Ranger – Minstrel – Leslie's Guiding Badge History

1927 POR – Minstrel Badge (Senior)

Play major and minor scales chosen by examiner, 3 octaves, in groups of quavers.

Play major and minor arpeggi, chosen by examiner, 2 octaves, in groups of triplets.

Read a simple accompaniment at sight, or a melody, in the case of stringed or wind instruments.

Transpose a melody from the key of C or G to its dominant or sub-dominant key.

For Pianists: Be able to play one of the following:- Scherzo in B flat (Schubert). Songs without Words in C minor (Mendelssohn). Harmonious Blacksmith (Handel). Waltz in A flat (Brahms). Viennese Waltz (Poldini). Gavotte from French Suite in G (Bach). Cradle Song (Mrs Bret-Verns). Petite Valse No. 2 of Seven Miniatures (Karganoff). Finale from Sonata in G (k. 279) (Mozart). Bourree from English Suite No. 1 (Bach). Theme and Variations in G (Vars. 2 and 5 omitted) (Beethoven). Romance in D. No. 7 of Aquarellen, Op. 19 (Gade).

For Violin: (Seniors over 16). Be able to play one of the following:- Concerto in A minor, by Vivaldi, 1st Movement (Schott). Capriccio (La Mouche), by Bohn (Bosworth). Sonata in E major, by Handel (1st and 2nd Movements) (Augener). Romance, by Svendsen (Augener). Nocturne, by Field, from Klassische Stucke, Book I (Peters). Serenade, by Pierne (J. Williams). La Precieuse, by Kreisler (Schott). Liebeslied, by Kreisler (Schott). Rodino, by Beethoven-Kreisler (Schott).

1929 POR – Minstrel Badge

Play major and minor scales chosen by the examiner, 3 octaves, in groups of quavers.

Play major and minor arpeggi, chosen by the examiner, 2 octaves, in groups of triplets.

Read a simple accompaniment at sight, or a melody in the case of stringed or wind instruments.

Transpose a melody from the key of C to G to its dominant or sub-dominant key.

For Pianists

Be able to play one of the following:

Scherzo in B flat (Schubert), Songs without Words in C minor (Mendelssohn), Harmonious Blacksmith (Handel), Waltz in A flat (Brahms), Viennese Waltz (Poldini), Gavotte from French Suite in G (Bach), Cradle Song (Mrs. Bret-Verns), Petite Valse No. 2 of Seven Miniatures (Karganoff), Finale from Sonata in G (K. 279) (Mozart), Bourree from English Suite No. 1 (Bach), Theme and Variations in G (Vars. 2 and 5 omitted) (Beethoven), Romance in D, No. 7 of Aquarellen, Op. 19 (Gade).

For Violin (Seniors over 16)

Be able to play one of the following:

Concerto in A minor, by Vivaldi, 1st Movement (Schott), Capriccio (La Mouche), by Bohn (Bosworth), Sonata in E major, by Handel (1st and 2nd Movements) (Augener), Romance, by Svendsen (Augener), Nocturne, by Field, from Klassische Stucke, Book 1 (Peters), Serenade by Pierne (J. Williams), La Precieuse by Kreisler (Schott), Liebeslied by Kreisler (Schott), Rodino by Beethoven-Kreisler (Schott).

1930 POR – Minstrel Badge

Play major and minor scales chosen by the examiner, 3 octaves, in groups of quavers.

Play major and minor arpeggio, chosen by the examiner, 2 octaves, in groups of triplets.

Read a simple accompaniment at sight, or a melody in the case of stringed or wind instruments.

Transpose a melody from the key of C to G to its dominant or sub-dominant key.

For Pianists

Be able to play one of the following:

For Violin (Seniors over 16)

Be able to play one of the following:

1931 POR – Minstrel Badge

Play major and minor scales chosen by the examiner, 3 octaves, in groups of quavers.

Play major and minor arpeggio, chosen by the examiner, 2 octaves, in groups of triplets.

Read a simple accompaniment at sight, or a melody in the case of stringed or wind instruments.

Transpose a melody from the key of C to G to its dominant or sub-dominant key.

For Pianists

Be able to play one of the following:

For Violin (Seniors over 16)

Be able to play one of the following:

Must be able to play from memory the tune of the National Anthem; players of keyed instruments must be able to accompany it with correct harmony.