Smart Musician Preliminary grade

Smart Musician: Preliminary Grade — A Practical Guide for Rudiments and Theory of Music

Author: Kehinde Ejiwunmi

About: A clear, practical introduction to music rudiments and theory for beginners, following the requirements of leading graded music theory examinations at the preliminary stage.

What's inside — 6 chapters:

1. The Staves, Clefs & Musical Alphabet
2. Accidentals & the Piano Keyboard
3. Key Signatures, Major Scales & Triads
4. Note Values, Rests & Dotted Notes
5. Time Signatures & Grouping of Notes
6. Dynamics & Musical Terms

Features:

• Clear learning objectives at the start of every chapter
• Original hand-drawn music notation diagrams (staves, clefs, scales, keyboards, triads, rhythm)
• Definitions in simple, accessible language
• Applied practice exercises at the end of every chapter
• Glossary of musical terms
• Colour, full-illustration edition + black-and-white economy-print edition + mobile-friendly reading edition

Ideal for: Students of all ages preparing for preliminary-level graded music theory examinations — self-study, classroom, or choir/ensemble training.

Format: Downloadable PDF (print-ready and screen-friendly