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  • Music Theory
    • Grade 1 - Writing notes lessons 1-34
    • Grade 1 - Rhythms Lessons 35-64
    • Grade 1 - Basic rhythms and musical alphabet lessons 65-95
    • Grade 1 - Scales Intervals and Chords lessons 96-125
    • Grade 1 - Musical Terms and Signs lessons 126-147
    • Grade 1 - Practicing your knowledge of level 1 148-181
  • Guitar
    • Teachings and Tutorials >
      • The Parts of The Guitar >
        • Electric Guitars
        • Steel String Acoustic Guitars
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      • Strumming
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      • Free Song Riffs >
        • 0-9
        • A >
          • Apache - the Shadows
          • Are You With Me - Lost Frequencies
          • Autumn Leaves - Ed Sheeran
        • B >
          • Black Night - Deep Purple
          • Bloodstream - Ed Sheeran
        • C >
          • Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
          • Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings
          • Clocks - Cold Play
          • Come As You Are - Nirvana
          • Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
        • D >
          • Dammit - Blink 182
          • Day Tripper - The Beatles
          • Don't Speak - No Doubt
        • E >
          • Enter Sandman - Metallica
          • Every Morning - Sugar Ray
          • Everybody Hurts - REM
          • Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
        • F >
          • Far Away - Nickelback
          • Foot Tapper - The Shadows
          • Freak - Silver Chair
          • Free Fallin - Tom Petty
        • G >
          • Georgia - Vance Joy
        • H >
          • Hanging By A Moment - Life House
          • Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
          • Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
          • Hey Soul Sister - Train
          • Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
          • Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
        • I >
          • I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
          • Iron Man - Black Sabbath
        • J >
          • James Bond Theme
        • K >
          • Killing In The name Of - Rage Against The Machine
          • Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
        • L >
          • Lego House - Ed Sheeran
        • M >
          • My Friends - Red hot Chili Peppers
          • My Sharona - The Knack
        • N
        • O >
          • One - Metallica
          • Original Prankster - The Offspring
        • P >
          • Paranoid - Black Sabbath
          • Peter Gun Theme
          • Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
        • Q
        • R
        • S >
          • Savin Me - Nickelback
          • Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
          • Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
          • Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
          • Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
        • T >
          • Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
          • Titanium - David Getta
        • U
        • W >
          • Walk This Way - Aerosmith
          • Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
          • We Are Done - The Madden Brothers
          • What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
          • Whats My Age Again - Blink 182
          • Why Georgia - John Mayer
          • Wonderful Land - The Shadows
        • X
        • Y
        • Z
      • Free Songs
      • Free Drum Loops >
        • Crotchet (Quarter Note) Based Drum Loops
        • Quaver (Eighth Note) Based Drum Loops
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        • Semiquaver (Sixteenth Note) Based Drum Loops
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035 Grade 1 Music Theory - What is a time signature. This lesson explains what time signature is and where is will be located on the staff. 
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

036 Grade 1 Music Theory - The meaning of the top number of a time signature. This lesson explains the top number of the time signature and how it effects the timing of the music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

037 Grade 1 Music Theory - The bottom number of a time signature. This lesson explains how the bottom number of a time signature effects the rhythm of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB Syllabus

038 Grade 1 Music Theory - Simple time signatures. This lesson explains that 2-4 3-4 and 4-4 are all simple time signature and how this affects the music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

039 Grade 1 Music Theory - Simple Quadruple time, or 4-4. This video explains the most common time signature for music and gives a demonstration of how this will feel.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

040 Grade 1 Music Theory - Simple triple time, or 3-4. This video explains the how the 3-4 time signature will affect the  music and gives a demonstration of how this will feel.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

041 Grade 1 Music Theory - Simple duple time, or 2-4. This video explains the how the 2-4 time signature will affect the  music and gives a demonstration of how this will feel.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

042 Grade 1 Music Theory - Common time signatures This video explains the how the common time signature is written and how to learn what it means.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

043 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to fit the various note values in a bar of music. 
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

044 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to semibreves (whole notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

045 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to minims (half notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus
 

046 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to crotchets (quarter notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

047 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to quavers (eighth notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

048 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to fit more complex patterns of quavers (eighth notes) in a bar of music
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

049 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count the rhythm of a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

050 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count semibreves (whole notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

051 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count minims (half notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

052 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count crotchets (quaver notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

053 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count quavers (eighth notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

054 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count more quavers (eighth notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

