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de

5 Vo

cals

exa

ms

will

ne

ed to

info

rm th

e ex

am

iner

if a

ny o

f the

ir so

ng c

hoic

es

are

in a

n a

ltern

ativ

e ke

y. Th

ey c

an

do

this

by

incl

udin

g it

in

‘oth

er im

por

tant

info

rma

tion’

on

the

ap

poi

ntm

ent f

orm

.It

is th

e ca

ndid

ate

’s re

spon

sibilit

y to

ha

nd th

is co

mp

lete

d

ap

poi

ntm

ent f

orm

to th

e ex

am

iner

at t

he s

tart

of th

e ex

am

.

Exa

min

ers

Exa

min

ers

are

ca

refu

lly re

crui

ted

and

tra

ined

to c

ond

uct

the

exa

ms

in a

frie

ndly

and

pro

fess

iona

l ma

nner

. A

sses

smen

ts a

re m

ad

e us

ing

the

pub

lishe

d c

riter

ia a

nd

exa

min

ers

del

iver

the

exa

ms

and

ca

rry o

ut th

e a

sses

smen

t of

the

cand

ida

te’s

per

form

anc

es th

roug

h a

fair

and

st

and

ard

ised

pro

cess

.Ex

am

iner

s in

vite

ca

ndid

ate

s to

per

form

thei

r set

list

in

thei

r cho

sen

ord

er a

nd a

dm

inis

ter t

heir

chos

en S

essi

on

skill

s. Ex

am

iner

s w

ill w

rite

a re

por

t on

the

cand

ida

te’s

per

form

anc

e b

ut w

ill n

ot b

e a

ble

to re

vea

l the

out

com

e of

the

ass

essm

ent a

t thi

s st

ag

e.

Afte

r the

exa

mRe

por

t for

ms

will

be

rele

ase

d to

tea

cher

s a

nd c

and

ida

tes

as

soon

as

pos

sib

le. T

he re

por

t for

m is

a p

rovi

sion

al r

esul

t a

nd m

ay

cha

nge

follo

win

g m

oder

atio

n.O

nce

the

resu

lts h

ave

bee

n p

roce

ssed

by

Trin

ity C

olle

ge

Lond

on th

roug

h rig

orou

s ch

ecki

ng a

nd m

oder

atio

n,

cert

ifica

tes

are

issu

ed fo

r all

succ

essf

ul c

and

ida

tes.

The

exa

m ro

omTh

e ex

am

room

will

be

equi

pp

ed w

ith th

e fo

llow

ing

:

am

plifi

ers

suita

ble

for B

ass

, Gui

tar,

Keyb

oard

sa

nd V

oca

ls

CD

pla

yer,

spea

kers

/sou

nd s

yste

m fo

r ba

ckin

g tr

ack

s

dig

ital p

iano

(co

nta

ct c

entre

for d

eta

ils)

ja

ck-to

-jack

and

mic

lea

ds

ta

ble

, cha

irs a

nd a

mus

ic s

tand

vo

cal m

icro

pho

ne a

nd a

dju

sta

ble

mic

rop

hone

sta

nd

ad

just

ab

le p

iano

sto

ol

A g

ood

-qua

lity

dru

m k

it w

hich

com

pris

es:

sn

are

dru

m w

ith a

dju

sta

ble

dru

m k

it si

ze s

tand

tom

s ( t

hree

min

imum

) : hi

gh/

med

ium

/low

b

ass

dru

m (

18–2

2”)

hi

-ha

t (12

–14”

)

ride

cym

ba

l (18

–22”

)

cra

sh c

ymb

al (

14–1

8”)

A m

ain

s p

ower

sup

ply

will

be

ava

ilab

le a

t cen

tres;

ca

ndid

ate

s a

re re

spon

sib

le fo

r the

ele

ctric

al s

afe

ty o

f a

ny o

f the

ir ow

n eq

uip

men

t use

d in

thei

r exa

m.

Ther

e w

ill n

orm

ally

als

o b

e a

wa

rm-u

p ro

om o

r are

a

whe

re c

and

ida

tes

can

pre

pa

re ju

st b

efor

e th

e ex

am

.Th

ere

will

nor

ma

lly a

lso

be

a w

arm

-up

room

or a

rea

9

exa

min

ers

del

iver

the

exa

ms

and

ca

rry o

ut th

e a

sses

smen

t

Exa

min

ers

invi

te c

and

ida

tes

to p

erfo

rm th

eir s

et li

st in

Se

ssio

n

per

form

anc

e b

ut w

ill n

ot b

e a

ble

to re

vea

l the

out

com

e

whe

re c

and

ida

tes

can

pre

pa

re ju

st b

efor

e th

e ex

am

.

