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Welcome to the Rockschool Repertoire Sample Booklet for keys 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 Keys. 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 This offer may be withdrawn at any time. 36 Grade 7 Repertoire Sample If you are using Adobe Acrobat to view this document, you will be able to hear the 39 Grade 8 Musical Skills and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

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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.

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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, the following categories: information on Free Choice Pieces and any improvisation, notation and tone requirements for each grade. Three Keyboard Arrangements:

These focus on keyboard playing styles and graded level of sound manipulation.

Three Piano Arrangements:

Melody and accompaniment - these arrangements are performed to full band backing tracks, with the piano performing both melody and accompaniment.

Solo Piano Arrangement - these are full solo piano arrangements, performed without backing tracks.

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.

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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.

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keys 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)

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Debut Hit Tunes | Keys Arrangements ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ Bill Withers

Ain’t No Sunshine

SONG TITLE: AIN’T NO SUNSHINE ALBUM: JUST AS I AM

LABEL: SUSSEX Electric Piano GENRE: SOUL/R&B 75 Soul m h = m7 G A WRITTEN BY: BILL WITHERS Am E PRODUCED BY: BOOKER T. JONES 4 UK CHART PEAK: 40 w & 4 w ˙ ˙ w w ˙ œ œ w ˙ ˙ ? 4

‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ is regarded by many as a In 1975, after signing with Columbia Records songwriting masterpiece. It was released in 1971 and and returning to recording after a hiatus produced quickly became a classic all over the world. It reached by contractual complications, he recorded three the number 3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and has successful albums, one of which was his 1977 album, been covered by many artists since. Menagerie, which contained the now classic song ‘A Lovely Day’. Further contractual complications Am Withers wrote the song after watching the movie followed but Withers managed to continue Em7 G The Days of Wine and Roses. He was 31 years old collaboratingAm with other musicians and recorded when the song was released and at the time he was the classic ‘Just The Two Of Us’ with saxophonist working in the assembly line of a factory, making Grover Washington Jr. (included on the best- toilet seats for Boeing 747s. It is said that with this in selling Winelight) and ‘In The Name Of Love’ with w mind the record company presented Withers with a & percussionist Ralph MacDonald. He also penned the˙ w golden toilet seat when the record went gold. It was successfulw ‘Grandma’s Hands’. ˙ ˙ the first of his three gold records in the US. Numerous legal complications connected with his w w ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ was actually a B side to Withers’ recordw contracts led Withers to decide he was going ˙ single ‘Harlem’, but DJs hugely favoured the hit and ?to retire form the music industry, including live ˙ played it instead. The record was produced by Booker [5] performance, in the mid 1980s. Although his music T. Jones and his band, the MG’s, were used to back continues to gain attention in various forms, he has Withers. The band was by then a seasoned outfit that expressed comfort with his decision and says his had played on countless records on the Stax label – relatively late arrival in the business equipped him to amongst them was none other than ‘(Sittin’ On) The deal with it with no regrets. Dock The Bay’ by Otis Redding.

‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ won a Grammy Award at the 14th annual ceremony in 1972. Withers followed its success with the massive hits ‘Lean On Me’ and ‘ Us e M e’. Dm7 Em7 Debut Keys 7 w LEARN MORE & w w www.rslawards.com [email protected] w w w ? w ˙ ˙ w [9]

Am Em7 G Am w & w ˙ ˙ w ˙ w ˙ œ œ ? w ˙ [13] Ain’t No Sunshine Keys Arrangement

Bill Withers

Electric Piano

75 Soul h = Am Em7 G Am & 4 w ˙ ˙ w w ? w ˙ w ˙ œ 4 ˙ œ

Am Em7 G Am & w ˙ ˙ w w ? w ˙ ˙ w w [5]

Em7 Dm7

& w w w w ? w ˙ ˙ w w [9] w w

Am Em7 G Am & w SAMPLE˙ ˙ w w ? w ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ [13] œ Keys Debut Keys Words & Music by Bill Withers © Copyright 1971 Interior Music Corporation. 8 Universal/MCA Music Limited. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keys Grade 1 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 1

Duration 50 secs – 1 min 30 secs

Key One sharp or one flat, or no sharps or flats but accidentals may occur within the piece

Tempo 60-140 bpm

Time Signatures 4/4, 3/4, 6/8

8th notes and rests, dotted 8th notes and syncopations, occasional 16th notes, occasional non- Rhythmic values complex triplet groupings

Dynamics Simple dynamics [P, F]

Articulation & Simple changes in articulation and phrasing, occasional slurs and simple occasional use of Phrasing staccato and accented articulation may occur.

Mainly stepwise movement or small intervallic transitions – overall tessitura generally not Melodic features greater than an octave

Two-note chords in one hand, occasional three-note chords, four-note chords will generally be Harmonic features spread across both hands

Rhythmic features Rhythms will be simple; simultaneously differing patterns will be limited

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)

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 1 Hit Tunes | Keys Arrangements ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling!’ Justin Timberlake

Can’t Stop The Feeling!

