Singing

1
Performance Singing
In compiling this syllabus the New Zealand Music Examinations Board has endeavoured to use readily available and affordable editions as
indicated in the text. The Board has used each book to the fullest extent possible, however any edition is acceptable. Editions are mentioned
solely as a means of identification, and any standard edition will be accepted.
New Zealand music is available from SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music, Level 1, 39 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, 6001.Tel
04-801 8602, Fax 04-801 8604, info@sounz.org.nz
NZMEB gratefully acknowledges the technical expertise and advice so generously donated by Judy Bellingham, Flora Edwards and David
Griffiths in compiling these syllabuses.
Examination Music
Entrants may not use photocopies for performance (other than for facilitating page turns) in examinations, as this is prohibited by the Copyright
Act. When Entrants enter the examination room they must hand copies of all list pieces being performed, to the examiner, together with their
examination slip. Copies for examiner use of study list pieces in the Performance syllabuses are optional.
Please note that where pieces are listed in the Syllabus, the publishers are given mainly as an aid to locating material, and are merely suggestions;
other authoritative editions of the music will be equally acceptable.
Memory Work
It is recommended that from the earliest grades entrants should be encouraged to perform the chosen songs from memory. With the exception
of Oratorio/Cantata, memorisation of all Grade 8 and diploma programmes is required.
Keys
Except in the case of arias from Opera and Oratorio, songs may be transposed to any suitable key.
Study List: Samples of entrants work for the year

From Grades 1 to Grade 7 all entrants must present other songs of their choice, as evidence of study beyond those presented for the examination.
These should be at a similar level to those already in the syllabus, and may come from the syllabus or from a source other than the lists below.
Examiners, at their discretion, will ask entrants to demonstrate familiarity with these songs by performing the whole or any part of them during
the examination. Entrants must bring a copy of the music to the examination room. The following minimum requirements apply: Grades 1 to
7 - one extra study song
Accompaniments for pieces

Entrants must provide their own accompanists who remain in the room only while accompanying. A teacher may act as accompanist. A chordal
accompaniment may be added where none is in place, unless item is to be performed unaccompanied.
Technical Work
Technical Work is progressive throughout the grades. Metronome markings should be used as an approximation, a reasonable proximity to
these markings will be acceptable. Scales, arpeggios and exercises may be transposed to suit the range of the entrants voice.
Entrants must select a starting note and that note or a chord will be played before each scale, arpeggio or exercise. Where no syllable is
specified, entrants must be prepared to sing on any of the vowel sounds. For Level One and Two entrants, vowels may be preceded by a
consonant. At Level Three and above, except where otherwise specified, vowels may not be preceded by a consonant. All printed technical
exercises for the grade, need to be learnt unaccompanied and ready for presentation during the examination. Examiners may, at their discretion,
choose to hear only a selection of these.
NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3
Teachers are encouraged to use all exercises in all Grades as a sequential vocal development tool, while concentrating on the exercises for the
particular Grade for which the entrant is entered.
The unaccompanied folk song is a constant in Preliminary to Grade 2 as it allows personal choice to suit entrants strengths, and is an excellent
tool for assessing pitch, diction and communication skills. Unless otherwise stated, all exercises should be practiced on all vowels.
For Grades 3 to 8 the entrant must present, along with the compulsory scales and exercises, one of the vocal studies or an unaccompanied folk
song as listed for the grade.
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) has been used to indicate vowels and consonants on which to sing the exercises.
Exercises and Scales are ways of keeping the voice fit and flexible. Technical exercises give entrants the vocal tools to sing songs with
enjoyment and confidence, which helps the audience to enjoy the singing too.
Co-requisites - to complete Grade 6 practical, a pass is required in NZMEB Grade 3 Theory
Grade 7 practical, a pass is required in NZMEB Grade 4 Theory
Grade 8 practical, a pass is required in NZMEB Grade 5 Theory
AMusNZ, a credit pass is required in NZMEB Grade 5 Theory
LMusNZ, a pass is required in NZMEB Grade 6 Theory
For acceptable equivalents, see the Theory syllabus
Entrants have 36 months in which to complete the co-requisite theory component.

2
Musicianship
For clapping tests entrants may count aloud using any recognized counting system eg French Time Names. A steady pulse at a moderate speed
is expected:
Up to and including grade eight, entrants will be given 30 seconds to study the melody line before attempting to sing. Examiners will play
the tonic chord and the key note at the beginning and end of that time. This will incorporate an outline piano accompaniment.
Tenor and bass singers will sing one octave below the written range.
Entrants may use tonic sol fa or any appropriate vowel with a consonant of their choice.
LEVEL ONE
Preliminary
To join in and clap the beats in simple duple or triple time, to a harmonised passage and to continue clapping the beats when the music
stops.
To clap or tap at sight, a simple written rhythm, in simple time.
Example:
2
4
To recognise step or skip movement (2nds and 3rds) over three notes within the compass of a fifth.
Example:
43
Grade One
To visually recognise written combined step/skip movements over 3 notes within the compass of a fifth. We suggest entrants use their own
pieces to develop fluency.
Example:
43
Example:
3
4
To sing the same rhythmic pattern as a melody using only 2nds and 3rds within the compass of a sixth in the keys of C or G Major.
Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic
triad and the starting note before the entrant commences singing.
Example:
C
43
= 72

I
43
3
4
To aurally identify major seconds and major thirds (number only), played twice by the examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes
before answering.
To echo clap a short rhythm pattern first clapped by the examiner. A second attempt will be allowed if necessary.
Example:
2
4
Grade Two
To visually recognise any written interval within the compass of a fifth. We suggest entrants use their own pieces to develop fluency.
Example:
43
To clap or tap at sight, a simple written rhythm in simple time. May include crotchet rests and quavers.
Example:
4
4
3
To sing the same rhythmic pattern as a melody in the keys of G or D Major. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody
during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad and the starting note before the entrant commences
singing.
Example:

A_V D_I
4
= 100
4

44

4
4
To aurally identify major and perfect intervals up to and including perfect fifths (number only) played twice by the examiner. Entrants
may sing or hum the notes before answering.
Example:
3
4
Grade Three
To recognise written intervals within the octave at sight. We suggest entrants use their own pieces to develop fluency.
Example:
43
To clap or tap at sight, a simple written rhythm, in simple time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades, dotted crotchets,
quavers and minim rests may be included.
Example:

4
4
To sing the same rhythmic pattern as a melody within the compass of an octave in the keys of D or A Major. Entrants will be given half a
minute to sight the melody during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad and the starting note
before the entrant commences singing.
Example:

A_V
D_I
4
= 84

Musicianship NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

4

44
4
4
To aurally identify major or perfect intervals up to and including perfect fifths (number only) played twice by the examiner. Entrants may
sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major or minor (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.
Example:
4
4
4
LEVEL TWO
Grade Four
To clap or tap at sight, a written four bar rhythm, in simple time or compound duple. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades,
semiquavers, dotted quavers and quaver rests may be added.
Examples:

4
4

86
To name the tonic key.
To sing a given melody in the keys of A or F Major. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during which time they may
try parts of the test. NB: Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level. The examiner will play the tonic triad and the starting note
before the entrant commences singing
Examples:
= 72 C_V F_I
86

86

6

8

To aurally identify major and perfect intervals up to and including major sixths, (number only) played twice by the examiner. Entrants
To echo clap a rhythmic pattern clapped once by the examiner. A second attempt will be allowed if necessary.
Example:
3
4
5
Grade Five
To clap or tap at sight, a written four bar rhythm, in simple or compound time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades,
triplets and tied notes may be added.

Examples:

3 3
4
4

86
To give the letter names for both triads of the final perfect cadence.
To sing a given melody in the keys of B major/G minor or E major . Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during
which time they may try parts of the test. NB: Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level. The examiner will play the tonic triad
and the starting note before the entrant commences singing
Examples:

= 84
44

44
4
4

B E
5

V I

To aurally identify by quality and number major and perfect intervals up to and including a perfect octave played twice by the examiner.
Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To echo clap a four bar rhythmic pattern clapped once by the examiner. A second attempt will be allowed if necessary.
Examples:
86

LEVEL THREE
Grade Six
To clap or tap at sight, a written eight bar rhythm, in simple or compound time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades,
syncopation may be added.
Examples:

4
4

5

86
5

To name the final cadence as perfect or plagal and to name the letter names for both triads.
To sing a given melody in the keys of E major/C minor or A major. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during
which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad before the entrant commences singing. NB: Rhythmic
pattern may differ from above at this level
Examples:
6

= 100 B E
43

V I
43

3

4
To aurally identify by quality and number, all major and perfect intervals up to and including a perfect octave, played twice by the
examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major, minor, or augmented (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.
LEVEL FOUR
Grade Seven
To clap or tap at sight, a written rhythm in simple or compound time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades, syncopation
may be added.
Examples:

3 3
3
4
5

89
4

6

To identify the first cadence as imperfect or interrupted and the second cadence as perfect or plagal.
To give the letter names of all triads forming cadences.
To sing a given melody in the keys of A major/F minor or E major/C minor. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody
during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad before the entrant commences singing. NB:
Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level
Examples:

= 84 A E
43

3 I V
43
3
4

E A

5

3

V I

To aurally identify by quality and number all major and perfect intervals, and minor thirds, up to and including a perfect octave, played
twice by the examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major, minor, augmented or diminished (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.
7
Grade Eight
To clap or tap at sight, a written eight bar rhythm, in any time signature.

Examples:
9
2
8

2
5

5
4

5
To name the tonic key and key changes throughout the given melody.
To identify cadences and indicate where they fall.
To sing the given melody with appropriate phrasing in keys up to three sharps or flats, Major or minor. Entrants will be given one minute
to sight the melody during which time they may try parts of the test. NB: Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level. The
examiner will play the tonic triad before the entrant commences singing
Example:
= 52
86

86

6
8

5

To aurally identify by quality and number all major and perfect intervals, minor thirds and sixths, up to and including a perfect octave,
played twice by the examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major, minor, augmented, or diminished (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.

8
Musical Knowledge
In practical examinations examiners will ask entrants questions on the following aspects of list pieces (excluding study list)
Level One - Preliminary to Grade 3

The notes, rests, signs, terms and titles of pieces.
Keys or tonalities in which the pieces are written.
Level Two - Grades 4 and 5

Modulations which occur in the pieces at main cadence points.
Broad formal structure of pieces.
Name the period and give its time frame.
Give the nationality of composers.
Level Three - Grade 6

Modulations which occur in the pieces.
Broad formal structure and analysis of the pieces.
Some knowledge of the period and stylistic characteristics.
Some knowledge of the composers.
Level Four - Grades 7 and 8

Keys and tonalities in which the pieces are written.
Broad knowledge of the structure and analysis of the pieces.
Broad knowledge of the period and stylistic characteristics of the pieces.
Some knowledge of the composers of the pieces presented for examination including range of repertoire and major contributions to the
development of musical style.
Level Five - Associate Diploma

Detailed knowledge of the structure and analysis of the pieces.
Detailed knowledge of the period and stylistic characteristics of the pieces.
Knowledge of other works by the composers of the pieces presented for examination with emphasis on the repertoire for the entrants
instrument/voice.
Knowledge of the development of the entrants instrument through the various musical periods, and how the development of the instrument
affected the composers writing.
Level Seven - Licentiate Diploma

Detailed knowledge of the structure and analysis of the pieces.
Detailed knowledge of the period and stylistic characteristics of the pieces.
Knowledge of other works by the composers of the pieces presented for examination with special reference to their major works.
Knowledge of the development of the entrants instrument through the various musical periods, and how the development of the instrument
affected the composers writing.
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CRITERIA and DESCRIPTORS

Criteria Level 1 - Preliminary to Grade 3
Processes are limited in range, repetitive and familiar, employing recall and a narrow range of knowledge and cognitive skills. These are applied
in activities which are closely supervised by the teacher.
Exercises and repertoire are chosen to reflect the following criteria.
Examiners will use these criteria in assessing all level 1 entrants.
Comfortable and well balanced stance

Appropriate posture
Beginning to acquire:
Developing formation of vowels and articulation of consonants

Developing management of breath flow
Accurate performance from memory of all technical work
Accurate and fluent performance of songs
Developing awareness of underlying pulse in the songs
Developing ability to sing in the range mp - f without forcing the tone and voice
Developing awareness of the expressive interpretation of music and text
Preliminary
1. Scales and Exercises
This is seen as a confidence building examination, hence the accompanied exercise, followed by the repetition of it unaccompanied.
The basis of the major scale is reinforced, but with fun words to sing.
Some of the cardinal vowels [i], [a], and [u], along with [] are introduced.
The consonant [g] works on loosening the back of the tongue, and the consonants [j] on the front of the tongue.
Exercises below. NB Each exercise is to be sung twice. Once with a very soft accompaniment, and once unaccompanied.
1.
44
= 84

Gig gle, gig gle, gig gle, gig gle, ha
2.
Preliminary NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

42
= 60
Gig gly Gert rude, gig gly Gert rude, gig gly Gert rude, gig gly Gert
3.

= 60

44
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yummmm!
2. Vocal Studies
An unaccompanied folk song of entrants choice, not more than two verses.
3. Pieces - Choose three contrasting pieces by different composers.

American Folk Song The Weather
arr. Culli
Camm, Cheryl I Love Bananas Four Banana Songs, SOUNZ
Court, S Korimako, Bellbird Bellbird Publications
Crawley Food Singers World Bk1
Crawley Mrs Dinosaur Leslie 1169
Crawley The Penquin Dance Leslie 75390
Curwen My Dog Spot Curwen JC72621
Evans Buttons n Bows (From Paleface) IMP9822A
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Preliminary: continued from previous page

Folk The Foxs Song
Gritz My Mother Said Singers World Bk1
Holdstock Flat as a Pancake Universal UE17313
Holdstock Pancake Calypso Universal UE17313
Holdstock The Bright Umbrella Universal UE17313
Holdstock The Scarecrow Universal UE17313
Kirkpatrick or Away in a Manger
German Folk
Parke If Roberton
Ritchie, Anthony Albatross, Flying so High Bellbird Publications
Roberton Song for a Baby Sister Roberton
Roberton Song to a Baby Brother Roberton
Schulz Oh Come, Little Children A & C Black 713657944
Sherman Lets go Fly a Kite (Mary Poppins)
Sherman The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Sherman Winnie the Pooh The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Trad Kumbayah
Trad My Aunt Jemima Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Oats and Beans and Barley Grow
Trad Skip to my Lou (3 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler OUP
Trad Sur Le Pont dAvignon
Trad The Merry Cobbler Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad The Riddle Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Wrubel Zip-a-dee-doo-dah The New Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
HL00313100
4. Musicianship
5. Musical Knowledge
Grade 1
These are compulsory and will be performed A capella, beginning on a note of the entrants choice
Exercise 1 reinforces the back of the tongue looseness.
The interval of singing a major 2nd is introduced.
The vowel [E] is introduced.
The concept of a diphthong in the word nice [ai] is introduced.
The consonant [z] aims to create a depth of tone.
Breathing in all these exercises uses the principle of onset and release.
Exercises below
1.
44
= 80

mf ga ga ga ga ga ge ga ge ga ge ga ge ga
2.

44
= 60

mf Ve ry ve ry nice. Ve ry ve ry nice. Ve ry ve ry nice.
3.
= 60
44
f za za za
2. Vocal Studies
1. An unaccompanied folk song of entrants choice, not more than two verses.
3. Pieces 3 pieces to be chosen, 1 from each list, plus one in study list
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List A
Anon The Birds Oxford Book of Carols
Dutch Anna Marie Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English Golden Slumbers Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English My fathers Garden Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Mallow Fling Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Miller of Dee Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Smugglers Song Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Irish I Will Walk with my Love Songs of Ireland, Arr Hargest Jones, Boosey & Hawkes
Irish The Gypsy Rover (vs1&2 only) Songs of Ireland, Arr Hargest Jones, Boosey & Hawkes
Irish The Spinning Wheel (vs1&5) Songs of Ireland, Arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes
Mexican La Cucaracha Songs of the Americas, , Arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes
Sth American Dona, Dona Songs of the Americas, , Arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes
Trad Andulko Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Fishermans Night Song (2 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Michael Finnigin (3 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
List B
Anderson A Childs Prayer Leslie 75261
Boswell Little Donkey
Brahms Die Nachtigall (The Nightingale) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Brahms Marienwrmchen (Ladybird) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Dunhill April Rain Boosey & Hawkes
Dunhill The Frog Banks YS 1486
Dunhill The Grandfather Clock Cramer UPS 213/Banks
Finzi The Lily has a smooth stalk 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Gawthorne Bruce and the Spider Curwen 72062
Kabalevsky Goodnight Boosey & Hawkes
Kennedy Gods Little Candle
Parke Over the hills and far away By Winding Roads, 15 songs of the Irish Countryside, Roberton
Parke The Fairy Tree Roberton
Parke Winds Roberton
Roberton Good Morrow to you, Springtime! Roberton
Roberton Softly Falls the Shades of Evening Roberton
Roe Song of the birds. No.6 10 Ponder & William Songs Thames/William Elkin
Schumann Der Abendstern (The Evening Star) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Schumann Kinderwacht (The Childrens Watch) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Shaw Cuckoo Curwen/Music Sales
Thiman The Beech, the Birch and the Lime Cramer
Thiman The Silver Birch Curwen
List C
Bennett The Fly The Insect World, Boosey & Hawkes
Grade 1 NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

Blake Walking in the Air The Snowman, Faber
Camm, Cheryl I Love to Eat Bananas Four Banana Songs, SOUNZ
Caskie ,Helen My Garden Three Songs for Developing voices, SOUNZ
Churchill Little April Shower Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Churchill Never Smile at a Crocodile Disney Peter Pan Vocal Selection Hal Leonard
Crawley Abdul, the Magician no. 1 Magic in the Air, Roberton
Daniel Lavender Blue Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
David & Hoffman Bibbidi, Bobbidi Boo Illustrated Treasure of Disney Songs
Denver Leaving on a Jet Plane John Denvers Greatest Hits, Hal Leonard
Fain Im Late, Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Fain Once upon a dream Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Fain The Second Star to the Right Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Gay Run Rabbit Run
Gilkyson The Bare Necessities Jungle Book, Music Sales
Hoffman & Cinderella Walt Disneys Cinderella Vocal Selections, Hal Leonard
Livingstone
Norwegian Folk Paul and the Fox
Song
Ouchperlony, D Someway
Rodgers Edelweiss The Sound of Music, Vocal Selection, Hal Leonard
Rodgers So long, Farewell The Sound of Music, Hal Leonard
Roe Song of the Birds no. 6 10 Ponder and Williams Songs, Thames/Music Sales
Roe Song of the Boats no. 2 10 Ponder and Williams Songs, Thames/Music Sales
Rowley Candle-light Roberton
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Grade One: continued from previous page

Rowley The Lion Tamer Curwen
Sherman Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary The New Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Poppins) HL00313100
Slovak Folk arr Culli Dancing 36 Solos for Young Singers Hal Leonard 00740143
Smith, W A pirates Song Banks YS 1471
Tremain, Ronald Bird-scarers Song A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Wallace When I see an Elephant Fly Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
4. Musicianship
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Grade 2
Further reinforcement of the major scale, but this time slurred, and the loosening of the front of the tongue with the [j].
Ascending arpeggios, using [b] for frontal resonance.
The vowels [O] and [e] are introduced.
The tracking of vowels [i]-[e]-[a] is used.
Triads are introduced with words to reinforce the major tonality. These words introduce [h] to get the breath moving and a further
diphthong [ei] in the word day.
Exercises below
1.
44
= 60
Y y y y
2.
43
= 64
Bub ble, bub ble, bub ble bath
3.

44
= 72

5 i e a i e a i e a i e a

i e a i e a i e a i e a
4.
44
= 100
Hap py, hap py, hap py, hap py day
2. Vocal Studies
1. An unaccompanied folk song of entrants choice, not more than three verses.
3. Pieces Three pieces to be chosen, one from each list, plus one in study list.

