Grade 4
Scales
| D, A, B♭, E♭ | Major. Harmonic Minor. Melodic Minor. Chromatic. | |
| D, A, B♭, E♭ | Major Arpeggios. Minor Arpeggios. | |
| D, E♭ | Major Scales in thirds | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale (lower octave) held for 10 seconds. p - mf - p | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, 1 octave (first octave) ascending and descending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. | |
| All D, B♭, E♭ scales and arpeggios two octaves, A scales and arpeggios one octave, ascending and descending. All scales and arpeggios to be: All tongued/ All slurred/ slurred pairs/ Two slurred, two tongued Major Scales in thirds: tongued only | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 100, two notes per beat Scales in 3rds 76, two notes per beat Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats | |
Pieces — three pieces to be chosen, one from each list, plus two extra repertoire list pieces.
| List A | ||
| East | P 22 No. 5 | Technical Exercises for Oboe, Schott |
| Ed Davies & Harris | Study nos.23, 29, 30, 32, 33, or 40 | 80 Graded Studies for Oboe bk 1, Faber |
| Lyons | Study No. 14 | 24 Melodic Studies, Useful |
| Taylor | Ab maj p 39 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| Taylor | C♯ min p 38 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| Taylor | E maj Studies p 37 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| Taylor | F min p 40 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| List B | ||
| Bach | Gerechter Gott | |
| Ed Taylor | Birdcatcher's Aria No. 9 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| Ed Taylor | Dove Sono No. 6 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| Ed Taylor | Papageno's Song No. 4 | Blow the Oboe Bk 2, Spartan/Alfred |
| Mozart | Ballet music No. 2 K111 | Time Pieces for Oboe vol. 2, ABRSM |
| Purcell | Air & Hornpipe | Second Book of Oboe Solos, Faber |
| Telemann | Partita No 2 in G TWV 41: G2 1st Mvt | |
| Telemann | Siciliana or Aria 4: Affettuoso | Barenreiter, Schott |
| Telemann | Sonata in C minor, any two mvts | |
| List C | ||
| Delibes | Sous le dome epais (from Lakme) | Time Pieces for Oboe vol 2, ABRSM |
| Fraser | No. 20 Scherzino | First Repertoire Pieces Ed. Wastall, Boosey |
| German | No. 12 Pastorale | First Repertoire Pieces Ed. Wastall, Boosey |
| Grant | Let Loose | Going Solo - Oboe Arr. Francis & Grant, Faber |
| Grieg | Waltz | Going Solo - Oboe Arr. Francis & Grant, Faber |
| Le Thiere | No. 18 Serenade | First Repertoire Pieces Ed. Wastall, Boosey |
| Norton | Catwalk No. 13 | Microjazz for Oboe, Boosey |
| Richardson | Down the Valley | Second Book of Oboe Solos, Faber |
| Rowley | No. 8 Pavan | First Repertoire Pieces Ed. Wastall, Boosey |