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The Music Theory in Practice series has helped more than one million musicians worldwide to learn about the notation and theory of music. Now fully revised, this workbook remains the best way to prepare for ABRSM's Grade 4 Theory of Music Exam. Features a clear explanation of music notation, many worked examples and practice exercises, definitions of important words and concepts, specimen exam questions and helpful tips for students. As well as supporting the ABRSM Theory syllabus, this workbook also provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop general music literacy skills. Review: Good for ABRSM theory, and there's another couple of helpful books too. - Topics covered in this ABRSM theory book grade 4 are; alto clef, breves, double dots, duplets, 5 shap & 5 flat keys, diatonic scale degree names, 4 bar rhythms, triads and chords on I, IV, V, intervals, writing a rhythm to words, the chromatic scale, ornaments and instruments, as well as the usual new Italian musical terms. These books really are good and pretty essential for the ABRSM theory test preparation, as well as for the casually curious non-examinee. If you are like me you'll need to buy the book of answers too, just to check you haven't missed anything when marking. I have also got the AB Guide to Music Theory Vol 1, which covers everything up to and including Grade 5 theory. The chapters are by subject (eg 'Intervals and transposition") which helps when looking things up. So this Grade 4 theory preparation book is good, and there are other supporting books that help too. Review: Recommended - It was recommended by the music teacher. Good.
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L**C
Good for ABRSM theory, and there's another couple of helpful books too.
Topics covered in this ABRSM theory book grade 4 are; alto clef, breves, double dots, duplets, 5 shap & 5 flat keys, diatonic scale degree names, 4 bar rhythms, triads and chords on I, IV, V, intervals, writing a rhythm to words, the chromatic scale, ornaments and instruments, as well as the usual new Italian musical terms. These books really are good and pretty essential for the ABRSM theory test preparation, as well as for the casually curious non-examinee. If you are like me you'll need to buy the book of answers too, just to check you haven't missed anything when marking. I have also got the AB Guide to Music Theory Vol 1, which covers everything up to and including Grade 5 theory. The chapters are by subject (eg 'Intervals and transposition") which helps when looking things up. So this Grade 4 theory preparation book is good, and there are other supporting books that help too.
M**N
Recommended
It was recommended by the music teacher. Good.
S**0
An effective and progressive way to prepare for the exam
ABRSM's is a comprehensive but also relatively complex and in-depth music theory exam. The original content contained in the original THE AB GUIDE TO MUSIC THEORY (small pink book) by Eric Taylor is quite wordy and a bit traditional in layout-SO this book makes life a lot easier and the burden lighter for students preparing Grade 4 or gradually working towards Grade 5 (something I do with some of my students). The book contains just enough theory to fill in the exercises. If buying used, beware that the book might have been filled in already, making it not very effective, even when erasing the pencil markings-as the original can be seen through! Finally, as a music theory teacher, remember that if you are simply doing your ABRSM grade 5 music theory exam, in order to then sit a Grade 6 instrumental exam, you actually have some other options, such as sit a ABRSM Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz instrumental exam. Or, you could simply switch to TRINITY which doesn't require this tough (but useful) exam....Food for thought! :-)
S**N
Learning
Book useful for grade required. Came well packaged
G**N
Good
Nice and quality
L**.
Fast delivery
Good
A**G
Go beyond reading standard notation
This is the first grade that actually mentions proper music theory as opposed to simply learning to read notation. As such it is useful to musicians starting out with theory. There is some simple composition introduced and discussion of progression.
L**Y
Excellent Study book
This is a brilliant book and really stretches the student The explanations are clear and the exercised consistent with the level of study I loved it but would have liked additional worksheets for each section - perhaps something could be made downloadable??
J**A
Book cannot be used
Book is completely filled with a marker pen, which is not erasable. Book cannot be used.
A**R
Missing pages
Item was delivered missing 18 pages. Started on page 9 and ended on page 40
D**S
Five Stars
well made
B**H
Good
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P**I
Ottimo libro per testare la proprio conoscenza dell'esame ABRSM Music Theory - Grade 4 e non solo!
L'ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) è una istituzione riconosciuta a livello mondiale che offre esaminazioni nel campo musicale in tutto il mondo. Gli esami più comuni offerti dall'ABRSM sono quelli di Teoria musicale e di strumento, divisi in un primo livello in 8 gradi. Questo libricino di 48 pagine è assai utile per ripassare e testare la proprio conoscenza dell'esame ABRSM Music Theory - Grade 4 e si consiglia dopo aver fatto ABRSM Music Theory - Grade 1 2 e 3, o almeno se ne conoscono i contenuti. ABRSM Music Theory - Grade 4 comprende i seguenti argomenti: riassunto del tempo/metro (2/4 3/4 4/4 2/2 3/2 4/2 3/8 6/8 9/8 16/8 4/8 6/4 9/4 6/16 9/16 12/16), la chiave di contralto, doppi diesis e bemolli, la breve, il duppio punto, la duina, scale maggiori e minori con 5 diesi e bemolli, intervalli della scala di ottava e loro nome nella scala diatonica, comporre un ritmo di 4 battute nei tempi 2/4 3/4 4/4 2/2 3/2 4/2 3/8 6/8 9/8 16/8 4/8 6/4 9/4 6/16 9/16 12/16, le triadi e gli accordi di I IV e V grado, intervalli musicali perfetti maggiori minori aumentati diminuiti nell'estensione dell'ottava, scrivere un ritmo legato ad un testo poetico su 4 battute, la scala cromatica, gli ornamenti principali (trillo, gruppetto, mordente, acciaccatura, appoggiatura), gli strumenti musicali e le famiglie nell'orchestra, ed infine ulteriori note di direzione (specifiche per alcune strumenti, parole italiane, parole francesi). Il volumetto è costituita da una piccola parte introduttiva di ripasso (che rimanda al testo di teoria "The AB guide to Music Theory"), da un piccolo esercizio guidato e/o esplicativo, e dagli esercizi veri e propri. 4 test di una pagina finali riassumono e fanno il punto su tutto il materiale. Da un punto di vista teorico, il volumetto guida con molta chiarezza e semplicità il percorso lungo i vari temi di teoria musicale, con molti esempi pratici e mettendo subito degli esempi pratici con cui doversi confrontare (differentemente dal metodo quasi solamente teorico della scuola italiana). Bisogna tenere conto che questa edizione è in inglese, e conseguentemente tutta la teoria e tutte le codificazioni si riferiscono al sistema inglese (chiamare le note C D E F G A B, e poche altre differenze, a parte le ovvie traduzioni dei termini). Da un punto di vista grafico è abbastanza chiaro e curato, con un testo medio nero, e con l'utilizzo del rosso e del blu per paragrafi e punti salienti. Assolutamente raccomandato per intraprendere uno studio serio, graduale e guidato della teoria musicale esternamente al sistema accademico italiano o anche solamente come hobby. Per testare se le risposte date sono corrette, si può andare da un insegnante di musica o anche comprare il volumetto delle risposte (con copertina grigia).
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