Brainlag MusicA short checklist for each of the five questions, the commonest ways marks are lost, and practice at the exam's own marks.
Questions 1 and 2: harmony
Name every chord first, plan the cadence, then write the parts and check every pair of voices.
Learn the harmony checklists by heart
- Figured bass: name every chord from its bass and figures first, write in the raised 7th of a minor key every time, plan the cadence, then the soprano, then alto and tenor. Check each pair of voices for consecutive 5ths and octaves.
- Harmonising: the cadence first, then work backwards. Every chord holds its melody note; change chord on the strong beats; V never goes back to IV or II.
On this course one mark comes off for each fault in question 1, and question 2 gives credit for the cadence and for every chord that keeps the rules.
The rest of this lesson and its 6 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.
Screen 1 of 5, free to read.
- 6 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards