Grade 5 Theory Exam

For piano students of Tony O’Brien Home. Exam Structure. Learning Pathway. Exam Topics.

Welcome to my Grade 5 Exam website, which is all about preparing you to take the  Associated Board theory exam.


The main teaching aids are the model questions and answers for the commonly tested topics, which are presented in exam topics


Exam structure explains the marking scheme and the regularly recurring questions.


Learning pathway shows you the sequence in which you need to learn topics in order to complete the exam paper.  For instance there's no point trying to learn about transposition without a firm understanding  of scales, keys, key signatures and intervals.