BollywoodVocalsConciseSyllabus,May2017Grade6SuggestedSongswithFilmNamesListAAyeMerePyareWatan KabuliwalaBhorBhayePanghatPe SatyamShivamSundaramChakDeIndia TitleSongListBMereHumsafar RefugeeMorniBagaMaBole LamheYehHaseenVaadiyan RojaListCTuJahanJahanChalega MeraSayaHaiRama RangeelaAbhiMujhMeinKahin AgneepathTechnicalExercises TechnicalExercisesarecompulsoryforallLevelsandGradesandtobeplayedfrommemory.TherequirementscanbesungusinganySol-FaSyllables(ex.‘lah’)oranyconsonantorvowelsound(s)(Ex.‘aa’,‘ee’,‘oh’).Theexamineemustnotifytheexaminerofthestartingpitchforownchoice.Candidatesshouldaimforanaccurateandconfidentperformance,withasolidrhythmandrelaxedvoice.Theexaminerwillaskaselectionfromthelistbelow,whichmustbesunginLegato.ExaminerwillplaytheTonicNoteand/ortheKeyChordwherenecessary.Tempo=120-132(PairedQuaverBeatsperMinute)

MajorScaleandMelodicMinorScale

OneOctave,AscendingandDescending(inOneBreath,withoutaBreak)

Chromaticscale OneOctave,AscendingandDescending,withaTwo-BeatRestMajorandMinorArpeggio

OneOctave,AscendingandDescending(inOneBreath,withoutaBreak)

Intervals AllIntervalsinaMajorscale,HarmonicorMelodicMinor(Candidate’sChoice).OneOctave,AscendingandDescending,withaTwo-BeatRest

AuralAwareness AuralAwarenesswillbeconductedonakeyboardinstrument,AcousticPiano,GrandPianoorDigitalPiano.DigitalKeyboardisallowedonlyforruralcentresand/orcentresforonlyIndianMusic(BollywoodandBhartiya).Itistheresponsibilityoftheexaminationcentretoensurethataninstrumentisprovided.

• ToClapafourbarspassage,playedtwiceinthreefour,fourfour,sixeightornineeighttimesignaturebytheexaminer.DottedMinim,Minim,Crotchet,Quaver,SemiQuavernotesandMinim,Crotchet,Quaver,SemiQuaverrestsincluded.

• Theexaminerwillplaythephraseoncemore.ThecandidateneedtosingbackthephraseandsaywhetheritisinMajororMinorkey.

• Theexaminerwillplaythephraseoncemore.ThecandidateneedtoidentifyandsaythecadenceasPerfect,PlagalorImperfectCadence.

• Tosingandidentifyanydegree(interval)ranginganoctaveplayedtwicebytheexaminer.Perfect4th,5thorOctave,MajororMinor2nd,3rd,6thand7thorAugmented4th,Diminished5th.

MusicalKnowledge CandidatesneedtobepreparedtoanswerquestionsaskedbytheexaminerinHindi,EnglishorBothaspreferredbythecandidate.AllcandidatesarerecommendedtocompleteMusicTheoryuptoGrade3forgeneralMusicLiteracy.ForVocalCandidates,MusicalKnowledgeiscompulsoryfromLevelItoGrade8.Grade6-8 :SevenQuestionsAconsiderablyhigherlevelofdetailisexpectedinthesegrades.Candidatesmustdemonstratethoroughresearchandunderstandingofworks,composers,stylesandotherrelevantinformation.Answersattheselevelsmustbeextended(in“vivavoce”style),anditisexpectedthatthecandidatewillnotrequirepromptingbytheexaminer.

Knowledgerequired:Asforthepreviousgrades,withtheinclusionofrecognitioninthepianofortepartofchordsII,IV,VandIinthetonickeyofanypieceperformed;modulations;aknowledgeofoneothercomposerwhowroteinthesamegenreaseachpieceperformed.Questionsrelatedtouseofmicrophoneandsoundbalancingwillbeasked.Though,duringexams,microphonesarenotallowed.Candidatesatadvancedlevelneedtoknowindetailsaboutsoundbalancinganduseofmicrophone.Questions:Asforthepreviousgrades,withtheadditionof–• Howdidthesongend?

AnswertheCadence,Tempo,Dynamicsand/oranyotherspecialending.• Whatisthemainkeyofthissong?Identifyanymodulations.• Nameanothercomposerwhowroteinthesamegenreasthissong.• Nameanothersongwrittenbythelyricist.• Namethreeotherpopularsongssungbythesinger.

VocalSkillGuidesKindlynote,skillsoflowergradesareincludedinthehighergrades.Only,theaddonarementioned.

Ø VocalrangeoftwooctavesØ Rubato