Violin Syllabus Level 8
Violin Syllabus Level 8
Level 8 Requirements
Marks
Repertoire
one selection from List A
one selection from List B
one selection from List C
one selection from List D
(The figures in parentheses for Lists A, C,
and D indicate the marks that will be
deducted for selections that are not
memorized.)
50
15 (1.5)
15
10 (1)
10 (1)
List A
Concertos, Airs varis, and Fantasias
Accolay, Jean-Baptiste
l Concerto in A Minor, op. 12 BAR; FIS; INT (in Solos
for Young Violinists, 3 ALF)
Orchestral Excerpts
two contrasting excerpts from the Syllabus list
10
Technical Requirements
Etudes: one etude from the Syllabus list
Technical Tests
scales
arpeggios
double stops
20
8
12
Aural skills
Intervals
Chords
Cadences
Playback
10
3
2
2
3
Reading skills
Playing
Clapping
10
7
3
100
Academic Co-requisites
Advanced Rudiments
Introductory Harmony (recommended)
Repertoire
Komarowski, Anatoli
Concerto No. 1 in E Minor PET
u
1st movement (with cadenza)
Level 8
Seitz, Friedrich
Concerto No. 4 in D Major, op. 15 BOS; SCH
l 1st movement
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List B
Sonatas and Sonatinas
Albinoni, Tomaso
Sonata in D Major, op. 6, no. 7 EMA
l two contrasting movements
Sonata in G Minor, op. 6, no. 2 OTT; EMA
l 1st and 2nd movements
Bartk, Bla
Sonatina (transc. Andr Gertler EMB)
l 1st movement: Bagpipers and 2nd movement: Bear
Dance
List C
Concert Repertoire
Boulanger, Lili
Deux Morceaux SCH (in Violinmusik von Komponistinnen
OTT)
l Cortge (no. 2)
l Nocturne (no. 1)
Corelli, Arcangelo
12 Sonate, op. 5 BAR; OTT
Sonata No. 6 in A Major
l 1st movement: Grave and 5th movement: Allegro
Dvok, Antonn
Sonatina in G Major, op. 100 BAR; FIS
l 1st movement: Allegro risoluto and 2nd movement:
Larghetto
u
2nd movement: Larghetto and 3rd movement: Molto
vivace
dAmbrosio, Alfredo
l Canzonetta (in Romantic Violinist B&H)
Daquin, Louis-Claude
l Le coucou from Premier livre de pices de clavecin (arr.
Gyrgyi Rpssy EMB)
Elsner, Jzef
Sonata in F Major, op. 10, no. 1 PWM
u
1st movement: Allegro
Debussy, Claude
l La fille aux cheveux de lin (transc. Arthur Hartmann
DUR)
Elgar, Edward
l Salut DAmour OTT
Glazunov, Aleksandr
u
Albumblatt (transc. Jean-Franois Gonzales MPB)
Have, Willem ten
u
Allegro brillant, op. 19 FIS
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
l Gartenszene from Viel Lrmen um nichts, op. 11 (in
Vier Stcke OTT)
Kreisler, Fritz
l La gitana FIS
l Liebesfreud FIS
u
Schn Rosmarin FIS
l Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur
FIS; OTT (in Solos for Young Violinists, 5 ALF)
Schubert, Franz
Sonatina in G Minor, op. posth. 137, no. 3, D 408
BAR; HEN
l 1st and 2nd movements
Tartini, Giuseppe
12 Sonate e una pastorale, op. 1
Sonata No. 1 in A Major, BA14 MAS
l 1st movement: Grave and 3rd movement: Presto
Sonata No. 4 in G Major, BG17 PET; KAL
l 1st movement: Grave and 2nd movement: Fuga
12 Sonate, op. 2 ZAN
Sonata No. 1 in D Major, BD13
l 3rd movement: Affettuoso and 4th movement:
Allegro assai
Sonata No. 2 in G Major, BG18
l 1st movement: Andante affettuoso and 3rd
movement: Allegro
Kulesha, Gary
Song and Dance
u
Dance
Martin, Bohuslav
Intermezzo BAR
l Andante (no. 3)
l Poco allegro (no. 4)
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Level 8
List D
Unaccompanied Repertoire
Massenet, Jules
l Mditation, from Thas PET (transc. M.P. Marsick
UMP; in Solos for Young Violinists, 5 ALF)
Monti, Vittorio
l Csrds RIC; FIS; (in Solos for Young Violinists, 5 ALF;
BAR)
Morley, Angela
l Rverie for Violin and Piano NOV
Moszkowski, Moritz
Spanische Tnze, op. 12 PET
l Spanischer Tnz (no. 2)
Level 8
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Orchestral Excerpts
Technical Requirements
Etudes
Students must prepare one etude from the following list.
