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FOR STUDENTS
real songs.
real skills.
real progress.
The exam that putS YOUR
performance first.
TRINITYROCK.COM
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real songs. real skills. real progress.
Our Rock & Pop exams for bass, drums, guitar, keyboards and vocals reflect the way you make music.
Perform a set list that showcases your own unique musical style and skills, and gain a valuable qualification
that’s recognised and respected around the world.
Real songs
Play the music you love with our huge range of hit
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songs spanning all contemporary styles. Choose Song lists with hundreds of well-known
your set list from the eight songs in our graded songs from artists including Adele, David
songbooks, play a song of your own choice, or Bowie, The Beatles, and many more
perform one you’ve written yourself. Songbooks each featuring eight songs,
performance tips, background information,
Real skills and downloadable backing and demo tracks
Develop the improvisation and playback session
skills that professional musicians need. Showcase A range of digital resources to help you get
your technical skills in a real-life context through the most out of your Rock & Pop experience
our technical focus songs, and demonstrate your available at trinityrock.com/practice-room
ability to deliver a compelling live performance. The Play Trinity Rock & Pop app which allows
you to practise in the way that best suits you
Real progress
Achieve your goals with an externally regulated and
internationally recognised qualification. Trust the
140-year heritage Trinity brings to contemporary
music, and benefit from marks and comments on
your performance from Trinity’s expert examiners.
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real Songs.
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Every song has been carefully selected to allow you
to showcase your skills and techniques. Songs from
hundreds of artists are included, from David Bowie
to Daft Punk, from Adele to AC/DC, and from The
Beatles to The Black Keys. The songbooks
You can access everything you need to prepare for
the performance part of the exam in our graded
“I t’s really nice having the songbooks. Our Rock & Pop books are available
ability to choose what you like. for Initial to Grade 8 and each includes eight songs
with performance hints and tips. There’s also useful
It’s allowed me to get into new background information so you can explore the
story behind, and techniques used in, the songs.
stuff and has helped me
develop as a musician.”
Be part of the band
Joshua, GRade 7 Guitarist Each song comes with a demo and backing track
recorded by top industry session musicians,
THE TEAM produced professionally in a recording studio.
We worked with an international team of experts, Practise wherever suits you by downloading the
including professional musicians, producers, track to your phone, tablet or computer.
educators, sound engineers, publishers and
composers, to develop the Rock & Pop syllabuses
and resources. The result is an exam experience,
including advice from professionals, that helps you
develop the skills you need.
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“You’re actually playing real
songs and you can learn about
the artist, the history and the
impact the song had.”
Gabriel, Grade 7 Drummer
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“T he most important thing, as
a session musician and as a
producer, is improvisation
and working on your toes.”
Louis Felber, Music Producer
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real SKILLs.
EXAM STRUCTURE AND MARK SCHEME
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You’ll play a set list of three tracks in your exam, marks
chosen from our song lists. Each song has been SONG 1 25
specially arranged for the grade so you can prove
your level of technique and musicianship through A song chosen from the current graded Trinity songbook,
your exam performance. played to a backing track
SONG 2 25
Make the exam your own
You can personalise your set list to demonstrate Either a different song chosen from the current graded
Trinity songbook
your individuality and creativity. If there’s a song
Or a song from the additional Trinity arrangements at
you love that’s not on our song lists you have the trinityrock.com/extra-songs
option of performing it as your second song, or
Or an own-choice song
you can pick from a range of songs made available
Or a song you’ve composed
from the previous syllabus. You can showcase your
songwriting skills by choosing to perform a song If song 2 is an own-choice song or one you’ve composed
it may:
you’ve written, and you can accompany yourself,
or be accompanied by another musician. Be unaccompanied
Be played to a backing track (which can be pre-recorded
The third song you’ll play is a technical focus song, by you)
chosen from the songbook for the grade. This song Include added vocals, performed by you live*
focuses on two specific technical skills which run Include an accompaniment played or sung live by
throughout the song, so you can demonstrate these another musician
techniques seamlessly in your performance. You’re SESSION SKILLS 20
able to get more marks for your performance of
this song. Either playback or improvising
DEVELOP MUSIC INDUSTRY SKILLS SONG 3 30
Gain the professional session skills musicians need A technical focus song chosen from the current graded Trinity
with our playback (sight reading and/or listening) songbook, containing specific technical elements, played to a
and improvising tests. Develop your skills beyond backing track
the grades with industry advice on performing live, TOTAL 100
writing songs and much more in our Practice Room
resources created by professional musicians.
*Vocals syllabus: Song 2 may include a live self-played
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real PROGRESS. Achieve your goals with a highly respected qualification from the only exam board that’s been providing graded music exams for more than 140 years. Trinity brings all that experience and expertise to rock and pop music to give you syllabuses you can trust. Gain valuable feedback Our examiners come from all corners of the music industry. They all work professionally as musicians and have a deep understanding of rock and pop music and technique. You’ll get a report with detailed feedback about your exam performance that will help you to continue to grow and develop as an artist. Have your skills recognised You can gain a qualification that proves your skills and dedication and helps set you apart from the rest. Our Rock & Pop exams are internationally recognised and, just like classical music exams, you can get UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) points at Grades 6–8. 8
“i f you want to perform, and if you want to get some really good feedback and recognition for what you do, then a Rock & Pop exam is for you.” Chris Walters, Rock & Pop team 9
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BASS
Our Bass exams introduce you to the right skills
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DRUMS
Rock & Pop Drums exams take you through key
playing skills step-by-step, beginning with basic
grooves in a range of styles with different time
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Our Guitar exams help you build up your playing
skills as you move through the grades. Starting with
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KEYBOARDS
Rock & Pop Keyboards exams help you develop the
techniques you need at each grade, introducing
you to key skills step-by-step. You’ll begin with KEYBOAR
common chords, simple melodies, and rhythms in
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‘Chandelier’, and the use of the sustain pedal TOTO
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with Pink Floyd’s ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’.
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VOCALS
Our Rock & Pop Vocals exams help you build
up your singing skills as you move through the
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grades. Starting with singing in different styles
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14Access all areas… THE PRACTICE ROOM Visit trinityrock.com/practice-room to explore hundreds of learning resources, including: Bite-sized videos featuring professional musicians that include demonstrations of techniques, whole-song performances, music industry advice and syllabus support ‘Producer’s notes’ that include background information on songs to increase knowledge of rock and pop Articles by musicians, teachers and examiners that include advice on performance, musical styles, developing technique, and careers in the music industry PLAY TRINITY ROCK & POP APP The Play Trinity Rock & Pop practice app puts you in front of your own digital mixing desk, giving you the tools to master your performance. Having bought and downloaded Rock & Pop songs directly to your phone or tablet, you can: Control the mix Come in with a count-in Loop a section Keep perfect time Adjust the speed Follow the lyrics Change the pitch Find out more and download the app for iOS and Android at trinityrock.com/app Get the full Rock & Pop experience at trinityrock.com 15
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