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Guitar Notation Explained

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Duality

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Third Degree

Funkie Junkie

George's Best

Giant Homer Head

Technical Exercises

Quick Study Piece

Ear Tests

General Musicianship

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The Guru's Guide

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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 injo@rockschool.co.uk or visit our website www.rockschool.co.uk. Good luck!

Level3

Requirements for Grades 6,

7

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-: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

T ~ 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.

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

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There are two types 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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speed of your response. The examiner will also give credit for the level of your musicality.

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The instrument knowledge questions will cover the following topics at this grade: All aspects of guitar construction

Use of appropriate tone and volume controls for different styles

The history and styles questions will cover the following topics:

Instrument types associated with famous players Styles associated with famous players

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performance pieces. Do feel free to adapt the tunes to suit your playing style. Remember, these tunes are your chance to

show your musical imagination and personality.

The TAB fingerings are suggestions only. Feel free to use different neck positions as they suit you. Please also note that any solos featured in the full mixes are not meant to be indicative of the standard required for the grade.

Guitar Grade 7 Tunes

Rockschool tunes help you play the hit tunes you enjoy. The pieces have been written by top pop and rock composers and players according to style specifications drawn up by Rockschool.

The tunes printed here fall into two categories. The first category can be called the 'contemporary mainstream' and features current styles in to day's charts. The second category of pieces consists of 'roots styles', those classic grooves and genres which influence every generation of performers.

CD full mix track I, backing track 8: Duality

This funk track is an exercise in fast sixteenth note picking, both single and double stops and with ghost notes, palm muting and off-beat rhythms. This piece will undoubtedly gain from experiments in dynamic colouring and the use of additional effects would also enhance the excitement as well. The bridge section is, by contrast, spacious and melodic and played entirely in a mixture of natural and artificial harmonics. There is a sixteen bar solo which you should use to develop some of the rhythmic ideas contained in the piece.

Composers: Simon Troup & Joe Bennett.

CD full mix track 2, backing track 9: Deja Vu

Southern Boogie is a style typified by bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top. Ideally it should be played in a no nonsense fashion with as dirty a sound as possible. This song begins with a driving riff which should be played cleanly and loud, not forgetting the bends, slides and vibrato. Develop the riff as you see fit. The rhythmic 7 I 4 -4/4 repeated section is followed by a challenging double stop section played with slides, ghost notes and vibrato on alternate strings. The solo gives you the opportunity to really let rip. Then it's round once more and home to a very challenging coda section.

Composer: Hussein Boon.

CD full mix track 3, backing tack 10: Third Degree

This song is Rockschool's tribute to Edward (never Eddie) Van Halen, whose eponymous 1978 album changed the face of

guitar playing. In particular, Van Halen made tapping and sweep picking the must have techniques for guitarists. This song

is a veritable tapping, whammy bar effect and sweep picking fest and much more besides. At four pages and 3:38 it's one of

the longest songs in the repertoire we publish. It will take something of a master to bring it off successfully.

Composer: Jimi Savage.

CD full mix track 4, backing track 11: Funkie Junkie

This funk piece is an exercise in moving syncopated double stops around the fretboard. The song requires accuracy

and sensitivity to be convincing The opening is played quietly before moving to a more moderately loud volume for the odulation. The sixteenth note chord rhythms should be played loudly. The single note run in the first time bar after these -· ords has a challenging sextuplet pattern that will require practice to get right. The solo allows ample opportunity to play a

:cnue of scales and arpeggios. Co poser: Deirdre Cartwright.

CD mix

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-hould be clearly art:i ated and fully voiced, particularly the sixteenth note run in bar . -:he r yt:

syncopated and should be played with the right degree of expression, taking care of the accents and the st:ac.czo. around the changes should demonstrate your command of jazz chops and extended chords.

Composer: Steve Wrigley.

CD full mix track 6, backing track 13: Giant Homer Head

Prog rock was a style of music popular with hippies in the early 1970s. In truth, the world of hobbits, King Art ~

moon's dark side has never really gone away. This song needs to be played with sensitivity and sostenuto, the

the notes glide effortlessly: some form of echo effects pedal will be very useful here. Certainly the key to success ability to create a sense of atmosphere. Now where is that King Crimson album ... ?

Composer: Simon Troup.

CD Musicians:

Guitars: Simon Troup; John Parricelli; Keith Airey; Jimi Savage; Hussein Boon; Deirdre Cartwright Bass: Henry Thomas

Drums: Noam Lederman

Keyboards and programming: Alastair Gavin

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The table below shows the marking scheme for the Guitar Grade 7 exam.

ELEMENT PASS MERIT Piece 1 13 out of20 15 out of20 Piece 2 13 out of20 15 out of20 Piece 3 13 out of20 15 out of20 Technical Exercises 6 out of 10 7-8 out of 10

Quick Study Piece 11 out of 15 12-13 out of 15 Ear Tests 6 out of 10 7-8 out of 10 General Musicianship Questions 3 out of 5 4 out of 5

Total Marks Pass:65%+ Merit:75%+

The table below shows the markings scheme for the Guitar Grade 7 Performance Certificate. ELEMENT PASS MERIT

Piece 1 14 out of20 16 out of20 Piece 2 14 out of20 16 out of20

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• Each Grade 7 exam is scheduled to last for 30 minutes. You can use a small proportion of this time to tune up and g

ready.

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