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Rockschool Grade Pieces Grade Rockschool Information & Introductions Additional Information Supporting Tests Technical Exercises 27 19 13 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 48 43 35 5 4 3 2 1 Acknowledgements Adele Christina PerriChristina Jessie J Nina Simone Taylor Swift Welcome to Female Rockschool Vocals Grade 3 Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Information Musical Interpretation &Free Choice Pieces Entering Exams, Exam Procedure &Marking Schemes MusicianshipGeneral Questions TestsEar Improvisation &Interpretation Sight Reading Intervals &Technical Arpeggios, Scales, Studies Goulding Ellie ...... ‘Ain’t Got No -IGot Life’ ‘Make You Feel My Love’ ‘Jar Of Hearts’ ‘Domino’ ‘Lights’ ‘22’ Table ofContents 3 Female Vocals Grade 3 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 4 Female Vocals Grade 3 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 3has 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 3pack. This book accompanying audio contain you need everything Welcome Female to Vocals Rockschool 3 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 3standard. 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 3 are three supporting tests – Welcome Female toRockschool Vocals Grade3 or an Improvisation &Interpretation test (10%), either a
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Rockschool GradePieces UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: Australia, Taiwan and New Zealand. released and went to Number 1inAmerica, Canada, in 2010 16-year-old Swift. song on album the was written or co-written by the 1 on Billboard’s Top Albums Country chart. Every released reluctant to launch her career Big soon. too Machine was eager to release her music and felt that RCA was Swift RCA left to join label Big new the Machine. She with Nashville the music scene. The following year, her family, which enabled her to become involved with RCAdeal Records and moved to Tennessee with later, aged 14,she was given an artist development chords on guitar and wrote her first song. Two years When she turned 12,she her learned first three and vocal take lessons acting and audition for shows. musical theatre, travelling regularly to Broadway to in 1989.At age the of nine she involved became in THE BIGGERPICTURE producers Max Martin and Shellback. album BACKGROUND INFO Taylor Alison Swift was inPennsylvania born ‘22’ was fourth the single from Taylor Swift’s SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: Red RELEASED: Speak Now Speak Taylor Swift Taylor . It was co-written by Swift and song’s the ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: Fearless (written entirely by Swift) was in2006and it went to Number MERCURY 2013 RED 22 6 9 TAYLOR SWIFT(VOX) POP followed in2008,then
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: gifted, serious andgifted, unique musician. Movement. She in2003and died is remembered as a in her music and was an Rights activist Civil inthe a recording artist, Simone began to address racism her only Top 20hit inAmerica. Once established as single, ‘I Loves You, Porgy’, which gave performer the following.local In 1958, Simone recorded her first consisting of blues jazz, and classical, her earned a owner insisted she sing as well as play piano. Her set, her studies, Simone performed inabar, where the Julliard Of Music School inNew York. To help fund school,high Simone studied music at prestigious the express her disdain for pop. After graduating from her owndescribe music as “black classical music” and continued throughout her career. Later she would love of classical music began around and time this a recital of classical music at venue. alocal Simone’s Aged 12,she made her debut as aconcert pianist, in aged three and later performed at church. her local in North Carolina in1933.She began playing piano THE BIGGERPICTURE 1968 from Nina Simone’s album BACKGROUND INFO Nina Simone was Eunice born Kathleen Waymon ‘Ain’t Got No -IGot Life’ was asingle released in SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: RCA RECORDS 1968 NUFF SAID AIN’T GOTNO-ILIFE 94 2 NINA SIMONE(VOX) POP Nuff Said . Nina Simone
marked her involvement Rights Civil inthe Movement. Black’ was one of Simone’s own compositions and – The Smell The Of Crowd fromtaken amusical, records. ‘Ain’tLike Got No -IGot Life’, it was too RECOMMENDED LISTENING tunes entitled former Spice Girl Melanie Con her of collection show number 30.The song covered was also in2012by remixed track the and sent it back into chart the at single release inBritain. Later, in2006,Groovefinder release in1968,making it Simone’s most successful It went to Number UKsingles 2inthe chart on its interest performer inthe among ayounger audience. came at alater stage of her career and helped generate and GeromeRado Nina Ragni. Simone’s version music,the were lyrics the while written by James Galt McDermot, aveteran of musical theatre, wrote amidst hippie the counterculture of late the 1960s. musical No’ and ‘I Got Life’ first appeared Broadway inthe Life’ of is two amedley actually songs. ‘Ain’t Got NOTES
