Grade 8
Scales
| C, 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: | |
| 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
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.| Allen Vizutti | Polka No 20 | 20 Dances for Trumpet ( De Haske ) |
| Arban | No 4 Pg 288 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 196); | Arban Method |
| Arban | No 7 Pg 291 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 199); | Arban Method |
| Arban | No 11 Pg 295 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 203); | Arban Method |
| Arban | No 14 Pg 298 (in Boosey & Hawkes Pg 206) | Arban Method |
| Arutunian, A | Concerto No 1 (without cadenza) | (IMC) |
| Beamish, S | Fanfare for Solo Trumpet | Warwick |
| Berstein, L | Red, White and Blues | Contemporary Music for Trumpet Boosey |
| Bourgeois, D | No.4 Slow Waltz or No. 8 Allegro | Fantasy Pieces for Trumpet Brass Wind |
| Bozza | No 1, 5, or 7 | Seize Etudes, Bozza (Le Duc) |
| Code, P | Zelda or Miranda | Famous Cornet Solos (EMI) |
| Copeland | Quiet City | Contemporary Music for Trumpet Boosey |
| Gibbons, O | Keyboard Suite | arr Trumpet & Strings, ed Cruft (Stainer & Bell) |
| Haydn | Trumpet Concerto 1st or 3rd mvt | (Universal) |
| Haydn | Concerto for Trumpet No 7 Finale | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Hummel, J | Trumpet Concerto 1st or 3rd mvt | (Universal) |
| Johnston, H | Anna Karenina | (Allans Publishing) |
| Martinu, B | Sonatine | (Leduc) |
| Maxwell Davies, P | Sonatina for Solo Trumpet | Contemporary Music for Trumpet Boosey |
| Mozart | Concert Rondo No 8 | Solos for the Trumpet Player, ed Beeler (Schirmer) |
| Neruda, J | Trumpet Concerto 1st or 3rd mvt | (Musica Rara) |
| Nestico | Portrait of a Trumpet | |
| Peeters, F | Sonata Op 51, 1st or 3rd mvts | (Peters) |
| Pilss, K | Concerto, any mvt | (Universal) |
| Pilss, K | Sonata, 1st or 3rd mvt | (Universal) |
| Riisager, K | Concertino Op 29, 1st & 3rd mvts | (Hansen) |
| Tchaikovsky | Ballet Suite | Russian Roulette Brass Wind 3110 |