LCM Grade 2 Orchestral Percussion
General Info
Component 1 - Technical Works
Component 2 - Performance
Component 3 - Viva Voce
Component 4 - Sight Reading
Component 5 - Aural
Snare Drum Song List
Timpani Song List
| Item | Song | Composer / Arranger | Publications | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Study | Jack Richards | LCM Timpani Grades 1-5 | Stainer & Bell |
| 2 | Roll Up | Jack Richards | LCM Timpani Grades 1-5 | Stainer & Bell |
| 3 | Hurry Along | Jack Richards | LCM Timpani Grades 1-5 | Stainer & Bell |
| 4 | Don't Flee McGee | Aidan Geary | Timp-Tastic (Geary) | Southern Percussion |
| 5 | Mr May Comes to Play | Aidan Geary | Timp-Tastic (Geary) | Southern Percussion |
| 6 | Pauken Platz | Brain Slawson | Dynamic Solos for Timpani | Alfred Music |
| 7 | March Past Kiev | Carol Barratt | Bravo! Percussion (Book 1) | Boosey & Hawkes |
| 8 | Etude NO. 1 | Kirk J Gay | Pedal to the Kettle | Tapspace |
| 9 | Ship Ahoy | Jan Faulkner | Simply Seven | Southern Percussion |
| 10 | Waltz for Jan | Matthew Hardy | Concert and Audition Pieces for the Young Percussionist | Southern Percussion |
| 11 | Playing Tag | Tomáš Chmura | Playground for the Beginner on the Timpani | Barenreiter Praha |
Tuned Percussion Song List
| Item | Song | Composer / Arranger | Publications | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 2 | Bernard’s Beguine | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 3 | Mooney’s Tune | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 4 | Grosvenor March | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 5 | Eddie and Norber | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 6 | Carousel II | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 7 | Study No. 1 | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 8 | Study No. 2 | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 9 | Study No. 3 | David Hext | LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | Stainer & Bell |
| 10 | The Can-Can | Craig Alan | FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Mallet Percussion) | Curnow Music |
| 11 | The Hurdy Gurdy | Carol Barratt | Bravo! Percussion (Book 1) | Boosey & Hawkes |
| 12 | Walk My Love | Carol Barratt | Bravo! Percussion (Book 1) | Boosey & Hawkes |
Technical Works
| Instrument | List | Publications | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snare Drum | Single Stroke Roll Rudiment Double Stroke Roll Paradiddles Flams Drags Ruffs Rudiment numbering Five Stroke Roll Seven Stroke Roll Nine Stroke Roll |
LCM Snare Drum Grades 1-2 | All requirements should be played from memory. |
| Timpani | Tuning two timpani to given notes |
Nil | Nil |
| Tuned Percussion | G / D Major Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave) E / B Harmonic Minor Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave) A / E Melodic Minor Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave) |
LCM Tuned Percussion Grades 1 & 2 | All requirements should be played from memory. |
Discussion
The examiner will ask questions on areas covered in the previous grade, 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
Rhythm
A short harmonised passage, of approximately 8 bars in length, will be played. The passage will be in either @3/4 or @4/4 time. Candidates will be asked to:
- identify the time signature as 3 or 4 time.
- beat (conduct) time, with a clear beat-shape (conducting pattern), in time with the examiner’s playing, as the examiner plays the passage again.
The examiner will select one bar from the passage, and will play it in an unharmonised version. Candidates will be asked to identify and describe the note values (rhythmic values of the notes) in the bar.
Pitch
A major or minor triad will be played, followed by one note taken from the triad. Candidates will be asked to identify the note as ‘bottom, middle or top’ or ‘Doh, Mi or Soh’ or ‘root, 3rd or 5th (candidate’schoice). The triad will be played again. Candidates will be asked to state if the triad is major or minor. The key-chord of a major key (C, F, G, and D major only) will be played, and the key stated, followed by the first five notes of the scale in ascending order. The examiner will then play any one of these notes again. Candidates will be asked to identify the note, either by letter name or by tonic sol-fa name or by number (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) as selected by the candidate.