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Acoustic and Plectrum Guitar ACOUSTIC GUITAR DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK 2 / Initial 3 / Grade 1 4 / Grade 2 5 / Grade 3 6 / Grade 4 7 / Grade 5 8 / Grade 6 9 / Grade 7 10 / Grade 8 Before you begin your technical work, you must close your book and remove it from your music stand. You may use a list of the scales/arpeggios/exercises/chord sequences/cadences/chord progressions you are performing but no information other than their titles and dynamics should be written here. You must hold this list up to the camera before placing it on the music stand. It is permissible for someone in the room to verbally prompt you to play each one, but no additional information to the above should be announced. 1 Acoustic Guitar - Initial DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales and arpeggios set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • C major • D minor to 5th, ascending and min. tempo: mf ii) Arpeggios: descending ♩ = 60 • G major • D minor Or: 2. Scales and arpeggios set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • G major • D minor to 5th, ascending and min. tempo: mf ii) Arpeggios: descending ♩ = 60 • C major • D minor 2 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 1 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales, arpeggios and chord sequence set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • C major • A natural minor min. tempo: one octave ii) Arpeggios: ♩ = 72 mf • G major • A minor iii) Chord sequence: • I-V7-I in C major Or: 2. Scales, arpeggios and chord sequence set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • G major • A natural minor min. tempo: one octave ii) Arpeggios: ♩ = 72 mf • C major • A minor iii) Chord sequence: • I-V7-I in C major 3 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 2 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales, arpeggio, broken chord and chord sequence set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • D major – open one octave f • B♭ major • E harmonic minor two octaves min. tempo: p ii) Arpeggio: ♩ = 88 one octave f • D major iii) Broken chord: two octaves p • E minor iv) Chord sequence: f • II-V7-I in C major Or: 2. Scales, arpeggio, broken chord and chord sequence set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • D major – closed one octave f • B♭ major • A jazz melodic minor two octaves min. tempo: p ii) Arpeggio: ♩ = 88 one octave f • D major iii) Broken chord: to 12th p • A minor iv) Chord sequence: f • II-V-I in D major 4 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 3 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • C major f • B harmonic minor min. tempo: two octaves • G pentatonic major ♩ = 60 p ii) Arpeggio: f • C major iii) Exercises: f • B♭ major – ascending slurs • G minor – half barré study p iv) Chord sequence: f • II-V7-I in G major Or: 2. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: • A major f • G melodic minor min. tempo: two octaves • G pentatonic major ♩ = 60 p ii) Arpeggio: f • C major iii) Exercises: f • B♭ major – ascending slurs • G minor – half barré study p iv) Chord sequence: f • II-V7-I in G major 5 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 4 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: mf • E major – open min. tempo: • F# harmonic minor two octaves p ♩ = 68 ii) Arpeggio: f • Dominant 7th in the key of A iii) Exercises: mf • F major – IV-V-I • D major – slurred f • F# minor – half barré study p iv) Chord sequence: mf • D major-B7-Em7-A7 Or: 2. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: mf • E major – closed min. tempo: • A natural minor two octaves p ♩ = 68 ii) Arpeggio: f • Dominant 7th in the key of A iii) Exercises: mf • F major – IV-V-I • D major – slurred f • F# minor – half barré study p iv) Chord sequence: mf • D major-B7-Em7-A7 6 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 5 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Initial-Grade 5. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: mf • B major • G natural minor p • F melodic minor min. tempo: f two octaves ♩ = 80 • E dorian mf ii) Arpeggio: • Diminished 7th starting and p finishing on C iii) Exercises: f • I-VI-II-V7-I in G major iv) Chord sequence: mf • F#m7-Bm7-Em9-A7 Or: 2. Scales, arpeggio, exercises and chord sequence set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: mf • B major • F harmonic minor p • F melodic minor min. tempo: f two octaves ♩ = 80 • E dorian mf ii) Arpeggio: • Diminished 7th starting and p finishing on C iii) Exercises: f • A major – paired slurs iv) Chord sequence: mf • F#m7-Bm7-Em9-A7 7 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 6 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Grade 6-8. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales, arpeggios, cadences and chord progressions set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: mf • A major three octaves min. tempo: • A melodic minor ♩ = 92 p • E♭ major f two octaves • C harmonic minor mf ii) Arpeggios: mf • E major three octaves • F minor min. tempo: f ♩ = 60 • C minor p two octaves • Dominant 7th in E major, starting f and finishing on B iii) Cadences and chord progressions: • Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 (version 1) mf • Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 (version 2) Or: 2. Scales, arpeggios, cadences and chord progressions set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales: mf • E major three octaves min. tempo: • A jazz melodic minor p ♩ = 92 • G major f two octaves • C dorian mf ii) Arpeggios: mf • F major three octaves min. tempo: • E minor p ♩ = 60 • E♭ major two octaves f • D major 7th to 12th f iii) Cadences and chord progressions: mf • B♭maj7-Gm7-Cm7-F9 8 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 7 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2. Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form. All requirements are in Trinity’s Guitar Scales, Arpeggios & Studies from 2016: Grade 6-8. Further information is available in the graded syllabus. Either: 1. Scales & arpeggios and cadences set A (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales & arpeggios: • the major scale mf • the harmonic minor scale f Tonal/modal centre E • the mixolydian scale (two octaves only) p (three octaves, except where specified) • the major arpeggio mf • the dominant 7th starting and finishing on E min. tempi: f • the major scale scales ♩ = 118 p arpeggios ♩ = 90 Tonal/modal centre E♭ • the melodic minor scale mf (two octaves) • the blues scale f • the minor arpeggio p Candidates also prepare: to 12th mf • A major 7th arpeggio ii) Cadences: 7 4 9 6/9 f • Fmin sus -B♭ -E♭ • Am9-D13-Gmaj7 p Or: 2. Scales & arpeggios and cadences set B (from memory) All requirements should be performed. i) Scales & arpeggios: • the major scale mf • the harmonic minor scale f Tonal/modal centre G • the mixolydian scale (two octaves only) p (three octaves, except where specified) • the major arpeggio mf • the dominant 7th starting and finishing on G min. tempi: f • the major scale scales ♩ = 118 p Tonal/modal centre C • the melodic minor scale arpeggios ♩ = 90 mf (two octaves) • the blues scale f • the minor arpeggio p Candidates also prepare: to 12th mf • A major 7th arpeggio ii) Cadences: ♭5 7 7 f • Dmin7 -G -Cm • Fmaj7-Dm7-Gm7-C9-Fmaj7 p 9 Acoustic Guitar - Grade 8 DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2.
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