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Violin 2012-2014 Amended to include errata July 2012

VIOLIN

No marks will be awarded for incorrect music presented at examination. Candidates using photocopies of music will be disqualified. For Aural Requirements and Theoretical Questions see pages 8 to 18.

PRELIMINARY GRADE

Scales & One octave: D, A major. Starting on open strings, separateArpeggios: bows, steady crotchets as in example below.

Three pieces: Candidates must prepare three pieces chosen from thefollowing list, one of which may be a study.

Carse Free from Care Fiddler’s Nursery (Stainer & Bell)Carse Afternoon Sleep Fiddler’s Nursery (Stainer & Bell)Barber French Folk Song no. 1 Solos for Young Violinists vol1

(Summy-Birchard)Barber English Folk Song no 2 Solos for Young Violinists vol 1

(Summy-Birchard)M Rose Song Fiddler’s Ten (Novello/Music Sales)Murray & Tate On the River Tunes for my Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate Cradle Song Tunes for my Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate Swinging The Essential Murray and Tate (Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate Paul’s Steeple The Essential Murray and Tate (Boosey &

Hawkes)De Keyser Select one: no 2 or 6 or 7 Violin Playtime Studies (Faber Music)Cohen Select one: no 1 or 3 or 6 Superstudies I (Faber Music)

Sight-Reading: To name and play on the violin any note in the scales of D andA major, compass one octave.

Amended to include errata - July 2012

RIAM Local Centre Syllabus of Strings 2012-2014

PRIMARY GRADE

Scales & One octave: G, D, A major. Separate bows, steady crotchets,Arpeggios: as in the example below.

Three pieces: Candidates must prepare three pieces chosen from thefollowing list, one of which may be a study.

Carse Afloat Fiddler’s Nursery (Stainer & Bell)Carse Bumpkin’s Dance Fiddler’s Nursery (Stainer & Bell)Murray & Tate Spring Song Tunes for my Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate Wavelets Tunes for my Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)Huws Jones Waltzing with Liz 10 O’Clock Rock (Faber Music)Huws Jones Purry Slury 10 O’Clock Rock (Faber Music)Nelson Promenade Piece by Piece vol 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)Nelson Li’l Liza Jane Piece by Piece vol 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)Nelson Dance to your Daddy Piece by Piece vol 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate There was a little Man The Essential Murray and Tate

(Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate Country Dance The Essential Murray and Tate (Boosey &

Hawkes)De Keyser Select one: no 5 or no 9 or no 11 Violin Playtime Studies (Faber Music)Cohen Select one: no 2 or 4 or 7 Superstudies I (Faber Music)

Sight-Reading: To play a four-bar phrase within the compass of the one octavein G or D major. In 4/4 time using crochet, minim and semibreverhythms.



GRADE I

Scales & One octave: D, C , F major; D, A melodic or harmonic minor.Arpeggios: Rhythm and bowing as in example below.

Two octaves: G major. Rhythm and bowing as in examplebelow; arpeggio as for Grade II (page 27).

Three pieces: Candidates must prepare three pieces: one from each List A, Band C.

LIST ABeethoven Ecossaise Essential String Method book 3 (Boosey & Hawkes)Nelson The Last Word Essential String Method book 3 (Boosey &

Hawkes)Nelson Roaring Jelly (first repeat only) Piece by Piece 2 (Boosey &

Hawkes)Murray & Tate Fiddle Dance The Essential Murray and Tate (Boosey &

Hawkes)H Burgoyne Hollywood Take the Stage (Boosey & Hawkes)M Ball Streetwise and Carol Strawberry Jam (CMC)



LIST BTraditional The Mountains of Mourne What else can I play? Grade 1 (Faber

Music)Coots Me and my Teddy Bear What else can I play? Grade 1 (Faber

Music)Nelson Chromatic Waltz Piece by Piece 2 (Boosey & Hawkes)Bulgarian Elenka Gypsy Jazz, Easy Level (Faber Music)Murray & Tate All through the night The Essential Murray and Tate (Boosey &

