Syllabus
Level 4 Certificate Pipe Band Drumming
A standard equivalent to that attained by an average learner after five years on the bagpipe or in pipe band drumming.
1. Maintenance
Candidates must describe the various parts and functions of a Snare, Bass and Tenor Drums. Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the Production of Sound, Timbre and Tuning of Snare, Bass and Tenor Drums, including a knowledge of ’Dampening’ techniques.
2. Snare Drum Practical
Candidates must demonstrate competence in the following, using sticks and practice pad:
a. Counting in Irregular Groups in Simple and Compound Times
b. Single Stroke Work
c. The Long Roll, both ‘open’ and ‘closed’
d. The Five - Stroke Roll, both ‘open‘ and ‘closed‘
e. The Seven - Stroke Roll, both ‘open’ and ‘closed’
f. The Nine - Stroke Roll, both ‘open’ and ‘closed’
g. The Paradiddle
h. Flam Movements
i. Drag Movements
j. Monotone Exercises
k. Continued development of Snare Drum score writing
l. Continued development of Orchestrated Scores
m. Sight - read and play a two - parted snare drum score as presented by the examiner
Candidates must demonstrate competence in playing the following continuously on the snare drum:
a. One set comprising of a March, Strathspey and Reel, each of two parts
b. One set comprising of a Slow March and a Quick March Rhythm of two parts each, both tunes in Compound Time
3. Bass and Tenor Drum Practical
Candidates must describe the various parts and functions of a Snare Drum, and Bass and Tenor Drums, including a knowledge of ’Dampening’ techniques.
Candidates must demonstrate competence in the following, using Beaters:
a. Continued development of Basic Flourishing Movements
b. Continued development of Flourishing and Time Keeping
c. Counting in Simple and Compound Times
d. Counting in the Three Kinds of Time
e. Counting of Irregular Groups in Simple and Compound Times
f. Single Stroke Work and accents
g. The ‘Paradiddle‘
h. Monotones and Sight - reading
i. Continued development of Strathspey and Reel Rhythms
j. Continued development of Slow March Rhythm in Compound Time
k. Continued development of Bass Section Orchestrated Scores
l. Marching, Playing and Deportment
m. Sight - read and play a two - parted bass and tenor drum sections of a score, as presented by the examiner
Candidates must demonstrate competence in playing the following continuously on the bass and tenor drum:
a. One set comprising of a March, Strathspey and Reel, each of two parts
b. One set comprising of a Slow March and a Quick March Rhythm of two parts each, both tunes in Compound Time
4. Theory
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to:
a. understand strathspey, reel and jig rhythms using monotone exercises,
b. sight reading of a set piece
c. write from memory one part of a drum score (8 bars) of each of the following tune types:
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