Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity College Exam Syllabus:
Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5

Bassoon Pieces for Grade 1
Three pieces are to be played, two pieces from group A and one piece from group B, to form a balanced programme. Instead of one piece, candidates may offer an own composition.

Group A
Aubert, Gavotte, no. 7, First Book of Bassoon Solos, (Faber) 0571502423
Barratt, Rise and Shine!, Bravo! Bassoon, (Boosey & Hawkes) M060106692
Burness, Allegro, no. 2, Four Easy Pieces, (Patersons) 60019
Cowles, Catch the Crook, no. 5 or Croonin”oon, no. 6, 25 Fun Moments for Bassoon, (Studio) M050010845
Diabelli, Serenade from Twelve Short Pieces, p. 22, Learn As You Play Bassoon, (Boosey & Hawkes) M060029462
Gervaise, Allemande, Bravo! Bassoon, (Boosey & Hawkes) M060106692
Gorb, Bell Ringer, Up Front Album for Bassoon, (Brass Wind) 0308
Hughes, Minuet, no.1, Six Low Solos, (Emerson) E10
Lyons, Natasha’s Hedgehog, Compositions for Bassoon vol. 1, (Useful) U140
Morris, Ballad or On the Move or Late for School, Autumn Days, (Reed Music) RM576
Muset, Winter Song, Bassoon Favourites vol. 1, (Montem, bassoon, mini-bassoon in G) 134
Ramsay, arr., The Vicar of Bray or My Love’s an Arbutus, Favourite Folksongs for the Beginner Bassoonist, (Spartan) SP530
Sheen, Monkey Puzzle or Polka-dots, Mr Sheen's Miscellany for Bassoon – Grade 1, (Spartan) SP1161
Sheen, Rondo, no. 3 or The Dancing Lesson, no. 4, The Really Easy Bassoon Book, (Faber) 0571510353
Tchaikovsky, Russian Folksong, no. 6, The Really Easy Bassoon Book, (Faber) 0571510353
Trad., Cockle Shells, no. 19, First Book of Bassoon Solos, (Faber) 0571502423
Trad., L’homme armé, Bassoon Favourites vol. 1, (Montem, bassoon, mini-bassoon in G) 134
Watts, Sea Sparkle, Razzamajazz Bassoon, (Mayhew) 3611738

Group B
Paciorkiewicz, Study no. 3, Andante, Bassoon Primer Method, (PWM) 9813
Rae, Blue Bop, no. 4 or Power House, no. 2, 16 Characteristic Studies, (Reedimensions) RD 036
Sebba, Dawn Chorus, no. 54, Abracadabra Bassoon, (A & C Black, pupils book) 9780713654172
Trad., Auld Lang Syne, no. 73 or Ha-tikvah, no. 76, Abracadabra Bassoon, (A & C Black, pupils book) 9780713654172
Wastall, Unit 12 ex. 1, p. 30 or Unit 12 ex. 3, p. 30, Learn As You Play Bassoon, (Boosey & Hawkes) M060029462
Watts, Study in Green, Fresh Air, (Mayhew) 3611886
Weissenborn, No. 7 or no. 8 or no. 9, p. 3, Bassoon Studies, op. 8 vol. 1, (Peters) EP2277a

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