Grade 7 Music Theory (ABRSM)

This course covers knowledge and skills required to answer everything in the ABRSM grade 7 music theory exam. Each question is explained in detail, with a step-by-step guide on how to tackle it. It includes completing a Bach-style chorale, and keyboard style pieces, creating a harmonic reconstruction, composition and score-reading tips.

PDF includes lessons, exercises, test and model answers.


Contents:
Chords vii7, secondary 7ths and the Neapolitan 6th
Voice leading and exceptions to the "rules"
Decoration notes and their use in chorales and Classical keyboard styles
How to analyse harmony with decoration notes
Chord progression and harmonic sequences
Figured bass including 7th and 9th chords
How to figure a given bass line
Reconstructing a Baroque chorale and a Classical keyboard piece
Writing a solo composition to fit a given piano accompaniment
Writing a solo composition from a prompt or given chord progression
Questions on musical scores (chamber and orchestral)
Musical terms and symbols
Practice test
Answers


Each chapter provides a step-by-step explanation of the theory, with lots of musical examples. Each chapter is followed by a series of practice exercises. All answers are provided, including model answers for the subjective questions.

Suitable for home-study, or for use with your music teacher (age 15-adult).