Electric Guitar Remit

Electric Guitar ‘Own Choice’ Remit

Recommended ‘Own Choice’ Bar Length Range

‘Own Choice’ Playing Skills Guide

Minimum Number of Required Playing Skills For Each ‘Own Choice’ Selection

Primary 1
8-12
Use of E, B and G strings / open strings to fret three / octaves / lead in notes / semibreves, minims and crotchets / syncopation
3
Primary 2
8-16
Use of A string / open to third fret / four-four and three-four time / lead in notes / tied notes / crotchet rests / dotted minims / use of C time signature
4
Foundation 1
8-32
Use of six strings / dotted crotchet and quaver timing / open to fourth fret / optional swing or shuffle feel /  quavers / accidentals / intervals of major and minor thirds, sevenths and octaves / anacrusis or lead in notes
5
Foundation 2
12-32
Use of six strings / dotted crotchet and quaver timing / open to fourth fret / optional swing or shuffle feel /  quavers / accidentals / intervals of major and minor thirds, sevenths and octaves / anacrusis or lead in notes
5
Grade 1
12-32
Use of six strings / open to fifth fret / intervals of sevenths and octaves / optional swing or shuffle feel / quaver rests / accidentals / tied notes / repeats
5
Grade 1a
12-32
Triplets or shuffle rhythm / six-eight time / dotted crotchet and quaver timing / repeats / cut common time signature / intervals
5
Grade 2
12-32
Use of seventh fret / power chords / rhythm playing / riffs on E and A strings / D.S. al Coda / picking
5
Grade 3
12-32
Triplets in crotchets / slides / hammer-ons / 8va (higher) / half bends / vibrato / picking or arpeggios / use of the 15th fret / dropped D tuning
5
Grade 4
14-45
Timing / syncopation / articulation / vibrato / double stops / use of distortion and or variation of tone / repeats / rhythm playing
6
Grade 5
At least 24
Altered tuning / double stops / vibrato  / slides and bends / pre-bends
4
Grade 6
At least 32
Three note slurs / triplets / pre-bends / octave power chords / palm mute / octaves / coda / harmonics / reggae rhythm / arpeggios / change of time signature within a piece / three-eight time
7
Grade 7
At least 32
Bending to pitch / ninth chords / 8va higher / vibrato / twelve-eight time / phrasing / picking
5
Grade 8
At least 32
Sextuplets / consecutive sixths / double stops / dominant ninth chords / four note slurs / bends / vibrato / pull-offs / ornaments, articulation and phasing
6

 

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