UKULELE Grade 8

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UKULELE GRADE 8	What’s Involved?
Up To 80 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)
Up To 20 Marks For	MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING The candidate will be asked by the examiner to demonstrate their understanding of musical underpinning knowledge by discussing and/or explaining five of the following: Explain the circle of fifths. Why is the same dominant seventh chord found in both major and minor keys of the same letter name? Which note of the dominant seventh chord can be omitted? Present the case both for and against the use of digital tuners Explain temperament What is chord substitution? Give examples Name two means of altering/adjusting the action on a Ukulele Explain the following; vibrato, tremolo, roll stroke, shuffle boogie, vellum and lapped heads
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade	TECHNIQUE Finger picking / legato broken chords / vibrato, bends, slides / hammer-ons and pull-offs IN ADDITION Syncopation / articulation / dynamics and expressions / contrasts in tempo and styles / separations and melody from harmony / intros, fills-ins and outros

UKULELE GRADE 8

What’s Involved?

Up To 80 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)

Up To 20 Marks For

MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING
The candidate will be asked by the examiner to demonstrate their understanding of musical underpinning knowledge by discussing and/or explaining five of the following:

Explain the circle of fifths.
Why is the same dominant seventh chord found in both major and minor keys of the same letter name?
Which note of the dominant seventh chord can be omitted?
Present the case both for and against the use of digital tuners
Explain temperament
What is chord substitution? Give examples
Name two means of altering/adjusting the action on a Ukulele
Explain the following; vibrato, tremolo, roll stroke, shuffle boogie, vellum and lapped heads

Playing Skills Guide For This Grade

TECHNIQUE
Finger picking / legato broken chords / vibrato, bends, slides / hammer-ons and pull-offs

IN ADDITION
Syncopation / articulation / dynamics and expressions / contrasts in tempo and styles / separations and melody from harmony / intros, fills-ins and outros

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR UKULELE GRADE 8
Piece(s)	Book	ISBN Number
CLASSICAL GAS	UKE `AN PLAY ROCK	0-7390-5421-X
THE ENTERTAINER	THE CLASSICAL UKULELE JOHN KING	978-0-634-07979-5
MALTED MILK	ROBERT JOHNSON FOR UKULELE	978-0-634-07979-5
KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES DRUNKEN HEARTED MAN	ROBERT JOHNSON FOR UKULELE	978-0-634-07979-5
MOONLIGHT SONATA AVE MARIE	CLASSICS FOR UKULELE	078-668-231-7

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UKULELE Grade 8

UKULELE GRADE 8

What’s Involved?

Up To 80 Marks For

Up To 20 Marks For

Playing Skills Guide For This Grade

Piece(s)

Book

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