List A
Arne Come Calm Content Cramer
Arr Cockshott William and Greta Oxford Choral Songs OCS 1209/Banks
English A - Roving Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Oak and the Ash Songs of England, arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes; Sing
Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Hughes I have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue Boosey & Hawkes
Irish Cockles and Mussels Library of Folk Songs, Music Sales
Irish I know Where Im Going Boosey & Hawkes
Italian Santa Lucia International Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Alfred
Purcell Ah, How Pleasant tis to love. The Art of Song Grades 1 to 5, Vol 2, Peters
Trad Afton Water Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Bobby Shafto Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Sweet Nightingale Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad The Ash Grove Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad The Mermaid (3 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
(3 verses)
List B
Attrib. Mozart Cradle Song The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Beethoven Sehnsucht Singing Grade Book, 2nd grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Brahms Die Henne (Broody Hen) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
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Grade Two: continued from previous page

Grieg Old Mother Art of Song, Vol 2
Mozart Longing for Spring 36 Solos for Young Singers, Hal Leonard
Mozart Sleep my Princess Treasury of Song Vol 2, Allans Publishing
Nelson Ghosts in the Belfry Roberton
Nelson Shivery Sarah Roberton 2214
Nelson The Hermit Roberton
Roberton Blakes Cradle Song Roberton
Schubert Cradle Song 100 Best Short Songs, Bk 3, Paterson Pat 00603
Schubert The Birds Selected Schubert Songs, Allans Publishing
Schumann Butterfly Op 79 No 2 Easy German Classic Songs, Ditson 431-41002
Schumann Ladybird Classic Songs, ed Taylor, Alfred
Sweeney He! Haw! Hum! (Still South I went) Roberton
List C
Andrew Lloyd Any Dream Will Do Audition Songs for Kids, Music Sales AM 955273
Webber
Bart Consider yourself Oliver Vocal Selections Music Sales. LK 56070
Bart Where is Love Oliver, Music Sales
Bennett Clock-a-Clay The Insect World Universal UE 14167
Bennett Glow-worms The Insect World Universal UE 14167
Bennett The Insect World The Insect World Universal UE 14167
Beswick Coconut Man Pick & Choose, Universal UE 16393
Churchill Heigh Ho Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Crawley Abdul the Magician (from Magic in the Leslie 1143
Air)
Hamilton, David Chocolate Just Desserts, Hamilton
Hamilton, David Perfect Milkshake Just Desserts, Hamilton
Harline When You wish Upon a Star Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Hoffman & A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Livingstone
Holland At Evening Singing Grade Book, 2nd grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Aust Poems. Allans Publishing
Jenkins Bessie, the Black Cat Novello/Music Sales
Parke In Old Donegal Roberton
Parke The Old Man from Kilkenny Roberton
Parke The Travellers Roberton
Roberts, Sharon Compassion
Rodgers Doh-Re-Mi Kids Book of Vocal Solos Hal Leonard Europe HL E 90001388
Rodgers Getting to Know You The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 3, (Sop) Imp.
00740122
Rodgers My favourite things Kids Book of Vocal Solos Hal Leonard Europe HL E 90001388
Rodgers The Sound of Music Kids Book of Vocal Solos Hal Leonard Europe HL E 90001388
Rowley The Fairy Weavers Novello
Rowley The Kangaroo Novello
Schonberg Little People Kids Book of Vocal Solos, Hal Leonard
Shaw Coventry Carol The Oxford Book of Carols, OUP
Shaw London Birds Curwen/Music Sales
Sherman Chim Chim Cher-ee The Disney Collection, Hal Leonard
Sherman Spoonful of Sugar The Disney Collection, Hal Leonard
Sherman Truly Scrumptious Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Belwin
Simon The Sound of Silence Acoustic Classics, Hal Leonard
Stanford The Cuckoo 20th Century Easy Song collection. Boosey & Hawkes
Strouse Tomorrow Audition Songs For Kids, Chester
Trad Skye Boat Song Singing Grade Book, 2nd grade low voice, Allans Publishing,
Second Pentatonic Song Book, Schott
Trad. Rocking Oxford Carols
Tremain, Ronald Three Young Rats A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Woodgate The Watchmakers Shop Paterson/Music sales
Wright, D Phantom Castle
4. Musicianship
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Grade 3
Major scale now sung both ascending and descending.
Five Cardinal vowels now tracked.
Onset and release breathing pattern further established.
Descending scale reinforced with the Tui softly singing exercise - care will need to be taken that the initial [t] in tui is not too aspirate.
The [u]-[i] is good front to back vowel practice.
Major triads reinforced and minor triads introduced.
Exercises below:
1.
44
= 72
mf
2.
44
= 72

mf i e a o u i e a o u i e a o u i e a o u i e a o u
3.
44
= 80
mf i e a o u
4.
44
= 72

mp
Tu i soft ly singing, tu i soft ly sing ing, tu u soft ly sing ing, tu i soft ly sing
5.

44
= 60

mf o u i
2. Vocal Studies choose one from the list below

1. Vaccai Practical Italian Vocal Method Intervals of the 3rd (Italian or English)

3. Pieces Three pieces to be chosen, one from each list, plus two in study list.
List A
Arne When Daisies Pied Art of Song Grades 1 to 5, Vol 2, Peters
Arr Copland I Bought me a Cat Old American Songs-set 1, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr Copland Simple Gifts Singing Grade Book, 3rd Grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Arr Hughes The Gartan Mothers Lullaby Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Bach In Dulci Jubilo Singing Grade Book, 3rd grade low voice, Allans Publishing
Barnby Sweet and Low 36 Solos for Young Singers, Hal Leonard
Bartlett, John What thing is Love Elizabethan Love Songs Boosey & Hawkes
Byrd Cradle Song (Low) Sing Solo Xmas Ed. JC Case, OUP
Davey The Bay of Biscay Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English Pretty Polly Oliver Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Keen, Arr Atthouse Homeward Bound Folksongs for Solo Singers. Alfred
Keen, Arr Atthouse Shes Like a Swallow Folksongs for Solo Singers. Alfred
Purcell I saw that you were Grown so High The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Trad Eriskay Love Lilt Arr Fraser, Boosey
Trad Fairy Lullaby Arr. Roberton
Trad Hope the Hermit Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Marianina (Italy) Curwen
Trad The Brisk Young Sailor Singing Grade Book, 3rd Grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Trad The Lorelei Curwen
Trad Ye Banks and Braes Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
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List B
Anon My little Pretty One The Hundred Best Short Songs Bk 4, Paterson
Brahms Stndchen Op 14 No 7 Singing Grade Book, 3rd grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Brahms Wiegenlied (Cradle Song) Treasury of Song Vol 2. Allans Publishing
Britten Fishing Song Friday Afternoons, Boosey & Hawkes
Dunhill Elsie Marley Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Franz Goodnight (The Last Farewell) Singing Grade Book, 3rd Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Franz I Heard the Rose Make Sad Complaint 1100 Best Songs Bk 2
Grieg Zwei Braune Augen (2 brown eyes) Op 5 The Art of Song, Grades 1 to 5, Vol 2, Peters
No 2
Mendelssohn Gruss Op 19 No 5 The Art of Song, Grades 1 to 5, VVol 1 Peters
Mendelssohn Lieblings platzen Singing Grade Book, 3rd grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Mozart Die Zufriedenheit K.349 (any three Dover
verses)
Schubert Abendlied (Evening Song) Easy German Classic Songs, Ditson
Schubert Heidenrslein First Vocal Album, Schirmer
Schubert Seligkeit The Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Boosey & Hawkes
Schumann Volksliedchen Op 51, No 2 Allans Publishing
List C
Arlen If I Only Had a Brain The Wizard of Oz, Alfred
Arlen Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz; Vocal Selections, Imperial TSF 0038
Armstrong What a Wonderful World Song Writers Hall of Fame,Imperial MF 9901
Arr H. Howells I will give my love an apple Thames
Bart As Long as He Needs Me Oliver! Vocal Selections Music Sales LK 56070
Bart Pick a Pocket or Two Lakeview music/Music Sales
Batt Bright Eyes Stage and Screen: The Black Book, Music Sales AM92249
Bernstein I feel Pretty Hal Leonard
Bernstein My House(Peter Pan) 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Bock & Harnick Matchmaker Hal Leonard/Music Sales
Bruns Yo Ho Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Finzi Ferry Me Across the Water Op 1 No 7. 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Fraser-Simon Christopher Robin is saying his Prayers The First Book of Mezzo-soprano/Alto Solos, Schirmer
Holland Lullaby Aust Poems. Allans Publishing
Holland The Whistling Man Aust Poems. Allans Publishing
Jenkyns The Owls Novello/Music Sales
John, Elton I Just Cant Wait to be King The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Lloyd Webber Whistle Down the Wind Music Sales
Loewe Get me to the Church on Time IMP
Loewe Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen:Vocal SelectionsMusic Sales AM
70384
Loewe Wouldnt it be Loverley? The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 3, IMP. 9391A
McBroom The Rose All Woman Vol.1, IMP
Menken Be our Guest The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Menken Part of your World The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Menken Under the Sea The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Milford The Gypsy Girl Banks OCS 24
Rodgers I Could Write a Book The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1 IMP
Rodgers I Whistle a Happy Tune Kids Book of Vocal Solos, Hal Leonard
Rodgers Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology,IMP
Roe A Little River Life is Full of Other People Thames
Schonberg Castle on a Cloud Kids Book of Vocal Solos,Hal Leonard Europe
Stanford A Soft Day Singers World Bk 2
Strouse Maybe More Audition Songs for Kids, Music Sales
Strouse Youre Never Fully Dressed without a Annie, IMP
Smile
Thiman The Path to the Moon 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Tremain, Ronald Hush-a-ba-birdie A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Warlock The First Mercy Boosey & Hawkes
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Criteria Level 2 - Grades 4 and 5
Processes are moderate in range, established and familiar, employing basic operational skills using readily available information. These are
applied in directed activities which are supervised by the teacher. Learners have some responsibility for quantity and quality.
Developmental exercises and greater scope of repertoire are chosen at this level to reflect the criteria.

Appropriate posture
Technical facility, sufficient to allow:
Further development of clear formation of vowels and articulation of consonants

Further development of management of breath flow
Further development of awareness of underlying pulse in the songs
Further development of the ability to sing in the range mp - f without forcing the tone
Developing awareness of appropriate style and phrasing
Awareness of the expressive interpretation of music and text
At this level we encourage the use of the original language of texts.
Grade 4
The use of the syllable vra encourages a forward tongue placement.
The melodic minor scale, both ascending and descending, is introduced slowly giving entrants time to think about what notes they are
singing. This encourages aural acuity.
Two short phrases, one major and one minor are introduced but with different words to each.
Exercises below
1.
= 80

86
mf
2.
44
= 64 3
mf

vra vra vra vra vra
3.
42
= 60

f
4.

4
= 70
4
mf The sky is blue
5.
= 70
44
mf The night is dark
2. Vocal Studies choose one from the list below

2. Vaccai Practical Italian Vocal Method Lesson 11. Intervals of the Fourth (Italian).
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List A
Anon Have you seen but a white lily grow? Celebrated Songs, ed Leah Book 1, Chester
Arne Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind 100 Best Short Songs, Paterson
Arne Care Flies from the Lad that is Merry Curwen/Music Sales
Arne The Lass with the delicate air Best of Recital Songs, Allans Publishing
Arne Where the Bee Sucks Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice , Allans Publishing,
Boosey & Hawkes Shakespear Song Album
Arr. Copland Long Time Ago Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes The Spanish Lady
Arr. Stanford Trottin to the Fair Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Jesu du bist mein Bach, J.S. Sacred Songs, IMC
Dowland Come Away, Come Sweet Love Celebrated Songs ed Leah Book 2, Chester
Ford Since first I saw your face Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Peters
Giordani Caro Mio Ben 26 Italian Songs and Arias ed John Glenn Paton, Alfred
Handel Art Thou Troubled Novello
Handel Dove Sei, Amato Bene Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Peters
Handel Silent Worship Celebrated Songs Book 1, Chester
Handel Vouchsafe O Lord Sing Solo Baritone, ed J. C. Case, OUP
Haydn Sailors song Art of Song, Grades1 - 5,
Mozart An die Freundschaft The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Mozart Die Kleine Spinnerin (The little Spinner The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Girl)
Mozart Komm, Liebe Zither, komm KV351 Mozart 50 Songs, Peters 4699a/b
Paisello Nel cor pi non mi sento 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Pergolesi Nina Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Scarlatti O cessate di Piagarmi 26 Italian Songs & Arias, ed Glenn Paton, Alfred
Trad Scarborough Fair Making the Grade 4-5, Chester
Trad The lark in the clear air Sing Solo Baritone, ed J.C. Case, OUP
Trad When Love is Kind Treasury of Songs, Vol 1, Allans Publishing
Vivaldi Vieni, vieni The Chester Books of Celebrated Songs - Bk 2
List B
Barber The Daisies Collected Songs, Schirmer/Music Sales
Brahms Sandmnnchen, The Little Sandman The Art of Song Gr 4 5 revised
Brahms Schwesterlein Treasury of Songs Vol 8 Allans Publishing
Chopin The Maidens Wish Op 74 Treasury of Song Vol 4. Allans Publishing
Franz Fr Musik Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Franz Widmung(Dedication) Allans Publishing
Grieg Ich liebe dich Art of Song Gr1-5 Vol 2 Peters
Grieg Margarets Cradle Song Art of Song Grades 1 - 5 Vol 2, Peters
Grieg With a Primrose Peters
Mendelssohn But the Lord is Mindful Sing Solo Contralto, ed C Shacklock,OUP
Mendelssohn Jaglied Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Pub
Rodrigo The Little White dove No 3 from 12 Spanish Songs, Schott
Rodrigo The Millers Wife No 10 from 12 Spanish Songs, Schott
Rubinstein Der Asra Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Schubert An die Laute Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Schubert Lachen und Weinen Treasury of Song Vol 7, Allans Publishing
Schubert Minnelied D429 (Holder Klingt der Peters
Vogelsang
Schumann An den Sonnenschein (To the Sunshine) Schirmer
Schumann Auf dem Rhein (On the Rhein) Schirmer
Schumann Schneeglckchen (Snowdrops) Singers World Book 2
Tchaikovsky Legend Treasury of Song Vol 5, Allans Publishing
Vaughan Williams Spring No. 1 of Three Childrens songs OUP
List C
Armstrong Gibbs Dusk Boosey & Hawkes
Bart Reviewing the Situation Lakeview Music/Music Sales
Bennett The Birds Lament The Aviary, Universal
Bennett The Widow Bird The Aviary, Universal
Bernstein One Hand, One Heart West Side Story, Boosey
Bock & Harnick Far from the Home I Love Hal Leonard/Music Sales
Buchanan, Dorothy Peace Song Album of Songs by New Zealand Composers, SOUNZ
Casey Hopelessly Devoted to You Grease IMP
Casey Sandy Grease IMP
Finzi Boy Johnny Op 1 No 10 Boosey & Hawkes
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Formby Leaning on a Lamp Post George Formby Songbook, Music Sales
German, Edward Dream o Day Jill German & Braydeston Press
Gershwin Love Walked In Chappell
Head The Carol of the Field Mice Boosey & Hawkes C20th. Easy Song Collection
Ives Two Little Flowers Peer Int Corp
John Can You Feel the Love Tonight The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs,
Keel Trade Winds Boosey & Hawkes
Lane How are things in Glocca Morra? Finians Rainbow, IMP
Lawrence & Fabulous High School Musical 2, Hal Leonard/Music sales
Greenberg
Lloyd Webber Close Every Door The Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology
Lloyd Webber I Dont Know How to Love Him The Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology, Really Useful Group
Loewe I Could Have Danced All Night Imp.9391A
Loewe On the Street Where You Live Imp.9391A
Menken Colours of the wind The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Menken Les Poissons The Little mermaid, Hal Leonard
Quilter June Boosey & Hawkes
Rodgers A Cock-eyed Optimist The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1
Rodgers Honey Bun The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1
Rodgers In my Own Little Corner Cinderella, Hal Leonard
Rodgers There is Nothing like a Dame South Pacific, Hal Leonard
Rodgers We Kiss in the Shadows Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection, Hal Leonard
Roe Song of the Bluebell Wood Thames
Roe Wartime Child Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Sullivan Im called little Buttercup The Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook, Dover
Sullivan On a Tree By the River The Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook, Dover
Warlock Balulalow Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Warren Lullaby of Broadway Forty-Second Street, IMP
Williams My Name is Tallulah Bugsy Malone, IMP 9181A
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Grade 5
Exercises and scales are ways of keeping the voice fit and flexible. Technical exercises give entrants the vocal tools to sing songs with enjoyment
and confidence and that helps an audience to enjoy the singing also.
1. AGILITY - agility exercises will help to train the voice to move quickly and neatly from one note to the next. Singing with agility from
the top of the scale down to the lowest note is an excellent way to begin the daily practice or to start the singing lesson. The scale can be
sung to any vowel - e.g. a or i or u or O, and putting an L in front of the vowel encourages the tongue tip to stay flexible and agile too.
The letter D can also be helpful in this way. D is an excellent consonant for using only the tongue tip without tightening the whole
tongue. Experiment with these suggestions to find which give the best results.
= 80
86
mf
2. STACCATO - the staccato way of singing or playing is another way of keeping the tone light and short, but not breathy. The entrant should
aim for a focused tone in the staccato note which is accurate but unforced as the voice and breath meet each other neatly without being
pushed. Use thought to prepare the pitch accurately before the sound is made. Practise this slowly at the beginning, and speed up with
proficiency.
44
= 104

mp

3. ARPEGGIO EXERCISES - these too, are good exercises for the development of rapid and accurate movement of the voice. When
combined with the major and minor scale, the entrant is working for skill in their ability to change the pitch of the major third into a minor
third with correct tuning.
44
= 104

mp
4. THE NINE NOTE SCALE: ascending and descending - This scale is to be sung with the enjoyment and musical feeling it deserves. The
ninth note is a peak in the music and the singing voice must stay consistent while reaching the peak then descending to the lowest pitch.
The breath is a source of energy and it must be managed with care through each note. If the chin juts forward, or the tongue becomes
tense, the breath energy will be interrupted and the vocal tone will suffer. It would be a good idea to practise this exercise slowly at first
until all the suggestions can be managed.
= 104
44

mp
5. MESSA DI VOCE: the line of the voice - This is an exercise which will train the voice to respond to the commands of thought. Start by
thinking of the vowel a and how it feels inside the mouth, then start singing a quiet but focused sound and swelling it to a strong, vibrant
and unforced one. Now gradually return to the quiet dynamic level. Dont change the shape of the a sound from the beginning to the
end.
44
= 144

p f p

7
f p f
6. THE MELODIC MINOR - This minor scale will already be known. This should be sung with thought and enjoyment to demonstrate
confidence in knowing the place of each note as the entrant sings upwards with a focused and even tone.

= 104
44

mp
21
2. Vocal Studies - choose one from the list below:

1. An unaccompanied folk song, entrants choice, duration no more than three minutes.
2. Dodds Exercises Page 14 upper two lines, and page 18, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
3. Vaccai Vocal Study. Lesson IV Intervals of the seventh, in Italian. Practical Method, (high medium or low) Schirmer 241
4. Concone Vocal Study any one of Nos 28 to 50, Fifty Lessons Op 9 Peters 980A
5. Marchesi Vocal Study No 8 or 9, 24 Vocalises Op 2 Schirmer 391
List A
Arr. Copland At the River Old American Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes I know my Love Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes I will Walk with my Love Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes The Star of County Down Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Caldara Alma del core 26 Italian Songs & Arias, High and Low voice , Alfred
Cimarosa Bel nume che adoro 30 Arie,Collezione complete, 3 vols, Ricordi
Dowland Now, O now I needs must Part Dowland 50 Songs Bk.1, Stainer & Bell
Durante Danza, Danza 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Handel Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Messiah
Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock
Handel Verdi Prati (Alcina) Celebrated Songs, ed Leah, Vol 2, Chester
Handel Whereer You Walk Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Peters
Haydn The Wanderer O Tuneful Voice, OUP
Linley Still the Lark finds Repose Songs of the Linleys, Stainer & Bell B569
Mozart Lho Perduta Great Mozart Arias for Soprano, Dover
Mozart Voi che Sapete Le Nozze di Figaro
Pergolesi Se tu mami, se sospiri 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Purcell Fairest Isle The Art of Song Gr 4-5, Peters
Purcell, H Hail to the Myrtle Shade, Z.606 Selected Songs of Purcell, Cramer
Purcell I attempt from Loves Sickness to Fly Celebrated Songs, ed Leah Book 3, Chester
Purcell Love Quickly is Palld The Art of Song Vol.2, Peters
Purcell, D Let Not Love on Me Bestow Early Georgian Songs Book 1, Stainer & Bell
Purcell, H Nymphs and Shepherds
Scarlatti Gia il sole dal Gange 26 Italian Songs & Arias, High and Low voice, Alfred
Scarlatti Le Violette 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Scarlatti Sento nel core 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Torelli Tu lo sai 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
List B
Arr. Britten Down by the Salley Gardens Folk song Arrangements Vol 1, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Britten O Waly Waly Folk song Arrangements Vol 3, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Britten Oliver Cromwell Folk song Arrangements, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Britten The Birds Boosey & Hawkes custom print
Beethoven Ich Liebe dich The Lieder Anthology, Hal Leonard 740219

Brahms Sonntag Celebrated Songs, ed Leah, Book 1, Chester
Donizetti Amore e Morte Composione da camera Vol 1, Ricordi
Dunhill The Cloths of Heaven Boosey & Hawkes
Dvorak God is My Shepherd Biblical Songs, Vol 1, Lengnick
Dvorak Ill Sing a New Song Biblical Songs, Vol 1, Lengnick
Franck Panis Angelicus Songs of Prayer, Kevin Mayhew
Grieg Ein Schwan Peters
Grieg The Princess The Art of Song Grades 1-5 Vol.2, Peters
Reger Marys cradle song Sing Solo Christmas ed. J>C> Case, OUP
Schubert An Sylvia Op 106 No 4 Schubert Selected Songs, Peters
Schubert Frhlingslied The Art of Song Grade 6, Peters
Schubert Geheimes (The Secret) Schirmer
List C
Armstrong Gibbs Five Eyes Boosey & Hawkes
Bernstein Tonight Westside Story, Vocal Selections, Boosey & Hawkes
Britten The Birds Boosey & Hawkes custom print
Carpenters Close to You IMP
Cham, Cham & When there was Me and You High School Musical, Hal Leonard
Seeley
Cohen Hallelujah Hal Leonard 2500414
Copland The Dodger Boosey & Hawkes
Dempsey & Rowe Loose Ends The Witches of Eastwick, IMP
Elgar Autumn Ascherberg
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Elgar The Shepherds Song Thirteen Songs, Thames
Gershwin Oh Lady Be Good The Best of George and Ira Gershwin, IMP
Gershwin Someone To Watch Over Me The Best of George and Ira Gershwin, IMP
Gershwin The Man I Love The Best of George and Ira Gershwin, IMP
Hamlisch Nothing (A Chorus Line) Essential Audition Songs for Female Vocalists Broadway, IMP
Head Sweet Chance That Led My Steps Song Album No 1: Songs of the Countryside, Boosey &
Hawkes
Head The Little road to Bethlehem Boosey & Hawkes
Head When Sweet Ann Sings Boosey & Hawkes
Hughes The Stuttering Lovers Chappell
Ireland I Have 12 Oxen Soprano Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Ireland Sea Fever Stainer & Bell
Ireland The Holy boy Boosey & Hawkes
John/Rice The Past is Another Land Aida, Hal Leonard HL 00313175
Kern Bill (Showboat) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology for Soprano, Vol
1,IMP
Leonard I Heard a Robin Singing
Loesser If I were a Bell Guys and Dolls, Music Sales
Loesser Adelaides Lament Guys and Dolls, Music Sales
Loewe If Ever I Would Leave You (Camelot) Chappell
Loewe The Heather on the Hill (Brigadoon)
Quilter Dream Valley New Imperial Edition of mezzo soprano songs, Boosey &
Hawkes
Quilter Fair House of Joy 7 Elizabethan Lyrics Op 12 Boosey & Hawkes
Quilter It was a Lover and His Lass
Rodgers Bali Hai (South Pacific) Broadway Songs - Budget Books, Hal Leonard Europe
Rodgers Out of My Dreams (Oklahoma) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 1, IMP
Rodgers Shall We Dance (The King & I) The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection, Hal Leonard
Roe All Things are Quiet & Silent A Garland of Folk Songs, Thames
Roe Cocky Robin Thames
Roe Nursery Rhyme of Innocence & Thames/William Elkin
Experience
Roe O Your Eyes are Dark & Beautiful Elkin
Russell Get Here All Woman Vol.2, IMP
Schonberg I dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 2, mezzo soprano,
IMP
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water Music Exchange
Stanford Trottin to the Fair
Strouse Little Girls Annie, IMP
Tremain, Ronald Memory, Hither Come A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Vaughan Williams Linden Lea Boosey & Hawkes
Vaughan Williams The Sky Above the Roof Boosey & Hawkes
Warren How Do I Live All Woman Love Songs, IMP
Weill Here Ill Stay Weill from Berlin to Broadway, Hal,Leonard
Weill Oh the Rio Grande (Cowboy Songs) Kurt Weill Songs: A Centennial Anthology Vol 2, IMP
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Criteria Level 3 - Grade 6
Processes require a range of developing skills within a range of familiar contexts. These are applied using relevant theoretical knowledge,
interpretative skills, discretion and judgment within a range of known responses to familiar problems. Although activities are directed by the
teacher, learners have significant responsibility for the quantity and quality of output.

