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Lingus

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Technical Exercises

In this section, you will be asked to play a selection of exercises drawn from each of the groups below. The examiner will be looking for the speed of your response and will also give credit for the level of your musicality.

■■Candidates must prepare both natural minor and harmonic minor scales ■■Major scales, minor scales, chromatic scales and arpeggios need to be played: – hands together – ascending and descending – either straight or swung feel (as directed by the examiner) – either legato or staccato articulation (as directed by the examiner) – across four octaves (except half-whole and whole half diminished scales, which must be played over two octaves, and extended arpeggios which are one octave only) ■■Groups A, B and C (scales, arpeggios and chords) need to be played from memory. You may use your book for Group D (technical studies)

Note that Groups A and B need to be played to a click and any fingerings shown are suggestions only.

Group A: Scales The tempo for this group is q =176 bpm.

1. C half-whole diminished scale

2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 #œ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ #œ œ & œ bœ #œ œ #œ œ ? œ #œ œ œ bœ œ bœ #œ 2 1 2 & 3 2 œ1 bœ2 3 3 2 1 #œ œ 4 3 2 1 œ1 bœ #œ œ 3 œ bœ œ œ #œ œ #œ bœ œ bœ œ & œ #œ œ #œ bœ w œ bœ œ bœ ? œ œ #œ œ #œ bœ & 1 œ œ #œ œ #œ bœ w

2. C whole-half diminished scale

1 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 œ bœ bœ ∫œ nœ bœ ∫œ nœ œ œ bœ & œ œ bœ œ bœ ? bœ œ bœ bœ ∫œ nœ œ œ 3 2 1 2 & 1 3 bœ2 ∫œ1 nœ2 3 2 œ bœ 4 3 2 1 œ1 œ bœ 3 œ œ ∫œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ œ œ ∫œ bœ & bœ œ bœ œ w

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Improvisation & Interpretation

In the exam, you have a choice between either a Sight Reading test or an Improvisation & Interpretation test. The examiner will ask you which one you wish to choose before commencing. Once you have decided you cannot change your mind.

In the Improvisation & Interpretation test, the examiner will give you a 16–24 bar chord progression in any key. You will first be given 90 seconds to practise, after which the examiner will play the backing track twice. The first time is for you to practise and the second time is for you to perform the final version for the exam. For each playthrough, the backing track will begin with a one bar count-in. The tempo is q = 60–200.

During the practice time, you will be given the choice of a metronome click throughout or a one bar count-in at the beginning.

The backing track is continuous, so once the first playthrough has finished, the count-in of the second playing will start immediately.

You will need to improvise melodies and chordal comping between left hand and right hand, in any way you wish, interpreting the chord progression and backing track given to you in the exam.

Improvisation & Interpretation | Example 1

c 125 9 7 11 7 Bbm Fm Ebm Fm Gb/Ab b & b bbb 4 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

9 7 11 9 Bbm Fm Ebm Cbmaj b & b bbb ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ [5]

9 7 7 9 11 Gbmaj Ab/Gb Gbmaj Fm Bb Ebm Gb/Ab b & b bbb ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ [9]

9 7 11 7 7 Gbmaj Adim Bbm Fm Ebm b & b bbb ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ [13]

7 7 11 11 Fm Cb # Bbm b & b bbb ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ | [17]

Keys Grade 8 Grade Keys Please note: The test shown is an example: The examiner will give you a different version in the exam 72