Theory: Level 5

Course Description

All Theory & History classes are in person. Students enrolled in the Music Enrichment Program are given priority placement in group theory classes for Levels 5, 6, 7, and 8. Additional spots will be made available to the public if space is available.

Tuition does not include textbooks or exam. Students are responsible for purchasing their own textbooks and registering for exams.

In this class you will cover all concepts as outlined in the Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition:

• Major and minor keys up to four sharps or flats
• Pitch and Notation - ledger lines, enharmonic equivalents, transposition, rewriting melodies
• Rhythm and Meter – notes and rest values, beats, time signatures, whole and half steps, melodic and harmonic intervals
• Scales – major and minor scales, relative major and minor keys, parallel major and minor keys, scale degree names
• Chords and Harmony – tonic, subdominant, and dominant triads, dominant 7th chords (root position), functional chord symbols, root/quality chord symbols
• Melody and Composition – composition, stable and unstable scale degrees
• Form and Analysis – identify concepts, keys, question-answer phrase pairs, and melodic phrases

Tuition includes:
 

• 28 sessions from September to May
• weekly one-hour live classes taught by RCM Examiner
• Moodle account to access instructor handouts and upload assignments

Textbooks are not included in tuition and must be purchased by students prior to the first class.

Pre-requisites: Completion of RCM Level 4 Theory. 

Required Textbooks:

• Celebrate Theory 5