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Vocals Grade 8
The essential syllabus for the aspiring contemporary vocalist. This book will provide you with everything you need for your Vocals Grade 8 exam, including a diverse range of repertoire, a truly innovative range of supporting tests and a vast array of professionally recorded backing tracks and audio examples.
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A Night in Tunisia Track 1 of 10£3.99
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A Song for You Track 2 of 10£3.99
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I Care Track 3 of 10£3.99
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I Have Nothing Track 4 of 10£3.99
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Kiss From a Rose Track 5 of 10£3.99
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Rise Up Track 6 of 10£3.99
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This Is Me Track 7 of 10£3.99
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Weak Track 8 of 10£3.99
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When You Were Young Track 9 of 10£3.99
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Writing's on the Wall Track 10 of 10£3.99
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Supporting Tests£5.99
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- Six 'hit tune' arrangements covering a range of contemporary styles
- Professional backing tracks for pieces and supporting tests
- Downloadable audio
- Fact Files and Walkthroughs
Plus
- Technical Exercises
- Quick Study Pieces
- Ear Tests
- General Musicianship Questions
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- Beyoncé - I Care
- Sam Smith - Writing's on the Wall
- The Killers - When You Were Young
- Ella Fitzgerald - A Night in Tunisia
- Keala Settle - This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)
- Skunk Anansie - Weak
- Ray Charles - A Song for You
- Andra Day - Rise Up
- Seal - Kiss from a Rose
- Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing
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Technical Exercises
- Group A - Scales
- Group B - Arpeggios
- Group C - Intervals
- Group D - Backing Vocals
- Group E - Stylistic Studies
Unseen Tests
- Quick Study Piece
- Ear Tests (Test 1: Melodic Recall, Test 2: Harmony Vocals)
- General Musicianship Questions
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Pages 28-35
A Night in Tunisia
Bars 46-52. The notation in the vocal part has been removed in these bars to reflect the audio.
Page 95
Technical Exercises Group E Stylistic Studies
Stylistic Studies | Jazz and Blues | Study 1: Final note of bar 5 changed to E.
Stylistic Studies | Jazz and Blues | Study 2: Final note of bar 5 changed to B (Updated 18th May 2022)
Pages 71-79
Kiss From a Rose
The backing track has been updated to include a reference pitch before the count-in. (Updated 22 November 2022)
Pages 55-62
A Song for You The backing track audio has been updated. Please re-download the zip file to find the updated audio. (Updated 21 February 2023)
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