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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:
Grade 1 Scales
ABRSM Tuba Scales & Arpeggios Grades 1-8
Grade 1 Sight Reading
ABRSM Tuba specimen sight reading Grades 1-5
Grade 1 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 1 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C.
LIST A
1 Tom Davoren Romanza, Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
2 Philip Sparke A Knight’s Tale, Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
3 Gurlitt Andante (from First Steps, Op. 82). P. 29 from Learn as You Play Tuba, arr. Wastall (Boosey & Hawkes: bass edition; piano accomp.)
4 Jock McKenzie Baroque Dreams. P. 17 from The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (Book 1) (Con Moto: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
5 Offenbach Can-can, Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition (treble brass edition with CD); piano accomp.)
6 Trad. Russian Dance Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition (treble brass edition with CD); piano accomp.)
7 Trad. Kum Ba Yah, arr. Johnson. No. 4 from 1st Recital Series (Curnow Music: bass tuba edition or E♭ bass edition or B♭ bass edition; piano accomp.)
8 Trad. Spiritual All Night, All Day. Easy Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accomp.)
9 Bram Wiggins Bisons and Buffaloes: No. 4 from Preludes for Pachyderms for Tuba (G & M Brand: bass/E♭ treble edition)
LIST B
1 Bernstein One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story). Easy Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accomp.))
2 Douglas Coombes Trotting Tuba. Keynotes Album for E♭ Bass/Tuba (Brass Wind: E♭ bass clef or E♭ treble clef editions)
3 Tom Davoren Waltz for E. Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
4 David A. Stowell Strollin’ Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
5 Peter Graham Moscow or Paris: No. 1 or No. 2 from Cityscapes (Gramercy Music: E♭ bass/treble edition or B♭ bass/treble edition)
6 Timothy Johnson Carnival. No. 6 from 1st Recital Series (Curnow Music: bass tuba edition or E♭ bass edition or B♭ bass edition; piano accompt.)
7 Jock McKenzie Latin Masters. P. 19 from The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (Book 1) (Con Moto: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
8 Rendall and Thomas Birdie Song. Winners Galore, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition (treble brass edition with CD); piano accompt.)
9 John Ridgeon Hide and Seek. Gregson and Ridgeon Nine Miniatures for E♭ Bass/Tuba (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ bass editions)
LIST C
1 Don Blakeson Mister Freddie: No. 3 from Smooth Groove (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition or treble E♭ bass edition)
2 Timothy Jackson Gently or Deliberately: No. 2 or No. 4 from Adverbial Etudes (Onyx Brass Publishing: E♭-bass/treble edition or B♭-bass/ C-bass/F-bass edition)
3 Stuart Johnson Tuba Ceremony: No. 1 from The Tuneful Tuba (Brass Wind: bass clef or treble clef editions)
4 Peter Meechan One, Two, Three! Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM:bass/treble brass edition)
5 Philip Sparke Puppet’s Dance Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM:bass/treble brass edition)
6 Mark Nightingale A Small Step or Fiesta Siesta: No. 1 or No. 2 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Bluebird’s Ballad or Dance of the Dolls: No. 38 or No. 40 from Starter Studies (Anglo Music: bass tuba edition or E♭/B♭ bass edition)
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