Appropriate posture
Clear definition of vowels and articulation of consonants

Management of airflow
Awareness of underlying pulse in the songs
Awareness and demonstration of dynamics, and tempi
Awareness of tonal clarity and a clean onset and release
Developing awareness of staccato and legato
Awareness of the expressive relationship between music and text
A developing sense of appropriate phrasing, style and ornamentation
It is expected that Italian, German and French repertoire will be sung in the original language.
Grade 6

Technical exercises play an important part in the study of music performance. By practising and achieving the vocal techniques of the exercises,
the voice will become stronger, flexible and wider in range. However, remember that the technical exercises are not just a collection of notes
but are also music! This means that they must be sung as a musical performance to make them enjoyable and fully achievable. Knowing what
each exercise is for, and carrying that thought over into songs is very important.
1. THE TEN NOTE SCALE - This scale should be sung with even and steady sound. Enjoy the ascending scale with a sense of excitement
as it goes beyond the usual eight notes to the peak. Energy from the breath will carry the voice without having to reach up for high notes,
and therefore feeling strain in mouth, throat or tongue. Entrant must be careful not to jut out chin or lift shoulders during the upward
scale.
= 80
89

mf
2. THE TEN NOTE SCALE IN HARMONIC MINOR MODE - this is a challenge because of the technique needed to sing an upward scale
and also the tonality of the harmonic minor. Slow practise is the method needed to master both challenges.

= 80
89

mf
24
3. THE CHROMATIC SCALE - this scale has twelve notes with no whole tones, only semi-tones between the pitches. When learning this
scale and working out the best way of singing it well, it helps to think of the intervals between each note as being large steps on the way
up and as smaller steps on the way down.
44
= 104

mf
4. EXTENDED ARPEGGIO WITH CHANGING TONALITY BETWEEN MAJOR AND MINOR MODES - The entrant should study this
exercise with care because of the challenges it holds. Be very careful about intonation which demonstrates knowledge of the major and
minor keys and the ability to sing each with confidence.

= 44
86
mp f
5. AGILITY - the strong rhythmical impulse in this exercise must be maintained with evenness within the triplet figure. Take care that the
first note of each triplet arrives exactly on the beat of the bar for which it is intended. Careful not to allow the exciting rhythm to pull you
off the beat. The use of a metronome to reinforce the beat will prove useful for this. Notice that the pattern of the triplet figure changes
on the descending half of the scale. There is an intonation challenge in singing the ascending thirds to make sure that the interval is wide
enough between them and then narrowed with the notes descending in a stepwise pattern.
12
= 80
8
mf
3

2. Vocal Studies - choose one from the list below

1. An unaccompanied folk song, entrants own choice, duration no more than four minutes
2. Dodds Exercises Page 14 lower two lines, and page 26 harmonic minor only, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
3. Dodds Exercises Page 19 with dynamics, and page 26 harmonic minor only, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
4. Vaccai Vocal Study. Lesson V half-tones or semitones, in Italian. Practical Method, (high medium or low) Schirmer 241
5. Concone Vocal Study any one of Nos 16 to 25 from Op 10 Peters
List A
Arne Under The Greenwood Tree Chester
Arr. Britten Early One Morning (any three verses) The Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection,
Boosey
Arr. Britten La Belle est au Jardin damour Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Come Let Us All This Day
Bach My Heart ever faithful Allans Publishing
Bononcini Per la Gloria Dadorarvi Schirmer
Boyce Tell Me Lovely Shepherd Best Recital Songs, Allans Publishing
Caccini Amarilli, Mia Bella 26 Italian Songs & Arias, Alfred 3402
Carissimi Vittoria, Mio Core! 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Handel O Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave me? Celebrated Songs, ed Leah, Vol 3, Chester
Handel Recit: He was cut off (Messiah), Aria:But Novello. Novo70137
thou Didst Not Leave his soul in hell
Handel Recit: O Didst Thou Know Acis &
Galatea, Aria: As when the Dove laments
her love
Handel Return o God of Hosts (Samson)
Handel Thou shalt Bring Them In (Israel in
Egypt)
Lotti Pur Dicesti, o bocca bella 26 Italian Songs & Arias, Alfred 3402
Mozart Das Veilchen KV476 Mozart 50 Songs, Peters 4699a/b
Mozart Deh Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) Operatic Anthology Vol.4, Schirmer
Mozart Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden Aria Album, Peters
Purcell Now Winter Comes Slowly The Fairy Queen
Purcell Sailors Song Dido & Anneas
Scarlatti Cara e Dolce 26 Italian Songs & Arias, Alfred 3402
List B
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Brahms Da unten im Tale Deutche Volkslieder, 1st set
Brahms Dein blaues Auge Op 59 No 8 Peters EP 3202a(high), 3202b(low)
Brahms Der Schmied (The Blacksmith) Op 19, No Allans Publishing. Ed. 546
4
Brahms Komm bald! Op 97 No 5 The Art of Song Grade 6, Peters
Brahms Sapphische Ode Allans Publishing
Brahms Vergebliches Stndchen Op 84 No 4 Soprano Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Brahms Wie melodien zieht es Allans Publishing
Clara Schumann Liebst du um Schnheit Op12 No 4 Alfred
Dvorak Here My Cry O Lord Biblical songs Lengnick
Dvorak Silent Woods Gypsy Songs Lengnick
Dvorak Songs My Mother Taught Me Gypsy Songs Lengnick
Faur En Prire Faur Thirty Songs, International
Faur Le Secret Peters
Hahn R Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes Melodies Vol.1, Heugel
Hughes O Men from the Fields A Heritage of 20th Century British Song
Lizst Lasst Mich Ruhen Belwin
Maconchy Ophelias Song OUP
Massenet Elgie Ashdown
Massenet Ouvre tes yeux bleus (Open Thy Blue
Eyes)
Mendelssohn Auf Flgein des Gesanges (On Wings of Peters
Song)
Schubert An die Musik Allans Publishing
Schubert Ave Maria Allans Publishing
Schubert Der Lindenbaum
Schubert Frhlingstraum Op 89 No 11 Allans Publishing
Schubert Lied der Mignon Allans Publishing
Schubert Standchen No 4, (Schwanengesang) The Art of Song Grade 6, Peters
Schumann Der Nussbaum Op 25, No 3 The Lieder Anthology, Hal Leonard 740219
Schumann Die Lotosblume 50 Selected Songs, Schirmer
Schumann Mondnacht Allans Publishing
List C
Adam O Holy Night Schirmer
Armstrong Gibbs The Cherry Tree Schirmer
Bennett The Owl(The Aviary) Universal Ed.
Bernstein Somewhere(West Side Story) Schirmer
Bowater You Spotted Snakes Soundz NZ
Casey There are Worse Things I Could Do Grease
Coleman Big Spender Sweet Charity, Music Exchange 031044M
Coward If Love Were All Music Sales
Coward Mrs Worthington Music Sales

Dorothy Freed The Sun Has Spread Her Shining Wings 5 Fairburn Songs, SOUNZ
Felicity Williams Womans Song Soundz NZ
German, E Glorious Devon
Gershwin I Got Plenty of Nothing IMP
Gershwin Love is Here To Stay IMP
Gershwin Summertime IMP
Gershwin The Man I love IMP
Gibb Dont Come in Sir, Please
Hammond & Bettis One Moment in Time Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits, Alfred
Head A Blackbird Singing Boosey & Hawkes
Head A Funny Fellow Boosey & Hawkes
Head Ave Maria Boosey & Hawkes
Head Money-o Boosey & Hawkes
Hely-Hutchinson The Owl and the Pussycat Three Nonsense Songs, Paterson
Ireland Hope the Hornblower
Judith Exley 2 of 4 small songs Soundz NZ
Kander & Ebb Razzle Dazzle Chicago, Faber Music
Kennedy-Fraser Kishmuls Galley
Kern Cant Help Loving Dat Man of Mine IMP
Lloyd Webber Dont Cry for Me Argentina Music Ltd
Lloyd Webber Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again Really Useful Group
Loewe Just You Wait Chappell
Mac & Hector Flying Without Wings Audition Songs for Male Singers 4, Wise Publications
Nelson I Think it will be Winter Banks
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Pitchford & Gore Out Here On My Own Essential Audition Songs for Female Vocalists, Westend Hits,
IMP
Porter Anything goes IMP
Porter Night and Day IMP
Porter Riding High IMP
Porter The Tale of the Oyster IMP
Quilter Where Go the Boats
Rice Where I Want to Be Chess, Music Sales AM944955
Rodgers If I Loved You IMP
Schwartz Popular Wicked, Hal Leonard HL 313267
Schnberg On My Own Les Miserables, Music Sales
Schnberg Stars Les Miserables, Music Sales
Shaiman & Wittman Good Morning Baltimore Hairspray, Hal Leonard HL 313219
Sullivan The Sun Whose Rays
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Level 4 - Grades 7, 8 and Performers Certificate
Processes require a wide range of technical skills involving a considerable choice of procedures in a variety of familiar and un-familiar contexts.
The learning demands a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts and analytical interpretation of information. The
learning demand requires informed judgment within a range of innovative responses to concrete but often unfamiliar problems. Learners have
complete responsibility for the quantity and quality of output under broad guidance and evaluation from their teacher.
In addition to those criteria at level 1, 2, & 3 the entrants will demonstrate:
Accurate and fluent performance

Further development of intonation and consistency of pitch showing a well developed aural awareness.
Further development of formation of vowels and articulation of consonants
Developing rhythmic stability and vitality
Aiming for clear and even tone throughout the range
Developing ability to control dynamics as specified
Developing management of a range of tonal qualities for expressive purposes
Developing a confident projection of the style and character of chosen works
Developing expressive interpretation of music and text.
Italian, German and French repertoire should be sung in the original language showing an understanding of the pronunciation, translation
and emphasis on important words in the text.
Grade 7
Grade seven is an advanced level. It is important for the entrant to read the criteria in the syllabus very thoroughly to prepare for the standards
which will be expected at the examination. They challenge vocal technique and musicianship. The criteria covers both grades seven and eight in
Level Four. The entrants in Grade Seven will be expected to perform the technical exercises and repertoire at a satisfactory level of proficiency
to achieve a successful outcome in the examination.
The development of vocal technique is an essential component for singing performance as it enables the singer to do justice to their chosen
selections and to safeguard the health and stamina of the singing voice.
Repertoire should be carefully chosen, making sure that selections are not beyond the entrants present state of vocal development. Songs and

arias which entrants are not yet ready to sing, no matter how much they want to include them in their performance which are beyond their
present ability, may result in a disappointing or discouraging outcome. This is a lesson to learn early in their performance life. Note and follow
the speed marking in each exercise.
1. THE EXTENDED SCALE: the eleven note scale - this is well beyond the normal diatonic scale. The advice given in earlier grades about
the posture of head and neck when passing through the scale towards the higher pitches is very important. Jutting the chin, tightening
the jaw, or reaching for the high pitches will make the singing of the scale difficult and also affect your tone in an unhealthy manner.
Increasing the energy in breath flow is the only extra effort needed to keep the steady line of tone going throughout the transitions of pitch.
Allow the position of the head to remain stable, although the position of the jaw will adjust as the pitch rises.
42
= 69
mf
2. THE EXTENDED SCALE: the eleven note scale in minor mode - these test the entrants vocal ability and musicianship in the accurate
singing of the minor modes.

42
= 69
mf

4

mf
28
3. THE CHROMATIC SCALE: the twelve note scale - in semitones ascending and descending: this scale requires accurate intonation. It is
helpful to think of the ascending intervals as wide steps and the descending notes as narrow steps.
44
= 69

mf
4. THE EXTENDED ARPEGGIO - note dynamic changes and the flattened third in the second part of the exercises. The entrants ability to
achieve these instructions are required in the criteria for assessing technical proficiency.

44
= 69

mp
5. EXTENDED ARPEGGIO - this exercise covers a range of twelve notes and requires you to show your ability to keep the vocal tone
consistently even throughout the registers and to demonstrate the skill of vibrant staccato sound without any pushing.

= 46
86

6. AGILITY IN ASCENDING AND DESCENDING TRIPLET SINGING - the strict rhythmical performance of this exercise and the
accurate intonation of the upward interval must be demonstrated.
12
= 88
8
3
mp

7. MESSA DI VOCE: the line of the voice - in sustained tones with a changing dynamic of pianissimo through to forte and back to pianissimo
in a diatonic scale. The entrant is to demonstrate an ability to follow these markings without forcing of the higher dynamic or losing vocal
focus in the soft tones.
44
= 144

pp f

6

continue through

pp f
ascending scale

2. Dodds Exercises Page 24 and 25 all three lines, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
3. Dodds Exercises Page 30, all three lines, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
4. Vaccai Vocal Study. Lesson VI syncopation in Italian. Practical Method, (high medium or low) Schirmer 241
5. Marchesi Vocal Study any one of Nos 15 or 16 from Op 2 Allans
3. Pieces Four pieces to be chosen, one from each list, plus one in study list.
List A - High Voice. Male or Female
Arr. Harty My Lagan Love Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Bist du Bei Mir Allans Publishing
Bach Blute Nur St Matthew Passion
Bach Ich Will Dir Mein Herze Schenken St Matthew Passion
Bach Seufzer, Thrnen Kummer Noth Cantata Ich Hatte Viel Bekmmerniss BWV21
Bach/ Gounod Ave Maria
Caldara Sebben Crudele 26 Italian songs & Arias, Alfred
Dowland Fine Knacks for Ladies Dowland 50 Songs Bk.2, Stainer & Bell
Handel Care Selve Allans Publishing
Handel Gentle Ears, Melodious Strains(Athalia) Hal Leonard
Handel How Beautiful are the Feet (Messiah)
Purcell Ah! Belinda I am pressed with Novello
Torment(Dido and Aeneas)
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Purcell If Music Be the Food of Love (1st IMC
Version)
Purcell Music For a While IMC
Purcell The Owl is Abroad
Scarlatti Se Florinda fedele 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Vivaldi Domine Deus (Gloria) Gloria
List A - Low Voice, Male or Female

Bach Bist du Bei Mir
Bach Quia Fecit Mihi Magna Magnificat BWV 243
Boyce Balmy Sweetness ever Flowing Solomon
Caccini Amor, io Parto A-R editions
Caccini Sfogava Con Le Stelle A-R editions
Cimarosa Resta in Pace, Idolo Mio Ricordi OUP
Dowland Sweet Stay a While Stainer
Durante Danza Danza Fanciulla Gentile Alfred
Handel Father of heaven(Judas Maccabeus)
Handel Hence, Iris, Hence Away(Semele)
Handel Recit: Frondi Tenere, Aria: Ombra Mai Fu Xerses, Chester
Handel Recit: I rage, I melt, I burn! Air: O (Acis and Galatea)
Ruddier than the Cherry
Handel Recit:Twill be a Painful
Separation(Jeptha), Aria: In Gentle
Murmurs Will I mourn
Handel Return O God of Hosts(Samson)
Monteverdi Arnaltas Lullaby(Lincoronazione di Novello
Poppea Act II, Scene X)
Purcell Arise, ye Subterranean Winds No 5 Purcell six songs for Bass
List B - High Voice, Male or Female

Brahms Liebestrau (Op 3)
Haydn Hark! What Did I tell To thee Peters
Haydn My Mother Bids me Bind My Hair Mezzo-Soprano Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Haydn Now Nature Sinks Beneath the Weight Peters
Haydn Rckerinnerung(The Seasons)
Mendelssohn Venetianisches Gondellied
Mozart An Chloe Peters
Mozart Dalla Sua Pace (Don Giovanni) Allans Publishing

Mozart Ho capito, Signor (Don Giovanni) Ricordi
Mozart Non Piu andrai(The Marriage of Figaro)
K.579
Mozart Recit: Le Nostie Pene Schirmer
Mozart Un Moto di Gioia(The Marriage of Peters
Figaro)K.579
Mozart Vedrai Carino (Don Giovanni) Leonard
Mozart Voi Che Sapete (Le Nozze di Figaro) Brenreiter
List B - Low Voice, Male or Female

Beethoven In Questa tomba oscura, Op 239 Allans
Beethoven The Song of the Flea Op 75 No 4 (8)
Brahms Feldeinsamkeit Allans Publishing
Gluck O del mio dolce ardor from Paride e Elena
(9a)
Haydn F J Hark! What I tell to thee (9a)
Mozart An Chloe K 524 (35)
Mozart Der Vogelfnger Bin Ich Ja (Papagenos Der Zauberflte, Brenreiter
Aria)
Mozart Ein Madchen oder weibchen (from Die The Art of Song, Gr 7
Zauberflote K 620)
Mozart In diesen heilgen Hallen from Die
Zauberflote (24)
30

Mozart Non piu andrai (from Le Nozze di Figaro
(24)
Mozart O Isis und Osiris from Die Zauberflote
(39)
List C - High Voice Male or Female

Brahms Botschaft Op47 No1 Allans Publishing
Brahms Wie Bist Du Meine Knigin Op32 No9 Allans Publishing
Donizetti Come Gentil(Don Pasquale)
Donizetti Convien Partir(La Fille du Regiment)
Dvorak By the Waters of Babylon Biblical Songs Vol 2 Lengnick
Dvorak Clouds & Darkness Biblical Songs Vol 1 Lengnick
Dvorak Goin Home
Dvorak Hark how My Triangle, Op 55 No 2 Gypsy Melodies Lengnick
Dvorak Lord Thou Art My Refuge Biblical Songs Vol 1 Lengnick
Dvorak The Lark Op 7 No 4 Lengnick
Eden Whats in the Air Today?
Faur Apres un Rve Op 7 No 1 Hal Leonard
Faur Les Roses dIspahan Op 39 No 4
Faur Mai Durand
Faur Nell Op 18 No 1 Gabriel Faur 50 Songs, Hal Leonard
Faur Toujours Op 21 No 2
Gounod Srnade Charles Gounod 11 Melodies, Henry Lemoine
Schubert Die Forelle Op 32 D 550
Schubert Fruhlings glaube, Op 20 No 2 D686
Schubert Nachtviolen D752
List C - Low Voice Male or Female

