Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. Break week: 16-22 Feb 2026 and May 04 & 25 (bank holiday Mondays)
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A course for those with some knowledge of music theory. Using the ABRSM/Trinity Grade 3 syllabus, you will further increase your knowledge and understanding of musical language and notation through practical exercises in class in conjunction with written homework.
This course may be used as preparation for an external ABRSM music theory exam. - Music theory grades 1-5 are available as online examinations only - Music theory grade 6 and upwards are available as paper-based exams at ABRSM exam centres For latest information from ABRSM, including theory exam dates/fees, please click: https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-booking/exam-dates-and-fees/ [external website]. - All grade exams are available three times per year, and we recommend you sit your exam the term after your course finishes.
What will we cover?
- compound metres based on quavers (6/8, 9/8, 12/8) - rhythms including the demisemiquaver and anacrusis - pitch notation requiring more than two ledger lines - octave transposition between treble and bass clef - major and minor keys up to four sharps / flats, including scales, key signatures, tonic triads, and quantity and quality of intervals above the tonic - melodic phrase structure - standard musical terms and signs.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- read, write, hear and clap and rhythms in compound metre - understand and interpret the anacrusis - read and write pitch beyond two ledger lines - transpose at the octave between clefs - read and write music notation in major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats - understand a wider range of standard musical terms and signs - answer questions on a Grade 3 theory music exam paper.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
At City lit our theory classes are cumulative: - You need to have completed Music theory: grade 2 or have equivalent knowledge to join this grade 3 class - In particular you must already have sound knowledge of major and minor keys up to three sharps and flats, simple rhythm and metre, and pitch on treble and bass clefs, including ledger lines.
You will need to follow written and verbal instructions in English, engage in class discussion and practical exercises, take notes in English and write staff notation.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will need your own copy of the course text-book (see below). Your tutor will use a variety of techniques: - tutor explanation and demonstration - short revision videos and/or audio files (posted in Google Classroom) - worksheets (posted in Google Classroom) - group performing and individual demonstration tasks (e.g. clapping rhythms).
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
You will need manuscript paper, pencil and eraser, notebook and pen. Please buy and bring to class:
you may also like to have your own copy of this reference book: ABRSM Guide to Music Theory Part I (covers Grades 1–5) (c.£6) [external website]
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
This course leads to Music theory: grade 4
Study of music theory is greatly enhanced by our Practical musicianship courses. For more details about musicianship and music theory please visit our blog: Musicianship and music theory at City lit which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes.
Edward teaches music history and theory at City lit. His specialism is early music (medieval, renaissance and baroque) and he completed a PhD in historical musicology at King's College London (2013) on the performance of medieval music. Outside of teaching, Edward is a regular contributor to Gramophone magazine and has lectured for Dartington International Summer School, London's Southbank Centre and The British Library. He has also worked as a researcher for BBC Proms and written for the journal Early Music (OUP). His essays are published in: The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Historical Performance in Music, (Cambridge University Press); The Montpellier Codex: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music 16 (Boydell Press); Recomposing the Past: Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen (Ashgate 2018); and 30-Second Classical Music (Ivy Press).
Sarha MooreSee moreSee less
Sarha is an experienced teacher and gigging musician, performing on the saxophone, arranging and composing on the piano, in classical, jazz and world music genres. Her principal band, Bollywood Brass Band, is the UK’s pioneering Indian-style wedding band, performing tunes and compulsively danceable rhythms of Bollywood films. Twice nominated for Songlines World Music Awards, the band has performed across the world in concerts, festivals, and Indian weddings in the UK, Europe, India, Thailand and South Africa. Sarha played with Ghanaian Highlife band Orchestre Jazira, and socialist big band, The Happy End. She also plays in the Charlie Mingus jazz cover band Hog Callin’, The Great Yiddish Parade marching band and Freylekh klezmer band. Sarha’s specialist area is World Music, and she has a PhD on the study of the Flattened Supertonic across different cultures. At CityLit she teaches jazz and classical piano, saxophone, world music styles (practical and academic courses), musicianship and music theory.
