INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY FOR PRE-SCHOOL TO JUNIOR MUSICIANS FROM PRE GRADE 1 to GRADE 4 ABRSM REQUIRE STUDENTS TO HOLD GRADE 5 THEORY BEFORE THEY CAN ENTER FOR GRADE 6 AND ABOVE INSTRUMENTAL EXAMS . GCSE EXAMS BOARDS OFTEN ALSO RECOMMEND HAVING GRADE 5 THEORY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE TO COPE WITH THE COURSE. THE EARLIER CHILDREN START WITH THEORY THE BETTER AS SO OFTEN THEY GET TO GRADE 5 ON THEIR INSTRUMENT AND THEN FIND THE THEORY THEY REQUIRE TO MOVE ON QUITE OVERWHELMING. I TAKE A STEP BY STEP APPROACH WORKING CHLDREN TOWARDS A GRADE 1 AND THEREBY GIVING THEM THE CONFIDENCE TO WORK GRADUALLY TOWARDS GRADE 5. I RECOMMEND 20 MINUTE LESSONS FOR PRE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO AGE 7 AND 30 MINUTES FOR 8 TO 12/