Lessons:

The different values of rests used in music. The Whole note, half note or minim, the quarter note or crotchet and the 8th and 16th note rests.

This lesson is about 7th chords - the different types of 7th chords, how they are built and where they might be used.

A quick introduction to the 4 main clefs. This tutorial will show how they work, which notes they show and how all the clefs work together.

Grouping notes within a bar to create clean music which is easy to read. Using ties, dotted notes and beaming.

How to change any note to a sharp or flat within a piece of music and how to write these in the score.

How to measure gaps, silences or rests in music score.

Two notes can be tied together to create a longer note, there are different ways to combine notes for different values.

Constructing chords using intervals within the major scale.

The differences between notes, how these differences change the sound and how the notes work together.

How the notes from the scales make key signature. How to find and write the key signatures for grade 1.

Using the major scale formula, learn how to work out the scales of G, D and F Major. This can be applied to ALL major scales.

How the distances between notes can be used to create the major scales, and how this is used to create music

An introduction to sharps, flats and natural notes, how to change the natural notes to create sharps and flats.

A quick guide to ledger lines in music. How they are used to extend the stave above and below.

Combining all the elements of music to start writing musical score.

How the musical notes are shown on score. What do each line and space mean?

A guide to the names of the music notes and how they represent pitch.

How the different notes can be combined to fit within a bar based on the time signature.

The stave is split into groups of notes, usually either groups of 2, 3 or 4 crotchets worth. These groups are called bars...

An introduction to writing music, starting with a look at the stave, the 5 lines which music is written on, and the notes which make music.