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

Prequisite for Entry: ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or any solo Jazz instrument.
Candidates must choose one piece from each of the three Lists, Snare Drum, Timpani and Tuned Percussion

Pieces marked ?? are with piano accompaniment
Books marked ?? may be unavailable in the U.K. Please contact us by email for more information

Snare Drum
W. Benson, Fox Trot and Fandango, Nos 2 and 3 from Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum (Hal Leonard)
Jan Bradley, Dance for Five Drums (Abridged Version) (with repeats, MULTl 3 tom-toms & 2 boo-bams/bongos, no snare drum) (Jan Bradley)
James Campbell, Engine Room (MULTI bongos, 2 toms, bass drum & hand percussion no snare drum) (Row-Loff Productions)
Stacey Duggan, Popeye (aerial flip optional), Just Desserts (Row-Loft Productions)
Michael Lynch, It�s About Time (visual enhancement optional), Just Desserts (Row-Loff Productions)
Guy G. Gauthreaiix II, Movement II (with repeats), from American Suite (Meredith Music)
Anthony Kerr, Pontiac, Principal Percussion (ABRSM) ??
Glenn Kotche, Cave Dance, (without cuts, MULTI, foot pedal instrument)(Alfred)
Alex Neal, Gorymdaith (MULTI tenor drum & pedal bass drum) (Southern Percussion)
Cameron Sinclair, Antrieb (Scottish Music Centre)

Timpani
John Beck, Movement II (4D), from Sonata for Timpani (Boston Music Company)
E. Carter, Saeta (4D), No.1 from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (AMP) or P. 28 from Solos for the Percussion Player (G. Schirmer)
Julian Fairbank, Proclamation (4D, PED, RETUNE)(Southern Percussion)
S. Fink, Episode and Cadenza (4D, retune required between pieces), Nos 4 and 6 from Solobook for Timpani, Vol. 2 (Simrock)
George Frock, Beguine and Samba (4D, PED, RETUNE), No. 3 from Seven Solo Dances for the Advanced Timpanist (Southern Music)
Kirk I. Gay, Bolt! (4D, PED, RETUNE) from Pedal to the Kettle (Tapspace)
Michael J. Rhodes, Scenes from an Ancient Battle (4D)(Studio 4 Music)
Cameron Sinclair, Neuertanz (4D, PED, RETUNE), from 3 Tanzen (Scottish Music Centre)
Nick Woud, Study No. 22 (4D, PED, RETUNE), from Symphonic Studies for Timpani (De Haske)
Nick Woud, Variations (4D, PED, RETUNE) Principal Percussion (ABRSM)

Tuned Percussion
Keiko Abe, Frogs (c – g', MAR, 4M) (Studio 4 Music)
J. S. Bach, Fugue (g�d”�, MAR, 4M), from Sonata in A minor arr. Moore, Bach for Marimba (Kendor Music)
Breuer (and Anderson & Spivack), Joplin on Wood(f-e♭', XYL, 3D), from Harry Breuer�s Ragtime Solos (Hal Leonard) ??
Michael Burritt, Sara�s Song (C�c�', MAR, 4M) (Keyboard Percussion Publications)
Ross Edwards, No. l from Marimba Dances (d-d', MAR) (Australian Music Centre)??
Ross Edwards, No. 3 from Marimba Dances (c?�c?‒, MAR, 4M) (Australian Music Centre)??
George H. Geldard, Tween Heather and Sea (complete, f?'�g”‘, XYL) (Oertel Musikverlag) ??
Anthony Kerr, Exact Change Please (f�e', VIB, 4M) Principal Percussion (ABRSM)
Kreisler, Tambourin chinois, arr. Green (g-b♭‒, XYL) (Carl Fischer) ??
Igor Lesnik, First Toy (with printed cadenza,f-e”‘, VIB, 4M), No.1 from Midnight Pieces (Zimmermann)
Ney Rosauro, Greeting (with repeats,- cut bb. 91-98, A�c””, MAR, 4M, ID), 1st movt from Concerto No.1 for Marimba (Pro Percussao) ??
Eric Sammut, Spiral 2 (with repeat, A-e♭‒, MAR, 4M), from Three Spirals (Keyboard Percussion Publications)
Emmanuel S�journe, Nancy (E�e”‘, MAR, 4M) (PM Europe Publications)
Gordon Stout, Mexican Dance No. 1 (with final repeat, c�b', MAR, 4M), from Two Mexican Dances for Marimba (Studio 4 Music)
Trad., The Absent-Minded Woman, arr. Daughtrey (f?-e”‘, XYL), The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1 (C. Alan Publications) ??

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