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Rockschool Grade Pieces Grade Rockschool Information & Introductions Additional Information Supporting Tests Technical Exercises 27 19 13 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 50 43 35 5 4 3 2 1 Rihanna Adele Acknowledgements Jennifer Hudson Pixie Lott Welcome to Female Rockschool Vocals Grade 5 Table of Contents Title Page Rockschool PopularRockschool Music Theory Downloads Digital Rockschool Copyright Information Musical Interpretation &Free Choice Pieces Entering Exams, Exam Procedure &Marking Schemes MusicianshipGeneral Questions TestsEar Improvisation &Interpretation Sight Reading Intervals, Melodic Arpeggios, StudyScales, and Backing Vocals Tina Turner KT Tunstall ...... ‘Nutbush City Limits’ ‘Set Fire ToRain’ The ‘Suddenly See’ I ‘Mama Do’ ‘Mama ‘Spotlight’ ‘Stay’ Table ofContents 3 Female Vocals Grade 5 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 4 Female Vocals Grade 5 RSL website: candidatesAll should read accompanying the syllabus guide This using when downloaded can from book. be grade this the examples of supporting the tests printed The audio book. inthe are files supplied inMP3format. you offtaken so can sing along with band. the The backing inexaminations. tracks should used be There are audio also songEach inVocals Grade 5has an audio provided track which has been for you. This is abacking track with vocal the Audio At each you grade have option the of one taking of two different of types examination: Vocals Exams to sing at grade. this Welcome Female to Rockschool the Vocals Grade and 5pack. This book accompanying audio contain you need everything Welcome Female to Vocals Rockschool 5 Grade The book is divided intoThe book anumber of are: These sections. Contents Book ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ marking schemes, information on Free Choice Pieces and improvisation requirements for each grade. Information:General (GMQs) asked at end the of each exam. Examples of types the tests likely to appear exam inthe are printed book. inthis Sight Reading Supporting Tests Musicianship and General Questions: range of starting notes. Exercises: Technical on part asingle vocal sheet the ofview paper. Vocal score: piano and/or guitar for accompaniment. In your exam you must perform to backing the tracks provided. of overall the band arrangement. have These included been to assist you with your practice should you wish to a use Piano and guitar notation: wish to research artist the further. detailing information about recording, original the sang artist the who on it and some recommended listening ifyou Pieces: Exam Pieces. song Each is marked out of 20and pass the mark is 60%. Performance Certificate: two Tests Ear (10%),and asked you be Musicianship five finally General will Questions (5%).The pass mark is 60%. of exam the marks. The other 25%consists of: (two of which may Free be Choice Pieces) and contents the of Technical the Exercise This accounts section. for 75% Exam: Grade www.rslawards.com inaddition to piano/vocal/guitar the arrangement there aseparate is also vocal-only score to allow you to in this book yousix well-known find book inthis will pieces of Grade 5standard. song Each is preceded by aFact File aGrade Exam is amixture of music performances, technical work and tests. You prepare three pieces or an Improvisation &Interpretation test and two Tests Ear –and of Musicianship aset General Questions there are arange of technical exercises grade. inthis Some are notated and infull, some give a finally, you information find will on exam procedures, including online examination entry, inaPerformance you sing Certificate five pieces. Up to three Free of can be these Choice every exam piece is printed every with apiano and part guitar chords. are Both arepresentation either aSight Reading in Vocals Grade there 5 are three supporting tests – Welcome Female toRockschool Vocals Grade5 or an Improvisation &Interpretation test (10%), either a
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Rockschool GradePieces UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: Out’ and title track ‘Turn It Up’. including Top the 20singles ‘Boys And Girls’, ‘Cry Me was released in2009.Lott co-wrote 10of its 12 tracks, Burke among others. Her debut album, Publishing in2007and has written for Alexandra apublishingsigned with Sony/ATV deal Music UKandin the Interscope Records inAmerica. She a change of managers her led to Mercury Records Lott to was signed Island Jam Def Music Group, until onher sights set acareer firmly inpop. At 15,Pixie Lott, writing her had who own been songs and had school. The school’s musical theatre wasn’t focus for enrol Lott, aged 11,at famous the Italia Conti stage where encouragement the of relatives her led mum to impersonate her musical heroes at family gatherings, Whitneyvia Houston and Mariah Carey. She would church school she attended before she discovered pop singing at an early age –though it was hymns at the a tiny, cute baby looked who like afairy”. Lott began Her her mother Pixie she because called was “such THE BIGGERPICTURE debut album, BACKGROUND INFO Victoria Lott Louise wasinLondon born in1991. ‘Mama Do’ single was lead from the Pixie Lott’s SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: Turn It Up