Well I started the grade 6 study for the first time tonight and although I know that I have an awful lot to learn I am full of enthusiasm. I bought the ABRSM workbook and we worked on just one question, out of that question we worked on trills, turns, cadences, chords, keys and 7's - I am not sure how much has sunk in yet but I reckon that I am going to have a great time learning it all, and so is my teacher teaching me!

That's brilliant! I hope that you really enjoy learning the grade 6 things, your enthusiasm speaks volumes. I've been contemplating having a look at some of it myself but think I might wait until the results are back. (I'm a bit of a coward with things like that!)

Look forward to hearing how you get on! Have you got a timescale for when you hope to take it?

I'm not going to work directly on Grade 6 at the moment but I'm going to continue with composition and do some background reading.

Hi Miss Ross

Yes I am enjoying learning the Grade 6 things although some of it is a little beyond me at the moment! but then I think when I started any of the other grades I felt the same. I work through the papers using text book material initially and then get to the point where I can do the papers without the support.

I started Grade 5 before I got the results from Grade 4 and I just feel by continuing with the theory and not having a lapse keeps my brain from losing what I have already learnt.

Look forward to hearing that you have started once you get your results.

Trish

I got the Music Theory in Practice book for G6 the other day. I'm not planning to start work on it just yet, I just wanted to see what was covered and whether I would enjoy doing or not as I know it's a lot different to G5. I've had a look through the book, and although it all looks quite complicated, I think I will enjoy unravelling it. So I do plan to make a start on it eventually but not just yet.

How are you getting on with it, ET?

Hi Skylark

Glad to hear that you have gone out and bought the Gade 6 Music and Theory Practise book, haven't actually bought this myself as I found that I didn't really use these in Grades 1 - 5 yet I bought for all of them. I have the Grade 6 ABRSM theory workbook which gives examples of questions in the exam. We worked on Question 4 one week which was fine whilst I was with my teacher, not so good when I attempted another Qestion 4 on my own. I bought Revised Practise in Music Theory by Josephine Koh and have been working on Harmony basics and techniques, I am enjoying this. However, my teacher set me Question 1A in the ABRSM workbook, and I am afraid that I have forgotten what I am supposed to do, so I will have to wait until tomorrow evening. in the meantime I am ploughing through the Josephine Koh book. Strange how suddenly I am realising why we have learnt scales and intervals as I watch certain triads change from major to minor. I can't wait until it all makes real sense.

I have ordered Harmony in Practise text book and the answer book from Amazon and hoping that this will make life easier for me.

Does anone know of a CD for Grade 6 theory where they talk you through things?

Well 4 weeks gone, only 2 more weeks until we get our Grade 5 results.

ET