Guitar Exams - Syllabus and Repertoire lists

Modified on Wed, 16 Jul at 9:45 AM

This article outlines the full range of Trinity’s current music exam options for guitarinstruments, including:

Classical and Jazz Graded Exams
Rock and Pop Graded Exams
Music Certificate Exams
Performance Diplomas (ATCL, LTCL, FTCL)

For each instrument, we’ve included the syllabus type, available levels, and links to repertoire lists or syllabuses where applicable.

Instrument	Syllabus Type	Links

Classical Guitar (a hollow-bodied instrument strung in nylon, performed using a foot stool)	Classical and Jazz Graded Exam	Download syllabus Browse exam repertoire

	Music Certificate – Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced	Download syllabus Browse exam repertoire

	ATCL, LTCL and FTCL Performance Diplomas	Download syllabus Browse exam repertoire
Acoustic Guitar (acoustic or electro-acoustic instrument strung in steel or nylon, plectrum may be used)	Classical and Jazz Graded Exam	Download syllabus & Browse exam repertoire

	Music Certificate – Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced	Download syllabus See note below
Electric Guitar (electric or electro-acoustic instrument strung in steel , plectrum is used in most cases)	Rock and Pop Graded Exam	Download syllabus & Browse exam repertoire

Bass Guitar (electric or electro-acoustic, may have four or five strings - may be fretless)

Rock and Pop Graded Exam

Download syllabus & Browse exam repertoire

Note: For Music Certificate exams, some instruments have suggested repertoire lists (linked below). Candidates may also select pieces from the corresponding Graded exam levels:

Foundation Certificate: Choose from Grade 3 repertoire
Intermediate Certificate: Choose from Grade 5 repertoire
Advanced Certificate: Choose from Grade 8 repertoire

For the following instruments, only Graded exam repertoire must be used (no alternative lists are provided):

Acoustic Guitar