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Syllabus: Violin Grade
Syllabus: Violin Grade
Violin Grade
Grade 8
S YLLA B US
Issued by authority of
PREFACE
The Yamaha Grade Examination System has been developed to enable students and teachers to
ensure their own progress and thereby obtain self-confidence in their own music studies.
The result of the examination will help the applicants to acquire richer abilities of music.
The Violin Grades are held from Grades 13 to 6. These are for students of Yamaha Popular
Music Course.
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Yamaha Violin Grade 8 Syllabus ( June 2014)
Examination Procedure
Procedure and Time
1. Repertoire (Compulsory and Free Selection)
2. Sight Playing
3. Aural Playing
4. Scales and Arpeggios
5. Evaluation
Scales
Sight Aural
Repertoire and Evaluation
Playing Playing Arpeggios
15 minutes
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Examination Subjects
(1) Repertoire
Compulsor y Aand B (A: Textbook, B: Non-Textbook)
-- Candidates must prepare 3 compulsory pieces from the list below and will be asked to play 1 piece.
-- Candidates must choose at least 1 piece from Compulsory A.
Compulsory A
1 Book 3 Chapter 4 Sicilienne Op. 78 G. U. Faure
2 Book 3 Chapter 5 Andantino (Violin. I) J. P. E. Martini
3 Book 3 Chapter 6 Salut d’Amour E. Elgar
Compulsory B
1 Sonata No. 3 in F Major Op. 1-12, 1st Movement G. F. Handel
2 Concerto No. 5 in D Major Op 22, 1st Movement F. Seitz
3 Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor BWV. 1043, 1st Movement J. S. Bach
Free Selection
-- Candidate prepares 1 free selection piece for the examination. Please refer to the Compulsory A and B for
the level of music.
-- Candidates are asked to have the score (if it is not from the textbook) for the examiners. Examiners may
ask to see the score if necessary.
-- Candidates may choose the pieces from Compulsory A and B for their free selection piece.
Procedure
1. Examiner will assign the pieces to be performed.
2. If a textbook repertoire is chosen, the examiners will play a few measures of the MIDI accompaniment
and the candidate may play along to set up at a suitable volume balance.
3. Examiners will ask the candidate to play when the setting up is complete.
Note
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Compulsory B
Sonata No. 3 in F Major Op. 1-12
G. F. Handel
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Compulsory B
Concerto No. 5 in D Major Op. 22
F. Seitz
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Compulsory B
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor BWV. 1043
J. S. Bach
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Example
Procedure
1. Examiner will select 1 piece and ask the candidate to play it by sight.
2. Candidates will have a pre-reading time of 30 seconds prior to playing the piece.
3. Please play when the examiner gives a cue.
Note
-- Please remember that all movements, e.g. playing without sound, fingering/bowing practice etc... are not
allowed during the pre-reading.
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Example
F Major
Procedure
1. Examiner will select 1 piece for the candidate to play by ear.
2. Examiner will inform the key and time signature verbally prior to playing.
3. Examiner will demonstrate the complete piece (4 measures).
4. Examiner will divide the piece in half and play 2 measures at a time.
5. Candidate must imitate immediately after 2 measures when hearing the cue.
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H=112
A Melodic Minor
H=112
H=112
F Major
H=112
H=112
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D Melodic Minor
H=112
H=112
BbMajor
H=112
H=112
G Melodic Minor
H=112
H=112
Procedure
1. Examiners will choose 2 scales and have the candidate play without the use of score.
2. Examiner will choose 1 arpeggio out of the 2 scales chosen in procedure 1.
3. Examiners will inform the key and octave(s) verbally before playing.
Note
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