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

Grade 2 Scales & Arpeggios
ABRSM Piano Scales & Arpeggios Grade 2

Grade 2 Sight-reading
ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Grade 2
Additional Sight Reading Resources
ABRSM More Piano Sight Reading Grade 2
Join the Dots Grade 2

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. Please note that the first three pieces in each list are found in the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces book:
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 2 (book only)
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 2 (book and CD)

List A
1 Attwood Allegro (1st movt from Sonatina No. 1 in G)
2 Gambarini Minuet in A (from Lessons for the Harpsichord,Op. 2)
3 Hässler Ecossaise in G (No. 23 from 50 pièces à l’usage des commençans, Op. 38)
4 Anon. Corranto (from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) Grade by Grade, Piano Grade 2 (Boosey & Hawkes)
5 Carse Rustic Dance (No. 7 from Progressive Duets for Pianists, Book 1) primo part Carse: Progressive Duets for Pianists, Book 1 (Stainer & Bell)
6 Goedicke Étude in A minor, Op. 36 No. 13, Piano Time Pieces 3 (OUP)
7 Haydn Rondino (Theme from Cello Concerto in D), arr. Agay primo part The Joy of Piano Duets (Yorktown Music Press)
8 Kabalevsky Galop/Hopping (No. 18 from 24 Little Pieces, Op. 39) Kabalevsky: 24 Little Pieces, Op. 39 (Boosey & Hawkes) or More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 1 (ABRSM)
9 Mozart Minuet in D, K. 7, My First Mozart (Schott)
10 attrib. L. Mozart Bourlesq (from The Wolfgang Notebook) with first repeat L. Mozart: Notenbuch für Wolfgang (Schott)

List B
1 Helen Madden The First Flakes Are Falling
2 Plé Le chant du pâtre (No. 11 from Les chants et les jeux)
3 Trad. English O Waly Waly, arr. Davies
4 Bartók Sorrow (No. 7 from For Children, Vol. 2) Bartók: For Children, Vol. 2 (Boosey & Hawkes) or Grade by Grade, Piano Grade 2 (Boosey & Hawkes)
5 Grechaninov Farewell (No. 4 from Children’s Album, Op. 98) Grechaninov: Children’s Book, Op. 98 (ABRSM) or A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano, Book 1 (ABRSM) or Pianissimo: Piano Piccolo (Schott)
6 Heather Hammond Raindrop Reflections primo part, Piano Star Duets (ABRSM)
7 Ravel Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (No. 1 from Ma mère l’oye) secondo part Ravel: Ma mère l’oye (Durand)
8 Spindler Waltz in A minor, Pathways to Artistry: Masterworks, Book 3 (Alfred)
9 Steibelt Adagio in A minor (from Sonatina in C) A Keyboard Anthology, 2nd Series, Book 1 (ABRSM) or Core Classics, Grades 1–2 (ABRSM) or Pianoworks Collection 2 (OUP) or Pianissimo: Piano Piccolo (Schott) or My First Concert for Piano (Schott)
10 Sarah Watts Postcard from Paris (from Razzamajazz Repertoire Piano) Sarah Watts: Razzamajazz Repertoire Piano (Kevin Mayhew)

List C
1 Brian Chapple March Hare (No. 5 from In the Pink)
2 Anne Crosby Gaudet Angelfish
3 Christopher Norton Inter-City Stomp (No. 7 from Microjazz Collection 2)
4 Ben Crosland In My Spot Mosaic, Vol. 2 (Editions Musica Ferrum)
5 Sarah Konecsni Dinosaur, Don’t!, Mosaic, Vol. 2 (Editions Musica Ferrum)
6 Ludovico Einaudi The Snow Prelude No. 3 this edition only Ludovico Einaudi: Graded Pieces for Piano, Preparatory to Grade 2 (Chester)
7 Garścia Brigands’ Dance (from Let’s Play a Piano Duet, Op. 37) primo part Garścia: Let’s Play a Piano Duet, Op. 37 Vol. 2 (PWM)
8 Nikki Iles Sweet Pea primo part, Piano Star Duets (ABRSM)
9 Sculthorpe Singing Sun (No. 6 from A Little Book of Hours) Sculthorpe: A Little Book of Hours (Faber)
10 Giles Swayne Whistling Tune, Spectrum 4 (ABRSM)

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