Piano G1 Edition13May2016

Piano Grade 1
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Performance pieces, technical exercises, supporting tests and in-depth

guidance for Rockschool examinations
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Published by Rockschool Ltd. 2015
Catalogue Number RSK200002
ISBN: 978-1-908920-81-2
Revision 1 | 13 October 2015 | Errata details can be found at www.rslawards.com
SYLLABUS
Syllabus written and devised by Nik Preston

Syllabus consultants: Hannah Vasanth, Julia Martin, Stuart Slater, Jono Harrison, Simon Troup and Jennie Troup
Hit tune arrangements by Jono Harrison and Nik Preston
Supporting tests written by Jono Harrison, Nik Preston, Ash Preston and Hannah Vasanth
Piano arrangements of Rockschool compositions by Brian Henry
Syllabus advisors: Mary Keene, Patrick Healy, Emily Nash, Dan Phelps and Mike Stylianou
PUBLISHING
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Cover design by Philip Millard
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Table of Contents
Introductions & Information

1 Title Page
2 Acknowledgements
3 Table of Contents
4 Welcome to Rockschool Piano Grade 1
6 Piano Notation Explained
Rockschool Grade Pieces

7 The Long And Winding Road

11 Make You Feel My Love
15 Read All About It, Part III
19 ICAUFO
23 Umbra Bella
27 Fab Stomp
Technical Exercises
Supporting Tests

35
36
37
38
Sight Reading
Improvisation & Interpretation
Ear Tests
General Musicianship Questions
Additional Information

39
40
41
48
Entering Rockschool Exams

Marking Schemes
Copyright Information
Introducing Rockschool Popular Music Theory
30 Scales, Arpeggios & Chord Voicings
Piano Grade 1
Welcome to Rockschool Piano Grade 1

Welcome to Rockschools 2015 Piano syllabus. This syllabus has been designed to equip all aspiring pianists with both a
diverse range of stylistically appropriate, industry relevant skills and a thoroughly engaging learning experience.
Utilising an array of well known repertoire, Rockschools own compositions and a truly innovative range of supporting
tests, the continued progression of any candidate is assured from Debut through to Grade 8. Additionally, the Rockschool
compositions, which are the 4th, 5th and 6th pieces featured in each book, have been arranged for Bass, Drums, Piano and
Guitar at Grades 3, 5 and 8, in order to help pianists perform repertoire in an ensemble environment where available.
The syllabus has been authored to ensure that pianists can develop as accompanists, soloists, sight readers and improvisers
whilst enabling both teacher and candidate to choose the areas that they wish to specialise in.
Rockschools long standing commitment to raising academic standards, assessing industry-relevant skills and ensuring
student engagement is world renowned. The 2015 Piano syllabus has been conceived in order to build upon this success and
continue the evolution of the contemporary music worlds first awarding body.
When combined with Rockschools Popular Music Theory syllabus, the 2015 syllabus is guaranteed to furnish every
candidate with both the practical skills and theoretical understanding necessary to perform at the highest level, across a
whole range of contemporary music.
Nik Preston Head of Product Development and Publishing
Piano Exams
Grade Exam
A Grade Exam is a mixture of music performances, technical work and tests. You are required to prepare three pieces
(two of which may be Free Choice Pieces) and the contents of the Technical Exercise section. This accounts for 75% of
the exam marks. The other 25% consists of: either a Sight Reading or an Improvisation & Interpretation test (10%), two
Ear Tests (10%), and finally you will be asked five General Musicianship Questions (5%). The pass mark is 60%.
Performance Certificate
A Performance Certificate is equivalent to a Grade Exam, but in a Performance Certificate you are required to perform
five pieces. A maximum of three of these can be Free Choice Pieces. Each song is marked out of 20 and the pass mark
is 60%.
Book Contents
The book is divided into a number of sections:
Piano Grade 1
Exam Pieces
In this book you will find six pieces of Grade 1 standard. Each song is preceded by a Fact File detailing information
about the original recording, the composer and the artist/s who performed it. Every exam piece is notated for piano,
but a selection also have the vocal melody notated. This is included as reference material and is not intended to be
performed in the exam itself. In your exam you must perform to the backing tracks provided. If certain 3 or 4 note
voicings notated in the pieces are unachievable, you may either reduce the amount of notes in the voicing, or play as a
spread chord if stylistically appropriate. Please note, this is only applicable at Debut and Grade 1.
Technical Exercises
There are either three or four types of technical exercise, depending on the grade:
Group A scales
Group B arpeggios/broken chords
Group C chord voicings
Group D a choice of stylistic studies. Please note, Group D only exists at Grades 68.
At each grade you have the option of taking one of two different types of examination:
Supporting Tests
You are required to undertake three kinds of unprepared, supporting test:
1. Sight Reading or an Improvisation & Interpretation test at Debut to Grade 5.

