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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Table of Contents Technical Exercises Pieces Grade Rockschool Information & Introductions Additional Information Supporting Tests 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 50 43 Duffy 35 Birdy 25 19 11 Beyoncé 5 4 3 2 1 Adele Acknowledgements 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 Moulin Rouge! Melua Katie Welcome to Female Rockschool Vocals Grade 4 Table of Contents Title Page ...... ‘The Closest Thing ‘The ToCrazy’ ‘One Day Fly Away’ I’ll ‘Rolling InDeep’ The ‘Warwick Avenue’ ‘If IWere ABoy’ ‘Skinny Love’ Table ofContents 3 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 4 Female Vocals Grade 4 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 4has 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 4pack. This book accompanying audio contain you need everything Welcome Female to Vocals Rockschool 4 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 4standard. 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 4 are three supporting tests – Welcome Female toRockschool Vocals Grade4 or an Improvisation &Interpretation test (10%), either a
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Rockschool GradePieces UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: territory, playing still while to her strengths. Her and Melua spread her wings slightly, into pop artier saw electronic producer William Orbit helm the take albums with Batt followed, until 2010’s 2004’s biggest-selling album UK.Two inthe more blend of pop, radio-friendly and jazz blues, it became Melua’s debut album, own compositions) that would become 19-year-old built up of acollection songs (many of Batt’s them songs. The pair bonded over music their taste, and Eva Cassidy, could who handle and jazz both blues to perform his material of style inthe late singer from Eyes’ from (writer of two British pop culture classics in‘Bright to attention the of producer-composer Mike Batt London. atalent During showcase event, she came England aged 14and enrolling in BRIT inthe School to Northern Ireland aged eight, before settling in THE BIGGERPICTURE one of most the successful artists of 2000s. the debut album, BACKGROUND INFO Georgian-born Ketevan ‘Katie’ Melua moved This regret-tinged tear-jerker from Katie Melua’s SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: The WomblesThe RELEASED: Watership Down ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: Call The Off Search ). Batt was looking for someone Call The Off Search 2003 CALL OFFTHESEARCH TO CRAZY THE CLOSESTTHING N/A 10 KATIE MELUA(VOX) POP DRAMATICO and the theme tune tune theme and the , helped her become become her helped , The House The . Awinning
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: eight Oscars and won two in 2001. movie-goers can relate.” was nominated The film for and excitementthrill inaway to which contemporary was to audiences the of 1899and express that same premise what to decode Moulin has the been Rouge decision songs: to modern “[The] use whole stylistic Director all. them use Luhrmann Baz explained his soundtrack, it took two years to get permission to late 20 compositions) and features many songs from the previously released popular songs rather than original is a‘jukeboxfilm musical’ (i.e. one made up of star ofill cabaret, the Satine (Nicole Kidman). The McGregor), inlove falls who with terminally the and tells of story the English writer Christian(Ewan famous Moulin Rouge cabaret venue late inthe 1890s McGregor and Jim Broadbent. It inParis’s is set Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan THE BIGGERPICTURE Nicole Kidman on vocals. lead featured musical inthe singerjazz Randy Crawford. This version of song the BACKGROUND INFO Moulin Rouge! ‘One Day Fly Away’ I’ll was originally ahit for soul- SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: th RELEASED: century. There are many so songs on the ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: is amusical directed by film Baz INTERSCOPE 2001 MOULIN ROUGE!SOUNDTRACK ONE DAYI’LLFLYAWAY N/A N/A NICOLE KIDMAN(VOX) MUSICAL THEATRE Moulin Rouge! , with actress Moulin Rouge! (2012) and Kimberley Walsh’s theatre albums inrecent times –Melanie C’s C and Kimberley Walsh have recorded both musical is asstyle popular today as ever. Pop stars Melanie Elaine Page, Sarah Brightman and Minnelli. Liza The performances. Classic singers to watch out for include RECOMMENDED LISTENING Centre Stage Kimberley Walsh covered also song the on her album right timing without accompaniment.” Girls Aloud’s and to singing, stay and right inthe key and trying the synching. Kidman said, “It’s hard you’re when crying actors the all perform lines their live rather than lip- and jobwas the hers. director the On set, insisted playthe It Better’, and Luhrmann checked out her turn in roles). She auditioned, performing ‘Nobody Does abilities (having shown neither inher previous movie convince Luhrmann Baz of her singing and dancing Kidman sought out role the of Satine, but had to sung by Nicole Kidman’s character Satine. Nicole biggest hit and was later featured in NOTES Musical theatre is agenre rich ingreat vocal ‘One Day Fly Away’ I’ll was Randy Crawford’s
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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 ‘Rolling In The Deep’ was first single the released SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: XL 2010 21 ROLLING INTHEDEEP 1 2 ADELE (VOX) POP 21 21 . , was co-written with 19 , which was
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 3. Think C5 I’ve Ba C5 Make Drums 3fr 3fr Bb5 - Bb5 heard by, of a home one I me down on you there have in now as no the I’m mine depths gon sto - na - sure G5 G5 G5 ry of make G5 3fr 3fr won’t 3fr 3fr your to your be be des head shared. - told. pair. burn. Bb5 Bb5 D.S.alCoda But 29 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 30 Female Vocals Grade 4 Ø Bb Bb Coda Abmaj7 4fr You But you Roll had played - Could Bb my ing Bb have heart in it had and the it Abmaj7 soul Cm deep. with Abmaj7 3fr 4fr all. a 4fr beat - ing. ’side of your hand.
