Description
The RGT Acoustic Guitar Grade 1 exam is aimed towards candidates that are 10 years of age and older, and the exam itself lasts approximately 13 minutes.
Though it is recommended that candidates study for and perform this exam on an Acoustic (Flattop) guitar, the use of a nylon string is absolutely fine. Whilst the use of an electric guitar for these exams will be allowed, it is not recommended.
There are five main sections to this exam, Fingerboard Knowledge, Performance, Aural Assessment, Musical Knowledge and Accompaniment, which are outlined in more detail below.
When combined, these different sections of the exam are geared towards introducing you to new scales and chord shapes on the guitar, building your performance ability through the study of chord progressions and melody lines, and increasing your knowledge of both the instrument, aural skills and relevant theoretical concepts.
RGT Acoustic Guitar Grade 1 Exam Breakdown:
To help you have a better understanding of what is required from this exam, here is a brief outline of the five main sections of the Acoustic Guitar Grade 1 Exam.
Each of these items can be found in the RGT Grade 1 Acoustic Guitar Exam Handbook, and it is recommended that anyone taking this exam purchase and work through this book in their preparations.
The exam entry form is also contained in the book, which is necessary to fill out and submit before registering for this or any RGT exam.
Each section of the exam is worth a different amount of marks, and here is a quick breakdown of those marks to keep as a reference when preparing for the exam.
- Fingerboard Knowledge 10 Marks
- Performance 50 Marks
- Musical Knowledge 10 Marks
- Accompaniment 20 Marks
- Aural Assessment 10 Marks
As you can see, using this division of the marks can help you divide your practice time, as you can spend more time preparing for the sections with more marks, and less time on sections that have less marks in order to ensure that you have spent enough time on each section of the exam relevant to the marks given for that section.
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