In February and March 2025 we launched our Grade 6 Theory Course, Practice and Exam. Available in British and American terminology, our Grade 6 Theory Syllabus is available to view here. The Course, Practice and Exam can be purchased by clicking here.
Powered by Artusi, MTB Interactive Music Theory is an exciting evolution of this area of study, allowing learners to engage with music theory in an interactive way, listening to music and placing notes on staves in the same way that composers use modern notation software. On this page you can read more about our Theory offer, including pricing and a guide for teachers and schools on how best to teach MTB’s Interactive Music Theory which offered three distinct ranges:
- LEARN: Interactive learning courses with randomised practice questions.
- PRACTICE: Unlimited randomised practice questions and exams.
- EXAM: Ofqual regulated, certificated graded qualifications.
The Grade 6 Theory Syllabus covers the following Key Areas/Elements:
Triads/Chords: • Writing & Recognising Qualities (major, minor, diminished, augmented) • Inversions
Labelling Chords: • Roman Numerals • Figured Bass • Lead Sheet Notation
Counterpoint: • Consonant 1:1 (same rhythm in each part) • Motion (contrary, similar, parallel, oblique)
Four Part Harmony: • Dominant Sevenths • Cadences Using Tonic/Dominant Chords • Pre-Dominant Chords (supertonic, subdominant) • Cadential Second Inversions • Writing Simple Cadential Chord Progressions • Harmonic Dictation (completing soprano and/or bass lines)
Transposition: • Transposing Melodies Into Any Key
Periods of Music History: • Composers and Basic Characteristics (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic & Twentieth/Twenty-First Century)
