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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Oboe Grade 1 from 2022 Exam:
Grade 1 Scales
ABRSM Oboe Scales, Grades 1-5
Grade 1 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Oboe Specimen Sight Reading, Grades 1-5
Grade 1 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
List A
1 Blow Air, arr. Denley Time Pieces for Oboe, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
2 Dvořák Slavonic Dance No. 1, arr. Lawrance Easy Winners for Oboe (Brass Wind) Piano Accomp.
3 Vera Gray Jackboots Oboe Music to Enjoy (Boosey & Hawkes)
4 Paul Harris Hornpipe Study Oboe Basics (Faber)[Solo]
5 Purcell Rigaudon, arr. Wastall Learn as You Play Oboe (Boosey & Hawkes)[Solo]
6 Marion Sinclair Kookaburra, arr. A. & J. Oosthuizen part 1 Easy Traditional Duets for Two Oboes (Wild Music Publications) [Duet]
7 Trad. Give Me Joy in My Heart, arr. Sebba part 1 Abracadabra Oboe (Third Edition) (HarperCollins) With CDs [Duet]
8 Trad. Welsh Men of Harlech, arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
9 Vivaldi Spring (from The Four Seasons), arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
10 Sarah Watts Banana Tango (from Razzamajazz Oboe) Sarah Watts: Razzamajazz Oboe (Kevin Mayhew)
LIST B
1 Anon. The Force of Hercules, arr. Francis & Grant Going Solo for Oboe (Faber)
2 Brahms Lullaby, arr. A. & J. Oosthuizen upper part Easy Classic Oboe Duets (Wild Music Publications)[Duet]
3 Roma Cafolla Under the Bed (from Playaround for Oboe) Roma Cafolla: Playaround for Oboe, Book 1: Revised Edition 2017 (Forton Music)
4 Karen Gourlay The Nightingale (No. 1 from Dazzling Duos, Grade 1 Oboe) part 1 Karen Gourlay: Dazzling Duos, Grade 1 Oboe (Forton Music)[Duet]
5 Vera Gray Pendulum Oboe Music to Enjoy (Boosey & Hawkes)
6 Robert Hinchliffe Elizabethan Lament The Really Easy Oboe Book (Faber)
7 Karl Jenkins Cantilena ( arr.) (from Adiemus) Grade by Grade, Oboe Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)
8 Lazarus Mountain Stream, arr. Harris Oboe Basics (Faber)
9 Alan Silvestri Feather Theme (from Forrest Gump), arr. Lawrance Easy Winners for Oboe (Brass Wind) Piano Accomp.
10 Philip Sparke Sad Song Starter Solos for Oboe (Anglo Music)
LIST C
1 Carol Barratt Hampton Swing Bravo! Oboe (Boosey & Hawkes)
2 Dave Gale The Ending’s Well (from JazzFX for Oboe) upper part Dave Gale: JazzFX for Oboe (Brass Wind)[Duet/Solo]
3 Karen Gourlay Another Apple (No. 4 from Dazzling Duos, Grade 1 Oboe) part 1 Karen Gourlay: Dazzling Duos, Grade 1 Oboe (Forton Music)[Duet]
4 Grieg Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 2, arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
5 Mike Mower Straight to the Point (from The Good-Tempered Oboe) Mike Mower: The Good-Tempered Oboe (Itchy Fingers Publications)[Solo]
6 James Rae Sundown (from In the Groove for Oboe) James Rae: In the Groove for Oboe (Reedimensions)
7 Graham Salter Gossip (from 35 Melodic Studies for Oboe) Graham Salter: 35 Melodic Studies for Oboe (Emerson)[Solo]
8 Trad. Brazilian Mama Paquita ( arr.) with repeat Grade by Grade, Oboe Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)
9 Trad. Chinese Jasmine Flowers, arr. Harris Oboe Basics (Faber) 🎹
10 Pam Wedgwood Hot Chilli (from Really Easy Jazzin’ About for Oboe) Pam Wedgwood: Really Easy Jazzin’ About for Oboe (Faber)
🎹Piano accompaniment printable separately, see www.abrsm.org/syllabusclarifications
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Theory of Music
ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
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Syllabus 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.
Syllabus revision
The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Woodwind Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Woodwind Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.
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