Contents

Trad. Enqlish Country Garden 2

Trad. Cockles and Mussels 3
Trad. Shaker Tune 4
Trad. Star of County Down s
Trad. Wild Mountain Thyme 6
Beethoven Pastoral (theme from Symphony no. 6) 7
Schubert Unfinished Symphony (theme from Symphony no. 8) 8
Elgar Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1) 9
Loggins Footloose” 10
Smith Whirlinq Dervishes

Technical work 12

” own interpretation

Please refer to the Electronic Keyboard & Organ Syllabus 2019-2022 for details on all sections of the exam,
including information on keyboard specification, voices, volume and accompaniments etc, intros/endings, use
of pre-recorded material and registration facilities, own interpretation, chords, tempo and set up.

Summary of exam requirements

PIECES
Candidates perform a balanced programme of three pieces, chosen from the complete list in the syllabus. An own composition may be played
instead of one listed piece.

TECHNICAL WORK
— Keyboard exercise
— Either scales A chord knowledqe or exercises

SUPPORTING TESTS
Any TWO of the following: ,
— Sight reading
— Aural
— Improvisation
— Musical knowledqe

Sight reading examples can be found in Sound at Sight Electronic keyboard {/nitia/-Grade SP (TCL 011510)
• Practice aural tests can be found in Aural Tests book 1 (Initial-Grade SQ from 2017 (TCL 015808)
A range of resources to support teaching and learning is available at trinitycoIleqe.com/electronic-keyboard-resources
For guidance on improvisation and musical knowledge, please visit trinitycoIleqe.com/supportinqtests or refer to the syllabus
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ELECTRONIC
KEYBOARD
Pieces & Technical Work for
Trinity College London
Exams 2019-2022
Voice: Piano
Style:
Swing

Enqlish Country Garden

Trad.

Dm G7 Dm

G7 Dm G7

Dm G7 D7

D7 Am G7

Dm G

Dm G7
 Voices: Elec. Piano, Organ (Rock) (sounding an octave lower)
Style: Waltz

Cockles and Mussels

• = 124 Trad.
Etc Piano
Am D7

Sync start

A7 D7

10 Am D7 D7 D7

Orga
D

Fill to B

Em Am D7 Em

A7 D7 Em Am

30 D D7 D7 D7

Ending
Voice: Violin
Style: Bluegrass

Shaker Tune
Trad.

= 110
VIOII C7

Dm Gm C7

Dm C7

Gm ¢7
Dm

C7 BJ

Endinq
Voice: Square
Lead Style: Dance
(retro)

Star of County Down

Trad.

= 122 Square Lead

Em Em

Em Em

Em Em Em

Fill to B

Em Em

Em

Em Em

Ending
 Voice: Fiddle
Style: Celtic Dance

Wild Mountain Thyme

Trad.
= 130
Fidd e

Am Bm Em Am

Am Bm Em

Am

Bm Em Am

26
G C
Voice: Saw
Lead Style:
Mambo

Pastoral
theme from Symphony no. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven
J = 120
Saw Lead

D7 D

D7 D7 D7
Voice: Strings
Style: Waltz

Unfinished Symphony
theme from Symphony no. B
Franz Schubert

trips
D7

E7

Am D*

D7

E7 Am D7

D7

Fill

D7

Ending
Voices: Trombone (sounding an octave lower), Brass (ballroom)
Style: Beguine

Land of Hope and

= 96 Glory Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
T o bo e
D7 Em

A7

Em A7 DT

Fill to B

( BraBss rroao )
D7 Em

A7

G7

Em Am D7
Ending
Own interpretation”

Voice(s): Style:

Footloose
Penny Loggins

= 140
F C

G7

F C
F C

F C
30

BL
Voice:
Accordion Style:
Dance

Whirlinq Dervishes
= 130 Andrew Smith
Accordion
Dm A7 Dm

A D7

Fill to B

Gm Dm A7 Dm

Dm A7 Dm

Fill to A

A7 Dm

Gm Dm
A Dm
 Technical work
Candidates prepare section 1. and either section 2. or section 3.

1. KEYBOARD EXERCISE (music may be used)

Candidates should play one of the following scales in the RH, accompanied by chords I and V in the LH, as illustrated below.
G major or D harmonic minor (candidate's choice)

either
2. SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE (from memory) - Examiners select from the following:

G major

D minor (candidate's choice of either harmonic or melodic or

natural minor)
Dorian scale on G
hands separately
Dorian scale on D
£'gato min.
G major pentatonic {5 notes) one octave !
= 70
D minor pentatonic (5 notes)
RH only, straight or swung
Blues scale on D
(candidate's choice)

Chromatic scale in contrary motion starting on D hands together

Chord progression of I-V-I in the followinq keys: RH only or LH only

G major, D minor (candidate's choice

Or
3. EXERCISES (music may be used) — Candidates prepare all three exercises.
Candidates choose one exercise to play first. Examiners then select one of the remaining two exercises to be performed.

1. Left Right, Left Right keyboard functions exercise

2. Morning Stretch scalic exercise
3. Dark Towers pianistic exercise

1.Keyboard exercise
G major scale accompanied by LH chords I and V
D/F#

* Chord V7 may be played in place of V (ie D7/F#may be played in place of D/F#)

D harmonic minor scale accompanied by LH chords i and V

Dm A/CA Dm
4 5 3

” Chord V7 may be played in place of V (ie A7/CUmay be played in place of A/Ctt)

2. Scales & chord knowledqe
G major scale (one octave)

l.h.

D minor scale: harmonic (one octave)

D minor scale: melodic (one octave)

D minor scale: natural (one octave)

Dorian scale on G (one octave)

l.h.

Dorian scale on D (one octave)

r.h.

l.h.

G major pentatonic scale (5 notes)

r.h.

5 4 3 I 2

D minor pentatonic scale (5 notes)

4 2 2 1
Blues scale on D (one octave), straiqht or swunq

Chromatic scale in contrary motion startinq on D (one octave)

Chord progression of I-V-I in G major

Chord progression of i-V-i in D minor

l.h.

3. Exercises
1.Left Riqht, Left Riqht — keyboard functions

Voice: Horns or Brass

Style: US March

Horns o Brass
J = 100 c Dm G

Rhythm on Fill Fill

(Sync start)

Fill Fill Ending

2. Morninq Stretch — scalic

Voice: Flute
Style: 8-Beat

= 110
F ute

D7 D7

3. Dark Towers — pianistic

Voice:

Strings Style:
= 100
Strin s

Accomp and Rhythm off