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Grade 4 Scales

Scales and Arpeggios for Horn, Grades 1-5, from 2023

Grade 4 Sight-Reading

Sight-Reading for Horn, Grades 1-5, from 2023

Grade 4 Aural

Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 4-5 (book only), Grade 4-5 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
Aural Test Survival Book Grade 4
Improve your aural! Grade 4 NEW!

Grade 4 Pieces

Choose ONE piece from each of Lists A, B and C:

List A

1 Bizet Theme from ‘L’Arlésienne’, arr. Campbell No. 11 from Going Solo – Horn (Faber)
2 Tom Davoren Beaufort Allegro Shining Brass, Book 2 with CD bass/treble clef (ABRSM), piano accompaniment
3 John Frith Jiggedy Jig Shining Brass, Book 2 with CD bass/treble clef (ABRSM), piano accompaniment
4 R. Goodwin 633 Squadron, arr. Lawrance Great Winners (Brass Wind), Treble Clef or Treble Clef with CD, piano accompaniment
5 Gounod Soldiers’ Chorus, arr. Humphries Cordon Bleu for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
6 Hanmer Finale (4th movt from Suite for Horn) Hanmer: Suite for Horn (Emerson), F/E♭ edition
7 Mozart Contredanse en Rondeau (from Divertimento in F, K. 213), arr. Harris & Skirrow Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 2 (ABRSM), E♭/F edition
8 Andrea Price Rapscallion Brass Mix 2 bass/treble clef (ABRSM) edition, piano accompaniment
9 Fiona Pritchard Grilled Grieg (from Cooking Up a Classic for F or E♭ Horn) Fiona Pritchard: Cooking Up a Classic for F or E♭ Horn (Warwick Music), E♭/F edition
10 Weber Huntsmen’s Chorus (from Der Freischütz), arr. Campbell No. 17 from Horn Solos, Book 1 (Faber)

List B

1 Chris Augustine Sunday at the Boulevard Brass Mix 2 bass/treble clef (ABRSM) edition, piano accompaniment
2 G. Concone Study No. 5, arr. Ashworth SOLO G. Concone: Concone Studies for Horn in F (Emerson)
3 Fiona Pritchard Chopin and Chips (from Cooking Up a Classic for F or E♭ Horn) Fiona Pritchard: Cooking Up a Classic for F or E- Horn (Warwick Music), E♭/F edition
4 Dvořák Humoresque, arr. Humphries Cordon Bleu for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
5 Grieg Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt), arr. Lawrance Great Winners (Brass Wind), Treble Clef or Treble Clef with CD, piano accompaniment
6 Hanmer Arioso (3rd movt from Suite for Horn) Hanmer: Suite for Horn (Emerson), F/E♭ edition
7 Mendelssohn Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream), arr. Campbell No. 17 from Horn Solos, Book 1 (Faber)
8 Mark Nightingale The Shout (No. 17 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes) SOLO Mark Nightingale: Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music), & brass edition
9 Nicholas Sackman October Blues (No. 4 from Folio IV for French Horn) Nicholas Sackman: Folio IV for French Horn (Warwick Music)
10 Philip Sparke One-part Invention (No. 36 from Skilful Studies for Horn) SOLO Philip Sparke: Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music)

List C

1 Anon. Tiger Rag, arr. Humphries growls optional Cordon Bleu for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
2 Seiber Foxtrot, arr. Humphries Cordon Bleu for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
3 L. Bernstein Cool (from West Side Story), arr. Lawrance Great Winners (Brass Wind), Treble Clef or Treble Clef with CD, piano accompaniment
4 Dave Gale Future Bright (from JazzFX) Dave Gale: JazzFX for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
5 Timothy Jackson Circulation Shining Brass, Book 2 with CD bass/treble clef (ABRSM), piano accompaniment
6 Shanti Paul Jayasinha Cumbianita para ti Brass Mix 2 bass/treble clef (ABRSM) edition, piano accompaniment
7 Robert Ramskill In the Fast Lane Jazzed Up Too for Horn in F (Brass Wind)
8 Corrado Maria Saglietti Siciliana (No. 18 from 40 Progressive Melodic Studies for Brass) SOLO Corrado Maria Saglietti: 40 Progressive Melodic Studies for Brass (Warwick Music), Horn in F edition
9 Sullivan & Peterik Eye of the Tiger, arr. Lawrance Win Win (Brass Wind), Treble Brass or Treble Brass with CD edition, piano accompaniment
10 Pam Wedgwood Call it a Day (from After Hours for French Horn) Pam Wedgwood (Faber)

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Syllabuses

Validity

This specification is valid from 1 January 2023 until further notice.

Amendments

The ABRSM will post updates to the syllabus e.g. changes to publication details or other minor corrections or clarifications at www.abrsm.org/syllabuscorrections.

Revision

At the time of publication of this document, the next revision of the Brass Syllabus has not been scheduled.

The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to Syllabuses (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates

Photocopies & downloads

Candidates should not perform from unauthorised photocopies (or other kinds of copies) or illegal downloads of copyright music in examinations. There are limited circumstances where can copies be used in an examination the UK. The MPA’s Code of Fair Practice gives further guidance. Before making a copy an application should be made to the copyright holder and evidence of permission should be brought to the exam. Candidates and Applicants must act within the law with regard to copyright.