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

Grade 5 Scales
ABRSM Scales and Arpeggios for Trombone, Grades 1-8

Grade 5 Sight Reading
ABRSM specimen sight reading tests, Grades 1-5

Grade 5 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)

Grade 5 Pieces
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three lists

LIST A
1 J. S. Bach Quia fecit mihi magna (from Magnificat, BWV 243) (omitting trill). Trombone Essentials, arr. Yeo (G. Schirmer GS83390: bass edition)
2 John Frith Canzona Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; B♭ piano accomp)
3 David A. Stowell Jam Bouree Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; B♭ piano accomp)
4 Gounod Marche funèbre d’une marionnette. Savoir Faire for Trombone/Euphonium, arr. Mowat (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
5 Handel The Conquering Hero (from Judas Maccabaeus). Get a Handel on It for Trombone, arr. Mowat (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
6 Mozart Agnus Dei (from Litaniae Lauretanae, K.109). Time Pieces for Trombone, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Miller (ABRSM: bass/treble edition)
7 Purcell Rondo (from Abdelazar) (observing repeats). Slide Show for Trombone, arr. Mowat (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
8 Purcell When I am Laid in Earth (from Dido and Aeneas). The Baroque Trombone, arr. Wills (Faber: bass edition)
9 Sullivan Rataplan! (from Cox and Box). The Victorian Trombone, arr. Wills (Faber: bass/treble edition)

LIST B
1 Tom Davoren Lindy Hop! Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; B♭ piano accomp)
2 Peter Meechan Final Thought Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; B♭ piano accomp)
3 Francl Tempo di marcia (from Malá suita). Time Pieces for Trombone, Vol. 2, arr. Harris and Miller (ABRSM: bass/treble edition)
4 Gershwin Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off. Slide Show for Trombone, arr. Mowat (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
5 Percy Mayfield Hit the Road Jack. Across the Pond 02 for Trombone, arr. McMillen (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
6 Jean-François Michel Galop: from Preludio, Siciliana & Galop (Editions BIM TB90: bass edition)
7 Warren and Gordon Chattanooga Choo Choo. The Sunny Side of the Street for Trombone, arr. Iveson (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
8 John Williams Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark). Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass trombone edition book only or book with CD, or treble brass edition, B♭ piano accompt.) or Ultimate Movie Instrumental Solos for Trombone, arr. Galliford, Neuburg and Edmondson (Alfred 40123: bass edition; piano accomp. printable from companion CD)
9 John Williams The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) (from Star Wars). Ultimate Movie Instrumental Solos for Trombone, arr. Galliford, Neuburg and Edmondson (Alfred 40123: bass edition; piano accomp. printable from companion CD)

LIST C
1 Derek Bourgeois Allegro maestoso: No. 1 from Hear Today and Bone Tomorrow (Brass Wind: bass or treble editions)
2 Jock McKenzie Takai or Ragtime: from Music Makes the World Go Around (Con Moto: bass or treble editions)
3 Peter Meechan Air Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition)
4 David A. Stowell Flennon Study (either version) Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition)
5 Mark Nightingale Junk Email Blues: No. 18 from Jazz@Etudes for Trombone (Warwick Music: bass or treble editions)
6 Bob Quick The Foxhunter: from Reel Technique for Trombone (Warwick Music: bass edition)
7 Adrian Taylor Articulation (Intermediate) or The Glissando (Advanced): No. 7, P. 27 or No. 10, P. 30 from Melodic Studies on Trombone Technique (Warwick Music: bass or treble editions)

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