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Words & Music by Freddie Mercury °
16 © Copyright 1975 (Renewed 2003) Queen Music Ltd.
All Rights for the U.S. and Canada Controlled and Administered by Glenwood Music Corp.
All Rights for the world excluding the U.S. and Canada Controlled and Administered by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
 These are the Days
Jamie Cullum

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26 Words & Music by Ben Cullum
© Copyright 2003 Ben Cullum Music Limited.
Chrysalis Music Limited, a BMG Chrysalis company.
All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
 Quick Study Piece

At this grade you will be asked in the exam to prepare and perform a short Quick Study Piece. The examiner will give you
the sheet music, then you will hear a full mix version of the track, including the notated parts. The first playthrough will be
preceded by a one bar count-in. After the full mix, you will have three minutes to practise. During the practice time you will
be given the choice of a metronome click throughout or a one bar count-in at the beginning.

At the end of the three minutes, the backing track will be played twice more, this time with the notated parts now absent.
The first time is for you to practise and the second time is for you to perform the final version for the exam. Again, you will
hear a count-in before both playthroughs. The backing track is continuous so once the first playthrough has finished the
count-in of the second playthrough will start immediately.

The notated parts need to be performed as written, and the improvisation parts are for you to create your own interpretation
of the music.

Please note:
■■You can choose the style grouping you wish to perform from the following options:
– Pop and Rock
– Jazz, Blues and Soul
– Film and Musical Theatre
■■One example from each of the style groupings is shown below.
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 Ear Tests

In this section, there are two ear tests:

■■Melodic Recall
■■Harmonic Recall

You will find one example of each type of test printed below and you will need to perform both of them in the exam.

Test 1: Melodic Recall

The examiner will play you a 2 bar diatonic melody in the key of C major, C natural minor or C harmonic minor with a
range up to an octave. The first note will be the root note, 3rd or 5th. You will hear the test twice, each time with a one bar
count-in, then you will hear a further one bar count-in after which you will need to play the melody to the click. The tempo
is q = 95 bpm.

It is acceptable to play over the track as it is being played as well as practising after the second playthough. The length of
time available after the second playthrough is pre-recorded on the audio track so the count-in may begin while you are
still practising.

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Please note: The test shown is an example. The examiner will give you a different version in the exam.

Test 2: Harmonic Recall

The examiner will play you a chord progression containing any combination of chords from the C major or C minor scale
including 7th chords. You will hear the chord progression twice, each time with a one bar count-in. You will then hear a
further one bar count in before playing back to a click. Please note, there is no requirement for the chords to be voicing-
specific. The tempo is q = 95 bpm.

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Please note: The test shown is an example. The examiner will give you a different version in the exam.
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