Bellini Vaga Luna, che Inargenti
Brahms Stndchen Op 14 No 7
Brahms Von ewiger Liebe Op 43 No 1
Duparc Chanson Triste
Liszt Wanderers Nachtlied Dover
Mahler Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht (Des
Knaben Wunderhorn)
Massenet lgie
Schubert Aufenthalt
Schubert Der Musensohn Op 92 No 1 Peters
Schubert Frhlingsglaube Op 20 No 2 Peters
Schubert Wanderers Nachtlied Op 96 No 3 Paterson
Schumann Du bist wie eine Blume
Schumann Waldesgesprch Op 39 No 3 Peters
Schumann Widmung Op 25 No 1 Peters
Tchaikovsky None but the Lonely Heart Boosey & Hawkes
Thomas Air du tambour major (The Drum Majors
song)
Verdi Il Poveretto Peters (No 3 from Verdi
Composizioni da Camera)
List D - Any Voice

Arlen Stormy Weather IMP
Armstrong Gibbs Nod Celebrated Songs Book 1, Chester
Armstrong Gibbs Silver Thames
Armstrong Gibbs The Splendour Falls Thames
Bridge Een as a Lovely Flower Boosey & Hawkes
Britten Tit for Tat Faber
Debussy Beau Soir
Debussy Clair de Lune (from Fetes Galantes)
Delius To Daffodils Boosey & Hawkes
Delius Twilight Fancies Boosey & Hawkes
Dempsey & Rowe Another Night at Darryls The Witches of Eastwick, IMP
Dring Business Girls Thames
Dring Crabbed Age and Youth Thames
Freed The Sea Child Soundz
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Gershwin Fascinating Rhythm IMP
Gershwin Ive Got Rhythm IMP
Gershwin Nice Work if You Can Get It IMP
Hahn R Lheure exquise (Chansons Grises) French Art Songs of the 19th Century, Dover
Harty The Sea Wrack Boosey & Hawkes
Head A Green Cornfield Boosey & Hawkes
Head Foxgloves Boosey & Hawkes
Howells Gavotte
Ireland Sea Fever Stainer
John, Elton Come What May (Moulin Rouge) Audition Songs for Male Singers 3, Wise Publications
Kander & Ebb All I Care About Chicago, Faber Music
Kander & Ebb Roxie Chicago, Faber Music
Kern Smoke Gets In Your Eyes IMP
Leigh The Impossible Dream
Lilburn Once my Strength Sings Harry
Lloyd Webber Music of the Night (Phantom of the
Opera)
Loewe Show Me Chappell
Marmion Brightcap Chamber Music, Contempory Music Centre
Munro My Lovely Celia The Chester Book of Celebrated Songs Bk.3, Music Sales
Parke The falling of the Leaves
Parry My Heart is like a Singing Bird
Quilter Loves Philosophy A Heritage of 20th Century British Song Vol.4, Boosey &
Hawkes
Quilter Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Boosey & Hawkes
Rodgers Younger Than springtime IMP
Roe The Lass from the Low Country
Roe War time Child
Rutter Shepherds Pipe Carol OUP
Schwartz Dancing Through Life Wicked, Hal Leonard
Schnberg Bring Him Home IMP
Schnberg Empty Chairs & Empty tables IMP
Schnberg Master of the House Les Miserables, Music Sales
Sondheim Another 100 People IMP
Sondheim One More Kiss IMP
Sondheim Send in the Clowns IMP
Tremain, Ronald Why so Pale and Wan? A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Vaughan Williams The Birdsong OUP
Weill Je ne taime pas IMP
Weill Never Was You IMP

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Grade 8
Technical exercises are fundamental to singing training as they prepare the singer for the challenges of the complex vocal repertoire they are
to perform. By becoming familiar with the co-ordinations of singing in the technical exercises, and by practising and repeating them under
the guidance of a knowledgeable teacher, it is hoped that the singer will learn the skills and stamina of healthy vocal technique. Although the
exercises are the foundation of vocal technique, they are also music, and by singing them with enjoyment and commitment, the entrant will
increase the enhancement of their voice and their performing experience.
The criteria in the syllabus for level four state the vocal and musical standards which entrants are expected to demonstrate in their work. These
are the criteria for both grades seven and eight; but grade eight entrants are expected to demonstrate a level of competency even higher than
the grade seven level of satisfactory. To achieve a pass grade within this level, the examination entrant must have good competency. Exercises
must be sung at the dynamic and tempo markings given on the page.
1. THE EXTENDED SCALE - the ascending and descending major scale in compound time: this scale must be sung rhythmically with
accurate intonation, and the vocal technique to achieve an even tone throughout the register changes.
= 88
12
8

mf
2. THE EXTENDED SCALE:
a. The ascending and descending melodic minor of the scale

= 88
12
8

mf
b. The harmonic minor of the scale

= 88
12
8

mf
When you can sing these three versions of the scale with consistent tone and accurate intonation, you will have achieved a great deal of
knowledge and skill. It is well worth the effort.
3. THE CHROMATIC SCALE: ascending and descending - take notice of the minim rest before beginning the downward scale. This allows
time to prepare the breath and the voice.

44
= 76

mf
3

4. ARPEGGII: major and minor - changing note values and scale type within the exercise.

44

mf
in a diatonic scale. The entrant must demonstrate an ability to follow these markings without forcing of the higher dynamic or losing vocal
43
= 72

pp f pp f
pp f

13

pp f pp f pp f
33

3. Conconne Vocal Study, any one of Nos 1 to 15, 25 Lessons Op 10 Peters
3. Pieces Four pieces to be sung from memory, one from each list
List A - Soprano/Mezzo Soprano
Attey, J Sweet was the Song Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Lass uns o Hchster Gott, das Jahr
(Cantata: Jesu nun sei gepriest BWV41)
Bach Recit: See now the bridegroom, Aria:
Prepare Thyself Zion (Christmas Oratorio)
Campion, T Thrice, toss these oaken ashes in the air Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Flow my Tears Stainer & Bell
Dowland Flow not so fast, ye fountain Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Go Crystal Tears Stainer & Bell
Handel Bel Piacere Agrippina, HWV 6
Handel Recit: O let eternal honours crown his Novello
name, Aria: From Mighty Kings he took
the spoil (Judas Maccabaeus HWV63.)
Handel Recit: Ye Sacred Priests, Aria: Farewell Novello
Ye Limpid Springs (Jeptha)
Pergolesi Stizzoso, Mio Stizzoso (Le Serva 30 Arie Antiche Vol.1, Ricordi 50251
Padrona)
Purcell Hark! How all things with one sound Purcell, 15 Songs and Airs, Book 1, Novello
rejoice(Fairy Queen)
Purcell Recit: Thy Hand Belinda(Dido and
Aeneas), Aria: When I am Laid in Earth
Purcell The Plaint: O! let me forever weep(Fairy Purcell, 15 Songs and Airs, Book 1, Novello
Queen)
List A - Mezzo Soprano/Contralto

Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Laudamus te No 5(Mass in B minor Novello
BWV232)
Bach Schlafe mein Liebster(Christmas Oratorio
BWV 248)
Dowland Flow my tears John Dowland, 50 Songs for High Voice, Book 1, Stainer &
Bell

Dowland Flow Not so Fast, Ye Fountains Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Weep You No More Sad Fountains John Dowland, 50 Songs for High Voice, Book 2 Stainer & Bell
Handel Cara Sposa (Rinaldo) Celebrated Opera Arias for Mezzo Soprano and Alto ed
Spicker, pub Patelson
Handel Cor ingrate (Rinaldo) Barenreiter BA 4033A
Handel Here amid the Shady Woods(Alexander Boosey & Hawkes
Balus HWV65)
Handel Heroes When with Glory Burning(Joshua) Anthology of Sacred Songs Vol 2 Alto, Schirmer
Handel O Thou that Tellest (Messiah)
Handel Thou Art Gone Up On High (Messiah)
Paisello Chi Vuol la Zingarella 30 Arie Antiche Vol.1, Ricordi 50251
Vivaldi Qui Sedes(Gloria) OUP
List A - Tenor
Attey, J Sweet was the Song Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set Low Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Mein Jesus ist erstanden(Cantata no. 67 Breitkopf EB 7067
Halt in Gedachtnis Jesum Christ BWV 67)
Bach Nun mogt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
nun(ChristmasOratorio)BWV 248
Campion, T Thrice, toss these oaken ashes in the air Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set Low Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Flow my tears John Dowland, 50 Songs for Low Voice, Book 1, Stainer & Bell
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Dowland Flow Not so Fast, Ye Fountains Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set Low Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland In Darkness Let Me Dwell Stainer & Bell
Dowland Weep You No More Sad Fountains John Dowland, 50 Songs for Low Voice, Book 2 Stainer & Bell
Handel Comfort Ye (Messiah)
Handel Consider Fond Shepherd (Acis & Galatea) Novello
Handel Love Sounds the Alarm(Acis & Galatea) Novello
Handel Recit: Deeper and Deeper Still, Aria:Waft INT1694/MDS
Her Angels, Through the Skies (Jeptha
HWV 70)
Handel Thus When The Sun (Samson)
Monteverdi Tu se Morta(Orfeo) Novello
Purcell Come All Ye Songsters of the Sky(The Novello
Fairy Queen)
List A - Baritone/Bass
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Et in spiritum sanctum (Mass in B min) Barenreiter BA 5102A
Bach Recit. Am Abend da es Khle War, Aria. Novello
Mache Dich, Mein Herze, Rein (to bar 37)
(St Matthew Passion Pt 2 BWV 244)
Boosey & Hawkes
Fetis att. Stradella Piet Signore 24 Italian Songs and Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries,
Schirmer
Fetis att. Stradella Se I Miei Sospiri 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Handel Recit: Enough.to Heavn We Leave the Novello
Rest, Aria:With Pious Hearts. (Judas
Maccabaeus )
Handel Recit: I feel the Deity within, Aria: Arm, Novello
Arm Ye Brave (Judas Maccabaeus.)
Handel Thus Saith the Lord (Messiah)
Purcell Man Is For The Woman Made
Scarlatti, A Andero volero gridero
Scarlatti, A Se delitto e ladorarvi 30 Arie, Collezione Complete, 3 Vols, Ricordi
Scarlatti, A Toglietemi la vita ancor 30 Arie, Collezione Complete, 3 Vols, Ricordi
Traetta, T Ah, non lasciarmi, no(Dido Abbandonata) 30 Arie, Collezione Complete, 3 Vols, Ricordi
List B - Soprano/Mezzo Soprano

Granados, E El Majo Discreto Coleccion de Tonadillas, Music Sales
Hahn, R A Chloris The French Song Anthology, Hal Leonard
Haydn Cavatina di Alcina (LIsola di Alcina) Haydn-Mozart Presse, Salzburg
Haydn Con un tenero sospiro (La Vera
Constanza)
Haydn Recit. O Welcome Now, Aria:O How Peters
Pleasing To the Senses (The Seasons)
Haydn Solo e pensoso Haydn-Mozart Presse, Salzburg
Mozart Dieser Gottheit Allmacht ruget The Art of Song Grade 8 high Peters EP 71771
(Freimaurerkantate K623)
Mozart Laudate Dominum(Vespers K339) Hal Leonard
Mozart Non so piu (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart Porgi amor (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart Recit. Ma se culpa non ho and Aria: Batti, Mozart Operatic Arias for Soprano Vol 2, Allans Publishing
batti(Don Giovanni)
Mozart Ridente la Calma Mozart 50 Songs, Peters 4699a
Mozart Una Donna a Quindici Anni(Cosi Fan Peters
Tutti )
List B - Mezzo Soprano/Contralto

Beethoven Freudvoll und Leidvoll Op 84 No 4 Schirmer
Beethoven Mignon (Kennst du das Land) Op 75 No 1 Schirmer
Bellini Per piet, bellidol mio
Bellini Vanne, o rosa fortunata
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Gluck Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice) Novello
Haydn O quam tristis (Stabat Mater) Robbins Landon, Faber
Jommelli Chi vuol comprar
Mozart Se vuol ballare (Le nozze di Figaro) K.
492
Piccinni Recit: Porro dunque mor Aria: Se il ciel
mi divide (Alessandro nelle Indie)
Rossini La danza (Tarantella Napoletana)
List B - Tenor
Beethoven Adelaide Op 46 Schirmer
Beethoven Freudvoll und Leidvoll Op 84 No 4
Beethoven Mignon Op 75 No 1 Henle
Beethoven Neue Liebe, neues Leben Op 75 No 2 Schirmer
Gluck Che puro ciel(Orfeo ed Euridice) Novello
Haydn In Native Worth and Honour Clad(the
Creation)
Haydn O quam tristis(Stabat Mater) Ed Robbins Landon, Faber
Haydn Vidit suum(Stabat Mater) Ed Robbins Landon, Faber
Jommelli, N Chi vuol comprar Arie Antiche: Anthology of Italian Songs Vol 1 Schirmer
Mozart Ah, se fosse intorno al trono (La Mozart Arias from Operas for Tenor IMC New York
Clemenza di Tito)
Mozart Che belta che leggiadria (La finta Mozart Arias from Operas for Tenor IMC New York
gardiniera)
Mozart Guerrier, che dun acciaro (Lucio Silla) Mozart Arias from Operas for Tenor IMC New York
Mozart Il mio tesoro (Don Giovanni)
List B - Baritone/Bass
Haydn Recit: And God Created Great Whales, Novello
Aria: Be Fruitful All (The Creation)
Haydn Recit: And God Said Let the Waters, Aria:
Rolling in Foaming Billows (The
Creation)
Haydn Recit: Straight Opening Her Fertile Peters
Womb, Aria: Now Heavn in Fullest
Glory Shone( The Creation Pt2)
Mozart Deh Vieni Alla finestra (Don Giovanni)
Mozart La vendetta, oh la vendetta(Le Nozze di
Figaro K 492)
Mozart Madamina! Il Catalogo e Questo(Don
Giovanni)
Mozart O Isis und Osiris(Die Zauberflte. K620) Peters

Mozart Se Vuol Ballare(Le Nozze di Figaro K Celebrated Opera Arias for Bass ed Spicker, Patelson
492)
Mozart Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden(Die Mozart Operatic Arias for Baritone and Bass Vol 1 Allans
Entfruhrung aus dem Serail) Publishing
List C - Soprano/Mezzo Soprano

Bizet Habanera(Carmen) Allans Publishing
Brahms An die Nachtigall Op 46 No 4 Peters
Brahms Mein Liebe Ist Grn The Lieder Anthology, Hal Leonard
Chausson Colibri
Delibes Le Filles des Cadiz Dover
Dvorak Hear My Prayer O Lord. Biblical Songs Vol1 Lengnick
Dvorak Song to the Moon (Rusalka) Allans Publishing
Grieg Spring Chester
Schubert Die Junge Nonne Op 43 No 2 Boosey & Hawkes
Schubert Im Frhling D882 Peters
Schubert Mignon Peters
Schubert Nacht und Trume Op 43 No 1 Boosey & Hawkes
Schumann Nachtlied Op 96 No 1 Peters
List C - Mezzo Soprano/Contralto

Berlioz Absence: No 4 - Les Nuits dt
(Barenreiter)
Berlioz Villanelle (Nuits dt) The French Anthology, Hal Leonard
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Brahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir
Bridge Love Went a Riding Boosey & Hawkes
Duparc Extase Peters
Elgar A Poets Life Novello
Elgar Song of Autumn Novello
Elgar Where Corals Lie Sea Pictures, Boosey & Hawkes
Faur Clair de Lune The French Song Anthology, Hal Leonard
Faur Notre amour Op 23 No 2
Faur Rve dAmour International
Hahn A Chloris (Hahn Melodies Vol2, (Heugel)
Mahler Ich Atmet einen Linden Duft (Ruckert International
lieder)
Mahler In diesem Wetter (Kinder-Totenlieder)
Mahler Wenn dein Muetterlein International Music Company
(Kinder-Totenlieder)
Mendelssohn Neue Liebe
Mendelssohn Schilflied
Schubert Der Erlknig (Goethe)
Schumann Er, der Herrlichste von Allen(Frauen liebe Peters
und leben)
Schumann Wanderlied Peters
Strauss Morgen Op 27 No 4 Universal
Tchaikovsky To the Forest Boosey & Hawkes
Thomas Connais Tu Le Pays? (Mignon) Schirmer
Wolf Kennst du das land (Mignon IV) (Goethe)
Wolf Mausfallen-Sprchlen (Morike)
Wolf Verborgenheit Peters
List C - Tenor
Bizet Recit: A Cette Voix, Aria: Je Crois UMP
entendre encore (Les Pecheurs de Perles)
Brahms An Ein Veilchen
Brahms O Khler Wald Op72 No 3 IMC
Brahms Stndchen Op106 No1 Peters
Brahms Vergebliches Stndchen
Faur Aurore Durand
Faur Ici-bas Gabriel Faur Album Vol.1, Hal Leonard
Faur Lydia Op 4 No 2 The First Book of Tenor Solos, Schirmer
Lalo. E Vainement, Ma Bien-Aime (Le Roi dys) Tenor Opera Arias, Schirmer
Schubert Der Wanderer Op4 No1 Allans Publishing
Schubert Sehnsucht Op 8 No 2 Peters
Schubert Wohin? (Die Shne Mllerin) Allans Publishing
List C - Baritone/Bass
Brahms An die Nachtigall Op46 No4 Peters
Brahms Feldeinsamkeit
Faur Barcarolle Durand
Faur Les Berceuse Op 23 No 1
Massenet Nuit dEspagne Massenet Melodies Vol1.
Mendelssohn Lord God of Abraham(Elijah)
Schubert Der Doppelgnger Boosey & Hawkes
Schubert Der Neugierige (Winterreisse) Allans Publishing
Schubert Lied Eines Schiffers an die Dioskren Schubert Album Vol.1, Peters
List D - All Voices

Berkeley Bells of Cordoba Chester
Bernstein I Hate Music! Leonard Bernstein Song Album, Boosey & Hawkes
Bernstein Maria(West Side Story)
Bernstein Somethings Coming(West Side Story)
Bock If I were a Rich Man(Fiddler on the Roof) IMP Mfm0106
Bolcolm/Weinstein Song of Black Max (Cabaret songs) Edward Marks Music co.
Bridge Come to Me in My Dreams Boosey & Hawkes
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Bridge Go Not Happy Day Boosey & Hawkes
Britten For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry(Rejoice Boosey & Hawkes
in the Lamb)
Britten For the Mouse is a creature of great Boosey & Hawkes
personal valour(Rejoice in the Lamb)
Britten The Nurses Song (Charm of Lullabies) Boosey & Hawkes
Butterworth Is My Team Ploughing? (A Shropshire Boosey & Hawkes
Lad)
Dring Blow, blow thou winter wind: No 6 from
Seven Shakespeare songs
Dring Take, O take those lips away: No 3 from A Thames Publication
Finzi Come away, come away Death from Let Boosey and Hawkes
Us Garlands Bring
Gershwin By Strauss(The Show is On)
Gershwin It Aint Necessarily So(Porgy & Bess)
Gershwin Someone to Watch over me(Oh Kay)
Griffiths For my Children
Hageman Do Not Go My Love Schirmer
Hamlisch What I Did For Love (Chorus Line) The Singers Musical Anthology Vol.2, IMP
Head Dear Delight Boosey & Hawke
Head Money-O Boosey & Hawkes
Head The Singer Michael Head Song Album Vol.2, Boosey & Hawkes
Head The Small Christmas Tree
Head Why have you Stolen my Delight? Michael Head Song Album Vol.2, Boosey & Hawkes
Kander & Ebb And All That Jazz Chicago, Faber Music
Kander & Ebb When Youre Good to Mama Chicago, Faber Music
Kern Cant Help Lovin that Man
Kern Ol Man River (Show Boat)
Lloyd Weber Think of Me (Phantom of the Opera) Music Sales
Lopez & Marx Purpose (Avenue Q) Hal Leonard
Marmion, B When You Are Old And Grey Creighton Music
Montsalvatage Cancion de Neqrito a Dormer (Cinco Southern Music Publishing
Canciones Negras)
Moore Sexy Lady Benjamin Moore Publishing CVR 3846
Nelson Dirty Work Banks BSS2006
Quilter Fear no more the Heat o the Sun Boosey and Co
Quilter O Mistress Mine (Three Shakespeare A Heritage of 20th Century British Song Vol.3, Boosey &
Songs) Hawkes
Roberts, Sharon I Saw Your Smiles
Rodgers Soliloquy (Carousel) Vocal Score Revised Edtion
Rubbra A Hymn to the Virgin Lengnick

