LCM Grade 4 Timpani

Technical Work

The candidate will be required to tune one drum to a given note, and another to either a perfect 4th or perfect 5th or major 3rd above the given note, without the aid of tuning gauges. The examiner will sound the given note three times.

Song List

Item	Song	Composer / Arranger	Publications	Publisher
1	Study	Jack Richards	LCM Timpani Grades 1-5	Stainer & Bell
2	Scotty	Brian Stone	LCM Timpani Grades 1-5	Stainer & Bell
3	Dynamic Day	Brian Stone	LCM Timpani Grades 1-5	Stainer & Bell
4	Don't Parker Here	Aidan Geary	Timp-Tastic (Geary)	Southern Percussion
5	JF-B	Aidan Geary	Timp-Tastic (Geary)	Southern Percussion
6	Exchanges	Curnow Alan	FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Timpani)	Curnow Music
7	Etude 7 / 8	Kirk Gay	Pedal to the Kettle	Tapspace
8	Solo 3	Salvatore Rabbio	Contest & Recital Solos for Timapni	Alfred Music
9	Solo Study 5	Garwood Whaley	Primary Handbook for Timpani	Meredith Music
10	Shades of Blue	James Letham	Timpani Temptations	Southern Percussion

Discussion

The examiner will ask questions on areas covered in previous grades, plus common musical terms and signs as found in the pieces played. All as occurring in the music performed. In addition the candidate should know names of the parts of the instrument.

Sight Reading

The candidate will be asked to play a short piece of a standard appropriate to the grade. Two examples are given in the handbook. Up to one minute’s preparation time will be allowed to study the test before playing, during which the candidate may try parts of the test if they wish.

Aural Tests

Rhythm

• A short harmonised passage, of approximately 8 bars in length, will be played. The passage will be in either @2/4, @3/4, @4/4 or @6/8 time. Candidates will be asked to beat (conduct) time, with a correct and clear beat shape (conducting pattern) according to the time signature of the music, in time with the examiner’s playing, as the examiner plays the passage again. (Passages in @6/8 time should be conducted with a 2-beat pattern).
• A short phrase, of approximately 2 bars in length, taken from the passage, will be played in an unharmonised version, twice. The phrase will include no rhythmic values shorter than a semiquaver, but may include simple dotted patterns. Candidates will be asked to clap or tap back the rhythm of the phrase.

Pitch

• An interval will be played twice, once with the pitches sounded successively, and once with the pitches sounded together. The interval will be restricted to any major, minor or perfect interval up to and including an octave. Candidates will be asked to identify the interval, by numerical value and type.
• The candidate will be shown three similar versions of a short melody (marked 1, 2 and 3). The versions will differ in pitch, but not in rhythm. One of the versions will be played, twice. Candidates will be asked to identify which version was played.