Grade 2

Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)

(a) G, B♭ Major, Major Arpeggios
G, B♭ Harmonic minor, Minor Arpeggios
G, B♭ Chromatic
(b) G, B♭ Major, Major Arpeggios
E, G Harmonic minor, Minor Arpeggios
G, B♭ Chromatic
Sustained note Any one note of B♭ major scale held for 8 - 10 seconds - mf
Sustained scale Major scales, one octave ascending only. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes.
All scales and arpeggios one octave, ascending and descending.
All scales and arpeggios to be: all tongued/all slurred
Range - Inclusive as shown:
example
Tempo - ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 60, two 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.
AnonFanfare of Jindrichuv Hradec No 17First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
AnonIntrada No 11First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
BaileyLittle SwingerBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
BaileyRocket UpBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
BayFlexibility Study & Scale Study or Fingering Study & Scale StudyOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
Beethoven AirTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
BeethovenEcossaiseTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
BrahmsKein Haus, Keine Heimat No 12First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
BrahmsLove SongThe Magic Trumpet Boosey
BrumbyBerceuseBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
ButterworthProcession FanfareUp Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies)
C.P.E.BachMarchTime Pieces for Trumpet,vol2 ABRSM
Calland, DEasy RiderTop Brass Stainer and Bell
Calland, DKeep MovingTop Brass Stainer and Bell
CallandLullabyOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
Calland, DLullabyTop Brass Stainer and Bell
CarrSpring SongUp Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies)
ClarkeMinuet No 10First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
Clarke The Duke of Gloucester's March Bravo! Trumpet Boosey
ClarkeMinuetBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
DiabelliMinuetTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
DreypusThe Doll's HouseBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
Edward GregsonNo 14 Justin's March20 Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Treble Clef Ed Brass Wind)
ElgarLand of Hope and GloryOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
EndresenValse TempoOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
FisherThe SneakOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
FosterMassa's in the Cold (Cold) GroundBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
G BarnardAlabama Dream: Ragtime Cakewalk No 20First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
Goodall Blackadder Theme, p. 16 Winners Galore for Treble Brass Brass Wind 0118TC
Gregson, ENo 13 Pop Song Or No 14 Justin's March 20Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Treble Clef Ed) Brass Wind
GrossA Little HymnBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
GrossBrass Fun!Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
GrossBrass in ThreeBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
Gunning Shepherd's DelightThe Really Easy Trumpet Book Faber
Handel Hallelujah Chorus, p. 6 Winners Galore for Treble Brass Brass Wind 0118TC
Handel March Trumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297
HareVariations on Goe from my WindowBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
Hare Variations on Goe from my Window The Magic Trumpet Boosey
HollandSlow Boat to ManlyOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
HolleyContemporary StudyBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
HolstThemeOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
HorowitzOn ParadeUp Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies)
Hudson, RobNo 5 or No 730 Modern Studies for Trumpet Universal 21316/MDS
HummelEcossaisseTime Pieces for Trumpet,vol1 ABRSM
McPhersonStudy No 1Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
McPhersonStudy No 2Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
McPhersonStudy No 3Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
MonteverdiEarly Morning in Rome No 8First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
Nightingale The Nuthatch, no. 6 or The Sleuth, no. 7 Eazy Jazzy 'Tudes, Warwic
NortonDuet No 4The Microjazz Trumpet Collection 2 (Boosey and Hawkes)
NortonRegretfully YoursOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
TchaikovskyEnterrement de la poupée No 13First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
Any two of No 2, 5, 6 pg 11, No 11, 14 pg 13Arban Method (Boosey & Hawkes) (Fischer)
OffenbachCancan No 14First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
PleyelMinuetTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
PurcellMarchOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
PurcellRigaudonTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
RaeStudy No.31 or No 33Jazz trumpet Studies Faber
SchubertDanceTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
SchumannLittle PieceTrumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music)
TraceySassy (with repeats)Up Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies)
TradSkye Boat SongBrass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
TradTwo Scottish Folksongs No 15First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
TradYaye YayoTrumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297
Trad. Scottish Over the Sea to Skye Up-Grade! For Trumpet Grades 1-2 Faber
VerdiLa Donna E MobileOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
WallaceStokes' Stomp No 6First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber)
WedgwoodCoconut CalypsoOrchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing
WedgwoodMean MachineTrumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297
WoodfendenValse TristeUp Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies)
Any two contrasting pieces from No 12, 16, 21, 24 (piano accompaniment required)Der Junge Trumpeter, ed Langer (Doblinger)
Any two of No 43, 51, 58, 61, 71, 84, 95, 96The Beginning Trumpeter, Bk 1 ed Hering (Fischer)
No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 640 Progressive Etudes, ed Hering (Fischer)
No 1The Advancing Trumpeter, Bk 2 ed Hering (Fischer)
No 2, 3, 4 or 5Ten Miniature for Trumpet, ed Gregson (Brass Wind Ed Supplies)
No 5, 6, 9, 12, 13 or 15The Really Easy Trumpet Book, Gunning/Lyons (Faber)
No 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, or 16The Young Trumpet Player, Vol 1 ed Lawton (OUP)

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