TCL Grade 6 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

Item	Works	Composer	Publication	Publisher
1	Compilation no. 1	Gert Bomhof	21 Solos for Snare Drum	De Haske
2	Etude in 7/8	Morris Goldenberg	Modern School for Snare Drum	Alfred Music Publishing
3	Sombrero Bolero	Ben Hans	40 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos	Hal Leonard
4	A Riddle of Rudiments	Jackie Kendle	Percussion World: Snare Drum	Trinity College London Press
5	No. 25	Keith Larson	Artistic Studies for Snare Drum	C. Alan Publishing
6	Variations on a Bolero	Michael Skinner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 2: Grades 6-8	Trinity College London Press
7	Chops Are Us	Jay Wanamaker	Alfred's Rudimental Contest Solos	Alfred Music Publishing
8	Free Flight	Jay Wanamaker	Alfred's Rudimental Contest Solos	Alfred Music Publishing
9	No. 6	Garwood Whaley	Recital Solos for Snare Drum	Meredith Music Publications
10	Silver	Brian Wilshere	Percussion World: Snare Drum	Trinity College London Press

Item	Works	Composer / Arranger	Instrumentation	Publication	Publisher
1	Dixie-Rhythm-March	Rik Elings	Mallets	Moments of Swing	De Haske
2	Too Many Notes Samba	Rik Elings	Mallets	Moments of Swing	Alfred Music Publishing
3	Scherzo	Michael Boo	Marimba / Xylophone	Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf	Ludwig Masters
4	Jacques Prélude	Michael Grossmann	Marimba	Popular Songs for Marimba	Zimmermann
5	Evening Prayer	James Moore / Linda Pimentel	Marimba	The Solo Marimbist (Volume 2)	Per-Mus Publications
6	Toccata	Karen Ervin Pershing	Marimba	Contemporary Etudes for 3 & 4 Mallets	Alfred Music Publishing
7	Piece No. 1	Mitchell Peters	Marimba	Three Pieces for Three Mallets	Edition Peters
8	Londonderry Air	Evelyn Glennie	Marimba	Marimba Encores	Faber Music
9	Press	Matthew Weyer	Marimba	Spinning Yarns	Tapspace
10	Chromatic Foxtrot	George Hamilton Green	Xylophone	Xylophone Rags	Meredith Music
11	Roller-Coaster	Glenn Mead	Xylophone	-	Southern Percussion
12	Rudimental Ragtime	David Steinquest	Xylophone	-	Southern Percussion
13	Strollin'	Tim Barry	Vibraphone	Summer Daze	Southern Percussion
14	Children Song	Ney Rosauro	Vibraphone	Vibes Etudes and Songs	Propercussao
15	Etude in Bossa	Ney Rosauro	Vibraphone	Vibes Etudes and Songs	Propercussao

Item	Works	Composer	Instrument	Publications	Publisher
1	Five and Counting	Lorne Pearcey	Snare Drum	Snare Drum Studies	Mark Aldous
2	Grade 6 Rudimental Study	Michael Skinner	Snare Drum	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 2: Grades 6-8	Trinity College London Press
5	No. 1	Gennady Butov	Marimba / Xylophone	24 Etudes for Marimba	Studio 4 Music
6	No. 2	Gennady Butov	Marimba / Xylophone	24 Etudes for Marimba	Studio 4 Music

One of the following options, chosen by the candidate

Instrument	List	Publications	Memory
Tuned Percussion	F / G Major Scales (Two Octave) F / G Major Scales in third (Two Octave) F / G Major Scales Legato Roll (One Octave) F / G Major Scales in Octave (One Octave) Chromatic Scale in minor third starting on F and D (Two Octave) D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales (Two Octave) D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales in third (Two Octave) D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales Legato Roll (One Octave) D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor in Octave (One Octave) F / G Major Arpeggios (Two Octave) D / E Minor Arpeggios (Two Octave) Dominant 7ths in the keys of / G / F (Two Octave) Diminished 7ths starting on C# / E / G / Bb(Two Octave)	Tuned Percussion Scales & Arpeggios	All requirements should be played from memory.
Tuned Percussion	Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Variation M	Orchester Probespiel: Pauke/Schlaqzeug	Nil
Tuned Percussion	Copland : Rodeo - Hoe-Down	[[Orchestral Excerpts for Percussion (Volume 1): Tuned Percussion]] \|\| Nil
Tuned Percussion	Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty - No. 6 Waltz	Orchester Probespiel: Pauke/Schlaqzeug	Nil