Improve Your Musicianship and Gain a Qualification
- Studying this series will enable you to gain internationally recognised qualifications that are equivalent in stature to those available in the classical music education field.
- As well as helping you to pass the London College of Music grade examinations in popular music theory, the series will help you improve your musicianship (whether or not you intend to take an examination).

Making Theory Relevant and Practical
- All topics are covered in a way that is directly relevant to the music you play, with the focus very much upon how to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical music-making context.
- Regardless of which instrument you play and whichever style of popular music you like, if you have any interest in learning about the musical foundations of popular music – then this series I for you!
 
(Quoted from LCM Popular Music Theory) 

Aims of Syllabus

- To offer a structured and comprehensive method of studying the theory of popular music which is relevant to the practical needs of the modern day musician.
- To set worthwhile and well-defined standards for students of popular music theory, by providing a reliable system of assessing progress.
- To offer formal recognition of the musical knowledge of musicians in the field of popular music by the award of internationally recognised qualifications.
- To value the language and notation systems of contemporary popular music – reflecting the fact that expertise in the use of traditional notation is not the highest priority in this field.
- To encourage the practical application of theoretical knowledge, particularly with regard to composition and improvisation.
- To encourage the academic study of popular music, including a knowledge of: the use of instruments and technology; performers, history, development and range of styles.

Subject Areas 

The examination syllabus aims to particularly recognise and evaluate the following:

- A knowledge of scales, keys, chords and intervals.
- A knowledge of rhythmic notation.
- A knowledge of the performers, instrumentation, history, development and different genres of popular music.
- An understanding of popular music harmony and its application, with specific emphasis on the composition of chord progressions and the application of scales in improvisation.
- An understanding of transposition with regard to both chords and melodies.

(Quoted from www.popularmusictheory.org)