10Gro

up e

xam

sRo

ck &

Pop

gro

up e

xam

sG

roup

exa

ms

are

ava

ilab

le fo

r any

com

bin

atio

n of

inst

rum

ents

at t

hree

leve

ls:

Initi

al a

nd G

rad

e ex

am

sC

ertifi

cate

exa

ms

Leve

lEx

am

dur

atio

n (m

inut

es)

Leve

lPr

ogra

mm

e d

ura

tion

(min

utes

)Ex

am

dur

atio

n (m

inut

es)

Initi

al

13

Gra

de

113

Gra

de

215

Gra

de

315

Foun

da

tion

8–10

13

Gra

de

420

Gra

de

520

Inte

rmed

iate

15–2

023

Gra

de

625

Gra

de

725

Gra

de

830

Ad

vanc

ed25

–20

33

11

Gro

up e

xam

sSo

ng c

hoic

eYo

u ca

n cr

eate

you

r ow

n b

and

with

ba

ss, d

rum

s, g

uita

r, ke

yboa

rds

and

voc

als

. To

help

you

, we

have

pro

vid

ed a

t le

ast

one

son

g a

t ea

ch le

vel f

rom

Initi

al–

Gra

de

5 w

ith a

ll th

e p

art

s fo

r ea

ch in

stru

men

t. Ba

nd s

ong

s a

re m

ark

ed

with

in

the

song

list

sec

tions

furt

her o

n in

this

syl

lab

us.

At e

ach

Gro

up e

xam

leve

l you

will

nee

d to

cre

ate

a

pro

gra

mm

e of

the

req

uire

d le

ngth

(se

e p

.10)

. You

sh

ould

use

at l

east

one

of t

he b

and

op

tion

pie

ces

at

the

ap

pro

pria

te le

vel:

Foun

da

tion

leve

l is

equi

vale

nt to

G

rad

e 3

and

Inte

rmed

iate

leve

l is

equi

vale

nt to

Gra

de

5.O

ther

wis

e th

e ch

oice

is y

ours

but

ens

ure

you

keep

to th

e re

qui

red

pa

ram

eter

s a

nd th

e a

pp

rop

riate

tech

nica

l and

m

usic

al l

evel

. For

Ad

vanc

ed le

vel t

here

are

no

pre

scrib

ed

pie

ces

so it

is a

com

ple

tely

free

cho

ice,

alth

oug

h ca

ndid

ate

s w

ill b

e ex

pec

ted

to c

hoos

e so

ngs

at t

he

ap

pro

pria

te le

vel (

Ad

vanc

ed is

eq

uiva

lent

to G

rad

e 8)

.

Ass

essm

ent

In th

e ex

am

you

will

be

ass

esse

d in

two

are

as:

1. P

erfo

rmin

g y

our s

et (

90 m

ark

s)Yo

ur s

et s

houl

d b

e p

rese

nted

as

if in

a g

ig in

fron

t of a

n a

udie

nce.

You

will

be

ass

esse

d in

the

follo

win

g a

rea

s:

fluen

cy &

mus

ica

l det

ail

te

chni

cal c

ontro

l

com

mun

ica

tion

& s

tyle

.

2. P

rese

nta

tion

skill

s (1

0 m

ark

s)Yo

u w

ill b

e a

sses

sed

in th

e fo

llow

ing

are

as:

p

rog

ram

me

pla

nnin

g

pro

mo

pa

ck

pre

sent

atio

n sk

ills.

Mor

e d

eta

ils a

nd h

elp

on

Gro

up e

xam

s ca

n b

e fo

und

at

ww

w.tr

inity

rock

.com

12Cho

osin

g s

ong

sSo

ng 1

Song

1 m

ust b

e se

lect

ed fr

om th

e re

leva

nt Tr

inity

Ro

ck &

Pop

boo

k ( s

ong

s a

re a

lso

liste

d in

this

syl

lab

us),

or fr

om w

ww

.trin

ityro

ck.c

om

Song

2So

ng 2

mus

t be

sele

cted

from

the

rele

vant

Trin

ity

Rock

& P

op b

ook

( son

gs

are

als

o lis

ted

in th

is s

ylla

bus

),or

from

ww

w.tr

inity

rock

.com

. Alte

rna

tivel

y, So

ng 2

ca

n b

e a

sel

f-cho

sen

song

:

