MTB Grade 8 Percussion
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General Info
Candidates taking a Percussion (Combined) exam are required to:
- play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Keyboard Percussion
- play the technical requirements for either Snare Drum, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion at their choice
Snare Drum Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publications | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedstone | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Victoria | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | The Cathedral | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Remembering Arnold | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | Graduation | Morris Goldenberg | Twelve Progressive Solos for Snare Drum | Hal Leonard |
| 6 | Etude #3 | Nebojša Jovan Živković | 10 Etudes for Snare Drum | Studio 4 Music |
| 7 | Gold | Brian Wilshere | Percussion World: Snare Drum | Trinity College London Press |
Timpani Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dello's Way | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Storm's A Comin' | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | This One's For Jack | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Arnold Remembered | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 8 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | Eightnology | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 6 | Changing Meter #3 | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 7 | Performing Timpani | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 8 | Study #22 | Nick Woud | Symphonic Studies for Timpani | De Haske |
| 9 | Study #25 | Nick Woud | Symphonic Studies for Timpani | De Haske |
| 10 | Movement #1 | Daniel Jones | Sonata for Three Non-Chromatic Kettledrums | Peters Edition |
Keyboard Percussion Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Csárdás for Marimba and Glockenspiel | Vittorio Monti | Csárdás for Marimba and Glockenspiel | Tomplay |
| 2 | Log Cabin Blues | George Hamilton Green | Log Cabin Blues | Keyboard Percussion Publications |
| 3 | Robin Harry | Lawrence Inns | Robin Harry | Boosey & Hawkes |
| 4 | Movement #1 | Toshiro Mayuzumi | Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra (Piano Version) | Edition Peters |
| 5 | Movement #3 | Toshiro Mayuzumi | Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra (Piano Version) | Edition Peters |
| 6 | Yellow after the Rain | Mitchell Peters | Yellow after the Rain | Southern Percussion |
| 7 | Introduction & Toccata | Thomas Pitfield | Sonata for Xylophone | Edition Peters |
| 8 | Baiao | Ney Rosauro | Suite Popular | Southern Percussion |
Technical Exercises
The Candidate is required to play 3 technical exercises for the exam.
- Technical Exercise #1 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.
- Technical Exercise #2 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.
- Technical Exercise #3 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.