This book will provide you with everything you need for your Acoustic Guitar Grade 3 exam, including a diverse range of repertoire, a truly innovative range of supporting tests and a vast array of professionally recorded backing tracks and audio examples.

Features

• Six ‘hit tune’ arrangements covering a range of contemporary styles
• Professional backing tracks for pieces and supporting tests
• Downloadable audio
• Fact Files and Walkthroughs

Plus:

• Technical Exercises
• Sight Reading
• Improvisation & Interpretation
• Ear Tests
• General Musicianship Questions

Rockschool Acoustic Grade 3 is for students who have been learning approximately eighteen months to two years and have established the basic skills, preliminary techniques and the beginnings of stylistic awareness through articulation and the introduction of solo and improvisation work.

The 2019 Acoustic syllabus is a refreshed approach to acoustic guitar. The syllabus features six tracks for each grade that have been meticulously benchmarked to support students as they learn the instrument. At each grade two of the pieces ask the students to perform without backing track, exploring the sound and resonance of their instrument. The remaining tracks are session style backing tracks that include vocal accompaniment. We’ve also included the vocal melody lines in the grade books for students who sing and play at the same time.

6 new arrangements of iconic rock, pop, and contemporary music tracks from classic and contemporary artists
A diverse selection of contemporary music ever seen in a syllabus making the Grades accessible to everyone without precluding any musical tastes
act Files: band and artist background information with recommended listening
Walkthroughs: in-depth guidance on every track
Downloadable audio: easily access audio content online
All the essential music theory and technique you need to pass your exams