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==General Info==
 
==General Info==
 
Candidates taking a Percussion (Combined) exam are required to:
 
Candidates taking a Percussion (Combined) exam are required to:
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! Item !! Works !! Composer !! Publication !! Publisher  !!  Retune / Pedaling !! Video  
 
! Item !! Works !! Composer !! Publication !! Publisher  !!  Retune / Pedaling !! Video  
 
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| 1 || Movement 2 || [[John Beck]] || [[Sonata for Timpani]] || [[Boston Music Company]] || No
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| 1 || Movement 2 || [[John Beck]] || [[Sonata for Timpani (Beck)]] || [[Boston Music Company]] || No ||  <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_fHA8H62M </embedvideo>
 
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| 2 || Saeta || [[Elliott Carter]] || [[Eight Pieces for Four Timpani]] || [[Associated Music Publishers]] || No
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| 2 || Saeta || [[Elliott Carter]] || [[Eight Pieces for Four Timpani]] || [[Associated Music Publishers]] || No || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GkQ6Wo3ij4</embedvideo>
 
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| 3 || Proclamation || [[Julian Fairbank]] || [[Proclamation]] || [[Southern Percussion]] || Retune and Pedaling
 
| 3 || Proclamation || [[Julian Fairbank]] || [[Proclamation]] || [[Southern Percussion]] || Retune and Pedaling
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| 5 || Beguine and Samba || [[George Frock]] || [[Seven Solo Dances for the Advanced Timpanist]] || [[Southern Music]] || Retune and Pedaling
 
| 5 || Beguine and Samba || [[George Frock]] || [[Seven Solo Dances for the Advanced Timpanist]] || [[Southern Music]] || Retune and Pedaling
 
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| 6 || Bolt! || [[Kirk Gay]] || [[Pedal to the Kettle]] || [[Tapspace]] || Retune and Pedaling
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| 6 || Bolt! || [[Kirk J. Gay]] || [[Pedal to the Kettle]] || [[Tapspace]] || Retune and Pedaling
 
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| 7 || Scenes || [[Michael Rhodes]] || [[an Ancient Battle]] || [[Studio 4 Music]] || No || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI17C1uZEAE </embedvideo>
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| 7 || Scenes || [[Michael Rhodes]] || [[Scenes from an Ancient Battle]] || [[Studio 4 Music]] || No || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI17C1uZEAE </embedvideo>
 
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| 8 || Neuertanz || [[Cameron Sinclair]] || [[3 Tanzen]] || [[Scottish Music Centre]] || Retune and Pedaling
 
| 8 || Neuertanz || [[Cameron Sinclair]] || [[3 Tanzen]] || [[Scottish Music Centre]] || Retune and Pedaling
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==Keyboard Percussion Song List==
 
==Keyboard Percussion Song List==
 
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! Item !! Works !! Composer !! Publication !! Publisher !!  Instrumentation !! Video
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! Item !! Works !! Composer !! Instrument !! Mallet Required !! Publication !! Publisher !!  Video Performance
 
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| 1 || [[Frogs]] || [[Keiko Abe]] || [[Frogs]] || [[Studio 4 Music]] || [[Marimba]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SP1nEXgcq4 </embedvideo>
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| 1 || [[Frogs]] || [[Keiko Abe]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Frogs]] || [[Studio 4 Music]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SP1nEXgcq4 </embedvideo>
 
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| 2 || Fugue || J. S. Bach || [[Sonata in A Minor]] || [[Kendor Music]] || [[Marimba]]
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| 2 || Fugue || J. S. Bach || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Sonata in A Minor]] || [[Kendor Music]] ||
 
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| 3 || Joplin on Wood || [[Harry Breuer]] || [[Harry Breuer's Ragtime Solos]] || [[Meredith Music]] || [[Xylophone]] || <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpayhYN_Tww </embedvideo>
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| 3 || Joplin on Wood || [[Harry Breuer]] || [[Xylophone]] || 2 Mallets || [[Harry Breuer's Ragtime Solos]] || [[Meredith Music]] || <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpayhYN_Tww </embedvideo>
 
