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
Snare Drum Song List
| 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 |
Timpani Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March (No. 9) | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske | |
| 2 | Memory (No. 10) | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske | |
| 3 | Swinging Timpani (No. 13) | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske | |
| 4 | Misterioso | Raynor Carroll | Exercises, Etudes and Solos for Timpani | Carl Fischer | |
| 5 | Variations | Raynor Carroll | Exercises, Etudes and Solos for Timpani | Carl Fischer | |
| 6 | Hop On, Hop Off | Lalo Davila | Timp-Tastic | Tapspace | |
| 7 | Mischievous March | David Hext | Percussion World: Timpani | Trinity College Press | |
| 8 | Primeval Dance | John O'Reilly | Solos for the Percussion Player | Schirmer | |
| 9 | Solo II | Salvatore Rabbio | Contest & Recital Solos for Timpani | Alfred Music | |
| 10 | Solo VIII | Salvatore Rabbio | Contest & Recital Solos for Timpani | Alfred Music | |
| 11 | Experience in Six | William Schinstine | Timp Tunes | Southern Music | |
| 12 | Study no. 8 | Nick Woud | Symphonic Studies for Timpani | De Haske |
Tuned Percussion Song List
Study List
| 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 |
Technical Works
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
Tuned Percussion
Scales and Arpeggios
1. F / G Major Scales (Two Octave)
2. F / G Major Scales in third (Two Octave)
3. F / G Major Scales Legato Roll (One Octave)
4. F / G Major Scales in Octave (One Octave)
5. Chromatic Scale in minor third starting on F and D (Two Octave)
6. D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales (Two Octave)
7. D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales in third (Two Octave)
8. D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales Legato Roll (One Octave)
9. D / E Harmonic and Melodic Minor in Octave (One Octave)
10. F / G Major Arpeggios (Two Octave)
11. D / E Minor Arpeggios (Two Octave)
12. Dominant 7ths in the keys of / G / F (Two Octave)
13. Diminished 7ths starting on C# / E / G / Bb(Two Octave)
Orchestral Except
1. Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Variation M
2. Copland : Rodeo - Hoe-Down
3. Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty - No. 6 Waltz