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· Level is for those of you who wish to stretch and refine all aspects of your playing at G · i:a.f Grade 6 is part ot LeYel 3. ;::: ' ·anced level of technique and musical expression. Grade 6: in this grade you are developing the confidence of the advanced player across the range of physical and expressive ·ques. You will start experimenting with a range of techniques across a number of musical styles. There is a greater is on personal expression and you will display your own musical personality through ad lib bing and soloing. e 7: in this grade you are now confident in your abilities across the range of physical and expressive techniques. You ::_ ~ experimenting with a range of these techniques across a number of styles. You will also be comfortable with a range and time signatures other than common time. Your solos will be musically expressive and you will have the -~- '.:: ence to apply modal ideas in a number of soloing contexts. 8: you will play effortlessly with a wide range of physical and expressive techniques at your command. You will be able You will be comfortable playing pieces employing a number : ~erent time signatures (including changes from bar to bar) and you will display mastery of a number of musical styles . .o....r ·olos will be highly musical and employ techniques across the range. You will also be highly sensitive to all aspects of =~cal presentation.

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Guitar Grade 6 Exam: this is for players who want to develop performance and technical skills ?' ,ycrs " ishing to enter for a Guitar Grade 6 exam need to prepare three pieces of which one may be a free choice piece ~osen from outside the printed repertoire. In addition you must prepare the technical exercises in the book, undertake ~ '-study piece, take an ear test and answer general musicianship questions. Samples of these tests are printed in the book ..:.:.ono· 1 j th audio examples on the CD.

Guitar Grade 6 Performance Certificate: this is for players who want to focus on performing in a range of styles -=- ~ ::er for your Guitar Grade 6 Performance Certificate you play pieces only. You can choose any five of the six tunes in this book, or you can choose to bring in up to two free choice pieces as long as they meet the standards set out by ? - -- ool. Free choice piece checklists for all grades can be found on the Rockschool website: www. rockschool. co. uk.

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