SONG TITLE: ‘CAN’T STOP THE FEELING’ ALBUM: TROLLS: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Piano Pad RELEASED: 2016 7 A 113 Pop Am LABEL: RCA C/F q = Am7 GENRE: DISCO/POP/SOUL C WRITTEN BY: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/ MAX MARTIN/ 4 JOHAN SCHUSTER & 4 w w w PRODUCED BY: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/ w w w MAX MARTIN/ P JOHAN SCHUSTER w UK CHART PEAK: 2 4 w w ? 4 w w w

Am7 C/F Hit song writing team Max Martin and Johan stranger to awards and has won over 150 in his careerAm 7 Schuster (professionally known as Shellback) so far,C including a more than respectable 10 Grammy co-wrote alongside Justin Timberlake to create this Awards, 4 Emmy Awards, 3 Brit Awards and 9 People’s chart topping disco-pop song. ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ Choice Awards. was originally written for the DreamWorks animation w Trolls and was written to a very clear brief, including & Timberlake first found musical success in the latew w w details of the characters who were to sing it. The film 1990sw with American boy band, NSync. Following a w w version features additional vocals from Hollywood fruitfulw career with the band Timberlake launched his stars Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Gwen Stefani solo career with debut album Justified in 2002. Since and Zooey Deschanel, as well as a prominent vocal then he has topped the charts with four UK number w from Timberlake himself. ?1 singlesw and three UK number 1 albums, not to w w [5]mentionw five chart topping singles and four number 1w w Timberlake released his single version of ‘Can’t albums in the US. Stop the Feeling’ on the 6th May 2016, six months before the film debuted and subsequently 6 months ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ went straight in at number before the film version of the track was heard. The 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, only the 26th song in single version met with excellent reviews, described the chart’s history to debut at the top spot. To date, Am7 as a ‘feel good summer jam’ Timberlake was praised the track has sold over 3 million copies and claimed C/F Am7 for his infectious disco hit. On creating the track numberC 1 status in more than fifteen countries. The Timberlake felt that the characters and scene they Soundtrack for which it was originally written proved were writing for merited a classic disco feel, a genre hugely popular, topping the soundtrack album charts that he felt was often underrated. in both the UK and the US on it’s release. & w w The film version of ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ won w w w several awards, including a Grammy Award for ‘Best w w Song Written for Visual Media’, the ‘Hollywood Song Award’ at the 2016 Hollywood Film Awards and ‘The w Best Song Written for an Animated Film’ at the 2016 w w Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Timberlake is no ? w [9] w w w Keys Grade 1 Grade Keys 7

Am7 C/F LEARN MORE Am7 www.rslawards.com [email protected] C

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B B maj7/C C B /C C b b j ‰ j ‰ œ w & œ w ˙. œ w b˙. œ w b . F ? w w w [17] w Can’t Stop e Feeling! Keys Arrangement

Justin Timberlake Piano Pad

A 113 Pop q = C Am7 C/F Am7 4 & 4 w w w w P w w w w ?4 w w w 4 w w w w

C Am7 C/F Am7 & w w w w ? w w w [5] w w w

C Am7 C/F Am7 & w w w w ? w w w [9] w w w

C Am7 C/F Am7 & w w w w ? w w w [13] w w w

B 7 Bb/C C Bbmaj /C C & ‰ j ‰ j b˙. œ w b˙. œ w F SAMPLE ? [17] w w w w Keys Grade 1 Grade Keys Words & Music by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin & Shellback © Copyright 2016 Tennman Tunes/DWA Songs /MXM Music AB/Universal Music - Z Songs LLC. 8 Kobalt Music Publishing Limited/Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited/Rondor International Inc. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keys Grade 2 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 2

Recommended Maximum 1 min 10 secs–1 min 45 secs Duration Key Two sharps or flats (or fewer, but accidentals may occur within the piece)

Tempo 60-140 bpm

Time Signatures 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8

16th notes and rests, dotted 8th notes and syncopations, occasional 16th note syncopation, Rhythmic values non-complex triplet groupings. Simpler rhythms appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work)

Dynamics Simple dynamics [P, F, MP, MF], crescendo (<) and diminuendo (>)

Articulation & Frequent changes in articulation and phrasing, slurs and simple use of staccato/accented Phrasing articulation may occur.

Melodic features Greater intervallic transitions and more frequent accidentals may occur

Two-note chords in one hand, occasional three-note chords, four-note chords will generally be Harmonic features spread across both hands

Rhythmic features Rhythmic groupings may differ more frequently between hands

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)

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 2 Hit Tunes | Keys Arrangements ‘Happy’ Pharrell Williams

Happy

SONG TITLE: HAPPY ALBUM: GIRL LABEL: BACK LOT MUSIC / Electric Piano I AM OTHER / COLUMBIA 160 Pop GENRE: SOUL / NEO SOUL A q = 7 WRITTEN BY: PHARRELL WILLIAMS F PRODUCER: PHARRELL WILLIAMS UK CHART PEAK: 1 b 4 œ œœ œœ & 4 bœœ œ œ F œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ ? b 4

7 B F A B C b Written, produced, and performed by American Pharrell Williams is an American singer- b b singer-songwriter and record producer Pharrell songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Williams and Williams, ‘Happy’ was the lead single from Williams’ his friend Chad Hugo met in high school and went j j second studio album Girl, released in 2014. on to form the record production duo The Neptunes. ∑ œ œ. œ ˙ Theyb have. since gone onŒ to produceÓ contemporary œ bœœ œ. nœ œ œ ˙ ‘Happy’ is a mid-tempo neo soul track on which & hits that. span œthe soul, hip hop and R&B genres. œ œ. Williams uses his distinct falsetto, which is often Williams isb œalso the lead vocalist and drummer of the compared to the sound of Curtis Mayfield by a variety rock-funk hip hop band N*E*R*D, formed with Hugo œ œ. œ ˙ of music critics. The song’s success was astronomical, and other childhood friend, Shay Haley. N*E*R*D bœ œ. reaching number 1 status in the US, UK, Canada, had commercialœ success in the UK in 2004 with their œ J J Ireland, New Zealand, and 19 other countries ?single ‘She. Wantsœ to Move’,Œ peaking Óat number 5. ∑ worldwide. It reached number 1 in the UK on three [2] Sinceb then,. Williams has featured on 4 number 1 UK separate occasions, which had never previously been singles. These include a lead performance on ‘Happy’ achieved, and it soon became the most downloaded and collaborations with Daft Punk, Robin Thicke and song of all time. several others.

