Notation and Transposition
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RCM Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition (S44).
RCM Level 5 Theory · Syllabus, 2016 Edition
RCM Level 5 Theory — every topic on the syllabus.
This is where chromatic vs diatonic half steps first appear. Below is the complete checklist for Level 5, drawn from QuizNotes' own generators. Items marked New are introduced at this level. Every quiz is free, no account needed.
QuizNotes is an independent study tool aligned with the RCM Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by The Royal Conservatory of Music.
Where it starts
This is where RCM starts examining theory.
- Treble and bass clef note reading
- Up to four ledger lines above and below
- Enharmonic equivalents
- Melody rewriting between treble and bass clef
- Breve
- Whole note
- Dotted whole note
- Half note
- Dotted half note
- Quarter note
- Dotted quarter note
- Eighth note
- Dotted eighth note
- Sixteenth note
- 2/4 time (simple)
- 3/4 time (simple)
- 4/4 time (simple)
- 3/8 time (simple)
- 6/8 time (compound)
- 2/2 time (simple)
- 3/2 time (simple)
- 5/4 time (hybrid)
- Triplet
- Key signatures up to 4 sharps and 4 flats
- Major
- Natural minor
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Minor 2nd
- Major 2nd
- Minor 3rd
- Major 3rd
- Perfect 4th
- Perfect 5th
- Minor 6th
- Major 6th
- Minor 7th
- Major 7th
- Perfect octave
- Ascending only
- Major triad
- Minor triad
- Dominant 7th
- 50 terms cumulative (50 new at Level 5)
- 19 signs cumulative (19 new at Level 5)
Eight categories
Every topic at Level 5, by RCM knowledge category.
RCM scores the theory paper across eight knowledge categories, shown below in RCM's own order. QuizNotes builds quizzes for six of them; each card lists every topic examined at Level 5 in that category — open a quiz to practise it right now. The two we don't quiz are marked, and why.
Every topic below is taken from the Royal Conservatory of Music Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition (official PDF). QuizNotes is independent and unaffiliated — read it against the source.
Rhythm and Meter
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RCM Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition (S44).
Scales and Key Signatures
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RCM Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition (S44).
Intervals
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RCM Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition (S44).
Chords and Harmony
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RCM Theory Syllabus, 2016 Edition (S44).
Melody Writing, Form, and Analysis
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Music History
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Music Terms and Signs
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