Van Halen style Rock Rock School Drum Kit Grade 7 Third Degree Trinity Guild Hall Grade 7 and 8 (Drum Kit) (CD) STRING INSTRUMENTS VIOLIN SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 11 Scales Ab major – slurred, whole bows G major, 3 octaves, spiccato Bb – bow distribution C# harmonic minor – up bow staccato G harmonic minor in 6th position – heel and point E major – circles at the heel E harmonic minor – spiccato triplets E melodic minor in 4th position – martele A major 3 octaves – portato F# Melodic Dominant 7th on G and A – legato, whole bows Diminished 7th on G – hook stroke Diminished 7th on A – hook stroke at the point Shifting exercise
Marcello, B. Sonata No. 1 in F major, 1st and 2nd movements Martinů, B. Pastorale No. 2 (Leduc) Nicholls, S. Cake Walk from Recital Repertoire for Cellists, Book 1 (Faber) Offenbach, J. In the Twilight, arr. Legg and Gout, from Learning the Tenor Clef (Faber) Paradis, M. Sicilienne, arr. Dushkin (Schott) Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Chanson Indoue, arr. Klengel, from Sadko - 14 pieces for cello (Mayhew) Romberg, B. Sonata in E minor, Op. 38, No. 1, 1st movement (IMC) Schubert, F. Serenade from 14 pieces, arr. Lloyd Webber (Mayhew) Shostakovich, D. Romance from The Gadfly, arr. Cowles (Fentone) Squire, W. Tarantella (Stainer and Bell) Tchaikovsky, P. Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6, arr. Rose (IMC) Vivaldi, A. Concerto in D major, RV 403, 1st movement Vivaldi, A. Sonata in E minor, RV 40, any two movements DOUBLE BASS SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 11 Scales and arpeggios A♭ major – 2 octaves A♭ melodic – 2 octaves A♭ harmonic minor – 2 octaves C – 2 octaves C melodic minor – 2 octaves C harmonic minor – 2 octaves Bowing patterns 1. Spiccato; four semiquavers per note 2. Hook stroke; one dotted quaver and one semiquaver per note 3. Slurred; four quavers per bow, repeating the tonic at each octave Chromatic scale Commencing on D – 2 octaves, slurred; four quavers per bow Arpeggios Ab – 2 octaves Ab minor – 2 octaves C major – 2 octaves C minor – 2 octaves Bowing pattern: slurred; three quavers per bow Dominant 7th Commencing on A♭ – 2 octaves Commencing on C – 2 octaves Diminished 7th Commencing on Ab – 2 octaves Commencing on C – 2 octaves Bowing pattern: slurred; two quavers per bow SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 12 Scales Major
Hunter, Randy (2008), Level Three Jazz Etudes, Randy Hunter Jazz NB: For Year 11 and Year 12 repertoire, refer to generic repertoire BRASS INSTRUMENTS TRUMPET SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 11 Year 11 generic scales Scales and arpeggios are to be played over a minimum of one octave in all 12 keys. Minimum tempo: = 88 (play as straight or swung quavers/eighths). Ionian Aeolian/natural minor Dorian Mixolydian Jazz (melodic) minor Blues Arpeggios: Ma7, mi7, Dom7, mi7(♭5), root position only SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 12 Year 12 Generic Scales Scales and arpeggios are to be played over a minimum of one octave in all 12 keys. Minimum tempo: = 92 (play as straight or swung quavers/eighths). Ionian Dorian Mixolydian Aeolian Lydian Jazz (melodic) minor Major pentatonic pentatonic Arpeggios: Ma7, Mi7, Dom7, mi7(♭5), mi/Ma7, root position only TECHNICAL WORK – SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE Studies and pieces – Year 11 and Year 12 Scale and arpeggio technical work Kase, Chris Twenty-first Century Technique McNiel, John The Art of Jazz Trumpet Shew, Bobby Exercises and Etudes (Balquhidder Music) General technical work Articulation Arban Complete Method for Trumpet/Cornet (Carl Fischer ed.) Frink, Laurie and McNiel, John Flexus (OmniTone press) McNiel, John The Art of Jazz Trumpet Intervals Arban Complete Method for Trumpet/Cornet Frink, Laurie and McNiel, John Flexus (OmniTone press) Flexibility Colin, Charles Advanced Lip Flexibilities Frink, Laurie and McNiel, John Flexus (OmniTone press) Schlossberg, Max Daily Drills Range
