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: | |
| 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.| Anon | Fanfare of Jindrichuv Hradec No 17 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Anon | Intrada No 11 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Bailey | Little Swinger | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Bailey | Rocket Up | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Bay | Flexibility Study & Scale Study or Fingering Study & Scale Study | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Beethoven | Air | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Beethoven | Ecossaise | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Brahms | Kein Haus, Keine Heimat No 12 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Brahms | Love Song | The Magic Trumpet Boosey |
| Brumby | Berceuse | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Butterworth | Procession Fanfare | Up Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) |
| C.P.E.Bach | March | Time Pieces for Trumpet,vol2 ABRSM |
| Calland, D | Easy Rider | Top Brass Stainer and Bell |
| Calland, D | Keep Moving | Top Brass Stainer and Bell |
| Calland | Lullaby | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Calland, D | Lullaby | Top Brass Stainer and Bell |
| Carr | Spring Song | Up Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) |
| Clarke | Minuet No 10 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Clarke | The Duke of Gloucester's March | Bravo! Trumpet Boosey |
| Clarke | Minuet | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Diabelli | Minuet | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Dreypus | The Doll's House | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Edward Gregson | No 14 Justin's March | 20 Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Treble Clef Ed Brass Wind) |
| Elgar | Land of Hope and Glory | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Endresen | Valse Tempo | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Fisher | The Sneak | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Foster | Massa's in the Cold (Cold) Ground | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| G Barnard | Alabama Dream: Ragtime Cakewalk No 20 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Goodall | Blackadder Theme, p. 16 | Winners Galore for Treble Brass Brass Wind 0118TC |
| Gregson, E | No 13 Pop Song Or No 14 Justin's March 20 | Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Treble Clef Ed) Brass Wind |
| Gross | A Little Hymn | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Gross | Brass Fun! | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Gross | Brass in Three | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Gunning | Shepherd's Delight | The Really Easy Trumpet Book Faber |
| Handel | Hallelujah Chorus, p. 6 | Winners Galore for Treble Brass Brass Wind 0118TC |
| Handel | March | Trumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297 |
| Hare | Variations on Goe from my Window | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Hare | Variations on Goe from my Window | The Magic Trumpet Boosey |
| Holland | Slow Boat to Manly | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Holley | Contemporary Study | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Holst | Theme | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Horowitz | On Parade | Up Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) |
| Hudson, Rob | No 5 or No 7 | 30 Modern Studies for Trumpet Universal 21316/MDS |
| Hummel | Ecossaisse | Time Pieces for Trumpet,vol1 ABRSM |
| McPherson | Study No 1 | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| McPherson | Study No 2 | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| McPherson | Study No 3 | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Monteverdi | Early Morning in Rome No 8 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Nightingale | The Nuthatch, no. 6 or The Sleuth, no. 7 | Eazy Jazzy 'Tudes, Warwic |
| Norton | Duet No 4 | The Microjazz Trumpet Collection 2 (Boosey and Hawkes) |
| Norton | Regretfully Yours | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Tchaikovsky | Enterrement de la poupée No 13 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Any two of No 2, 5, 6 pg 11, No 11, 14 pg 13 | Arban Method (Boosey & Hawkes) (Fischer) | |
| Offenbach | Cancan No 14 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Pleyel | Minuet | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Purcell | March | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Purcell | Rigaudon | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Rae | Study No.31 or No 33 | Jazz trumpet Studies Faber |
| Schubert | Dance | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Schumann | Little Piece | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Tracey | Sassy (with repeats) | Up Front Album for Trumpet, Gd 2 (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) |
| Trad | Skye Boat Song | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Trad | Two Scottish Folksongs No 15 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Trad | Yaye Yayo | Trumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297 |
| Trad. Scottish | Over the Sea to Skye | Up-Grade! For Trumpet Grades 1-2 Faber |
| Verdi | La Donna E Mobile | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Wallace | Stokes' Stomp No 6 | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Wedgwood | Coconut Calypso | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Wedgwood | Mean Machine | Trumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297 |
| Woodfenden | Valse Triste | Up 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, 96 | The Beginning Trumpeter, Bk 1 ed Hering (Fischer) | |
| No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 | 40 Progressive Etudes, ed Hering (Fischer) | |
| No 1 | The Advancing Trumpeter, Bk 2 ed Hering (Fischer) | |
| No 2, 3, 4 or 5 | Ten Miniature for Trumpet, ed Gregson (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) | |
| No 5, 6, 9, 12, 13 or 15 | The Really Easy Trumpet Book, Gunning/Lyons (Faber) | |
| No 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, or 16 | The Young Trumpet Player, Vol 1 ed Lawton (OUP) |