Please note, these are replaced by mandatory Quick Study Pieces (QSPs) at Grades 68.
2. Ear Tests: Debut to Grade 3 feature Melodic Recall and Chord Recognition.
Grades 48 feature Melodic Recall and Harmonic Recall.
3. General Musicianship Questions (GMQs), which you will be asked by the examiner at the end of each exam.
Each book features examples of the types of unprepared tests likely to appear in the exam.
The examiner will give you a different version in the exam.
General Information
You will find information on exam procedures, including online examination entry, marking schemes, information
on Free Choice Pieces and improvisation requirements for each grade.
Audio
In addition to the Grade book, we have also provided audio in the form of backing tracks (minus piano) and examples
(including piano) for both the pieces and the supporting tests where applicable. This can be downloaded from RSL directly
at www.rslawards.com/downloads
You can find further details about Rockschools Piano syllabus by downloading the syllabus guide from our website:
www.rslawards.com
All candidates should download and read the accompanying syllabus guide when using this grade book.
Piano Grade 1
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Piano Notation Explained
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Pedal Marking: Depress and then release the

sustain pedal. Multiple pedal operations in a
short space of time may be simplified as shown
in the last two beats of the bar below.
Grace Note: Play the grace note on

or before the beat depending on the
style of music, then move quickly to
the note it leads onto.
3
&4
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Glissando: Play the notes between the notated

pitches by sliding over the keyboard with the
fingers or fingernails.
Spread Chord: Play the chord from the bottom note up

(top down only if there is a downward arrow head).
The final note should sound by the appropriate
notated bar position.
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Tremolando: Oscillate at speed

between marked notes.
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the bar marked To Coda then skip to

the section marked Coda.
Accentuate note with great intensity.
Shorten time value of note.
gliss.
Finger Markings: These numbers represent

your fingers. 1 is the thumb, 2 the index
finger and so on.
Accentuate note (play it louder).
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Repeat the bars between the repeat signs.
2.
When a repeated section has different
endings, play the first ending only the first

time and the second ending only the
second time.
THE MUSICAL STAVE shows pitches and

rhythms and is divided by lines into bars.
Pitches are named after the first seven letters
of the alphabet.
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C D E F G A B C
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The Beatles | The Long And Winding Road

SONG TITLE:
THE LONG AND
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ALBUM:
LET IT BE
RELEASED:
1970
LABEL:
APPLE
GENRE:
POP
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PAUL MCCARTNEY
PIANO:
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GUITAR:
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WRITTEN BY:
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PRODUCED BY:
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ORCHESTRATION:
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UK CHART PEAK:
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However, the orchestral overdubs from Spector still

found their way into the final album release. It was
said to be the catalyst to McCartney asking for the
Beatles to be dissolved. A wide range of artists has
since covered this song including: Diana Ross, Aretha
Franklin, George Michael and Ray Charles.
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This was the last single released by the Beatles

