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Scales, Arpeggios
& Exercises
for Trinity College London
Bass Trombone exams from 2015
Grades 68
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Grade 6
Candidates to prepare i) Lip flexibility exercise and chromatic scale
Lip flexibility exercise (from memory)
Play the exercise slurred, using the slide combinations given.
Chromatic scale starting on low Eb (two octaves, from memory) (tempo, dynamics and articulation as for scales below)
When the examiner requests a major tonal centre, the candidate should play in succession:
The major scale
The major arpeggio
When the examiner requests a minor tonal centre, the candidate should play in succession:
The melodic minor scale
The harmonic minor scale
The minor arpeggio
or iii) Orchestral & brass band extracts
See current syllabus for details
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Grade 7
Candidates to prepare i) Lip flexibility exercise and chromatic scale
Lip flexibility exercise (from memory)
Play the exercise slurred, using the slide positions given.
Chromatic scale starting on low C (two octaves, from memory) (tempo, dynamics and articulation as for scales below)
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Grade 8
Candidates to prepare i) Lip flexibility exercise and chromatic scale
Lip flexibility exercise (from memory)
Play the exercise slurred, using the slide positions given.
Chromatic scale starting on pedal B (two octaves, from memory) (tempo, dynamics and articulation as for scales below)
When the examiner requests a major tonal centre, the candidate should play in succession:
The major scale
The major arpeggio
When the examiner requests a minor tonal centre, the candidate should play in succession:
The melodic minor scale
The harmonic minor scale
The minor arpeggio
or iii) Orchestral & brass band extracts
See current syllabus for details
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