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 Audio)

List A
1 Beethoven, Écossaise in G, WoO 23, arr. Czerny
2 J. L. Dussek, Gavotte in F
3 Agnieszka Lasko, Tarantella (from Little Stories)
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)  (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) or The Young Pianist’s Repertoire, Book 1 (Faber)
11 Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Rondo (from Quartet for Harpischord and Strings), arr. Talbot-Howard (ABRSM)⭳
12 Prószyński, Kowalczyki (Apprentice Smiths) from Easy Pieces for Piano (PWM)
13 Purcell, Air in D minor, Z. T676 Pianissimo: Piano Piccolo (Schott) or Piano Repertoire, Level 1 (Universal) or Piano Lessons, Book 1 (Faber)

List B
1 Stephen Duro, Forget-me-not Waltz
2 Stanford, Lullaby (No. 5 from Six Sketches)
3 Trad. Chinese, Kangding Love Song, arr. Yip
4 Bartók, Sorrow (No. 7 from 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 (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) (Kevin Mayhew)
11 El-Dabh, Soufiane (from Mekta’ in the Art of Kita’, Book 2) Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 1 (OUP)
12 Chee-Hwa Tan, The Moon (from A Child’s Garden of Verses) Chee-Hwa Tan: A Child’s Garden of Verses (Piano Safari)
13 Tchaikovsky, Waltz (from The Sleeping Beauty), arr. J. & A. Bullard, Pianoworks, Collection 1 (OUP)

List C

1 David Blackwell, Railroad Blues
2 Elissa Milne, Mozzie (from Easy Little Peppers)
3 Kristina Arakelyan, Daydream
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, Vol. 2) primo part  (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)
11 Mirosław Gąsieniec Kukułka I, Mirosław Gąsieniec: Album for Children (PWM)
12 Grieg, Norwegian Dance No. 2, arr. Hall primo part Mixed Doubles: Piano Time Duets, Book 2 (OUP)
13 Seiber, Tango II (Habanera) from Leichte Tänze  (Easy Dances), Book 1 (Schott)

⭳Digital only edition, available from publisher’s website

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