All Students preparing for Grade exams are recommended to use the Hofnotes on-line training pages to practise for the aural tests. 

At higher grades  you must be able to discuss with the examiner musical features such as texture, form, style, and period of a piece of music.  My own  web pages to help with these parts of the test at Grade 5+ and at GCSE are available here!

Musical form

The form of music is its plan, structure or design.  On first listening to a symphony, you will be aware of different themes that identify each of the movements.  You may also be aware that these movements have a tonality - a sense of key - that marks them out from each other.

Take a moment to think of as many ways as you can, that a composer could "mark out" different movements in a symphony.

Try to add three things to this list:

1. Themes...
2. Tonality....
3. _____________
4. _____________
5. _____________

Now go to the Elements of form page to check your answers and get more ideas

Last updated on: 10/10/2011