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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity Singing from 2023 Grade 2 Syllabus:
Aural Tests
Group A: Musical Theatre & Film
| Key & range | Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭; c'-f” | Bart | Consider Yourself (Oliver!) | Oliver!: Vocal Selections | Lakeview LK56070 |
| 2 | F; c'-e”” or Dm; d'-d””” | Bart | Who Will Buy♭ (Oliver!) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ or Oliver!: Vocal Selections” | Trinity Faber TCL011473 or Lakeview LK56070” |
| 3 | F; c'-c” | Berlin | (F) I Got the Sun in the Morning (Annie Get Your Gun) (with introduction) | Annie Get Your Gun: Vocal Selections | Hal Leonard HL00005576 |
| 4 | G; d'-d” | Churchill | Heigh-Ho (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs | Hal Leonard HL00256650 |
| 5 | Gm; d'-e” | Churchill | Love is a Song (Bambi) (NB any version used must include both the verse (minor) and the chorus (major)) | Stage and Screen: The Black Book or single sheet” | Wise AM92249 or Campbell Connelly CC10505” |
| 6 | G; b-d” | David, Hoffman & Livingston | A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella) | The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs | Hal Leonard HL00256650 |
| 7 | D; c'-f” | Hackady & Grossman | Just One Person (Snoopy) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 8 | C; g-d” | Harline | When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio) | The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs | Hal Leonard HL00256650 |
| 9 | C; c'-a' | Kasha & Hirschhorn | Candle on the Water (Pete's Dragon) | The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs | Hal Leonard HL00256650 |
| 10 | F; c'-d” | Loewe | (M) Camelot (Camelot) | The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1 (Baritone/Bass) | Hal Leonard HL00361074 |
| 11 | D; a-b' | Mandel | Touch the Sky (Brave) | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 12 | D; a-d” | Menken | A Whole New World (Aladdin) | Making the Grade: Grades 2-3 | Chester CH61681 |
| 13 | G; d'-d” | Menken | Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid) | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 14 | Fm; c'-E♭” | Norton | Circle Dance (The Stone Age) | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 15 | C; c'-d” | Rodgers | Doh-Re-Mi (The Sound of Music) | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 16 | A; c#'-c#” | Rodgers | (F) Getting to Know You (The King And I) | The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 3 (Soprano) | Hal Leonard HL00740122 (book only) or with audio access |
| 17 | D; c#'-d” | Roe | Poco Poppa Pizza and Mamma Piccolo (The Most Wanted Faces) | Songs from the Betty Roe Shows vol. 2″ | Thames TH978633 |
| 18 | Gm; B♭-d” | Rota | A Time for Us (Romeo and Juliet) | 150 of the Most Beautiful Songs Ever | Hal Leonard HL00360735 |
| 19 | D; a-d” | Schönberg | Little People (Les Misérables) | Kids' Book of Vocal Solos | Hal Leonard HLE90001388 |
| 20 | G; c#'-d” | Sherman | A Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
| 21 | Cm; b-d♭” | Sherman | Hushabye Mountain (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Musical Selections | Alfred TSF0070 |
| 22 | E♭; A♭-c” | Simon | The Girl I Mean to Be (The Secret Garden) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
| 23 | F; a-d” | Strouse | Tomorrow (Annie) | Audition Songs for Kids or Making the Grade: Grades 2-3 | Wise AM955273 or Chester CH61681 |
Group B: General Song Repertoire
| Key & range | Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | E♭; c'-E♭” | Anderson | Evening in Autumn | Four Seasonal Songs | Roberton 75245 |
| 25 | Bm; g#'-d” [Gm] | Anon., attrib. Henry VIII | Pastime with Good Company | English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque | Hal Leonard HL00740018 (high), HL00740019 (low) |
| 26 | c'-e” | Arens | The Moonrise Wakes the Nightingale | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 27 | D; d'-e” | Baynon | The Spanish Main | The Spanish Main | Novello NOV160123 |
| 28 | F; c'-g””(e””) | Beswick | Coconut Man | Pick ‘n' Choose | Universal UE16393 |
| 29 | G; d'-e” | Brahms | Die Henne (Henny Penny) | Seven Children's Songs | Roberton 75388 |
| 30 | A; e'-f#” | Brahms | Sandmännchen (The Sandman) | The Hundred Best Short Songs book 1 | Patersons PAT00601 |
| 31 | G; d'-f” | Britten | Fancie | Fancie | Boosey M060014239 |
| 32 | F; c'-e” | Burtch | The World's End (omit 3rd verse) | The World's End | Roberton 75297 |
| 33 | Am; c'-e” | Clements | The Scarecrow | The Scarecrow | Novello NOV160131 |
| 34 | E♭; c'-E♭” | Coghlan | Rocking in Rhythm | Rocking in Rhythm | Roberton 75389 |
| 35 | Cm; B♭-E♭” | Crawley | Abdul, the Magician | Magic in the Air | Roberton 75335 |
| 36 | Dm; d'-d” | Crawley | Grizelda | Trick or Treat: Three Songs for Hallowe'en” | Roberton 75237 |
| 37 | A♭; c'-E♭” | Day | Mr Nobody | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 38 | G; d'-e” | Dunhill | How Soft upon the Evening Air | How Soft upon the Evening Air | Curwen JC2603 |