Hawkes)Murray & Tate Minuet (no repeats) Tunes for My Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)Krasev Pony Trot The Young Violinist’s Repertoire 1 (Faber Music)

LIST CChoose one only:A Carse Section 4: no 2 or no 9 or no 10 Preliminary Exercises (Stainer

& Bell)De Keyser no 16 or no 17 or no 18 or no 21 Violin Playtime Studies

(Faber Music)Cohen Select one: no 8 or 9 Superstudies I (Faber Music)

Sight-Reading: A very simple passage not more than eight bars in length, 3/4 or4/4 time. Major keys up to two sharps. Crotchets, quavers,minims, dotted minims and semibreves; crotchet rests.



GRADE II

Scales & One octave: E major; G, D, A melodic or harmonic minors. Arpeggios: Rhythm and bowing as in example below.

Two octaves: G, A major. Rhythm and bowing as in examplebelow.


LIST AMurray & Tate De’il amang the Tailors The Essential Murray & Tate (Boosey &

Hawkes)Murray & Tate The Gypsy Fiddler Tunes for My Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)S Nelson The Busybody Essential String Method book 3 (Boosey &

Hawkes)S Nelson Dr Johnson’s Jig Essential String Method book 4 (Boosey &

Hawkes)H Burgoyne Chicken Reel Take the Stage (Boosey & Hawkes)Tchaikovsky March from Nutcracker Suite Piece by Piece 2 (Boosey &

Hawkes)M Ball Liam’s March Strawberry Jam (CMC)Shostakovich Little March Albumstücke (Peters)



LIST BWeber Berceuse Essential String Method book 4 (Boosey & Hawkes)T Carolan Carolan’s Farewell Gypsy Jazz Easy Level (Faber Music)A Raichev Shepherd’s Song Young Violinist’s Repertoire book 1 (Faber

Music)Mozart Two Minutes (no repeats) Essential String Method book 3

(Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate The Swan Tunes for My Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)Mancini Moon River What else can I play? Grade 1 (Faber Music)M Ball Mairead’s Prayer Strawberry Jam (CMC)

LIST CChoose one only:De Keyser no 17 or no 24 Violin Playtime Studies (Faber Music)De Keyser no 2 or no 4 or no 6 Violin Study Time (Faber Music)Cohen Select one: no 13 or 15 Superstudies I (Faber Music)A Carse Section 4: no 6 or no 7 Preliminary Exercises (Stainer & Bell)

Sight-Reading: A very simple passage in 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time. Major keys up totwo sharps. Crotchets, quavers, minims, dotted minims,semibreves; crotchet and minim rests.

GRADE III

Scales & One octave: E flat major; C, E minor harmonic or melodic.Arpeggios: Rhythm and bowing as in example below.

Two octaves: A, B flat major: G, A minor harmonic or melodic.Rhythm and bowing as in example below.



One octave: Dominant seventh on D and A, separate bows,steady quavers, resolving on the tonic as in the example below.


LIST ASzelenyi Hurdy Gurdy 24 Easy Little Concert Pieces 1 (EMB)Handel Bourree from Water Music First Violin book 2 (Associated

Board)Waddington Graceful Dance First Violin book 2 (Associated Board)Greek trad Hassapikos Gypsy Jazz Easy Level (Faber Music)Schubert Two German Dances Essential String Method book 4

(Boosey & Hawkes)Murray & Tate Caprice More Tunes for My Violin (Boosey & Hawkes)M Ball Worksong Strawberry Jam (CMC)

LIST BHandel March Young Violinist’s Repertoire book 1 (Faber Music)S Myers Cavatina What else can I play? Grade 2 (Faber Music)Swinstead Valse Intermezzo First Violin book 2 (Associated Board)M Ball Fiddler’s Blues Strawberry Jam (CMC)M Hajdu Kolomeika Violin Music for Beginners book 1 (EMB/

