The RCM Music Theory 4 App

Today's app is the RCM Music Theory 4 app:

RCM Music Theory 4 (https://www.rcmusic.com/learning/digital-learning/music-theory-apps) Students will round out their elementary music theory knowledge with this app; introduces more than 30 new concepts through 14 engaging lessons and 7 entertaining games; fun animation, lively narration, and interactive games keep kids entertained and focused as they expand their music theory knowledge; reaching new levels keeps kids encouraged and motivated; part of The Royal Conservatory’s renowned system of music study specifically designed to ensure young learners enjoy the full benefits of music making; the study of music theory boosts aural awareness, develops analytical thinking, and encourages creativity; 14 lessons bring Level 4 music theory basics to life; 7 fun and interactive musical games; 50+ individual lesson pages specifically designed for kids; 60+ minutes of animation and narration encourage active learning; 30+ learning objectives cover 8 areas of study including pitch, rhythm, scales, chords, music history, melody and composition, intervals, and musical terms and signs; guided listening of well-known compositions encourages deeper understanding; discover various families of instruments and get to know the orchestra; theory concepts aligned with RCM Level 4 Theory; Pitch and Notation includes transposition up or down one octave including change of clef; Rhythm and Meter covers triplets and time signatures (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8); Scales covers major and minor scales (natural, harmonic, and melodic forms) up to three sharps or flats (using key signatures and/or accidentals) and scale degree names: tonic, subdominant, dominant, leading tone, and subtonic; Intervals covers melodic and harmonic intervals (major, minor, and perfect, up to an octave, above the tonic of required major keys only, using key signatures or accidentals); Chords covers tonic, subdominant, and dominant triads of required keys in root position (solid/blocked or broken form), functional chord symbols (I, i, IV, v, V), and root/quality chord symbols; Music History covers families of orchestral instruments, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten and The Nutcracker by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (“Waltz of the Flowers” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”); Musical Terms and Signs covers accelerando, accel., adagio, mano destra, m.d., mano sinistra, m.s., prestissimo, Tempo primo (Tempo I), vivace, breath mark, down bow, and up bow; Melody and Composition covers composition of a four-measure melody in a major key using a mixture of steps, skips, and leaps between notes of the tonic and dominant triads ending on degree stable pitch; (iOS 10.2 or later).