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

Grade 2 Scales
ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for Horn, Grades 1-8

Grade 2 Sight-reading
ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Horn, Grades 1-5

Grade 2 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)

Grade 2 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:

List A
1 Arbeau Pavane (from Orchesographie) No 11: from Horn Solos Book 1, arr. Campbell (Faber)
2Brahms St Anthony Chorale (from Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op 56a): from Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1 arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
3 Mozart Aria (from The Marriage of Figaro): from Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; F piano accomp.)
4 Trad. Welsh Calon Lan: from Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; F piano accomp.)
5 Philip Sparke My Lady's Pavan: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
6 David A Stowell A Walk in the Rain: from Shining Brass Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
7 Trad. Welsh David of the White Rock. No. 3: from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber)
8 Trad. Welsh Men of Harlech: from Winners Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; F piano accomp.)
9 Peter Warlock Basse-Danse: from Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Repertoire Book B (Boosey & Hawkes)

List B
1 Lizzie Davis Dark Rider: No. 4: from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind)
2 Tom Davoren Hangin' with Monti: from Shining Brass Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
3 Philip Sparke Tennessee Rag: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
4 Peter Graham Seville or Kyoto: No. 3 or No. 4: from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy Music)
5 Chris Norton A Dab Hand: from Boosey Brass Method, Horn in F, Repertoire Book B (Boosey & Hawkes)
6 Trad. Spiritual Nobody Knows. No. 1: from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber)
7 Walton Song at Dusk (from Duets for Children): from Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1 arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
8 Pam Wedgwood Easy Tiger or Keep Truckin': from Really Easy Jazzin' About for French Horn Faber)
9 John Williams Somewhere in My Memory (from Home Alone): from Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; F piano accomp.)

List C
1 Lizzie Davis Tarantella: from Polished Brass
2 Jock McKenzie Calypso or Czardas: No. 11 or No. 20: Dance to the Beat of the World (Con Moto: treble brass edition)
3 Peter Meechan Haunted House: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD)
4 David A Stowell High Street: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD)
5 John Miller Sabre Dance or Scottish Warrior: No. 16 or No. 21: from Simple Studies for Beginner Brass (Faber: treble brass edition)
6 Mark Nightingale Ready, Aim, Fire! or The Nuthatch: No. 4 or No. 6: from Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (Warwick Music: treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke The Big Apple or Tom's Tune: No. 11 or No. 13: from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music AMP 099-401)

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