Self-

chos

en s

ong

Ca

ndid

ate

s m

ay

per

form

a s

elf-c

hose

n so

ng. T

his

mus

t co

nfor

m to

the

pa

ram

eter

s se

t out

on

the

web

site

in

term

s of

leng

th a

nd le

vel o

f diffi

culty

. Thi

s co

uld

be:

shee

t mus

ic fr

om a

prin

ted

or o

nlin

e so

urce

a

n or

igin

al s

ong

tha

t the

ca

ndid

ate

ha

s w

ritte

n

a s

ong

tha

t the

ca

ndid

ate

ha

s a

rrang

ed( c

over

ver

sion

).

The

song

ma

y:

be

una

ccom

pa

nied

have

a b

ack

ing

tra

ck (

mus

t not

incl

ude

the

solo

pa

rt)

– th

is m

ay

be

self-

crea

ted

incl

ude

( for

sin

ger

s) a

live

sel

f-pla

yed

a

ccom

pa

nim

ent o

n a

ny in

stru

men

t

incl

ude

( for

inst

rum

enta

lists

) a

dd

ed v

oca

ls

per

form

ed li

ve b

y th

e ca

ndid

ate

.

Ca

ndid

ate

s m

ust p

rovi

de

a (

pho

to) c

opy

of th

eir

chos

en s

ong

for t

he e

xam

iner

, with

na

me

and

ca

ndid

ate

nu

mb

er c

lea

rly s

how

n. Th

e ex

am

iner

will

reta

in th

is c

opy.

Self-

chos

en s

ong

s m

ay

be

pre

sent

ed a

s a

n or

igin

al

scor

e, h

and

writ

ten

or c

omp

uter

gen

era

ted

in o

ne o

f the

fo

llow

ing

form

ats

:

a le

ad

she

et w

ith ly

rics,

chor

ds

and

mel

ody

line

a

cho

rd c

hart

with

lyric

s

a fu

ll sc

ore

usin

g c

onve

ntio

nal s

taff

nota

tion.

Song

3Tw

o of

the

song

s in

ea

ch o

f the

Trin

ity R

ock

& P

op b

ooks

a

re id

entifi

ed a

s Te

chni

cal f

ocus

son

gs

and

thes

e a

re m

ark

ed w

ith [

TF]

in th

e so

ng li

st s

ectio

ns fu

rthe

r on

in th

is s

ylla

bus

. One

of t

hese

mus

t be

chos

en fo

r yo

ur S

ong

3. T

hese

son

gs

are

des

igne

d to

dev

elop

te

chni

cal s

kills

. Ea

ch s

ong

ha

s th

ree

tech

nica

l ele

men

ts

spec

ifica

lly id

entifi

ed. G

uid

anc

e on

the

pre

pa

ratio

n of

th

ese

tech

nica

l ski

lls is

incl

uded

in th

e b

ooks

. For

the

Tech

nica

l foc

us s

ong

, hig

her m

ark

s w

ill b

e a

wa

rded

un

der

Tech

nica

l Con

trol t

o re

flect

the

incr

ease

d e

mp

hasis

on

this

are

a. E

xam

iner

s w

ill re

fer t

o th

e th

ree

tech

nica

l el

emen

ts in

thei

r com

men

ts.

If a

ca

ndid

ate

per

form

s m

ore

tha

n on

e so

ng th

at h

as

bee

n d

esig

nate

d a

s a

Tec

hnic

al f

ocus

son

g, t

hen

they

m

ust s

elec

t onl

y on

e of

thes

e so

ngs

as

Song

3.

All

song

s in

the

exa

m b

ooks

and

on

the

dow

nloa

d s

ite

are

ava

ilab

le a

s p

rinte

d m

usic

(us

ing

sta

ff, ta

b o

r dru

m

nota

tion

ap

pro

pria

te to

the

inst

rum

ent o

r voi

ce) ,

dem

o re

cord

ing

s, a

nd b

ack

ing

tra

cks.