Williams originally wrote the song for the singer 7 B F A B C b CeeLo Green and felt Green’s recording of the song 7 b b was the better version. However, Green’s record F label (Elektra) decided against it as he was on the j j verge of releasing his Christmas album, CeeLo’s œ. ˙ Magic Moment. b Œ Ó ∑ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ & bœœ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ œ bœ J J ? œ Œ Ó ∑ [6] b Keys Grade 2 Grade Keys 7

7 B F A B C b LEARN MORE F7 b b www.rslawards.com [email protected] j j œ. ˙ b Œ Ó ∑ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ & bœœ œ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ œ bœ J J ? œ Œ Ó ∑ [10] b

7 B F A B C b 7 b b F j j œ. ˙ b Œ Ó ∑ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ & bœœ œ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ œ bœ J J ? œ Œ Ó ∑ [14] b Happy Keys Arrangement

Pharrell Williams

Electric Piano

A 160 Pop q = F7 b 4 & 4 bœœ œœ œœ œœ F œ œ œ œ ? b 4 œ œ œ œ

7 F Ab Bb C Bb j b . Œ Ó ∑ . j & bœœ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ œ bœ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ ? . œ Œ Ó ∑ œ J J [2] b .

7 7 F F Ab Bb C Bb j b Œ Ó ∑ . j & bœœ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ œ bœ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ ? œ Œ Ó ∑ œ J J [6] b

7 7 F F Ab Bb C Bb j b Œ Ó ∑ . j & bœœ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ œ. œ œ. œ ˙ ? œ Œ Ó ∑ œ bœ J J [10] b

7 7 F F Ab Bb C Bb j b Œ Ó ∑ . j & bœœ œ bœœ œ. nœ œ. œ ˙ SAMPLE. œ bœ œ. œ œ œ ˙ ? œ Œ Ó ∑ œ J J [14] b Keys Grade 2 Grade Keys Words & Music by Pharrell Williams © Copyright 2013 EMI April Music Inc/More Water From Nazareth Publishing Inc/Universal Pictures Global Music. 8 EMI Music Publishing Limited/Universal/MCA Music Limited. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keys Grade 3 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 3

Duration 1 min 30 secs –2 mins

Key Three sharps or flats (or fewer, but accidentals may occur within the piece)

Tempo 60-150 bpm

Time Signatures 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8

16th notes and rests in more complex groupings, 16th note syncopation, more frequent triplet Rhythmic values groupings. Simpler rhythms appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work)

Dynamics [P, F, MP, MF], crescendo (<) and diminuendo (>)

Articulation & Articulation and phrasing will have variety and may differ between hands at simultaneous points Phrasing Greater intervallic transitions may appear spanning over an octave, and more frequent Melodic Features accidentals may occur Harmonic Four note chords may appear in either hand Features

Rhythmic Features Rhythmic groupings may differ more frequently between hands or occur simultaneously

Melody and accompaniment voicings may appear in one hand; musical passages may spread Other Features between both hands

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)

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 3 ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ Marvin Gaye

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

SONG TITLE: ‘I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE’ Electric Piano ALBUM: IN THE GROOVE 5 RELEASED: 1968 118 Soul E5/D D LABEL: TAMLA MOTOWN q = Dm GENRE: SOUL/R&B œ nœ œ WRITTEN BY: NORMAN WHITFIELD/ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ BARRETT STRONG ? 4 œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ J J PRODUCED BY: NORMAN WHITFIELD b 4 œ UK CHART PEAK: 1 J

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7 7 G/D Dm Dm7 E5/D Dm 7 D5 ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ was written Marvin Gaye was an AmericanD singer,m songwriter for Motown Records in 1966 by songwriting duo and record producer who helped form the iconic Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was sound that is Motown. He began hisœ career with the œ œ œ nœ j j originally released by Gladys Knight & the Pips in label œin .the early 1960s as aœ session musician, laterœ œ œ œ œ & œ œ. œ nœ œ 1967, it achieved modest success in the UK (where ? going on. to release solo hitsœ for themœ such as ‘Ain’tœ œ œ J œ œ. œ œ œ it peaked at number 47 in the singles chart) but was bthat Peculiar’,œ ‘How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You), œ œ. œ significantly better received in the US where it peaked ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’J and ‘What’s Going at number 2. Marvin Gaye’s version of the song was On’. Throughout the 1970s he continued to release released in 1968, featuring as an album track on his chart hits and became one of the first Motown artists eighth studio release In the Groove. The track caught to break away from the ties of a production company. the attention of several radio DJs and so went on to ? œ œ œ œ œ be released as an official single later that year. On its œ œ œ œ œ [3] b œ œ œ œ œ œ single release the song topped both the UK and US Beforeœ his untimely departure in 1984 he becameœ œ œ œ charts and for a time became the most successful widelyœ known as bothœ the ‘Prince of Motown’œ and the Motown hit single. ‘Prince of Soul’. Posthumously, several honours and awards have been bequeathed to the inspiring singer, m7 Gaye’s adaption of “Grapevine” has since been such as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and 7 G/C G/C D 7 G/D Dm # hailed a soul classic and in 2004 it was placed 80th induction into the Rhythm and BluesG/ MusicD Hall of Dm on the Rolling Stone magazine’s ‘The 500 Greatest Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Songs of All Time’ list. His version of the song has Roll Hall of Fame. j j actually been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame j j j œ œ nœ œ œ for its “historical, artistic and significant” value. The nœ œ œ œ. œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ single was so successful that his album In the Groove b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ was actually rebranded as I Heard It Through the & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ Grapevine and on its re-release peaked at number œ œ œ 63 on the US Billboard Album chart, Gaye’s highest charting solo album up to that point. ‰ j ? œ œ œ œ œ [6] b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ 3 Grade Keys œ œ œ œ 17 7 m7 A 7 G/F D A Dm LEARN MORE G/F www.rslawards.com [email protected] j j j œ œ œ nœ œ œœ b œ. œ nœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ #œ & œ. œ œ œœ œ j œ œ œ ‰ ? ‰ œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ œ [9] b J œ J

