Music for your Grade Exam
Board: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Like exams delivered by the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, the Conservatoire’s Scottish Traditional Music Graded Exams are divided into four sections and last 15-20 minutes depending on the grade.
Total possible marks in each Scottish Traditional Music Graded Exam are 150. 100 marks are required to reach a Pass; 120 marks to pass with Merit; and 130 marks to pass with Distinction. The four sections of the exam are:
• PERFORMANCE – 90 marks
• TECHNICAL WORK – 18 marks
• QUICK STUDY – 21 marks
• PRACTICAL AND AURAL MUSICIANSHIP – 21 marks
The performance part of the exam has 3 pieces: 1) Airs, 2) Dance Tunes and 3) Recently-composed Tunes. Each piece is marked out of 30.
As the grades progress, you are allowed more time and scope to perform your programme of music, chosen from the increasingly challenging repertoire lists:
• At Grades 4 and 5, you are allowed a total of 9 minutes to play two stand-alone tunes and one set of three tunes. The set of three tunes should be varied in the tunes’ timings and keys. At least one tune from each of the three categories should be played.
For more information visit the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland website.
Pieces (select one from each list)
AirsAvailable In
1. Bovaglie’s Plaid
J. Scott Skinner
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2. Chapel Keithack
Wm Marshall
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3. Eilean Aigeis
Traditional
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4. Niel Gow’s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
Niel Gow
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5. The Emigrant’s Farewell (Ho Chan Eil Mulad Oirnn)
Traditional
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6. Miss Graham of Inchbrakie
Nath. Gow
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7. Roslin Castle
Traditional
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8. The Coleburn
Wm MacPherson
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Dance tunesAvailable In
1. Ben Gullion
R Fleming
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2. Earl Grey
James Hill
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3. John MacNeil
Peter Milne
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4. Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston
Nath. Gow
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5. Miss Shepherd
J. Scott Skinner
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6. John Stephen of Chance Inn
Angus Fitchet
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7. The Tushkar
Ronnie Cooper
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8. The Braes of Castle Grant
D. MacDonald
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9. The Orkney Polka
Traditional
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10. The Sands of Murness
Frank Jamieson
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11. The Warlocks
Traditional
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12. Willie’s Auld Trews
Traditional
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13. The Sprig Of Ivy
B. Seton
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Recently CompositionsAvailable In
1. Calliope House
Dave Richardson
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2. The Easy Club Reel
Jim Sutherland
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3. Liz Kane
Alistair McCulloch
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4. Garry Porch of Avernish
Adam Sutherland
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5. Leaving Lerwick Harbour
Willie Hunter
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6. The Tongadale Reel
Farquhar MacDonald
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7. The Quiet Man
Jim Sutherland
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8. Dram Behind the Curtain
Mairearad Green
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9. Seud nan Ceud Bliadhna
Phil Cunningham
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10. Maggie West’s Waltz
Mairearad Green
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