A Complete Guide To Grades 1-5 Music Theory

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Wondering What You'll Learn?

Here's A Sneak Peak Of What We Cover

These guides are written with the latest ABRSM music theory syllabus in mind. Each book builds on what you learned previously and introduces everything in a simple, step by step order.

Here's what we'll cover in each book.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 1 Music Theory

Book 1 starts off with the fundamentals giving you a solid foundation in the language of music theory.

From understanding basic building blocks of music like notes, their time values, and how they're represented on the staff, to the complexities of time signatures and keys.

Then we move on to tied and dotted notes, rests, accidentals, scales, chords, intervals, and tips for clear musical notation, this book will equip you with everything you need for a strong foundation of music theory knowledge to build upon.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 2 Music Theory

On to our second book which builds on the foundations from Grade 1 and introduces some new topics.


Here you'll learn about some new time signatures, explore the nuances of triplets, and discover the minor scale as well as major keys with up to three sharps or flats.

We also introduce melodic and harmonic intervals as what relative keys are and some new performance directions.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 3 Music Theory

On to Grade 3 where we'll learn about some more advanced concepts like simple and compound meter time signatures, converting between them, and thirty-second notes or demisemiquavers as they're also known.

Then we'll continue to expand your repertoire of scales, introducing major and minor scales with up to four sharps or flats and the melodic minor scale.

You'll also learn about interval qualities, transposing up and down and octave and musical phrases.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 4 Music Theory

The penultimate book in our series, Grade 4 deepens your understanding of music theory with some more complex musical elements.

You'll learn about double whole notes, duplets, the alto clef and double accidentals. We'll also cover major and minor scales with up to five sharps or flats, augmented and diminished intervals, the technical names of scale degrees and primary triad chords.

And to finish, you'll learn about ornaments, standard orchestral instruments, and some new performance directions.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 5 Music Theory

And finally, on to Grade 5, the last book in our series. Here we're going to put everything together and learn some more advanced music theory.

In this book, you'll learn about irregular time signatures like 5/8 and 7/4, irregular time divisions such as quintuplets and nonuplets as well as keys with up to six sharps or flats.

The book also introduces the tenor clef, cadences, dives deeper into transposition, and expands your knowledge of intervals by introducing compound intervals up to 15ths.



Wondering What You'll Learn?

Here's A Sneak Peak Of What We Cover

These guides are written with the latest ABRSM music theory syllabus in mind. Each book builds on what you learned previously and introduces everything in a simple, step by step order.

Here's what we'll cover in each book.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 1 Music Theory

Book 1 starts off with the fundamentals giving you a solid foundation in the language of music theory.

From understanding basic building blocks of music like notes, their time values, and how they're represented on the staff, to the complexities of time signatures and keys.

Then we move on to tied and dotted notes, rests, accidentals, scales, chords, intervals, and tips for clear musical notation, this book will equip you with everything you need for a strong foundation of music theory knowledge to build upon.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 2 Music Theory

On to our second book which builds on the foundations from Grade 1 and introduces some new topics.


Here you'll learn about some new time signatures, explore the nuances of triplets, and discover the minor scale as well as major keys with up to three sharps or flats.

We also introduce melodic and harmonic intervals as what relative keys are and some new performance directions.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 3 Music Theory

On to Grade 3 where we'll learn about some more advanced concepts like simple and compound meter time signatures, converting between them, and thirty-second notes or demisemiquavers as they're also known.

Then we'll continue to expand your repertoire of scales, introducing major and minor scales with up to four sharps or flats and the melodic minor scale.

You'll also learn about interval qualities, transposing up and down and octave and musical phrases.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 4 Music Theory

The penultimate book in our series, Grade 4 deepens your understanding of music theory with some more complex musical elements.

You'll learn about double whole notes, duplets, the alto clef and double accidentals. We'll also cover major and minor scales with up to five sharps or flats, augmented and diminished intervals, the technical names of scale degrees and primary triad chords.