7 7 G/F Dm 7 Dm A G j j j nœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ . œ œ œœ & b œœ. j œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ nœœ œœ. œœ œ œ . #œ œ nœ œ nœ œ œ ‰ j j ‰ ? ‰ j . œ œ œ [11] b œ œ œ #œ nœ ˙ œ œ I Heard It rough e Grapevine Keys Arrangement

Marvin Gaye Electric Piano

118 Soul q = Dm E5/D D5 œ œ nœ ? 4 œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b 4 J J J ? 4 b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Dm7 D5 Dm7 E5/D Dm7 G/D Dm7 œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ j j ? œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ. œ nœ œ b J J œ œ. œ œ œ ? [3] b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

7 7 7 G/D Dm G/D Dm G/C G/C# Dm j j j j j b œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ. œ nœ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

? ‰ [6] b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ

A G/F Dm7 G/F Dm7 A7 j j j b œ. œ nœ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œœ & œ. œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ #œ

? ‰ œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ œ œ œ ‰ j [9] b œ J J œ

A G7 Dm7 G/F Dm7 j j j & b œœ. j œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ . œ nœ œ œ . #œ SAMPLEœ nœ œ nœ œ œ œ nœœ œœ. œœ œ œœ ? ‰ j ‰ j ‰ [11] b œ œ œ #œ nœ ˙. œ j œ Keys Grade 3 Grade Keys œ œ œ Words & Music by Norman Whit eld & Barrett Strong © Copyright 1966 Stone Agate Music, USA. 18 EMI Music Publishing Limited. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keys Grade 4 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 4

Duration 1 min 45 secs–2 min 15 secs

Four sharps or flats (or fewer, but accidentals may occur within the piece) Key There may be very occasional, simple key changes

Tempo 60-150 bpm

Time Signatures 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8. There may be very infrequent, simple time signature changes

16th notes and rests in more complex groupings, occasional 32nd notes, 16th note syncopation. Rhythmic values Simpler rhythms appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work)

Dynamics [P, F, MP, MF], crescendo (<) and diminuendo (>)

Articulation & Articulation and phrasing will have variety and may differ between hands at simultaneous points Phrasing

Melodic Features Intervallic transitions may span over an octave and frequent accidentals may occur

Harmonic Five note chords may appear in either hand, and partial chords may be combined with melodic Features elements

Rhythmic Features Rhythmic groupings may differ more frequently between hands or occur simultaneously

Other Features Variety in voicings and accompaniment styles within sections

Keyboard Patch settings will include layers and splits Features (Keys Sound manipulation may include applying effects [e.g. vibrato/rotary effect] Syllabus Only)

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 4 ‘Ghost Town’ The Specials

Ghost Town

SONG TITLE: ‘GHOST TOWN’ ALBUM: N/A RELEASED: 1981 Transistor Organ, with vib/rotor fx LABEL: 2 TONE 7 7 148 2 Tone 7 7 dim Bdim GENRE: 2 TONE dim Adim A q = im7 G # im7 Gd # WRITTEN BY: JERRY DAMMERS F# d PRODUCED BY: JOHN COLLINS b˙ nn˙ b˙ UK CHART PEAK: 1 bw nn˙ ˙ # ˙ n˙ b 4 w b w n #˙ n˙ #˙ & b b 4 nw w # Vib./Rotor on ∑ ? 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ bbb 4

‘Ghost Town’ was the last single to be released by The song also reflects the feeling among the the British two-tone band, The Specials. The song original band line up at the time. With many of doesn’t actually feature on an album, as the original the seven struggling to cope with Jerry Dammers, seven piece line-up split up shortly after its release. tensions were high and the end was in sight. At The song hit the UK charts on the 12th June 1981, their Top of The Pops performance of the song, where it peaked at number 1 for three weeks and then three members actually announced their decision to G spent another seven weeks within the top ten. A leave, claiming that they couldn’t even bare to look Cm at their co-musicians. Looking back, they admit G Cm Written by band leader and keyboardist, Jerry %that they failed to see Dammers legend and took his Dammers, the song was inspired by the UK recession songwriting for granted. j Œ which was very much underway and had shocked the b nœ œ œ œ ˙. band during their More Specials tour in the autumn b Ghost Town is a two-tone piece, a genre actually œ. œ w of 1980. Moving from town to town, the band were & namedb afterw record label 2 Tone which was founded reportedly met with desperate conditions, with entire by none other than Jerry Dammers of The Specials. . . œ. œ. high streets boarded up and elderly women selling The genre is a fusion. of traditional ska and. punk rock, . œ. œ . œ . œ . œ. nœ œ. their belongings in the streets. Much of the country deriving at a time ofœ racial and financial. tensionœ . in the nœ . . œ œ. œ. œ œ œ ‰ was angry and frustrated which meant that violence UK. With artists such as œ.Madness onœ the roster,œ the œ ‰ œ Œ ‰ J Œ J was at a high, most of their gigs seemed to be ending ? labelb 2 ToneŒ supported the diffusion‰ J of such tensions Œ J in brawls amongst fans and this upset Dammers a [5] inb theb then Thatcher-era Britain. Predominantly great deal. popular in the UK, The Specials did have some success elsewhere and ‘Ghost Town’ made it to the top Previously, The Specials had been known for simple ten in both Ireland and Norway. chord progression but with ‘Ghost Town’ Dammers used a diminished tone throughout. Setting the scene of a dismal and dreary world, with only minimal lyrics. Other members were unsettled by this change, but Dammers was proved right when the song topped the UK charts. G Keys Grade 4 Grade Keys Cm G Cm 13 Œ Œ Œ œ b ‰ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ LEARN MORE b b Œ j œ . œ . œ nœ œ œ www.rslawards.com [email protected] & œ œ nœ œ . . . œ . . œ. œ œ . œ . œ. . œ...... œ œ. œ . œ Œ Ó . Œ Ó ? b œ. Œ Ó . Œ Ó œ œ. [9] b b œ.

