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 3
* Must be played with the piano accompaniment

Group A (accompanied)
Barratt, Round ‘Square Dance’, Bravo! Trombone [TC/BC] (Boosey) M060104909
Bart, Food Glorious Food, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
R R Bennett, Murder on the Orient Express, Undercover Hits for Trombone [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 1150TC/BC
Bizet, The Toreador's Song, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
Blake, Walking in the Air, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
Delius, Brigg Fair, The Green and Pleasant Trombone Book [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 1157TC/BC
Dominguez , Perfidia, Latino [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind) 1149TC/BC
Fauré, Pavane, Easy Winners for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0124TC/0125BC
Fields & McHugh, I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Jazzy Connections [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 1131TC/BC
Freedman & De Knight, Rock Around the Clock, Easy Winners for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0124TC/0125BC
Gout, Boogie for ‘bone or Rough and Ready Rag, Going Solo Trombone [TC/BC] (Faber) 0571514278
Grainger, Doctor Who, Winner Scores All for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0141BC
Harburg & Arlen, We’re Off to See the Wizard, Easy Winners for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0124TC/0125BC
Haydn, Rondino, Slide Show for Trombone [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind) 0122TC/BC
Kershaw, Bone Idle, no. 1 or Lazing on the Beach, no. 5, Lazy ‘Bones [TC/BC] (Studio) M050063834
Mowat, The Parson’s Nose, Slide Show for Trombone [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind) 0122TC/BC
Nightingale, I Woke Up This Mornin'…, Lucky Dip [TC/BC] (Warwick) TB733
Norman, James Bond Theme, Easy Winners for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0124TC/0125BC
Ramskill, Chicago Sunset, All Jazzed Up for Trombone [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind) 1109TC/BC
Razaf & Garland, In the Mood, Winners Galore for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accomp.) 0118TC/0121BC
Saint-Saëns, Royal March of the Lion, The Magic Trombone [TC/BC] (Boosey) M060090929
Schönberg, Bring Him Home, Winning Matrix* [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind, piano accomp.) 0145TC/BC
Sigman & Gray, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Winning Matrix* [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind, piano accomp) 0145TC/BC
Sparke, Footsteps, no. 59 [duet] or Rock School, no. 60 [duet], Starter Duets [Treble or Bass clef] (Anglo) AMP222-401/AMP221-401
Trad., Irish Washerwoman, Winners Galore for Trombone* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accomp.) 0118TC/0121BC
Trad., Skye Boat Song, Just Brass Trombone Solos vol. 1 [TC/BC] (Chester) CH55320
Wedgwood, Riding Out West, Really Easy Jazzin’ About for Trombone [TC/BC] (Faber) 0571521398

Group B (unaccompanied)
Davis, Flamenco Flirt [in D minor] or Tap Dance [in G minor], Polished Brass [TC] (Brass Wind) 6022TC
Endresen, Study no. 8, Moderato, Supplementary Studies for Trombone [BC] (Rubank) HL04470640
Lennon & McCartney, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, p. 7, Easy Winners for the Lower Grade Scales [BC] (Brass Wind) 6026
Nightingale, Cinnamon Tea, no. 12 or Slinky, no. 13, Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef] (Warwick) TB289/TB166
Nightingale, J-Peg Cake-Walk, no. 6, Jazz@Etudes [Treble or Bass clef] (Warwick) TB817/TB732
Sherman & Sherman, Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang, p. 8, Easy Winners for the Lower Grade Scales [BC] (Brass Wind) 6026
Sparke, Contrasts, no. 30 or Shepherd’s Song, no. 33, Skilful Studies for Trombone [TC/BC] (Anglo) AMP100-401
Vaughan Williams, Linden Lea, Winners Galore for Trombone [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind) 0118TC/0121BC

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