Intermediate Classes

Grade 6 Playing Test #1

Finger Positioning:   Notes 1, 2, 3, and 5

Playback:  Notes 1, 2, 3, and 5

Bonus:  1 to 5 jump

Song:   Row Row Row Your Boat

Grade 7 Playing Test #1

Finger Positioning: Notes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Playback:  Notes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Bonus:  Note 6

Songs:  Octave Jump or Arpeggio

Grade 8 Playing Test #1

Finger Positioning:  Full Bb Concert Scale

Playback:  Bb Concert Scale

Focus:  Clear tone across the whole scale

Bonus:  Arpeggio and Octave Jump

Grade 6 Playing Test #2

Finger Positioning:   Notes 1 to 7

Playback:  Notes 1 to 7

Focus:  Clear and perfect tone, no honking, precise finger movements and posture

Song:  

Grade 7 Playing Test #2

Finger Positioning: Full Bb Concert Scale

Playback:  Bb Concert Scale

Focus:  Clear tone across the whole scale

Bonus:  Apreggio and Octave Jump

Grade 8 Playing Test #2

Song:  Star Wars Theme

Focus: Clear tone on the octave to the fifth (up and down)

Requirement: Memorized

Bonus:  Musical phrasing is used

Grade 6 Playing Test #3

Finger Positioning:   Notes 1 to 8

Playback:  Notes 1 to 8

Focus:  Clear and perfect tone, no honking, precise finger movements and posture

Song:  

Grade 7 Playing Test #3

Song:  Star Wars Theme

Focus: Clear tone on the octave to the fifth (up and down)

Requirement: Memorized

Bonus:  Musical phrasing is used

Grade 8 Playing Test #3

Song:  The Good Life

Focus: Clear tone on the octave to the fifth (up and down)

Requirement: Random selection of bars from 1-34 

Rhythmic Sight Reading:  Anything from slides 4-13 on the deck

Bonus - Melodic Sight Reading:  Anything from slides 13-16 on the deck