hi i'm doing gr5 theory in oct (only a month away ) the only workbooks i've done are the "Theory of Music Made Easy" by Lina Ng (gr 1 - 5). cuz i'm doing abrsm exams, i get that there'll be lil changes here and there on what u need to do in gr5 (between lina & abrsm) . can ne1 help me here? (btw i dun really wanna go & buy an abrsm gr5 workbook... ) like, has ne1 else done lina ng series & taken abrsm exams, notice differences? (i know i haven't made myself very clear! ) ok i'm stop rambling now .

Theres quite a difference between the ABRSM workbooks and the exams too, so I'm sure you'll be fine if you do plenty of past papers before hand. They tend to be what makes or breaks sucess in theory I find!

(and I do mean plenty, I think I must have gone through about 5 years worth!)

Good luck!

If it helps, you can buy grade 5 practice papers from music shops - they're past papers so if u bought fairly recent ones they should be all you need to know! Then u can see if you know everything, and you could get a grade 5 theory in practice book to go over stuff (even though you don't want to!) They also have books from the AB that are like text book style things that have the theory for certain grades in them, but they look a bit hard going!
Good luck in yer exam!

The Lina Ng books cover the syllabus... best thing to do when you have finished the book is to work through some past papers.

work on past exam papers.

Hi!

im currently doing the Lina Ng grade 5 book for exams next march.

but i also have 'the AB guide to music theory part I' to help me.

I also purchase another workbook called 'New practise in music theory'...it's by another chinese woem from singapore. My teacher said that this book has cetain things which the Lina book does not.

Other than that, past year papers are essenntial!!!!! *sara tries to emphasise on that point just like everyone else *
It give you an idea of the layout of questions and u can time ureself!

I did Lina Ng books when I was in Grade 1-5 too....there are OK and quite fun.
By the way, Lina Ng lives in my town...lol(I am not kidding)

Howdie - I got a distinction for my grade 5 and I gotta say - the key is understanding HOW to answer and approach the paper and questions -

Ironically(apart from my grade 7 practical) - its the only musical thing Ive got a distinction for - sad hey?

Plus - I used to go to bed and dream of the theory every noght - had it swimming round my head

Where dos lIna Ng live tzl_tzl?

Past papers - as many as you can fit in - then there will be no nasty surprises!!!!!

Jen

tank u every1! really helped i got the 2003 exam papers to practise on - will probably get another set later too. looks like lina ng put in some extra stuff i dun need lol

QUOTE (tzl_tzl @ Sep 30 2004, 06:30 AM)

By the way, Lina Ng lives in my town...lol(I am not kidding)

Could anyone tell us all abit more about Lina Ng?
I had never heard of her before reading about her theory books on this forum.