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Piano Sample Pack piano SAMPLE PACK Welcome to the Rockschool Repertoire Sample Booklet for piano Contents 3 the rockschool books This interactive booklet is designed to give a flavour of the pieces of music 4 Repertoire and audio contained within the graded music exam syllabus and information on the musical skills and understanding that have been benchmarked at each grade. 5 EXAMS AND Assessment Criteria This sits alongside the Syllabus Guide which provides full details of the graded 7 Debut Musical Skills and Features examinations run by Rockschool for Piano. 8 Debut Repertoire Sample 11 Grade 1 Musical Skills and Features 12 Grade 1 Repertoire Sample 15 Grade 2 Musical Skills and Features Purchase your digital copies of the full Rockschool syllabus books including access 16 Grade 2 Repertoire Sample to Replay, the interactive sheet music tool, on the RSL Awards shop here… 19 Grade 3 Musical Skills and Features 20 Grade 3 Repertoire Sample * 23 Grade 4 Musical Skills and Features save 10% 24 Grade 4 Repertoire Sample 27 Grade 5 Musical Skills and Features You can buy the whole range of hard copy Rockschool syllabus books on: 28 Grade 5 Repertoire Sample Musicroom.com 31 Grade 6 Musical Skills and Features Use the code RSLSAMPLE to save 10%* on all Rockschool products. 32 Grade 6 Repertoire Sample 35 Grade 7 Musical Skills and Features *Available while stocks last on Rockschool syllabus books and methods only. This offer may be withdrawn at any time. 36 Grade 7 Repertoire Sample If you are using Adobe Acrobat to view this document, you will be able to hear the 39 Grade 8 Musical Skills and Features sample audio alongside the sample repertoire pages. Alternatively, please visit the RSL Awards website to hear the audio previews. 40 Grade 8 Repertoire Sample LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] piano SAMPLE PACK The rockschool books are divided into three key sections: Performance Pieces: Technical Exercises: Supporting Tests and Each graded exam book contains all There are either three or four General Musicianship the material you need to learn at each groups of technical exercise, grade and has been benchmarked depending on the grade: Questions: according to a set of criteria which are contained in this booklet. Group A – scales The candidate is required to undertake three kinds of The songs are also supported by Group B – arpeggios/broken chords unprepared, supporting test: Performance Notes. These sections cover the song from the performers’ Group C – chord voicings 1. Sight Reading or an Improvisation & perspective, focusing on the technical Interpretation (Debut to Grade 5). issues the learner will encounter as they Group D – a choice of stylistic studies navigate each track. Please note: these are replaced Please note: Group D only exists by mandatory Quick Study Pieces Each book also contains both a full mix at Grades 6–8. (QSPs) at Grades 6–8 in all graded and backing track to provide the learner exams except for Piano and Keys. with the ideal level of performance they Rockschool’s Technical Exercises are need to aim for. Both versions have designed to introduce a gradual 2. Ear Tests: featuring Melodic Recall spoken count-ins at the beginning much increase of expressive techniques and Chord Recognition (Debut to like you would expect in a professional and ideas, that collectively enable Grade 3) and Melodic Recall and recording environment. each player to attain a true sense of Harmonic Recall (Grades 4–8). musicality. Whether that’s achieved in Please note: any solos played on tone modification, ornamentation, or 3. General Musicianship Questions the full mix versions are indicative only. articulation; each technique can be (GMQs), which will be asked by freely applied to any specific style a the examiner at the end of each player chooses to identify with. exam. Each book features examples of the types of unprepared tests likely to appear in the exam. The examiner will give a different version in the exam. LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] piano SAMPLE PACK Repertoire: Audio: The pieces of music in the graded exam book have Audio is provided in the form of backing tracks (excluding been carefully selected to cater for a wide range of the assessed part) and examples (including the assessed musical tastes so please refer to the syllabus guide part) for the pieces and the supporting tests where and our website for more details. applicable. Audio files are supplied in MP3 format to enable playback on a wide range of compatible devices. Digital Learners also have the opportunity to use Free versions of the book include audio files in the download. Choice Pieces alongside this specified repertoire Physical versions of the book include a code to download and the benchmarking criteria in this booklet should the audio at rslawards.com/downloads. be used to identify whether the piece they want to use meets the required standard for the grade chosen. Additional Information: This is also available on our website. The books also contain information on exam procedures, There are six hit tune arrangements which fall into including online examination entry, marking schemes, three categories: information on Free Choice Pieces and any improvisation, notation and tone requirements for each grade. 