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: a Nivea commercial. Cyrus and Taio and Cruz, had her music featured in following years, she wrote for artists such as Miley Sony ATV she inher teens. was while still In the professionally, to which led apublishing with deal and groupgirl Deep began writing Soul songs called and AmyLeona Lewis Winehouse.a joined Nextshe at famous the BRIT mater School,alma of Adele, End. From there she went on to study musical theatre Webber’s of 11she was cast inaproduction of Andrew Lloyd it was never my thing.” Anatural performer, at age the with it,”fine she said, “but anything to do with sums – someone, or hair, make-up, write acting, asong, I’m “Give me something to draw or an outfit to pick for age Cornishwas drawn to more creative activities. to followexpected footsteps, intheir but from ayoung Her sisters, older, both were and academic she was THE BIGGERPICTURE Luke, Cirkut, Max Martin and Claude Kelly. Edition of record the and was co-written with Dr. album, BACKGROUND INFO Jessica Cornish was inLondon born Ellen in1988. ‘Domino’ single from Jessie was fifth the J’s debut SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: Who You Are Whistle The Down Wind ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: . It featured on Platinum the ISLAND 2011 WHO YOUARE DOMINO 6 1 CIRKUT (VARIOUS) DR. LUKE(VARIOUS) CLAUDE KELLY(VOX) JESSIE J(VOX) POP inLondon’s West
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: was just around corner… the and make it as asinger-songwriter. Perri’s big break deciding to move out Angeles to Los once more to try divorced and moved back to Philadelphia, before for aliving. Eighteen months after her wedding, she moved to Florida, where she produced music videos suitcase and aguitar. Later that year, she and married her 21 to play piano and began writing her own songs. On fretboard.the Around same the time, Perri learned where guitarist’s the see fingers were positioned on Melon on aVHS tape –she would pause tape the to by watching aperformance by rock the group Blind Aged 16, she taught herself to play acoustic guitar were later to have an influence on her own music. to music the of groups like Guns which Roses, ’N FarrellPerry and Matt Nick Sorum. introduced her Nick Perri played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, asuburbup of inBensalem, Philadelphia. Her brother THE BIGGERPICTURE charted –before Perri had arecord deal. Perri. Christina songwriter It was released –and BACKGROUND INFO Christina JudithChristina Perri was in1986and born grew ‘Jar Of Hearts’ was debut the single from singer- SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: st RELEASED: birthday, she moved Angeles to Los with a ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: ATLANTIC 2010 LOVESTRONG JAR OFHEARTS 17 4 (VOX+PIANO) CHRISTINA PERRI POP
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: (another UKchart topper) in2012. of same the name, and her second album, her debut entitled Gouldingthen, has released an expanded edition of Number 1on UKalbum the charts in2010.Since It was awinning combination, as the materialthe that would form her debut album, producer Starsmith and pair the began working on and on focus her music. She was introduced to the insistedwho she leave university, move to London by artist the management company Turn First Artists, she could her finish studies, Goulding was discovered music and began to develop her unique sound. Before University of Kent, Goulding discovered electronic – apromising While start. studying drama at the and later won asinging contest at college her local guitar she was writing her own folk-inspired songs shewhen turned 14.Within ayear of picking up the clarinet at age the of nine, took then guitar lessons inHerefordshire.village She began playing the THE BIGGERPICTURE edition of Goulding’s Ellie debut album, BACKGROUND INFO Elena JaneElena Goulding wasin1986asmall born ‘Lights’ was second the single from expanded the SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: More Lights More POLYDOR 2011 BRIGHT LIGHTS LIGHTS 2 49 (BASS+KEYS) RICHARD STANNARD (PROGRAMMING) STEVEN MALCOLMSON ASH HOWES(DRUMS+KEYS) (VOX+GUITAR) ELLIE GOULDING POP , featuring song the Lights debuted at More Lights More Halcyon Lights , . .