Imp

orta

ntSo

ngs

liste

d m

ay

be

sub

ject

to c

hang

e fo

r cop

yrig

ht

rea

sons

: ca

ndid

ate

s sh

ould

refe

r to

the

web

site

for t

he

mos

t up

-to-d

ate

info

rma

tion:

ww

w.tr

inity

rock

.com

13

Cho

osin

g s

ong

sRe

pea

ts, e

xpre

ssiv

e te

chni

que

s a

nd te

mp

iA

ll so

ngs

shou

ld b

e p

rep

are

d in

full

with

all

rep

eats

, d

a c

ap

o a

nd d

al s

egno

inst

ruct

ions

and

1st

and

2nd

tim

e b

ars

ob

serv

ed. C

and

ida

tes

are

enc

oura

ged

to

incl

ude

a ra

nge

of e

xpre

ssiv

e te

chni

que

s su

ch a

s vi

bra

to, s

lides

/glis

sand

i, ta

pp

ing

, gra

ce n

otes

, pitc

h b

end

, wha

mm

y b

ar,

etc.

ap

pro

pria

te to

the

styl

e of

the

song

, pa

rtic

ula

rly in

the

hig

her g

rad

es. C

and

ida

tes

shou

ld o

bse

rve

term

s sh

owin

g te

mp

o, c

hara

cter

and

st

yle

of th

e m

usic

.

Back

ing

tra

cks

Back

ing

tra

cks

for s

elf-c

hose

n so

ngs

mus

t be

of g

ood

q

ualit

y a

nd p

rese

nted

on

CD

or o

ther

por

tab

le m

edia

, e.

g. U

SB s

tick

or M

P3 p

laye

r. The

se m

ust n

ot in

clud

e th

e so

lo p

art

.

Perfo

rmin

g fr

om m

emor

yC

and

ida

tes

are

free

to p

erfo

rm a

ny o

r all

of th

eir s

ong

s fro

m m

emor

y a

lthou

gh

no e

xtra

ma

rks

will

be

aw

ard

ed.

Mus

ic a

nd c

opie

sIt

is e

ssen

tial t

hat c

and

ida

tes

brin

g a

n or

igin

al c

opy,

or

an

aut

horis

ed d

ownl

oad

of t

he m

usic

bei

ng p

erfo

rmed

in

to th

e ex

am

room

. If a

n un

aut

horis

ed c

opy

is u

sed

Tr

inity

ma

y no

t aw

ard

ma

rks

for t

hat s

ong

. Orig

ina

l co

pie

s of

sel

f-cho

sen

shee

t mus

ic c

an

be

pur

cha

sed

or

dow

nloa

ded

from

mus

ic s

hop

s a

nd p

ublis

hers

. Pro

of

of p

urch

ase

will

be

req

uire

d fo

r dow

nloa

ds.

Allo

wa

nces

ca

nnot

be

ma

de

for d

ela

ys in

ob

tain

ing

prin

ted

mus

ic.

Cop

yrig

ht in

a s

ong

Poin

ts to

rem

emb

er:

yo

u ca

n cr

eate

a c

over

ver

sion

of a

son

g a

nd p

erfo

rm

it in

an

exa

m o

r oth

er n

on-p

ublic

per

form

anc

e

you

cann

ot re

cord

a c

over

ver

sion

or m

ake

reco

rdin

gs

ava

ilab

le to

oth

ers

( by

cop

ying

or u

plo

ad

ing

it to

a

web

site)

with

out t

he a

pp

rop

riate

lice

nce

yo

u ow

n th

e co

pyr

ight

of a

ny s

ong

s yo

u ha

vew

ritte

n yo

urse

lf.

Furt

her i

nfor

ma

tion

is a

vaila

ble

on

the

web

site

.

13

14Sess

ion

skills

Eith

er P

layb

ack

or I

mp

rovi

sing

mus

t be

sele

cted

for t

he e

xam

.Fo

r fur

ther

info

rma

tion

on S

essi

on s

kills

, the

req

uire

men

ts fo

r ea

chg

rad

e a

nd th

e a

sses

smen

t crit

eria

vis

it w

ww

.trin

ityro

ck.c

om

Pla

yba

ck

If yo

u ch

oose

Pla

yba

ck, y

ou w

ill b

e a

sked

to p

erfo

rm

som

e m

usic

you

ha

ve n

ot s

een

or h

eard

bef

ore.