Brisbois, Bud Trumpet Macbeth, Carlton Original Louis Maggio System for Brass (Charles Colin Music) Tone Complete Method for Trumpet/Cornet (Carl Fischer ed.) Concone, Guiseppe John ed.) The Complete Solfeggi (Balquihidder Music) Stamp, James Warm-ups and Studies Repertoire/Stylistic development Improvisation Aebersold, Jamey (1979), Turnaround and Cyclic Progressions (Jamey Aebersold Jazz) Aebersold, Jamey (1991), Maiden Voyage, 14 easy-to-play Jazz Songs (Jamey Aebersold Jazz) David (1988), Jazz Improvisation (Alfred Publishing Company) Crooke, Hal (1991), How to Improvise (Advance Music) Haerle, Dan (1980), The Jazz Language (Studio P.R.) Herrman, Steve Amazing Phrasing – Trumpet Style, sight reading, and conceptual development Coker, Jerry (1997), Complete Method for Improvisation (Alfred Publishing Company) Herrman, Steve Amazing Phrasing – Trumpet Parker, Charlie The Charlie Parker Omnibook Snidero, Jim Jazz Conceptions – Trumpet Voisin, Develop Sight Reading NB: For Year 11 and Year 12 repertoire, refer to generic repertoire TROMBONE SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 11 Year 11 generic scales Scales and arpeggios are to be played over a minimum of one octave in all 12 keys. Minimum = 88 (play as straight or swung quavers/eighths). Ionian Aeolian/natural Dorian Mixolydian Jazz (melodic) Blues Arpeggios: Ma7, mi7, Dom7, mi7(♭5), root position only SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 12 Year 12 generic scales Scales and arpeggios are to be played over a minimum of one octave in all 12 keys. Minimum tempo: = 92 (play as straight or swung quavers/eighths). Ionian Dorian Mixolydian Aeolian Lydian Jazz (melodic) minor Major pentatonic pentatonic Blues Arpeggios: Ma7, mi7, Dom7, mi7(♭5), mi/Ma7, root position only
Tempo: = 90 (play as semiquavers/sixteenths) Ionian Dorian Mixolydian Aeolian Lydian Jazz (melodic) minor Major pentatonic Minor pentatonic Blues Arpeggios: Ma7, Mi7, Dom7, mi7(♭5), mi/Ma7, root position only Tempo: = 80 (play as semiquaversquavers/sixteenths) TECHNICAL WORK – SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE Studies and pieces – 11 and Year 12 Improvisation Aebersold, (1979), Turnaround and Cyclic Progressions, Record and Book Kit, Studio P.R, USA Aebersold, Jamey Volume 21, USA Bergonzi, J. (1994), Inside Improvisation, Volume 1: Melodic Structures, Advance Music, USA Crooke, H. (1991), How to Improvise, Advance Music, Germany Haerle, Dan (1980), The Jazz Language, Studio P.R, USA Scale and arpeggio technical work Haerle, Dan (1983), Scales for Jazz Improvisation, Alfred Publishing Company Joe Pass Guitar Chords (1986), Mel Bay Publications, Inc. Modern method for guitar, Berklee Press USA Sight reading Classical Studies for Pick style Guitar, Berklee Press, USA Melodic Rhythms for Guitar, Berklee Press USA Guitar Method Book 1–2 by Gary Turner and Brenton Progressive Publishing SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE – YEAR 11 Refer to Generic repertoire Blue Blues in Bb (Tenor Madness, Blue Monk, Freddie Freeloader) Blues in Eb (The Sidewinder) Blues in F (Now’s the Time) Blues in G (All Blues) Cantaloupe Island Caravan Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Impressions (So What) Little Sunflower St Thomas Softly as in a morning Sunrise Sweet Georgia Brown The Chicken Watermelon Man SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE – YEAR 12 in F – ‘bebop’ blues (Birdlike, Au Privave, Barbados) in F minor (Afro Blue) Blues in G (All Blues) Doxy
