LCM Grade 6 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. Eleven Stroke Roll
11. Swiss Army Triplet
12. Flam Accent
13. Flamacue
14. Flam Tap
15. Flam Paradiddle
16. Drag Paradiddle
17. Drag and Stroke
18. Double Drag and Stroke
19. Double Paradiddle
20. Paradiddle Diddle

Song List

Item	Song	Composer / Arranger	Publications	Publisher
1	South Ealing	Andrew McBirrie	LCM Snare Drum Grades 5-8	Stainer & Bell
2	Rhythm Ascent	Patrick Williams	LCM Snare Drum Grades 5-8	Stainer & Bell
3	Pieces of Eight	Peter Precious	LCM Snare Drum Grades 5-8	Stainer & Bell
4	Compound Rhymes	Aidan Geary	Snare-Tastic	Southern Percussion
5	Study 20	Keith Larson	Artistic Studies for Snare Drum	C Alan Publications
6	Grace Not Gaggle	Keith Bartlett	20 Short Solos for Snare Drum	United Music Publishing
7	West Side, surely?!	Keith Bartlett	20 Short Solos for Snare Drum	United Music Publishing
8	Solo 1	Garwood Whaley	Recital Solos for Snare Drum	Meredith Music
9	The Curious Count	Brian Slawson	Dynamic Solos for Snare Drum	Alfred Music
10	Etude in 4/4	Morris Goldenberg	Modern School for Snare Drum	Alfred Music

Discussion

Candidates will be expected to answer questions on all areas covered by the Discussion sections in Grades 1–5. This includes a full knowledge of the snare drum and its component parts; head and snare replacement and tensioning; alternative materials for heads, snares and shells; drum sizes; and the history of the snare drum. Additionally, a full knowledge and understanding of any matters arising from the rhythms, notation or playing techniques in the pieces performed will be expected.

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.