All Grades (AMEB):
The following must be prepared:
1. Technical Section: Scales, Broken Chords, Arpeggios (listed below)2. Repertoire:
- 3 List pieces for Preliminary to Grade 4
(List A = Study / Baroque, List B = Classical / Romantic, List C = Modern)
- 4 List pieces for Grade 5 and above
(List A = Study / Baroque, List B = Classical, List C = Romantic, List D = Modern)
3. Extra List: a minimum of 2 pieces for Grade 2 and above
4. Aural Tests (make sure you have your CD and practise daily)
5. General Knowledge (always revise what we discuss during lessons)
Early Grades:
- anything in the score (note names, note values, signs, terms, Italian words, etc.)
- the name and nationality of the composers
- the titles of your pieces and what they mean (study, minuet, sonatina, etc.)
- the form of the pieces (binary, ternary, rondo, etc.),
- the keys (tonic and modulations)
- the style in which the pieces are written (jazz, dance, etc.)
Higher Grades:
- also include the composers' period, contemporaries, style, analysis.
Remember: ALL sections are equally important!
