Music Theory Course
Music Theory is an essential part of music instrument learning process, it is important especially for adult beginners. It distills and analyzes the elements of music – rhythm, harmony, melody, structure, form, and texture. The 16-lesson course will introduce students to the most important concepts of music theory, which is suitable for students preparing for ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory Examination. All students are highly recommended to take this course together with instrument technique and ensemble course.
Tuition Fee: $2400 / 16 lessons (HKCS Members)
Tuition Fee: $2720 / 16 lessons (Non-HKCS Members)
Content
| 1 | Pitch names and notation
Treble and Bass Clef, tone and semitone |
| 2 | Major scale, Accidentals, Key signatures, Diatonic interval, Circle of fifths Musical terms (Grade 1) |
| 3 | Minor scale, relative minor/minor,
Octave transposition, tonic triad, Musical terms (Grade 2, first half) |
| 4 | Chromatic intervals, technical names on scale, primary triads,
Musical terms (Grade 2, second half) |
| 5 | Alto clef, tenor clef, chromatic scales
Revision on Key system Musical terms (Grade 3, first half) |
| 6 | Transposition (up & down 2nd, 3rd, 5th)
Compound intervals Musical terms (Grade 3, second half) |
| 7 | Chord Inversions, Figured Bass, Cadences, All keys on four clefs, recap
Musical terms (Grade 4, first half) |
| 8 | Elementary time values, time signatures
Musical terms (Grade 4, second half) |
| 9 | Elementary rests, Ties, Dots, double dots
Musical terms (Grade 5, first half) |
| 10 | Triplets, Grouping of notes and rests
Musical terms (Grade 5, second half) |
| 11 | Compound Time, complex rhythms and rests, Instrument types, duplets |
| 12 | Grouping of notes in compound times, ornaments, simple melody writing |
| 13 | More on melody writing, open and close score, Revision on time, rhythms |
| 14 | Irregular time divisions, melody writing, tempo, dynamic, misc on instruments |
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