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This publication is part of a progressive series of books containing music intended for
use by students preparing for a Performance Award Graded Examination as part of the
International School of Musicians curriculum.

For further details or enquiries please contact:

Email: info@internationalschoolofmusicians.org

Compiled and arranged by

Alvaro Cortes
International School of Musicians

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
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 Introduction
The International School of Musicians is dedicated to ensuring that music education is
accessible for everyone. To this end, all content for our online examinations can be found
in the International School of Musicians Examination Books for the relevant instrument
and grade. These are available free of charge on our website:

www.internationalschoolofmusicians.org

The Syllabus and Repertoire

There are five technical exercises at each level. Exercises should be performed unaccompanied
and at the candidate’s choice may be sung in any key on any syllable. The examiner will
give the starting note as advised by the candidate.

ISoM recognises the importance of making music relevant to people around the world
today. Therefore, we have included a wide range of repertoire, giving aspiring singers
numerous styles and genres in developing their vocal skills and interpretation. Unlike our
other examinations, the singing syllabus’s music is unlikely to be in the public domain.
However, there are many options online to find the songs for each grade, such as YouTube,
Spotify etc. Candidates should perform their songs with either a backing track or live
accompanist (piano, keyboard, guitar etc.). Candidates may use a microphone if they wish
to enhance their performance delivery and style.

How are the marks allocated?

The three technical exercises are marked out of ten each, making a subtotal for this section of
30. The three pieces are marked out of twenty each, making a subtotal for this section of 60.
The questions section is marked out of 10, bringing the total of the whole examination to 100.

If you have any questions regarding the format of the examination, please contact the
ISoM team at:

info@internationalschoolofmusicians.org

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Exercises

Exercise 1
Singing - Step 2
Exercise 1

Vivace
2 œ œ œ œ
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
mf

Singing - Step 2
Exercise
Exercise 2 2

Con moto

&c ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
f
5

& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
p

Exercise
Singing 32
- Step
E xercise 3

Andante
3
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™
œ œ œ œ
mp

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Exercises

Exercise 4
Singing - Step 2
E xercise 4

Presto
3
&4 ˙ œ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙™ ˙ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™
f

Exercise
Singing 52
- Step
E xercise 5

Con moto

4
&4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p cresc.
5

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Œ
mf cresc. f

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Songs

1. Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon

2. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna
3. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
4. Knocking On Heaven’s Door – Various artists
5. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
6. Mr Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
7. Dear Future Husband – Meghan Trainor
8. Bend Me, Shake Me – Amen Corner
9. Kiss The Stars – Pixie Lott
10. Rave On – Buddy Holly
11. Best Song Ever – One Direction
12. Never Ever – All Saints
13. Crazy For You – Madonna
14. Streets Of London – Ralph McTell
15. Something – The Beatles
16. Pure Shores – All Saints
17. That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly
18. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
19. Words – Boyzone
20. Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
21. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
22. Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
23. Under The Sea – Menken and Ashman
24. Lovely Day – Various artists
25. Carwash – Rose Royce
26. Chahun Main Ya Naa – Aashiqui 2
27. Saiyaan – Kailash Kher
28. Gulabi Aankhein Jo Teri Dekhi – Rajesh Khanna/Sanam
29. African Queen – 2Face Idibia
30. Forgetting Me – Efya

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Step
Composition
Composition

In this section you have the opportunity to compose your own piece of music and
perform it as part of your performance award graded examination.

The piece you compose can be used as one of the three chosen pieces that you will
perform at your assessment.

Your piece of music should be in a simple key signature for you to play. It should
begin and end on the tonic note (the first note of the scale of your chosen key). It
should be 8 bars long and in bar 4 you should include the dominant note (the 5th
note of the scale of your chosen key).

Use the blank staves below to compose your piece, please use a pencil, and ask
your ISoM tutor to help you along the way.

Remember to include the following:

Clef ▪ Key Signature ▪ Time Signature ▪ Notes

Barlines ▪ Dynamics ▪ Articulation ▪ Performance Directions

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