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Accordion Electronic Keyboard Electric Organ Technical Requirements & Discussion Questions for Recorded Graded Exams The following list of technical requirements should be performed to make up the Technical Work component of the exam for: • Accordion (pp.1-5 • Electronic Keyboard (pp.!-1" • Electric Organ (pp. 11-1# Candidates may choose which scales or arpeggios to perform but should& where possible& select a variety of different ke%s. Close attention should be paid to instructions on articulation and dynamics. Further guidelines on specific requirements for each grade (such as the set scales for each grade and instructions on hands together or separate performance) can be found in the rele'ant L$*+ syllabus. Accordion Grade Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale C chromatic scale .ellow shake in C "hords - a mixture of full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: one ma-or one minor one augmented one dominant 7th one diminished 7th Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at an% point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • What is the mood of this piece0 1 Grade $% Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale C chromatic scale .ellow shake in C "hords - a mixture of full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: two ma-or two minor one augmented one dominant 7ths one diminished 7ths Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at an% point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • Which couplers did you use to pla% this piece0 Grade &% Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale ,ne ma-or double 3rds ,ne minor double 3rds C chromatic scale ,ne bellow shake "hords - a mixture of arpeggios& full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: ,ne ma-or ,ne minor ,ne augmented ,ne dominant 7ths ,ne diminished 7ths Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at an% point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • Which couplers did you use to pla% this piece and why did you use them0 2 Grade ' Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale Chromatic scale starting on C ,ne ma-or double 3rds ,ne minor double 3rds C chromatic scale ,ne bellow shake "hords – a mixture of full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: ,ne ma-or ,ne minor ,ne augmented ,ne dominant 7th ,ne diminished 7th Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at an% point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • Which couplers did you use to pla% this piece and why did you use them0 • Which was the trickiest part of the piece to learn and wh%0 Grade ) Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale Chromatic scale starting on G ,ne ma-or double 3rds ,ne minor double 3rds ,ne double 3rds chromatic ,ne bellow shake "hords – a mixture of arpeggios& full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: Two ma-or Two minor ,ne augmented ,ne dominant 7ths ,ne diminished 7ths Discussion Questions 3ll questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • Which couplers did you use to pla% this piece and why did you use them0 • What is the form of this piece0 3 Grade * Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale Chromatic scale starting on D ,ne ma-or double 3rds ,ne minor double 3rds ,ne double 3rds chromatic ,ne ma-or in 10ths ,ne minor in 10ths ,ne contrary motion ma-or ,ne bellow shake "hords – a mixture of arpeggios& full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: Two ma-or Two minor ,ne augmented ,ne dominant 7ths ,ne diminished 7ths Discussion Questions 3ll questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite? What makes it en-o%able to pla%0 • What was the hardest thing about learning this piece and how did you o'ercome the difficult%0 • Identify two melodic or harmonic features in this piece (such as sequence, melodic in'ersion, circle of 5ths& pedal points...) Grade + Technical Requirements Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale ,ne chromatic scale ,ne ma-or double 3rds ,ne minor double 3rds ,ne double 3rds chromatic ,ne ma-or in 10ths ,ne minor in 10ths ,ne contrary motion ma-or ,ne bellow shake "hords – a mixture of arpeggios& full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: Two ma-or Two minor ,ne augmented ,ne dominant 7ths ,ne diminished 7ths 4 Discussion Questions 3ll questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite? What