Grade 5 Music Theory, Unit 8, Lesson 1 of 3
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Reading a longer extract

Music theory, Music in context: longer extracts, 4 minutes

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The Grade 5 exam ends with a longer extract, often for a transposing instrument or for piano. Read it all through first: the instrument, key, time and signs.

An extract for the clarinet in B flat

Written for the clarinet in B flat

The exam ends with one longer extract, for a named instrument or for piano. At Grade 5 the instrument may be a transposing one: the clarinet in B flat sounds a major 2nd lower than written.

Quick check

The clarinet makes its sound:

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Screen 1 of 4, free to read.

  • 4 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards