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Duality Deja Vu Th ird Degree Funkie Junkie George's Best Giant Homer Head
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Duality DejaVu Third Degree Funkie Junkie George's Best Giant Homer Head
Tech Exercises
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Harmonics Study
Quick Study Piece
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Full Mix Backing Track
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Test I & Test 2
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Backing Tracks
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Rockschool Welcome to Guitar Grade 7 Guitar Notation Explained
2 3
Pieces: Duality Deja Vu Third Degree Funkie Junkie George's Best Giant Homer Head
4 7 10 14 16 18
Technical Exercises Quick Study Piece Ear Tests General Musicianship 'Questions The Guru's Guide Entering Rockschool Exams
22 25 26 27 28 30
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\ \'elcome to the Rockschool Guitar Grade pack. The book and CD contain everything ~ded to play guitar in this grade. In the book you will find the exam scores in both standard guitar notation and TAB. The accompanying CD has full stereo mixes of each tune, backing tracks to play along with for practice, tuning notes and spoken two bar count-ins to each piece. Handy tips on playing the pieces and the marking schemes can be found in the Guru's Guide on page 28. If you have any queries about this or any other Rockschool exam, please call us on 020 8332 6303, email us at
[email protected] or visit our website www.rockschool.co.uk. Good luck!
Level3 Requirements for Grades 6, 7 & 8 -:be nine Rockschool grades are divided into four levels. These levels correspond to the levels of the National Qualifications :?ramework (NQF). Further details about the NQF can be found at www.qca.org.uk!NQF. Details of all Rockschool's - edited qualifications can be found at www.qca.org.uk!openquals. G~i.2.r
Grade 7 is part of Level 3. This Level is for those of you who wish to stretch and refine all aspects of your playing at ·-aa ed 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 - -:.~ · _ es. You will start experimenting with a range of techniques across a number of musical styles. There is a greater · on personal expression and you will display your own musical personality through ad lib bing and soloing. Grade 7: in · 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 ce to apply modal ideas in a number of soloing contexts.
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Grade 8: you will play effortlessly with a wide range of physical and expressive techniques at your command. You will be able o e - ese at will across a range of styles and musical contexts. You will be comfortable playing pieces employing a number o= ··;:=eren time ignatures (including changes from bar to bar) and you will display mastery of a number of musical styles. Yo r olo ' ill be highly musical and employ techniques across the range. You will also be highly sensitive to all aspects of m presentation.
Guitar Exams at Grade 7 There are two typ es of exam that can be taken usirig this pack: a Grade Exam and a Performance Certificate. Guitar Grade 7 Exam: this is for players who want to develop performance and technical skills Players "ishing to enter for a Guitar Grade 7 exam need to prepare three pieces of which one may be a free choice piece chosen from outside the printed repertoire. In addition you must prepare the technical exercises in the book, undertake quick study piece, take an ear test and answer general musicianship questions. Samples of these tests are printed in the book along with audio examples on the CD. Guitar Grade 7 Performance Certificate: this is for players who want to focus on performing in a range of styles To enter for your Guitar Grade 7 Performance Certificate you play pieces only. You can choose any five of the six tunes printed 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 Rockschool. Free choice piece checklists for all grades can be found on the Rockschool website: www.rockschool.co.uk.
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