Theory of Music Workbook Grade 2 (2007)

Synopsis

Theory of Music Workbook for Trinity College London written exams, containing all requirements for Theory of Music Grade 2 exams from 2009 onwards. Includes: information for teachers, hints for candidates, tips on learning to write music accurately and clearly, sample examination paper, tasks and questions expected for the grade, and worked examples to demonstrate each task. This book is suitable for use in lessons or at home, for private study.
Also now available: 'Introducing Theory of Music - first writing skills for beginners' (TCL024107) - designed to help the beginner student to read and write commonly used musical symbols, providing a firm grounding in notation from which to progress onto Trinity's Theory of Music Workbook Grade 1.

Summary

Chapter 1: Rhythm

* Introduces basic rhythm concepts, including beats, notes, rests, and time signatures.
* Example: Students learn to identify a quarter note, half note, and whole note and their corresponding beats.

Chapter 2: Pitch

* Covers musical pitch, including scales, intervals, and clefs.
* Example: Students practice identifying the notes of the G major scale and the intervals between them.

Chapter 3: Intervals

* Explores different types of intervals, such as major, minor, and perfect intervals.
* Example: Students learn to identify and label intervals, such as a perfect fourth or a minor seventh.

Chapter 4: Chords

* Introduces basic chord structures, including major, minor, and seventh chords.
* Example: Students practice building and naming different types of chords, such as a G major or an F minor chord.

Chapter 5: Harmony

* Covers harmony basics, such as chord progressions, cadences, and modulation.
* Example: Students analyze simple chord progressions and identify the root chords and cadences used.

Chapter 6: Melody

* Explores melodic structure, including intervals, phrases, and cadences.
* Example: Students practice analyzing melodies and identifying their melodic contours and rhythms.

Chapter 7: Form

* Introduces musical form, including binary, ternary, and rondo forms.
* Example: Students study the structure of a binary form piece and identify its sections and repeats.

Chapter 8: Dynamics and Articulation

* Covers musical dynamics (volume) and articulation (how notes are played).
* Example: Students practice marking up a piece of music with dynamic markings, such as crescendo or diminuendo, and articulation symbols, such as staccato or tenuto.

Chapter 9: Musical Texture

* Explores different types of musical texture, including monophonic, homophonic, and polyphonic.
* Example: Students analyze pieces of music and identify their different textures, such as a solo melody with accompaniment or a canon with two independent melodies.

Chapter 10: History of Music

* Provides an overview of different periods in music history, from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
* Example: Students study the characteristics of Baroque music and listen to examples of works by Johann Sebastian Bach.