LCM Exams - Jazz Diplomas Syllabus - University of West London

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3. Dominant 7ths in all keys resolving on the tonic. Range: 3 octaves. To be played hands together or hands
separately, legato, staccato, straight or swung, as requested by the examiner.
eg. Dominant 7th of F (Figure 2):
4. A chromatic scale, ascending and descending, in either hand, against an appropriate diminished 7th chord
in the other hand, starting on any note. Range: 1 octave. To be played legato, staccato, straight or
swung, as requested by the examiner.
Example (Figure 3):
C Dim7th
5. To play the chords, in either hand, as selected by the examiners, as illustrated in Figure 4, in the keys of
C, G, D, A, F, B♭ and E♭. Major 7th and dominant 7th chords should be played with both hands, using
creative and appropriate voicing, possibly by the use of chord extensions; examples are given below. The
examiners may ask for the selected chords in any order.
Figure 4:
MAJOR C
MINOR Cm
AUGMENTED C+
MAJOR 7th C^
*
DOMINANT 7th
(or just '7th')
C7
*
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