Pipe Band Association (Singapore)
ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SYLLABUS
Bagpipe
Syllabus prepared by the
MUSIC BOARD of the PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE)
©2012
ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE SYLLABUS
Major Reference
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, Structured Learning Book 1 (The Elementary Certificate)
Recommended texts for all levels of examination
The Great Highland Bagpipe, Alan Wallace 2007 |
Piping and Drumming, An Integrated Approach, Vol 1-8, S.H. Bailie 1986 |
The AB Guide to Music Theory, Vol 1-2 Eric Taylor – ABRSM 1991 |
Theory of Music
Sound: Characteristics:- Pitch, Volume, Timbre, Dynamics.
Notation: The Staff and the Clefs, Pitch Range of the Pipe Band Instruments, Leger Lines, Extending Notes and Rests, the Bar Lines and their meanings, Anacrusis.
Rhythm and Tempo: Duple, Triple and Quadruple Time, Simple and Compound Time, Dividing the Beat, Accepted Tempo for the March, Strathspey, Reel and Jig.
Music Writing
Write neatly, from memory, on the manuscript provided, a two parted Simple Time and a two parted Compound Time March. The scores should incorporate a variety of rudiments, as those included in the Practical Section of this syllabus.
Where appropriate; Repeat marks, Embellishments and Dynamic marks should be shown.
Instrumental (Practical)
On Practice Chanter:
Play the Scale with High G and High A Grace Notes
Play Hand Changing exercises
Demonstrate the G,D,E Grace Note movement, at Jig tempo
Demonstrate the High G, C, Low A and Low G Strikes
Play the Light Throw, Doublings and Strike on D
Play Doublings on High A, High G, F, E C, B, Low A and Low G
Demonstrate the Birl on Low A
Demonstrate the Grip movement – Low A to B and Low A to C
Sight read, with a fair amount of accuracy, a Simple Time two parted March, provided by the examiner
On Bagpipe:
Display the ability to tune the Drones of the bagpipe.
Play proficiently a Simple Duple Time March, a Strathspey and Reel and a Compound Time March, each of 2 parts or more.
The tunes must include a variety of Grace Notes and Doublings, as those included in the Practice Chanter Section of this syllabus. A score (of the settings to be played) must be submitted to the examiner.