Schwartz No Good Deed (Wicked) Hal Leonard
Schnberg Id Give My Life for You Imp 00740123
Schnberg The Movie In My Mind (The Boublil) Schnberg Collection Show Hits, Wise Publications
Schnberg Why God Why? (Miss Saigon) Chappell
Sondheim By the Sea (Sweeney Todd) All Sondheim Vol 1 IMP Val 2023A
Sondheim Ladies Who Lunch(Company) All Sondheim Vol 1 IMP Val 2023A
Sondheim Sand(Singing Out Loud) All Sondheim Vol 4 IMP 0283B
Sondhein Johanna (Sweeney Todd) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol.1, IMP
Stanford The Bold Unbiddable Child Six Songs for Meduim Voice, Stainer & Bell
Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Schirmer
Vaughan Williams The Roadside Fire Boosey & Hawkes
Vaughan Williams The Vagabond
Vaughan Williams The Water Mill OUP
Weill One Life to Live A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Weill Pirate Jenny(Threepenny Opera) A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Weill Surabaya Johnny(Happy End) A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Weill The Princess of Pure Delight(Lady in the A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Dark)
4. Musicianship
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Level 5 - Associate Diploma
Processes require a wide range of specialised technical skills involving a wide choice of standard and non standard procedures in a variety of
routine and non-routine contexts. The learning demands a broad knowledge base with substantial depth in some areas, employing analytical
interpretation and the determination of appropriate methods and procedures in response to a range of concrete problems, with some theoretical
elements. Learners have full responsibility for the nature, quantity and quality of outcomes under broad general guidelines in self directed and
sometimes directive activity.
From a programme of at least thirty minutes in length, the entrants will demonstrate
understanding of the works as to their structure, musical content and their particular character
developing technical and stylistic mastery leading to a coherent, expressive performance
command of special effects appropriate to the instrument
ability to differentiate between a broad range of musical styles
a developing sense of professional presentation, with attention to posture, appearance and normal performance conventions.
Diploma AMUSNZ
A 30 to 35 minute programme of entrants choosing in three languages plus English. One selection must have a recitative.
1. The programme must include at least one song in each of the following genres:
Arie Antiche
Oratorio
Operatic Aria
Lieder
British Art Song
New Zealand/Australian Art Song
European Art Song
Folk Song
The chosen repertoire must reflect sufficient technical/musical challenges to fulfil the criteria for Level Five.
The programme in performance order must be approved by NZMEB prior to entry.
3. Co-requisite Theory
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Level 7 - Licentiate Diploma
Learners will carry out processes that require a command of wide ranging highly specialised technical skills involving a wide choice of standard
and non standard procedures often in non standard combinations. They are employed in highly variable routine and non-routine contexts. The
learning demands employ a specialist knowledge base with depth in more than one area, employing the analysis and evaluation of a wide range
of information and the formulation of appropriate responses to resolve both concrete and abstract problems. Learners have full responsibility
in managing the learning processes and complete accountability for determining and achieving personal outcomes within broad parameters for
defined activities.
With the exception of Oratorio/Cantata, memorisation is expected.
From a programme of at least forty minutes in length, the entrants will demonstrate
their ability to build a varied and coherent programme worthy of public performance
understanding of the works as to their structure, musical content and their particular character
technical and stylistic mastery leading to a coherent, expressive performance,
ability to differentiate between a broad range of musical styles,
a developing sense of professional presentation, with attention to posture, appearance and normal performance conventions
arias or songs may be sung in their original language
Italian, German and French arias or songs must be sung in the language in which the work is written
At least three items must be in languages other than English
Entrants must be able to translate the aria/song for the examiner if requested to do so
Diploma LMUSNZ NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

Diploma LMUSNZ
A 40 to 45 minute programme of entrants choosing in three languages plus English. One selection must have a recitative.
1. The programme must include at least one song in each of the following genres, however, entrants must present
two operatic arias, and two Lieder
Arie Antiche
Oratorio
Operatic Aria
Lieder
British Art Song
New Zealand/Australian Art Song
European Art Song
Baroque English Song
The chosen repertoire must reflect sufficient technical/musical challenges to fulfil the criteria for Level Seven.
The programme in performance order must be approved by NZMEB prior to entry.
3. Co-requisite Theory
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Singing
In compiling this syllabus the New Zealand Music Examinations Board has endeavoured to use readily available and affordable editions as
indicated in the text. The Board has used each book to the fullest extent possible, however any edition is acceptable. Editions are mentioned
solely as a means of identification, and any standard edition will be accepted.
New Zealand music is available from SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music, Level 1, 39 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, 6001.Tel
04-801 8602, Fax 04-801 8604, info@sounz.org.nz
NZMEB gratefully acknowledges the technical expertise and advice so generously donated by Judy Bellingham, Flora Edwards and David
Griffiths in compiling these syllabuses.
Examination Music
Entrants may not use photocopies for performance (other than for facilitating page turns) in examinations, as this is prohibited by the Copyright
Act. When Entrants enter the examination room they must hand copies of all list pieces being performed, to the examiner, together with their
examination slip. Copies for examiner use of study list pieces in the Performance syllabuses are optional.
Please note that where pieces are listed in the Syllabus, the publishers are given mainly as an aid to locating material, and are merely suggestions;
other authoritative editions of the music will be equally acceptable.
Memory Work
It is recommended that from the earliest grades entrants should be encouraged to perform the chosen songs from memory. With the exception
of Oratorio/Cantata, memorisation of all Grade 8 and Performers Certificate programmes is required.
Keys
Except in the case of arias from Opera and Oratorio, songs may be transposed to any suitable key.
Study List
There is no study list required in this syllabus.
Accompaniments for pieces

Entrants must provide their own accompanists who remain in the room only while accompanying. A teacher may act as accompanist. A chordal
accompaniment may be added where none is in place, unless item is to be performed unaccompanied.
Co-Requisites
There are no additional theory requirements for this syllabus
Technical Work
Technical Work is progressive throughout the grades. Metronome markings should be used as an approximation, a reasonable proximity to
these markings will be acceptable. Scales, arpeggios and exercises may be transposed to suit the range of the entrants voice.
Entrants must select a starting note and that note or a chord will be played before each scale, arpeggio or exercise. Where no syllable is
specified, entrants must be prepared to sing on any of the vowel sounds. For Level One and Two entrants, vowels may be preceded by a
consonant. At Level Three and above, except where otherwise specified, vowels may not be preceded by a consonant. All printed technical
exercises for the grade, need to be learnt unaccompanied and ready for presentation during the examination. Examiners may, at their discretion,
choose to hear only a selection of these.
Teachers are encouraged to use all exercises in all Grades as a sequential vocal development tool, while concentrating on the exercises for the
particular Grade for which the entrant is entered.
The unaccompanied folk song is a constant in Preliminary to Grade 2 as it allows personal choice to suit entrants strengths, and is an excellent
tool for assessing pitch, diction and communication skills. Unless otherwise stated, all exercises should be practiced on all vowels.
For Grades 3 to 8 the entrant must present, along with the compulsory scales and exercises, one of the vocal studies or an unaccompanied folk
NZMEB SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3
song as listed for the grade.
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) has been used to indicate vowels and consonants on which to sing the exercises.
Exercises and Scales are ways of keeping the voice fit and flexible. Technical exercises give entrants the vocal tools to sing songs with
enjoyment and confidence, which helps the audience to enjoy the singing too.
Syllabus Repertoire
Entrants must perform three works two of which must be selected from the prescribed NZMEB list(s). One alternative own choice work may
be substituted and should be at a similar level to those already in the syllabus.
No more than one composition by a specific composer may be presented during the examination.
Entrants from Grade 1 to Grade 8 must take different styles and tempi into consideration when choosing their programme.
It is recommended that Entrants from Grades 1 to 8 include pieces from at least two different style periods in their programme.
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Musicianship
For clapping tests entrants may count aloud using any recognized counting system eg French Time Names. A steady pulse at a moderate speed
is expected:
Up to and including grade eight, entrants will be given 30 seconds to study the melody line before attempting to sing. Examiners will play
the tonic chord and the key note at the beginning and end of that time. This will incorporate an outline piano accompaniment.
Tenor and bass singers will sing one octave below the written range.
Entrants may use tonic sol fa or any appropriate vowel with a consonant of their choice.
LEVEL ONE
Preliminary
To join in and clap the beats in simple duple or triple time, to a harmonised passage and to continue clapping the beats when the music
stops.
Example:
2
4
To recognise step or skip movement (2nds and 3rds) over three notes within the compass of a fifth.
Example:
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Grade One
To visually recognise written combined step/skip movements over 3 notes within the compass of a fifth. We suggest entrants use their own
pieces to develop fluency.
Example:
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Example:
3
4
To sing the same rhythmic pattern as a melody using only 2nds and 3rds within the compass of a sixth in the keys of C or G Major.
Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic
triad and the starting note before the entrant commences singing.
Example:
C
43
= 72

I
43
3
4
To aurally identify major seconds and major thirds (number only), played twice by the examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes
before answering.
Example:
2
4
Grade Two
To visually recognise any written interval within the compass of a fifth. We suggest entrants use their own pieces to develop fluency.
Example:
43
To clap or tap at sight, a simple written rhythm in simple time. May include crotchet rests and quavers.
Example:
4
4
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To sing the same rhythmic pattern as a melody in the keys of G or D Major. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody
during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad and the starting note before the entrant commences
singing.
Example:

A_V D_I
4
= 100
4

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4
4
To aurally identify major and perfect intervals up to and including perfect fifths (number only) played twice by the examiner. Entrants
Example:
3
4
Grade Three
To recognise written intervals within the octave at sight. We suggest entrants use their own pieces to develop fluency.
Example:
43
To clap or tap at sight, a simple written rhythm, in simple time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades, dotted crotchets,
quavers and minim rests may be included.
Example:

4
4
To sing the same rhythmic pattern as a melody within the compass of an octave in the keys of D or A Major. Entrants will be given half a
minute to sight the melody during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad and the starting note
before the entrant commences singing.
Example:

A_V
D_I
4
= 84
4

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4
4
Musicianship NZMEB SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3
To aurally identify major or perfect intervals up to and including perfect fifths (number only) played twice by the examiner. Entrants may
sing or hum the notes before answering.
Example:
4
4
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LEVEL TWO
Grade Four
To clap or tap at sight, a written four bar rhythm, in simple time or compound duple. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades,
semiquavers, dotted quavers and quaver rests may be added.
Examples:

4
4

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To sing a given melody in the keys of A or F Major. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during which time they may
try parts of the test. NB: Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level. The examiner will play the tonic triad and the starting note
before the entrant commences singing
Examples:
= 72 C_V F_I
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6

8

To aurally identify major and perfect intervals up to and including major sixths, (number only) played twice by the examiner. Entrants
To echo clap a rhythmic pattern clapped once by the examiner. A second attempt will be allowed if necessary.
Example:
3
4
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Grade Five
To clap or tap at sight, a written four bar rhythm, in simple or compound time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades,
triplets and tied notes may be added.

Examples:

3 3
4
4

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To give the letter names for both triads of the final perfect cadence.
To sing a given melody in the keys of B major/G minor or E major . Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during
which time they may try parts of the test. NB: Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level. The examiner will play the tonic triad
and the starting note before the entrant commences singing
Examples:

= 84
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4
4

B E
5

V I

To aurally identify by quality and number major and perfect intervals up to and including a perfect octave played twice by the examiner.
Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To echo clap a four bar rhythmic pattern clapped once by the examiner. A second attempt will be allowed if necessary.
Examples:
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LEVEL THREE
Grade Six
To clap or tap at sight, a written eight bar rhythm, in simple or compound time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades,
syncopation may be added.

Examples:

4
4

5

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5

To name the final cadence as perfect or plagal and to name the letter names for both triads.
To sing a given melody in the keys of E major/C minor or A major. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody during
which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad before the entrant commences singing. NB: Rhythmic
pattern may differ from above at this level
Examples:
46

= 100 B E
43

V I
43

3

4
To aurally identify by quality and number, all major and perfect intervals up to and including a perfect octave, played twice by the
examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major, minor, or augmented (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.
LEVEL FOUR
Grade Seven
To clap or tap at sight, a written rhythm in simple or compound time. In addition to the rhythmic figures in previous grades, syncopation
may be added.
Examples:

3 3
3
4
5

89
4

6

To identify the first cadence as imperfect or interrupted and the second cadence as perfect or plagal.
To sing a given melody in the keys of A major/F minor or E major/C minor. Entrants will be given half a minute to sight the melody
during which time they may try parts of the test. The examiner will play the tonic triad before the entrant commences singing. NB:
Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level
Examples:

= 84 A E
43

3 I V
43
3
4

E A

5

3

V I

To aurally identify by quality and number all major and perfect intervals, and minor thirds, up to and including a perfect octave, played
twice by the examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major, minor, augmented or diminished (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.
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Grade Eight
To clap or tap at sight, a written eight bar rhythm, in any time signature.

Examples:
9
2
8

2
5

5
4

5
To name the tonic key and key changes throughout the given melody.
To identify cadences and indicate where they fall.
To sing the given melody with appropriate phrasing in keys up to three sharps or flats, Major or minor. Entrants will be given one minute
to sight the melody during which time they may try parts of the test. NB: Rhythmic pattern may differ from above at this level. The
examiner will play the tonic triad before the entrant commences singing
Example:
= 52
86

86

6
8

5

To aurally identify by quality and number all major and perfect intervals, minor thirds and sixths, up to and including a perfect octave,
played twice by the examiner. Entrants may sing or hum the notes before answering.
To aurally identify root position triads as major, minor, augmented, or diminished (notes sounded together) played twice by the examiner.

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Musical Knowledge
In practical examinations examiners will ask entrants questions on the following aspects of list pieces (excluding study list)
Level One - Preliminary to Grade 3

Level Two - Grades 4 and 5

Modulations which occur in the pieces at main cadence points.
Broad formal structure of pieces.
Name the period and give its time frame.
Give the nationality of composers.
Level Three - Grade 6

Broad formal structure and analysis of the pieces.
Some knowledge of the period and stylistic characteristics.
Some knowledge of the composers.
Level Four - Grades 7 and 8 and Performance Certificate

Broad knowledge of the structure and analysis of the pieces.
Broad knowledge of the period and stylistic characteristics of the pieces.
Some knowledge of the composers of the pieces presented for examination including range of repertoire and major contributions to the
development of musical style.
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Criteria Level 1 - Preliminary to Grade 3
Processes are limited in range, repetitive and familiar, employing recall and a narrow range of knowledge and cognitive skills. These are applied
in activities which are closely supervised by the teacher.
Exercises and repertoire are chosen to reflect the following criteria.

Appropriate posture
Beginning to acquire:
Developing formation of vowels and articulation of consonants

Developing management of breath flow
Developing awareness of underlying pulse in the songs
Developing ability to sing in the range mp - f without forcing the tone and voice
Developing awareness of the expressive interpretation of music and text
Preliminary
This is seen as a confidence building examination, hence the accompanied exercises.
The basis of the major scale is reinforced, but with fun words to sing.
Some of the cardinal vowels [i], [a], and [u], along with [] are introduced.
The consonant [g] works on loosening the back of the tongue, and the consonants [j] on the front of the tongue.
Exercises below. NB Each exercise is to be sung once with a very soft accompaniment.
1.
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= 60
Gig gly Gert rude, gig gly Gert rude, gig gly Gert rude, gig gly Gert
2.

= 60

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Yum, yum, yum, yum, yummmm!
2. Pieces
Preliminary NZMEB SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3
Three pieces to be chosen by three different composers. Two pieces must be from the list below. One alternative own choice work may be
substituted and should be at a similar level to those already in the syllabus.
American Folk Song The Weather

arr. Culli
Camm, Cheryl I Love Bananas Four Banana Songs, SOUNZ
Court, S Korimako, Bellbird Bellbird Publications
Crawley Food Singers World Bk1
Crawley Mrs Dinosaur Leslie 1169
Crawley The Penquin Dance Leslie 75390
Curwen My Dog Spot Curwen JC72621
Evans Buttons n Bows (From Paleface) IMP9822A
Folk The Foxs Song
Gritz My Mother Said Singers World Bk1
Holdstock Flat as a Pancake Universal UE17313
Holdstock Pancake Calypso Universal UE17313
Holdstock The Bright Umbrella Universal UE17313
Holdstock The Scarecrow Universal UE17313
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Kirkpatrick or Away in a Manger
German Folk
Parke If Roberton
Ritchie, Anthony Albatross, Flying so High Bellbird Publications
Roberton Song for a Baby Sister Roberton
Roberton Song to a Baby Brother Roberton
Schulz Oh Come, Little Children A & C Black 713657944
Sherman Lets go Fly a Kite (Mary Poppins)
Sherman The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Sherman Winnie the Pooh The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Trad Kumbayah
Trad My Aunt Jemima Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Oats and Beans and Barley Grow
Trad Skip to my Lou (3 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler OUP
Trad Sur Le Pont dAvignon
Trad The Merry Cobbler Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad The Riddle Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Wrubel Zip-a-dee-doo-dah The New Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
HL00313100
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Grade 1
The interval of singing a major 2nd is introduced.
The vowel [E] is introduced.
The concept of a diphthong in the word nice [ai] is introduced.
The consonant [z] aims to create a depth of tone.
Breathing in all these exercises uses the principle of onset and release.
Exercises below
1.

44
= 60

mf Ve ry ve ry nice. Ve ry ve ry nice. Ve ry ve ry nice.
2.
= 60
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f za za za
2. Vocal Studies
1. An unaccompanied folk song of entrants choice, not more than two verses.
3. Pieces
Anderson A Childs Prayer Leslie 75261

Anon The Birds Oxford Book of Carols
Bennett The Fly The Insect World, Boosey & Hawkes
Blake Walking in the Air The Snowman, Faber
Boswell Little Donkey
Brahms Die Nachtigall (The Nightingale) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Brahms Marienwrmchen (Ladybird) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Camm, Cheryl I Love to Eat Bananas Four Banana Songs, SOUNZ
Caskie ,Helen My Garden Three Songs for Developing voices, SOUNZ
Churchill Little April Shower Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Churchill Never Smile at a Crocodile Disney Peter Pan Vocal Selection Hal Leonard
Crawley Abdul, the Magician no. 1 Magic in the Air, Roberton
Daniel Lavender Blue Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
David & Hoffman Bibbidi, Bobbidi Boo Illustrated Treasure of Disney Songs
Denver Leaving on a Jet Plane John Denvers Greatest Hits, Hal Leonard
Dunhill April Rain Boosey & Hawkes
Dunhill The Frog Banks YS 1486
Dunhill The Grandfather Clock Cramer UPS 213/Banks
Dutch Anna Marie Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English Golden Slumbers Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Grade 1 NZMEB SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3
English My fathers Garden Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Mallow Fling Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Miller of Dee Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Smugglers Song Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Fain Im Late, Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Fain Once upon a dream Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Fain The Second Star to the Right Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Finzi The Lily has a smooth stalk 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Gawthorne Bruce and the Spider Curwen 72062
Gay Run Rabbit Run
Gilkyson The Bare Necessities Jungle Book, Music Sales
Hoffman & Cinderella Walt Disneys Cinderella Vocal Selections, Hal Leonard
Livingstone
Irish I Will Walk with my Love Songs of Ireland, Arr Hargest Jones, Boosey & Hawkes
Irish The Gypsy Rover (vs1&2 only) Songs of Ireland, Arr Hargest Jones, Boosey & Hawkes
Irish The Spinning Wheel (vs1&5) Songs of Ireland, Arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes
Kabalevsky Goodnight Boosey & Hawkes
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Kennedy Gods Little Candle
Mexican La Cucaracha Songs of the Americas, , Arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes
Norwegian Folk Paul and the Fox
Song
Ouchperlony, D Someway
Parke Over the hills and far away By Winding Roads, 15 songs of the Irish Countryside, Roberton
Parke The Fairy Tree Roberton
Parke Winds Roberton
Roberton Good Morrow to you, Springtime! Roberton
Roberton Softly Falls the Shades of Evening Roberton
Rodgers Edelweiss The Sound of Music, Vocal Selection, Hal Leonard
Rodgers So long, Farewell The Sound of Music, Hal Leonard
Roe Song of the Birds no. 6 10 Ponder and Williams Songs, Thames/Music Sales
Roe Song of the birds. No.6 10 Ponder & William Songs Thames/William Elkin
Roe Song of the Boats no. 2 10 Ponder and Williams Songs, Thames/Music Sales
Rowley Candle-light Roberton
Rowley The Lion Tamer Curwen
Schumann Der Abendstern (The Evening Star) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Schumann Kinderwacht (The Childrens Watch) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Shaw Cuckoo Curwen/Music Sales
Sherman Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary The New Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
Poppins) HL00313100
Slovak Folk arr Culli Dancing 36 Solos for Young Singers Hal Leonard 00740143
Smith, W A pirates Song Banks YS 1471
Sth American Dona, Dona Songs of the Americas, , Arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes
Thiman The Beech, the Birch and the Lime Cramer
Thiman The Silver Birch Curwen
Trad Andulko Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Fishermans Night Song (2 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Michael Finnigin (3 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Tremain, Ronald Bird-scarers Song A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Wallace When I see an Elephant Fly Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs Hal Leonard
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Grade 2
Ascending arpeggio, using [b] for frontal resonance.
Further reinforcement of the major scale.
The tracking of vowels [i]-[e]-[a] is used.
Exercises below
1.
43
= 64
Bub ble, bub ble, bub ble bath
2.

