News: Rockschool 2012-2018 Guitar Companion Guide and Technical Handbook

In support of the new 2012 Syllabuses for Guitar, this December 2012 Rockschool publishes its latest Companion Guide and a new Technical Handbook. These are essential reference aids to help music teachers get the best results for their students with the technical sides of Rockschool’s Debut-8 Grade Exams.
The updated Rockschool Guitar Companion Guide is available from the 5th of December and features six examples of additional specimen tests for each of the ‘unseen tests’ in the exams including:-
• Sight reading (Debut to Grade 5) – 6 per grade
• Improvisation & Interpretation (Grade 1 to Grade 5) – 6 per grade
• Ear Tests (Debut to Grade 8) – 6 per grade
• Quick Study Pieces (Grades 6-8) 6 per grade
• General Musicianship Questions (Debut-Grade 8) – 5 example questions per grade

They Companion Guides contain valuable practice material, written in an easy to follow style, which is ideal for preparing candidates for a Rockschool Grade Exam. These Companion Guides, designed for using with Rockschool’s Grade Books, will help teachers get the best possible results for their students. The retail price will be £25 for each book.
Also published by Rockschool is the new comprehensive Guitar Technical Handbook covering all the Technical Exercises of the new 2012 Guitar syllabuses. The purpose of each Technical Handbook is to provide teachers and candidates with all the scales and arpeggio examples for all Guitar grades in an easy-to-use reference book. Each book comes with all the relevant audio backing tracks. The retail price will be £10 for each book.
These new supporting texts from Rockschool will help teachers make the musical progression and achievement of their students easy and fulfilling, providing a valuable reference book that is practical and a handy guide to the Rockschool 2012 Syllabus.
For further information please go to http://www.rockschool.co.uk/news or contact mailto:info@rockschool.co.uk.