Trinity College London Rock & Pop (from 2018) - Keyboards: Initial

Performance is at the heart of Trinity’s Rock & Pop exams — whether self-taught or taking lessons, learning for fun or heading for a career in the music industry, these exams help musicians develop valuable playing skills and achieve their musical ambitions.

You can access everything you need to prepare for the performance part of the exam in the new graded songbooks. The Rock & Pop books are available for Initial to Grade 8 and each includes eight songs with performance hints and tips. There’s also useful background information so you can explore the story behind, and techniques used in, the songs.

The exams are supported by a range of resources that provide essential support for learners:

• Graded songbooks containing all the songs needed for the exam, and performance tips and background information on the songs
• Demo and backing tracks for the songs in the books, as downloads or on CD
• Additional Trinity Rock & Pop arrangements suitable for use as own-choice songs, check here for the latest additions
• Session skills example tests books

Contents

• 96 Tears – ? & The Mysterians
• Are ‘Friends’ Electric? – Gary Numan (Tubeway Army)
• Blue Monday – New Order
• Get Lucky – Daft Punk
• Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Gimme Some Lovin’ – The Spencer Davis Group
• Hello – Adele
• Something To Talk About – Badly Drawn Boy