Yo

u w

ill b

e g

iven

a s

ong

cha

rt a

nd h

ave

30

seco

nds

to

stud

y it

or to

try

out a

ny s

ectio

ns. T

he e

xam

iner

will

then

p

lay

the

reco

rded

ba

ckin

g tr

ack

. You

sho

uld

list

en to

the

aud

io, c

opyi

ng w

hat y

ou h

ear;

you

can

als

o re

ad

the

mus

ic fr

om th

e so

ng c

hart

.Yo

u w

ill h

ear a

ser

ies

of s

hort

mel

odic

phr

ase

s or

dru

m

gro

oves

and

fills

, and

are

req

uire

d to

rep

eat e

ach

of

them

stra

ight

ba

ck in

turn

. A c

ount

-in w

ill b

e g

iven

at t

he

beg

inni

ng o

f the

reco

rdin

g, a

nd a

ba

ckin

g rh

ythm

will

b

e p

laye

d th

roug

hout

.In

the

exa

m y

ou w

ill h

ave

two

cha

nces

to p

lay

alo

ng

with

the

track

:

first

tim

e –

for p

ract

ice

se

cond

tim

e –

for a

sses

smen

t.

No

varia

tion

or im

pro

visa

tion

is re

qui

red

– w

hat i

s p

rinte

d

on th

e so

ng c

hart

/hea

rd o

n th

e tra

ck s

houl

d b

e co

pie

d

as

acc

ura

tely

as

pos

sib

le, i

nclu

din

g a

ny d

eta

ils o

f p

hra

sing

, art

icul

atio

n a

nd d

yna

mic

s a

t hig

her g

rad

es.

Imp

rovi

sing

If

you

choo

se to

imp

rovi

se, y

ou w

ill b

e a

sked

to im

pro

vise

in

a s

pec

ified

sty

le o

ver a

ba

ckin

g tr

ack

tha

t you

ha

ve

not s

een

or h

eard

bef

ore.

You

will

be

giv

en a

cho

rd c

hart

and

ha

ve 3

0 se

cond

s to

st

udy

it or

to tr

y ou

t any

sec

tions

. The

exa

min

er w

ill th

en

pla

y th

e re

cord

ed b

ack

ing

tra

ck, w

hich

con

sist

s of

a

pa

ssa

ge

of m

usic

pla

yed

on

a lo

op.

You

shou

ld im

pro

vise

in th

e g

iven

sty

le o

ver t

he b

ack

ing

tra

ck, w

hich

will

be

pla

yed

four

tim

es th

roug

h b

efor

e fa

din

g o

ut. A

cou

nt-in

will

be

giv

en a

t the

beg

inni

ng

of th

e re

cord

ing

, and

a b

ack

ing

rhyt

hm w

ill b

e p

laye

d

thro

ugho

ut. G

uita

r and

Key

boa

rds

cand

ida

tes

can

choo

se w

heth

er to

pla

y a

lea

d m

elod

ic li

ne, r

hyth

mic

ch

ord

s, or

a c

omb

ina

tion

of th

e tw

o.In

the

exa

m y

ou w

ill h

ave

two

cha

nces

to p

lay

alo

ng

with

the

track

:

first

tim

e –

for p

ract

ice

se

cond

tim

e –

for a

sses

smen

t.

31

Voca

lsSe

t-up

Up to

and

incl

udin

g G

rad

e 5,

som

ebod

y m

ay

ass

ist w

ith

set-u

p. F

rom

Gra

de

6 on

wa

rds,

cand

ida

tes

are

exp

ecte

d

to s

et u

p e

qui

pm

ent w

ithou

t ass

ista

nce.

Typ

es o

f voi

ce a

nd c

hoic

e of

son

gA

ll m

ale

and

fem

ale

voi

ces

ma

y en

ter t

he e

xam

. At

Gra

des

6–8

ther

e a

re d

iffer

ent l

ists

for m

ale

and

fem

ale

vo

ices

but

thes

e a

re in

terc

hang

eab

le a

nd a

ny s

ong

m

ay

be

sung

by

any

ca

ndid

ate

.Ra

nges

and

key

s a

re g

iven

alo

ngis

de

each

son

g. P

itch

nota

tion

used

for r

ang

es fo

llow

s th

e he

lmho

lz sy

stem

:

Cc

c'

c''

c'''

Mic

rop

hone

sD

evel

opm

ent o

f goo

d m

icro

pho

ne te

chni

que

is

enco

ura

ged

for a

ll ca

ndid

ate

s. Fr

om In

itia

l to

Gra

de

2,

it is

op

tiona

l to

use

a m

icro

pho

ne in

the

exa

m fo

r son

gs

and

Ses

sion

ski

lls. F

rom

Gra

de

3 on

wa

rds,

a m

icro

pho

ne

mus

t be

used

for a

t lea

st o

ne o

f the

son

gs;

it is

op

tiona

l to

use

a m

icro

pho

ne fo

r Ses

sion

ski

lls.

