The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and a recognisable structure, adhering to four key principles: championing ethnically diverse composers, representing genders, acknowledging the history and tradition of violin pedagogy, and enabling students to feel comfortable studying music in a popular and classical environment.
RSL are renowned for their market-leading Rockschool examinations and comprehensive grade books. The RSL Classical Violin syllabus books are beautifully presented, each containing everything that a student would need to prepare for their RSL exam: ten repertoire pieces drawn from a diverse selection of composers, technical exercises, and examples of supporting tests including sight-reading (or optional improvisation & interpretation tests), ear tests and general musicianship questions.
Songlist:
Allegro di Molto from Violin Sonata No 22 A Major, K. 305 [Mozart]
Allegro from Spring, Concerto No 1 E Major, Op. 8 [Vivaldi]
Deep River [Coleridge-Taylor]
D'Un Matin de Printemps [Boulanger]
Romance No. 1 [Clara Schumann]
Honeysuckle Rose [Fats Waller]
Virtuoso [Black Violin]
Rather Be [Clean Bandit]
Allemanda from Partitia No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 [JS Bach]
Allegro Vivace from Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 [Beethoven]
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