MERCURY 2009 TURN ITUP MAMA DO N/A 1 PHIL THORNALLEY(PIANO) ANDERS KALLMARK(SYNTH) MADS HAUGE(VARIOUS) PIXIE LOTT(VOX) POP . Turn It Up , Pixie Lott Colin CampsieColin for Do’ and was written by Lott, Hauge, and Thornalley RECOMMENDED LISTENING brought Lott’s sound up to date in2011. ‘All About Tonight’ is amore uptempo track that pop sheen reminiscent of Girls Aloud and Sugababes. Number 1single from same the album, with more of a housethe and not told my mum and dad.” a couple of occasions Imight when have out sneaked my age and Ican relate to it. Imean, there have been it,” said Pixie, “It’s areally song cool it because suits person withoutspecific your parents knowing about “It’s about out sneaking house the and going a to see producing and Hauge providing melodies and lyrics. Hauge often work together on tracks, with Thornalley co-wrote Natalia Imbruglia’s hit ‘Torn’. and Thornalley Thornalley, amusical colleague of Hauge’s who onsongwriter ‘Mama Do’ was Englishman Phil Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes. The other and worked has also Doolittle with Eliza and written single the ‘Soulmate’ for Natasha Bedingfield producers. Mads Hauge, aNorwegian, had previously NOTES ‘Cry Me Out’ has asimilar soul/R’n’B to ‘Mama vibe ‘Mama Do’ was written by two songwriters/
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: do herdo considerable merits. artistic often admire personal strength this as much as they versions infavour of demos. the Fans of singer the she had recorded previously, she new the rejected employed to produce versions finished of demos that in confidence. For example, Rick when Rubin was more and more shots the calling to be as she grew of her writing and recording process, Adkins seemed various songwriters but rather than giving up control America. Her second album, platinum more (selling than two million copies) in to Number UKand 1inthe eventually went double released by XLRecordings in2008.The album went many of songs the on her debut album, is herself an accomplished and songwriter wrote andyear as Jessie Leona Lewis J. Jessie Like J, Adkins attended and BRIT the School graduated same inthe made me what Iam“They today.” As ateenager, she afanbecame of Spice the Girls, of whom she has said, 1988. She began singing at age the of four and later THE BIGGERPICTURE from Adele’s second album, BACKGROUND INFO Adele Blue Laurie Adkins was inLondon born in ‘Set Fire To The Rain’ was third the single released SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: XL 2010 21 SET FIRETOTHERAIN 1 11 FRASER T.SMITH(VARIOUS) ADELE (VOX) POP 21 21 . , was co-written with 19 , which was
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: in 2006and released her debut album in2008. a Supporting Role. She to was signed Records Arista awards, including aGolden Globefor Actress Best in Beyoncé. Her won performance film in the several year, she when starred musical inthe singers. Hudson’s fortunes changed following the despiteseven, beingconsidered one of strongest the However, singer the only made it as far as final the Franklin’s ‘Share Your Love With Me’ as “brilliant”. judge Randy Jackson describing her cover of Aretha successfully for third the of season for out I’m cut “I said, ‘If Ican get through ship, the that means to singing compete contest TV inthe Muse-ical Comedy ship, playing in muse the Calliope Burger King until she got ajobon aDisney cruise her church choir. As ateenager, Hudson worked at She began singing at age the of performing seven, in THE BIGGERPICTURE Hudson’s debut self-titled album. BACKGROUND INFO Jennifer Kate Hudson wasin1981Chicago. born ‘Spotlight’ was first single the from Jennifer SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: Idol . At that time, she had ambitions .’” In 2003Hudson auditioned ARISTA 2008 JENNIFER HUDSON SPOTLIGHT 24 11 JENNIFER HUDSON(VOX) R’N’B Hercules –A American Idol Dreamgirls American Idol with with , :
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: on the TV showon TV the UK after replacing rapper Nas with 24hours’ notice 30 inJune.” She came to nation’s the attention inthe said. “My album came out and inDecember Iturned Eye To Telescope The Tunstall achieved her goal, releasing her debut album, with Relentless Records, which she initially rejected, out by age the of 30.Thanks to offer the of acontract writing songs with ambition the of having an album years unemployed back inScotland, performing and battle of bands. the After university, she spent six London, where she and amandolin player won a studiedthen music at Royal Holloway University, ‘Kate’ it because sounded like “a farmer’s daughter”) USA.KT(she droppeda school inConnecticut, The Happy Campers, ascholarship taking while at play guitar, piano and flute. She formed her first band, writing songs and spent her early teens learning to family inSt. Andrews, Scotland. At 15,she started adopted as ababy and grewup with her adoptive THE BIGGERPICTURE Tunstall’s debut album, BACKGROUND INFO Kate Victoria Tunstall wasin1975.She born was ‘Suddenly ISee’ was third the single from KT SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: Later… With Holland Jools , in2004.“It was real luck,” she RELENTLESS RECORDS 2005 EYE TOTHETELESCOPE SUDDENLY ISEE 21 12 KT TUNSTALL(VOX+GTR) POP Eye To Telescope The . .
