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

Grade 4 Scales
ABRSM Tuba Scales & Arpeggios Grades 1-8

Grade 4 Sight Reading
ABRSM Tuba specimen sight reading Grades 1-5

Grade 4 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 4 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C.

LIST A
1 Charpentier Prelude to Te Deum, Savoir Faire for Tuba/E♭ Bass, arr. Mowat (Brass Wind: E♭ bass or E♭ treble editions, B♭ bass or B♭ treble editions)
2 Saint-Saëns L’éléphant, Savoir Faire for Tuba/E♭ Bass, arr. Mowat (Brass Wind: E♭ bass or E♭ treble editions, B♭ bass or B♭ treble editions)
3 Tom Davoren Beaufort Allegro, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – B♭ – E♭ – F.)
4 John Frith Jiggedy Jig, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – B♭ – E♭ – F.)
5 Grieg Solveig’s Song (from Peer Gynt). Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (and with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accomp.)
6 Jacob Restful Prelude: No. 1 from Six Little Tuba Pieces (Emerson E118: bass/E♭ treble edition)
7 Lully Gavotte. No. 10 from First Solos for the Tuba Player, arr. Wekselblatt (G. Schirmer: bass edition)
8 Rameau La Villageoise. No. 12 from First Solos for the Tuba Player, arr. Wekselblatt (G. Schirmer: bass edition)
9 Mozart Papageno’s Song (from The Magic Flute). From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba, arr. Ramskill (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ treble editions)

LIST B
1 Elmer Bernstein Great Escape March, Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (and with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
2 Ron Goodwin 633 Squadron, Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (and with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
3 Andrew Duncan Flying a Kite over Haworth Moor: No. 1 from A Haworth Suite (The Music Company: bass/E♭ &/B♭ treble edition)
4 Mark Goddard Daydreams: No. 4 from Party Pieces (Spartan Press: bass clef or E♭ treble/B♭ treble editions)
5 Edward Gregson Folk Song. Gregson and Ridgeon Nine Miniatures for E♭ Bass/Tuba (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ bass editions)
6 Herman Hupfeld As Time Goes By. Big Chillers for Tuba/E♭ Bass, arr. Ledbury (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ treble editions)
7 Kahn and Donaldson That’s My Baby. A Little Light Music for Tuba, arr. Iveson (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ treble editions)
8 Peter Meechan Way Down, South Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – B♭ – E♭ – F.)
9 David A. Stowell Open Plains, South Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – B♭ – E♭ – F.)

LIST C
1 Derek Bourgeois Majestic or Pompous: from Per Tuba ad Astra (Brass Wind: bass clef or treble clef editions)
2 Tom Davoren Quiet Moment, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass)
3 Timothy Jackson Circulation, Shining Brass, Book 2 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass)
4 Timothy Jackson Delicately: No. 15 from Adverbial Etudes (Onyx Brass Publishing: E♭-bass/treble edition or B♭-bass/ C-bass/F-bass edition)
5 Stuart Johnson Ragtime Tuba: No. 6 from The Tuneful Tuba (Brass Wind: bass clef or treble clef editions)
6 Mark Nightingale The Shout or The Pink Pig: No. 17 or No. 19 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Penny Parade or Hungarian Dance: No. 34 or No. 38 from Skilful Studies (Anglo Music: bass tuba edition or E♭/B♭ bass edition)

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