Boosey & Hawkes)Weber Waltz (no repeats) Violin Music for Beginners book 1 (EMB/

Boosey & Hawkes)Szelenyi Tiny Sad Song 24 Easy Little Concert Pieces 1 (EMB)

List CChoose one only:De Keyser No 7 or no 10 or no 20 Violin Study Time (Faber Music)Wohlfahrt No 1 or no 2 or no 5 Elementary Studies op 54

(Peters Edition)Cohen Select one: no 16 or 18 Superstudies I (Faber Music)



Sight-Reading: An easy piece in 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time up to sixteen bars. Major keysup to three sharps / E or A minor. Crotchets, dotted crotchets,quavers, minims, dotted minims, semibreves; crotchet and minimrests, accidentals (in minor keys only). May use fourth finger asindicated.

GRADE IV

Scales & Two octaves: B flat, C, D major; G harmonic and A melodic minor.Arpeggios: Rhythm and bowing as in example below.

One octave: Dominant seventh starting on G, C resolving on thetonic as in Grade III.

One octave chromatics on D and A. Rhythm and bowing as inexample below.




LIST AL Mendelssohn Mosquito Dance Bosworth/Solos for Young Violinists 1

(Summy Birchard)Mozart German Dance no 3 in C Magical Mozart (Fentone)Bizet March Introduction to the Great Composers (Bärenreiter)Weber Allegramente Introduction to the Great Composers

(Bärenreiter)Huws Jones Second Stride Got those position blues? (Faber Music)Tchaikovsky Mazurka from op 50 The Violin Collection (Schirmer)Shostakovich The Clockwork Doll Albumstücke (Peters)JS Bach Rondeau Die alte Geige (Universal)

LIST BGrieg Gavotte from the Holberg Suite The Wonderful World of Grieg

(Mayhew)Blake Dance of the Snowman The Snowman Suite (Faber Music)Huws Jones Miles Away Got those position blues (Faber Music)Moskowski Melodie op18 First Violin book 2 (Associated Board)Corelli Sonata op 5 no8: Sarabande First Violin book 3 (Associated

Board)Mozart Lied Young Violinist’s Repertoire book 2 (Faber Music)Schubert Waltz Young Violinist’s Repertoire book 2 (Faber Music)Gluck The Blessed Spirits The Violin Collection - Easy to Intermediate

(Schirmer)

LIST CChoose one only:P de Keyser no 11 or no 12 or no 13 or no 14 Violin Study Time (Faber Music)Kinsey no 9 or no 10 or no 13 or no 15 or no 20 Elementary Progressive

Studies, section II (Associated Board)Wohlfahrt no 14 or no 15 or no 16 or no 17 Elementary studies op 54 (Peters

Edition)

Sight-Reading: A short piece in simple time or 6/8 time up to sixteen bars. Majorkeys up to three sharps / E or A minor. First position only.Crotchets, quavers, semiquavers, minims, semibreves, dottedrhythms (in simple time only), accidentals (in minor keys only) andrests.



GRADE V

Scales & Two octaves: A flat, B, C, D major; B harmonic and C melodic Arpeggios: minor. Rhythm and bowing as in example below.

One octave: Dominant sevenths on E, B resolving on the tonic. Rhythm and bowing as in diminished seventh example below.

Diminished sevenths on D, A. Rhythm and bowing as in examplebelow.

Chromatics E, B. Rhythm and bowing as in example below.