from their 12th and final studio album Let It Be.
The album was released a month
after the band
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officially split up in 1970. Although credited to
Let It Be was supposed to be released before Abbey
Lennon-McCartney, as all Beatles songs were, this
Road. Some critics and fans think that in fact, Abbey
was one of Paul McCartneys ballads. This is also the
Road should be considered their final album, due
only Beatles song where John Lennon played Bass.
to the fact that the songs included on Let It Be were
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supposed to be a return to their simpler approach
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and Ringo Starrs parts, so the other two Beatles do
not in fact appear on the released recording at all.
the issues faced with Spectors production, an
album called Let It Be Naked was released in 2003
Despite the song reaching No.1, Paul McCartney
removing most of Spectors production work and
featuring a reworking of some of the songs.
was angered by Phil Spectors production of the track.
Apparently, during the Beatles last ever recording
session at the famous Abbey Road Studios, Spector
added orchestral overdubs to four tracks: The Long
and Winding Road, Across the Universe and I Me
Mine whilst only one Beatle, Ringo Starr, was present
and without the knowledge or permission of the other
three.
Spectors additions included: 18 violins, four
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two guitars and a 14-strong female choir.
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Copyright 1970 Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
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Adele | Make You Feel My Love

SONG TITLE:
MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE
ALBUM:
19
RELEASED:
2008
LABEL:
XL
GENRE:
POP/SOUL

VOCALS:
ADELE
PIANO:
NEIL COWLEY
STRINGS:
WIRED STRINGS
WRITTEN BY:
BOB DYLAN
PRODUCED BY:
JIM ABBISS
UK CHART PEAK:
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This song was released as the fifth and final single

from Adeles debut album: 19. The song was originally
written by Bob Dylan and appeared on his 1997
album Time Out of Mind. Billy Joel released it two
months earlier under the title To Make You Feel My
Love on his album Greatest Hits Volume III. Dylan
composed the song on the piano and it was decided
to keep the song as a simple arrangement, to focus on
the lyrical meaning.
The albums subject matter focuses on her first
serious relationship. The singer states that this
Make You Feel My Love is her favourite song on the
album, despite it being a cover and that she selected
it because it perfectly summed up the way she was
feeling in a way that some of her own songs didnt:
I wrote nine songs all in a short space of time about
this awful relationship I was in. I never quite got down
what I was feeling in those songs though. Its about
regretting not being with someone.
Adele graduated from the BRIT school in 2006 (she
was classmates with Leona Lewis and Jessie J) and
was given her first record deal by independent label,
XL Recordings in 2007 after a friend posted a demo
to Myspace. Her career took off when she won the
BRIT Awards Critics Choice category and the BBC
Sound Of To date she has released two albums: 19
and 21, both of which refer to the age she was when
recording them. She has previously said she was a
huge fan of the Spice Girls growing up, although she
has later cited R&B artists such as Destinys Child and

Mary J. Blige as influences too. She has also been very
influenced by Jazz, particularly Ella Fitzgerald and
Etta James.
b a wealth of awards for her music

Adele hasBwon
including an Oscar, four BRIT awards, 10 Grammys
and two Ivor Novello awards.
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Copyright 1997 Special Rider Music, USA.
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SONG TITLE:
READ ALL ABOUT IT,
PART III.
ALBUM:
OUR VERSION OF EVENTS
&
RELEASED:
2012
LABEL:
VIRGIN
GENRE:
R&B/POP
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EMELI SAND
PIANO:
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This song was originally recorded in three different

versions: the first with British rap artist Professor
Green featuring vocals from Emeli Sand; the second,
an acoustic version with Professor Green featuring
Fink; and the third, which appeared onoh,
Sands debut oh.
album featuring only Sand herself. Sand achieved
her first number one single with Professor Green on
Part I of the song. The song was performed at the
closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.
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Green for her debut album: Our Version of Events,
which became the top selling album of 2012.
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White House. Sand has won three BRIT awards,
two Ivor Novello awards and three MOBO awards.
Her new album is to be released in 2016.
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11 years old. Her first
was for a school talent
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show: that was the first time I thought I might be
a songwriter. I never thought it was an option to
sing anyone elses songs. Despite being offered an
album deal when she was 16 as a result of winning
Trevor Nelsons BBC Urban Music competition, her
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management didnt feel it was right
time. She went on to study medicine at Glasgow
University, graduating five years later with a degree
in Neuroscience. She had always said that she wanted
a career to fall back on if she didnt make it in the
music industry. She continued to write music oh,
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Read All About It (Part I) reached the top of
the charts.
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Words & Music by Shahid Khan & Emeli Sand