44
= 72

5 i e a i e a i e a i e a

i e a i e a i e a i e a
2. Vocal Studies
3. Pieces
Andrew Lloyd Any Dream Will Do Audition Songs for Kids, Music Sales AM 955273
Webber
Arne Come Calm Content Cramer
Arr Cockshott William and Greta Oxford Choral Songs OCS 1209/Banks
Attrib. Mozart Cradle Song The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Bart Consider yourself Oliver Vocal Selections Music Sales. LK 56070
Bart Where is Love Oliver, Music Sales
Beethoven Sehnsucht Singing Grade Book, 2nd grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Bennett Clock-a-Clay The Insect World Universal UE 14167
Bennett Glow-worms The Insect World Universal UE 14167
Bennett The Insect World The Insect World Universal UE 14167
Beswick Coconut Man Pick & Choose, Universal UE 16393
Brahms Die Henne (Broody Hen) The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 1
Churchill Heigh Ho Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Crawley Abdul the Magician (from Magic in the Leslie 1143
Air)
English A - Roving Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English The Oak and the Ash Songs of England, arr Hargest Jones,Boosey & Hawkes; Sing
Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Grieg Old Mother Art of Song, Vol 2

Hamilton, David Chocolate Just Desserts, Hamilton
Hamilton, David Perfect Milkshake Just Desserts, Hamilton
Harline When You wish Upon a Star Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Hoffman & A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Livingstone
Holland At Evening Singing Grade Book, 2nd grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Aust Poems. Allans Publishing
Hughes I have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue Boosey & Hawkes
Irish Cockles and Mussels Library of Folk Songs, Music Sales
Irish I know Where Im Going Boosey & Hawkes
Italian Santa Lucia International Folk Songs for Solo Singers, Alfred
Jenkins Bessie, the Black Cat Novello/Music Sales
Mozart Longing for Spring 36 Solos for Young Singers, Hal Leonard
Mozart Sleep my Princess Treasury of Song Vol 2, Allans Publishing
Nelson Ghosts in the Belfry Roberton
Nelson Shivery Sarah Roberton 2214
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Nelson The Hermit Roberton
Parke In Old Donegal Roberton
Parke The Old Man from Kilkenny Roberton
Parke The Travellers Roberton
Purcell Ah, How Pleasant tis to love. The Art of Song Grades 1 to 5, Vol 2, Peters
Roberton Blakes Cradle Song Roberton
Roberts, Sharon Compassion
Rodgers Doh-Re-Mi Kids Book of Vocal Solos Hal Leonard Europe HL E 90001388
Rodgers Getting to Know You The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 3, (Sop) Imp.
00740122
Rodgers My favourite things Kids Book of Vocal Solos Hal Leonard Europe HL E 90001388
Rodgers The Sound of Music Kids Book of Vocal Solos Hal Leonard Europe HL E 90001388
Rowley The Fairy Weavers Novello
Rowley The Kangaroo Novello
Schonberg Little People Kids Book of Vocal Solos, Hal Leonard
Schubert Cradle Song 100 Best Short Songs, Bk 3, Paterson Pat 00603
Schubert The Birds Selected Schubert Songs, Allans Publishing
Schumann Butterfly Op 79 No 2 Easy German Classic Songs, Ditson 431-41002
Schumann Ladybird Classic Songs, ed Taylor, Alfred
Shaw Coventry Carol The Oxford Book of Carols, OUP
Shaw London Birds Curwen/Music Sales
Sherman Chim Chim Cher-ee The Disney Collection, Hal Leonard
Sherman Spoonful of Sugar The Disney Collection, Hal Leonard
Sherman Truly Scrumptious Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Belwin
Simon The Sound of Silence Acoustic Classics, Hal Leonard
Stanford The Cuckoo 20th Century Easy Song collection. Boosey & Hawkes
Strouse Tomorrow Audition Songs For Kids, Chester
Sweeney He! Haw! Hum! (Still South I went) Roberton
Trad. Rocking Oxford Carols
Trad Afton Water Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Bobby Shafto Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Skye Boat Song Singing Grade Book, 2nd grade low voice, Allans Publishing,
Second Pentatonic Song Book, Schott
Trad Sweet Nightingale Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad The Ash Grove Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad The Mermaid (3 verses) Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
(3 verses)
Tremain, Ronald Three Young Rats A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Woodgate The Watchmakers Shop Paterson/Music sales
Wright, D Phantom Castle
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Grade 3
Major scale now sung both ascending and descending.
Five Cardinal vowels now tracked.
Onset and release breathing pattern further established.
Major triads reinforced and minor triads introduced.
Exercises below:
1.
44
= 72
mf
2.
44
= 72

mf i e a o u i e a o u i e a o u i e a o u i e a o u
3.
= 60
44
mf o u i
2. Vocal Studies
3. Pieces
Anon My little Pretty One The Hundred Best Short Songs Bk 4, Paterson
Arlen If I Only Had a Brain The Wizard of Oz, Alfred
Arlen Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz; Vocal Selections, Imperial TSF 0038
Armstrong What a Wonderful World Song Writers Hall of Fame,Imperial MF 9901
Arne When Daisies Pied Art of Song Grades 1 to 5, Vol 2, Peters
Arr Copland I Bought me a Cat Old American Songs-set 1, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr Copland Simple Gifts Singing Grade Book, 3rd Grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Arr H. Howells I will give my love an apple Thames
Arr Hughes The Gartan Mothers Lullaby Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Bach In Dulci Jubilo Singing Grade Book, 3rd grade low voice, Allans Publishing
Barnby Sweet and Low 36 Solos for Young Singers, Hal Leonard
Bartlett, John What thing is Love Elizabethan Love Songs Boosey & Hawkes
Bart As Long as He Needs Me Oliver! Vocal Selections Music Sales LK 56070
Bart Pick a Pocket or Two Lakeview music/Music Sales
Batt Bright Eyes Stage and Screen: The Black Book, Music Sales AM92249
Bernstein I feel Pretty Hal Leonard
Bernstein My House(Peter Pan) 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Bock & Harnick Matchmaker Hal Leonard/Music Sales
Brahms Stndchen Op 14 No 7 Singing Grade Book, 3rd grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Brahms Wiegenlied (Cradle Song) Treasury of Song Vol 2. Allans Publishing
Britten Fishing Song Friday Afternoons, Boosey & Hawkes
Bruns Yo Ho Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Byrd Cradle Song (Low) Sing Solo Xmas Ed. JC Case, OUP
Davey The Bay of Biscay Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Dunhill Elsie Marley Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
English Pretty Polly Oliver Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Finzi Ferry Me Across the Water Op 1 No 7. 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Franz Goodnight (The Last Farewell) Singing Grade Book, 3rd Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Franz I Heard the Rose Make Sad Complaint 1100 Best Songs Bk 2
Fraser-Simon Christopher Robin is saying his Prayers The First Book of Mezzo-soprano/Alto Solos, Schirmer
Grieg Zwei Braune Augen (2 brown eyes) Op 5 The Art of Song, Grades 1 to 5, Vol 2, Peters
No 2
Holland Lullaby Aust Poems. Allans Publishing
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Holland The Whistling Man Aust Poems. Allans Publishing
Jenkyns The Owls Novello/Music Sales
John, Elton I Just Cant Wait to be King The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Keen, Arr Atthouse Homeward Bound Folksongs for Solo Singers. Alfred
Keen, Arr Atthouse Shes Like a Swallow Folksongs for Solo Singers. Alfred
Lloyd Webber Whistle Down the Wind Music Sales
Loewe Get me to the Church on Time IMP
Loewe Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen:Vocal SelectionsMusic Sales AM
70384
Loewe Wouldnt it be Loverley? The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 3, IMP. 9391A
McBroom The Rose All Woman Vol.1, IMP
Mendelssohn Gruss Op 19 No 5 The Art of Song, Grades 1 to 5, VVol 1 Peters
Mendelssohn Lieblings platzen Singing Grade Book, 3rd grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Menken Be our Guest The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Menken Part of your World The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Menken Under the Sea The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, HL
Milford The Gypsy Girl Banks OCS 24
Mozart Die Zufriedenheit K.349 (any three Dover
verses)
Purcell I saw that you were Grown so High The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Rodgers I Could Write a Book The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1 IMP
Rodgers I Whistle a Happy Tune Kids Book of Vocal Solos, Hal Leonard
Rodgers Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology,IMP
Roe A Little River Life is Full of Other People Thames
Schonberg Castle on a Cloud Kids Book of Vocal Solos,Hal Leonard Europe
Schubert Abendlied (Evening Song) Easy German Classic Songs, Ditson
Schubert Heidenrslein First Vocal Album, Schirmer
Schubert Seligkeit The Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Boosey & Hawkes
Schumann Volksliedchen Op 51, No 2 Allans Publishing
Stanford A Soft Day Singers World Bk 2
Strouse Maybe More Audition Songs for Kids, Music Sales
Strouse Youre Never Fully Dressed without a Annie, IMP
Smile
Thiman The Path to the Moon 20th Century Easy Song Collection, Boosey & Hawkes
Trad Eriskay Love Lilt Arr Fraser, Boosey
Trad Fairy Lullaby Arr. Roberton
Trad Hope the Hermit Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Trad Marianina (Italy) Curwen
Trad The Brisk Young Sailor Singing Grade Book, 3rd Grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Trad The Lorelei Curwen
Trad Ye Banks and Braes Sing Together! Arr Appleby & Fowler, OUP
Tremain, Ronald Hush-a-ba-birdie A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Warlock The First Mercy Boosey & Hawkes
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Criteria Level 2 - Grades 4 and 5
Processes are moderate in range, established and familiar, employing basic operational skills using readily available information. These are
applied in directed activities which are supervised by the teacher. Learners have some responsibility for quantity and quality.
Developmental exercises and greater scope of repertoire are chosen at this level to reflect the criteria.

Appropriate posture
Further development of clear formation of vowels and articulation of consonants

Further development of management of breath flow
Further development of awareness of underlying pulse in the songs
Further development of the ability to sing in the range mp - f without forcing the tone
Developing awareness of appropriate style and phrasing
Awareness of the expressive interpretation of music and text
At this level we encourage the use of the original language of texts.
Grade 4
Major scales are now sung with different rhythms. The dotted rhythm encourages the entrant to actually sing the short notes.
The use of the syllable vra encourages a forward tongue placement.
The melodic minor scale, both ascending and descending, is introduced slowly giving entrants time to think about what notes they are
singing. This encourages aural acuity.
The minor Arpeggio is reinforced.
Exercises below
1.
= 80

86
mf
2.
44
= 64 3
mf
vra vra vra vra vra
3.
42
= 60

f
4.

44
= 70

mf The night is dark
2. Vocal Studies
An unaccompanied folk song of entrants choice, not more than three verses.
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3. Pieces
Anon Have you seen but a white lily grow? Celebrated Songs, ed Leah Book 1, Chester
Armstrong Gibbs Dusk Boosey & Hawkes
Arne Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind 100 Best Short Songs, Paterson
Arne Care Flies from the Lad that is Merry Curwen/Music Sales
Arne The Lass with the delicate air Best of Recital Songs, Allans Publishing
Arne Where the Bee Sucks Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice , Allans Publishing,
Boosey & Hawkes Shakespear Song Album
Arr. Copland Long Time Ago Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes The Spanish Lady
Arr. Stanford Trottin to the Fair Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Jesu du bist mein Bach, J.S. Sacred Songs, IMC
Barber The Daisies Collected Songs, Schirmer/Music Sales
Bart Reviewing the Situation Lakeview Music/Music Sales
Bennett The Birds Lament The Aviary, Universal
Bennett The Widow Bird The Aviary, Universal
Bernstein One Hand, One Heart West Side Story, Boosey
Bock & Harnick Far from the Home I Love Hal Leonard/Music Sales
Brahms Sandmnnchen, The Little Sandman The Art of Song Gr 4 5 revised
Brahms Schwesterlein Treasury of Songs Vol 8 Allans Publishing
Buchanan, Dorothy Peace Song Album of Songs by New Zealand Composers, SOUNZ
Casey Hopelessly Devoted to You Grease IMP
Casey Sandy Grease IMP
Chopin The Maidens Wish Op 74 Treasury of Song Vol 4. Allans Publishing
Dowland Come Away, Come Sweet Love Celebrated Songs ed Leah Book 2, Chester
Finzi Boy Johnny Op 1 No 10 Boosey & Hawkes
Ford Since first I saw your face Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Peters
Formby Leaning on a Lamp Post George Formby Songbook, Music Sales
Franz Fr Musik Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Franz Widmung(Dedication) Allans Publishing
German, Edward Dream o Day Jill German & Braydeston Press
Gershwin Love Walked In Chappell
Giordani Caro Mio Ben 26 Italian Songs and Arias ed John Glenn Paton, Alfred
Grieg Ich liebe dich Art of Song Gr1-5 Vol 2 Peters
Grieg Margarets Cradle Song Art of Song Grades 1 - 5 Vol 2, Peters
Grieg With a Primrose Peters
Handel Art Thou Troubled Novello
Handel Dove Sei, Amato Bene Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Peters
Handel Silent Worship Celebrated Songs Book 1, Chester
Handel Vouchsafe O Lord Sing Solo Baritone, ed J. C. Case, OUP
Haydn Sailors song Art of Song, Grades1 - 5,
Head The Carol of the Field Mice Boosey & Hawkes C20th. Easy Song Collection
Ives Two Little Flowers Peer Int Corp
John Can You Feel the Love Tonight The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs,
Keel Trade Winds Boosey & Hawkes
Lane How are things in Glocca Morra? Finians Rainbow, IMP
Lawrence & Fabulous High School Musical 2, Hal Leonard/Music sales
Greenberg
Lloyd Webber Close Every Door The Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology
Lloyd Webber I Dont Know How to Love Him The Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology, Really Useful Group
Loewe I Could Have Danced All Night Imp.9391A
Loewe On the Street Where You Live Imp.9391A
Mendelssohn But the Lord is Mindful Sing Solo Contralto, ed C Shacklock,OUP
Mendelssohn Jaglied Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Pub
Menken Colours of the wind The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs, Hal Leonard
Menken Les Poissons The Little mermaid, Hal Leonard
Mozart An die Freundschaft The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Mozart Die Kleine Spinnerin (The little Spinner The Art of Song, Gr 1-5, Vol. 2
Girl)
Mozart Komm, Liebe Zither, komm KV351 Mozart 50 Songs, Peters 4699a/b
Paisello Nel cor pi non mi sento 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Pergolesi Nina Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Quilter June Boosey & Hawkes
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Rodgers A Cock-eyed Optimist The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1
Rodgers Honey Bun The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1
Rodgers In my Own Little Corner Cinderella, Hal Leonard
Rodgers There is Nothing like a Dame South Pacific, Hal Leonard
Rodgers We Kiss in the Shadows Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection, Hal Leonard
Rodrigo The Little White dove No 3 from 12 Spanish Songs, Schott
Rodrigo The Millers Wife No 10 from 12 Spanish Songs, Schott
Roe Song of the Bluebell Wood Thames
Roe Wartime Child Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Rubinstein Der Asra Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice, Allans Publishing
Scarlatti O cessate di Piagarmi 26 Italian Songs & Arias, ed Glenn Paton, Alfred
Schubert An die Laute Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade low voice , Allans Publishing
Schubert Lachen und Weinen Treasury of Song Vol 7, Allans Publishing
Schubert Minnelied D429 (Holder Klingt der Peters
Vogelsang
Schumann An den Sonnenschein (To the Sunshine) Schirmer
Schumann Auf dem Rhein (On the Rhein) Schirmer
Schumann Schneeglckchen (Snowdrops) Singers World Book 2
Sullivan Im called little Buttercup The Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook, Dover
Sullivan On a Tree By the River The Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook, Dover
Tchaikovsky Legend Treasury of Song Vol 5, Allans Publishing
Trad Scarborough Fair Making the Grade 4-5, Chester
Trad The lark in the clear air Sing Solo Baritone, ed J.C. Case, OUP
Trad When Love is Kind Treasury of Songs, Vol 1, Allans Publishing
Vaughan Williams Spring No. 1 of Three Childrens songs OUP
Vivaldi Vieni, vieni The Chester Books of Celebrated Songs - Bk 2
Warlock Balulalow Singing Grade Book, 4th Grade high voice , Allans Publishing
Warren Lullaby of Broadway Forty-Second Street, IMP
Williams My Name is Tallulah Bugsy Malone, IMP 9181A
4. Musicianship
Grade 5
Exercises and scales are ways of keeping the voice fit and flexible. Technical exercises give entrants the vocal tools to sing songs with enjoyment
and confidence and that helps an audience to enjoy the singing also.
1. AGILITY - agility exercises will help to train the voice to move quickly and neatly from one note to the next. Singing with agility from
the top of the scale down to the lowest note is an excellent way to begin the daily practice or to start the singing lesson. The scale can be
sung to any vowel - e.g. a or i or u or O, and putting an L in front of the vowel encourages the tongue tip to stay flexible and agile too.
The letter D can also be helpful in this way. D is an excellent consonant for using only the tongue tip without tightening the whole
tongue. Experiment with these suggestions to find which give the best results.
= 80
86
mf
2. STACCATO - the staccato way of singing or playing is another way of keeping the tone light and short, but not breathy. The entrant should
aim for a focused tone in the staccato note which is accurate but unforced as the voice and breath meet each other neatly without being
pushed. Use thought to prepare the pitch accurately before the sound is made. Practise this slowly at the beginning, and speed up with
proficiency.
44
= 104

mp

60
3. THE MELODIC MINOR - This minor scale will already be known. This should be sung with thought and enjoyment to demonstrate
confidence in knowing the place of each note as the entrant sings upwards with a focused and even tone.

= 104
44

mp
2. Vocal Studies - choose one from the list below:

1. An unaccompanied folk song, entrants choice, duration no more than three minutes.
2. Dodds Exercises Page 14 upper two lines, and page 18, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
3. Vaccai Vocal Study. Lesson IV Intervals of the seventh, in Italian. Practical Method, (high medium or low) Schirmer 241
4. Concone Vocal Study any one of Nos 28 to 50, Fifty Lessons Op 9 Peters 980A
5. Marchesi Vocal Study No 8 or 9, 24 Vocalises Op 2 Schirmer 391
3. Pieces
Armstrong Gibbs Five Eyes Boosey & Hawkes

Arr. Britten Down by the Salley Gardens Folk song Arrangements Vol 1, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Britten O Waly Waly Folk song Arrangements Vol 3, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Britten Oliver Cromwell Folk song Arrangements, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Britten The Birds Boosey & Hawkes custom print
Arr. Copland At the River Old American Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes I know my Love Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes I will Walk with my Love Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Arr. Hughes The Star of County Down Irish Country Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Beethoven Ich Liebe dich The Lieder Anthology, Hal Leonard 740219
Bernstein Tonight Westside Story, Vocal Selections, Boosey & Hawkes
Brahms Sonntag Celebrated Songs, ed Leah, Book 1, Chester
Britten The Birds Boosey & Hawkes custom print
Caldara Alma del core 26 Italian Songs & Arias, High and Low voice , Alfred
Carpenters Close to You IMP
Cham, Cham & When there was Me and You High School Musical, Hal Leonard
Seeley
Cimarosa Bel nume che adoro 30 Arie,Collezione complete, 3 vols, Ricordi
Cohen Hallelujah Hal Leonard 2500414
Copland The Dodger Boosey & Hawkes
Dempsey & Rowe Loose Ends The Witches of Eastwick, IMP
Donizetti Amore e Morte Composione da camera Vol 1, Ricordi
Dowland Now, O now I needs must Part Dowland 50 Songs Bk.1, Stainer & Bell
Dunhill The Cloths of Heaven Boosey & Hawkes
Durante Danza, Danza 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Dvorak God is My Shepherd Biblical Songs, Vol 1, Lengnick
Dvorak Ill Sing a New Song Biblical Songs, Vol 1, Lengnick
Elgar Autumn Ascherberg
Elgar The Shepherds Song Thirteen Songs, Thames
Franck Panis Angelicus Songs of Prayer, Kevin Mayhew
Gershwin Oh Lady Be Good The Best of George and Ira Gershwin, IMP
Gershwin Someone To Watch Over Me The Best of George and Ira Gershwin, IMP
Gershwin The Man I Love The Best of George and Ira Gershwin, IMP
Grieg Ein Schwan Peters
Grieg The Princess The Art of Song Grades 1-5 Vol.2, Peters
Hamlisch Nothing (A Chorus Line) Essential Audition Songs for Female Vocalists Broadway, IMP
Handel Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Messiah
Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock
Handel Verdi Prati (Alcina) Celebrated Songs, ed Leah, Vol 2, Chester
Handel Whereer You Walk Art of Song, Grades 1 - 5, Vol 2, Peters
Haydn The Wanderer O Tuneful Voice, OUP
Head Sweet Chance That Led My Steps Song Album No 1: Songs of the Countryside, Boosey &
Hawkes
Head The Little road to Bethlehem Boosey & Hawkes
Head When Sweet Ann Sings Boosey & Hawkes
Hughes The Stuttering Lovers Chappell
Ireland I Have 12 Oxen Soprano Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Ireland The Holy boy Boosey & Hawkes
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John/Rice The Past is Another Land Aida, Hal Leonard HL 00313175
Kern Bill (Showboat) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology for Soprano, Vol
1,IMP
Leonard I Heard a Robin Singing
Linley Still the Lark finds Repose Songs of the Linleys, Stainer & Bell B569
Loesser If I were a Bell Guys and Dolls, Music Sales
Loesser Adelaides Lament Guys and Dolls, Music Sales
Loewe If Ever I Would Leave You (Camelot) Chappell
Loewe The Heather on the Hill (Brigadoon)
Mozart Lho Perduta Great Mozart Arias for Soprano, Dover
Mozart Voi che Sapete Le Nozze di Figaro
Pergolesi Se tu mami, se sospiri 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Purcell Fairest Isle The Art of Song Gr 4-5, Peters
Purcell, H Hail to the Myrtle Shade, Z.606 Selected Songs of Purcell, Cramer
Purcell I attempt from Loves Sickness to Fly Celebrated Songs, ed Leah Book 3, Chester
Purcell Love Quickly is Palld The Art of Song Vol.2, Peters
Purcell, D Let Not Love on Me Bestow Early Georgian Songs Book 1, Stainer & Bell
Purcell, H Nymphs and Shepherds
Quilter Dream Valley New Imperial Edition of mezzo soprano songs, Boosey &
Hawkes
Quilter Fair House of Joy 7 Elizabethan Lyrics Op 12 Boosey & Hawkes
Quilter It was a Lover and His Lass
Reger Marys cradle song Sing Solo Christmas ed. J>C> Case, OUP
Rodgers Bali Hai (South Pacific) Broadway Songs - Budget Books, Hal Leonard Europe
Rodgers Out of My Dreams (Oklahoma) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 1, IMP
Rodgers Shall We Dance (The King & I) The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection, Hal Leonard
Roe All Things are Quiet & Silent A Garland of Folk Songs, Thames
Roe Cocky Robin Thames
Roe Nursery Rhyme of Innocence & Thames/William Elkin
Experience
Roe O Your Eyes are Dark & Beautiful Elkin
Russell Get Here All Woman Vol.2, IMP
Scarlatti Gia il sole dal Gange 26 Italian Songs & Arias, High and Low voice, Alfred
Scarlatti Le Violette 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Scarlatti Sento nel core 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Schonberg I dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol 2, mezzo soprano,
IMP
Schubert An Sylvia Op 106 No 4 Schubert Selected Songs, Peters
Schubert Frhlingslied The Art of Song Grade 6, Peters
Schubert Geheimes (The Secret) Schirmer
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water Music Exchange
Stanford Trottin to the Fair
Strouse Little Girls Annie, IMP
Torelli Tu lo sai 26 Italian Songs and Arias, ed Glenn Patton, Alfred.
Tremain, Ronald Memory, Hither Come A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Vaughan Williams Linden Lea Boosey & Hawkes
Vaughan Williams The Sky Above the Roof Boosey & Hawkes
Warren How Do I Live All Woman Love Songs, IMP
Weill Here Ill Stay Weill from Berlin to Broadway, Hal,Leonard
Weill Oh the Rio Grande (Cowboy Songs) Kurt Weill Songs: A Centennial Anthology Vol 2, IMP
4. Musicianship
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Criteria Level 3 - Grade 6
Processes require a range of developing skills within a range of familiar contexts. These are applied using relevant theoretical knowledge,
interpretative skills, discretion and judgment within a range of known responses to familiar problems. Although activities are directed by the
teacher, learners have significant responsibility for the quantity and quality of output.

