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Overview
RSL Classical Violin Grade 7 is an advanced-level violin syllabus book for students preparing for the RSL Grade 7 examination. It combines 10 benchmarked performance arrangements with technical exercises, ear tests, musicianship questions and unseen tests.
At Grade 7, students work with more complex rhythms, advanced technical demands, expressive devices, musical form and stylistic interpretation. The repertoire continues RSL’s combination of Classical, Classical Crossover, Jazz and Pop styles, supported by professionally recorded audio and backing material.
Key Features
10 benchmarked arrangements across different musical styles
Downloadable audio for practice and listening
Fact Files with composer and repertoire information
Walkthroughs providing guidance for each arrangement
Technical Exercises covering scales, arpeggios and technical studies
Ear Tests and General Musicianship Questions
Unseen Tests including Sight Reading and Improvisation & Interpretation
Ear Tests – Melodic Recall
Designed for Grade Exam, Graded Certificate and Performance Certificate preparation
Featured Repertoire
The Grade 7 collection includes:
Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
All of Me – John Legend, as performed by Damien Escobar
Playing with Light from Čekori – Mihailo Trandafilovski
It’s Wonderful – Stuff Smith
Cortège from Trois Morceaux Pour Piano – Lili Boulanger
Melodia from Melody and Capriccio for Violin and Piano – Grażyna Bacewicz
October Waltz – Aaron Minsky
Romance from Four Pieces for Violin or Cello and Piano – Jean Sibelius
The Need to Be – Daniel Bernard Roumain
Vogel als Prophet from Waldszenen, Op. 82 – Robert Schumann
What Students Will Develop
Grade 7 builds on the skills established through Grade 6, with greater emphasis on:
Secure advanced violin technique
Complex rhythmic patterns and coordination
Accurate position changes and chromatic passages
Greater tone and bow control
Double-stopping and more demanding articulation
Nuanced vibrato and expressive playing
Musical phrasing and stylistic awareness
Understanding of musical form and structure
Independent musical interpretation
Confident communication and improvisation
RSL's Grade 7 musical-skills guidance specifically identifies more complex position changes, chromaticism, double-stopping, harmonics, glissando, advanced pizzicato and more nuanced vibrato and bow control among the technical demands.
Technical Exercises
The Grade 7 technical section is divided into:
Group A – Scales
Group B – Arpeggios
Group C – Technical Studies
The exercises are performed unaccompanied. The syllabus includes advanced scale requirements, including double-stopped scales. RSL has also issued an erratum specifying a minimum tempo of 72 bpm for the B♭ major parallel double-stopped scale in sixths.
Product Details
Brand: RSL Awards
Series: RSL Classical Violin
Instrument: Violin
Level: Grade 7
Syllabus: 2021
Publisher: RSL Awards
Repertoire: 10 benchmarked arrangements
Includes: Repertoire, downloadable audio, Fact Files, Walkthroughs, Technical Exercises and Supporting Tests
Overview
RSL Classical Violin Grade 7 is an advanced-level violin syllabus book for students preparing for the RSL Grade 7 examination. It combines 10 benchmarked performance arrangements with technical exercises, ear tests, musicianship questions and unseen tests.
At Grade 7, students work with more complex rhythms, advanced technical demands, expressive devices, musical form and stylistic interpretation. The repertoire continues RSL’s combination of Classical, Classical Crossover, Jazz and Pop styles, supported by professionally recorded audio and backing material.
Key Features
10 benchmarked arrangements across different musical styles
Downloadable audio for practice and listening
Fact Files with composer and repertoire information
Walkthroughs providing guidance for each arrangement
Technical Exercises covering scales, arpeggios and technical studies
Ear Tests and General Musicianship Questions
Unseen Tests including Sight Reading and Improvisation & Interpretation
Ear Tests – Melodic Recall
Designed for Grade Exam, Graded Certificate and Performance Certificate preparation
Featured Repertoire
The Grade 7 collection includes:
Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
All of Me – John Legend, as performed by Damien Escobar
Playing with Light from Čekori – Mihailo Trandafilovski
It’s Wonderful – Stuff Smith
Cortège from Trois Morceaux Pour Piano – Lili Boulanger
Melodia from Melody and Capriccio for Violin and Piano – Grażyna Bacewicz
October Waltz – Aaron Minsky
Romance from Four Pieces for Violin or Cello and Piano – Jean Sibelius
The Need to Be – Daniel Bernard Roumain
Vogel als Prophet from Waldszenen, Op. 82 – Robert Schumann
What Students Will Develop
Grade 7 builds on the skills established through Grade 6, with greater emphasis on:
Secure advanced violin technique
Complex rhythmic patterns and coordination
Accurate position changes and chromatic passages
Greater tone and bow control
Double-stopping and more demanding articulation
Nuanced vibrato and expressive playing
Musical phrasing and stylistic awareness
Understanding of musical form and structure
Independent musical interpretation
Confident communication and improvisation
RSL's Grade 7 musical-skills guidance specifically identifies more complex position changes, chromaticism, double-stopping, harmonics, glissando, advanced pizzicato and more nuanced vibrato and bow control among the technical demands.
Technical Exercises
The Grade 7 technical section is divided into:
Group A – Scales
Group B – Arpeggios
Group C – Technical Studies
The exercises are performed unaccompanied. The syllabus includes advanced scale requirements, including double-stopped scales. RSL has also issued an erratum specifying a minimum tempo of 72 bpm for the B♭ major parallel double-stopped scale in sixths.
Product Details
Brand: RSL Awards
Series: RSL Classical Violin
Instrument: Violin
Level: Grade 7
Syllabus: 2021
Publisher: RSL Awards
Repertoire: 10 benchmarked arrangements
Includes: Repertoire, downloadable audio, Fact Files, Walkthroughs, Technical Exercises and Supporting Tests