Copyright 2009 Stellar Songs Limited.
EMI Music Publishing Limited/Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
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Rockschool | ICAUFO
SONG TITLE: ICAUFO
TEMPO: 98 BPM
KEY: E MINOR
PERSONNEL: STUART RYAN (GTR)

HENRY THOMAS (BASS)
NOAM LEDERMAN (DRUMS)
JOE BENNETT (KEYS)
OVERVIEW
Quarry and Opposite also draw on these elements,

notably the arpeggiated guitar as the backbone of
the arrangement. Know Your Quarry is a great
example of the keyboards doubling this type of
guitar part.
ICAUFO is a Melodic Rock piece influenced by

bands in the vein of Foo Fighters and Biffy Clyro.
Melodic Rock kicked off in the late 1960s

when The Beatles, The Doors and others were
experimenting in their songwriting and recording
techniques. Increased success led to bigger
recording budgets and it became commonplace for
successful bands to develop complex arrangements
and song structures, and to work with orchestras.
This combination of a big sound, traditional
song structures and powerful melodies has been
adopted by dozens of rock bands including Deep
Purple, Queen, Rush, Big Star, Pixies, Incubus and
Matchbox Twenty.
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Youll be able to hear the influence of The Beatles

While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Led Zeppelins
Stairway To Heaven on this track. More recent
recordings such as Foo Fighters These Days and
The Pretender, and Biffy Clyro songs Know Your
ICAUFO
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Rockschool | Umbra Bella

SONG TITLE: UMBRA BELLA
GENRE: GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL
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COMPOSER: SIMON TROUP

HENRY THOMAS (BASS)
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ROSS STANLEY (KEYS)
OVERVIEW
Umbra Bella is an homage to The Shadows,
a legendary British instrumental pop group who
formed in the 1950s.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The Shadows were an instrumental group who
were notable for backing pop singer Cliff Richard,
but the tale doesnt end there. The band also
achieved great success in their own right with a
string of instrumental hits. Instrumental guitar
music flourished through the surf guitar sound of
1950s American groups, with The Ventures and The
Shadows adding their own twist. Marvin developed a
unique guitar sound based on his use of the vibrato,
or tremolo arm, on his Fender Stratocaster and the
echo devices that made his notes repeat after he had
played them. The Shadows catchy melodies and
driving rhythms helped them carve out their own
sound that was distinctive from anything else around
at the time. It is unusual now for instrumental groups
to have top 10 hits, and The Shadows remain one of
the most successful instrumental groups of the last 50
years.
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The Shadows version of Apache features many
elements of the groups sound, especially the tremolo
B and echo-drenched lead guitar melody set against
the propulsive
D m acoustic guitar strumming of rhythm
player Bruce Welch. Other Shadows classics include
FBI, Wonderful Land and Guitar Tango. Their
playing on Cliff Richards Summer Holiday also
contains one of the iconic licks of 1960s pop.
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Umbra Bella
Simon Troup
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Rockschool | Fab Stomp

SONG TITLE: FAB STOMP
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COMPOSER: DEIRDRE CARTWRIGHT

HENRY THOMAS (BASS)
OVERVIEW
Fab Stomp is an example of 1960s pop in the style
of groups like The Dave Clark 5, The Hollies and
Freddie And The Dreamers.
STYLE FOCUS
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And The Dreamers and Wayne Fontana, who, along