makes it en-o%able to pla%0 • 4escribe your approach to learning this piece such as use of certain techniques and approach to interpretaion • Identify two melodic or harmonic features in this piece (such as sequence, melodic in'ersion, circle of 5ths& pedal points...) • 4escribe the form of this piece Grade , Technical Requirements ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale ,ne chromatic scale ,ne ma-or double 3rds ,ne minor double 3rds ,ne double 3rds chromatic ,ne ma-ors in 10ths ,ne minors in 10ths ,ne contrary motion ma-or ,ne bellow shake "hords – a mixture of arpeggios& full and broken chords should be performed in a variety of ke%s and in'ersions: Two ma-or Two minor Two augmented Two dominant 7ths Two diminished 7ths ,ne chromatic chord in C Discussion Questions 3ll questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite? What makes it en-o%able to pla%0 • 4escribe your approach to learning this piece such as use of certain techniques and approach to interpretaion • Identify two melodic or harmonic features in this piece (such as sequence, melodic in'ersion, circle of 5ths& pedal points...) • 4escribe the historical and stylistic context of the music 5 Electronic Keyboard Grade Technical Requirements Either o-tion 1: Scales and Arpeggios OR o-tion 2: Study O-tion 1 Scales ,ne ma-or scale 3 minor C ma-or Contrary motion C ma-or Pentatonic – one hand onl% Arpeggios ,ne ma-or arpeggio 3 minor (harmonic or melodic 8cale9 Chord exercise from LCM Keyboard Handbook O-tion 2 Scale Study (not required to be pla%ed from memor% DO.SETT Run Along Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • What is the mood of this piece0 • Which voices and styles were used in this piece0 Grade $% Technical Requirements Either o-tion 1: Scales and Arpeggios OR o-tion 2: Study O-tion 1 Scales ,ne ma-or scale ,ne minor scale (harmonic or melodic 2 ma-or Contrary motion 4 minor Pentatonic – one hand onl% Arpeggios ,ne ma-or arpeggio ,ne minor arpeggio 8cale9 Chord exercise from LCM Keyboard Handbook O-tion 2 8cale Study (not required to be pla%ed from memor% /EG0ER The Ferryman 6 Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • What is the mood of this piece0 • Which voices and styles were used in this piece0 Grade &% Technical Requirements Either o-tion 1: Scales and Arpeggios OR o-tion 2: Study O-tion 1 Scales ,ne ma-or scale - swung ,ne minor scale (harmonic or melodic - straight 4 ma-or Contrary motion ,ne chromatic scale + minor Pentatonic Arpeggios ,ne ma-or arpeggios ,ne minor arpeggios 8cale9 Chord exercise from LCM Keyboard Handbook O-tion 2 Scale Study (not required to be pla%ed from memor% DO.SETT Groo'y Bossa No'a Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • 4escribe the character of this piece • Which voices and styles were used in this piece0 Grade ' Technical Requirements Either o-tion 1: Scales and Arpeggios OR o-tion 2: Study O-tion 1 Scales ,ne ma-or scale - straight ,ne minor scale (harmonic or melodic - swung ,ne contrary motion scale ,ne chromatic contrary motion scale 2 ma-or Pentatonic Arpeggios Two ma-or arpeggios Two minor arpeggios 7 8cale9 Chord exercise from LCM Keyboard Handbook O-tion 2 Scale Study (not required to be pla%ed from memor% /EG0ER In the Mix Discussion Questions .oth questions to be answered at any point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed9 sang today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • Which voices and styles were used in this piece0 • What was your approach to learning this piece& were an% sections more difficult to learn0 Grade ) Technical Requirements Either o-tion 1: Scales and Arpeggios OR o-tion 2: Study O-tion 1 Scales ,ne ma-or scale - swung ,ne minor scale (harmonic or melodic -straight ,ne contrary motion ma-or scale ,ne contrary motion minor scale ,ne chromatic similar motion scale from any note ( ma-or Pentatonic scale 2 Blues scale Arpeggios Two ma-or arpeggios Two minor arpeggios 8cale9 Chord exercise from LCM Keyboard Handbook O-tion 2 Scale Study (not required to be pla%ed from memor% DO.SETT The Circle Line Discussion Questions 3ll questions to be answered at an% point during the exam: • Which of the pieces you pla%ed today is your fa'ourite and wh%0 • Which voices and styles were used in this piece0 • What is the form of this piece0 Grade * Technical Requirements Either o-tion 1: Scales and Arpeggios OR o-tion 2: Study O-tion 1 Scales