Guitar Assessment ​

Book 3

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Are you ready to record?!  Make sure you can play everything as perfectly as you can and when you are ready you can record. 

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You are free to film your performance in any location that suits you – whether it’s at home, school, your teacher’s studio, or a hall – as long as it’s a quiet space with the necessary instrument or performance props. You may collaborate with anyone you choose for your video recording, whether it’s family, friends, your teacher, or others. Feel free to ask for help with filming, playing accompaniment or backing tracks, and organising your exam setup. If you enjoy performing in front of a live audience, you can even have a small group behind the camera!

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Please ensure that you disable HD settings, or choose the lowest available HD option, on your device before you start recording. High definition is not required for your exam and will create files that are too large to upload. You can record your video in either mp4 or mov format.​​

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Here's what you will need to record for this level: 

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1. A short introduction to camera including your name, age and teacher's name.

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2. Perform any 3 pieces from either of these publications:

• Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 2 

• Guitar for kids book 3

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Notes for performance:

• A metronome or backing tracks may be used to keep time

• Posture and left hand position will be noted. 

• RH played with fingers only

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3. Technical work

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Play the following chords:

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• Play an improvised and syncopated rhythm using these chords:

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1. E major 

2. B7 major

3. A major 

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• Play a short passage (improvised) using 2 bar chords (any) or power chords (eg F#min or G major)

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Play the following scales:

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C major scale (one octave ascending and descending)

A minor scale (one octave ascending and descending)  

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4. Instrument knowledge:

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Name (and show to camera) at least 5 parts of the guitar and the guitar strings (the names of the strings). ​​​​​ 

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PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND MAKE PAYMENT BELOW​​​

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