TCL Grade 7 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
Tuned Percussion Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|
Study List
| Item | Works | Composer | Instrument | Publications | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five and Counting | Lorne Pearcey | Snare Drum | Snare Drum Studies | Mark Aldous |
| 2 | Grade 7 Rudimental Study | Michael Skinner | Snare Drum | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 2: Grades 6-8 | Trinity College London Press |
Technical Works
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
Snare Drum Options
Orchestral Figures & Multiple Bounce Roll Study
Orchestral Figures & Grade 7 Multiple Bounce Roll Study are listed in Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 2: Grades 6-8
Orchestral Extracts
1. Concerto for Orchestra - II: Giuoco delle Coppie
2. Romeo & Juliet Suite no. 1 - No.5: Masks
3. Scheherazade -
4. Satz (four bars before N to R)
Timpani Options
Keyboard Percussion Options
Aural
This test supports the development of candidate's abilities in musical perception and understanding by requiring them to recognize musical features by ear. All questions are based on a single musical example played at the piano by the examiner. Practice tests can be found in Trinity's Aural Tests from 2017 books.
1. Listen to the piece twice and identify the time signature.
2. Listen to the piece twice and comment on the dynamics
3. Listen to the piece twice and comment on the articulation.
4. Listen to the piece twice and comment on two other characteristics of the piece.
5. Listen to the first four bars of the piece and identify the key to which the music modulates as subdominant, dominant or relative key.
6. Study a copy of the piece and listen to it twice with three change, locate and describe the changes as pitch or rhythm.