LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATE

SYLLABUS

Maintenance

Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the following:

Dismantling the practice chanter
Cleaning and drying the practice chanter
Correct hemping of the practice chanter

Practical

Candidates must demonstrate competence in the following:

Exercises:
The scale
The scale to F with a G gracenote
The scale to C with a D gracenote
The scale to D with an E gracenote
G,D,E gracenote groupings
All strikes
Thumb or High A gracenote
The Throw on D from Low A
Doublings on High A, High G, F, E, D, C, and B from Low A
Basic monotone exercises in Simple Time

Tunes:

Two tunes played from memory.  The music is to be presented to the examiner and played in accordance with the written score.  The music does not have to be written out by the candidate.
The tunes submitted must incorporate some of the embellishments from the exercises listed in section a.

Theory

Candidates must be able to:
Name all notes and note values (duration),
Demonstrate the correct placement of notes on the stave,
Demonstrate an understanding of what dotted and cut notes have on the note duration,
Correctly write a treble clef on the stave,
Understand the purpose of a bar line,
Write out 4 bars from a tune with a 2/4 time signature by copying onto manuscript paper from set music provided.