with Londons The Dave Clark Five (or The DC5
as they were often known), followed The Beatles to
America. The DC5 were the second British band to
appear on
D the Ed Sullivan Show, which was seen as a
springboard to fame and success in the USA.
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Early to mid 1960s British pop music followed the
model used by The Beatles: two guitars, and often
The Dave Clark Fives first number one, Glad
more than one vocalist performing up-tempo, goodAll Over, knocked The Beatles I Wanna Hold
time, melodic songs written in major keys. Some
Your Hand off the top of the British singles chart
of the songs were written by the bands themselves,
in January 1964. The Hollies first top 10 hit was
although most were written either by professional
Stay, released in the same year, and was followed
Tin Pan Alley songwriters, or were cover versions of [5] by Just One Look and Carrie Anne among other
songs made famous previously by American artists.
hits. Freddie And The Dreamers frontman, Freddie
Garrity, brought a range of eccentric dance moves
to their performances that were very much a part
THE BIGGER PICTURE
of the bands appeal. This can be seen to great effect
on surviving clips of the band performing their hits
Global Beatlemania in 1963 and 1964 opened the
including You Were Made for Me, Im Telling You
door to fame for beat combos from different parts of
Now and I Understand in their heyday.
Britain, particularly from Manchester and London.
The cream of these bands joined The Beatles by going
to America and were part of the British Invasion
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that was to last for most of the 1960s. Foremost
among this collection of groups were the hugely
successful Mancunian bands The Hollies, Freddie
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GENRE: 60S POP
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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.

All exercises need to be played hands separately, in straight feel, ascending and descending, in the keys, octaves and tempos
shown. You may use your book for Group A and Group B. All Group C exercises must be played from memory.
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=60 bpm.
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2. F major scale | left hand
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3. G major scale | right hand
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4. G major scale | left hand
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5. D natural minor scale | right hand
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1. F major scale | right hand
6. D natural minor scale | left hand
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8. E natural minor scale | left hand
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9. C dorian scale | right hand
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10. C dorian scale | left hand
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11. C harmonic minor scale | right hand
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12. C harmonic minor scale | left hand
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Technical Exercises
Group B: Arpeggios
The tempo for this group is q=100 bpm.

1. F major broken chord | right hand
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3. G major broken chord | right hand
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4. G major broken chord | left hand
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5. D minor broken chord | right hand
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6. D minor broken chord | left hand
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2. F major broken chord | left hand
Technical Exercises
7. E minor broken chord | right hand
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& 4
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8. E minor broken chord | left hand
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10. C augmented arpeggio | left hand
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11. C diminished arpeggio | right hand
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12. C diminished arpeggio | left hand
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Technical Exercises
Group C: Chord Voicings
In the exam you will be asked to play, from memory, your choice of one chord voicing from each of the following exercises,
without the aid of a backing track or metronome. However, for practice purposes a demonstration of the chords played to a
metronome click is available in the downloadable audio.
1. C diminished
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2. C augmented
Sight Reading
In this section you have a choice between either a sight reading test or an improvisation and interpretation test (see facing page).
The examiner will ask you which one you wish to choose before commencing. Once you have decided you cannot change
your mind.
In the sight reading test, the examiner will give you a 46 bar melody in the key of F major or G major. 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=70.
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.
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Please note: The test shown is an example. The examiner will give you a different version in the exam.
Sight Reading | Example 2
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In the improvisation and interpretation test, the examiner will give you a 46 bar chord progression in the key of F major or
G major. 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=70.
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 are only required to improvise single note melodies, with either right or left hand. It is permissible to play chord
voicings, but please note you will only be marked on melodic content.
Improvisation & Interpretation | Example 1
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Improvisation & Interpretation | Example 2

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q = 70
Ear Tests
In this section, there are two ear tests:
Melodic Recall
Chord Recognition
You will find one example of each type of test printed below and you will need to perform both of them in the exam.
Test 1: Melodic Recall
The examiner will play you three consecutive notes. You will need to identify whether the last two notes are higher or lower
in sequence. This means you will need to tell the examiner whether the second note is higher or lower than the first, and
whether the third note is higher or lower than the second. You will hear the test twice, each time with a one bar count-in.
The tempo is q=95 bpm.
For this exercise, please use the words higher and lower in your answer.
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The examiner will play you a sequence of chords, each with a C root note. You will hear the chord sequence twice, each time
with a one bar count-in. You will then be asked to identify the chord quality of each chord, from a choice of major, minor,
diminished and augmented. The tempo is q=95 bpm.
Test 2: Chord Recognition
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The final part of your exam is the General Musicianship Questions section, which features 5 questions relating to one of
your choice of the performance pieces.
1. You will be asked a question relating to the harmony from a section of one of your pieces.
2. You will be asked a question relating to the melody in a section of one of your pieces.
3. You will be asked a question relating to the rhythms used in a section of one of your pieces.
4. You will be asked a question relating to the technical requirements of one of your pieces.
Piano Grade 1
5. You will be asked a question relating to the genre of one of your pieces.
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Entering Rockschool Exams

