Digital Piano Grade 8

PLEASE NOTE: This syllabus is valid until the end of January 2015. Please see new syllabus from July 2014 onwards.

DIGITAL PIANO GRADE 8	What’s Involved?
Up To 75 Marks For	You are required to play three pieces – two must be played from memory (30 marks each), the other piece attract 20 marks You can elect to play: – all three pieces from those listed within our syllabus – OR you can opt for three pieces of your own choice (please find guidance in ‘Own Choice’ Zone) – OR you can mix repertoire featuring in our syllabus list combined with pieces of your own choice* (*again please visit ‘Own Choice’ Zone for guidance)
Use Of Digital Piano	You need to use at least six of the listed functions/features of your digital piano Split keyboard Dual voice Rock and Honkytonk piano voices Piano 8va higher or lower Use of brilliance A selection of reverb types Use of sustain pedal Optional use of beat/style (if available) Use of left or middle pedal
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade	RIGHT HAND Four note chords / ornaments / tremolo LEFT HAND Jazz Waltz / two variations of Boogie-woogie IN ADDITION Cross rhythms / compound quadruple time / changes of both key and time signatures / use of full scores and overall technical difficulty

DIGITAL PIANO GRADE 8

What’s Involved?

Up To 75 Marks For

You are required to play three pieces – two must be played from memory (30 marks each), the other piece attract 20 marks

You can elect to play:

– all three pieces from those listed within our syllabus

– OR you can opt for three pieces of your own choice (*please find guidance in ‘Own Choice’ Zone)

– OR you can mix repertoire featuring in our syllabus list combined with pieces of your own choice (*again please visit ‘Own Choice’ Zone for guidance)

Use Of Digital Piano

You need to use at least six of the listed functions/features of your digital piano

Split keyboard
Dual voice
Rock and Honkytonk piano voices
Piano 8va higher or lower
Use of brilliance
A selection of reverb types
Use of sustain pedal
Optional use of beat/style (if available)
Use of left or middle pedal

Playing Skills Guide For This Grade

RIGHT HAND
Four note chords / ornaments / tremolo

LEFT HAND
Jazz Waltz / two variations of Boogie-woogie

IN ADDITION
Cross rhythms / compound quadruple time / changes of both key and time signatures / use of full scores and overall technical difficulty

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR DIGITAL PIANO GRADE 8
PIECE(S)	BOOK	ISBN NUMBER
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. (ALL KEYS)ALL I ASK OF YOU	THE PHANTHOM OF THE OPERA	0-7119-1160-6
WILLIE WAGGLESTICK’S WALKABOUT	JAZZY PIANO 2 FOR YOUNG PLAYERS	UNIVERSAL EDITION 19363
AUTUMN LEAVES MY FAVOURITE THINGS	THE JAZZ PIANO MASTER	0-571-51791-9

Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE