Grade 6

Scales

E, B, A♭, D♭. Major. Harmonic Minor. Melodic Minor. Chromatic.
E, B, A♭, D♭. Major Scales in thirds
E, B, A♭, D♭. Major Arpeggios and Broken Chords.
E, B, A♭, D♭. Minor Arpeggios and Broken Chords.
E, B, A♭, D♭. Dominant seventh arpeggio
Sustained note Any one note of the F major scale held for 15 seconds. p - f - p
Sustained scale F Major scale, 1 octave (upper octave) ascending only. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes.
All E, B, and D♭ scales and arpeggios two octaves, A♭ scales and arpeggios one octave ascending and descending
All scales, arpeggios, and broken chords to be: All tongued/ All slurred/ two slurred, two tongued/Slurred Pairs/three slurred, one tongued.
Range - Inclusive as shown:
example
Tempo - ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 66, four notes per beat
Scale in 3rds 66, four notes per beat
Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats

Pieces - Five list pieces to be chosen ? one each from lists A, B and C and two from List D, plus 2 extra repertoire list pieces.

List A
Blatt No. 34, 38 or 43 100 Easy Classical Studies for the Oboe Ed., Universal/MDS
Ed. Davies & Harris Study No. 49,50,64,74,75, or 76 80 Graded Studies Bk. 2, Faber
Jacob Elegy and Limerick Seven Bagatelles for Solo Oboe, OUP
Telemann 2nd Mvt from Fantasia no. 8 12 Fantasias, Barenreiter
List B
Albinoni Concerto in D 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts Boosey
Boni 1st & 2nd Mvts Sonata in G Chester
Handel Concerto No. 1 in Bb 1st & 2nd mvts Boosey
Marcello Concerto in D min 2nd & 3rd mvts Peters
Mozart Andante K. 545 Mozart and Haydn for Oboe, Emerson
Sammartini Sonata in G 1st & 2nd mvts Peters
Telemann Sonata in G minor 1st & 2nd or 3rd & 4th Mvts OUP
List C
Bartok 3 Hungarian Folk Songs arr.Szeozle, Boosey
Bernstein Maria Bernstein for Oboe, Boosey
Debussy The Little Shepherd Emerson, De Haske
Jacob 2nd Mvt from Sonatina OUP
Ravel Piece en forme de Habanera Leduc
Roussel Aria Leduc, UMP
Saint-Saens 1st or 2nd Mvt of Sonata Op 116 Durand, Peters
List D
The following two excerpts by Bach and Grieg are to be played as one listed piece
Bach Cantata no.202 (Wedding) and Woodwind World: Oboe Orchestral Extracts
Grieg Norwegian Dances
Beethoven Symphony no.7, 1st & 3rd mvts Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe, ed.Nagey
Bizet Symphony in C, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd mvts Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe, ed.Nagey
Dvorak Violincellokonzert Orchester Probespiel, ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe, ed.Nagey; Woodwind World/Oboe Orchestral Excerpts
Haydn Symphony 103, 1st & 2nd mvt Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe, ed.Nagey
Mozart Overture Cossi Fan Tutte Orchestral Excerpts for Oboe, ed.Nagey
Schubert Sinfonie No 8 or No 9 Orchester Probespiel, ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters
Wagner Tannhauser Orchester Probespiel, ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters

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