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Overview
Rockschool Guitar Grade 7 (2024) is an advanced-level graded guitar resource for players who have developed strong technical foundations and are ready to demonstrate greater stylistic maturity, musical individuality and expressive control.
The book features nine performance pieces covering jazz, funk, blues, rock and contemporary guitar styles. Students work with advanced techniques including articulated chromatic runs, natural-harmonic melodies and hybrid picking, while developing extended chord and arpeggio vocabulary and stronger session-playing skills.
Key Features
9 performance pieces
6 arrangements of iconic rock, pop and contemporary tracks
3 Rockschool Original compositions
Articulated chromatic runs
Natural-harmonic melodies
Hybrid picking
Lydian and Phrygian modes
Jazz melodic minor
Major 9th, minor 9th and dominant 9th chord vocabulary
Advanced arpeggio work
Stylistic studies
Session-playing skills
Artist and band Fact Files
Recommended listening
In-depth Walkthroughs
Online audio and backing tracks
Supporting material for examination preparation
Featured Repertoire
Rockschool Guitar Hit Tunes
Falling in Between – TOTO
(It’s Just) Talk – Pat Metheny Group
Soul With A Capital ‘S’ – Tower Of Power
Watcher In The Sky – Ghost
Grito Mudo – Sandy, Mateus Asato
Texas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rockschool Originals
La Puerta Abierta
Just For The Record
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The repertoire exposes students to contrasting approaches including jazz fusion, funk, blues, classic rock and contemporary guitar, encouraging greater stylistic versatility.
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Advanced fretboard awareness
Greater fluency with extended scales and modes
Lydian, Phrygian and jazz melodic minor vocabulary
Major 9th, minor 9th and dominant 9th harmony
Advanced arpeggio vocabulary
Hybrid-picking technique
Natural-harmonic control
Articulated chromatic playing
More sophisticated rhythmic control
Advanced improvisation and soloing
Stronger stylistic interpretation
Session-playing awareness
Greater control of articulation, tone and dynamics
More confident musical communication
A more individual and convincing performance style
At this level, the focus moves beyond technical execution towards mature stylistic conviction, rhythmic complexity, creative improvisation and musical communication. RSL specifically describes Grade 7 candidates as demonstrating advanced technical control and a thorough grasp of extended stylistic techniques.
Product Details
Brand: Rockschool / RSL
Series: Rockschool Guitar
Instrument: Guitar
Level: Grade 7
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 80
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / downloadable audio
Language: English
Overview
Rockschool Guitar Grade 7 (2024) is an advanced-level graded guitar resource for players who have developed strong technical foundations and are ready to demonstrate greater stylistic maturity, musical individuality and expressive control.
The book features nine performance pieces covering jazz, funk, blues, rock and contemporary guitar styles. Students work with advanced techniques including articulated chromatic runs, natural-harmonic melodies and hybrid picking, while developing extended chord and arpeggio vocabulary and stronger session-playing skills.
Key Features
9 performance pieces
6 arrangements of iconic rock, pop and contemporary tracks
3 Rockschool Original compositions
Articulated chromatic runs
Natural-harmonic melodies
Hybrid picking
Lydian and Phrygian modes
Jazz melodic minor
Major 9th, minor 9th and dominant 9th chord vocabulary
Advanced arpeggio work
Stylistic studies
Session-playing skills
Artist and band Fact Files
Recommended listening
In-depth Walkthroughs
Online audio and backing tracks
Supporting material for examination preparation
Featured Repertoire
Rockschool Guitar Hit Tunes
Falling in Between – TOTO
(It’s Just) Talk – Pat Metheny Group
Soul With A Capital ‘S’ – Tower Of Power
Watcher In The Sky – Ghost
Grito Mudo – Sandy, Mateus Asato
Texas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rockschool Originals
La Puerta Abierta
Just For The Record
Byte-Size
The repertoire exposes students to contrasting approaches including jazz fusion, funk, blues, classic rock and contemporary guitar, encouraging greater stylistic versatility.
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Advanced fretboard awareness
Greater fluency with extended scales and modes
Lydian, Phrygian and jazz melodic minor vocabulary
Major 9th, minor 9th and dominant 9th harmony
Advanced arpeggio vocabulary
Hybrid-picking technique
Natural-harmonic control
Articulated chromatic playing
More sophisticated rhythmic control
Advanced improvisation and soloing
Stronger stylistic interpretation
Session-playing awareness
Greater control of articulation, tone and dynamics
More confident musical communication
A more individual and convincing performance style
At this level, the focus moves beyond technical execution towards mature stylistic conviction, rhythmic complexity, creative improvisation and musical communication. RSL specifically describes Grade 7 candidates as demonstrating advanced technical control and a thorough grasp of extended stylistic techniques.
Product Details
Brand: Rockschool / RSL
Series: Rockschool Guitar
Instrument: Guitar
Level: Grade 7
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 80
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / downloadable audio
Language: English