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] & & & & A B b b q 4 4 D I’m œ = m 4 4 4 4 125 q = w Now Now 120 D œ œ m Rock œ let’s let’s œ œ gon œ - na, w ¿ œ do do œ œ ¿ Œ œ œ it it ¿ œ œ a a ¿ - - I’m œ G gain, gain, œ œ A m Yeah, œ m œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ gon œ œ - œ Ó Ó na œ œ Œ œ œ just just be œ œ F œ œ œ like like œ œ 3 3 œ the œ be be œ œ Œ - - fore, fore, one œ œ œ you G œ need who’s œ Œ Œ œ œ a help œ there. D A ‰ ‰ m - w m ing there’s there’s œ œ œ hand. œ no no œ œ œ - - thing thing œ œ œ œ more. more. œ œ œ œ j ‰ Œ Œ Œ tracks for found can be these audio. inthe exam,the as chosen by examiner. the The must chosen part sung be alongside other the on part recording. the The backing In group, this prepared to need be parts backing both vocal as shown below. You asked be to perform one will of in them Group Vocals E:Backing Melismas and Scoops count. The test should performed to appropriate the be backing track found which can be audio. in the In group, this melodic test the must prepared be as shown below. The test with starts a root note followed by afour-beat Group D:Melodic Study & & & & A B b b q 4 4 D I’m œ = m 4 4 4 4 125 q = w Now Now 120 D œ œ m Rock œ let’s let’s œ œ gon œ - na, w ¿ œ do do œ œ ¿ Œ œ œ it it ¿ œ œ a a ¿ - - I’m œ G gain, gain, œ œ A m Yeah, œ m œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ gon œ œ - œ Ó Ó na œ œ Œ œ œ just just be œ œ F œ œ œ like like œ œ 3 3 œ the œ be be œ œ Œ - - fore, fore, one œ œ œ you G œ need who’s œ Œ Œ œ œ a help œ there. D A ‰ ‰ m - w m ing there’s there’s œ œ œ hand. œ no no œ œ œ - - thing thing œ œ œ œ more. more. œ œ œ œ j Œ Œ ‰ Œ 51 Female Vocals Grade 5 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 52 Female Vocals Grade 5 Please note: the test shown an is example. The examiner give will you adifferent version in the exam. You may improvised perform the bars test inthis using any sound except vocal humming or whistling. receive same the choice performing when test. the The with root test start the will note. Whicheverbeginning. option examiner with the start you playing will time practice the choose, root the note. You will practice the time, givenDuring you be choice the will of ametronome click throughout or acount-in of four beats at the test.perform the The tempo is and you to need improvise two bars. amelody final inthe You given be 90seconds to will practise, after which you will cover arange of up to an octave. At there grade this is an element of improvisation. are Bars 5 and 6 arepeat of bars 1 and 2, You given be an eight-bar will melody key of inthe either Dmajor, B your mind. The examiner ask you will which one you wish tobefore choose commencing. Once you have you decided, cannot change In you section this have achoice between: Sight Reading Supporting Tests & & ■ ■ b b ■ ■ b b Or Either now. 4 4 q ˙ = –an improvisation and interpretation test facing page). (see
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] & & b b 4 4 Improvise melody q ’ = C 100 . . w ’ Rock ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ w ¿ ’ ¿ G ’ m ¿ ’ ¿ ’ ’ Take D œ m ’ my œ ’ mon ’ œ - œ ey, ’ œ ’ B b œ take ’ œ ’ C ’ my œ D ’ m pay. œ ’ ’ Œ ’ . . Please note: the test shown an is example. The examiner give will you adifferent version in the exam. Whicheverbeginning. option you with examiner start the practice will choose, the time playing root the note. practice the time, givenDuring you be choice the will of ametronome click throughout or acount-in of four beats at the immediately.start The tempo is track is continuous, once so first playthrough the has finished, root the note and count-in of second the playthrough will for with exam. aroot the The begin backing note track will and afour-beat count-in on playthroughs. both The backing play backing the track twice. The first is time for you to rehearse and second is the time for you version to final perform the featuringsection at lyrics, of beginning the test. the You given be 30seconds to will practise, after which examiner the will improvise amelody over backing the track. At grade, this there an is element also of sight reading, consisting of atwo-bar The examiner give you will achord key of sequence inthe either Dmajor, B Interpretation & Improvisation & & b b 4 4 Improvise melody q ’ = C 100 . . w ’ Rock ’ ’ ’ ’ q =90–100. ’ w ¿ ’ ¿ G ’ m ¿ ’ ¿ ’ ’ Take D œ m ’ my œ ’ mon ’ œ - ey, œ ’ b major, Eminor or Dminor. You must œ ’ B b Improvisation &Interpretation take œ ’ œ ’ C ’ my œ D ’ m pay. œ ’ ’ Œ ’ . . 