given Words
12. Chromatic Scales
13. Ornaments
14. Orchestral Instruments
15. Performance Directions
16. General Exercises

Grade 5

1. Irregular Time Signatures
2. Tenor Clef
3. Keys With Six Sharps or Flats
4. Transposition
5. Voices in Score (SATB)
6. More Irregular Time Divisions
7. Compound Intervals
8. Naming Chords (I, II, III, IV, V/abc
9. Composing A Melody
10. Chords At Cadential Points
11. Performance Directions
12. Reiterations and Repeats
13. Orchestral Instruments
14. Ornaments
15. General Exercises

Grade 6

1. Melodic Decorations
2. Figured Bass
3. Writing for Keyboard
4. Harmonising Melody by Adding a Bass Part and Figuring It
5. Melody Writing
6. Writing for Orchestral Instruments
7. Melodic Composition in More Modern Style
8. General Exercises
9. Definition of The Terms Used To Describe A Melody or a Piece of Music

Grade 7

1. Suspensions and Retardations
2. Harmonising A Melody By Figuring A Given Bass Line
3. Rewriting A Chorale Passage In The Style Of J.S. Bach
4. Rewriting A Passage In The Style Of Corelli’s Trio Sonatas
5. Continuation Of A Given Solo Instrumental Part Above A Given Keyboard Accompaniment
6. Melodic Compositions In More Modern Styles
7. Writing A Melody Based On The Given Chord Progression
8. Appendix
9. General Exercises

Grade 8

1. Continuation Of A Given Opening Of A Passage From A Baroque Trio Sonata For Two Treble Instruments And A Basso Continuo
2. Completion Of An Outline Of A Short Passage For Keyboard
3. Melodic Compositions
4. Melodic Compositions In A More Modern Style
5. General Exercises