MTB Grade 7 Percussion
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General Info
Candidates taking a Percussion (Combined) exam are required to:
- play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Keyboard Percussion
- play the technical requirements for either Snare Drum, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion at their choice
Snare Drum Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publications | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is It A Dance? | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Is This A March? | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | What's Going On? | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Don't Be Fooled | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | 5/8 Romp | Morris Goldenberg | Twelve Progressive Solos for Snare Drum | Hal Leonard |
| 6 | Etude #2 | Nebojša Jovan Živković | 10 Etudes for Snare Drum | Studio 4 Music |
| 7 | Silver | Brian Wilshere | Percussion World: Snare Drum | Trinity College London Press |
Timpani Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Skyline | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 2 | Paris In The Fall | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 3 | Rainy Day In London | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 4 | Tuplets of Amsterdam | Will Sivier | MTB Percussion Grade 7 Book | MTB Bookshop |
| 5 | Happiness | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 6 | Changing Meter #2 | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 7 | Gracious | Gert Bomhof | Solo Pieces for Timpani | De Haske |
| 8 | Study #19 | Brian Wilshere | Symphonic Studies for Timpani | De Haske |
| 9 | Fourths, Of Course | Keith Bartlett | 20 Short Solos for Timpani | United Music Publishing |
Keyboard Percussion Song List
| Item | Works | Composer | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Sacred Head | Mark Sopp | The Solo Marimbist (Volume 2) | Per-Mus |
| 2 | Rain Dance | Alice Gomez | Rain Dance | Southern Percussion |
| 3 | Malletrix | Jared Spears | Malletrix | Southern Percussion |
| 4 | Sonata Allegro | Mitchell Peters | Sonata Allegro | Southern Percussion |
| 5 | Teardrop | Mitchell Peters | Teardrop | Southern Percussion |
| 6 | Marimba Flamenca | Alice Gomez | Marimba Flamenca | Southern Percussion |
Technical Exercises
The Candidate is required to play 3 technical exercises for the exam.
- Technical Exercise #1 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.
- Technical Exercise #2 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.
- Technical Exercise #3 is on either Snare Drum, Drum Kit, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion composed by Will Sivier.