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piano with vulnerable-sounding ballad vocals. phrasing. ‘How Long Will ILove’, by contrast, is a Top 40with its synth-heavy production and choppy was Goulding’s first single to reach Number 1inthe with an uplifting and lyric chord progression. ‘Burn’ typical Goulding: matched heavily vocals effected performance.vocal ‘Anything Happen’ Could is more charm about it that’s entirely down to her tender RECOMMENDED LISTENING America’s Amp Radio. isn’t alight on and Ihave to turn alight on,” she told and asleep Iwake up fall bed and that realise there a couple of and drinks Icome back and just lie on my song about her fear of dark: the “Sometimes ifI’ve had respectively,drums, on track. the Goulding wrote the Stannard and Ash Howes, played also who bass and by Goulding and Ellie producers the Richard scheduled for release instead. The song was co-written Lewis’s advert and was hastily Christmas 2010 TV cover of Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ was chosen for John Goulding’s debut album, single from NOTES
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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 single from Adele’s debut album, BACKGROUND INFO Adele Blue Laurie Adkins was inLondon born in ‘Make You Feel My Love’ and final was fifth the SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: XL 2008 19 MAKE YOUFEELMYLOVE N/A 4 ADELE (VOX) POP 21 , was co-written with 19 . 19 , which was
Adele
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 2. Melodic |Quick dynamics changes and bends 1. Rhythmic |Rhythmic accuracy appropriate backing track found which can be audio. inthe beat count. The melodic test with rootstarts the note followed by a four-beat count. tests should Both performed to the be exam.the The you examiner which, decide so must will prepare This group consists of two Technical Studies: one rhythmic and one melodic. The examiner ask you will to perform one in Group D:Technical Studies 5 Perfect 4 Perfect may perform test this using any sound except vocal humming or whistling. The tempo is The a examinerstarting note choose will within range the A–C. You hear notethis will followed by a four-beat count-in. You exam, inthe them as chosen by examiner. the In group, this 4 perfect the both Intervals C: Group & & & & & wrong? q q q 4 4 4 4 # 4 4 # J ¿ = = = #
95 90 90 4 4 q w w ¿ = th th 100 interval interval w ‰ ¿ What ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿ is ¿ go w ¿ ¿ - ¿ in’ ¿ . . th Each ¿ and perfect 5 perfect and on? ¿ ¿ ¿ and ¿ ev ¿ . . ⇥ Stop, F - > # œ f ’ry m ¿ The ¿ time ¿ qui w ¿ w ¿ th p œ name intervals need to be prepared to need be intervals as below. You asked be to perform one will of ¿ - et œ ¿ I now. keep œ ¿ of ¿ ¿ ¿ tel ¿ Œ the - ¿ lin’ ¿ you, game ¿ ¿ œ I both ¿ ¿ . it’s ¿ œ time before exam. the The rhythmic test with starts afour- ¿ œ ¿ is to ¿ want ¿ ¿ œ move to ¿ ¿ to, œ get ¿ j on, ¿ ‰ up ¿ ˙ Candidate sings: ˙ Candidate sings: but E œ I ¿ f . q you ¿ =90. œ and ¿ keep œ ¿ stay want ¿ œ com ¿ - ing ¿ to œ j real back ¿ ¿ ˙ ˙ ‰ sleep. F p # ˙ so ¿ strong. m ¿ strong. ¿ Ó What’s ¿ . . . . 49 Female Vocals Grade 3 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 50 Female Vocals Grade 3 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. 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 given practice you the time During be choice the will of ametronome click throughout or acount-in of four beats at the given be 90seconds towill practise, after which you test. perform the The will tempo is The examiner give you will afour-bar melody key of inthe Cmajor or Dminor covering arange of up 5 to aperfect 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 & ■ ■ q 4 4 ■ ■ = Or Either
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80 . . Pop w w ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ’ G ’ ’ ’ B ’ m ’ q =80–90. ’ ’ A ’ m Improvisation &Interpretation ’ ’ C ’ ’ G ’ ’ ’ . . 51 Female Vocals Grade 3 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 52 Female Vocals Grade 3 Please note: the test shown an is example. The examiner give will you adifferent version in the exam. You asked be then to rhythm identifythe will heard 1from inpart two printed examples shown to you by examiner. the Part 2|Identification available after second the playthrough is pre-recorded on audio the count-in the track, so you may while are begin practising. still It is acceptable to sing over track the as it is beingplayed as well as practising after first two the playthroughs. The length of time For exercise, this ‘da’ use or ‘ba’ sounds. vocal after each playthrough. Next, you hear a will test the time is played, it is preceded by root the note and afour-beat count-in. ashort There be gap will for you to practise The examiner play will you a two-bar rhythm played on a single note backing. to You a drum hear test the will twice. Each Part 1|Rhythmic Recall This test comes intwo parts: Test Recall 2|Rhythmic 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. available after second the playthrough is pre-recorded on audio the count-in the track, so you may while are begin practising. still It is acceptable to sing over track the as it is beingplayed as well as practising after first two the playthroughs. The length of time hear a will test twice, each with time afour-beat count-in. ashort There be gap will for you to after practise each playthrough. Next you C major or Anatural minor examiner (the which) decide and root scales first the note will the be note. will You hear the will The examiner play will you atwo-bar melody played backing. to It adrum arange use will of up to first five the notes of the 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 & & & ■ ■ q q q 4 4 4 4 4 4 ■ ■ = = = Rhythmic Recall Melodic Recall
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