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. Paret Second Harp Book (Lyra)
4 Clementi Allegro, 1st movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1, arr. Paret Second Harp Book (Lyra)
5 arr. Olivia Dussek Merch Megan (Megan’s Daughter)(Adlais)
6 Handel Sarabande, arr. Paret Second Harp Book (Lyra)
7 Grandjany Gavotte,No. 3 from Petite suite classique (Carl Fischer)

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 arr. Meinir Heulyn Y Ferch o Blwy’ Penderyn (The Girl from Penderyn), Telynor Llys a Chastell (Harpist of Court and Castle) (Adlais)
6 arr. Meinir Heulyn Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), Telynor Llys a Chastell (Harpist of Court and Castle) (Adlais)
7 Skaila Kanga Skating on Ice, No. 4 from Miniatures (harp 1 part) (Alaw)
8 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Waiting, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 1 (AROY Music)
9 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz The Harp Cha-cha-chá, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 1 (AROY Music)
10 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Tango triste, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 2 (AROY Music)
11 Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Carnaval Brasileiro, The International Rhythmic Collection, Vol. 2 (AROY Music)
12 Renié Angélus, from Feuillets d’album (Lemoine)
13 Renié Conte de Noël, No. 1 from Six pièces brèves, 1st Suite (Leduc)
14 arr. Ronald Stevenson Eriskay Love-Lilt, Sounding Strings (UMP)
15 Linda Wood Two Guitars, Linda Wood & Susann McDonald: Harp Solos, Vol. 4 (Musicworks)

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 Bochsa No. 14, from 40 études faciles, Op. 318) Book 1 (Leduc)
4 L. Concone Prélude, No. 1 from 30 études progressives, Op. 26, Book 1 (Billaudot)
5 Damase No. 3, from Dix études faciles et progressives) (Billaudot)
6 Damase No. 1, from 12 études pour harpe (Lemoine)
7 Pozzoli No. 11, from Studi di media difficoltà (Ricordi)
8 Pozzoli No. 14, from Studi di media difficoltà (Ricordi)
9 Schlomovitz Butterflies Beginner’s Harp Book, 1 (Salvi)

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