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

Grade 4 Sight-Reading
Specimen sight reading tests, all Harps Grades 1-8

Grade 4 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)

Additional Resources such as scales and arpeggios

Grade 4 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:

LIST A
1 Bernard Andrès, Sarabande, from Automates (Hamelle)
2 Bernard Andrès, Gaillarde, from Automates (Hamelle)
3 J. S. Bach, Prelude in C, BWV 846, arr. O’Farrell, The O’Farrell Collection, Vol. 2: A Baroque Bouquet (O’Farrell)
4 Clementi, Allegro, 1st movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1, trans. Shaljean, Composers in Georgian London (Blue Crescent Music)
5 Kuhlau ,Theme and Variations, arr. Bouchaud, Panorama de la harpe celtique, Vol. 1 (Editions Musicales Transatlantiques)
6 Mozart, Andante grazioso (from Piano Sonata, K. 331), arr. Bouchaud, No. 22 from Panorama de la harpe celtique, Vol. 1 (Editions Musicales Transatlantiques)
7 A. Scarlatti, Minuetto, arr. Bouchaud, Panorama de la harpe celtique, Vol. 1 (Editions Musicales Transatlantiques)

LIST B
1 Bartók Merriment, from Mikrokosmos, arr. Marzuki for Harp (Boosey & Hawkes)
2 arr. Deborah Friou Scarborough Fair (Friou Music)
3 Stewart Green Ragged Robin, from Flights of Fancy (Spartan Press)
4 arr. Meinir Heulyn O’er the Sea to Skye, Famous Music for the Harp, Vol. 1 (Alaw)
5 Skaila Kanga, Skating on Ice, No. 4 from Miniatures (harp 1 part) (Alaw)
6 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz,Waiting, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 1 (AROY Music)
7 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz The Harp Cha-cha-chá, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 1 (AROY Music)
8 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Tango triste, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 2 (AROY Music)
9 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Carnaval Brasileiro, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 2 (AROY Music)
10 arr. Ronald Stevenson Eriskay Love-Lilt, Sounding Strings (UMP)

LIST C
1 F. Alberti No. 3, from Dix études progressives et techniques (Hamelle)
2 F. Alberti No. 8, from Dix études progressives et techniques (Hamelle)
3 L. Concone Prélude, No. 1 from 30 études progressives, Op. 26, Book 1 (Billaudot)
4 Damase No. 3, from Dix études faciles et progressives) (Billaudot)
5 Schlomovitz Butterflies Beginner’s Harp Book, 1 (Salvi)

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