Music theory
Foundation Level
Intermediate Level
Graded Exam
Foundation Level
- Introduction to Music Notation: Learn the basics of reading and writing music, including note values, clefs, and staff lines.
- Rhythm and Time Signatures: Understand different note values, rests, and how to interpret simple time signatures like 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4.
- Scales and Keys: Explore major and minor scales, key signatures, and the circle of fifths.
- Intervals: Learn how to identify and understand intervals, both melodically and harmonically.
- Chords and Harmony: Introduction to triads, chord symbols, and basic harmonic progressions.
- Melody Writing: Basic techniques for composing simple melodies, understanding phrases, and form.
- Sight Reading: Develop the ability to read music at sight, focusing on rhythm and pitch.
Intermediate Level
- Advanced Rhythm and Meter: Explore more complex rhythms, including syncopation, triplets, and compound time signatures.
- Advanced Scales and Modes: Dive deeper into different types of scales, including modes, pentatonic, and blues scales.
- Chord Progressions: Study more complex chord progressions, including secondary dominants and modulation.
- Harmonic Analysis: Learn to analyze pieces of music, understanding the function of chords within a progression.
- Counterpoint: Introduction to the basics of counterpoint, learning to write independent musical lines that work together.
- Form and Structure: Analyze the form and structure of different pieces of music, from binary and ternary forms to more complex sonata forms.
- Composition and Arranging: Begin composing and arranging your own music, applying the theoretical knowledge you’ve gained.
Graded Exam
Students who have completed their foundation or intermediate course and now looking to pursue graded examinations from initial to diploma level.
Duration : our aim is to master each graded level every year
- Exam pieces
- Sight reading
- Aural tests
- Ear training
Class Schedule