In th

e ex

am

room

Mos

t ca

ndid

ate

s w

ill p

erfo

rm s

tand

ing

up

but

ma

y si

t d

own

for s

ome

song

s if

des

ired

for a

pa

rtic

ula

r effe

ct.

The

exa

min

er w

ill h

ave

all

the

ba

ckin

g tr

ack

s so

the

cand

ida

te’s

CD

is o

nly

req

uire

d a

s a

ba

ck-u

p c

opy.

At

the

beg

inni

ng o

f the

exa

m, t

he e

xam

iner

will

pla

y th

e fir

st

few

ba

rs o

f the

ba

ckin

g tr

ack

of t

he fi

rst s

ong

as

a s

ound

ch

eck,

and

any

ad

just

men

ts to

vol

ume,

set

-up

, etc

. ca

n b

e m

ad

e b

efor

e th

e ex

am

beg

ins.

Alte

rna

tive

Keys

Alte

rna

tive

keys

are

ava

ilab

le fo

r a s

elec

tion

of s

ong

s. Th

ese

are

ava

ilab

le fr

om th

e C

D in

sid

e th

e so

ngb

ooks

, w

hich

ca

n b

e us

ed in

a c

omp

uter

to a

cces

s p

rinta

ble

sh

eet m

usic

, or a

s d

ownl

oad

s fro

m th

e on

line

stor

e.

Wha

t to

brin

g to

the

exa

mEs

sent

ial

Voca

ls c

and

ida

tes

mus

t brin

g:

a

n or

igin

al T

rinity

Roc

k &

Pop

boo

k w

ith th

e in

clud

ed

CD,

and

/or a

utho

rised

dow

nloa

d( s

) fro

m th

e w

ebsi

te

the

com

ple

ted

ap

poi

ntm

ent f

orm

if

per

form

ing

a s

elf-c

hose

n so

ng –

the

orig

ina

l sco

re

and

one

cop

y p

lus

the

ba

ckin

g tr

ack

(if

ap

pro

pria

te).

Op

tiona

lVo

cals

ca

ndid

ate

s m

ay

brin

g:

th

eir o

wn

mic

rop

hone

and

lea

d

any

oth

er e

qui

pm

ent (

e.g

. pro

ps)

req

uire

d fo

rth

eir p

erfo

rma

nces

.

Ma

ny o

f the

son

gs

in th

e sy

llab

us a

re a

lso

ava

ilab

le in

a

ltern

ativ

e tra

nsp

ositi

ons

and

ma

y b

e d

ownl

oad

ed fr

om

ww

w.tr

inity

rock

.com

thei

r ow

n m

icro

pho

ne a

nd le

ad

any

oth

er e

qui

pm

ent

thei

r per

form

anc

es.

Ma

ny o

f the

son

gs

in th

e sy

llab

us a

re a

lso

ava

ilab

le in

a

ltern

ativ

e tra

nsp

ositi

ons

and

ma

y b

e d

ownl

oad

ed fr

om

ww

w.tr

inity

rock

.com

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ls s

ong

list

s

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de

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ll D

ay

And

All

Of T

he N

ight

[

TF]

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Kink

s [ D

m;f'

–f'']

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ly W

ant

To B

e W

ith Y

ouD

usty

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ring

field

[G

;a–c

'']

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rleyc

orn

Tra

diti

ona

l [Em

;d'–

e'']

Sup

er Tr

oup

erA

BBA

[Bm

;b–a

']

Umb

rella

Riha

nna

[Bm

;b–b

']

Wha

t A W

ond

erfu

l Wor

ld [

TF]

Loui

s A

rmst

rong

[F;

c'–d

'']

Gra

de

4C

ry M

e A

Riv

er [

TF]

Julie

Lon

don

[C

m;c

'–d

'']

Fam

eIre

ne C

ara

[Fm

;bb–

c'']

Her

oes

[TF

]D

avi

d B

owie

[D

;a–b

']

Nig

hts

In W

hite

Sa

tinM

ood

y Bl

ues

[ Bm

;b–d

'']

Sca

rbor

oug

h Fa

ir Tr

ad

ition

al [

Em;d

'–e'

']

Tim

e A

fter T

ime

Cyn

di L

aup

er [

C;g

–c'']

Gra

de

5Ev

eryb

ody

Hur

ts [

TF]

R.E.

