TCL Grade 1 Keyboard Percussion
General Info
1. Candidates are encouraged to play their pieces on the instruments specified, although Glockenspiel / Xylophone / Vibraphone / Marimba will be acceptable regardless of the specification. 2. Candidates should always attempt to suit the instrument chosen to the music played. 3. The use of the vibraphone pedal or finger damping on the glockenspiel is not required. 4. Sticks must be appropriate to the instrument played, and should be in good condition. 5. At least one accompanied piece must be performed. Pieces that are published with an accompaniment may not be performed unaccompanied.
Pieces / Studies
Candidates can express their musical identity by choosing pieces and studies from our varied repertoire lists. Drum kit candidates choose two pieces with backing tracks and one unaccompanied piece, from a wide range of authentic styles including jazz, funk, show tunes, film, TV, Latin, reggae and swing. Percussionists choose from a varied selection of tuned percussion, timpani and snare drum pieces with accompanied and unaccompanied options. Candidates can further personalize their program by including an own composition.
Song List
Item | Works | Composer | Publications | Publisher | Video |
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1 | Destination Reached | Mark Aldous & Peter Evans & Lorne Pearcey | Introducing Percussion | Trinity College London Press | |
2 | Down to Earth | Mark Aldous & Peter Evans & Lorne Pearcey | Introducing Percussion | Trinity College London Press | |
3 | Ballad | Mark Aldous | Tuned Percussion Solos | Mark Aldous | |
4 | The Music Box | David Hext | Tuned In | Southern Music | |
5 | The Windmill | David Hext | Tuned In | Southern Music | |
6 | Sleigh Ride | Lorne Pearcey | Team Percussion | International Music Publications | |
7 | Oranges and Lemons | Jan Faulkner | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
8 | This Old Man | Jan Faulkner | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
Study List
Item | Works | Composer | Instrument | Publications | Publisher | Video |
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1 | Grade 1 Major Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
2 | Grade 1 Minor Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |
Technical Works
This section of the exam supports the development of technical skills by assessing candidates’ performance in a range of technical work requirements. Drum kit candidates play specially-composed exercises focusing on the new rudiments introduced for the grade. A range of instrument-specific technical work features in our percussion exams, including exercises, scales & arpeggios, orchestral figures and orchestral extracts.
Item | Key | Range | Speed | Sticking | Dynamics |
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Scales | C / F / G Major A / D / E Minor (Natural / Harmonic / Melodic) Chromatic Scale starting on C |
One Octave | ♩ = 70 | Hand to Hand | Mezzo Forte |
Arpeggios | C / F / G Major A / D / E Minor |
One Octave | ♩ = 70 | Hand to Hand | Mezzo Forte |