Edward HendersonSee moreSee less
Edward is a composer who studied at Cambridge and Trinity Laban. He teaches composition and music history at City Lit, Morley College and Trinity Laban Junior Department, and writes about music for The Wire (UK) and Positionen (Germany). His latest work includes a commission for the London Contemporary Music Festival 2024. Previous significant work includes “Flower” (recorded by the BBC at the Aldeburgh Festival 2019 and broadcast on the New Music Show), “One Two” (Cologne 2022), Will (Oslo and Cambridge), “Hold” (Huddersfield 2017), and “Tape Piece” ( LCMF 2015). Since 2013 Ed has worked with Bastard Assignments curating, performing and contributing work to regular shows in London and internationally. Their performances at Southbank Centre (2016) and Wellcome Collection (2017) were broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and they have featured in articles in the Guardian, Telegraph, Financial Times, Frieze, and Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. In 2024 a profile on the group, “Family Dynamics,” was broadcast in Germany. They have been commissioned for a large scale performance in Norway, Denmark and London in 2025 and 2026, and “House” for Musik Installationen Nürnberg in 2025.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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Using the ABRSM Grade 3 syllabus, you will further increase your knowledge and understanding of musical language and notation through practical exercises in class in conjunction with written homework.</p><p>This course may be used as preparation for an external ABRSM music theory exam. <br/>- Music theory grades 1-5 are available as online examinations only<br/>- Music theory grade 6 and upwards are available as paper-based exams at ABRSM exam centres<br/>For latest information from ABRSM, including theory exam dates/fees, please click: <a href="https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/dates-and-fees/exam-dates-and-fees-latest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/dates-and-fees/exam-dates-and-fees-latest</a> [external website].<br/>- All grade exams are available three times per year, and we recommend you sit your exam the term after your course finishes.</p><p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. (break week: 28 Oct 2026)<br/> </p><p>- compound metres based on quavers (6/8, 9/8, 12/8)<br/>- rhythms including the demisemiquaver and anacrusis<br/>- pitch notation requiring more than two ledger lines<br/>- octave transposition between treble and bass clef<br/>- major and minor keys up to four sharps / flats, including scales, key signatures, tonic triads, and quantity and quality of intervals above the tonic<br/>- melodic phrase structure<br/>- standard musical terms and signs.<br/> </p><p>- read, write, hear and clap and rhythms in compound metre<br/>- understand and interpret the anacrusis<br/>- read and write pitch beyond two ledger lines<br/>- transpose at the octave between clefs<br/>- read and write music notation in major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats<br/>- understand a wider range of standard musical terms and signs<br/>- answer questions on a Grade 3 theory music exam paper.<br/> </p><p>At City lit our theory classes are cumulative: <br/>- You need to have completed Music theory: grade 2 or have equivalent knowledge to join this grade 3 class<br/>- In particular you must already have sound knowledge of major and minor keys up to three sharps and flats, simple rhythm and metre, and pitch on treble and bass clefs, including ledger lines.</p><p>You will need to follow written and verbal instructions in English, engage in class discussion and practical exercises, take notes in English and write staff notation.<br/> </p><p>You will need your own copy of the course text-book (see below).<br/>Your tutor will use a variety of techniques:<br/>- tutor explanation and demonstration<br/>- short revision videos and/or audio files (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- worksheets (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- group performing and individual demonstration tasks (e.g. clapping rhythms)<br/> </p><p>You will need manuscript paper, pencil and eraser, notebook and pen.<br/>Please buy and bring to class:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discovering-Music-Theory-Workbook-workbooks/dp/1786013479" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 3 Workbook </a>(c.£8) [external website].</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AB-Guide-Music-Theory-Vol/dp/1854724460" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABRSM Guide to Music Theory Part I</a> (reference book for Grades 1–5) (c.£6) [external website]</li></ul><p>NB: these books are also available from independent retailers such as Foyles</p><p>This course leads to Music theory: grade 4</p><p>For more details about musicianship and music theory please visit our blog: <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/musicianship-music-theory-courses-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musicianship and music theory at City lit</a> which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes. <br/> </p>MusicMusic theory & musicianshipvirtual3036592Music theory: grade 3279279https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/category/Music_theory-score_reading-1024.jpgInStockDaytimeTueKeeley StreetAvailable courses5-10 weeksWeekday2027-01-12T00:00:00+00:00Some experienceJan 2027Performing artsMG443279279Music theory: grade 3223195279Edward Hendersonmusic-theory-grade-3/mg443-2627<p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. (break week: 28 Oct 2026)<br/> </p>0000-Available|2027-01-12 00:00:00<p>A course for those with some knowledge of music theory. Using the ABRSM Grade 3 syllabus, you will further increase your knowledge and understanding of musical language and notation through practical exercises in class in conjunction with written homework.</p><p>This course may be used as preparation for an external ABRSM music theory exam. <br/>- Music theory grades 1-5 are available as online examinations only<br/>- Music theory grade 6 and upwards are available as paper-based exams at ABRSM exam centres<br/>For latest information from ABRSM, including theory exam dates/fees, please click: <a href="https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/dates-and-fees/exam-dates-and-fees-latest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/dates-and-fees/exam-dates-and-fees-latest</a> [external website].<br/>- All grade exams are available three times per year, and we recommend you sit your exam the term after your course finishes.</p><p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. (break week: 28 Oct 2026)<br/> </p><p>- compound metres based on quavers (6/8, 9/8, 12/8)<br/>- rhythms including the demisemiquaver and anacrusis<br/>- pitch notation requiring more than two ledger lines<br/>- octave transposition between treble and bass clef<br/>- major and minor keys up to four sharps / flats, including scales, key signatures, tonic triads, and quantity and quality of intervals above the tonic<br/>- melodic phrase structure<br/>- standard musical terms and signs.<br/> </p><p>- read, write, hear and clap and rhythms in compound metre<br/>- understand and interpret the anacrusis<br/>- read and write pitch beyond two ledger lines<br/>- transpose at the octave between clefs<br/>- read and write music notation in major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats<br/>- understand a wider range of standard musical terms and signs<br/>- answer questions on a Grade 3 theory music exam paper.<br/> </p><p>At City lit our theory classes are cumulative: <br/>- You need to have completed Music theory: grade 2 or have equivalent knowledge to join this grade 3 class<br/>- In particular you must already have sound knowledge of major and minor keys up to three sharps and flats, simple rhythm and metre, and pitch on treble and bass clefs, including ledger lines.</p><p>You will need to follow written and verbal instructions in English, engage in class discussion and practical exercises, take notes in English and write staff notation.<br/> </p><p>You will need your own copy of the course text-book (see below).<br/>Your tutor will use a variety of techniques:<br/>- tutor explanation and demonstration<br/>- short revision videos and/or audio files (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- worksheets (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- group performing and individual demonstration tasks (e.g. clapping rhythms)<br/> </p><p>You will need manuscript paper, pencil and eraser, notebook and pen.<br/>Please buy and bring to class:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discovering-Music-Theory-Workbook-workbooks/dp/1786013479" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 3 Workbook </a>(c.£8) [external website].</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AB-Guide-Music-Theory-Vol/dp/1854724460" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABRSM Guide to Music Theory Part I</a> (reference book for Grades 1–5) (c.£6) [external website]</li></ul><p>NB: these books are also available from independent retailers such as Foyles</p><p>This course leads to Music theory: grade 4</p><p>For more details about musicianship and music theory please visit our blog: <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/musicianship-music-theory-courses-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musicianship and music theory at City lit</a> which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes. <br/> </p>MusicMusic theory & musicianshipvirtual199,223249,279174,195MG443,MG463NONEMon,Wed,Tue20/04/26 - 06/07/2613:30 - 15:3013:3015:3010 sessions (over 12 weeks)105-10 weeksDaytimeWeekdayKSKeeley StreetEdward Breen,Sarha Moore,Edward HendersonSome experienceAvailable courses2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00,2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00,2027-01-12T00:00:00+00:00Apr 2026,Sep 2026,Jan 2027Performing arts249249,279Music theory: grade 3music-theory-grade-3/mg443-2526,music-theory-grade-3/mg463-2627,music-theory-grade-3/mg443-2627<p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. <strong>Break week: 16-22 Feb 2026 and May 04 &amp; 25 (bank holiday Mondays)</strong></p>,<p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. (break week: 28 Oct 2026)<br/> </p>0000-Available|2026-04-20 00:00:00A course for those with some knowledge of music theory. Using the ABRSM/Trinity Grade 3 syllabus, you will further increase your knowledge and understanding of musical language and notation through practical exercises in class in conjunction with written homework.<br/><br/>This course may be used as preparation for an external ABRSM music theory exam. <br/>- Music theory grades 1-5 are available as online examinations only<br/>- Music theory grade 6 and upwards are available as paper-based exams at ABRSM exam centres<br/>For latest information from ABRSM, including theory exam dates/fees, please click: <a href="https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-booking/exam-dates-and-fees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-booking/exam-dates-and-fees/</a> [external website].<br/>- All grade exams are available three times per year, and we recommend you sit your exam the term after your course finishes.,<p>A course for those with some knowledge of music theory. Using the ABRSM Grade 3 syllabus, you will further increase your knowledge and understanding of musical language and notation through practical exercises in class in conjunction with written homework.</p><p>This course may be used as preparation for an external ABRSM music theory exam. <br/>- Music theory grades 1-5 are available as online examinations only<br/>- Music theory grade 6 and upwards are available as paper-based exams at ABRSM exam centres<br/>For latest information from ABRSM, including theory exam dates/fees, please click: <a href="https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/dates-and-fees/exam-dates-and-fees-latest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/dates-and-fees/exam-dates-and-fees-latest</a> [external website].