Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory

Grade 3 Music Theory Trinity

This Grade 3 Music Theory video courses covers the Trinity syllabus in full.

Rhythm

• Compound time (time signatures of 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8 )

• Grouping semiquavers and semiquaver rests in simple and compound time (16th notes and rests)

• Dotted quavers and dotted quaver rests in simple and compound time (dotted 8th notes)

• Rules for grouping note and rest values within 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8 time signatures

• Quaver triplets (8th note triplets)

• Anacrusis

• Ties using new note values

Pitch

• Naming and using notes in treble or bass clefs (to three ledger lines above or below the stave)

• Bb and D major keys (for all major keys for the grade: scales, key signatures, one-octave arpeggios, broken chords and tonic triads (root or first inversion)

• G and B minor keys (for all minor keys for the grade: scales — natural (Aeolian mode) and harmonic and melodic, key signatures, one-octave arpeggios, broken chords and tonic triads (root or first inversion)

• Second inversions of major and minor tonic triads of keys covered so far

• Identifying the key of a piece in Bb or D major and G or B minor

• 5th degree of the major/minor scale being known as the dominant or soh (major keys only)

• Dominant triads for all keys covered so far

• Major/minor dominant triad labelled:
  — as a chord symbol above the music (e.g. G in the key of C major or Em (E where the 7th
  degree is raised) in the key of A minor)
  — as a Roman numeral below the music (e.g. V in the key of C major or v (V where the 7th degree
  is raised) in the key of A minor)

• 7th degree of the major/minor scale being known as the leading note

• Understanding the term ‘chord progression’

• Recognising a perfect cadence in the home key (major or minor)

• Intervals (major/minor 6th, major/minor 7th above any tonic for the grade)

• Writing tonic chords in root position in any key for the grade as well-balanced 4-part chords for SATB

• Real and tonal sequences

• Similar and contrary motion

• Transposing a tune up or down an octave from treble clef to bass clef and vice versa

• Ranges of violin, flute, cello, bassoon, as defined in the workbook

• Knowing that violin and cello are string instruments, flute and bassoon are woodwind instruments

• Musical terms and symbols

Who this course is for:

• This course is for candidates preparing for Trinity Grade 3 Music Theory