53 Female Vocals Grade 5 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 54 Female Vocals Grade 5 Please note: the test shown an is example. The examiner give will you adifferent version in the exam. are practising. still availabletime after second the playthrough is pre-recorded on audio the count-in vocal the track, so you may while begin It is acceptable to sing over track the as it is beingplayed as well as practising after first two the playthroughs. The length of harmonythe line. The tempo is a short gap for you to after practise each playthrough. Next, you hear a will You hear test the test the will time twice. Each is played, it with root starts the note and afour-beat count-in. There be will samethe rhythm. The examiner give you will lyrics. the recorded sing root the will part or vocal 3 The examiner play will you afour-bar melody key of inthe either Amajor or Fmajor on I–IV–V the based chords. The Test 2|Harmony Vocals Please note: the test shown an is example. The examiner give will you adifferent version in the exam. You may perform test this using any sound except vocal humming or whistling. are practising. still availabletime after second the playthrough is pre-recorded on audio the count-in vocal the track, so you may while begin It is acceptable to sing over track the as it is beingplayed as well as practising after first two the playthroughs. The length of The tempo is each playthrough. Next, you hear a will testthe is played, it with root starts the note and afour-beat count-in. ashort There be gap will for you to after practise examiner which) (the decide and root first the note the will scale be note. will You hear test the will time twice. Each The examiner play will you atwo-bar melody played backing. It to adrum B the use will Test 1|Melodic Recall You one find example will of of each type test printed below and given you of be both exam. inthe them will In there section, are this two ear tests: TestsEar & & & ■ ■ b # # ■ ■ b # # Harmony Vocals Harmony Melodic Recall # # 4 4 q 4 4 4 4 q q =
= = 90 100 100 ...... w w w q =90. w ¿ w ¿ q =90–110. w ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ rd vocal of each chord and you to need harmonise adiatonic third above using part this ¿ ¿ ¿ count-in, after which you should sing melody backing. the to drum the Tell Tell A ˙ Candidate sings:(youwillnothearorbeshownthisintheexam) ¿ A ˙ Candidate hears:(You willnotbe shownthisintheexam) me, me, œ œ œ j j ‰ ‰ Œ Œ œ tell tell D D ˙ ˙ Œ me, me, œ œ vocal j j ‰ ‰ œ Œ Œ count-in, after which you should perform œ tell tell E œ E œ œ me me œ œ œ b major or Anatural minor to to ˙ ˙ œ go. A go. ˙ A ˙ œ œ Ear Tests Ó Ó œ ......
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= = 90 100 100 ...... w w w w ¿ w ¿ w ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Tell Tell A ˙ Candidate sings:(youwillnothearorbeshownthisintheexam) ¿ A Candidate hears:(You willnotbe shownthisintheexam) ˙ me, me, œ œ œ j j ‰ ‰ Œ Œ œ tell tell D D ˙ ˙ Œ me, me, œ œ j j ‰ ‰ œ Œ Œ œ tell tell E œ E œ œ me me œ œ œ to to ˙ ˙ œ go. A go. ˙ A ˙ œ œ Ó Ó œ ...... You asked: be will to assist your answer are acceptable. askThe examiner you also will one question about your voice or microphone. the which. decide Brief demonstrations will They Part 2|Your Voice And Microphone The You asked be to will You asked be to will If there are handwritten notes on piece the you have chosen, examiner the may ask you to an choose alternative. pieces (including Free Choice Pieces) as performed by you exam. inthe You canwhich one. choose The examiner ask four will music knowledge questions from categories the below. The on questions one based be of will the MusicPart 1|General Knowledge about be will your voice or microphone. the In of part this exam the asked you be five questions. will Four about be of will general these music knowledge and fifth the Musicianship Questions General ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Explain how you would microphone use technique able to be to sing at different volumes. Suggest two exercises that can help develop control over dynamics across your range. How would you prevent straining during prolonged of use louder dynamics? less bright tone? Using your articulators (mouth/lips/tongue/teeth/jaw), how can abright you ‘ee’ modify sound to produce a The meaning of swung the rhythm marking. The meaning of key signature. the (State either major or relative minor.) The meaning of tempo the marking. The meaning of any dynamic marking. The meaning of ‘ The meaning of any signature. time minor or perfect.) Recognition of any up interval to an two octave adjacent between notes. (You not to will need state major, Whole-, quarter-, half-, eighth- and 16 Whole-, quarter-, half-, eighth-, triplet eighth- and 16 Any pitch name. (You to need state will an appropriate sharp flat, or natural.) identify and explain: identify: ad lib ad ’. th -note rests, and adjacent rest combinations. th -note values, and adjacent note value combinations. General MusicianshipQuestions
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