Having trouble jumping the gap from Grade 5 to Grade 6 music theory?
Whether you're looking to master composition, harmony, or musical analysis, this course takes you step-by-step to exam success.
Have you looked at a Grade 6 theory past paper and noticed that it is vastly different from Grade 5?
Going from Grade 5 theory to Grade 6 is a huge jump in musical knowledge!
All of this feels overwhelming and complicated when you're working on your own.
I make Grade 6 enjoyable, effortless and useful beyond the exam. I break the exam down into achievable steps, taking you through the process of composing from initial ideas to finished pieces.
INTRODUCING
Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory is designed to make Grade 6 theory preparation effortless - engaging - some say even fun! You will notice the enormous weight that has been lifted from your shoulders when you go through this programme. No more wondering how to start - hitting a wall - wondering if you're on the right track. You can show up on exam day feeling confident that you know exactly how to tackle each problem.
After the exam, though, is when you find the biggest value. You will have new skills that unlock musical treasures. Your understanding, learning and communicative powers of music will be noticeably greater.
So you never have to sit alone and wonder if you're getting things right.
...until you feel you've really got the hang of it - in fact until it feels easy and fun! Practice really does make perfect and will lead to exam day confidence.
If you've tried to work on four-part writing or composing a melody on your own, you'll know the frustration of wondering if you're on the right track. In this programme, you will know if you're going in the right direction, and your complex questions will be addressed directly.
The key to mastering the composition skills required in the Grade 6 exam is to learn to be methodical. You will learn to build each skill step by step. Which means you will master each step along the way rather than trying to master the complete skill set all at once. When exam day arrives, you won't be sat in a panic wondering how to solve each problem. You will know - and have already practiced - exactly what to do to achieve success!
Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory builds your compositional skill set with clear, simple steps combined with weekly practice and plenty of tutor feedback along the way. It is designed to make you feel confident in harmonising melodies (question 1), four-part counterpoint (question 2), writing a melody (question 3), and score studies & analysis (questions 4 & 5).
Aside from achieving exam confidence, you will walk away from this course having deepened your grasp of Baroque and Classical styles. Your new understanding of musical architecture will greatly enhance your sight reading and quick study skills, your ability to memorise music, and your composition skills.
Students of Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory go on to achieve a confident pass, often with a merit or distinction, in grades 6, 7 and 8 theory exams. While exam results may be important, the real benefit of this study is the degree of confidence you will achieve as a musician as well as in the exam.
Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory will take the heavy lifting of the exam off you and give you a clear and practical step-by-step path to achieving a high pass. Turn your questions and uncertainty into confidence - click on the button below and enrol now!
What You'll Learn in Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory
This comprehensive, self-paced course is a bundle of four courses, each one designed to address each question of the ABRSM Grade 6 Music Theory exam:
Each course has 4 weeks of taught material followed by 4 weeks of practice. The practice is where you will learn the most! It is your opportunity to sharpen your skills, but you won't be doing this alone.
With Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory you get:
You have instant access to video lessons posted on the Teachable platform, complete with lesson notes and practice materials, and you can access them at your convenience.
You will be in a private Facebook group with me and your classmates, so you can learn in a fun and supportive environment. As you work through the week's tasks, you can ask questions the moment something comes up, and you will get a fast answer. So you won't sit alone - stuck on the details of a question. You can move forward with confidence on the week's work.
Submit your work each week and receive video feedback directly addressing your specific questions and providing targeted guidance on your work. This is one of the most valuable aspects of this course, because it means you will know if you are on the right track as you work through the course! This feature alone accelerates the learning process.
Click on the button below to enrol in Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory now and finally get the support and step-by-step guidance you need to conquer the composition questions of the Grade 6 theory exam.
"(This is) a brilliant opportunity to learn each step of the harmonisation process, under the clear, warm and expert guidance of Lona and within a supportive online community. Bite size daily challenges that build in complexity and sophistication to the point where you are doing something - that first felt very 'involved' and somewhat impossible - with a real degree of enjoyment and a growing sense of ease."
- Mae Karthäuser
"I would definitely recommend to others. There are no other courses that offer the mentorship, real life videos, walk through support all the way through the course and worksheets. It's a course for every learning style. Whether you're a note taker, auditory learner or practical, it suits everyone."
- Dawn Taylor-Moate
When I went to university, I was completely focussed on studying piano. But I quickly found that music theory helped me with so many of my goals. Understanding music theory -
So I have a passion for teaching music theory. It is the key that unlocks all musical treasures. I am offering the Grade 6 Composition Courses not just to help you pass the Grade 6 exam but to give you the transformative experience I know learning music theory can give to your musical life!
"Definitely sign up! Lona is a fabulous teacher who has an unbelievable amount of knowledge on music theory and the rare ability to pass that knowledge on in an understandable way to her students. She also has a huge amount of patience and is totally approachable so you never feel like you can't ask questions."
- Gemma Best
"Lona's training is so carefully designed to build up knowledge, before you know where you are, you're doing it - I was four-part writing so comfortably! Lona steps you through the process carefully and patiently that it becomes effortless. If you're wanting this for Grade 6 it is a 'must do' course. It will not only help towards Grade 6 level theory but develops one's own musicality."
- Tara Exton
You get:
To make it easier for you to enrol, I am offering a 3-month payment plan of £280/month for 3 months.
They say it takes about a year to prepare for the Grade 6 theory exam. So what is the story you want to tell a year from now?
Do you want to continue to struggle to do it all on your own? Do you want to try yet another workbook or yet another video course and hope that at the end of the day, one of them will make you confident that you can pass the exam?
Worse still, do you want to struggle through and perhaps pass the exam but not get anything else from it? To walk away from all of that effort with no more real understanding of music - just a certificate to put on the wall? I know from personal experience that studying music theory at this level can lead to so many musical riches.
Have the courage to invest in yourself and your musical career. Take action that shows you're serious about passing the Grade 6 exam and improving your musicianship.
Enrol in Mastering Grade 6 Music Theory now. Just click the button below to sign up.
Weekly lessons are prerecorded and posted along with pdfs of my slides and worksheets on the Teachable platform. You can access the lesson materials whenever suits you. Weekly tutor feedback is video recorded and accessible at any time.
Video lessons last up to 30 minutes each week, plus the time it takes to work on the week's assignments. While each student will come to the exercises with different theory background and abilities, you should allow an average of 30 minutes per day to work on the weekly exercises.
You need a device (computer, laptop, tablet or phone) on which you can play videos. You need a Facebook account and a Teachable account. You will make a Teachable account when you enrol in the course. You must have Adobe Acrobat in order to view the pdf files.
You will have one year of access to the course materials.
Tuition is nonrefundable, and all sales are final.
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