Media, Music & Sound Production
Grade 5 Music Theory Preparation (ABRSM)
Campus
OL - Open Learning/Cross Campus
Sighthill Campus
Qualification SCQF Level 5
Study mode
Evening
Open learning
Duration 8 weeks
Start date
Jan 2023
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Course overview
FREE COURSE!
Taught by an experienced Edinburgh College music lecturer, this course will help you acquire the knowledge and skills needed to sit the ABRSM Grade 5 Theory of Music exam. The course will be delivered online.
Please note that exam entry is not included in the course fee.
You will learn and consolidate all the necessary concepts for success in the exam: time signatures and rhythm, clefs and pitches, scales and key signatures, chords and cadences, terms, and instruments. The knowledge is also highly relevant to anyone considering studying music after school.
What you will learn
- Simple and irregular time signatures
- Grouping of notes and rests
- Treble, alto, tenor and bass clefs and pitches
- Transposition
- Scales and key signatures up to six sharps and flats
- Intervals
- Chords, inversions and cadences
- Terms and signs, instruments and instrument family groups
How the course is assessed
- No formal assessment, only practice assessment and guidance for entry to the external ABRSM exam.
Number of days per week
- Wednesdays 25th January – 22nd March (excluding 15th February), 6.30 – 7.45 pm - online
Entry requirements
- Some experience and basic knowledge of music theory and music reading.
Career options
- Music student
- Musician
Study Options
| Campus | Study mode | Start date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sighthill Campus | Evening | 25/01/23 | 8 Weeks |
| OL - Open Learning/Cross Campus | Open learning | 25/01/23 | 8 Weeks |
