Grade 5 Theory Online Course
STARTS AUGUST 24, 2026 - LIVE THEORY COURSE ON ZOOM - 100% LIVE TUITION WITH FULL MARKING SUPPORT AFTER THE COURSE
The frendliest and most effective Grade 5 theory course online. The highly successful Zero to Grade 5 Hero course gets you to Grade 5 theory in four days! There are no extra books to buy, no hidden charges, all papers marked for free and you can take part in future Grade 5 courses at no extra cost.
This intensive but fun course runs for two hours on each of four days, taking students to a successful ABRSM Grade 5 theory pass. The course is 100% live and interactive. Once you have finished the course, all your practice papers are marked for free until the date you take the exam.
And, best of all: you can take part in all future courses for free, for the one single payment (£180) you have made.
Why Is Grade 5 Theory Important?
ABRSM Grade 5 theory lays the foundation for advanced music studies and is often a prerequisite for taking practical music exams at higher levels. The exam covers a range of essential music theory concepts such as notation, rhythm, scales, keys, chords, and cadences, which are fundamental to understanding and analysing music. It also teaches students to read and write music effectively, which is an essential skill for any musician. Additionally, Grade 5 theory is a requirement for those who want to pursue music as a career, as it is a standard prerequisite for many music college and university programmes. Therefore, achieving a good result in the ABRSM Grade 5 theory exam can open up many opportunities for music students and help them on their journey to becoming accomplished musicians.
Qualification
A Grade 5 theory pass allows you to move on to Grades 6, 7 and 8 in the ABRSM music syllabus.
Knowledge
Music theory is "how to write music down" and "how music works" - melody, rhythm, harmony, structure, form etc. An ideal pre-requisite for studying any instrument properly.
Listening skills
Passing Grade 5 theory can help you how to analyse a short piece. Analysing music helps you to grasp most major musical elements swiftly.
Sight reading
You will need to recognise intervals - which will prove essential in sight reading development, and note reading in general.
Grade 5 Theory Course: Dates for 2026
The course is running online, using Zoom, on the following dates:
SUMMER 2026: Monday 24 to Thursday 27 August 2026 (1000 to 1200 each day)
OCTOBER HALF TERM: Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October 2026 (0800 to 1000 and 1500 to 1700 each day)
You can take part in all future courses for free for one year, for the one single payment you have made.
Sessions are for two hours on each of the four days, with a ten-minute break midway. This is followed by a free marking service all the way up to your Grade 5 exam date.
Cost
The cost of the Music Theory Course is £180.00, and includes £80 worth of teaching books and materials, which will be mailed to you before the course begins:
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Music Theory Foundations, by Jade Bultitude
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Grade 5 Theory Workbook
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Set of 10 Sample Grade 5 Papers with answers
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EIGHT ABRSM theory past papers
Here is a day-by-day guide to the subjects we cover comprehensively as part of the syllabus:
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Session 1 – Rhythms: simple and compound time signatures, note grouping and beaming, translating one time signature to another, instruments of the orchestra
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Session 2 – Notes and scales: Major scales, all four clefs, moving up and down an octave and changing clefs, harmonic and melodic minor scales, chromatic scales – plus how to draw a key circle and a piano keyboard quickly at the beginning of the exam
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Session 3 – Intervals: starting with diatonic descriptions (major / minor / perfect), then moving on to diminished and augmented, transposition up and down a major second, minor third and perfect fifth
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Session 4 – Chords and cadences: chord descriptions, perfect, imperfect and plagal cadences, and how to answer the 10-point “Music in Context” section
Marking support after the course
You won’t be left high and dry after the course! Marking support up to the date of the exam is included.
Course Tutor
The course is tutored by SIMON JORDAN, BBC Radio 3 Producer, award-winning performer and piano and violin tutor. For more information please contact Simon on 07403 232517.
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Grade 5 Music Theory Course
ABRSM Grade 5 Theory, Summer 2026: An intensive online course running over a week in the 2006 summer holidays taking students to a successful ABRSM Grade 5 theory pass. Free practice papers and marking are included after the course has finished.
Course Provider: Person
Course Provider Name: Simon Jordan
Course Provider URL: https://www.celebratewithmusic.co.uk/grade-5-theory-course/
Course Mode: Online
Course Workload: 8:00:00.000
Start Date: 2026-08-24
End Date: 2026-08-27
Repeat Count: 4
Repeat Frequency: Daily
Course Type: Paid
Course Currency: 826
Course Price: 180
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