G Cm Cm G j Œ b nœ œ œ œ w ˙. b b œ # œ w œ. œ & . . . œ. œ. œ nœ . œ. œ. œ. . œ . œ . œ. œ œ. œ. œ. œ œ œ. œ. œ œ. nœ œ. œ œ Œ œ ‰ Œ ‰ J ? b Œ ‰ J Œ ‰ J J [13] b b Ghost Town Keys Arrangement

Transistor Organ, with vib/rotor fx e Specials

148 2 Tone

q = 7 7 7 7 7 7 F#dim Gdim G#dim Adim A#dim Bdim b b 4 w bbw nn˙ b˙ nn˙ ˙ & b b 4 #nw w n #˙ n˙ # #˙ n˙ Vib./Rotor on ? 4 bbb 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

A % Cm G Cm G b j & b b w œ. œ nœ œ œ œ w ˙. Œ ...... œ . . œ . nœ . . œ . œ . . œ . œ . . nœ . ? b Œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ [5] b b J J J J

Cm G Cm G b & b b Œ ‰ j Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ. œ œ. œ nœ œ . œ. œ. . œ. . œ. . œ. . . . œ. . œ. . . ? b . œ Œ Ó œ. Œ Ó . œ Œ Ó œ. Œ Ó [9] b œ œ b œ. œ.

Cm G Cm G b j & b b œ # œ w œ. œ nœ œ œ œ w ˙. Œ œ. SAMPLEœ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ . . œ . nœ . . œ . œ . . œ . œ . . nœ . ? b Œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ [13] b b J J J J Keys Grade 4 Grade Keys Words & Music by Jerry Dammers © Copyright 1981 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, A BMG Company. 14 All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keys Grade 5 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 5

Duration 2 mins–2 mins 45 secs

Five sharps or flats (or fewer, but accidentals may occur within the piece) Key There may be occasional key centre changes

Tempo 60-160 bpm

Time Signatures 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8. There may be occasional time signature changes

16th notes and rests in more complex groupings, occasional 32nd notes, 16th note Rhythmic values syncopation. Simpler rhythms appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work)

Dynamics [P, F, MP, MF], crescendo (<) and diminuendo (>)

Articulation & Articulation and phrasing will have variety and may differ between hands at simultaneous Phrasing points. More subtlety of control between legato and staccato will likely be required

Melodic Features Intervallic transitions over an octave may be regular, and frequent accidentals may occur

Harmonic Five note chords may appear in either hand, and partial chords may be combined with melodic Features elements. Chordal cluster voicings may be more advanced or more frequent

Rhythmic groupings may differ frequently between hands and occur simultaneously; faster Rhythmic Features note values may be more repetitive/continuous

Other Features Variety in voicings and accompaniment styles within sections

Keyboard Patch settings will include layers and/or splits Features (Keys Sound manipulation may include applying effects [e.g. vibrato/rotary effect] Syllabus only)

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 5 ‘Man In The Mirror ’ Michael Jackson

Man In The Mirror

SONG TITLE: ‘MAN IN THE MIRROR’

ALBUM: BAD Patch 1: Elec Piano Layer/Pad RELEASED: 1988 Patch 2: Acoustic Piano LABEL: EPIC/CBS GENRE: POP/DANCE/FUNK/SOUL/ROCK Patch 1 = 100 Pop 9 WRITTEN BY: GLEN BALLARD 7 D Cadd A q G D/F Em AND SIEDAH GARRETT # PRODUCED BY: MICHAEL JACKSON œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . AND QUINCY JONES # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . UK CHART PEAK: 21 (1988) AND 2 (2009) 4 J J J J J œ œ œ & 4 . J p . ∑ ∑ ∑ & . ? # 4 . ∑

