TECHNICAL WORK In this section you prepare technical material relevant to the contemporary popular musician, These pages list all of the technical work you may be asked to perform in the assessment session. The assessor will choose what is to be performed, Play all of this technical work with a pick Music may be used in the assessment session, and the scales, exercises, chords and arpeggios have been printed on the following pages for your convenience. The weighting for the technical work section is 25%. The scales and arpeggios for this Step are written out with fingerings indicated above the notes, and strings below. All fingerings are suggestions only, and you are free to use other fingerings if you choose. Scales Lear all of the following scales for the assessment session. You may be asked to play any of these, The tempo for scales is MM J = 138. All scales except chromatic scales to be played two octaves ascending and descending, Pattern | — starting on the 5th string + C major: 2nd and Sth position + D major: 4th and 7th position + E major: 6th and 9th position Pattern 2 ~ starting on the 6th string * G major: 2nd position + A major: 4th position Pattern 3 — starting on the 6th string * F minor pentatonic: Ist position * F blues: Ist position + Ab major pentatonic: Ist position + G minor pentatonic: 3rd position + G blues 3rd position * Bb major pentatonic: 3rd position + A minor pentatonic: Sth position + Ablues: Sth position + C major pentatonic: 5th position ‘Allons Publishing AMEB IIChromatic scales — using Ist, Sth and 9th positions for each scale; ascending and descending one octave from open string to 12th fret and descending to open string. + Eon Ist string + Bon 2nd string + Gon 3rd string D on 4th string + Aon Sth string + Eon 6th string Exercises Prepare the following exercises for performance in the assessment session. The tempo for the ligados is MM J = 138, + Foursnote hammer-ons and pull-offs (ligados): two octaves ascending and descending on G minor pentatonic scale in 3rd position as shown * Tone bend and release in 3rd position as shown: Co D on 3rd string F to G on 2nd string Bb to C on Ist string > Demonstrate and name the harmonics on the | 2th fret Chords Prepare the following chords for performance in the assessment session. + Major — using open strings: D, A and E + Major — in 3rd position: C and G + Minor — in 3rd position: C and G + Dominant 7ths — in 3rd position: C and G + Triads Bb in root position: Ist position Fin Ist inversion: Ist position D in 2nd inversion: 2nd position 12 AMEB ‘Allons Publishing‘The tempo for arpeggios is MM J Arpeggios Prepare the following arpeggios for performance in the assessment session 2. + C major two octaves ascending and descending + Cminor two octaves ascending and descending + cH two octaves ascending and descending + G major: ‘two octaves ascending and descending + Gminor ‘two octaves ascending and descending + G7: ‘two octaves ascending and descending ‘Alans Publishing AMEB 13J -138 Pattern | - starting on the 5th string C major: 2nd and Sth position Ind patton Sth postion 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 2 4 1 3 4 3 D major: 4th and 7th position ‘4th position 7th position + ¥ ‘4h popton 16 go to 8 a oe Ee a ee 14 AMEB ‘Alans PublishingE major: 6th and 9th position 6th Position ‘oth Potion ‘Alans Publishing AMEB 15Pattern 2 - starting on the 6th string G major: 2nd position 16 AMEB ‘Alors PublishingPattern 3 - starting on the 6th string F minor pentatonic: Ist position Ab major pentatonic: Ist position as a 1 3 1 8 1 4 1 € 1 Allons Publishing ‘AMEB 17G minor pentatonic: 3rd position 18 AMEB ‘Allans PublishingA minor pentatonic: 5th position 1 4 1 8 1 3 1 a 1 4 1 4 ‘Allons Publishing ‘AMEB 19Chromatic scales - using Ist, 5th and 9th positions E on Ist string Inpgstion 52h pesion 9 pasion 0 1 2 3a 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 ‘5th position Ts position B on 2nd string Ist positon Sth position 3th position + ¥ en 3 1 2 G on 3rd string Ist position Sth postion 3th posit " “ do 1 2 8 HEH eg tee a-ak ea Sth poston tse pation meee aaa Bree a 4 8 2 0 20 AMEB ‘Alans PublishingD on 4th string Ist position ¥ 0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 5th portion Ise postion " y ae area ea ea ea eg A on Sth string Ise positior Sth position Sth position Peon 3h pos Pe Oe eee tHe eee ene eateeeg 4 1 2 3 Sth pasion lst position 4 8s 2 1 4 8 2 4 eee 0 E on 6th string Ist position Sth position ‘Ith position + + 0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Sth osition Ist position + aut 4 8 2 1 o Allons Publishing AMEB 21mm Exercises Four-note Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs (Ligados) on G minor pentatonic scale J =n 141414141913 => 7 te13 131314141 Tone Bend and Release in 3rd position ‘Allons Publishing 22 AMEBees Chords D, A and E using open strings D xxo Cand G in 3rd position c note on Ise string x ‘optional Helly Cm and Gm in 3rd position cm x 3 He C7 and G7 in 3rd position c7 4 @lee ‘Alans Publishing AMEB 23Triads Bb root position Xxx Ise fret F Ist inversion xxx 1 O@ Ist fret D 2nd inversion xxx TT) and fret 24 AMEB ‘ons PublishingArpeggios E LA Dy) G LB —E .By G D A ‘* NOTE: EXT indicates to extend the finger out ofthe range ofthe established position. 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