Instrumental repertoire: (Solos to be played as per original recording or improvised at an appropriate technical level) Style Piece Composer/Arranger Rock ‘n Roll Great Balls of fire Jerry Lee Lewis Frutti Little Richard Progressive Rock Lazy Jon Lord (Deep Purple) Money Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) Ballad Baby Billy Joel Your Song Elton John Beth Kiss Somewhere Out There James Horne Samson Regina Spektor Buy Now Pay Later Tim Freedman (The Whitlams) Soul Hit the road Jack Ray Charles I’ve got a women Ray Charles Soul I just called to say I love you Stevie Wonder 60’s Rock Green Onions Booker T 70’s Rock Pretzel logic Steely Dan 80’s Rock Georgy Porgy David Pache (Toto) Solo repertoire: Style Piece Composer/Arranger Ballad Water Fountain David Foster (Album: Touch of David Foster) Ballad Brick Ben Folds Please note that repertoire is best learned via a combination of printed and recorded sources. Students should be mentored and encouraged to devise their own piano/keyboard arrangements of selected repertoire based on the chord progression, melody, rhythmic structures and form. SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE – YEAR 12 Contemporary piano repertoire covers a wide range of styles. Some styles may not be strongly represented in this list, for example Country or Latin. It is recommended that a variety of styles be included in the recital, with consideration given to the need to display a variety of technique and appropriate skill level. The candidate can perform a maximum of ONE as an accompanist. All other repertoire must be arranged for the pianist/keyboardist as the feature instrument Instrumental repertoire: to be played as per original recording or improvised at a similar technical level) Style Piece Composer/Arranger Early RnB/Blues Seventh Son Mose Allison Blues Been down so long Sting/Kenny Kirkland Ruby, Ruby Donald Fagan Early Soul Unchain my heart Ray Charles 50’s Rock In Crowd Ramsey Lewis 70’s Rock Fire in the Hole Steely Dan Mr Blue Sky Jeff Lynne (ELO) Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Billy Joel 80’s Rock Shadows in the Rain That’s All Phil Collins (Genesis) 90’s Rock One Angry Dwarf Ben Folds five Virtual Insanity Jamiraquai Rock Hoedown Emerson Lake and Palmer Darkside Tim Minchin Butterflies and Hurricanes Matthew Bellamy (Muse) You Sound Like Lousie Burdett Tim Freedman (The Whitlams) Progressive Rock Money Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) Emotion Sickness Daniel Johns (Silverchair)
Anne Peckham Contemporary Singer – various exercises Syllabus Breathing: Jazz/Contemporary (more phrasing) (Phrasing: alignment: breath support: di voce: flexibility) Jazz Singers Handbook: Sections 5 and 6 – Colouring melody and phrasing Rhythm Etudes – Bob Stoloff – 1–4 Counting Exercises Vocal resonance: Jazz/Contemporary (Tone colour: vowels) Listening to particular ‘styled’ singers Listening to particular ‘styled’ singers SUGGESTED REPERTOIRE – YEAR 11 Songs can be performed in key appropriate to vocal range Style Piece Composer/Arranger Pop Someone Like You Adele Rolling