Entering a Rockschool exam is easy, just go online and follow our simple six step process. All details for entering online,
dates, fees, regulations and Free Choice pieces can be found at www.rslawards.com
All candidates should ensure they bring their own Grade syllabus book to the exam or have their KR app ready and the
full book downloaded.
All Grade 68 candidates must ensure that they bring valid photo ID to their exam.
Piano Grade 1
Candidates will receive their exam results (and certificates if applicable) a maximum of 3 weeks after their exam.
If nothing has been received after this time then please call +44 (0)845 460 4747 or email to info@rslawards.com
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Marking Schemes
Grade Exams | Debut to Grade 5 *
ELEMENT
PASS
MERIT
DISTINCTION
Performance Piece 1
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 2
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 3
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Technical Exercises
910 out of 15
1112 out of 15
13+ out of 15
Sight Reading
or
6 out of 10
78 out of 10
9+ out of 10
Ear Tests
6 out of 10
78 out of 10
9+ out of 10
3 out of 5
4 out of 5
5 out of 5
TOTAL MARKS
60%+
74%+
90%+
ELEMENT
PASS
MERIT
DISTINCTION
Performance Piece 1
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 2
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 3
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Technical Exercises
910 out of 15
1112 out of 15
13+ out of 15
Quick Study Piece
6 out of 10
78 out of 10
9+ out of 10
Ear Tests
6 out of 10
78 out of 10
9+ out of 10
3 out of 5
4 out of 5
5 out of 5
TOTAL MARKS
60%+
74%+
90%+
Piano Grade 1
Performance Certificates | Debut to Grade 8 *
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ELEMENT
PASS
MERIT
DISTINCTION
Performance Piece 1
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 2
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 3
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 4
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
Performance Piece 5
1214 out of 20
1517 out of 20
18+ out of 20
TOTAL MARKS
60%+
75%+
90%+
* Note that there are no Debut Vocal exams.
Grade Exams | Grades 68
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Rockschool Grade Pieces

7 The Long And Winding Road

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30 Scales, Arpeggios & Chord Voicings

Welcome to Rockschool Piano Grade 1

The book is divided into a number of sections:

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Piano Notation Explained

Pedal Marking: Depress and then release the

Grace Note: Play the grace note on

Glissando: Play the notes between the notated

Spread Chord: Play the chord from the bottom note up

Tremolando: Oscillate at speed

Accentuate note with more arm weight.

Go back to the sign (%), then play until

Go back to the beginning of the song and

Use soft pedal

play until the bar marked Fine (end).

the bar marked To Coda then skip to

Accentuate note with great intensity.

Shorten time value of note.

Finger Markings: These numbers represent

Accentuate note (play it louder).

Repeat the bars between the repeat signs.

When a repeated section has different

endings, play the first ending only the first

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THE MUSICAL STAVE shows pitches and

The Beatles | The Long And Winding Road

However, the orchestral overdubs from Spector still

This was the last single released by the Beatles

McCartney sent a letter to the Beatles business

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The Long And Winding Road

Ive seen that road

Words & Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

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Adele | Make You Feel My Love

1. When the rain

This song was released as the fifth and final single

has later cited R&B artists such as Destinys Child and

b a wealth of awards for her music

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Make You Feel My Love

Words & Music by Bob Dylan

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1. When the rain

could o could hold

the whole world

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Emeli Sand | Read All About It, Part III