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Overview
Rockschool Guitar Grade 4 (2024) is an intermediate-level graded guitar resource designed for students who have established their fundamental technique and are ready to develop greater technical control, stylistic awareness and expressive playing.
The book features nine performance pieces covering rock, pop and contemporary styles, together with supporting material and online audio. At this level, students encounter more sophisticated guitar techniques such as wider stretches, double-stop fills and string bends, while developing more confident solo and performance skills.
Key Features
9 performance pieces
6 arrangements of well-known rock, pop and contemporary songs
3 Rockschool Original compositions
Wide-stretch techniques
Double-stop fills
String bends
Major, natural minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic and blues-scale vocabulary
Major, minor and dominant 7th chord and arpeggio vocabulary
Playback and performance skills
Artist and band Fact Files
Recommended listening
Online downloadable audio
Supporting material for exam preparation
Featured Repertoire
Rockschool Guitar Hit Tunes
Weak – Skunk Anansie
Alive – Pearl Jam
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
The Changingman – Paul Weller
Reptilia – The Strokes
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
Rockschool Originals
Conjunction
The Jump
Promise
The repertoire covers contrasting styles and playing approaches, from classic rock and alternative rock to contemporary pop, soul and blues-influenced guitar.
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Greater fretboard control and position awareness
Stronger scale and pattern fluency
Major, minor and dominant 7th chord vocabulary
More confident use of pentatonic and blues-scale patterns
Double-stop playing
String-bending control
Wider left-hand stretches
Improved picking coordination
More controlled rhythm and articulation
Stronger stylistic awareness
More developed solo and improvisation skills
Greater confidence performing with backing tracks
Listening, playback and musical-response skills
At Grade 4, the emphasis moves further towards expressive and stylistically convincing guitar playing, rather than focusing only on basic technique. RSL describes this level as developing stylistic conviction through more developed solo and improvisation work and the use of varied sounds.
Product Details
Brand: Rockschool / RSL
Series: Rockschool Guitar
Instrument: Guitar
Level: Grade 4
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 48
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / downloadable audio
Language: English
The complete digital content includes PDF sheet music, MP3 audio and supporting tests.
Overview
Rockschool Guitar Grade 4 (2024) is an intermediate-level graded guitar resource designed for students who have established their fundamental technique and are ready to develop greater technical control, stylistic awareness and expressive playing.
The book features nine performance pieces covering rock, pop and contemporary styles, together with supporting material and online audio. At this level, students encounter more sophisticated guitar techniques such as wider stretches, double-stop fills and string bends, while developing more confident solo and performance skills.
Key Features
9 performance pieces
6 arrangements of well-known rock, pop and contemporary songs
3 Rockschool Original compositions
Wide-stretch techniques
Double-stop fills
String bends
Major, natural minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic and blues-scale vocabulary
Major, minor and dominant 7th chord and arpeggio vocabulary
Playback and performance skills
Artist and band Fact Files
Recommended listening
Online downloadable audio
Supporting material for exam preparation
Featured Repertoire
Rockschool Guitar Hit Tunes
Weak – Skunk Anansie
Alive – Pearl Jam
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
The Changingman – Paul Weller
Reptilia – The Strokes
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
Rockschool Originals
Conjunction
The Jump
Promise
The repertoire covers contrasting styles and playing approaches, from classic rock and alternative rock to contemporary pop, soul and blues-influenced guitar.
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Greater fretboard control and position awareness
Stronger scale and pattern fluency
Major, minor and dominant 7th chord vocabulary
More confident use of pentatonic and blues-scale patterns
Double-stop playing
String-bending control
Wider left-hand stretches
Improved picking coordination
More controlled rhythm and articulation
Stronger stylistic awareness
More developed solo and improvisation skills
Greater confidence performing with backing tracks
Listening, playback and musical-response skills
At Grade 4, the emphasis moves further towards expressive and stylistically convincing guitar playing, rather than focusing only on basic technique. RSL describes this level as developing stylistic conviction through more developed solo and improvisation work and the use of varied sounds.
Product Details
Brand: Rockschool / RSL
Series: Rockschool Guitar
Instrument: Guitar
Level: Grade 4
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 48
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / downloadable audio
Language: English
The complete digital content includes PDF sheet music, MP3 audio and supporting tests.
