Nocturne is a beautifully lyrical piece with long sweeping phrases and some tricky chromatic runs later on. Her talent was apparently first discovered by Gabriel Fauré, and she was the first woman to win the prestigious ‘Prix de Rome’ prize for composition. Turning to group B, we see an enchanting Nocturne by Lili Boulanger. Watch an extract of Hungarian Dance performed by Jon Visanji and Aleksander Szram.However, whilst being just as effective as a study, its demands are disguised by what is a really fun piece of music – only now I've blown its cover! It also features a slower contrasting lyrical section. The inclusion of these new challenges, such as double stops and more advanced bow strokes, gives the piece a similar level of technical difficulty as an étude. It encapsulates ‘all things violin’, with lots of different technical elements involved.
5 is a really fun addition to the syllabus in group A. These are joined by classics on the alternative list by composers such as Haydn, Schubert, Telemann and Vivaldi. Trinity’s graded repertoire book contains an enticing selection of pieces by a wide range of composers including Nölck, Tessarini, Boulanger, Elgar and Kreisler. Below I will mention in more detail some choices of new repertoire for this higher end of the syllabus, and give a brief outline of what is involved with each selection. I really believe that we have achieved this with the new syllabus.įrom Grade 6 upwards, repertoire is divided into two groups: Group A features more technical pieces, whereas Group B contains more lyrical, expressive works. It is our objective to enable candidates to choose violin repertoire that plays to their strengths whilst maintaining the necessary technical and musical demands – resulting in an assessment process that is more comfortable, enjoyable and ultimately more rewarding and valuable to the performer. After all, it’s so much easier to motivate yourself to perfect a piece of music you love, than work tirelessly at one you don’t.
We felt it was important to select a variety of material that would engage all students in different ways, as no two people are the same, nor will they enjoy or appreciate exactly the same pieces when it comes to learning them.Īs performers and teachers, we all know how an individual’s musical taste can impact their ability to learn a piece. What we find is that the repertoire really opens up, both in terms of the playing ability required, and also the diversity of pieces available to choose from – providing ‘something for everyone’ is what we have strived to achieve with this new syllabus. Here we find ourselves in the higher grades, for those students looking to further their violin study. Jon Visanji gives his overview on the new violin syllabus repertoire selections at Grades 6-8, choosing pieces suited to demonstrating new techniques and ideas.
Exploring the Violin repertoire: Grades 6–8
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