Music for your Grade Exam
Board: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Like exams delivered by the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, the Conservatoire’s Scottish Traditional Music Graded Exams are divided into four sections and last 15-20 minutes depending on the grade.
Total possible marks in each Scottish Traditional Music Graded Exam are 150. 100 marks are required to reach a Pass; 120 marks to pass with Merit; and 130 marks to pass with Distinction. The four sections of the exam are:
• PERFORMANCE – 90 marks
• TECHNICAL WORK – 18 marks
• QUICK STUDY – 21 marks
• PRACTICAL AND AURAL MUSICIANSHIP – 21 marks
The performance part of the exam has 3 pieces: 1) Airs, 2) Dance Tunes and 3) Recently-composed Tunes. Each piece is marked out of 30.
As the grades progress, you are allowed more time and scope to perform your programme of music, chosen from the increasingly challenging repertoire lists:
• At Grades 2 and 3, you are allowed a total of 6 minutes to play two stand-alone tunes and one set of two tunes. At least one tune from each of the three categories should be played.
For more information visit the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland website.
Pieces (select one from each list)
AirsAvailable In
1. Cearcall a’ Chuain
Rory MacDonald
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2. Fagail Glaschu
Traditional
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3. Leezie Lindsay
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4. Sarona
J. Scott Skinner
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5. The Hills of Lorne
Charles Hunter
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6. The Piper’s Weird
J. Scott Skinner
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Dance tunesAvailable In
1. Brochan Lom
Traditional
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2. Clean Pea Srae
Traditional
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3. Donald Blue
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4. Edmund McKenzie of Plockton
Andrew Rankine
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5. Far Am Bi Mi Fhin
Traditional
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6. Highland Laddie
Traditional
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7. Highland Whisky
Traditional
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8. Murdo’s Wedding
Traditional
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9. Soldiers Joy
Traditional
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10. The Campbeltown Kiltie Ball
J. McLellan
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11. The Stool of Repentence
Niel Gow
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Recently CompositionsAvailable In
1. The 51st Highland Division
Donald MacLeod
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2. Walking on the Moon
Addie Harper
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3. The Soup Dragon
Gordon Duncan
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4. Calum’s Road
Donald Shaw
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5. The Jewels of the Ocean
Allan MacDonald
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6. The Starry Nights of Shetland
Traditional
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7. Da Slockit Light
Tom Anderson
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