LIST ARR Bennett Buskin from Six Country Dances (Novello/Music Sales)Weber Air Polonaise (no repeats) First Violin book III (Associated

Board)Rodriguez La Cumparsita The Tango Fiddler (Boosey & Hawkes)arr Jones Kabalevsky Scherzo op 27 Albumstücke (Peters) Mozart Viennese Serenade II: Allegro Magical Mozart (Fentone) Schubert Rosamunde Wonderful World of Schubert (Mayhew)Ellerton Zingaresca op15 no 2 (Bosworth/Music Sales)

LIST BCorelli Prelude A Fourth Book of Classical & Romantic Pieces (OUP)

must be used, not an alternative version Mozart Pantomime The Young Violinist’s Repertoire 4 (Faber Music) Bernstein I Feel Pretty from West Side Story Session Time for Strings

(Boosey & Hawkes)J Manz Dixieland Blues Session Time for Strings (Faber Music)Scott Joplin Ragtime Dance Joplin Album (Fentone) or Ragtime Favourites

(Fentone)Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik Magical Mozart (Fentone Music)

Two movements from Eine kleine Nachtmusik are in this book.The Allegro is preferred but that movement or the Minuet will beaccepted

Grieg Sarabande from the Holberg Suite Wonderful World of Grieg(Mayhew)

Gluck Dance Introduction to the Great Composers (Bärenreiter)

LIST CChoose one only:Wohlfahrt no 33 or no 34 (no variations), or no 36 or no 37 60 Studies op 45

(Peters Edition)Kayser no 5 or no 9 Elementary & Progressive Studies op 20 (Schott)Kinsey no 21 or no 22 or no 23 Elementary Progressive Studies

section II (Associated Board)

Sight-Reading: A short piece in simple time or 6/8 time up to sixteen bars, firstposition only. Major keys up to three flats or three sharps. Minorkeys up to two flats or one sharp. Crotchets, quavers,semiquavers, minims, semibreves, dotted rhythms, rests andaccidentals.



GRADE VI

Scales & Two octaves: C sharp/D flat, E flat, E major; D harmonic minor andArpeggios: E melodic minor. Rhythm and bowing as in example for Grade V.

Three octaves: G major and harmonic minor. Rhythm and bowingas in example below.

Two octaves dominant sevenths starting on G and A resolving ontonic. Diminished sevenths on G and A, two octaves. Rhythm andbowing for both, as in the example below.

Chromatics G and A. Rhythm and bowing as in example below.



Three pieces: Candidates must prepare three pieces: one from each List A, Band C.NB: The editions cited here are only suggestions; otherauthoritative editions may be used by candidates if so desired.

LIST ATelemann Sonatina no 6 in F, TWV 41: first movement Vivace (Peters) Handel Sonata in D HWV 371: second movement Allegro (Schott) Bohm Introduction & Polonaise Solos for Young Violinists 2 (Summy

Birchard)Schubert Sonata in G Minor D408: Minuet & Trio First Violin book 3

(Associated Board). This piece is referred to as Sonatina in Gminor op 137 no 3 in this book. There is a misprint in the Table ofContents ie C minor is incorrect

Rixner Ragamuffin Recital Pieces for Violin (Bosworth/Music Sales)Ten Have Bolero op 11 Recital Pieces for Violin (Bosworth/Music Sales)Kreisler Tempo di Minuetto (Schott) Solos for Young Violinists 3 (Summy

Birchard) M Hajdu Rondo Violin Music for Beginners 2 (EMB)

LIST BSchubert Theme from Symphony No. 5 Wonderful World of Schubert

(Mayhew)Vivaldi Largo in B flat Die alte Geige (Universal)Elgar Salut d’Amour op 12 in D (Novello/Music Sales) is available

from SchottHaydn Serenade from op 3 Young Recital Pieces book 3

(Novello/Music Sales)Bartók An Evening in the Village Real Repertoire for Violin, Grades 4-6

(Trinity Repertoire Library, Faber Music)Joplin The Chrysanthemum (no repeats) Joplin Album (Fentone) or

Ragtime Favourites (Fentone)Tchaikovsky Serenade Concert Repertoire for Violin (Faber music)Poncielli Dance of the Hours The Classic Experience (Schirmer)

LIST CChoose one only:Wohlfahrt no 48 or no 49 Sixty Studies op 45 (Peters/Schirmer)Kayser no 13 or no 15 or no 16 or no 23 Studies op 20 (Peters Edition)Sitt no 22 or no 23 or no 24 or no 25 Etudes/Studies op 32 book 2

(Schott)Cohen no 3 or no 5 (no repeats or Da Capo) Technique takes off!

