LCM Grade 4 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
13. Flam Paradiddle
14. Drag Paradiddle
15. Drag and Stroke
16. Double Drag and Stroke
17. Double Paradiddle
18. Paradiddle Diddle

Song List

Item	Song	Composer / Arranger	Publications	Publisher
1	Piece for Ben	Jack Richards	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
2	Study for Four	Tony Stockley	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
3	Time for Change	Tony Stockley	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
4	Oom Pah	Brian Stone	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
5	In Line	Brian Stone	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
6	Roll Around	Brian Stone	LCM Snare Drum Grades 3-4	Stainer & Bell
7	Study 5	Keith Larson	Artistic Studies for Snare Drum	C Alan Publications
8	Multiples of Three	Curnow Alan	FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Snare Drum)	Curnow Music
9	Brakes and Go	Aidan Geary	Snare-Tastic	Southern Percussion
10	Kitty Kat Bolero	Aidan Geary	Snare-Tastic	Southern Percussion
11	Double Stroke City	Aidan Geary	Snare-Tastic	Southern Percussion
12	Flam-Tastic	Keith Bartlett	50 Short Pieces For Snare Drum	United Music Publishing
13	My Kinda Conga	Keith Bartlett	20 Short Solos for Snare Drum	United Music Publishing
14	A Quick Ride in a Small Machine	Aidan Geary	Multi-Perc-Tastic	Southern Percussion
15	Blues in Three	Brian Slawson	Dynamic Solos for Snare Drum	Alfred Music
16	Tom Mania	Aidan Geary	Multi-Perc-Tastic	Southern Percussion

Discussion

At this level the candidate should have a full knowledge of the snare drum and its component parts. The candidate should be able to talk confidently about head and snare replacement and tensioning. Some knowledge of alternative materials for heads, snares and shells is expected. Knowledge of drum sizes and the history of the snare drum is also expected. The candidate should be familiar with all notation, phrasing, dynamic markings, Italian terms and any other markings found in all the grade pieces included in the handbook.

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.