The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part I

This guide is an introduction to the basic elements in harmony and musical structure, helping learners understand how music is written down, what the various signs and symbols signify and what is meant by the common technical words used by musicians. Part I deals with the subjects of the ABRSM Theory syllabus for grades 1-5. It includes: the basics of rhythm and tempo, an introduction to pitch, continuing with rhythm, more scales, keys and clefs, the grouping of notes and rests, rhythm: words, syncopation, intervals and transposition, triads and chords, phrases and cadences, tempo, dynamics and mood, articulation, ornaments and embellishments and reiterations and repeats.