(Faber Music)



Sight-Reading: A short piece in simple time or 6/8 time up to sixteen bars, firstand third position only. Major keys up to three flats or threesharps. Minor keys up to two flats or one sharp.

GRADE VII

Scales & Two octaves: C sharp/D flat, E, F major; C sharp, E harmonicArpeggios: minor and F melodic minor. Rhythm and bowing as in example

for Grade V.

Three octaves: A major, harmonic and melodic minor. Rhythmand bowing as in example for Grade VI.

Two octaves: Dominant sevenths starting on B flat, B, C, D,resolving on the tonic. Diminished sevenths starting on A sharp,B,and D. Rhythm and bowing as for Grade VI.

Two octaves: chromatics A flat and C. Rhythm and bowing asfor Grade VI.

One octave: double stop scales - sixths B flat major; octaves Gmajor. Rhythm and bowing as in example below.

Three pieces: Candidates must prepare three pieces: one from each List A, Band C.NB: The editions cited here are only suggestions; otherauthoritative editions may be used by candidates if so desired.

LIST ADancla Air Varie op 89 no 3 with first variation only (no repeats)

(Schirmer vol 2078)Mozart Serenade no 2: Allegro and Menuetto Real Repertoire (Faber

Music)J F Rebel The Bells Solos for the Violin Player (Schirmer Ed 2425)Schubert Sonata in D, D 384: first movement (Wiener

Urtext/Henle/Schirmer vol 2078)Stamitz Sonata in D op 6 no 5: third movement (no repeats) Bohemian

Sonatas (Henle334)



Bizet Habanera from Carmen Mary Cohen’s Concert Repertoire forViolin (Faber Music)

LIST BTchaikovsky Chant sans Paroles op 2 no 3 First Violin book 3 (Associated

Board)Faure Berceuse op 16 Solos for the Violin Player (Schirmer Ed 2425)Dvoøák Sonatina op 100: second movement Larghetto Real Repertoire

(Faber Music)Janacek Romance (Bärenreiter/Praha)Elgar Chanson de Matin op 15 (Novello/Music Sales)Donizetti Non giova il Sospirar Romantic Violinist (Boosey & Hawkes)Rachmaninov Vocalise op 34 no 14 Solos for Young Violinists 6 (Summy

Birchard)

LIST CChoose one only:Kreutzer no 2 or no 3 or no 5 42 Studies (IMC/Kalmus)Mazas no 3 or no 7 or no 8 or no 9 Études Spéciales op 36 book 1

(Peters 1819a)Cohen no 7 or no 8 or no 9 Technique takes off! (Faber music)

Sight-Reading: A short piece in simple time or 6/8 time up to sixteen bars, nothigher than third position. Major or minor keys up to three flats orthree sharps.

GRADE VIII

Scales & Three octaves: B flat, B, C, D major: B, C melodic andArpeggios: harmonic minor.

Three octaves: dominant sevenths starting on G and A,resolving on the tonic. Diminished sevenths on G, A.

Two octaves: chromatics B flat, B, D.

Rhythm and bowing for all of the above as in Grade VI.

One octave: double stop scales: thirds and octaves in D major,sixths in A major. Rhythm and bowing as in example below.




NB: The editions cited here are only suggestions; otherauthoritative editions may be used by candidates if so desired.