<br/>- All grade exams are available three times per year, and we recommend you sit your exam the term after your course finishes.</p><p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. <strong>Break week: 16-22 Feb 2026 and May 04 &amp; 25 (bank holiday Mondays)</strong></p>,<p>Develop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats. (break week: 28 Oct 2026)<br/> </p>- compound metres based on quavers (6/8, 9/8, 12/8)<br/>- rhythms including the demisemiquaver and anacrusis<br/>- pitch notation requiring more than two ledger lines<br/>- octave transposition between treble and bass clef<br/>- major and minor keys up to four sharps / flats, including scales, key signatures, tonic triads, and quantity and <br/>quality of intervals above the tonic<br/>- melodic phrase structure<br/>- standard musical terms and signs.,<p>- compound metres based on quavers (6/8, 9/8, 12/8)<br/>- rhythms including the demisemiquaver and anacrusis<br/>- pitch notation requiring more than two ledger lines<br/>- octave transposition between treble and bass clef<br/>- major and minor keys up to four sharps / flats, including scales, key signatures, tonic triads, and quantity and quality of intervals above the tonic<br/>- melodic phrase structure<br/>- standard musical terms and signs.<br/> </p>- read, write, hear and clap and rhythms in compound metre<br/>- understand and interpret the anacrusis<br/>- read and write pitch beyond two ledger lines<br/>- transpose at the octave between clefs<br/>- read and write music notation in major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats<br/>- understand a wider range of standard musical terms and signs<br/>- answer questions on a Grade 3 theory music exam paper.,<p>- read, write, hear and clap and rhythms in compound metre<br/>- understand and interpret the anacrusis<br/>- read and write pitch beyond two ledger lines<br/>- transpose at the octave between clefs<br/>- read and write music notation in major and minor keys up to four sharps/flats<br/>- understand a wider range of standard musical terms and signs<br/>- answer questions on a Grade 3 theory music exam paper.<br/> </p>At City lit our theory classes are cumulative: <br/>- You need to have completed Music theory: grade 2 or have equivalent knowledge to join this grade 3 class<br/>- In particular you must already have sound knowledge of major and minor keys up to three sharps and flats, simple rhythm and metre, and pitch on treble and bass clefs, including ledger lines.<br/><br/>You will need to follow written and verbal instructions in English, engage in class discussion and practical exercises, take notes in English and write staff notation.,<p>At City lit our theory classes are cumulative: <br/>- You need to have completed Music theory: grade 2 or have equivalent knowledge to join this grade 3 class<br/>- In particular you must already have sound knowledge of major and minor keys up to three sharps and flats, simple rhythm and metre, and pitch on treble and bass clefs, including ledger lines.</p><p>You will need to follow written and verbal instructions in English, engage in class discussion and practical exercises, take notes in English and write staff notation.<br/> </p>You will need your own copy of the course text-book (see below).<br/>Your tutor will use a variety of techniques:<br/>- tutor explanation and demonstration<br/>- short revision videos and/or audio files (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- worksheets (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- group performing and individual demonstration tasks (e.g. clapping rhythms).,<p>You will need your own copy of the course text-book (see below).<br/>Your tutor will use a variety of techniques:<br/>- tutor explanation and demonstration<br/>- short revision videos and/or audio files (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- worksheets (posted in Google Classroom)<br/>- group performing and individual demonstration tasks (e.g. clapping rhythms)<br/> </p><p>You will need manuscript paper, pencil and eraser, notebook and pen.<br/>Please buy and bring to class:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discovering-Music-Theory-Workbook-workbooks/dp/1786013479" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 3 Workbook</a> (c.£8) [external website]</li><li>you may also like to have your own copy of this reference book: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AB-Guide-Music-Theory-Vol/dp/1854724460" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABRSM Guide to Music Theory Part I</a> (covers Grades 1–5) (c.£6) [external website]</li></ul>,<p>You will need manuscript paper, pencil and eraser, notebook and pen.<br/>Please buy and bring to class:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Discovering-Music-Theory-Workbook-workbooks/dp/1786013479" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 3 Workbook </a>(c.£8) [external website].</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/AB-Guide-Music-Theory-Vol/dp/1854724460" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABRSM Guide to Music Theory Part I</a> (reference book for Grades 1–5) (c.£6) [external website]</li></ul><p>NB: these books are also available from independent retailers such as Foyles</p><p>This course leads to Music theory: grade 4<br/><br/>Study of music theory is greatly enhanced by our Practical musicianship courses. For more details about musicianship and music theory please visit our blog: <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/musicianship-music-theory-courses-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musicianship and music theory at City lit</a> which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes.</p>,<p>This course leads to Music theory: grade 4</p><p>For more details about musicianship and music theory please visit our blog: <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/blog/musicianship-music-theory-courses-city-lit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musicianship and music theory at City lit</a> which lists our full sequence of musicianship and music theory classes. <br/> </p>MusicMusic theory & musicianshipconfigurable
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