Singing Grade 8

SINGING GRADE 8

What’s Involved?

Up To 100 Marks For

You are required to sing FOUR pieces from MEMORY (each one attracts 25 marks)

You can elect to play:

  • all four pieces from those listed within our syllabus
  • OR you can opt for four 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)
VOCAL SKILLS GUIDE FOR THIS GRADE
 

Use of contrasting backing styles / use of head and chest voice / intervals up to and including a major ninth / sustaining notes / changes of time and key signatures within a song / vocal range up to two octaves

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR SINGING GRADE 8
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK OR POTENTIAL SOURCE
 ISBN NUMBER
DEFYING GRAVITY
WICKED
EASY PIANO
or
musicnotes.com
13:978-0-634-08793-6
or
MN0104263

ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART GOLD CLASSICS
BACHARACH & DAVID
0-7119-1775-2
CABARET
(To be performed with backing CD)
AUDITION SONGS FOR FEMALE VOCALISTS
SHOWTUNES
0-7119-8413-1
IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW
(To be performed with backing CD)
AUDITION SONGS FOR FEMALE SINGERS 4 0-7119-7456-X
THE MOVIE IN MY MIND
I’D GIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU
MISS SAIGON or
musicnotes.com

0-7119-2208-X
or
MN0107975

Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE

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