Appropriate posture
Clear definition of vowels and articulation of consonants

Management of airflow
Awareness of underlying pulse in the songs
Awareness and demonstration of dynamics, and tempi
Awareness of tonal clarity and a clean onset and release
Developing awareness of staccato and legato
Awareness of the expressive relationship between music and text
A developing sense of appropriate phrasing, style and ornamentation
It is expected that Italian, German and French repertoire will be sung in the original language.
Grade 6
Technical exercises play an important part in the study of music performance. By practising and achieving the vocal techniques of the exercises,
the voice will become stronger, flexible and wider in range. However, remember that the technical exercises are not just a collection of notes
but are also music! This means that they must be sung as a musical performance to make them enjoyable and fully achievable. Knowing what
each exercise is for, and carrying that thought over into songs is very important.
1. THE TEN NOTE SCALE - This scale should be sung with even and steady sound. Enjoy the ascending scale with a sense of excitement
as it goes beyond the usual eight notes to the peak. Energy from the breath will carry the voice without having to reach up for high notes,
and therefore feeling strain in mouth, throat or tongue. Entrant must be careful not to jut out chin or lift shoulders during the upward
scale.
= 80
89

mf
2. THE TEN NOTE SCALE IN HARMONIC MINOR MODE - this is a challenge because of the technique needed to sing an upward scale
and also the tonality of the harmonic minor. Slow practise is the method needed to master both challenges.

= 80
89

mf
3. THE CHROMATIC SCALE - this scale has twelve notes with no whole tones, only semi-tones between the pitches. When learning this
scale and working out the best way of singing it well, it helps to think of the intervals between each note as being large steps on the way
up and as smaller steps on the way down.
44
= 104

mf

2. Dodds Exercises Page 14 lower two lines, and page 26 melodic minor only, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
3. Dodds Exercises Page 19 with dynamics, and page 26 melodic minor only, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
4. Vaccai Vocal Study. Lesson V half-tones or semitones, in Italian. Practical Method, (high medium or low) Schirmer 241
5. Concone Vocal Study any one of Nos 16 to 25 from Op 10 Peters
3. Pieces
63
Adam O Holy Night Schirmer

Armstrong Gibbs The Cherry Tree Schirmer
Arne Under The Greenwood Tree Chester
Arr. Britten Early One Morning (any three verses) The Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection,
Boosey
Arr. Britten La Belle est au Jardin damour Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Come Let Us All This Day
Bach My Heart ever faithful Allans Publishing
Bennett The Owl(The Aviary) Universal Ed.
Bernstein Somewhere(West Side Story) Schirmer
Bononcini Per la Gloria Dadorarvi Schirmer
Bowater You Spotted Snakes Soundz NZ
Boyce Tell Me Lovely Shepherd Best Recital Songs, Allans Publishing
Brahms Da unten im Tale Deutche Volkslieder, 1st set
Brahms Dein blaues Auge Op 59 No 8 Peters EP 3202a(high), 3202b(low)
Brahms Der Schmied (The Blacksmith) Op 19, No Allans Publishing. Ed. 546
4
Brahms Komm bald! Op 97 No 5 The Art of Song Grade 6, Peters
Brahms Sapphische Ode Allans Publishing
Brahms Vergebliches Stndchen Op 84 No 4 Soprano Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Brahms Wie melodien zieht es Allans Publishing
Caccini Amarilli, Mia Bella 26 Italian Songs & Arias, Alfred 3402
Carissimi Vittoria, Mio Core! 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Casey There are Worse Things I Could Do Grease
Clara Schumann Liebst du um Schnheit Op12 No 4 Alfred
Coleman Big Spender Sweet Charity, Music Exchange 031044M
Coward If Love Were All Music Sales
Coward Mrs Worthington Music Sales
Dorothy Freed The Sun Has Spread Her Shining Wings 5 Fairburn Songs, SOUNZ
Dvorak Here My Cry O Lord Biblical songs Lengnick
Dvorak Silent Woods Gypsy Songs Lengnick
Dvorak Songs My Mother Taught Me Gypsy Songs Lengnick
Faur En Prire Faur Thirty Songs, International
Faur Le Secret Peters
Felicity Williams Womans Song Soundz NZ
German, E Glorious Devon
Gershwin I Got Plenty of Nothing IMP
Gershwin Love is Here To Stay IMP
Gershwin Summertime IMP
Gershwin The Man I love IMP
Gibb Dont Come in Sir, Please
Hahn R Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes Melodies Vol.1, Heugel
Hammond & Bettis One Moment in Time Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits, Alfred
Handel O Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave me? Celebrated Songs, ed Leah, Vol 3, Chester
Handel Recit: He was cut off (Messiah), Aria:But Novello. Novo70137
thou Didst Not Leave his soul in hell
Handel Recit: O Didst Thou Know Acis &
Galatea, Aria: As when the Dove laments
her love
Handel Return o God of Hosts (Samson)
Handel Thou shalt Bring Them In (Israel in

Egypt)
Head A Blackbird Singing Boosey & Hawkes
Head A Funny Fellow Boosey & Hawkes
Head Ave Maria Boosey & Hawkes
Head Money-o Boosey & Hawkes
Hely-Hutchinson The Owl and the Pussycat Three Nonsense Songs, Paterson
Hughes O Men from the Fields A Heritage of 20th Century British Song
Ireland Hope the Hornblower
Judith Exley 2 of 4 small songs Soundz NZ
Kander & Ebb Razzle Dazzle Chicago, Faber Music
Kennedy-Fraser Kishmuls Galley
Kern Cant Help Loving Dat Man of Mine IMP
Lizst Lasst Mich Ruhen Belwin
Lloyd Webber Dont Cry for Me Argentina Music Ltd
Lloyd Webber Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again Really Useful Group
Loewe Just You Wait Chappell
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Lotti Pur Dicesti, o bocca bella 26 Italian Songs & Arias, Alfred 3402
Mac & Hector Flying Without Wings Audition Songs for Male Singers 4, Wise Publications
Maconchy Ophelias Song OUP
Massenet Elgie Ashdown
Massenet Ouvre tes yeux bleus (Open Thy Blue
Eyes)
Mendelssohn Auf Flgein des Gesanges (On Wings of Peters
Song)
Mozart Das Veilchen KV476 Mozart 50 Songs, Peters 4699a/b
Mozart Deh Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) Operatic Anthology Vol.4, Schirmer
Mozart Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden Aria Album, Peters
Nelson I Think it will be Winter Banks
Pitchford & Gore Out Here On My Own Essential Audition Songs for Female Vocalists, Westend Hits,
IMP
Porter Anything goes IMP
Porter Night and Day IMP
Porter Riding High IMP
Porter The Tale of the Oyster IMP
Purcell Now Winter Comes Slowly The Fairy Queen
Purcell Sailors Song Dido & Anneas
Quilter Where Go the Boats
Rice Where I Want to Be Chess, Music Sales AM944955
Rodgers If I Loved You IMP
Scarlatti Cara e Dolce 26 Italian Songs & Arias, Alfred 3402
Schubert An die Musik Allans Publishing
Schubert Ave Maria Allans Publishing
Schubert Der Lindenbaum
Schubert Frhlingstraum Op 89 No 11 Allans Publishing
Schubert Lied der Mignon Allans Publishing
Schubert Standchen No 4, (Schwanengesang) The Art of Song Grade 6, Peters
Schumann Der Nussbaum Op 25, No 3 The Lieder Anthology, Hal Leonard 740219
Schumann Die Lotosblume 50 Selected Songs, Schirmer
Schumann Mondnacht Allans Publishing
Schwartz Popular Wicked, Hal Leonard HL 313267
Schnberg On My Own Les Miserables, Music Sales
Schnberg Stars Les Miserables, Music Sales
Shaiman & Wittman Good Morning Baltimore Hairspray, Hal Leonard HL 313219
Sullivan The Sun Whose Rays
4. Musicianship
65

Level 4 - Grades 7, 8 and Performers Certificate
Processes require a wide range of technical skills involving a considerable choice of procedures in a variety of familiar and un-familiar contexts.
The learning demands a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts and analytical interpretation of information. The
learning demand requires informed judgment within a range of innovative responses to concrete but often unfamiliar problems. Learners have
complete responsibility for the quantity and quality of output under broad guidance and evaluation from their teacher.
In addition to those criteria at level 1, 2, & 3 the entrants will demonstrate:
Accurate and fluent performance

Further development of intonation and consistency of pitch showing a well developed aural awareness.
Further development of formation of vowels and articulation of consonants
Developing rhythmic stability and vitality
Aiming for clear and even tone throughout the range
Developing ability to control dynamics as specified
Developing management of a range of tonal qualities for expressive purposes
Developing a confident projection of the style and character of chosen works
Developing expressive interpretation of music and text.
Italian, German and French repertoire should be sung in the original language showing an understanding of the pronunciation, translation
and emphasis on important words in the text.
Grade 7
Grade seven is an advanced level. It is important for the entrant to read the criteria in the syllabus very thoroughly to prepare for the standards
which will be expected at the examination. They challenge vocal technique and musicianship. The criteria covers both grades seven and eight in
Level Four. The entrants in Grade Seven will be expected to perform the technical exercises and repertoire at a satisfactory level of proficiency
to achieve a successful outcome in the examination.
The development of vocal technique is an essential component for singing performance as it enables the singer to do justice to their chosen
selections and to safeguard the health and stamina of the singing voice.
Repertoire should be carefully chosen, making sure that selections are not beyond the entrants present state of vocal development. Songs and
arias which entrants are not yet ready to sing, no matter how much they want to include them in their performance which are beyond their
present ability, may result in a disappointing or discouraging outcome. This is a lesson to learn early in their performance life. Note and follow
the speed marking in each exercise.
1. THE EXTENDED SCALE: the eleven note scale - this is well beyond the normal diatonic scale. The advice given in earlier grades about
the posture of head and neck when passing through the scale towards the higher pitches is very important. Jutting the chin, tightening
the jaw, or reaching for the high pitches will make the singing of the scale difficult and also affect your tone in an unhealthy manner.
Increasing the energy in breath flow is the only extra effort needed to keep the steady line of tone going throughout the transitions of pitch.
Allow the position of the head to remain stable, although the position of the jaw will adjust as the pitch rises.
42
= 69
mf
2. THE EXTENDED SCALE: the eleven note scale in minor mode - these test the entrants vocal ability and musicianship in the accurate
singing of the minor modes.

42
= 69
mf

4

mf
66
3. THE CHROMATIC SCALE: the twelve note scale - in semitones ascending and descending: this scale requires accurate intonation. It is
helpful to think of the ascending intervals as wide steps and the descending notes as narrow steps.
44
= 69

mf
4. EXTENDED ARPEGGIO - this exercise covers a range of twelve notes and requires you to show your ability to keep the vocal tone
consistently even throughout the registers and to demonstrate the skill of vibrant staccato sound without any pushing.

= 46
86

in a diatonic scale. The entrant is to demonstrate an ability to follow these markings without forcing of the higher dynamic or losing vocal
44
= 144

pp f

6

continue through

pp f
ascending scale

3. Dodds Exercises Page 30, all three lines, Voice Placing and Training Exercises, (high or low) OUP
4. Vaccai Vocal Study. Lesson VI syncopation in Italian. Practical Method, (high medium or low) Schirmer 241
5. Marchesi Vocal Study any one of Nos 15 or 16 from Op 2 Allans
3. Pieces
High Voice. Male or Female

Bach Bist du Bei Mir Allans Publishing
Bach Blute Nur St Matthew Passion
Bach Ich Will Dir Mein Herze Schenken St Matthew Passion
Bach Seufzer, Thrnen Kummer Noth Cantata Ich Hatte Viel Bekmmerniss BWV21
Bach/ Gounod Ave Maria
Caldara Sebben Crudele 26 Italian songs & Arias, Alfred
Handel Care Selve Allans Publishing
Handel Gentle Ears, Melodious Strains(Athalia) Hal Leonard
Handel How Beautiful are the Feet (Messiah)
Purcell Ah! Belinda I am pressed with Novello
Torment(Dido and Aeneas)
Purcell If Music Be the Food of Love (1st IMC
Version)
Purcell The Owl is Abroad
Vivaldi Domine Deus (Gloria) Gloria
Low Voice, Male or Female

Bach Bist du Bei Mir
Bach Quia Fecit Mihi Magna Magnificat BWV 243
Beethoven In Questa tomba oscura, Op 239 Allans
Beethoven The Song of the Flea Op 75 No 4 (8)
Boyce Balmy Sweetness ever Flowing Solomon
67

Brahms Feldeinsamkeit Allans Publishing
Caccini Amor, io Parto A-R editions
Caccini Sfogava Con Le Stelle A-R editions
Cimarosa Resta in Pace, Idolo Mio Ricordi OUP
Dowland Sweet Stay a While Stainer
Durante Danza Danza Fanciulla Gentile Alfred
Gluck O del mio dolce ardor from Paride e Elena
(9a)
Handel Father of heaven(Judas Maccabeus)
Handel Hence, Iris, Hence Away(Semele)
Handel Recit: Frondi Tenere, Aria: Ombra Mai Fu Xerses, Chester
Handel Recit: I rage, I melt, I burn! Air: O (Acis and Galatea)
Ruddier than the Cherry
Handel Recit:Twill be a Painful
Separation(Jeptha), Aria: In Gentle
Murmurs Will I mourn
Handel Return O God of Hosts(Samson)
Haydn F J Hark! What I tell to thee (9a)
Monteverdi Arnaltas Lullaby(Lincoronazione di Novello
Poppea Act II, Scene X)
Mozart An Chloe K 524 (35)
Mozart Der Vogelfnger Bin Ich Ja (Papagenos Der Zauberflte, Brenreiter
Aria)
Mozart Ein Madchen oder weibchen (from Die The Art of Song, Gr 7
Zauberflote K 620)
Mozart In diesen heilgen Hallen from Die
Zauberflote (24)
Mozart Non piu andrai (from Le Nozze di Figaro
(24)
Mozart O Isis und Osiris from Die Zauberflote
(39)
Purcell Arise, ye Subterranean Winds No 5 Purcell six songs for Bass
High Voice, Male or Female

Brahms Liebestrau (Op 3)
Haydn Hark! What Did I tell To thee Peters
Haydn My Mother Bids me Bind My Hair Mezzo-Soprano Songs, Boosey & Hawkes
Haydn Now Nature Sinks Beneath the Weight Peters
Haydn Rckerinnerung(The Seasons)
Mendelssohn Venetianisches Gondellied
Mozart An Chloe Peters
Mozart Dalla Sua Pace (Don Giovanni) Allans Publishing
Mozart Ho capito, Signor (Don Giovanni) Ricordi
Mozart Non Piu andrai(The Marriage of Figaro)
K.579
Mozart Recit: Le Nostie Pene Schirmer
Mozart Un Moto di Gioia(The Marriage of Peters
Figaro)K.579
Mozart Vedrai Carino (Don Giovanni) Leonard
Mozart Voi Che Sapete (Le Nozze di Figaro) Brenreiter
High Voice Male or Female

Brahms Botschaft Op47 No1 Allans Publishing
Brahms Wie Bist Du Meine Knigin Op32 No9 Allans Publishing
Donizetti Come Gentil(Don Pasquale)
Donizetti Convien Partir(La Fille du Regiment)
Dvorak By the Waters of Babylon Biblical Songs Vol 2 Lengnick
Dvorak Clouds & Darkness Biblical Songs Vol 1 Lengnick
Dvorak Goin Home
Dvorak Hark how My Triangle, Op 55 No 2 Gypsy Melodies Lengnick
Dvorak Lord Thou Art My Refuge Biblical Songs Vol 1 Lengnick
Dvorak The Lark Op 7 No 4 Lengnick
Eden Whats in the Air Today?
68

Faur Apres un Rve Op 7 No 1 Hal Leonard
Faur Les Roses dIspahan Op 39 No 4
Faur Mai Durand
Faur Nell Op 18 No 1 Gabriel Faur 50 Songs, Hal Leonard
Faur Toujours Op 21 No 2
Gounod Srnade Charles Gounod 11 Melodies, Henry Lemoine
Schubert Fruhlings glaube, Op 20 No 2 D686
Low Voice Male or Female

Bellini Vaga Luna, che Inargenti
Brahms Stndchen Op 14 No 7
Brahms Von ewiger Liebe Op 43 No 1
Duparc Chanson Triste
Liszt Wanderers Nachtlied Dover
Mahler Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht (Des
Knaben Wunderhorn)
Massenet lgie
Schubert Aufenthalt
Schubert Der Musensohn Op 92 No 1 Peters
Schubert Frhlingsglaube Op 20 No 2 Peters
Schubert Wanderers Nachtlied Op 96 No 3 Paterson
Schumann Du bist wie eine Blume
Schumann Waldesgesprch Op 39 No 3 Peters
Schumann Widmung Op 25 No 1 Peters
Tchaikovsky None but the Lonely Heart Boosey & Hawkes
Thomas Air du tambour major (The Drum Majors
song)
Verdi Il Poveretto Peters (No 3 from Verdi
Composizioni da Camera)
Any Voice
Arlen Stormy Weather IMP
Armstrong Gibbs Nod Celebrated Songs Book 1, Chester
Armstrong Gibbs Silver Thames
Armstrong Gibbs The Splendour Falls Thames
Bridge Een as a Lovely Flower Boosey & Hawkes
Britten Tit for Tat Faber
Debussy Beau Soir
Debussy Clair de Lune (from Fetes Galantes)
Delius To Daffodils Boosey & Hawkes
Delius Twilight Fancies Boosey & Hawkes
Dempsey & Rowe Another Night at Darryls The Witches of Eastwick, IMP
Dring Business Girls Thames
Dring Crabbed Age and Youth Thames
Freed The Sea Child Soundz
Gershwin Fascinating Rhythm IMP
Gershwin Ive Got Rhythm IMP
Gershwin Nice Work if You Can Get It IMP
Hahn R Lheure exquise (Chansons Grises) French Art Songs of the 19th Century, Dover
Harty The Sea Wrack Boosey & Hawkes
Head A Green Cornfield Boosey & Hawkes
Head Foxgloves Boosey & Hawkes
Howells Gavotte
Ireland Sea Fever Stainer
John, Elton Come What May (Moulin Rouge) Audition Songs for Male Singers 3, Wise Publications
Kander & Ebb All I Care About Chicago, Faber Music
Kander & Ebb Roxie Chicago, Faber Music
Kern Smoke Gets In Your Eyes IMP
Leigh The Impossible Dream
Lilburn Once my Strength Sings Harry
Lloyd Webber Music of the Night (Phantom of the
Opera)
69

Loewe Show Me Chappell
Marmion Brightcap Chamber Music, Contempory Music Centre
Munro My Lovely Celia The Chester Book of Celebrated Songs Bk.3, Music Sales
Parke The falling of the Leaves
Parry My Heart is like a Singing Bird
Quilter Loves Philosophy A Heritage of 20th Century British Song Vol.4, Boosey &
Hawkes
Quilter Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Boosey & Hawkes
Rodgers Younger Than springtime IMP
Roe The Lass from the Low Country
Roe War time Child
Rutter Shepherds Pipe Carol OUP
Schwartz Dancing Through Life Wicked, Hal Leonard
Schnberg Bring Him Home IMP
Schnberg Empty Chairs & Empty tables IMP
Schnberg Master of the House Les Miserables, Music Sales
Sondheim Another 100 People IMP
Sondheim One More Kiss IMP
Sondheim Send in the Clowns IMP
Tremain, Ronald Why so Pale and Wan? A Selection of Songs, SOUNZ
Vaughan Williams The Birdsong OUP
Weill Je ne taime pas IMP
Weill Never Was You IMP
Or own choice of 20th Century Song chosen by the entrant. An extra copy for the examiner must be brought to the examination. Note will be
taken of the difficulty and suitability of the piece for the performer.
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70
Grade 8
Technical exercises are fundamental to singing training as they prepare the singer for the challenges of the complex vocal repertoire they are
to perform. By becoming familiar with the co-ordinations of singing in the technical exercises, and by practising and repeating them under
the guidance of a knowledgeable teacher, it is hoped that the singer will learn the skills and stamina of healthy vocal technique. Although the
exercises are the foundation of vocal technique, they are also music, and by singing them with enjoyment and commitment, the entrant will
increase the enhancement of their voice and their performing experience.
The criteria in the syllabus for level four state the vocal and musical standards which entrants are expected to demonstrate in their work. These
are the criteria for both grades seven and eight; but grade eight entrants are expected to demonstrate a level of competency even higher than
the grade seven level of satisfactory. To achieve a pass grade within this level, the examination entrant must have good competency. Exercises
must be sung at the dynamic and tempo markings given on the page.
1. THE EXTENDED SCALE - the ascending and descending major scale in compound time: this scale must be sung rhythmically with
accurate intonation, and the vocal technique to achieve an even tone throughout the register changes.
= 88
12
8

mf
2. THE EXTENDED SCALE:
a. The ascending and descending melodic minor of the scale

= 88
12
8

mf
b. The harmonic minor of the scale

= 88
12
8

mf
When you can sing these three versions of the scale with consistent tone and accurate intonation, you will have achieved a great deal of
knowledge and skill. It is well worth the effort.
3. THE CHROMATIC SCALE: ascending and descending - take notice of the minim rest before beginning the downward scale. This allows
time to prepare the breath and the voice.