055 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count even more quavers (eighth notes) in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

056 Grade 1 Music Theory - How to count more complex quaver (eighth notes) rhythms in a bar of music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

057 Grade 1 Music Theory - What are ties and how they effect the music.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus

058 Grade 1 Music Theory - Examples of the use of ties in written music. 
​This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

059 Grade 1 Music Theory - This lesson explains what rests are.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

060 Grade 1 Music Theory - This lesson explains semibreve (whole note) rests and how to write and use them.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

061 Grade 1 Music Theory - This lesson explains minim (half note) rests and how to write and use them.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

062 Grade 1 Music Theory - This lesson explains minim (half note) rests and how to write and use them.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

063 Grade 1 Music Theory - This lesson explains crotchet (quarter note) rests and how to write and use them.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 

064 Grade 1 Music Theory - This lesson explains quaver (eighth note) rests and how to write and use them.
This is required knowledge for the AMEB syllabus 
 

  • Music Theory
    • Grade 1 - Writing notes lessons 1-34
    • Grade 1 - Rhythms Lessons 35-64
    • Grade 1 - Basic rhythms and musical alphabet lessons 65-95
    • Grade 1 - Scales Intervals and Chords lessons 96-125
    • Grade 1 - Musical Terms and Signs lessons 126-147
    • Grade 1 - Practicing your knowledge of level 1 148-181
  • Guitar
    • Teachings and Tutorials >
      • The Parts of The Guitar >
        • Electric Guitars
        • Steel String Acoustic Guitars
        • Nylon String Guitars
      • Strumming
      • Guitar Repairs
      • Free Song Riffs >
        • 0-9
        • A >
          • Apache - the Shadows
          • Are You With Me - Lost Frequencies
          • Autumn Leaves - Ed Sheeran
        • B >
          • Black Night - Deep Purple
          • Bloodstream - Ed Sheeran
        • C >
          • Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
          • Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings
          • Clocks - Cold Play
          • Come As You Are - Nirvana
          • Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
        • D >
          • Dammit - Blink 182
          • Day Tripper - The Beatles
          • Don't Speak - No Doubt
        • E >
          • Enter Sandman - Metallica
          • Every Morning - Sugar Ray
          • Everybody Hurts - REM
          • Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
        • F >
          • Far Away - Nickelback
          • Foot Tapper - The Shadows
          • Freak - Silver Chair
          • Free Fallin - Tom Petty
        • G >
          • Georgia - Vance Joy
        • H >
          • Hanging By A Moment - Life House
          • Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana
          • Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
          • Hey Soul Sister - Train
          • Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
          • Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
        • I >
          • I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
          • Iron Man - Black Sabbath
        • J >
          • James Bond Theme
        • K >
          • Killing In The name Of - Rage Against The Machine
          • Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
        • L >
          • Lego House - Ed Sheeran
        • M >
          • My Friends - Red hot Chili Peppers
          • My Sharona - The Knack
        • N
        • O >
          • One - Metallica
          • Original Prankster - The Offspring
        • P >
          • Paranoid - Black Sabbath
          • Peter Gun Theme
          • Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
        • Q
        • R
        • S >
          • Savin Me - Nickelback
          • Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
          • Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
          • Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
          • Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
        • T >
          • Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
          • Titanium - David Getta
        • U
        • W >
          • Walk This Way - Aerosmith
          • Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
          • We Are Done - The Madden Brothers
          • What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
          • Whats My Age Again - Blink 182
          • Why Georgia - John Mayer
          • Wonderful Land - The Shadows
        • X
        • Y
        • Z
      • Free Songs
      • Free Drum Loops >
        • Crotchet (Quarter Note) Based Drum Loops
        • Quaver (Eighth Note) Based Drum Loops
        • Quaver Triplets (Eighth Notes) Based Drum Loops
        • Semiquaver (Sixteenth Note) Based Drum Loops
    • Ensemble Charts
    • Current and Past Students
    • Equipment used by Peter >
      • Guitar Collection >
        • Electric Guitars
        • Acoustic Guitars
        • Bass Guitars
      • Effects and Pedals
      • Amplifiers
      • Accessories and Other
  • Singing
    • Choir Charts
    • Concerts
    • Current and Past Students
  • Store
  • Hair Design
    • Gallery
  • About
    • Peter Howlett
    • Jenny Howlett
  • Photography
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Terms and Conditions for Lessons
    • Terms of Service
    • Privacy Policy