TCL Grade 2 Orchestral Percussion
General Info
Candidates taking a Orchestral Percussion exam are required to:
- play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Tuned Percussion, must not include the study pieces
- play at least one accompanied piece
Snare Drum Song List
Timpani Song List
Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March Past Kiev | Carol Barratt | Bravo! Percussion (Book 1) | Boosey & Hawkes |
2 | Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square | Keith Bartlett | 50 Short Pieces for Timpani | United Music Publishing |
3 | See-saw | Keith Bartlett | 50 Short Pieces for Timpani | United Music Publishing |
4 | Waltz of Sorts | Keith Bartlett | 50 Short Pieces for Timpani | United Music Publishing |
5 | William Tell | Jan Faulkner & Jayne Obradovic | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
6 | Jiggity Jig | Jan Faulkner | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
7 | Pauken Platz | Brian Slawson | Dynamic Solos for Timpani | Alfred |
Tuned Percussion Song List
Study List
Item | Works | Composer | Instrument | Publications | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Woody's Waltz | Lorne Pearcey | Snare Drum | Snare Drum Studies | Mark Aldous |
2 | Grade 2 Rudimental Study | Michael Skinner | Snare Drum | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
3 | Build It! | Lorne Pearcey | Timpani | Timpani Studies | Mark Aldous |
4 | Grade 2 Study | Jan Faulkner & Jayne Obradovic | Timpani | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
5 | Grade 2 Major Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
6 | Grade 2 Minor Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
Technical Works
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
Instrument | List | Publications | Memory |
---|---|---|---|
Snare Drum | Orchestral Figures Multiple Bounce Roll Study |
Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Nil |
Timpani | Sticking Patterns Roll Development Dynamics |
Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Nil |
Tuned Percussion | C / F / G Major Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave) Chromatic Scale starting on C A / D / E Minor Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave) |
Tuned Percussion Scales & Arpeggios | All requirements should be played from memory. |