Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:

Candidates must choose one piece from each of the three Lists, Snare Drum, Timpani and Tuned Percussion, and must include at least one piece marked ?.
Pieces marked ?? can be found in Percussion Exam Pieces & Studies from 2020, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
Pieces marked ?? are with piano accompaniment
Pieces marked ? are with percussion accompaniment as specified
Books marked ?? may be unavailable in the U.K. Please contact us by email for more information

Snare Drum
William Edwards, Out of Line ??
Rachel Gledhill, Jazz Waltz for Two (MULTI low tom) ??
Kevin Hathway, Stick Insect (? low tom) ? ??
David Hext, Tango Twister ? ?? ??
Zara Nunn, Clock-watching ? ?? ??
Keith Bartlett, Spanish Accents, No. 47 from 50 Short Pieces for Snare Drum (UMP)
Gert Bomhof, Little March & Dance, from 21 Solos for Snare Drum (De Haske)
Edward Freytag, What a Drag! (with repeats) Just Desserts (Row�Loff Productions)
John Pollard, Good Times, from Shazam! (Row-Loff Productions)
Wolfgang Sonntag, Alternativo, (? tenor drum) No.1 from Magic Sticks (Zimmermans) ?

Timpani
Jan Bradley, Arriving in Style (? snare drum or low tom ) ? ??
Lizzie Davis, Waltz of the Warlocks ? ?? ??
Damien Harron, Tresillo ??
Ian Wright, Bouncing Beethoven ??
Andrew J.Smith, Celebration ? ??
Gert Bomhof, Galop, No. 4 from Solo Pieces for Timpani (De Haske)
Kirk J. Gay, Etude 6, from Pedal to the Kettle (Tapspace)
Matthew Hardy, Fiesta, Concert and Audition Pieces for the Young Percussionist (Southern Percussion) ? ??
Murray Houllif, Cowboy Town, No. 4 from Rhythmicity (Kendor Music)
Murray Houllif, Hills of Home (with repeats), No. 6 from Rhythmicity (Kendor Music)

Tuned Percussion
Alan Bullard, Spring Awakening (e'�b�) ??
David Hext, Spicy Sauce (c�-a� ? untuned percussion) ? ??
William Edwards, After Dark (c'�c'”) ??
Arthur C. Lipner, Swing Steps (c'�b♭�) ? ?? ??
Cameron Sinclair, Spiral (c'�c'”) ? ?? ??
G. Bruce & D. Emmett, The Downfall of Paris, arr. Sewrey, Hans & Schneller (d'�b� with repeats), Modern School for Mallet-Keyboard Instruments (Hal Leonard)
Napier, Raggedy Ragtime Rag, arr. Sewrey, Hans & Schneller (f'�b♭� with repeats), Modern School for Mallet-Keyboard Instruments (Hal Leonard)
Gounod, Funeral March of a Marionette, arr. Balent (a�d�), Classical Solos for Mallets (Ludwig Masters) ??
Mozart, Allegro arr. Whaley (c‗c�' with first repeat, ? separate tuned percussion), P. 33 from Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player (Meredith Music) ?
Nebojsa Jovan Zivkoic, Holzschuh � Tanz, No.11 from My First Book for Xylophone and Marimba, (a�e� ?? or ? marimba, with repeats)(Gretel Verlag) ?

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