Grade 8
Scales - choose one group
| G, B♭~~OR~~G, A♭~~OR~~G, A | ||
| Major, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Chromatic | Major Scales in thirds | |
| Major Arpeggios and Broken Chords | ||
| Minor Arpeggios and Broken Chords | ||
| Dominant Seventh Arpeggios, tongued only | ||
| Diminished Sevenths Arpeggios (beginning on the note), tongued only | ||
| Whole Tone Scale, tongued only | ||
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale held for 14 - 16 seconds pp < ff > pp | |
| Sustained scale | Sustained scale G harmonic minor (middle octave) ascending and descending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. | |
| All E, F, F♯, G, G♯, and A scales, arpeggios and broken chords to be played three octaves, ascending and descending. All other scales, arpeggios and broken chords to be played two octaves, ascending and descending. All scales, arpeggios and broken chords to be: all tongued/all slurred/ slurred pairs/ two slurred, two tongued | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 80, four notes per beat Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats. Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes | |
Pieces
Three pieces to be chosen by three different composers. Two pieces must be from the list below. One alternative "own choice" work may be substituted and should be at a similar level to those already in the syllabus.| Allen | Study no. 60 | Progressive Studies for Clarinet, bk 2, ABRSM |
| Arnold | Fantasy for Clarinet | (Faber) |
| Bach | No 18 or No 19 | 21 Pieces for Clarinet, trans Giampieri (Ricordi) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No 6 | Clarinet: Orchestral & Chamber Music Excerpts (Allans) |
| Berkeley | No 1 or 3 | 3 Pieces for Clarinet Solos (Chester) |
| Blatt | No 46 | 50 Classical Studies for Clarinet, ed Weston (Fentone) |
| Brahms | Sonata in E flat Op120 No2, 1st mvt | |
| Brahms | Sonata in F min Op120 No1, 1st mvt | |
| Cavallini | No 19, 24, 26, or 28 | 30 Caprices (Fischer) |
| Crusell | 3rd mvt from Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 5 | Universal |
| Finzi | Fughetta No 5 | Five Bagatelles (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Glazunov | Allegretto No8 | Clarinet Solos Vol 2, ed King (Chester) |
| Gould | Derivations, 1st mvt | (SOUNZ) |
| Harvey | No 1 | Three Etudes on Themes of Gerschwin for Solo Clarinet (Emerson) |
| Hurlstone, W | Nos 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 | Four Characteristic Pieces |
| Krommer | 1st mvt from Concerto in E♭, Op 36 | Peters |
| Lutoslawski, W | No's 1 , 2 & 3 or No's 3, 4 & 5 | Dance Preludes (Chester) |
| Mendlessohn | 3rd mvt, Concert Piece No 1 | Clarinet: Orchestral & Chamber Music Excerpts (Allans) |
| Milhaud | Sonatine | (Durand) |
| Mozart | Any one of Church Sonatas | Ed Ettlinger |
| Mozart | Concerto K 622, 1st mvt (if possible A clarinet to be used) | |
| Penderecki | 3 Miniatures | Clarinet & Piano |
| Pierné | Andanta-Scherzo | Gerard Billaudot Editeur (PR.524015590) |
| Poulenc | Sonata, 1st mvt | (Chester) |
| Rose | Study no.74 | 80 Graded Studies for Clarinet, bk 2, ed. Davies and Harris, Faber |
| Rossini | Barber of Seville | Clarinet: Orchestral & Chamber Music Excerpts (Allans) |
| Saint-Saëns, C | Sonata, 4th mvt | (Chester) (Durand) |
| Schubert | Finale, Shepherd on the Rock | Clarinet: Orchestral & Chamber Music Excerpts (Allans) |
| Schumann | Last mvt, Fairy Tales | Clarinet: Orchestral & Chamber Music Excerpts (Allans) |
| Stamitz | Concerto No3 in B flat | (Peters) |
| Sutermeister | Concerto, 1st or 3rd mvt | |
| Tartini-Jacob | Concertino | (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No 6 | Clarinet: Orchestral & Chamber Music Excerpts (Allans) |
| Uhl | No 24 from 48 Etudes for Clarinett | Vol 1, Schott |
| Weber, C M | Concerto in F min Op73 No1, any two mvts | |
| Weber, C M | Theme & Variation Op33 | (Peters) |