Grade 6
Scales
| (a) | B, A♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios, Chromatic |
| B, A♭ | Major Scales in thirds, tongued only | |
| B, A♭ | Dominant seventh Arpeggios, tongued only | |
| B, A♭ | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| (b) | B, A♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios, Chromatic |
| B, A♭ | Major Scales in thirds, tongued only | |
| B, A♭ | Dominant seventh Arpeggios, tongued only | |
| G♯, F | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| Double Tonguing | C major, 1 octave (ascending and descending) 2 semi-quavers on each note | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the E major scale held for 12 - 14 seconds - p < f > p | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, one 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 | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 72, four notes per beat Slurred octaves and 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 | Marche No 13 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Anon | The Mexican Hat Dance No.2, or La Cucaracha, No. 3 | Play Latin for Trumpet arr Gout & Farley, Faber |
| Arutunian, A | Aria et Scherzo | (Leduc) |
| Bernstein, L | Rondo for Lifey | (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Boyce | Trumpet Movement | English Baroque Trumpet, ed Lawson (Novello) |
| Bozza | Lied for Trumpet and Piano | Le Duc AL25404/UMP |
| Brandt | Study No 35 | 50 Classical Studies (Fentone) |
| Böhme | Study No 24 | 50 Classical Studies (Fentone) |
| Dvorak | Rusalka's Song to the Moon | Winwood Music 0084 |
| Dvorak | Shepherd's Song arr Wilson for Cornet or Trumpet | Winwood Music 0084 |
| Elgar | Idylle No 18 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/miller (Faber) |
| Gibbons | No 4, The Kings Juell from Suite for Trumpet arr Cruft | Stainer & Bell 2588 |
| Handel | The Trumpet Shall Sound No 14 | Old English Trumpet Tunes Bk 2, ed Lawton (OUP) |
| Hansen | 1st mvt from Sonata for Cornet and Piano, Op 18 | Hansen WH13213/Music Sales |
| Hansen | Romance for Trumpet/Cornet and Piano | Hansen WH10137/Music sales |
| Haydn | Trumpet Concerto, Finale | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Hudson, Rob | No 26 | 30 Modern Studies for Trumpet Universal 21316/MDS |
| Hummel | The Noble Savage No 14 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Kreutzer | Study No 44 | 50 Classical Studies (Fentone) |
| Mozart | Concert Rondo | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Mozart | Trompetenstück (1st trumpet part including repeats) | Classical Trumpet Album (Schott) |
| Peeters, F | Sonata Op 51, 2nd mvt | (Peters) |
| Presser, W | Second Suite for Trumpet, 1st and 2nd mvt or 3rd mvt | (Tenuto Publications) |
| Prokofiev | March from Love of Three Oranges | 12 Program Solos, ed Eckard (Presser) |
| Purcell | Air | English Baroque Trumpet, ed Lawson (Novello) |
| Purcell | Rondeau | English Baroque Trumpet, ed Lawson (Novello) |
| Purcell | Trumpet Overture No 13 | Old English Trumpet Tunes Bk 2, ed Lawton (OUP) |
| Purcell | Voluntary in C, No 11 | Old English Trumpet Tunes Bk 2, ed Lawton (OUP) |
| Rameau | Le Tambourin | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Ropartz | Andante & Allegro | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) (IMC) |
| Schubert | Allegro | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Senaillé | Allegro Spiritoso | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Skryabin | Prelude No 16 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/miller (Faber) |
| Stanley | Finale No 10 | Old English Trumpet Tunes Bk 2, ed Lawton (OUP) |
| Stravinsky | Dance of the Ballerina | 12 Program Solos, ed Eckard (Presser) |
| Vizzutti | Tarantella or Bulgarian Bounce | 20 Dances for Trumpet De Haske |
| Wallace | Ballad of the Southern Eskimo No 17 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/miller (Faber) |
| Wallace | The Moose is Loose | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/miller (Faber) |
| Werner | Study No 27 | 50 Classical Studies (Fentone) |
| Any one from: | ||
| Wilson, A | Summer Samba | Bebop to Rock, arr J Wilson Spartan Press |
| No 18 to 30 | 32 Etudes, ed Hering (Fischer) | |
| No 39 or 40 | 40 Progressive Etudes, ed Hering (Fischer) | |
| Three contrasting from No 38 Pg 36; No 13 Pg 80; No 26 or 27 Pg 84; No 30 or 31 Pg 86; No 6, 7, 8 or 9 Pg 156; No 10 or 11 Pg 157; No 15, 16 or 17 Pg 159; No 135, 136 or 137 Pg 188 | Arban Method (Boosey & Hawkes) (Fischer) |