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Throw Count Turn µ Cm pay Drums 3fr me my your your back µ sor soul bless - in kind - rows through ings and to reap in just find ev - to - what ’ry what trea you - o sured you’ve - look pen gold. sown. door. for. You’ll cont. sim. 31 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 32 Female Vocals Grade 4 Abmaj7 Cm Bb all. Cm all. 4fr 3fr 3fr It Abmaj7 all. 4fr We It could all. Bb Bb Bb have had It it all. Cm all. We 3fr could Roll We - have could ing Bb have had in had the it it
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: Right’ to the Sons (with whom she contributed song the ‘Learn Me similarity to likes the of Iver Bon and Mumford & asfolk’, ‘indie described an acknowledgement of its remainder. Van Bogaerde’s Den music has been she wrote two of 11tracks the and co-wrote the follow-up by Van Bogaerde –was released Den in2011.The ofcollection covers and one composition original with 14 land apublishing followed deal, by arecord deal Henderson. The recordings made helped they Birdy prize was studio inthe time with producer Gareth She performed her own song Free’ ‘So Be and her shein 2008,when won anational open mic contest. writing her own songs. Bogaerde’s big break came Jasmine to play aged five. By age the of eight, she was mother, Sophie, is aconcert pianist and taught gave her, which later her became stage name. Her in 1996.Birdy was nickname the Jasmine’s parents THE BIGGERPICTURE album, eponymous the BACKGROUND INFO Jasmine Van Bogaerdewas inHampshire born Den ‘Skinny Love’ single was lead from the Birdy’s debut SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: th Floor Records. Her debut album, Fire WithinFire ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: Brave soundtrack). appeared in2013.This time 14 2011 BIRDY SKINNY LOVE 62 17 BIRDY (VOX) INDIE POP Birdy TH FLOORRECORDS . Birdy –a
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arrangement similar to ‘Skinny Love’. meanwhile, has and astripped-back vocal piano Ryan Tedder. Birdy’s cover of Sheeran’s Ed ‘A Team’, production and was co-written with One Republic’s album, RECOMMENDED LISTENING review, naming it a‘Mojo Instant Classic’. list and website Pitchfork included it inits albums of year the releasing album the in2007.Influential indie music cabin, later then instruments, extra added before self- world. He recorded basic tracks the there all inhis in acabin inWisconsin, cut off from outside the up and suffering from glandular fever –‘hibernated’ were written Vernon while upset by –still his break- relationship Emma. They with called an ex-girlfriend albumthe and song the were on Vernon’s based failed which was released in2007to acclaim. critical Both on Iver’s Bon debut album, Iver. The version original of ‘Skinny Love’ appeared Vernon, singer-songwriter the band behind the Bon on Birdy’s debut album. It was written by Justin NOTES
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] UK CHARTPEAK: US CHARTPEAK: follow-up, aGrammy win Duffy and three BRIT Awards. Its blue-eyed was soul ahit with critics and fans, helping Rockferry identityartistic and produced her debut album, manager Butler in 2006,while helped develop Duffy’s (Suede, McAlmont Duffy’s &Butler). became Lee to London and hooked her up with BernardButler Jeanette of Rough Trade Lee Records, moved who her second. The following year, was introduced to Duffy inatalentpart show on Welsh television. She came venue. In 2003,she returned to Wales and took and was aregular performer at and jazz blues alocal Production and Performing at Arts Chester University England, where she studied Contemporary Music name relocated then Soulego. to northof the Duffy Switzerland to sing with him under vocals the and producer Soren Mounir, invited who her to was discovered on internet the by Swiss songwriter Wales. Aged 15,she bands. singing started She in local THE BIGGERPICTURE debut album, award-winning the BACKGROUND INFO Amiee Ann Duffy was in1984Bangor, born Amiee Ann Duffy ‘Warwick Avenue’ was third the single from Duffy’s SONG TITLE: PERSONNEL: RELEASED: , released in2008.Its vintage-sounding Endlessly ALBUM: GENRE: LABEL: , was released in2010. A&M 2008 ROCKFERRY WARWICK AVENUE N/A 3 JAMES BANBURY(CELLO) BERNARD BUTLER(GTR) DUFFY (VOX) POP SOUL Rockferry .