44
= 76

mf
3

4. ARPEGGII: major and minor - changing note values and scale type within the exercise.

44

mf
in a diatonic scale. The entrant must demonstrate an ability to follow these markings without forcing of the higher dynamic or losing vocal
43
= 72

pp f pp f
pp f

13

pp f pp f pp f
71

3. Conconne Vocal Study, any one of Nos 1 to 15, 25 Lessons Op 10 Peters
3. Pieces
Soprano/Mezzo Soprano
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Lass uns o Hchster Gott, das Jahr
(Cantata: Jesu nun sei gepriest BWV41)
Bach Recit: See now the bridegroom, Aria:
Prepare Thyself Zion (Christmas Oratorio)
Bizet Habanera(Carmen) Allans Publishing
Brahms An die Nachtigall Op 46 No 4 Peters
Brahms Mein Liebe Ist Grn The Lieder Anthology, Hal Leonard
Campion, T Thrice, toss these oaken ashes in the air Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Chausson Colibri
Delibes Le Filles des Cadiz Dover
Dowland Flow my Tears Stainer & Bell
Dowland Flow not so fast, ye fountain Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Go Crystal Tears Stainer & Bell
Dvorak Hear My Prayer O Lord. Biblical Songs Vol1 Lengnick
Dvorak Song to the Moon (Rusalka) Allans Publishing
Granados, E El Majo Discreto Coleccion de Tonadillas, Music Sales
Hahn, R A Chloris The French Song Anthology, Hal Leonard
Handel Bel Piacere Agrippina, HWV 6
Handel Recit: O let eternal honours crown his Novello
name, Aria: From Mighty Kings he took
the spoil (Judas Maccabaeus HWV63.)
Handel Recit: Ye Sacred Priests, Aria: Farewell Novello
Ye Limpid Springs (Jeptha)
Haydn Cavatina di Alcina (LIsola di Alcina) Haydn-Mozart Presse, Salzburg
Haydn Con un tenero sospiro (La Vera
Constanza)
Haydn Recit. O Welcome Now, Aria:O How Peters
Pleasing To the Senses (The Seasons)
Haydn Solo e pensoso Haydn-Mozart Presse, Salzburg
Mozart Dieser Gottheit Allmacht ruget The Art of Song Grade 8 high Peters EP 71771
(Freimaurerkantate K623)
Mozart Laudate Dominum(Vespers K339) Hal Leonard
Mozart Non so piu (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart Porgi amor (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mozart Recit. Ma se culpa non ho and Aria: Batti, Mozart Operatic Arias for Soprano Vol 2, Allans Publishing
batti(Don Giovanni)
Mozart Ridente la Calma Mozart 50 Songs, Peters 4699a
Mozart Una Donna a Quindici Anni(Cosi Fan Peters
Tutti )
Pergolesi Stizzoso, Mio Stizzoso (Le Serva 30 Arie Antiche Vol.1, Ricordi 50251
Padrona)
Purcell Hark! How all things with one sound Purcell, 15 Songs and Airs, Book 1, Novello
rejoice(Fairy Queen)
Purcell Recit: Thy Hand Belinda(Dido and
Aeneas), Aria: When I am Laid in Earth
Purcell The Plaint: O! let me forever weep(Fairy Purcell, 15 Songs and Airs, Book 1, Novello
Queen)
Schubert Die Junge Nonne Op 43 No 2 Boosey & Hawkes
Schubert Im Frhling D882 Peters
Schubert Mignon Peters
Schubert Nacht und Trume Op 43 No 1 Boosey & Hawkes
Schumann Nachtlied Op 96 No 1 Peters
72
Mezzo Soprano/Contralto
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Laudamus te No 5(Mass in B minor Novello
BWV232)
Bach Schlafe mein Liebster(Christmas Oratorio
BWV 248)
Beethoven Freudvoll und Leidvoll Op 84 No 4 Schirmer
Beethoven Mignon (Kennst du das Land) Op 75 No 1 Schirmer
Bellini Per piet, bellidol mio
Bellini Vanne, o rosa fortunata
Berlioz Absence: No 4 - Les Nuits dt
(Barenreiter)
Berlioz Villanelle (Nuits dt) The French Anthology, Hal Leonard
Brahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir
Bridge Love Went a Riding Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Flow my tears John Dowland, 50 Songs for High Voice, Book 1, Stainer &
Bell
Dowland Flow Not so Fast, Ye Fountains Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set High Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland Weep You No More Sad Fountains John Dowland, 50 Songs for High Voice, Book 2 Stainer & Bell
Duparc Extase Peters
Elgar A Poets Life Novello
Elgar Song of Autumn Novello
Elgar Where Corals Lie Sea Pictures, Boosey & Hawkes
Faur Clair de Lune The French Song Anthology, Hal Leonard
Faur Notre amour Op 23 No 2
Faur Rve dAmour International
Gluck Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice) Novello
Hahn A Chloris (Hahn Melodies Vol2, (Heugel)
Handel Cara Sposa (Rinaldo) Celebrated Opera Arias for Mezzo Soprano and Alto ed
Spicker, pub Patelson
Handel Cor ingrate (Rinaldo) Barenreiter BA 4033A
Handel Here amid the Shady Woods(Alexander Boosey & Hawkes
Balus HWV65)
Handel Heroes When with Glory Burning(Joshua) Anthology of Sacred Songs Vol 2 Alto, Schirmer
Handel O Thou that Tellest (Messiah)
Handel Thou Art Gone Up On High (Messiah)
Haydn O quam tristis (Stabat Mater) Robbins Landon, Faber
Jommelli Chi vuol comprar
Mahler Ich Atmet einen Linden Duft (Ruckert International
lieder)
Mahler In diesem Wetter (Kinder-Totenlieder)
Mahler Wenn dein Muetterlein International Music Company
(Kinder-Totenlieder)
Mendelssohn Neue Liebe
Mendelssohn Schilflied
Mozart Se vuol ballare (Le nozze di Figaro) K.
492
Paisello Chi Vuol la Zingarella 30 Arie Antiche Vol.1, Ricordi 50251
Piccinni Recit: Porro dunque mor Aria: Se il ciel
mi divide (Alessandro nelle Indie)
Rossini La danza (Tarantella Napoletana)
Schubert Der Erlknig (Goethe)
Schumann Er, der Herrlichste von Allen(Frauen liebe Peters
und leben)
Schumann Wanderlied Peters
Strauss Morgen Op 27 No 4 Universal
Thomas Connais Tu Le Pays? (Mignon) Schirmer
Vivaldi Qui Sedes(Gloria) OUP
Wolf Kennst du das land (Mignon IV) (Goethe)
Wolf Mausfallen-Sprchlen (Morike)
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Tenor
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Mein Jesus ist erstanden(Cantata no. 67 Breitkopf EB 7067
Halt in Gedachtnis Jesum Christ BWV 67)
Bach Nun mogt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken
nun(ChristmasOratorio)BWV 248
Beethoven Adelaide Op 46 Schirmer
Beethoven Freudvoll und Leidvoll Op 84 No 4
Beethoven Mignon Op 75 No 1 Henle
Beethoven Neue Liebe, neues Leben Op 75 No 2 Schirmer
Bizet Recit: A Cette Voix, Aria: Je Crois UMP
entendre encore (Les Pecheurs de Perles)
Brahms An Ein Veilchen
Brahms O Khler Wald Op72 No 3 IMC
Brahms Vergebliches Stndchen
Campion, T Thrice, toss these oaken ashes in the air Elizabethan Love Songs arr. Keel, 1st & 2nd set Low Voice
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes
Dowland In Darkness Let Me Dwell Stainer & Bell
Faur Aurore Durand
Faur Ici-bas Gabriel Faur Album Vol.1, Hal Leonard
Faur Lydia Op 4 No 2 The First Book of Tenor Solos, Schirmer
Gluck Che puro ciel(Orfeo ed Euridice) Novello
Handel Comfort Ye (Messiah)
Handel Consider Fond Shepherd (Acis & Galatea) Novello
Handel Love Sounds the Alarm(Acis & Galatea) Novello
Handel Recit: Deeper and Deeper Still, Aria:Waft INT1694/MDS
Her Angels, Through the Skies (Jeptha
HWV 70)
Handel Thus When The Sun (Samson)
Haydn In Native Worth and Honour Clad(the
Creation)
Haydn O quam tristis(Stabat Mater) Ed Robbins Landon, Faber
Haydn Vidit suum(Stabat Mater) Ed Robbins Landon, Faber
Jommelli, N Chi vuol comprar Arie Antiche: Anthology of Italian Songs Vol 1 Schirmer
Lalo. E Vainement, Ma Bien-Aime (Le Roi dys) Tenor Opera Arias, Schirmer
Monteverdi Tu se Morta(Orfeo) Novello
Mozart Ah, se fosse intorno al trono (La Mozart Arias from Operas for Tenor IMC New York
Clemenza di Tito)
Mozart Che belta che leggiadria (La finta Mozart Arias from Operas for Tenor IMC New York
gardiniera)
Mozart Guerrier, che dun acciaro (Lucio Silla) Mozart Arias from Operas for Tenor IMC New York
Mozart Il mio tesoro (Don Giovanni)
Purcell Come All Ye Songsters of the Sky(The Novello
Fairy Queen)
Schubert Der Wanderer Op4 No1 Allans Publishing
Schubert Sehnsucht Op 8 No 2 Peters
Schubert Wohin? (Die Shne Mllerin) Allans Publishing
Baritone/Bass
Boosey & Hawkes
Bach Et in spiritum sanctum (Mass in B min) Barenreiter BA 5102A
Bach Recit. Am Abend da es Khle War, Aria. Novello
Mache Dich, Mein Herze, Rein (to bar 37)
(St Matthew Passion Pt 2 BWV 244)
Brahms An die Nachtigall Op46 No4 Peters
Brahms Feldeinsamkeit
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Boosey & Hawkes
Faur Barcarolle Durand
Faur Les Berceuse Op 23 No 1
Fetis att. Stradella Piet Signore 24 Italian Songs and Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries,
Schirmer
Fetis att. Stradella Se I Miei Sospiri 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred
Handel Recit: Enough.to Heavn We Leave the Novello
Rest, Aria:With Pious Hearts. (Judas
Maccabaeus )
Handel Recit: I feel the Deity within, Aria: Arm, Novello
Arm Ye Brave (Judas Maccabaeus.)
Handel Thus Saith the Lord (Messiah)
Haydn Recit: And God Created Great Whales, Novello
Aria: Be Fruitful All (The Creation)
Haydn Recit: And God Said Let the Waters, Aria:
Rolling in Foaming Billows (The
Creation)
Haydn Recit: Straight Opening Her Fertile Peters
Womb, Aria: Now Heavn in Fullest
Glory Shone( The Creation Pt2)
Massenet Nuit dEspagne Massenet Melodies Vol1.
Mendelssohn Lord God of Abraham(Elijah)
Mozart Deh Vieni Alla finestra (Don Giovanni)
Mozart La vendetta, oh la vendetta(Le Nozze di
Figaro K 492)
Mozart Madamina! Il Catalogo e Questo(Don
Giovanni)
Mozart O Isis und Osiris(Die Zauberflte. K620) Peters
Mozart Se Vuol Ballare(Le Nozze di Figaro K Celebrated Opera Arias for Bass ed Spicker, Patelson
492)
Mozart Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden(Die Mozart Operatic Arias for Baritone and Bass Vol 1 Allans
Entfruhrung aus dem Serail) Publishing
Purcell Man Is For The Woman Made
Scarlatti, A Andero volero gridero
Scarlatti, A Se delitto e ladorarvi 30 Arie, Collezione Complete, 3 Vols, Ricordi
Scarlatti, A Toglietemi la vita ancor 30 Arie, Collezione Complete, 3 Vols, Ricordi
Schubert Der Doppelgnger Boosey & Hawkes
Schubert Der Neugierige (Winterreisse) Allans Publishing
Schubert Lied Eines Schiffers an die Dioskren Schubert Album Vol.1, Peters
Traetta, T Ah, non lasciarmi, no(Dido Abbandonata) 30 Arie, Collezione Complete, 3 Vols, Ricordi
All Voices
Berkeley Bells of Cordoba Chester
Bernstein I Hate Music! Leonard Bernstein Song Album, Boosey & Hawkes
Bernstein Maria(West Side Story)
Bernstein Somethings Coming(West Side Story)
Bock If I were a Rich Man(Fiddler on the Roof) IMP Mfm0106
Bolcolm/Weinstein Song of Black Max (Cabaret songs) Edward Marks Music co.
Bridge Come to Me in My Dreams Boosey & Hawkes
Bridge Go Not Happy Day Boosey & Hawkes
Britten For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry(Rejoice Boosey & Hawkes
in the Lamb)
Britten For the Mouse is a creature of great Boosey & Hawkes
personal valour(Rejoice in the Lamb)
Britten The Nurses Song (Charm of Lullabies) Boosey & Hawkes
Butterworth Is My Team Ploughing? (A Shropshire Boosey & Hawkes
Lad)
Dring Blow, blow thou winter wind: No 6 from
Dring Take, O take those lips away: No 3 from A Thames Publication
Finzi Come away, come away Death from Let Boosey and Hawkes
Us Garlands Bring
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Gershwin By Strauss(The Show is On)
Gershwin It Aint Necessarily So(Porgy & Bess)
Gershwin Someone to Watch over me(Oh Kay)
Griffiths For my Children
Hageman Do Not Go My Love Schirmer
Hamlisch What I Did For Love (Chorus Line) The Singers Musical Anthology Vol.2, IMP
Head Dear Delight Boosey & Hawke
Head Money-O Boosey & Hawkes
Head The Singer Michael Head Song Album Vol.2, Boosey & Hawkes
Head The Small Christmas Tree
Head Why have you Stolen my Delight? Michael Head Song Album Vol.2, Boosey & Hawkes
Kander & Ebb And All That Jazz Chicago, Faber Music
Kander & Ebb When Youre Good to Mama Chicago, Faber Music
Kern Cant Help Lovin that Man
Kern Ol Man River (Show Boat)
Lloyd Weber Think of Me (Phantom of the Opera) Music Sales
Lopez & Marx Purpose (Avenue Q) Hal Leonard
Marmion, B When You Are Old And Grey Creighton Music
Montsalvatage Cancion de Neqrito a Dormer (Cinco Southern Music Publishing
Canciones Negras)
Moore Sexy Lady Benjamin Moore Publishing CVR 3846
Nelson Dirty Work Banks BSS2006
Quilter Fear no more the Heat o the Sun Boosey and Co
Quilter O Mistress Mine (Three Shakespeare A Heritage of 20th Century British Song Vol.3, Boosey &
Songs) Hawkes
Roberts, Sharon I Saw Your Smiles
Rodgers Soliloquy (Carousel) Vocal Score Revised Edtion
Rubbra A Hymn to the Virgin Lengnick
Schwartz No Good Deed (Wicked) Hal Leonard
Schnberg Id Give My Life for You Imp 00740123
Schnberg The Movie In My Mind (The Boublil) Schnberg Collection Show Hits, Wise Publications
Schnberg Why God Why? (Miss Saigon) Chappell
Sondheim By the Sea (Sweeney Todd) All Sondheim Vol 1 IMP Val 2023A
Sondheim Ladies Who Lunch(Company) All Sondheim Vol 1 IMP Val 2023A
Sondheim Sand(Singing Out Loud) All Sondheim Vol 4 IMP 0283B
Sondhein Johanna (Sweeney Todd) The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Vol.1, IMP
Stanford The Bold Unbiddable Child Six Songs for Meduim Voice, Stainer & Bell
Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Schirmer
Vaughan Williams The Roadside Fire Boosey & Hawkes
Vaughan Williams The Vagabond
Vaughan Williams The Water Mill OUP
Weill One Life to Live A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Weill Pirate Jenny(Threepenny Opera) A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Performance Certificate NZMEB SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

Weill Surabaya Johnny(Happy End) A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Weill The Princess of Pure Delight(Lady in the A Centennial Anthology Vol 2 IMP PF9922
Dark)
4. Musicianship
Performance Certificate
Entrants will submit their programme for approval with their entry form.
1. Songs
The entrant will select a programme of Songs with a Singing time of between twenty-five and thirty-five minutes. The programme must show
a variety of styles and be of sufficient technical/musical challenges to fulfill the criteria for Level Four.
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Study List: Samples of entrants work for the year

Accompaniments for pieces

Entrants have 36 months in which to complete the co-requisite theory component.

Musicianship NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

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Musicianship NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

Level One - Preliminary to Grade 3

Level Two - Grades 4 and 5

Level Three - Grade 6

Level Four - Grades 7 and 8

Level Five - Associate Diploma

Level Seven - Licentiate Diploma

CRITERIA and DESCRIPTORS

Exercises and repertoire are chosen to reflect the following criteria.

Examiners will use these criteria in assessing all level 1 entrants.

Comfortable and well balanced stance

Developing formation of vowels and articulation of consonants

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3. Pieces - Choose three contrasting pieces by different composers.

Preliminary: continued from previous page

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Grade One: continued from previous page

Bub ble, bub ble, bub ble bath

Hap py, hap py, hap py, hap py day

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Grade Two: continued from previous page

2. Vocal Studies choose one from the list below

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Grade Three: continued from previous page

CRITERIA and DESCRIPTORS

Comfortable and well balanced stance

Further development of clear formation of vowels and articulation of consonants

At this level we encourage the use of the original language of texts.

Grade 4 NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

2. Vocal Studies choose one from the list below

Grade Four: continued from previous page

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2. Vocal Studies - choose one from the list below:

Grade 5 NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

Grade Five: continued from previous page

CRITERIA and DESCRIPTORS

Examiners will use these criteria in assessing all level 3 entrants.

Comfortable and well balanced stance

Clear definition of vowels and articulation of consonants

Grade 6 NZMEB PERFORMANCE SINGING SYLLABUS ed 17.3

2. Vocal Studies - choose one from the list below

Grade Six: continued from previous page

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Grade Six: continued from previous page

CRITERIA and DESCRIPTORS

Examiners will use these criteria in assessing all level 4 entrants.

In addition to those criteria at level 1, 2, & 3 the entrants will demonstrate:

Accurate and fluent performance

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2. Vocal Studies - choose one from the list below

Grade Seven: continued from previous page

List A - Low Voice, Male or Female

List B - High Voice, Male or Female

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List B - Low Voice, Male or Female

Grade Seven: continued from previous page

List C - High Voice Male or Female

List C - Low Voice Male or Female