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| 4 || Sara's Song || [[Michael Burritt]] || [[Sara's Song]] || [[Keyboard Percussion Publications]] || [[Marimba]]
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| 4 || Sara's Song || [[Michael Burritt]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Sara's Song]] || [[Keyboard Percussion Publications]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq2nT8-Wx6A </embedvideo>
 
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| 5 || No. 1 || [[Ross Edwards]] || [[Marimba Dances]] || [[Australian Music Centre]] || [[Marimba]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja8pbatUOYU </embedvideo>
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| 5 || No. 1 || [[Ross Edwards]] || [[Marimba Dances]] || [[Marimba]] || 2 Mallets || [[Australian Music Centre]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja8pbatUOYU </embedvideo>
 
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| 6 || No. 3 || [[Ross Edwards]] || [[Marimba Dances]] || [[Australian Music Centre]] || [[Marimba]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4Kwili0gs</embedvideo>
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| 6 || No. 3 || [[Ross Edwards]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Marimba Dances]] || [[Australian Music Centre]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo4Kwili0gs</embedvideo>
 
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| 7 || Tween Heather and Sea || [[George Geldard]] || [[Tween Heater and Sea]] || [[Oertel Musikverlag]] || [[Xylophone]]
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| 7 || Tween Heather and Sea || [[George Geldard]] || [[Xylophone]] || 2 Mallets || [[Tween Heather and Sea]] || [[Oertel Musikverlag]] ||  
 
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| 8 || Exact Change Please || [[Anthony Kerr]] || [[ABRSM Principal Percussion]] || [[Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music]] || [[Vibraphone]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na16IEe8GqI</embedvideo>
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| 8 || Exact Change Please || [[Anthony Kerr]] || [[Vibraphone]] || 4 Mallets || [[ABRSM Principal Percussion]] || [[Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na16IEe8GqI</embedvideo>
 
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| 9 || Tambourin Chinois || [[Fritz Kreisler]] || [[Tambourin Chinois]] || [[Carl Fischer]] || [[Xylophone]]
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| 9 || Tambourin Chinois || [[Fritz Kreisler]] || [[Xylophone]] || 2 Mallets || [[Tambourin Chinois]] || [[Carl Fischer]] ||  
 
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| 10 || First Toy || [[Igor Lesnik]] || [[Midnight Pieces]] || [[Zimmermann]] || [[Vibraphone]]
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| 10 || First Toy || [[Igor Lesnik]] || [[Vibraphone]] || 4 Mallets || [[Midnight Pieces]] || [[Zimmermann]] ||
 
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| 11 || Greeting || [[Ney Rosauro]] || [[Concerto No. 1 for Marimba and Orchestra]] || [[Pro Percussao]] ||[[Marimba]]
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| 11 || Greeting || [[Ney Rosauro]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Concerto No. 1 for Marimba and Orchestra]] || [[Pro Percussao]] ||
 
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| 12 || Spiral 2 || [[Eric Sammut]] || [[Three Spirals]] || [[Keyboard Percussion Publications]] || [[Marimba]]
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| 12 || Spiral 2 || [[Eric Sammut]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Three Spirals]] || [[Keyboard Percussion Publications]] || <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCBHelM2PU</embedvideo>
 
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| 13 || Nancy || [[Emmanuel Sejourne]] || [[Nancy]] || [[PM Europe Publications]] || [[Marimba]] ||<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8Abl-AaGI</embedvideo>
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| 13 || Nancy || [[Emmanuel Sejourne]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Nancy]] || [[PM Europe Publications]] || <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8Abl-AaGI</embedvideo>
 
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| 14 || No. 1 || [[Gordon Stout]] || [[Two Mexican Dances]] || [[Studio 4 Music]] || [[Marimba]]
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| 14 || No. 1 || [[Gordon Stout]] || [[Marimba]] || 4 Mallets || [[Two Mexican Dances]] || [[Studio 4 Music]] || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rx55ojmDrg&list=PLmaieeCWwBiRHEUMzZJ2XRpraOBiyMBoU&index=62 </embedvideo>
 
