TCL Grade 5 Orchestral Percussion
General Info
Candidates taking a Orchestral Percussion exam are required to:
- play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Tuned Percussion, must not include the study pieces
- play at least one accompanied piece
Tuned Percussion Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publications | Publisher | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xylo Rhumba | Mark Aldous | Tuned Percussion Solos | Mark Aldous | |
| 2 | Sparks | Kenneth Alford | Sparks for Xylophone & Piano | Boosey & Hawkes | |
| 3 | Cap-Rice | Rik Elings | Moments of Swing | De Haske | |
| 4 | There is no closer friend | Rik Elings | Moments of Swing | De Haske | |
| 5 | Velvet Gown | Rik Elings | Moments of Swing | De Haske | |
| 6 | Czardina | Jan Faulkner | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 7 | Caprice Valsant | George Hamilton Green | Caprice Valsant | Carl Fischer Music | |
| 8 | The Big Wheel | David Hext | Tuned-In | David Hext | |
| 9 | Friend Like Me (from Aladdin) | Alan Menken | Disney Solos for Mallet Percussion | Hal Leonard | |
| 10 | Etude #6 | Ney Rosauro | Beginning Exercises and Studies for Two Mallets | ProPercussao | |
| 11 | Burlesca #5 | Ivos Weijmans | 13 Pieces for Malets | De Haske | |
| 12 | Memories | Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic | Funny Vibraphone (Book 1) | Gretel-Verlag |
Technical Works
One of the following options, chosen by the candidate
| Instrument | List | Publications | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snare Drum | Orchestral Figures Multiple Bounce Roll Study |
Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Nil |
| Timpani | Sticking Patterns Roll Development Dynamics |
Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Nil |
| Tuned Percussion | B / Db Major Scales and Arpeggios (Two Octave) Chromatic Scale starting on any note G# / Bb Minor Scales and Arpeggios (Two Octave) Dominant 7ths in the keys of C / G / F (Two Octave) Diminished 7ths starting on C / D# or Eb / F# or Gb / A(Two Octave) |
Tuned Percussion Scales & Arpeggios | All requirements should be played from memory. |
Study List
| Item | Works | Composer | Instrument | Publications | Publisher | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twos and Threes | Lorne Pearcey | Snare Drum | Snare Drum Studies | Mark Aldous | |
| 2 | Grade 5 Rudimental Study | Michael Skinner | Snare Drum | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 3 | Penguin Waddle | Lorne Pearcey | Timpani | Timpani Studies | Mark Aldous | |
| 4 | Grade 5 Study | Jan Faulkner & Jayne Obradovic | Timpani | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 5 | Grade 5 Major Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press | |
| 6 | Grade 5 Minor Study | Jan Faulkner | Tuned Percussion | Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5 | Trinity College London Press |