M. [

A;a

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The

Gre

ate

st L

ove

Of A

llW

hitn

ey H

oust

on [

A;a

–d'']

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nda

nce

[ TF]

Van

Mor

rison

(M

icha

el B

ublé

)[ E

m;b

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One

Da

y Li

ke T

his

Elb

ow [

F;f–

bb']

Pric

e Ta

gJe

ssie

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F;c'

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gle

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gle

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sies

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ad

ition

al [

Em;e

'–f#'

']

Initi

al

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ck B

etty

Le

ad

Bel

ly [

Em;d

'–b

']

Da

Doo

Ron

Ron

[TF

]Th

e C

ryst

als

[F;

c'–a

']

Gre

at D

JTh

e Ti

ng T

ing

s [ D

;b–b

']

I Am

The

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ic M

an

[TF

]Tr

ad

ition

al [

G;g

–e']

New

Yor

k M

inin

g D

isa

ster

194

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e Be

e G

ees

[ Em

;b–b

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Sea

sons

In T

he S

unTe

rry

Jack

s [ E

;c'–

b']

Gra

de

1A

Hor

se W

ith N

o N

am

e [ T

F]A

mer

ica

[Em

;f#'–

d'']

Alm

ost L

over

A F

ine

Fren

zy [

F;c'

–c'']

Frei

ght

Tra

in

Taj M

aha

l [G

;f#'–

d'']

I Bel

ieve

I’ll

Dus

t My

Broo

m

[TF

]Ro

ber

t Joh

nson

[A

;c#'–

c'']

Sloo

p J

ohn

BBe

ach

Boy

s [ F

;c'–

c'']

Whi

te F

lag

Did

o [ F

;c'–

bb']

Gra

de

2Bo

th S

ides

Now

Joni

Mitc

hell

[ Bb;b

b–eb

'']

Gre

ase

Fra

nkie

Va

lli [

Bm;a

–b']

I Nee

d A

Dol

lar [

TF]

Alo

e Bl

acc

[D

m;c

'–d

'']

Killi

ng M

e So

ftly

With

His

Son

g [

TF]

Rob

erta

Fla

ck [

Fm;a

b–b

b']

Mea

n Ju

mp

er B

lues

Bl

ind

Lem

on J

effe

rson

[A

m;g

–e']

No

Soun

d B

ut T

he W

ind

Edito

rs [

G;b

–c'']

33

Voca

ls s

ong

list

sG

rad

e 6

Fem

ale

Voc

als

Blee

din

g L

ove

[ TF]

Leon

a L

ewis

[F;

c'–f

'']

Do

You

Know

The

Wa

y To

Sa

n Jo

se?

Dio

nne

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rwic

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/Db;g

'–d

'']

Fla

shd

anc

e ( W

hat A

Fee

ling

)Ire

ne C

ara

[G

m;b

b–d

'']

One

Mom

ent I

n Ti

me

Whi

tney

Hou

ston

[C

/Db;g

–f'']

Sta

nd B

y Yo

ur M

an

Tam

my

Wyn

ette

[A

;g#–

c#'']

You

Got

The

Lov

e [ T

F]Fl

oren

ce +

The

Ma

chin

e [ G

b;db'–

eb'']

Gra

de

7 Fe

ma

le V

oca

lsC

an’

t Fig

ht T

he M

oonl

ight

LeA

nn R

imes

[Eb

;f#–e

'']

Fire

wor

kKa

ty P

erry

[A

b;ab–

eb'']

Free

Mon

ey [

TF]

Patti

Sm

ith [

Am

;a–e

'']

I Clo

se M

y Ey

es A

nd C

ount

To Te

nD

usty

Sp

ring

field

[Bb

m;b

b–d

b'']

Wis

hing

On

A S

tar

Rose

Roy

ce [

Fm;c

'–eb

'']

With

out Y

ou [

TF]

Ma

riah

Ca

rey

[ Gb;e

b–d

b'']

Gra

de

8 Fe

ma

le V

oca

lsBr

ing

Me

To L

ife [

TF]

Eva

nesc

ence

[Em

;e'–

d'']

Cra

zy In

Lov

e [ T

F]Be

yonc

é [ D

m;a

–d'']

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mon

ds

Are

For

ever

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ey B

ass

ey [

Bm;a

–c#''

]

I Ha

ve N

othi

ngW

hitn

ey H

oust

on [

G/B

;g–f

#'']

I Put

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pel

l On

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Nin

a S

imon

e [ F

#m;f#

–b']