LIST AJS Bach Concerto in A minor BWV 1041: first movement (Bärenreiter/IMC)Haydn Concerto in G major Hob VIIa no 4: first movement

(Doblinger/Henle/Breitkopf)Schubert Sonata in G minor D408: first movement (Henle/Wiener Urtext)Brahms Sonatensatz (Scherzo) in C minor (Breitkopf & Härtel/IMC)Leclair Sonata in D major op 9 no 3: second movement (Schott VLB15)Mondonville Tambourin (trans Gingold) Solos for the Violin Player (Schirmer

2425)Kabalevsky Concerto in C op 48: first movement (Peters EP4618)

LIST BJS Bach Concerto in A minor BWV 1041: second movement (Bärenreiter)Glazunov Meditation op 32 (Belaieff BEL 194/MDS)Elgar Chanson de Nuit op 15 (Novello/Music Sales)Braga Serenade Violin Pieces you like to play (Schirmer 40130)Tchaikovsky Mélodie op 42 no 3 (IMC)Kabalevsky Concerto in C: second movement (Peters)Suk Un Poco Triste from Four Pieces op 17 (Simrock)Dvoøák Romantic Piece op 75 no 1 (no repeat) First Violin book 4

(ABRSM)

LIST CKreutzer no 8 or no 10 or no 11 42 Studies (IMC)Mazas no 16 or no 18 or no 25 Études Spéciales op 36 book 1 (Peters

EP 1819a) or (IMC)Cohen no 10 or no 11 or no 14 Technique Takes Off! (Faber music)

Sight-Reading: A short piece in simple time or 6/8 time up to sixteen bars.Major keys or minor keys up to four flats or four sharps.



SENIOR CERTIFICATE

Scales & All slurred one octave, with the exception of double stop scales.Arpeggios: Three octaves: D flat, D, E flat, E major; B flat, C and D, melodic

and harmonic minor.

Three octaves: dominant and diminished sevenths starting onA, B, C, D; dominant sevenths resolving on tonic. Rhythm andbowing as in Grade VI.

Two octaves: chromatics: B flat, C, E flat and E.

Two octaves: double stop scales:G, A major in octavesE flat, G major in sixthsB flat major in thirdsAll slurred two quavers as in example below


NB: The editions cited here are only suggestions; otherauthoritative editions may be used by candidates if so desired.

LIST ABach Concerto in E major BWV 1042: first or third movement

(Bärenreiter/IMC)Benda Sonata in C major: third movement Bohemian Violin Sonatas

(Henle 334) Mozart Concerto in G K216: first or third movement (no cadenzas)

(Bärenreiter)Rode Concerto in A minor no 7: first movement (IMC/Kalmus / Peters EP

1095c)De Beriot Concerto in A minor no 9 op 104: first movement

(Kalmus/PWM)Beethoven Sonata in D major op 12 no 1: first or third movement (Henle)Beethoven Sonata in A major op 12 no 2: first or third movement (Henle)Grieg Sonata in C minor op 45: first movement (Peters)



LIST BMozart Concerto in G major K216: second movement (Bärenreiter)De Beriot Concerto in A minor no 9 op 104: second movement

(Kalmus/PWM)Beethoven Sonata in D major op 12 no 1: second movement (Henle)Beethoven Sonata in A major op 12 no 2: second movement (Henle)Grieg Sonata in C minor op 45: second movement (Peters)Schumann Sonata in A minor op 105: second movement (Henle/Wiener urtext)

LIST CMozart Adagio in E K 261 (Bärenreiter)Beethoven Romance in F op 50 (Henle)Suk Any two of four pieces op 17 (Simrock)Wieniawski Légende op 17 (Chester/Music Sales/Peters/EMB)Wieniawski Mazurka op 19 no 1 (Boosey & Hawkes/Peters/EMB)Kreisler Preludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani (Schott)Berkeley Toccata (Chester / Music Sales)Dvoøák Romance op 11 (Simrock)

Sight-Reading: A short piece in simple time or 6/8 time up to sixteen bars. Majoror minor keys up to four flats or four sharps.


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