Grade 8

Scales

C, B♭, F♯ Major, harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Chromatic
Major scales in thirds
Major Arpeggios
Minor Arpeggios
Dominant Seventh Arpeggios (tongued only)
Diminished Seventh Arpeggios (beginning on the note) Tongued only
Whole Tone Scale (tongued only)
Double Tonguing C major, 2 octaves (ascending and descending). 2 semi-quavers on each note
Triple Tonguing D major, 1 octave (upper octave, ascending and descending), triplet on each note
Sustained note Any one note of the G major scale held for 14 - 16 seconds: pp < ff > pp)
Sustained scale Major scales, 1 octave (upper octave) ascending and descending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes.
All scales and arpeggios one or two octaves within the required range, ascending and descending.
All scales and arpeggios to be played: all tongued /all slurred/slurred pairs/ two slurred, two tongued
Major scales in thirds: tongued only
Range - Inclusive as shown:
example
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 — Five pieces to be chosen - one each from lists A, B, and C, and any two contrasting orchestral excerpts for list D

List A
Allen VizuttiPolka No 2020 Dances for Trumpet ( De Haske )
ArbanNo 4 Pg 288 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 196);Arban Method
ArbanNo 7 Pg 291 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 199);Arban Method
ArbanNo 11 Pg 295 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 203); Arban Method
ArbanNo 14 Pg 298 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 206)Arban Method
Beamish, SFanfare for Solo TrumpetWarwick
Bourgeois, DNo.4 Slow Waltz or No. 8 AllegroFantasy Pieces for Trumpet Brass Wind
BozzaNo 1, 5, or 7Seize Etudes, Bozza (Le Duc)
 
List B
Berstein, LRed, White and BluesContemporary Music for Trumpet Boosey
CopelandQuiet CityContemporary Music for Trumpet Boosey
Gibbons, OKeyboard Suite arr Trumpet & Strings, ed Cruft (Stainer & Bell)
HaydnConcerto for Trumpet No 7 FinaleSolos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer)
Haydn Trumpet Concerto 1st or 3rd mvt(Universal)
Hummel, JTrumpet Concerto 1st or 3rd mvt(Universal)
Maxwell Davies, PSonatina for Solo TrumpetContemporary Music for Trumpet Boosey
MozartConcert Rondo No 8Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer)
Neruda, JTrumpet Concerto 1st or 3rd mvt(Musica Rara)
 
List C
Arutunian, AConcerto No 1 (without cadenza)(IMC)
Code, PZelda or MirandaFamous Cornet Solos (EMI)
Johnston, HAnna Karenina(Allans Publishing)
Martinu, BSonatine(Leduc)
NesticoPortrait of a Trumpet
Peeters, FSonata Op 51, 1st or 3rd mvts(Peters)
Pilss, KConcerto, any mvt (Universal)
Pilss, KSonata, 1st or 3rd mvt(Universal)
Riisager, KConcertino Op 29, 1st & 3rd mvts(Hansen)
TchaikovskyBallet Suite Russian Roulette Brass Wind 3110

Musicianship

All students are required to play the test a major 2nd higher, as if the part has been written for a concert pitch instrument

Musical Knowledge