London College
of Music
Examinations
Piano
2018-2020
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STEP 2
SCALES 4
EXERCISES.
Jump to It! 5
Jump Up, Jump Down 5
Travelling Places 6
Crabs Go A-Walkin’ 6
Hoppin’ Around 6
Ripples on a Calm Lake 7
Just Bounce 7
Rock Gym 7
Parading Triads 8
A Walk With the Triplets a
UsT A
‘Summer Rumba
Gavotte
Grass So Green 10
Saw Three Ships "
Waltzing Matilda 12
Watch Out! 13
usTB
All Through the Night 14
Once Upon a Fairy Tale 45
The Riddle Song 16
John Peet 16
Gulim’'s Jig 0
Night Ov Nocturne 18
Long Road Rock 19
QUESTIONS ON RUDIMENTS. 20
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F ory.
Candidates are to play all of the following scales, from memory.
+ Hands together
+ Recommended tempo: - = 60
G major
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————— a S= =
oe 1 z wee —_— a z 1
5 ¢ ¢ 2 a 2 &£ EF & 2 2 3 pus
loz —_—- =— Ft ee
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Candidates are to perform any five of the following exercises:
Jump to It!
Not too fast
Jump Up, Jump Down
Moderato
nf
ah
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Travelling Places
Moderate tempo =
Crabs Go A-Walkin’
Slow and stealthy
Hoppin’ Around
Firmly » 2 4
3 ‘ 5 4
Be
(PS
ls
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Ripples on a Calm Lake
Slowly
with quite ta fingers, all on the black keys
Just Bounce
With spirit
Rock Gym
Steadily
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Parading Triads
Ata steady pace
with firm rounded fingers
A Walk With the Triplets
Smooth and gentle andante
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Candidates are to perform any two of the pieces from List A:
Summer Rumba
Heather Hammond
Lively Rumba
(6 as
red
George Frideric Handel
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Grass So Green
Crech folk song
Ata steady pace
7 2
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| Saw Three Ships
English carol
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Waltzing Matilda
Moderato
2
Australian bush ballad
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Watch Out!
Heather Hammond
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All Through the Night
Welsh folk song
Gently
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Once Upon a Fairy Tale
Heather thw
Moderato
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The Riddle Song hat
pyaar tars |
a aA
= SF
te ‘ foe |
Pp
"4 =f
John Peel
English folk song
Gis
SSS
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Gulimi’s Jig
Heather Hammond
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Night Owl Nocturne
Heather Hammond
Gently flowing
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Long Road Rock
Heather Hammond
Moderato
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The examiner will ask a few simple questions relatin:
g to the music P
These will cover the recognition and identification of
the staff
barlines
clefs
pitch names
note types, values and rests
the position and purpose of the key and time signatures
accidentals and dynamics
performed
o asked at Stop?
Below are examples of the types of questions which may be asked at StH
Sample questions
What is this symbol? [Examiner points to a bass clef]
What is this symbol? [Examiner points to a m/']
What is this symbol? [Examiner points to a crotchet rest]
What is the meaning of this? [Examiner points to a 4/4 time signature
What is the letter name of this note?
How many beats is this note worth?
What is the key of this piece?
Can you show me the key sign
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