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Overview
Rockschool Guitar Grade 5 (2024) is an intermediate-level graded guitar resource for students who are ready to develop stronger technical control, harmonic understanding, improvisation and stylistic expression.
The book features nine performance pieces spanning classic rock, contemporary pop, blues, funk and soul, supported by professional audio and learning resources. At this level, students develop more advanced fretboard knowledge through two-position scales, two-octave arpeggios, chord inversions, natural harmonics and playing over chord changes.
Key Features
9 performance pieces
6 arrangements of well-known rock, pop and contemporary songs
3 Rockschool Original compositions
Natural harmonics
Playing over chord changes
Major and natural minor scales
Major and minor pentatonic scales
Blues scales
Two-position scale patterns
Two-octave major and minor arpeggios
Chord inversions
Playback and performance skills
Band and artist Fact Files
Recommended listening
Downloadable audio
In-depth guidance and supporting learning material
Featured Repertoire
Rockschool Guitar Hit Tunes
For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder
Black Smoke Rising – Greta Van Fleet
Keep Yourself Alive – Queen
Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Life in the Fast Lane – Eagles
Rockschool Originals
7th and 42nd
Flight Check
Down at the Abbey
The repertoire gives students exposure to a broad range of guitar styles, from classic rock and blues to funk, soul and contemporary rock.
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Stronger fretboard awareness
Greater fluency with major, minor, pentatonic and blues-scale patterns
Two-octave arpeggio technique
Chord inversion knowledge
Natural harmonic technique
Playing confidently over chord changes
Stronger improvisation skills
More developed solo vocabulary
Improved rhythmic control and coordination
Greater stylistic awareness
More confident use of guitar tone and articulation
Stronger playback and performance skills
Greater musical communication when playing with backing tracks
At Grade 5, the emphasis moves beyond simply reproducing guitar parts towards understanding harmony, responding to chord changes and developing a more convincing individual playing style. RSL describes this level as developing increasing stylistic conviction through instrumental technique, rhythmic complexity and solo/improvisation work.
Product Details
Brand: Rockschool / RSL
Series: Rockschool Guitar
Instrument: Guitar
Level: Grade 5
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 64
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / downloadable audio
Language: English
Overview
Rockschool Guitar Grade 5 (2024) is an intermediate-level graded guitar resource for students who are ready to develop stronger technical control, harmonic understanding, improvisation and stylistic expression.
The book features nine performance pieces spanning classic rock, contemporary pop, blues, funk and soul, supported by professional audio and learning resources. At this level, students develop more advanced fretboard knowledge through two-position scales, two-octave arpeggios, chord inversions, natural harmonics and playing over chord changes.
Key Features
9 performance pieces
6 arrangements of well-known rock, pop and contemporary songs
3 Rockschool Original compositions
Natural harmonics
Playing over chord changes
Major and natural minor scales
Major and minor pentatonic scales
Blues scales
Two-position scale patterns
Two-octave major and minor arpeggios
Chord inversions
Playback and performance skills
Band and artist Fact Files
Recommended listening
Downloadable audio
In-depth guidance and supporting learning material
Featured Repertoire
Rockschool Guitar Hit Tunes
For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder
Black Smoke Rising – Greta Van Fleet
Keep Yourself Alive – Queen
Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Life in the Fast Lane – Eagles
Rockschool Originals
7th and 42nd
Flight Check
Down at the Abbey
The repertoire gives students exposure to a broad range of guitar styles, from classic rock and blues to funk, soul and contemporary rock.
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Stronger fretboard awareness
Greater fluency with major, minor, pentatonic and blues-scale patterns
Two-octave arpeggio technique
Chord inversion knowledge
Natural harmonic technique
Playing confidently over chord changes
Stronger improvisation skills
More developed solo vocabulary
Improved rhythmic control and coordination
Greater stylistic awareness
More confident use of guitar tone and articulation
Stronger playback and performance skills
Greater musical communication when playing with backing tracks
At Grade 5, the emphasis moves beyond simply reproducing guitar parts towards understanding harmony, responding to chord changes and developing a more convincing individual playing style. RSL describes this level as developing increasing stylistic conviction through instrumental technique, rhythmic complexity and solo/improvisation work.
Product Details
Brand: Rockschool / RSL
Series: Rockschool Guitar
Instrument: Guitar
Level: Grade 5
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 64
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / downloadable audio
Language: English