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which puts emotion the all inDuffy’s to fore. the vocal influence of Bacharach Burt inits lush production, blues. ‘Stepping Stone’, from also a hollering, blast testifying inspired by gospel and soul, ‘Mercy’, second the single from RECOMMENDED LISTENING real inavideo!” I’m ever going to get to doing aperformance that’s Igoton set, video the abit upset… That’s as closeas singer, she didn’t have tears: to fake those “Being there backseat of aLondon black cab. According to the inthe accompanied crying is seen single, the Duffy are about lyrics exes.” certain In music the that video something different years to those me ago… all There Everyoneperspective. about is talking it now. It meant work on song’s the “I lyrics: wrote it from asecretive me by surprise,” she said. The next day she began got off at that stop and name the just kindof took line –andBakerloo simply sound the liked of it. “I Underground titular –the Warwick Avenue, on the Wales. The singer got off at wrong the stop on the Avenue’ shortly after she arrived inLondon from NOTES
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Gbmaj7 1° only Dm Eb more. time. 5fr 6fr the past When When and I I be Prom I Gbmaj7 showed - true. get get Bb ise you me to to War War Don’t the Eb - - wick wick 6fr think you Av Av an - - - swers, we’re won’t e e - - Dm Bb nue nue O. now step 5fr K. here’s out just I’ll please be the - of tell cause line. door. you drop I’m 45 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 46 Female Vocals Grade 4 don’t Eb Dm Ab Bb 6fr 5fr 4fr here. love leav µ You - ing think Gm me. you Fm7 3fr you’re You hurt for lov the me - I’ve ing last bad Ab ba Cm7 Db - 4fr time, 4fr 3fr by but been but that 2° you ba con I I - Eb fused - Gm7 6fr want Dm7 won’t 1. by. we’re 3fr 5fr out shed to of a Cm7 through. be my tear. Gb You 3fr Fm7 Gm7 free. think mind 3fr you’re Fm7 late Bb7 lov - Ba - ing ly. - by but I’m you
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] Cm7 Cm All Eb you’ve Cm7 3fr 3fr 6fr to 3fr hurt the be Fm7 free. days Bb me. Cm/Bb Gbmaj7 Ba spent - by, to you’ve - Eb geth 2. 6fr When hurt Cm/A - I Bb me. er, 2. don’t Dm Dm7 5fr 5fr love Gm7 I me. 3fr w i s h e d I f o r want b e t - 47 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 48 Female Vocals Grade 4 Abmaj7 Cm7 F/A All Ab - - - 3fr 4fr 6fr ter, ed, ter, those and but days I I Gm did Gm7 did - 3fr n’t - I 3fr ’ n’t m want spent want b r the o the - train to k e train n - geth heart to come. Fm/Ab to Fm7 - - come. Gb ed; er, Cm 3fr seems Now Gm7 like Fm7 3fr it’s we w nev h e Cm/Bb n - er I start w de i s h e d - - for ed. part bet - -
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] don’t Dm7 Dm7 Cm7 Bb 5fr 5fr 3fr love love Fm7 Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 me. me. 3fr 3fr 3fr Db I I 4fr Fm7 want want Cm7 Cm7 Eb 3fr to 3fr 6fr to be be Fm7 free. Fm7 Cm7 free. 3fr Ba - Ba Bb7 by, - Eb by, you Eb 6fr You you’ve µ 6fr Eb hurt think 6fr Ab hurt you’re 4fr me. Bb Bb'9 Gm lov me. 3fr - 6fr ing You but don’t you 49 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 50 Female Vocals Grade 4 A major (ascending) and E arpeggio A major arpeggio humming or whistling. The tempo is note played on piano followed by aone-bar (four click) count-in. You may perform test this using any sound except vocal This test is performed to a metronome click track and you may any select starting note from A–E. You hear root the will exam,in the as chosen by examiner. the In group, this exercises of prepared to both need be arpeggio the as shown below. You asked be to perform one will of them Arpeggios B: Group except humming or whistling. The tempo is choose, you hear your will chosen starting note before count the You starts. may perform test this using any sound vocal asked ifyou would like to sing along to ametronome click or hear four clicks before you Whichever start. option you The major pentatonic should prepared scale be as shown below. You may any select starting note from A–E. You be will Scales A: Group Technical Exercises Technical Exercises & & & # # # # # # # # # 4 4 4 4 4 4 q q q = = =