And to finish, you'll learn about ornaments, standard orchestral instruments, and some new performance directions.


Value: $15

A Complete Guide To Grade 5 Music Theory

And finally, on to Grade 5, the last book in our series. Here we're going to put everything together and learn some more advanced music theory.

In this book, you'll learn about irregular time signatures like 5/8 and 7/4, irregular time divisions such as quintuplets and nonuplets as well as keys with up to six sharps or flats.

The book also introduces the tenor clef, cadences, dives deeper into transposition, and expands your knowledge of intervals by introducing compound intervals up to 15ths.



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"| really enjoyed using your book. I feel I finally am beginning to understand music theory for the first time. Keep up the good work!"​

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"Thank you for your excellent resources. I received my results yesterday and achieved 100% on my first exam. Your guides helped me prepare well for my exam, and I was confident and relaxed.

Thank you for your hard work and making music really easy for the rest of us."

Tammy S - Student, South Africa

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"A game-changer! The explanations are clear, the examples are practical, and the guide is structured in a way that makes learning enjoyable.

I highly recommend this study guide to any parent or student looking to learn music theory."

Sarah M - Parent, US


But, Don't Just Take Our Word for It

Here's Some Of Our Reviews

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"I love using these study guides with my pupils. Not only informative but laid out very clearly. It works with students of all ages. I’d highly recommend for all teachers and students alike."​

Matt Veria - Teacher, UK

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

"| really enjoyed using your book. I feel I finally am beginning to understand music theory for the first time. Keep up the good work!"​

Laura Hayes - Student, UK

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"Thank you for your excellent resources. I received my results yesterday and achieved 100% on my first exam. Your guides helped me prepare well for my exam, and I was confident and relaxed.

Thank you for your hard work and making music really easy for the rest of us."

Tammy S - Student, South Africa

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
"A game-changer! The explanations are clear, the examples are practical, and the guide is structured in a way that makes learning enjoyable.

I highly recommend this study guide to any parent or student looking to learn music theory."

Sarah M - Parent, US

About The Author

Dan Farrant, the founder of Hello Music Theory has been teaching music theory for over 15 years. In that time, he's helped hundreds of thousands of students navigate the intricacies of music theory and get better at reading music.

He studied his undergraduate at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music and now run Hello Music Theory as well as performing, and teaching all over the world.

About The Author

Dan Farrant, the founder of Hello Music Theory has been teaching music theory for over 15 years.

In that time, he's helped hundreds of thousands of students navigate the intricacies of music theory and get better at reading music.

He studied his undergraduate at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music and now run Hello Music Theory as well as performing, and teaching all over the world.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What Music Theory Syllabus is This for?

These books are specifically written with the latest ABRSM Music Theory syllabus in mind. But, you don't have to be taking an exam to be able to use it. It's perfect for beginners and will give a good fundamental knowledge of music theory whether you're taking an exam or not.

Do You Sell Physical Copies?

Sadly not yet. Currently it's digital download only. This is something that we're looking into for the future. Sign up to our newsletter for updates.

Is There a Money Back Guarantee?

Absolutely. We offer a 30 day money back guarantee. Just let us know why you don't like it and if we can't make it right, we'll refund you 100%.

Is My Credit Card Secure?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Got Questions? We've Got Answers

What Music Theory Syllabus is This for?

This book is specifically written with the latest ABRSM Music Theory syllabus in mind. But, you don't have to be taking an exam to be able to use it. It's perfect for beginners and will give a good fundamental knowledge of music theory whether you're taking an exam or not.

Do You Sell Physical Copies?

Sadly not yet. Currently it's digital download only. This is something that we're looking into for the future. Sign up to our newsletter for updates.

Is There a Money Back Guarantee?

Absolutely. We offer a 30 day money back guarantee. Just let us know why you don't like it and if we can't make it right, we'll refund you 100%.

Is My Credit Card Secure?

Definitely. Our website and card processor is partnered with Stripe and PayPal and uses a secure 256-bit encryption to make sure your details are safe and 100% secure.