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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:
Grade 2 Scales
ABRSM Tuba Scales & Arpeggios Grades 1-8
Grade 2 Sight Reading
ABRSM Tuba specimen sight reading Grades 1-5
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.
LIST A
1 Craig Alan Soliloquy for Tuba. No. 2 from from 1st Recital Series (Curnow Music: bass tuba edition or E♭ bass edition or B♭ bass edition; piano accomp)
2 Grétry Air (from Richard Coeur de Lion). P. 44 from Learn as You Play Tuba, arr. Wastall (Boosey & Hawkes: bass edition; piano accomp.)
3 Hook The Lass of Richmond Hill. Easy Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
4 Jock McKenzie Gentle River. P. 28 from The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (Book 1) (Con Moto: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
5 Paul Mealor A Little Waltz or Pastoral: No. 3 or No. 4 from Bass Impressions (Con Moto: bass/E♭ treble/B♭ treble edition)
6 Mozart Aria (from The Marriage of Figaro). 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.)
7 Philip Sparke My Lady’s Pavan Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
8 David A. Stowell A Walk in the Rain Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
9 Bram Wiggins The Unhappy Hippo: No. 5 from Preludes for Pachyderms for Tuba (G & M Brand: bass/E♭ treble edition)
LIST B
1 Lionel Bart Where is Love♭ (from Oliver). Easy Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
2 James Curnow Tuba Dances. No. 10 from from 1st Recital Series (Curnow Music: bass tuba edition or E♭ bass edition or B♭ bass edition; piano accomp.)
3 Tom Davoren Hangin’ with Monti Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
4 Philip Sparke Tennessee Rag Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
5 Howard Goodall Blackadder Theme. 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.)
6 Peter Graham Seville or Kyoto: No. 3 or No. 4 from Cityscapes (Gramercy Music: E♭ bass/treble edition or B♭ bass/treble edition)
7 Jock McKenzie The Chase (omitting DC). P. 30 from The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (Book 1) (Con Moto: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition; piano accompt..)
8 Christopher Norton Make Mine a Tuba. P. 45 from Learn as You Play Tuba, arr. Wastall (Boosey & Hawkes: bass edition; piano accomp.)
9 John Ridgeon Prelude or March. Gregson and Ridgeon Nine Miniatures for E♭ Bass/Tuba (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ bass editions)
LIST C
1 Don Blakeson Chickpea or Sink It: No. 11 or No. 12 from Smooth Groove (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition or treble E♭ bass edition)
2 Timothy Jackson Longingly or Gracefully: No. 8 or No. 9 from Adverbial Etudes (Onyx Brass Publishing: E♭-bass/treble edition or B♭-bass/ C-bass/F-bass edition)
3 Stuart Johnson Lament: No. 3 from The Tuneful Tuba (Brass Wind: bass clef or treble clef editions)
4 Peter Meechan Haunted House Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
5 David A. Stowell High Street Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM:bass/treble brass edition)
6 Mark Nightingale Ready, Aim, Fire! or Big Mama: No. 4 or No. 5 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Baroque Ballad: No. 46 from Starter Studies (Anglo Music: bass tuba edition or E♭/B♭ bass edition)
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