1. Melody and Accompaniment: These arrangements are performed to full band backing tracks, with the piano performing both melody and accompaniment. 2. Solo Piano Arrangement: These are full solo piano arrangements, performed without backing tracks. 3. Vocal Accompaniment: These arrangements are reflective of the skills required of a pianist working in ensemble environments and the backing tracks feature a vocal melody line. All the pupils I teach want to learn everything about contemporary music, which Rockschool perfectly caters to. it’s an ideal resource for what my students want to achieve. Ed Black, Teacher of rockschool LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] piano SAMPLE PACK Graded Examinations reference all three learning Exams outcomes, whereas Performance Certificates only require the first outcome to be met. When they are ready, candidates can enter for the following types of exam: Graded Music Exam WHAT ARE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA? candidates perform Three Pieces; a selection of Assessment Criteria are how we assess the learning Technical Exercises; and a series of Unseen Tests. outcomes. Performance Certificate They are applied to evidence musical outcomes at candidates perform Five Pieces only. This exam progressing grades. can also be taken via video submission. Each criterion is equally weighted. Learners can take their exam at one of our Public Exam Venues or, should your venue meet certain criteria, we can convene a private exam day at your venue for Each is considered / marked separately. your students. The combination gives the total mark for each piece/ supporting test. Assessment Criteria: Assessment: 1. Command of Instrument The quality of the sound produced from the instrument, Candidates are assessed against specific Learning including the consistency of sound/tone, control of Outcomes and Assessment Criteria which are detailed sound/tone commensurate with grade. in full in the Syllabus Guide and on our website. 2. Sync or Pulse We have also included a summary of the Assessment Alignment of the performance to backing track, Criteria in this booklet. metronome or applied to a solo performance, observing notation markings. For unaccompanied pieces candidates should maintain a secure internal pulse and adjust the LEARNING OUTCOMES: pulse where instructed within the music. There are three learning outcomes in Rockschool 3. Accuracy and Understanding graded music exams: Representing the written notation accurately, except by instruction through performance notes, or interpreting 1. Be able to perform music in popular musical styles. the written part with equivalent skills demonstrated. Secure understanding of musical structure evidenced 2. Be able to demonstrate technical ability on an through transitions of phrases, bars and sections. instrument/voice through responding to set technical demands. 4. Style and Expression An expressive and commanding performance of the 3. Be able to demonstrate musical understanding notated material dictated by the demands of the through a range of set tests. performance piece. LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] BUY NOW LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] piano SAMPLE PACK piano debut Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Debut Duration 40 secs–1 min 20 secs Key C major / A minor Tempo 60-130 bpm Time Signatures 4/4, 3/4 Rhythmic Values 8th notes and rests, occasional dotted quarter notes Dynamics None, or very simple/sparse Articulation & None, or very simple/sparse Phrasing Melodic Features Mainly stepwise movement or small intervallic transitions Harmonic Occasional two-note chords in one hand (three-note chords will be between both hands) Features Rhythmic Features Non-complex rhythmic groupings Keyboard Single patch settings with basic variety of sounds [e.g. electric piano, organ, pad] Features (Keys Basic layering of sounds (e.g. piano/pad) Syllabus only) LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Debut ‘Imagine’ John Lennon Imagine SONG TITLE: ‘IMAGINE’ ALBUM: IMAGINE RELEASED: 1971 LABEL: APPLE =76 Pop/Rock A q GENRE: SOFT ROCK/POP C F WRITTEN BY: JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO 1 PRODUCED BY: JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO/ PHIL SPECTRE 4 j UK CHART PEAK: ‰ œ œ œ Œ Ó 1 & 4 œ œ œ œ 1 2 5 4 w ˙. œ ? 4 w ˙ Written by John Lennon in 1971, ‘Imagine’ was C F a worldwide hit which conveyed themes of politics, The song itself has sold over 1.6 million copies religion and love. Lennon wrote the song at his in the UK alone, making it by far Lennon’s biggest home in Berkshire and was heavily influenced by the success as a solo artist.