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

Trombone Pieces for Grade 1
* Must be played with the piano accompaniment

Group A (accompanied)
Barratt, Ballyhoo! or Curtain Raiser, Bravo! Trombone [TC/BC] (Boosey) M060104909
Bates, Quito, Keynotes Album for Trombone [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 0103TC/BC
Daly, Postman Pat, Winners Galore for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accomp.) 0118TC/0121BC
Diabelli, The Joker, The Magic Trombone [TC/BC] (Boosey) M060090929
Geldard, Square Dance, Beginners Please! Trombone [TC/BC] (Winwood) 0088
Grieg, Åse’s Death, The Really Easy Trombone Book [TC/BC] (Faber) 0571509991
Horovitz, Merlin’s Tower, Up Front Album for Trombone book 1 [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 0110TC/BC
Humperdinck, Evening Prayer, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
Nightingale, Monkey Business, Creature Comforts [Treble or Bass clef] (Warwick) TB920/TB242
Nightingale, One, Two, Three, Push!, Lucky Dip [TC/BC] (Warwick) TB733
Ramskill, Playful Serenade, Keynotes Album for Trombone [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 0103TC/BC
Rougeron, Le Chorège (Billaudot) GB5474
Sparke, The Traveller, no. 22 [duet] or Westminster Waltz, no. 24 [duet] or Spanish Scherzo, no. 33 [duet], Starter Duets [Treble or Bass clef] (Anglo) AMP222-401/AMP221-401
Susato, La Mourisque, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
Tchaikovsky, Dance of the Mirlitons, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
Trad. Spanish, Spanish Air, Bravo! Trombone [TC/BC] (Boosey) M060104909
Wedgwood, Wrap It Up, Really Easy Jazzin’ About for Trombone [TC/BC] (Faber) 0571521398
Woolfenden, The Dragon Throne, Up Front Album for Trombone book 1 [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 0110TC/BC
Zimmer, I've Got My Eye on You, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC

Group B (unaccompanied)
Coates, The Dambusters March, p. 2, Easy Winners for the Lower Grade Scales [BC] (Brass Wind) 6026
Davis, Geared Up or Tiny Minuet, Polished Brass [TC] (Brass Wind) 6022TC
Endresen, Study no. 1, Moderato, Supplementary Studies for Trombone [BC] (Rubank) HL04470640
Gregson, Thoughtful Prelude, no. 1, 20 Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass [BC] (Brass Wind) 6002BC
Lawrance, Wooden Heart, p. 2, Easy Winners for the Lower Grade Scales [BC] (Brass Wind) 6026
Nightingale, Coo’s Blues, no. 3 or Ready, Aim, Fire!, no. 4, Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Warwick) TB289/TB166
Sparke, Modal Melody, no. 3 or Ticker Tape Parade, no. 5, Skilful Studies for Trombone [TC/BC] (Anglo) AMP100-401
Trad., Give Me Joy in my Heart, Winners Galore for Trombone [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind) 0118TC/0121BC

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