Digital Piano Remit
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Digital Piano ‘Own Choice’ Remit |
Recommended Bar Length Range |
‘Own Choice’ Playing Skills Guide |
Minimum Number of Required Playing Skills For Each ‘Own Choice’ Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
Grade 1 |
16-28 |
Right hand – Dotted crotchets-quaver timing / dotted quaver-semiquaver timing Left hand – Constant four crotchets. Eight quaver per bar Also – Minim, crotchet and quaver rests. Accidentals. Syncopation. Marks of expression. Repeats. Simple time signature |
5 |
Grade 2 |
24-35 |
Right hand – Three note chords and intervals
Also – Six Eight time. Use of two treble clefs. D.C. al fine and D.S. al Coda. Triplets in quavers. Counter melodies. Accidentals. Three part harmony. Section lines. Key changes within a piece. Contrary motion. Ledger lines. |
5 |
Grade 3 |
24-40 |
Right hand – Legato fingering. Consecutive thirds and sixths Left hand – Bossa Nova bass rhythm. Melody played in left. Broken chords Also – Two well marked strong beats per bar. Syncopation. Section lines. Changes of time signature within a piece. Contrasts of tempo. |
5 |
Grade 4 |
24-40 |
Right hand – More use of semiquavers, dotted rhythm and triplets. Four and five note chords. Left hand – Melody partly played by the left hand. Chords and arpeggios. Also – Introduction of chord symbols. Changes of Key within a piece. Tonic pedal. Use of two treble clefs. Triplets in crotchets. Extensive use of repeats. Two part playing. Contrasts of tempo. Fermata |
5 |
Grade 5 |
30-55 |
Right hand – Dotted rhythm and triplets. Four and five note chords. Left hand – Melody partly played by the left hand. Chords and arpeggios. Also – Introduction of chord symbols. Changes of Key within a piece. Tonic pedal. Use of two treble clefs. Triplets in crotchets. Extensive use of repeats. Two part playing. |
5 |
Grade 6 |
At least 42 |
Right hand – Separation of right hand melody line from chordal accompaniment. Four note chords. Semiquaver passages Left hand – Four chords per bar. Variation of Bossa Nova bass Also – Alla Breve time. Playing with a pre-recorded backing track (optional). Bequine style. Triplets in crotchets. Change of key within a piece. |
6 |
Grade 7 |
At least 42 |
Right hand – Use of four note chords. Four constant (crotchet) chords per bar. Left hand – Variations of a Boss Nova Bass line and syncopated bass variation of a Jazz Waltz style. Intervals of a tenth. Boogie Woogie Bass. Fast tempo. Articulation Also – Alla Breve time. Playing with a pre-recorded backing track (optional). Bequine style |
6 |
Grade 8 |
At least 42 |
Right hand – Four note chords. Ornaments. Tremolo Left hand – Jazz Waltz. Two variations of Boogie-woogie Also – Cross rhythms. Compound Quadruple time. Changes of both key and time signatures. Use of full scores and overall technical difficulty. |
6 |
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