MTB Grade 6 Percussion
General Info
Candidates taking a Percussion (Combined) exam are required to:
- play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Keyboard Percussion
- play the technical requirements for either Snare Drum, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion at their choice
Snare Drum Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publications | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go it Along | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Breakout | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | Summer Daze | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Confusion | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | Soldier's March | Morris Goldenberg | 12 Progressive Solos for Snare Drum | Hal Leonard |
| 6 | Study #2 | Wolfgang Sonntag | Magic Sticks | Zimmerman |
| 7 | Bronze | Brian Wilshere | Percussion World: Snare Drum | Trinity College London Press |
Timpani Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Seven Seas | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Spanish Encounter | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | Kettle Klamp Down | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Traditional Etude | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 6 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | Paradiddle Fiddle! | Keith Bartlett | 20 Short Solos for Timpani | United Music Publishing |
| 6 | Tango Timpano | Keith Bartlett | 20 Short Solos for Timpani | United Music Publishing |
| 7 | Dancing Timpani #8 | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 8 | March #9 | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
Keyboard Percussion Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memories | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 5 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Sonata in A Minor | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 5 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | Tarantella in E Minor | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 5 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Harlequin | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 5 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | No Ragtime | Nebojša Jovan Živkovic | My First Book for Xylophone and Marimba | Gretel Verlag |
| 6 | Rock #23 | Ivo Weijmans | Mallet Minded | De Haske |
| 7 | Challenger #24 | Ivo Weijmans | Mallet Minded | De Haske |
| 8 | Bulesca | Ivo Weijmans | 13 Pieces for Mallets | De Haske |
| 9 | Boogalie-Woogalie #48 | Keith Bartlett | 50 More Short Pieces for Tuned Percussion | United Music Publishing |
| 10 | Clowning Around #45 | Keith Bartlett | 50 More Short Pieces for Tuned Percussion | United Music Publishing |
| 11 | Friend Like Me | Alan Menken | Disney Solos for Mallet Percussion | Hal Leonard |
| 12 | Under the Sea | Alan Menken | Disney Solos for Mallet Percussion | Hal Leonard |
| 13 | Big Wheel | David Hext | Tuned In | Southern Music |
Technical Exercises
The Candidate is required to play 3 technical exercises for the exam.
- Technical Exercise #1 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.
- Technical Exercise #2 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.
- Technical Exercise #3 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.