Digital Piano Remit

Digital Piano ‘Own Choice’ Remit

Recommended Bar Length Range

‘Own Choice’ Playing Skills Guide

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

Grade 1
16-28
Right hand – Dotted crotchets-quaver timing  / dotted quaver-semiquaver timing
Left hand – Constant four crotchets.  Eight quaver per bar

Also – Minim, crotchet and quaver rests.  Accidentals.  Syncopation.  Marks of expression.  Repeats.  Simple time signature

5
Grade 2
24-35
Right hand – Three note chords and intervals

Also – Six Eight time.  Use of two treble clefs.  D.C. al fine and D.S. al Coda.  Triplets in quavers.  Counter melodies.  Accidentals.  Three part harmony.  Section lines.  Key changes within a piece.  Contrary motion. Ledger lines.

5
Grade 3
24-40
Right hand – Legato fingering.  Consecutive thirds and sixths
Left hand – Bossa Nova bass rhythm.  Melody played in left.  Broken chords

Also – Two well marked strong beats per bar.  Syncopation.  Section lines.  Changes of time signature within a piece.  Contrasts of tempo.

5
Grade 4
24-40
Right hand – More use of semiquavers, dotted rhythm and triplets.  Four and five note chords.
Left hand – Melody partly played by the left hand.  Chords and arpeggios.

Also – Introduction of chord symbols.  Changes of Key within a piece.  Tonic pedal.  Use of two treble clefs.  Triplets in crotchets.  Extensive use of repeats.  Two part playing.  Contrasts of tempo.  Fermata

5
Grade 5
30-55
Right hand – Dotted rhythm and triplets.  Four and five note chords.
Left hand – Melody partly played by the left hand.  Chords and arpeggios.

Also – Introduction of chord symbols.  Changes of Key within a piece.  Tonic pedal.  Use of two treble clefs.  Triplets in crotchets.  Extensive use of repeats.  Two part playing.

5
Grade 6
At least 42
Right hand – Separation of right hand melody line from chordal accompaniment.  Four note chords.  Semiquaver passages
Left hand – Four chords per bar.  Variation of Bossa Nova bass

Also – Alla Breve time.  Playing with a pre-recorded backing track (optional).  Bequine style.  Triplets in crotchets.  Change of key within a piece.

6
Grade 7
At least 42
Right hand – Use of four note chords.  Four constant (crotchet) chords per bar.
Left hand – Variations of a Boss Nova Bass line and syncopated bass variation of a Jazz Waltz style.  Intervals of a tenth.  Boogie Woogie Bass.  Fast tempo.  Articulation

Also – Alla Breve time.  Playing with a pre-recorded backing track (optional).  Bequine style

6
Grade 8
At least 42
Right hand – Four note chords.  Ornaments.  Tremolo
Left hand – Jazz Waltz.  Two variations of Boogie-woogie

Also – Cross rhythms.  Compound Quadruple time.  Changes of both key and time signatures.  Use of full scores and overall technical difficulty.

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