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
l one selection
u
selection is found in Violin Series, 2013 Edition: Violin
Technique and Etudes 58 FHM
Barlowe, Amy
Twelve Etude-Caprices in the Styles of the Great Composers
ALF
u
In the Style of Bach (no. 2)
Campagnoli, Bartolomeo
7 Divertimenti, op. 18 RIC; KMA
Divertimento No. 2
u
Polonaise and Trio
play in 2nd position
Dont, Jacob
Twenty-four Exercises, op. 37 INT; SCH
l one of nos. 812
Fiorillo, Federigo
tude de violon formant 36 caprices, op. 3 INT; SCH
u
Caprice in B flat Major (no. 5)
u
Caprice in E flat Major (no. 6)
l one of nos. 3, 16, 28
Grieg, Edvard
Holberg Suite, op. 40
u
1st movement (Prelude): mm. 130 and 4th
movement (Air): mm. 129
Kreutzer, Rodolphe
Quarante-deux tudes ou caprices INT
u
tude No. 12 in A Minor
l one of nos. 10, 1417
Mazas, Jacques-Frol
tudes mlodiques et progressives, op. 36, book 1: tudes
spciales SCH; INT
u
tude spciale (no. 30: Ronde Villageoise)
tudes mlodiques et progressives, op. 36, book 2: tudes
brillantes SCH; INT
u
tude brillante (no. 34: Staccato)
l one of nos. 33, 35, 39
Saint-Sans, Camille
Le carnaval des animaux
u
14th movement (Final): mm. 5392
Polo, Enrico
30 Studi a Corde Doppie RIC
l no. 15 or no. 23
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Level 8
Technical Tests
Please see Technical Tests on p. 11 for important information regarding this section of the assessment.
Students must play all scales, arpeggios, and double stops from memory. Refer to Violin Series, 2013 Edition: Violin
Technique and Etudes 58 FHM for required patterns.
Scales
Keys
Major
B, D , D
B, C , D
Range
Tempo
3 octaves
= 138
A, B
1 octave
= 108
on G, on A, on B
3 octaves
= 120
3 octaves
= 84
3 octaves
= 108
3 octaves
= 108
2 octaves
= 72
1 octave
= 72
Arpeggios
Major
Minor
Dominant 7th of Major Keys
B, D , D
B, C , D
D (starting on A ),
E (starting on B),
F (starting on C)
A (starting on G ),
C (starting on B ),
C (starting on B )
Double Stops
Major in 3rds, 6ths, 8ves
G, A
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Bowing
Aural skills
Intervals
Students will be asked to identify the following intervals. The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form on
the piano.
or
Students may choose to sing or hum the following intervals. The adjudicator will play the first note once on the piano.
Above a Given Note
major and minor 2nds
major and minor 3rds
perfect 4th
perfect 5th
major and minor 6ths
minor 7th
perfect octave
Chords
Students will be asked to identify the following chords after the adjudicator has played the chord once in blocked form,
close position on the piano.
Chords
major and minor triads
dominant 7th
diminished 7th
Position
root position
root position
root position
Cadences
Students will be asked to identify the following cadences by name or symbols. The adjudicator will play the tonic chord
once, and then twice play a short phrase ending in a cadence.
Name of Cadence
perfect or authentic
plagal
Symbols
VI
IVI
Example only
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Level 8
Playback
Students will be asked to play back a melody on the violin, approximately one octave in range. The adjudicator will name
the key, play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice on the piano.
Beginning Note
tonic, mediant, dominant, or upper tonic
Keys
C, G, D, A, E major
Approximate Length
nine notes
Example only
Reading skills
Playing
Students will be asked to play a short melody at sight. New features introduced at Level 8 may include chromatic
passages, mordants, and artificial harmonics.
Difficulty
Level 6 repertoire
Time Signatures
Keys
Positions
Approximate Length
C, F, B , G, D, A, E major
A, D, G, E, B, C minor
1st to 5th
Clapping
Students will be asked to clap or tap the rhythm of a melody. A steady pulse and rhythmic precision are expected.
Time Signatures
Approximate Length
four measures
Example only
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