9 ‘Man in the Mirror’ was the fourth single to be In the 1980s Jackson stunned the world with Cadd Em7 D released from Michael Jackson’s 1987 solo album his musicG videos forD hits/F ‘Beat# It’, ‘Billie Jean’ and √ Bad, peaking at number 1 in the United States in ‘Thriller’. Many believe the videos themselves j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ March of 1988. Jackson’s album Bad was immensely contributed# a great deal to breaking down racial ‰ œ œ œ œ œ successful in the US, with five of its singles (including barriers, as well as commercialising∑ iconic dance ∑ œ ‘Man in the Mirror’) topping the Billboard charts on &moves such as the robot and the moonwalk (to which their release – making it the first album in history to he gave the name). Œ contain so many number one hits. Ó Jackson’s career had an enormous effect on the œ Reviewed as containing “one of the greatest music# industry as we knowj it, jwithœ hugely successfulj j j j ˙ ˙. œ œ key changes in music history”, this song did not artists suchœ .as Beyoncé,œ Greenœ Day and Madonnaœ (to œ. œ œ œ œ w œ ˙ ˙. œ disappoint and offered its listeners a huge vocal &name a few)œ. citing him as an important influence. w œ. range of more than 2 octaves. The original recording [5]Throughoutw his lifetime Jackson won an incredible J featured a gospel choir as well as backing vocals from number of awards, including the highly acclaimed co-writer Siedah Garrett. Jackson later went on to ‘Grammy Legend Award’, the ‘Grammy Lifetime 9 feature a gospel choir in the original recording of his Achievement Award’, 24 American Music Awards7 D Cadd hit ‘Will You Be There’. (more thanG any otherD artist)/F and countless Eothers.m # j œ œ œ œ œ œ To this day, Michael Jackson is considered one of ‘Man# in the Mirror’ originally peaked at number 21 ‰ œ œ œ œ œ the most successful music artists of all time and has in the UK Singles Chart in 1988.∑ However, following ∑ œ œ sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide. His &the singer’s death the single was re-released and went career spanned decades, having hit the charts with on to peak at number 2. Michael Jackson released a ‘The Jackson 5’ in 1969 he then went on to launch staggering 10 solo albums throughout his career, as his solo career in the early 1970s and continued to well as more than 60 singles on which he featured as ? entertain the world until his untimely death in the the lead# artist. His influencej on jthe world of music,j j j j summer of 2009. dance and œfashion. is undeniableœ andœ he will remain œ. œ œ w w &an icon in œthe. arts for centuriesœ to come. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ w w [9] w J w sus2/B Keys Grade 5 Grade Keys 2 G B 2 Cadd 7 4 Gsus /B Am add 13 j j j j # j j Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ LEARN MORE Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ. ˙˙ œ œ œ œ w www.rslawards.com [email protected] & w œ œ. œ Ó P ‰ j œ œ ˙ j ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ? # ‰ œ œ œ w œ [13] w

4 2 D9sus 2 Cadd 4 Gsus /B Am7add j j Œ ‰ œ œ œ # j Œ ‰ ˙ œ ˙ J & . j œ j w œ wœw. œ œ œ œ Ó ‰ Œ ‰ j w w œ ˙ w w œ œ œ œ ? # œ œ ˙ w w œ [17] œ Man In e Mirror Keys Arrangement

Michael Jackson

Patch 1: Elec Piano Layer/Pad

Patch 2: Acoustic Piano

Patch 1 = 100 Pop A q 7 9 G D/F# Em D Cadd œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & 4 . J J J J J J œ œ œ œ œ . p ? # 4 4 . ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ & .

7 9 G D/F# Em D Cadd √ # j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & ∑ ∑ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Ó Œ # j j œ j j j j & œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙. œ œ œ [5] w w œ œw œ ˙ ˙. œ . J

7 9 G D/F# Em D Cadd # j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & ∑ ∑ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ

# j j œ j j j ? & œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ j [9] w ˙ œ œ. œ w w J w w B Am7add4 Gsus2/B Cadd2 Gsus2/B # j j j j j & Œ œ ˙ œ œ Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ. œ œ j w œ œ. œ œ œ. ˙˙ œ œ œ œ w œ œ P Ó j j ? # ‰ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ [13] w œ w œ

Am7add4 Gsus2/B Cadd2 D9sus 4 # j j j j Œ ‰ j Œ ‰ œ œ œ & œ. œ œ œ œ w œ ˙ wœw. œ ˙ J SAMPLEŒ ‰ j Ó ‰ w w ? # œ œ ˙ œ ˙ w w œ œ œ [17] œ w w œ

Keys Grade 5 Grade Keys œ Words & Music by Glen Ballard & Siedah Garrett © Copyright 1987 Universal Music Corporation/Yellow Brick Road Music/Arlovol Music. 14 Universal/MCA Music Limited/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keys Grade 6 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 6

Duration 2 min 15 secs–3 mins

Six sharps or flats (or fewer, but accidentals may occur within the piece) Key There may be key centre changes

Tempo 50-200 bpm

4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8. There may be more regular time signature changes, or occasional Time Signatures irregular time signatures

16th notes and rests in more complex groupings, 16th note triplets, 32nd notes and frequent Rhythmic values syncopation may occur. Simpler rhythms will appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work)

Dynamics [PP, F, MP, MF, FF], crescendo (<) and diminuendo (>)

Articulation & Articulation and phrasing will have variety and may differ between hands at simultaneous Phrasing points.

Melodic Features Notated solos may feature. Intervallic passages and transitions may exceed an octave

Harmonic Five note chords may appear in either hand, and partial chords may be combined with melodic Features elements. Chordal cluster voicings may be more advanced, denser and/or more frequent

Rhythmic groupings may differ frequently between hands and occur simultaneously; faster Rhythmic Features note values may be more repetitive/continuous

Other Features Variety in voicings and accompaniment styles within sections

Keyboard Patch settings will include multiple layers and splits, and switching to alternative settings in Features (Keys performance Syllabus Only) Sound manipulation may include applying effects, pitch wheel, modulation

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 6 ‘Sledgehammer’ Peter Gabriel

