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ABCA- Performer
This Diploma consists of a Practical Examination only.
Four Pieces are to be performed, a study and three pieces selected from below
Study: (15 marks) Der Strebsame Akkordeonist Bk3 (p44 No 42) C Czerny-O Bukowski M Preissler Der Strebsame Akkordeonist Bk3 (p55 No 45) C Czerny-O Bukowski M Preissler Sonata in C K159, L104 D Scarlatti Peters Edition
Pieces: (20 marks each piece) Die Zertrummerte Kathedrale V Trojan Schmulling Ciaccona J Oppenheimer Berben Variations N Risol Schmulling Scherzo J Gart Berben Corale Farina Berben Rhapsodie V Budrevicius Schmulling Divertimento Kramer MAP Dance of the Comedians Smetana arr G Romani Charnwood Asturias * Albeniz arr Lips Schmulling Lied from Suite Mvt 1 * A Chlominov Schmulling Metamorphoses * T Lundquist M Hohner Gotisches Menuett from “The Gothic Suite” * L Boellmann Schmulling Sonata No1 Mvt 3 * A Nagejev Schmulling
Test Performance (10 marks) To play on the Accordion pieces in any major or minor key. The passage may include Changing time Signatures, common abbreviations and complex Accordion textures.
Aural Perception (15 marks) · Cadences: A continuous passage containing the four cadences will be played. The examiner will play it again and pause at each cadence. · Modulations: To identify the name of the second key in short modulating passages. These include the Major modulating to the Dominant, subdominant and Relative minor, the Minor modulating to the Dominant, Subdominant and Relative major. · Rhythm, Tempo and Dynamics: A short passage will be played complete twice. Either: Candidates will be asked to name the time signature and describe the rhythm in any section played again by the examiner Or: The examiner will play a two-bar section again first in its original version, then in a slightly modified version. Candidates will be asked to identify the differences in dynamics and texture.
(Maximum 100 marks) |
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