Grade 8 Piano Anthology Aural notes for 2011/12 Tuesday, January 04, 2011
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Caroline Evans has recently prepared Aural Notes for the Grade 8 Piano Anthology, 2011/2012 published by Peters Edition.
In the aural component of the Grade 8 practical examination, the student is expected to discuss a piece of music played by the examiner. Using the opening passages of selected examination pieces from the new piano syllabus of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2011 and 2012, some possible areas of discussion are suggested.
These aural notes are ordered under the acronym STRAD (Structure and form, Style and period; Tempo, Texture, Time, Tonality; Rhythm; Articulation; and Dynamics). They are designed to encourage greater musical awareness as well as provide preparation material for the listening test.
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