[Trinity Guitar Grade 1 Book Pdf
Addison Mauldin
Trinity will continue to increase the repertoire available to candidates through an ongoing programme of new publication releases. This will include a diverse range of exciting exam books, individual digital downloads, ebooks, anthologies and more. Most repertoire and technical work will remain indefinitely*. Advance notice of new publication releases will be available on the Classical Guitar webpage and the shop.
This innovative change in approach to our music exam syllabuses will make our exams more accessible, provide rich and ever-increasing repertoire to choose from, and encourage candidates to continue performing the music they love for as long as they wish.
Styles and duets
Encompassing a range of inspiring repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day, the syllabus includes pieces published for the first time and more music by female composers. The duets option is now available up to Grade 5.
Techniques
Technical work includes specially composed exercises for each grade, covering the technique required specifically by guitarists, ensuring that all learners put scales and arpeggios into the performance context.
Benefit from industry expertise
The syllabus and supporting books have been created in consultation with leading classical guitar specialists. You can access videos and articles produced to support teaching and learning on our resources pages, including demo videos of pieces, technical work, advice and support from professionals.
We are happy to be able to present the new Trinity Guitar Syllabus here in all its glory. From Initial to Grade 8, these syllabuses are just what any guitarist needs to help guide them along the exciting and rich journey that is the learning of the guitar as an instrument. Along with lessons, these will be the key to process.
This excellent range of Trinity College guitar syllabus books contains all the pieces, scales, exercises, sight reading and aural books which you might need to get things moving on in the right direction. Once you have got the books you need, it will just be a case of some regular practice and you will be well on your way.
From the Trinity grade 1 guitar pieces to the Trinity grade 8 guitar pieces, this is the bread and butter stuff that is at the heart of the process of learning and improvement, whatever level a guitarist you may be. With these building blocks in place, that is when you can take what you have learned and use it to forge your own musical path.
Educational and entertaining at the same time, it is a great benefit to the learner that these books are made in such a way as to give you a holistic understanding of different styles of playing, different cultures of music, and the historical genres which have paved the way to what is being played today. Yes, they will get you where you need to be so that you will have the best chance of passing your examinations. But they will also give you some fun pieces to play along the way!
Playing the guitar is an instrument of choice for so many - the versatility and portability of the instrument being one of the greatest draws - but how do you choose which type of guitar to play and is there any difference in the outcome?
Although often popularised as a very modern instrument, the guitar family goes back a very long way: a guitar-like instrument called the tanbur, found in ancient Egypt, dates from around 1500 BC! The construction and design of guitars has developed over time, and so too have the techniques employed to play them and the styles of music played. It is also a dynamic discipline where new ideas and principles are being developed perpetually. As a result, there is an ever-growing pool of music, artistry, methodology and creative ideas that guitarists around the world are exploring.
In the choice of options for our assessments at Trinity, we want to reflect this innovative sphere by offering a broad range of qualifications to suit the way the instrument is developing. Over three different instrumental graded syllabuses (from Initial to Grade 8), our books are packed with inspiring key skills, great opportunities and inspiring repertoire.
Classical guitar encompasses a range of inspiring repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day to be played on a nylon strung, hollow bodied instrument or nylon strung classical guitar with cutaway. Inspiring repertoire can be found across the Classical guitar syllabus including famous works like Carulli's Valse at Grade 3 or Tarrega's Rosita at Grade 7. It also features pieces from female composers like Tatiana Stachak's Country Etude at Grade 5 or Annette Kruisbrink's Adana at Grade 8. Duets are available through to Grade 5, offering pieces like La cumparista at Grade 2 and Baron's Allemande at Grade 4.
Acoustic guitar bridges the gap between Classical and Electric guitar. Incorporating folk, acoustic, rock and pop, jazz, blues and country styles, pieces are played on a nylon or steel strung acoustic or electro-acoustic guitar, with or without an amplifier. The extensive song lists feature those from composers like Bob Marley, The Eagles, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran and, at Grade 7, the timeless Classical Gas by Mason Williams. This syllabus has a pathway to inspire any budding guitarist, offering the learner the opportunity to play both finger-style and with a plectrum, and allowing the developing artist to craft their performance using a variety of different playing styles.
Electric guitar, which is included as part of our Rock & Pop suite, features a huge range of songs spanning all contemporary styles, coupled with fantastic backing tracks to learn and perform with, and played on a steel-strung electric guitar (or nylon-strung classical, steel-strung acoustic/electro-acoustic guitar from Initial to Grade 2 only). Tracks like Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie, You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse, Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry, and Voodoo Child by The Jimi Hendrix Experience can be found across the graded songbooks from Initial to Grade 8. You also have the opportunity to bring in own choice pieces and use the extensive library of extra songs. For more information on how to pick songs and the options available, check out the Rock & Pop Guitar syllabus.
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