RCM Viola ARCT in Viola Performance
Diploma level, evaluated as a concert performance. Repertoire drawn from List A (Concerto), List B (Sonata), List C (Concert Repertoire), and List D (advanced/virtuoso repertoire), one selection each; recommended at least two years of study after Grade 10. Co-/pre-requisites include History 3, plus two of Advanced Harmony/Advanced Keyboard Harmony, Analysis, or Counterpoint, and Grade 6 Piano (per the certificate-program overview in the syllabus). Difficulty anchor: standard recital/diploma viola literature (Walton, Hindemith, Brahms op.120 sonatas, etc., appear in the lists). Confidence high for STRUCTURE and co-requisites (read directly from the 2013 PDF).
Based on the RCM Viola Syllabus, 2013 Edition (filename s38_violasyl_rcm_2016 on the official RCM CDN; verified directly from the PDF). Repertoire/technique tied to the Viola Series, 2013 Edition (Frederick Harris). Note: musicianship/aural+sight-reading requirements were revised RCM-wide effective Sept 1 2024, so the ear/sight-reading SECTIONS of this 2013 syllabus may now be superseded; the technique and repertoire-list STRUCTURE described here is from the 2013 edition.. Exact repertoire lists, technical requirements, and mark breakdowns change by edition and exam cycle. Always confirm the current requirements on the official syllabus: RCM strings syllabus
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What is involved in RCM Viola ARCT in Viola Performance?
Diploma level, evaluated as a concert performance. Repertoire drawn from List A (Concerto), List B (Sonata), List C (Concert Repertoire), and List D (advanced/virtuoso repertoire), one selection each; recommended at least two years of study after Grade 10. Co-/pre-requisites include History 3, plus two of Advanced Harmony/Advanced Keyboard Harmony, Analysis, or Counterpoint, and Grade 6 Piano (per the certificate-program overview in the syllabus). Difficulty anchor: standard recital/diploma viola literature (Walton, Hindemith, Brahms op.120 sonatas, etc., appear in the lists). Confidence high for STRUCTURE and co-requisites (read directly from the 2013 PDF). This is based on the RCM Viola Syllabus, 2013 Edition (filename s38_violasyl_rcm_2016 on the official RCM CDN; verified directly from the PDF). Repertoire/technique tied to the Viola Series, 2013 Edition (Frederick Harris). Note: musicianship/aural+sight-reading requirements were revised RCM-wide effective Sept 1 2024, so the ear/sight-reading SECTIONS of this 2013 syllabus may now be superseded; the technique and repertoire-list STRUCTURE described here is from the 2013 edition.; the exact repertoire lists and mark breakdown change by edition, so confirm the current requirements on the official RCM syllabus.
How do I practice for an RCM Viola exam?
Build your repertoire and technical requirements slowly and clean, then record them and get scored on intonation, evenness, and tone, the same things an examiner listens for. Orchestra Kingdom scores viola takes. Your first take is free, no signup.