Grade 5 Theory group

For students working specifically for the ABRSM Grade 5 theory exam.

Important info:

Half-term outline:

  • Week 1 (10th September 2026): Rhythm (rewriting in simple and compound time, irregular time signatures 5/4, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8, grouping in irregular time signatures, quintuplets and sextuplets)

  • Week 2 (17th September 2026): Pitch pt.1 (the tenor clef, octave transposition between clefs)

  • Week 3 (24th September 2026): Pitch pt.2 (transposing by a major 2nd, minor 3rd and perfect 5th, finding the new key signature, transposing melodies with accidentals, transposing instruments)

  • Week 4 (1st October 2026): Keys & Scales (F#/Gb major and D#/Eb minor, all keys and scales for Grade 5, circle of 5ths)

  • Week 5 (8th October 2026): Intervals (intervals with or without a key signature, chromatic intervals, compound intervals)

  • Week 6 (15th October 2026): Chords (the supertonic chord II, cadences, choosing suitable chords for a melody, inversions)

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