LCM Grade 3 Snare Drum

Technical Works

1. Single Stroke Roll
2. Double Stroke Roll
3. Paradiddles
4. Flams
5. Drags
6. Ruffs
7. Five Stroke Roll
8. Seven Stroke Roll
9. Nine Stroke Roll
10. Flam Accent
11. Flamacue
12. Flam Tap

Song List

Item	Song	Composer / Arranger	Publications	Publisher
1	Systems	Jack Richards	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
2	Threeway	Jack Richards	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
3	Study	Tony Stockley	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
4	Hi Low March	Tony Stockley	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
5	Latin Lilt	Brian Stone	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
6	Sham Roll	Brian Stone	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
7	Rosewood Tango	Carol Barratt	Bravo! Percussion (Book 2)	Boosey & Hawkes
8	The Stickler	Carol Barratt	Bravo! Percussion (Book 2)	Boosey & Hawkes
9	William Tell Overture	Curnow Alan	FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Snare Drum)	Curnow Music
10	Having a Ball	Aidan Geary	Snare-Tastic	Southern Percussion
11	Eureka!	Aidan Geary	Snare-Tastic	Southern Percussion
12	Roll on Friday	Keith Bartlett	50 Short Pieces For Snare Drum	United Music Publishing
13	Norwegian Dance	Curnow Alan	FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Snare Drum)	Curnow Music
14	Right Away	Brian Slawson	Dynamic Solos for Snare Drum	Alfred Music
15	Bolerolo	Aidan Geary	Multi-Perc-Tastic	Southern Percussion

Discussion

The examiner will ask questions on areas covered in Grades 1 and 2, plus triplets and syncopated rhythms. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an improving understanding by this grade.

Sight Reading

The candidate will be asked to play a short piece of a standard appropriate to the grade. Two examples are given in the handbook. Up to one minute’s preparation time will be allowed to study the test before playing, during which the candidate may try parts of the test if they wish.

Aural Tests

• To repeat a rhythmic phrase played twice on the snare drum by the examiner.
• To state the time signature of a rhythmic passage played twice on the snare drum by the examiner. The pulse will be given.
• To play an answering phrase after a phrase is played on the snare drum by the examiner. The answering phrase should be of a similar style and length.
• The candidate will be given a copy of three notated examples. The examiner will then play one of the examples twice on the snare drum. The candidate should then state which one has been played.