in the Deep Adele Thank you Dido Love Song Sara Bareilles Soulmate Natasha Bedinfield Fallin’ for you Colbie Caillat Impression Natalie Imbruglia Dance/Pop Valerie Amy Winehouse Black & Gold (Acoustic) Sam Sparro Pop Ballad I Don’t Want to Wait Cole Jar of Hearts Christina Perri, Drew Lawrence, Barrett Yeretsian A Thousand Christina Perri Gravity Sara Bareilles Will you love me Dusty Springfield Ballad Skinny Love Justin Vernon Please don’t ask me John Farnham Fields of Gold Sting Different Worlds Jes Hudak Anyone who had a Heart Burt Bacharach Songbird Fleetwood Mac February Song Josh Groban Shelter cover One Less Bell to Answer Burt Bacharach Rock The Story Phillip Hanseroth Zombie Dolores O’Riordan Somebody to Love Queen Eleanor Rigby The Beatles Soft Rock While my guitar gently weeps The Beatles Fall at Your Feet Crowded Rock/Pop Human The Killers Lion Man Mumford and Sons Before the Worst The Script Someday, Someday Thirsty Merc 20 Good Reasons Thirsty Merc RnB Chasing Pavements Adele Adkins, Francis White Mercy Duffy, Steve Booker Take a Bow Rhiannah If I ain’t got you Alicia Keys Put Your Records On Corrine Bailey Rae, John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou RnB/Soul Warwick Avenue Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth, Eg White Tell it like it is Aaron Neville
Your Song Elton John Folk/Ballad Hallelujah Leonard Rock Ballad My Immortal Evanescence RnB Ballad Bound To You Christina Aguilera Indie Ballad Breathe In Now George Soul Ballad Natural Woman Carole King Rock Help! The Beatles Soft Rock Hello Hodges, Moody & Lee Let It Be Lennon/McCartney Why Georgia John Mayer Rock/Country Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin Rock/Soul Gonna Find Another You John Mayer RnB Ordinary People John Legend Love You I Do Jennifer Hudson For Once in My Life Stevie Wonder Overjoyed Stevie Wonder RnB/Pop Vegas Sara Bareilles RnB/Soul Put Your Records On Corrine Bailey Rae Fallen Alicia Keys Listen Beyonce Respect Otis Redding Lately Stevie Wonder Fell in Love With a Boy Joss Stone arrangement Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles Soul All I Do Was Cry Etta James Sunday Kind of Love Etta James Way Over Yonder Carole King Take Me to the River Al Green Let’s Stay Together Al Jazz/Soul Moondance Van Morrison Country Mama’s Song Carrie Underwood Safe and Sound Taylor Swift I Can’t Make You Love Me Bonnie Rait Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About Bonnie Rait Folk Joni Mitchell Indie The Cactus that Found the Beat Missy Higgins 80’s Dance Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears Standard Come Fly With Me Cahn/Heusen God Bless the Child Billy Holliday Nature boy Nat King Cole MUSIC THEATRE VOICE SUGGESTED TECHNICAL WORK – YEAR 11 All scales/arpeggios to be sung to the octave using solfa, open vowel or scat syllables e.g. lah lah lah. The student is to sing the following scales in keys suitable for his/her range. Scales All scales to be sung in even quavers to the octave Major (crotchet=120) Major Pentatonic (crotchet=100) Minor Pentatonic (crotchet=100) Aeolian/natural minor (crotchet=120) Harmonic minor (crotchet=120) Melodic minor (crotchet=120) Chromatic to the sharpened 5th (crotchet=60)
