Electric Guitar Grade 1

ELECTRIC GUITAR GRADE 1	What’s Involved?
Up To 75 Marks For	You are required to play THREE pieces (each one attracts 25 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) OR you can elect to play two pieces from our listed core syllabus and play all four of the standard guitar riffs listed for this grade
Up To 15 Marks For	CHORDS Play any of the following three and four-fingered chords as requested by the examiner: C 332010, C7 x32310, C major7 332000, Dm xx0231, Gm7 xx3333
Up To 10 Marks For	Touch and tone
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade	Triplets or shuffle rhythm / six-eight time / dotted crotchet and quaver timing / repeats / cut common time signature / intervals

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR GRADE 1
	PIECE(S)	BOOK	ISBN NUMBER
	HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (page 128-129) SHUFFLE YOUR FEET BLUEGRASS JUNCTION SIDEWALK STRUT	PROGRESSIVE GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS	978 982 9118 18 9
	BOOGIE PATTERNS (TRACK 27) I’M TORE DOWN	HAL LEONARD GUITAR METHOD BLUES GUITAR	0-634-03389-1
RIFF OPTION (Play two core syllabus pieces and all four of the listed riffs – appropriate settings should be used)	MY GIRL STAND BY ME SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE ENTER SANDMAN	Use any preferred publication