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| 15 || The Absent-Minded Woman || [[Nathan Daughtrey]] || [[The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1]] || [[C. Alan Publications]] || [[Xylophone]] || <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOwiyNH_-go</embedvideo>
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| 15 || The Absent-Minded Woman || [[Nathan Daughtrey]] || [[Xylophone]] || 2 Mallets || [[The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1]] || [[C. Alan Publications]] || <embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOwiyNH_-go</embedvideo>
 
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==Technical Requirements==
 
==Technical Requirements==
 
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
 
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
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=== Snare Drum ===
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Studies are important way to develop technical skills such as stick control, balance between hands, fluency and articulation. They also help to develop tone, pulse and dynamic control, and familiarity with rudimental patterns. This leads to greater confidence and security when sight-reading, learning new pieces and performing - from a score or from memory, as a solo musician or with others. <br/>
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! Instrument !! List !! Publications !! Memory !! Notes !! Video Performance !!
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'''About the test''': Candidates prepare two studies at each grade and examiners will request which one is to be played in the exam. Each Study is based on a set of rudiments; these are listed on the sheet music. <br/>
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'''Instrument''': The test must be played with the snares on <br/>
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| [[Snare Drum]] || Study A <br/> Study B <br/> || [[Percussion Studies, ABRSM Grades 6-8]] || Nil || Studies are in important way to develop technical skills such as stick control, balance between hands, fluency and articulation. They also help to develop tone, pulse and dynamic control, and familiarity with rudimental patterns. This leads to greater confidence and security when sight-reading, learning new pieces and performing - from a score or from memory, as a solo musician or with others. || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipqr-Np0qmE</embedvideo> <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BkbvMrhFWc</embedvideo>  
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'''Publications''': [[Percussion Studies, ABRSM Grades 6-8]] <br/>
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'''Content''': Study A & Study B <br/>
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| [[Timpani]] || Study A <br/> Study B <br/> || [[Percussion Studies, ABRSM Grades 6-8]] || Nil || Studies are in important way to develop technical skills such as fluency, balance between hands, moving between drums, retuning / pedaling and articulation. They also help to develop tone, pulse, dynamic control and interval awareness. This leads to greater confidence and security when sight-reading, learning new pieces and performing - from a score or from memory, as a solo musician or with others. || <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKDgtbyi3k </embedvideo> <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJDOaEhbjQ </embedvideo>
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'''Memory''': There is no requirement to play the Study from memory. <br/>
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'''Sticking''': Candidates may use any sticking that produces a successful musical outcome. <br/>
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| [[Keyboard Percussion]] || C / Eb / F# / A Major Scales (In Broken Third / In Sixth) and Broken Chord (Two Octave) <br/>  C / Eb / F# / A Harmonic Minor Scales (In Broken Third / In Sixth) and Broken Chord (Two Octave) <br/> C / Eb / F# / A Melodic Minor Scales (In Octaves) <br/>  || [[Percussion Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 6-8]] || All requirements should be played from memory. || Playing scales and arpeggios is important for building strong technical skills such as reliable hand movement and position, co-ordination and fluency. It also helps to develop pitch and interval awareness, and familiarity with keys and their related patterns. This leads to greater confidence and security when sight-reading, learning new pieces and performing- from a score or from memory, as a solo musician or with others. ||
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'''Demonstration Video''':
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<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipqr-Np0qmE</embedvideo> <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BkbvMrhFWc</embedvideo>  
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=== Timpani ===
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Studies are important way to develop technical skills such as stick control, balance between hands, fluency and articulation. They also help to develop tone, pulse and dynamic control, and familiarity with rudimental patterns. This leads to greater confidence and security when sight-reading, learning new pieces and performing - from a score or from memory, as a solo musician or with others. <br/>
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'''About the test''': Candidates prepare two studies at each grade and examiners will request which one is to be played in the exam. Each Study is based on a set of rudiments; these are listed on the sheet music. <br/>
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'''Instrument''': The test must be played with the snares on <br/>
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'''Publications''': [[Percussion Studies, ABRSM Grades 6-8]] <br/>
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'''Content''': Study A & Study B <br/>
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'''Memory''': There is no requirement to play the Study from memory. <br/>
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'''Sticking''': Candidates may use any sticking that produces a successful musical outcome. <br/>
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'''Demonstration Video''':
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<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKDgtbyi3k </embedvideo> <embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJDOaEhbjQ </embedvideo>
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=== Keyboard Percussion ===
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Playing scales and arpeggios is important for building strong technical skills such as reliable hand movement and position, co-ordination and fluency. It also helps to develop pitch and interval awareness, and familiarity with keys and their related patterns. This leads to greater confidence and security when sight-reading, learning new pieces and performing- from a score or from memory, as a solo musician or with others. <br/>
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'''Memory''': All requirements should be played from memory. <br/>
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'''Ranges''': Candidates are free to start at any octave, provided the required ranges are covered.<br/>
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'''Patterns''': Arpeggios and Dominant Sevenths are required in root position only.<br/>
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'''Instruments''': Requirements may be played on [[Xylophone]] / [[Vibraphone]] / [[Marimba]]. Scales played on the [[vibraphone]] should be played without pedal. <br/>
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'''Scales in Broken Third''': C / E / F# / A Major (Two Octave) and C / E / F# / A Harmonic Minor (Two Octave)<br/>
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'''Scales in Octaves''': C / E / F# / A Melodic Minor (One Octave)<br/>
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'''Scare in Sixth''': C / E / F# / A Major (One Octave) and C / E / F# / A Harmonic Minor (One Octave)<br/>
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'''Chromatic Scales in Broken Minor Third''': Starting on C / F#(Two Octave) <br/>
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'''Whole-tone Scales''': Starting on F# and A (Two Octave) <br/>
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'''Broken Chords''': C / E / F# / A Major (Two Octave) and C / E / F# / A Minor (Two Octave)<br/>
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'''Dominant Sevenths'''(resolving on tonic): in the keys of C / E / F# / A (Two Octaves)<br/>
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'''Diminished Sevenths''': Starting on C (Two Octaves) <br/>
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'''Sticking''': All requirements should be played by hand to hand. Candidates may lead with either hand.<br/>
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'''Supporting Publications''': [[Percussion Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 6-8]]<br/>
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== Sight Reading ==
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Sight-reading is a valuable skill with many benefits. Learning to sight-read helps to develop quick recognition of common rhythm patterns and tonality. Strong Sight-reading skills make learning new pieces quicker and easier, and also help when making music with others, so that playing in an ensemble becomes more rewarding and enjoyable.
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=== About the Test ===
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Candidates will be asked to play a short unaccompanied piece of music which they have not seen before. They will be giving half a minute to look through and, if they wish, try out all or any part of the test before they are asked to play it for assessment.
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=== Supporting Publications ===
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For practice purposes, sample Sight-reading tests are published by [[Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music]] in [[ABRSM Percussion Sight-Reading Grades 6-8]]. Purchasing the book is not a requirement.
  
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==Sight Reading==
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== Aural Test ==
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Sight-reading is a valuable skill with many benefits. Learning to sight-read helps to develop quick recognition of keys, tonality and common rhythm patterns. Strong sight-reading skills make learning new pieces quicker and easier, and also help when making music with others, so that playing in an ensemble becomes more rewarding and enjoyable.
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Listening lies at the heart of music-making and the ability to hear how music works helps with all aspects of musical development. Aural skills help with gauging the sound and balance of playing, keeping in time and playing with sense of rhythm and pulse. These skills also help to develop a sense of pitch, musical memory and the ability to spot mistakes.<br/>
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===About the Test===
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1. To sing or play from memory the lower part of a two-part phrase played twice by the examiner.<br/>
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2. To sing the upper part of a two-part phrase from score, with the lower part played by the examiner.<br/>
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3. To identify the modulation at the end of two different passage.<br/>
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4. To describe the characteristic features of a piece played by the examiner.<br/>
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===Supporting Publications===
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For practice purpose, sample Aural tests are published by [[Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music]]. Examples of the tests are given in [[Specimen Aural Tests]] and [[Aural Training in Practice]]. Purchasing these books is not a requirement.
  
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
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[[Category: ABRSM Exam Syllabus]]
 
[[Category: ABRSM Exam Syllabus]]
 
[[Category: Grade 8 Percussion Exam Syllabus]]
 
[[Category: Grade 8 Percussion Exam Syllabus]]
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