The following lists for both the Jazz and Contemporary contexts should be carefully considered as not all of the repertoire/arrangements associated with the listed artist/performer will necessarily be of an appropriate standard. JAZZ Jamal Art Tatum Bill Evans Bud Powell Chick Corea Basie Duke Ellington Hank Jones Herbie Hancock McCoy Tyner Red Garland Teddy Wilson Thelonius Monk Tommy Flanagan VOICE Blues and early jazz Bessie Smith Holiday Ma Rainey Mainstream – Modern jazz artists Lincoln Al Jarreau Anita O’Day Anita Wardell Carter Bobby McFerrin Carmen Chet Baker Claire Martin Krall Dianne Reeves Dinah Washington Eddie Jefferson Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra Jane Monheit Joe Williams Jon Hendricks June Christy Kurt Elling Lambert Hendricks and Ross Mark Murphy Mel Torme Nancy Wilson Nat King Cole Nina Simone Norma Winstone Peggy Lee Sarah Vaughan Shirley Horn Stacey Kent Tierney Sutton Scat singing Anita Wardell Al Jarreau Bobby McFerrin Eddie Jefferson Ella Fitzgerald Jon Hendricks Kurt Elling Lambert, Hendricks and Ross Mark Murphy Sarah Vaughan Latin Astrud Gilberto Gilberto Elaine Elias Elis Regina Gal Costa Joao Gilberto Fusion/Crossover Flora Purim Tania Maria
TROMBONE Adrian Mears Al Grey Bill Watrous Carl Fontana Conrad Herwig Curtis Fuller Frank Rosolino Jack Teagarden James Morrison Jimmy Knepper JJ Johnson John Alred Julien Priester Lawrence Brown Ray Anderson Robin Eubanks Slide Hampton Davis Turre Trummy Urbie Green Wycliffe Gordon CONTEMPORARY DRUMS Alanis Morrisette Bob Marley Bonnie Raitt Cream D’Angelo Donny Hathaway Wind and Fire Herbie Hancock James Brown James Taylor Jill Scott Jimmy Hendrix John Trio Led Zepplin M’shell Ndegeocello Marvin Gaye Michael Jackson Paul Simon Ray Charles Robben Ford Sly and the Family Stone Steely Dan Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Wonder Sting The Beatles The Blues Brothers The Doobie Brothers The Meters The Police Toto of Power Jagged Little Pill Legend Luck of the Draw Disraeli Gears Voodoo Live Greatest Hits Headhunters Live at the Apollo, Volume 2 Live Experience Are you satisfied? Live IV beyond Passion What’s Going On Thriller Graceland The Genius of Ray Charles Talk to your Daughter Fresh Aja Couldn’t Stand the Weather Songs in the key of life 10 Summoner’s Tales Abbey Road Briefcase full of Blues The Best of the Doobie Brothers The Best of the Meters Reggatta De Blanc IV Back to Oakland PIANO/KEYBOARD Billy Joel Booker T. Corea Sherinian Dr John Van Halen Elton John Giuffria Harry Connick Jr John Lord Johnnie Johnson Jon Oliva Keith Emerson Kevin Moore Mats Olausson Ray Charles Ray Manzarek Rick Wakeman
Herbie Hancock Jens Johansson Joey DeFrancesco Jonathan Cain Russ Ferante Sascha Onnen Stevie Wonder Tony MacAlpine VOICE Classic and contemporary Soul/Motown/Funk/R&B Alicia Keys Al Amy Winehouse Angie Stone Aretha Franklin Beverley Knight Beyonce Bill Withers Brand New Heavies Khan Chrisina Aguilera Corine Bailey-Rae D’Angelo Hathaway Duffy Dusty Erykah Badu Gladys Knight Arie James Brown Jamiroquai Jason Mraz Jill Scott Jocelyn Brown Joss Stone Justin Timberlake Lauren Hill Lisa Stansfield Maria Carey Marvin Gaye Mary J Maxwell Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 Soul Child Oleta Adams Otis Redding Patti Labelle Ray Charles Seal Stevie Wonder Whitney Houston Rock and Roll/Rock/Indie/Pop Rock Alanis Morrisette Blondie Bon Jovi Coldplay David Bowie Eric Clapton Jeff Buckley Jimi Hendricks John Lennon John Mayer Lenny Kravitz Oasis Prince Red Hot Chili Peppers Robbie Williams Scissor Sisters The Beatles The Police The Rolling Stones Tom Jones Pop/Folk/Acoustic/Country Bjork Carol King Cat Stevens Celine Dion Elton John Eva Cassidy George Michael James Taylor Joni Mitchell Katie Noonan Higgins Norah Jones Paul Ricki Lee Jones Shania Twain Simon and Garfunkel The Bee Gees Chapman