I Sa

y A

Litt

le P

raye

rA

reth

a F

rank

lin [

F#m

;f#–f

#'']

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de

6 M

ale

Voc

als

Ca

nnon

ba

llD

am

ien

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[A

m;c

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n Se

e C

lea

rly N

owJo

hnny

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sh [

A;e

–e']

Neu

tron

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r Col

lisio

nM

use

[ Bb;d

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s O

ut O

f My

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[TF

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icha

el J

ack

son

[ E;B

–c#']

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ted

Lov

e [ T

F]So

ft C

ell [

Ebm

;db–

gb']

Wild

Hor

ses

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ng S

tone

s [ E

;c#–

d#']

Gra

de

7 M

ale

Voc

als

Are

You

Rea

dy

For L

ove

Elto

n Jo

hn [

C;c

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zy [

TF]

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rls B

ark

ley

[ Gm

;d–g

']

Hig

h A

nd D

ryRa

dio

hea

d [

E;e–

g#']

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s To

A C

hild

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rge

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hael

[C

#m;c

–f#']

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oja

ngle

s [ T

F]Ro

bb

ie W

illia

ms

[ F;c

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The

La

st D

anc

e Fo

r Me

Mic

hael

Bub

lé [

Eb/E

;Bb–

f#']

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de

8 M

ale

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als

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ut O

f Hel

lM

eatlo

af [

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Me

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Just

in T

imb

erla

ke [

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;e–c

'']

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’t St

op B

elie

vin’

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ney

[ B;B

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Wa

y Yo

u A

re (

Am

azi

ng)

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o M

ars

[Eb

;eb–

bb']

Lila

c W

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[ TF]

Jeff

Buck

ley

[ Gm

/G;d

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Pet

ite [

TF]

Jack

ie W

ilson

[F;

f–c'

']

I Ca

n Se

e C

lea

rly N

owJo

hnny

Na

sh

Neu

tron

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r Col

lisio

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use

[

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ut O

f My

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]

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hael

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ckso

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]

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dy

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m;c

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bie

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iam

s [ F

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La

st D

anc

e Fo

r Me

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The

La

st D

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e Fo

r Me

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st o

f alte

rna

tive

song

s fo

r Voc

als

will

b

e a

vaila

ble

onl

ine

at w

ww

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ityro

ck.c

om

= B

and

op

tion

song

[ TF]

= Te

chni

cal f

ocus

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the

incl

usio

n of

Trin

ity G

rad

e m

usic

exa

ms

with

in th

e UC

AS

tarif

f sys

tem

, whi

ch is

op

en to

any

stu

den

t a

pp

lyin

g fo

r a c

ours

e of

stu

dy

at a

UK

univ

ersit

y or

ot

her h

ighe

r ed

uca

tion

inst

itutio

n. Th

ese

exa

ms

will

cont

ribut

e to

wa

rds

a s

tud

ent’s

‘sco

re’ o

f UC

AS

poi

nts

whe

n th

ey a

pp

ly fo

r ent

ry to

hig

her e

duc

atio

n.

The

UCA

S p

oint

s sy

stem

ass

ists

ad

miss

ions

tuto

rs

to m

ake

bro

ad

com

pa

rison

s a

cros

s a

pp

lica

nts

to

hig

her e

duc

atio

n w

ith d

iffer

ent t

ypes

and

leve

ls of

q

ualif

ica

tions

. The

wa

y in

whi

ch p

oint

s a

re a

wa

rded

p

rovi

des

a le

vel o

f con

fiden

ce to

uni

vers

ity

ad

miss

ions

sta

ff fo

r the

use

of t

he ta

riff w

ithin

the

hig

her e

duc

atio

n se

ctor

. The

refo

re, r

ecog

nitio

n is

a

ttrib

uted

to q

ualif

ica

tions

offe

red

by

ap

plic

ant

s w

hich

ma

y ot

herw

ise n

ot b

e kn

own

by u

nive

rsity

st

aff,

and

is im

por

tant

in th

e co

ntex

t of i

ncre

asin

g

pa

rtici

pa

tion

in a

nd w

iden

ing

acc

ess

to h

ighe

r ed

uca

tion

as

a w

hole

. Trin

ity C

olle

ge

Lond

on

Dip

lom

as

are

also

aw

ard

ed c

red

it by

The

Op

en

Univ

ersit

y to

wa

rds

thei

r deg

ree

pro

gra

mm

es.