80 80 80 w w w w ¿ w ¿ ¿ ¿ w ¿ 7 ¿ ¿ q arpeggio (descending) arpeggio =80. ¿ ¿ ¿ q ¿ =80. œ œ œ œ ¿ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Scales, Arpeggios,Intervals,MelodicStudy and œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Backing Vocals Ó Ó Ó
RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] audio. exam, as chosen by examiner. the The test should performed to appropriate the be backing track whichfound can be in the In group,this prepared to need be parts backing both vocal as shown below. You asked be to perform one will of in them the Group Vocals E:Backing Slides and Trilldowns count. The test should performed to appropriate the be backing track found which can be audio. inthe 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 7 Major 6 Major 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 major the both 6 Intervals C: Group & & & & & & A B q q # 4 4 4 4 # # # # # # # = =
90 90 4 4 4 4 4 4 q q A Oh, ˙ = w w th th = 115 Keep Keep interval interval 115 D œ œ w Pop B on on m œ œ œ mov mov œ œ w ¿ - - have ing, ing, œ œ œ ¿ you ‰ ‰ œ ¿ th and major 7 we’re we’re ¿ œ œ j j E ev œ m B - gon gon Say œ m œ œ er, œ - - na na œ œ œ Œ th œ w ¿ w ¿ keep keep intervals need to be prepared to need be intervals as below. You asked be to perform one will of œ œ œ Œ that mov mov œ œ œ ¿ ¿ you œ - - ev œ ing, ing, œ œ - wan E er œ œ m ‰ ‰ - œ na we’re we’re need ¿ ¿ G œ œ œ Œ j j - ed œ gon gon E Œ œ œ m touch - - Œ ¿ ¿ œ na na œ œ the œ keep keep œ œ to œ G sky œ mov mov œ œ œ ˙ Candidate sings: ˙ Candidate sings: œ œ - - q ing ing œ œ =90. œ ‰ ‰ A fly. œ ‰ œ œ a a j j and œ - - j œ long. long. D ˙ ˙ A sigh. œ ˙ ˙ B œ m œ œ B œ m Ó Ó œ œ œ Œ 51 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 52 Female Vocals Grade 4 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 you test. perform the The will tempo is and youbars to 1 and 2, need improvise two bars. amelody final inthe You given be 90seconds to will practise, after which and cover arange of up to an are octave. At arepeat of there grade this is an element of improvisation. Bars 5 and 6 You given be an eight-bar will melody keys inthe of 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 & & ■ ■ # # ■ ■ # # Or Either now. 4 4 q œ = –an improvisation and interpretation test facing page). (see
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RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 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. 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 sequence key inthe of either Dmajor, B Interpretation & Improvisation & & # # # # F 4 4 q # ’ = m
95 7 . . Jazz w ’ q q = q 3 q ’ j w ¿ ’ ¿ q ¿ =90–100. G ¿ ’ m a j 7 D He m œ a j 7 ’ Œ does œ ’ - n’t œ want œ ’ œ to G get m œ a j 7 ’ A Œ 7 out œ ’ of œ bed. œ ’ Improvise melody b B major, Eminor or Dminor. You must ’ m 7 ’ Improvisation &Interpretation ’ ’ D m ’ a j 7 ’ ’ A ’ 7 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ . . 53 Female Vocals Grade 4 RSL-121359032617 / 1 / Louise Metcalfe / [email protected] 54 Female Vocals Grade 4 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 rhythm. The examiner give you will lyrics. the sing root the will part notevocal of each chord and you to need harmonise a major third above using part this same the The examiner play will you athree-bar melody key of inthe Cmajor or Amajor, on I–IVchords. the based The recorded 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 after each playthrough. Next you hear a will test the time Each is played it with root starts the note and afour-beat count-in. ashort There be gap will for you to practise minor examinerB natural (the which) decide and root scales first the note the will be note. will You hear test the will twice. The examiner play will you atwo-bar melody played backing. toIt adrum up use to first six will the notes of Dmajor the or 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 & & & ■ ■ # # # ■ ■ # # # Harmony Vocals Harmony Melodic Recall # # 4 4 q 4 4 4 4 q q =
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