Digital Piano Grade 5

DIGITAL PIANO GRADE 5

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)
Up To 15 Marks For
KEYBOARD HARMONY

KEYBOARD HARMONY

  1. Play the chords I, IV, V7, II7, III7 and VI7 in the keys of C, G, D, F and B♭ major – three notes in the right, root in the left
  2. Play any of the following dominant seventh chords – F7, B♭7, E♭7, A♭7 and D♭7, these should be played in root position – three notes in the right hand, root in the left
Up To 10 Marks For
MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE
The candidate will be asked to identify and explain five of the following:

  1. Chord inversions.
  2. Primary and Secondary major and minor chords.
  3. The musical form used in any of the performed pieces.
  4. The difference between Root and Bass note.
  5. Intervals within one octave of the major scale.
  6. Any term, sign or symbol that occurs in the pieces performed.
Use Of Digital Piano
You need to use five of the listed functions/features of your digital piano

  1. Dual voice
  2. Split keyboard
  3. A minimum of four piano variations
  4. Use of the sustain pedal
  5. Optional use of style or beat (no auto accompaniment)
  6. Use of synchro start (if applicable)
  7. Use of any other pedal
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade
RIGHT HAND
Dotted rhythm and triplets / four and five note chords

LEFT HAND
Melody partly played by the left hand / chords and arpeggios

IN ADDITION
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

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR DIGITAL PIANO GRADE 5
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK
 ISBN NUMBER
OVER THE RAINBOW
STAR WARS MAIN THEME
SIMPLY FILM
GRADES 4-5
0-571-53271-3
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE?
RAIDER’S MARCH
THE AFTERNOON PIANIST
21 CLASSIC FILM TUNES
1-84449-028-9
JUST PASSING BY
WHY
JAZZIN’ ABOUT FUN PIECES FOR KEYBOARDS. 0-571-51105-8
Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE

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