The Vocals Grade 8 book will be indispensable as you tackle the complex challenges of your final grade exam, once again earning you UCAS points – once you've passed this, you'll be ready for any stage or session the music world has in store for you

What you'll learn at Grade 8

• Three­part backing vocals, stylistic use of techniques and improvisation/development, register flips, long melismas, sustained vibrato, slides to scream, extended range and intervals
• The Chromatic Scale and diminished 7th arpeggio
• Large intervals in major/minor sequences, advanced phrasing and articulation and microphone technique

Vocals Grade 8 features:

• Six Performance Pieces, six styles of rock and pop
• Fact Files: background information on each style with recommended listening
• Walkthroughs: hints and tips on the tricky sections of the Performance Pieces
• CD with full mixes and backing tracks
• World-class musicians, top-flight production
• Plot your stylistic specialism up through the grades