TCL Grade 5 Orchestral Percussion
General Info
Candidates taking a Orchestral Percussion exam are required to:
- play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Tuned Percussion, must not include the study pieces
- play at least one accompanied piece
Snare Drum Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publications | Publisher | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demo' for Doubles! | Keith Bartlett | 50 More Short Pieces For Snare Drum | United Music Publishing | |
| 2 | Ruff-ly Britannia! | Keith Bartlett | 50 More Short Pieces For Snare Drum | United Music Publishing | |
| 3 | Semis-Detached | Keith Bartlett | Percussion World: Snare Drum | Trinity College London Press | |
| 4 | Slow-Fast | John Back | 10 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos | Kendor Music | |
| 5 | Eight-Parade | Gert Bomhof | 21 Solos for Snare Drum | De Haske | |
| 6 | Playing Scotch | Gert Bomhof | 21 Solos for Snare Drum | De Haske | |
| 7 | Even and Odd | Gert Bomhof | On stage: Musical Solos for Snare Drum | De Haske | |
| 8 | No. 12 | Keith Larson | Artistic Studies for Snare Drum | C. Alan | |
| 9 | Latin Paradiddle | Michael Skinner | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 10 | Scottish March | Michael Skinner | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
Tuned Percussion Song List
Technical Works
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
| Instrument | List | Publications | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snare Drum | Orchestral Figures Multiple Bounce Roll Study |
Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Nil |
| Timpani | Sticking Patterns Roll Development Dynamics |
Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Nil |
| Tuned Percussion | B / Db Major Scales and Arpeggios (Two Octave) Chromatic Scale starting on any note G# / Bb Minor Scales and Arpeggios (Two Octave) Dominant 7ths in the keys of C / G / F (Two Octave) Diminished 7ths starting on C / D# or Eb / F# or Gb / A(Two Octave) |
Tuned Percussion Scales & Arpeggios | All requirements should be played from memory. |
Study List
| Item | Works | Composer | Instrument | Publications | Publisher | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twos and Threes | Lorne Pearcey | Snare Drum | Snare Drum Studies | Mark Aldous | |
| 2 | Grade 5 Rudimental Study | Michael Skinner | Snare Drum | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 3 | Penguin Waddle | Lorne Pearcey | Timpani | Timpani Studies | Mark Aldous | |
| 4 | Grade 5 Study | Jan Faulkner & Jayne Obradovic | Timpani | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 5 | Grade 5 Major Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 6 | Grade 5 Minor Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |