Popular Music Theory Guidebook Grades 6-8

The Rockschool Popular Music Theory Guidebook (Grades 6 – 8) is a music theory handbook for students taking Rockschool’s new Level 3 (Grades 6 – 8) theory exams. Use it along with the accompanying Popular Music Theory Workbooks (Grades 6 to 8) to ensure success in your exams. Rock and pop music is analysed in depth, making this essential reading for students of all rock and pop styles. Rockschool’s Popular Music Theory series is also ideal for Music Technology, GCSE and Further Education students.

Features:

• Advanced music notation
• Time signatures
• Modes and modal key signatures
• Advanced scales
• How transposition works
• Extended chords and voice leading
• How to write for instruments in different styles of music
• A guide to improvisation
• How to read and analyse a musical score
• AND MUCH MORE!

Rockschool’s Popular Music Theory Syllabus is fully accredited by all four UK regulators and offers UCAS points at Grades 6, 7 & 8.