UNITED KINGDOM
What's in the exam?
- Three accompanied songs
- Unaccompanied traditional song (folk song)
- Sight-singing
- Aural tests
Singing Grade 8
Key exam information
Singing Grade 8
What's in the exam?
- Four accompanied songs
- Unaccompanied traditional song (folk song)
- Sight-singing
- Aural tests
Key exam information
Publications & audio
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A Selection of Italian Arias Volume 1 (High Voice)
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
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A Selection of Italian Arias Volume 1 (Low Voice)
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
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A Selection of Italian Arias Volume 2 (High Voice)
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
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A Selection of Italian Arias Volume 2 (Low Voice)
A well-known collection of 21 arias.
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Specimen Aural Tests
Practice examples of the aural tests for Grade 8.
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Specimen Sight-Singing Tests
Practice material for students preparing for Singing exams.
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Aural Training in Practice
New editions offering support to teachers preparing students for Practical exams.
Supporting applications
Unaccompanied traditional song
What the examiner looks for: a top ten
- Excellent communication
- Totally secure memory
- Overall pitch sustained with assurance
- Accurately controlled intervals and intonation
- A well-chosen, comfortable key for the candidate’s voice – ideally a singer will know this instinctively and not need a starting note from the piano
- Effective tempo choice and inherent sense of rhythm
- Instinct and ability for story-telling
- Facial involvement – a singer’s eyes are so important
- Expressive use of colour and dynamics
- Use of rubato where appropriate
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