Acoustic Guitar Grade 2

ACOUSTIC GUITAR GRADE 2

What’s Involved?

Up To 75 Marks For
You are required to play THREE pieces (each one attracts 25 marks)

You can elect to play:

  • all three pieces from those listed within our syllabus
  • OR you can opt for three pieces of your own choice (*please find guidance in ‘Own Choice’ Zone)
  • OR you can mix repertoire featuring in our syllabus list combined with pieces of your own choice (*again please visit ‘Own Choice’ Zone for guidance)
Up To 10 Marks For
CHORDS
Play any of the following three and four-fingered chords as requested by the examiner:

Gm7 x03333 or 3×3333, Dm7 xx0211, Dsus4 xx0233, Dsus xx0230, Esus4 022200

Up To 15 Marks For
Tune a guitar on which two string will need adjustment – candidates may use any preferred/practised method but should use a familiar tuner if opting for this means – a maximum of 3 minutes will be permitted
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade
Finger picking and strumming / intervals of a tenth / Three Four time / alternating bass and chord style / change of key within a piece / use of 4th fret / open string drone notes / three stringed barre / D.S. al coda / slides / triplets / hammer-ons / swing feel / dotted crotchet / quaver timing
CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR GRADE 2
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK
 ISBN NUMBER
SCARBOROUGH FAIR FIFTY EASY CLASSICAL GUITAR PIECES 0-8256-2827-X
SOHO BLUES
COLD COMFORT
BLUES SOLOS FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR 0-7119-2789-8
SPRING

FROM ‘THE FOUR SEASONS’

EASY PIECES FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR 978-1-84772-751-0
I WALK THE LINE JOHNNY CASH
VOL 115
978-1-4234-6984-1
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