Grade 2

Scales

	G, A♭	Major
	G, A♭	Harmonic Minor
	G, A♭	Chromatic
	G, A♭	Major Arpeggio
	G, A♭	Minor Arpeggio
	Sustained note	Any one note of the B♭ major scale held for at least 8 seconds, with crescendo and decrecendo (p - f - p)
	Sustained scale	Major scales, 1 octave ascending. Each note to be held for two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes
Articulation -	All scales to be played ascending and descending one octave only within the required range. All scales and arpeggios to be played: all tongued/all slurred
Range -	Inclusive as shown:
Tempo -	Ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 100, one note per beat

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.

Arban	Study	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Arban	No 14, or 17, p 20 -21	Arban's Famous Method for Trombone, Fischer
Bach, W. F	Air	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Bailey	Little Swinger or Rocket Up	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Bartok	Slovakian Folk Tune	The Magic Trombone arr. Hare, Boosey
Bates	Quito	Keynotes, Bass Clef, Brass Wind
Blazhevich	Study	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Boyce	Largo Andante	Time Pieces for Trombone, vol 1, arr Harris & Miller,Associated Board
Broadstock	Danny's Song	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Brumby	Berceause	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Butterworth	Gino's Tune	Keynotes, Bass Clef, Brass Wind
Clarke-Jones	Para Gliding	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Clarke	Minuet	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Coombes	Shadows	Keynotes, Bass Clef, Brass Wind
Davis	Study	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
De Visser	One Extra Minute	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Dreyfus	The Doll's House	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Ed. Langey	No 33, p 13	The Trombone, Bass Clef, Boosey & Hawkes
Falla	Cancion	Time Pieces for Trombone, Vol 1 arr Harris & Miller, Associated Board
Fitzenhagen	Air Slave	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Foster	Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Gross	Brass in Three, A Little Hymn, or Brass Fun, any one	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Hare	Variations on Goe from ny Window	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Holborne	The Fruits of Love	First Book of Trombone Solos ed. Goodwin/Pearson, Faber
Holley	Contemporary Study	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Holst	Theme	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Langey	Study	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
MacInnes	The Bean	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Marcello	Grave	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
McPherson	Study No 1, 2, or 3, any one	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Morley	Now is the Month of May	Time Pieces for Trombone, vol 1, arr Harris & Miller,Associated Board
Nightingale	No 2, Siesta, Siesta	Easy Jazzy 'Tudes, Warwick
Sweelinck	Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr	Orchestral Brass Trombone Book, Series 1, Allans Publishing
Trad	In dolce jubilo or Llwyn On	The Young Trombonist, Book 1, ed Lawton, OUP
Trad	Skye Boat Song	Brass Book; C version in Bass Clef, Series 1, Allans Publishing

Musicianship

Musical Knowledge