Sledgehammer

SONG TITLE: SLEDGEHAMMER ALBUM: SO Patch 1 Upper: Synth Brass, Lower: Elec. or Synth Bass LABEL: CHARISMA/GEFFEN GENRE: DANCE / ROCK / FUNK Patch 2 Upper & Lower: Elec. Piano A / BLUE EYED SOUL 96 Rock/Funk WRITTEN BY: PETER GABRIEL q = N.C. Patch 1 j PRODUCED BY: PETER GABRIEL AND œ œ œ DANIEL LANOIS œ œ œ œ ≈ œ ˙ œ œ UK CHART PEAK: 4 b b 4 ‰ & b b bb 4 Ó

j b b 4 ‰ œ ≈ œ œ œ œ & b b bb 4 Ó œ œ œ œ ˙ œ

‘Sledgehammer’ was released in April 1986 and (guitar) and drumming by Jerry Marotta and Phil reached number 1 on the American Billboard Hot Collins. Collins was Gabriel’s former bandmate in 100 chart. The song is Gabriel’s only US number Genesis who was then the lead vocalist in the band one to date, and took the top spot on the US charts and was about to launch a hugely successful solo from Genesis’ ‘Invisible Touch’(Genesis was Gabriel’s career. Lyrically, Gabriel opened a new avenue of former band). political singing with flagship song such as ‘Games j Without Frontiers’, a UK hit, and ‘Biko’. œ The song has a 1960s influence primarily from œ œ œ œ œ œ the Stax label sound. Gabriel was a big fan of Stax Gabriel’s third solo album paved the way for a œ œ ≈ œ ˙ in his teens and the song features Wayne Jackson of fourthb successfulb b release in 1982, featuring further‰ the Memphis Horns leading the horn section on the sonicb experimentationb Ó which utilised state of the art recording. Gabriel’s unique production style blends &technology.b The follow-up record was the soundtrack the Stax sound with a modern approach – including to the film Birdy by Alan Parker, and So, released in a sampled Shakuhachi flute (instantly recognisable 1987 with ‘Sledgehammer’ as its lead single, turned j and synonymous with the track). The recording Gabriel into a global star. œ features a rhythm section consisting of Manu Katche b b œ ≈ œ œ œ on drums, Tony Levin on bass and David Rhodes Gabrielb createdb Ó the WOMAD festival and the‰ œ œ ˙ œ on guitar. Backing vocals give support to Gabriel’s &Real Worldb b Records label specialising in music œ œ lead, provided by P.P. Arnold, Coral Gordon and Dee [3]from all corners of the earth. Gabriel continues to Lewis. Daniel Lanois co-produced and played guitar record and tour and has been instrumental in the and tambourine. relationship between Amnesty International and musicians worldwide. In 1977 Gabriel released the first of four albums named Peter Gabriel. The third record, from 1980, is regarded as a sonic and compositional masterpiece that sounds modern even by today’s standards. As G /B well as outstanding keys and vocals from Gabriel Cb b b himself, this record also features great contributions œ from the likes of John Giblin (bass), Robert Fripp œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ 6 Grade Keys ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ‰ b b ‰ œ ≈ œ œ & b b bb Ó 23

LEARN MORE www.rslawards.com [email protected] œ ‰ b b œ ≈ œ ˙ œ œ & b b bb Ó ‰ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ [5]

E 7 A 9sus4 b b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w w w ∑ bb b b w & b b w/wheel or aftertouch vibrato j ? j . œ nœ ‰ ‰ r b b b ∑ nœ œ œ & b b b w œ. œ [8] w Sledgehammer Keys Arrangement

Peter Gabriel

Patch 1 Upper: Synth Brass, Lower: Elec. or Synth Bass

Patch 2 Upper & Lower: Elec. Piano

96 Rock/Funk A q = Patch 1 N.C. œ j b 4 œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ & b bbbb 4 Ó ‰ ≈ œ

b b 4 j b b b Ó ‰ œ œ ≈ œ & b 4 œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

œ j b b œ œ œ ≈ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ & b b bb Ó ‰

b b b j & b b b Ó ‰ œ œ œ ≈ œ œ [3] œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

Cb Gb/Bb œ b b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ & b b bb Ó ‰ ≈ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ‰

bb b b & b b Ó ‰ œ œ œ œ ≈ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ‰ [5] œ œ œ ˙ œ

9 4 7 Ab sus Eb w~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b w w & b bbbb w ∑ SAMPLEw/wheel or aftertouch vibrato ? j b b b j & b b b ∑ œ œ nœ ‰ ‰. r [8] ww . nœ Keys Grade 6 Grade Keys w œ œ œ Words & Music by Peter Gabriel © Copyright 1983 Real World Music Limited. 24 EMI Music Publishing Limited. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.

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keysFREE CHOICEGrade 7PIECE Musical GUIDELINES Skills and| Grade Features 7

Duration 2 mins 30 secs–3 mins 30 secs

Seven sharps or flats (or fewer, but accidentals may occur within the piece) Key There may be more frequent key centre changes

Tempo 50-200 bpm

Time Signatures Any, with changes

Any, up to 32nd notes. Complex combinations beyond 16th note triplets will not be frequent, but variations may occur regularly. Rhythmic values Simpler rhythms will appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work, faster tempos or more complex time signatures)

Dynamics Any, with changes, and including strong contrasts

Articulation & Articulation and phrasing will have variety and may differ between hands at simultaneous Phrasing points. Subtlety of control between legato and staccato will be required Developing notated solos may feature. Intervallic passages and transitions may frequently Melodic Features exceed an octave. Harmonic Five note chords may appear in either hand, and partial chords may be combined with melodic Features elements. Chordal cluster voicings may be more advanced, denser and/or more frequent

Rhythmic groupings may differ frequently between hands and occur simultaneously; faster Rhythmic Features note values will be more repetitive/continuous and combine in both hands

Other Features Voicings and accompaniment styles within sections will show depth and variety of technique