| 39 | C; d'-f” | Exley | A Fly | Four Small Songs | Sounz |
| 40 | F; c'-c” | Hamilton | Chocolate | Just Desserts | Sounz |
| 41 | B♭; c'-d” | Hamilton | Perfect Milkshake | Just Desserts | Sounz |
| 42 | E♭; E♭'-E♭” | Jenkyns | Bessie, the Black Cat | Bessie, the Black Cat | Novello NOV160110 |
| 43 | Em; d#'-e” | Jenkyns | The Little Spanish Town | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 44 | Am; e'-e” | Marsh | Monsters! | The Graded Song Collection: Grades 2-5 | Faber 0571540376 |
| 45 | D; d'-d” | Marsh | My Shadow | Serendipity Solos | Faber 0571532403 |
| 46 | Gm; d'-d” | Marsh | Something Spooky | Spooky Songs | Faber 057153239X |
| 47 | F; f'-g” | Mawby | I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes | I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes | RSCM RA405 |
| 48 | C; d'-e” | Nelson | Ghosts in the Belfry | Ghosts in the Belfry | Roberton 75147 |
| 49 | D; d'-d” | Perry | The Frog | The Frog | OUP 9780193419650 |
| 50 | F; E♭'-e” | Rowley | The Fairy Weavers | The Fairy Weavers | Roberton 75076 |
| 51 | G; d'-g”” (e””) | Saunders | The Pussy Next Door | The Pussy Next Door | Patersons PAT17440 |
| 52 | A♭; E♭'-E♭” | Schubert | Wiegenlied (Cradle Song), D498″ | The Hundred Best Short Songs book 3 | Patersons PAT00603 |
| 53 | F; c'-c”” or G [F]” | Schumann | Kinderwacht (The Children's Watch), op. 79 no. 22″ | Easy German Classic Songs or The Language of Song: Elementary | Presser 431-41002 or Faber 0571523455 (high), 0571523463 (low) |
| 54 | C; e'-f” | Schumann | Schmetterling (The Butterfly), op. 79 no. 2 | Easy German Classic Songs | Presser 431-41002 |
| 55 | F; f'-f” | Shaw | London Birds | London Birds | Curwen JC71947 |
| 56 | D; d'-b' | Skempton | Pigs Could Fly | Pigs Could Fly | Trinity 🕮 |
| 57 | C; c'-f” | Tate | Beauty Bright | Beauty Bright | Roberton 75164 |
| 58 | Fm; E♭'-E♭” | Telfer | On the Back of an Eagle | On the Back of an Eagle | Roberton 75393 |
| 59 | D; d'-d” | Thiman | The Skylark | The Skylark | Novello NOV252156 |
| 60 | Gm; d'-E♭” | Trad., arr. Cuney Hare | Song of Mockery | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 61 | F; c'-d” | Vine | Love Me Sweet | Love Me Sweet 🕮 | Australian Music Centre 783.66542/VIN1 🕮 |
Group C: Folk Song
| Key & range | Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Dm; c#'-a' | Trad. | Coventry Carol | The Library of Folk Songs | Music Sales AM961521 |
| 63 | F; c'-d” | Trad. | Go Tell It on the Mountain (any 3 verses and choruses) | The Library of Folk Songs | Music Sales AM961521 |
| 64 | G; d'-e” | Trad. | The Lark in the Morn | The Library of Folk Songs | Music Sales AM961521 |
| 65 | F; c'-f” | Trad., arr. Appleby & Fowler” | A-roving | Sing Together! | OUP 9780193301559 (melody), 9780193301566 (piano score) |
| 66 | G; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Appleby & Fowler” | Bobby Shafto | Sing Together! | OUP 9780193301559 (melody), 9780193301566 (piano score) |
| 67 | B♭; d'-f” | Trad., arr. Appleby & Fowler” | Golden Slumbers | Sing Together! | OUP 9780193301559 (melody), 9780193301566 (piano score) |
| 68 | G; d'-e” | Trad., arr. Appleby & Fowler” | Sweet Nightingale (3 verses and choruses) | Sing Together! | OUP 9780193301559 (melody), 9780193301566 (piano score) |
| 69 | Dm; c'-d” | Trad., arr. Ayres” | Dalmatian Cradle Song | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 70 | G; c'-e” | Trad., arr. Cole” | The Ash Grove (any 2 verses) | Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales | Alfred VF1880 |
| 71 | D; a-d” | Trad., arr. Hargest Jones” | Banana Boat Song (Day oh) (3 verses and choruses) | Songs of the Americas | Boosey M060092695 |
| 72 | Gm; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Hargest Jones” | The Miller of Dee | Songs of England | Boosey M060087936 |
| 73 | Gm; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Mainwaring | Sospan Fach | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 74 | F; c'-d” | Trad., arr. Mainwaring | Wild Mountain Thyme | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 75 | D; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Marsh” | Banaha (NB only this version may be used) | Songscape World | Faber 0571541828 |
| 76 | D; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Marsh” | Ó minha amora madura (NB only this version may be used) | Songscape World | Faber 0571541828 |
| 77 | D♭; B♭-c” | Trad., arr. Marsh” | U sier lapalang (NB only this version may be used) | Songscape World | Faber 0571541828 |
| 78 | G; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Moore” | Cockles and Mussels | Singing Grade 2 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031617 |
| 79 | Gm; g'-E♭” | Trad., arr. O'Neill” | Farewell, Lad | Folk Songs for Solo Singers vol. 1 | Alfred 21836 (high), 4952 (medium high), 4953 (medium low) |
| 80 | A; c#'-e” | Trad., arr. Roberton | Westering Home (NB only this version may be used) | Westering Home | Roberton 72378 |
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