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A.6 Grade 6
Senior
Scales and Arpeggios.
(20 marks)
To play two octaves, ascending and descending,
on both keyboards together:
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The major scales and arpeggios of
D, E, Bb and Ab in similar motion and of C in contrary motion.
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The harmonic minor scales and
arpeggios of A, B and G.
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The melodic minor scales and
arpeggios of A, E and D.
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The chromatic scales on C.
(App. tempo: MM = 112, two notes per beat).
Touch: legato or staccato, as requested.
Pieces
(20 marks each piece) To choose ONE
piece from each of the following Groups.
Group A:
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48 Exercises (p8, No 65; p12, No 41; p14, No 48) F
Wright Charnwood
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Work and Play, Vol 3 (p11, No 79; p7
No 70; p13, No 83) G Romani Charnwood |
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Work and Play, Vol 3 (p11No 79; p4
No 62; p12, No 81) * G Romani Charnwood |
Group B:
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Spring in the
Air G Romani Charnwood
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Mazurka Alla Russe from “Master
Music Makers” J. Strauss arr. Romani Charnwood
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Colette E Harris Ledgerline
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Valse Romantique G Romani Charnwood
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Serenata Toselli arr G. Romani Charnwood
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Valse
Angelique G Romani
Ledgerline |
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Sarabande from “Barock Suite”
* V Svedas
Schmulling |
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Invention no.9 in A
* T
Lundquist M Hohner
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O’er Hill & Dale
* T Tollesfen Kestrel
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Group C:
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The Magic Carpet
K Broadhead
Charnwood
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Los
Caballeros A Delroy Charnwood
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Festival
March
F Wright Charnwood
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Rondo alla Zingarese
F Parnell Ledgerline
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Czardas Roumaine
H Minay Charnwood
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L’Arc en Ciel
K Broadhead Charnwood
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Brasileria
G Crossman Charnwood
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Das Speil Der Drehorgak
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A Nagajew
Schmulling
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Song of Rest
* T Pitfield Charnwood
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Sight Reading.
(10 marks)
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To play on the bass keyboard any
major, minor or dominant seventh chord, with or without any single bass note,
and without the aid of chord-symbols.
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To play on both keyboards together
pieces in keys up to and including three sharps and three flats.
Aural Tests
(10 marks)
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To sing, hum or whistle one, or
all in succession, of three notes played harmonically. These will form major or
minor chords in root position or either inversion.
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To state whether root position
triads are major, minor, diminished or augmented.
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To recognise root position
cadences in major or minor keys as perfect or plagal.
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To identify certain features of a
piece played by the examiner. The features will be confined to contrasted
dynamics, change in tone, articulation, recognition of tempo changes and
recognition of major and minor tonality, of which the examiner will select one
or two and advise the candidate accordingly before playing the piece. Candidates
are encouraged to use Italian terms in their answers where appropriate.
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