Theory: Level 6

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:
 

• All major and minor keys
• Pitch and Notation - accidentals, double sharps and flats, transposition
• Rhythm and Meter – thirty-second notes and rests, dotted sixteenth notes and rests, compound meters, application of time signatures, bar lines, notes, and rests
• Intervals - all intervals including enharmonic equivalents
• Scales – all major and minor scales, relative major and minor keys, parallel major and minor keys, scale degree names
• Chords and Harmony – solid/blocked or broken triads, dominant 7th chords, identification of authentic and half cadences, application of functional chord symbols for implied harmonies of a melody
• Melody and Composition – composition of a question-answer phrase pair
• Form and Analysis – identification of concepts, identification of key (major or minor) of a given passage

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 5 Theory. 

Required Textbooks:

• Celebrate Theory 6