TCL Grade 4 Orchestral Percussion

General Info

Candidates taking a Orchestral Percussion exam are required to:

play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Tuned Percussion, must not include the study pieces
play at least one accompanied piece

Item	Works	Composer	Publication	Publisher
1	Football Crazy!	Keith Bartlett	50 Short Pieces For Snare Drum	United Music Publishing
2	Mixing It Up	John Beck	10 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos	Kendor Music
3	Syncopated	John Beck	10 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos	Kendor Music
4	Out on a Wing	Louie Bellson	Solo and Duet for Snare Drum	Alfred Music
5	Trixie	Louie Bellson	Solo and Duet for Snare Drum	Alfred Music
6	Nine to Five	Ben Hans	40 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos	Hal Leonard
7	No. 11	Keith Larson	Artistic Studies for Snare Drum	C. Alan Music Publications
8	Flamboyant Flams	Jackie Kendle	Percussion World: Snare Drum	Trinity College London Press
9	Calypso Hippo	Brian Slawson	Dynamic Solos for Snare Drum	C. Alan Music Publications
10	Groove Trail	Brian Slawson	Dynamic Solos for Snare Drum	C. Alan Music Publications
11	Snare Off	Michael Skinner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press
12	Tambou-rim	Michael Skinner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press
13	Three by Two	Michael Skinner & Jan Faulkner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press

Item	Works	Composer	Publication	Publisher
1	Roll Up, Roll Down	Keith Bartlett	50 Short Pieces for Timpani	United Music Publishing
2	Short 'n' Sweet Samba	Keith Bartlett	20 Short Solos for Timpani	United Music Publishing
3	G Whizz!	Keith Bartlett	20 Short Solos for Timpani	United Music Publishing
4	Sweet Sixteenths	Keith Bartlett	Percussion World: Timpani	Trinity College London Press
5	Ronduet #2	Gert Bomhof	Solo Pieces for Timpani	De Haske
6	Gopak	Jan Faulkner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press	<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO9e339TwBg </embedvideo>
7	Winter Thunder	Mike Hannickel	FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Timpani)	Curnow Music
8	Maple Leaf Rag	James Curnow	FIRST RECITAL SERIES (Timpani)	Curnow Music
9	Galop	Jackie Kendle	Percussion World: Timpani	Trinity College London Press
10	Quiere Bailar?	Brian Slawson	Dynamic Solos for Timpani	Alfred Music
11	Solo Study 4	Garwood Whaley	Primary Handbook for Timpani	Meredith Music
12	Solo Study 5	Garwood Whaley	Primary Handbook for Timpani	Meredith Music

Item	Works	Composer	Publications	Publisher	Video
1	Lain Xylo	Mark Aldous	Tuned Percussion Solos	Mark Aldous	<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKOis3gFz5g </embedvideo>
2	Tears pf a Clown	Mark Aldous	Tuned Percussion Solos	Mark Aldous	<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glrWutBhayg </embedvideo>
3	Cool (from West Side Story)	John O'Reilly	Solos for the Percussion Player	Schirmer
4	Tango	Jan Faulkner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press	<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIRSCnmwlyc </embedvideo>
5	Spike Island March	David Hext	Tuned In	Southern Music
6	The Bells of Notre Dame	Randy Newman	Disney Solos for Mallet Percussion	Hal Leonard
7	Empty Pocket	Michael Merkins	The Sound of Pop, Rock, Blues Volume 2	De Haske
8	Charlie is My Darling	Jan Faulkner	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press
9	Mr John	Fons van Gorp	Big Swing Pop	De Haske
10	Waltz for L	Fons van Gorp	Big Swing Pop	De Haske
11	Gallop #2	Ivos Weijmans	13 Pieces for Mallets	De Haske
12	Alla Pollacca	Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic	Funny Xylophone (Book 1)	Gretel-Verlag

One of the following options, chosen by the candidate

Instrument	List	Publications	Memory
Snare Drum	Orchestral Figures Multiple Bounce Roll Study	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5	Nil
Timpani	Sticking Patterns Roll Development Dynamics	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5	Nil
Tuned Percussion	E / Ab Major Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave) Chromatic Scale starting on E / Ab C# / F Minor Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave)	Tuned Percussion Scales & Arpeggios	All requirements should be played from memory.

Item	Works	Composer	Instrument	Publications	Publisher	Video
1	Sticks for Six	Lorne Pearcey	Snare Drum	Snare Drum Studies	Mark Aldous
2	Grade 4 Rudimental Study	Michael Skinner	Snare Drum	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Snare Drum Book 1: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press
3	Penguin Waddle	Lorne Pearcey	Timpani	Timpani Studies	Mark Aldous
4	Grade 4 Study	Jan Faulkner & Jayne Obradovic	Timpani	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Timpani: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press
5	Grade 4 Major Study	Jan Faulkner	Tuned Percussion	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press
6	Grade 4 Minor Study	Jan Faulkner	Tuned Percussion	Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies Tuned Percussion: Grades 1-5	Trinity College London Press	<embedvideo service="youtube"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWiR7rz1GGo </embedvideo>