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 7 ‘Jump’ Van Halen

Jump

SONG TITLE: ‘JUMP’ ALBUM: 1984 Bright Saw Synth RELEASED: 1983 4 LABEL: WARNER BROS. 130 Rock C/F Gsus /C q = G/C C F GENRE: SYNTH ROCK/GLAM METAL G/C C F/C WRITTEN BY: EDDIE VAN HALEN/ j ALEX VAN HALEN/ j j œ j j j MICHAEL ANTHONY/ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ ˙ 4 Œ œ ‰ ‰ œ Œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ DAVID LEE ROTH & 4 œ œ œ œ J J J œ œ œ PRODUCED BY: TED TEMPLEMAN J J UK CHART PEAK: 7 f j ? 4 ‰ j œ [1] 4 w w w œ œ œ. 4 F/C C/F Gsus G/C C G/C C F/C ‘Jump’ was the first song to be released from Van 1985, singer David Lee Roth was replaced by former j j j j Halen’s sixth studio album, 1984, and is their most Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar with whom thej j œ œ œ œ successful single to date. Differing in sound from band went on toœ release four US œnumber 1 albums œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ their previous music, ‘Jump’ is very much keyboard acrossŒ eleven years.œ In‰ 1996‰ Hagarœ left Œthe band andœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ led rather than guitar driven. Although the track still & was replaced byœ Extreme frontman Gary Cherone, J J J features a prominent guitar solo, the recognisable and unfortunately theJ latest vocalist’sJ time with the band consistent melody is played on an Oberheim OB-X was short as he left in 1999 following a poor reception synthesiser by Eddie Van Halen. The song made it to and tour for their album Van Halen III. number six on the UK singles chart and topped the ‰ j œ US chart on its release, giving the group their first UK ? Following Cherone’s parting, Van Halen took a œ œ top ten and their one and only US number 1. hiatusœ from the music industry until 2003 and became [5] œ w œ known for the many˙. departures in the band with w œ œ Eddie Van Halen actually wrote the famous synth much of the media commenting on the instability. 4 line in 1981, but it was rejected by the other band Despite the constant changes, Van Halen have F/C C/F Gsus G/C C members who felt it wasn’t heavy enough for them. remained a significantG/C figure in theC rock communityF /C In 1983, producer Ted Templeman tried to tempt and are still regarded as on of the most influential singer Roth with the synth line again and asked him American rock bands of the 1980s. Having sold more j j j j to listen to the part repeatedly in the hope of coming than 80 million records worldwide they are one of the j j œ œ œ œ up with a melody line. Roth persevered and came up best-selling bandsœ of all time. œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ with the now famous vocal line, later dedicating the Œ œ ‰ ‰ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ song to martial artist Benny Urquidez of whom he & œ J J J was a student. J J

Van Halen formed in 1972, with the original line- up consisting of Eddie Van Halen (guitar), David Lee Roth (vocals), Alex Van Halen (drums) and Michael ? œ Anthony (bass). Together, this line-up released six [9] œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ studio albums with 1984 being their most successful œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ and selling over 12 million copies in the US alone. In œ œ œ œ /F Gsus4 F/C C Keys Grade 7 Grade Keys C F/C 13 œ œ œ œ œ œ j j j j j œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ˙ LEARN MORE ‰ ‰ Œ J ‰ ‰ J Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ www.rslawards.com [email protected] & Œ J J J œ œ œ œ

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Van Halen

Bright Saw Synth

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keys Grade 8 Musical Skills and Features FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 8

Duration 2 mins 30 secs – 3 mins 45 secs

Key Any, with changes

Tempo 50-200 bpm

Time Signatures Any, with changes

Any. Complex combinations beyond 16th note triplets may be frequent and variations may occur regularly. Rhythmic values Simpler rhythms will appear in conjunction with other elements (e.g. more detailed harmonic work, faster tempos or more complex time signatures)

Dynamics Any, with changes, and including strong contrasts

Articulation and phrasing will have wide variety and may differ between hands at Articulation & simultaneous points throughout. Subtlety of control between legato and staccato will be Phrasing required Advanced notated solos may feature. Intervallic passages and transitions may frequently Melodic Features exceed an octave. Five note chords may appear in either hand, and partial chords may be combined with melodic Harmonic elements. Chordal voicings may be more advanced, denser and/or more frequent, and differ Features regularly Rhythmic groupings may differ frequently between hands and occur simultaneously; faster Rhythmic Features note values will be more repetitive/continuous and combine in both hands

Voicings and accompaniment styles within sections will show advanced depth and variety of Other Features technique

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RSL Piano & Keys 2019 FREE CHOICE PIECE GUIDELINES | Grade 8 Hit Tunes | Keys Arrangements ‘Lingus’ Snarky Puppy

Lingus

SONG TITLE: ‘LINGUS’ ALBUM: WE LIKE IT HERE RELEASED: 2013 Patch 1 Patch 2 (Keys Solo) LABEL: ROPEADOPE RECORDS Upper: Elec. Piano Upper: Synth Lead Lower: Elec. Piano or Synth Pad GENRE: JAZZ FUSION Lower: Synth Bass WRITTEN BY: MICHAEL LEAGUE 130 Jazz Fusion PRODUCED BY: MICHAEL LEAGUE q = 7 4 UK CHART PEAK: N/A E sus # 5 ∑ ≈ ≈ ∑ œ 4 ≈ ≈ 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 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. œ...... F œ.Lowest. note. in RH. voicing. may. be omitted. . if required. to. achieve keyboard splits A

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Patch 1 Patch 2 (Keys Solo) Upper: Elec. Piano Upper: Synth Lead Snarky Puppy Lower: Synth Bass Lower: Elec. Piano or Synth Pad

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