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A.1 Grade 1 Primary Scales and Arpeggios. (20 marks) To play two octaves, ascending and descending, on the treble keyboard: · The major scales and arpeggios of C. To play one octave, ascending and descending, on the treble keyboard: · The major scales and arpeggios of G, D and F. (Approx. tempo: MM = 66, two notes per beat). Touch: legato or staccato, as requested by the examiner. Pieces (20 marks each piece) To choose ONE piece from each of the following Groups.
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Group C:
Sight Reading. (10 marks) To play on both keyboards - with hands moving separately simple passages of approximately 8 bars in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time, using semibreve, dotted minim, minim and crotchet notes only. These will use the first five notes of the major scales of C & G (treble) and C, G, and F bass notes and major chords written without chord symbols. Aural Tests. (10 marks) · To state which is the higher in pitch of two notes sounded in succession. · To sing, hum or whistle a note played twice by the examiner (range Middle C up to Treble Clef line G) · To clap or tap a time-pattern of a simple melody of four bars in length after it has been played twice by the examiner, and to state whether it is in Simple, Duple or Simple Triple time. · To recognise a rhythmic change in a two-bar phrase played twice by the examiner, with the change being made in the second playing. Candidates will be required to recognise and tap or describe the change. |
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