Trinity College London Acoustic Guitar Exam Pieces From 2020: Initial Grade 2 (Notation & Guitar Tab): Initial to Grade 2
£17.10
Trinity’s new Acoustic Guitar syllabus reinvents the popular Plectrum Guitar syllabus, keeping it vital and relevant to today’s guitarist by giving teachers and learners the flexibility to develop fingerstyle and plectrum playing. A selection of the best-loved pieces from the previous syllabus has been retained at every grade for continuity.
This book contains all the exam pieces for Initial to Grade 2, covering a wide range of styles at each grade folk, acoustic, rock and pop styles, jazz, blues, country allowing candidates to follow distinct stylistic pathways as they progress. All pieces are printed in both tablature and standard notation so are accessible for any learner.
Note: As of April 2023, Trinity’s Acoustic Guitar 2020-2023 Syllabus will no longer operate with an end date. Therefore, Trinity’s Acoustic Guitar Exam Pieces 2020-2023 books will be valid indefinitely (subject to copyright) and any planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2020’, however there are books in circulation with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book.Contents
INITIAL:
Ain’t No Sunshine (Withers, arr. Rye)
Amazing Grace (Newton, arr. Walker)
Oh When the Saints (Trad., arr. Walker)
Redemption Song (Marley, arr. Walker)
Rockin’ the Country (Duncan)
Stegosaurus Strut (Powlesland)
Summer Rain (Walker)
Surfin’ Safari (Wilson & Love )
White Windmill (Walker)
GRADE 1:
Cuba Kick! (Pells)
A Fistful of Pesos (Powlesland)
The Hungry Ghost (Searle)
Perfect Sky (Walker)
Photograph (McDaid, Sheeran, Leonard & Harrington, arr. Rye)
Sailor’s Hornpipe (Trad., arr. Burden)
A Tale of the Green Isle (Morandell)
Tango Memories (Pells)
Waterloo Sunset (Davies, arr. Walker)
GRADE 2:
Bad Jack (Powlesland)
Blue Rag (Morandell)
House of the Rising Sun (Trad., arr. Pells)
Jamaica (Powlesland)
New Memory Lane (Pells)
Rockodile Reggae (Morandell)
Sail Away (Walker)
Malaguena (Burden)
What a Wonderful World (Weiss, arr. Walker)
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Additional information
| Publisher | Trinity College London Press (6 Nov. 2019) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Sheet music | 56 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0857368958 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0857368959 |
| Dimensions | 30.6 x 0.6 x 22.9 cm |
by A. Neill
Excellent for beginners and teachers alike. 27 tunes across 3 grades. Great learning tools
by Jon
As a guitar teacher of nearly 20 years, this new acoustic guitar syllabus from Trinity College London is a welcome addition. I have used a variety of exam boards for acoustic grades over the years but this one is my current favourite out of the main three (LCM/RGT, Rockschool and Trinity). I would perhaps describe it as a sort of hybrid between Trinity’s classical and rock and pop syllabus’ which I also use.
The pieces are challenging enough without being overly complicated for the level and there are a wide range of styles and techniques covered to keep most students interested even if they aren’t planning on taking an exam.
The music is very clear with both standard and tablature notation provided and the vast majority of pieces have downloadable demonstration and backing tracks to go along with them… some of the singing is a bit dodgy at times though!
The bonus is that these books are very keenly priced compared to some of the competition, especially considering you get three grades in each book offering excellent value for money. If you are planning on taking the exam however, you will also need the Guitar Scales and Exercises book to ensure all prepared technical work is covered too.
by Wendy
Very good value