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

Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 8
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5
Trinity Scales, Arpeggios and Exercises – Grades 1 to 8
Or
Exercises (music may be used)
Candidates prepare three exercises in total: 1a or 1b, 2a or 2b, and 3a or 3b.
Candidates choose one exercise to play first. Examiners then select one of the remaining two prepared exercises to be performed.

1a. Hand-bell Peal or 1b. Calypso and So for finger technique
2a. Lolloping or 2b. Sneakers for articulation
3a. Eastern Promise or 3b. Jumper for breath control or rhythm

Tuba, E♭ bass or B♭ bass Pieces for Grade 2
Candidates perform a balanced programme of three pieces: two accompanied pieces from group A and one unaccompanied piece from group B. Bb bass players may also choose pieces from the Grade 2 euphonium lists. An own composition may be played instead of one listed piece.

* Must be played with the piano accompaniment

Group A (accompanied)
Bart, Where Is Love♭, Easy Winners for Tuba* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt. ) 0124TC/0131BC
Evans, Song of Fafnir, no. 2, The Vikings are Coming! [TC/BC] (Warwick) TU044
Evans, The Great Mephisto, no. 2, The Sorcerer [TC/BC] (Warwick) TU048
Fox, Smelly Bells, Heavy Weights [TC/BC] (Foxy Dots) M900211040
Goodall, Blackadder Theme, Winners Galore for Tuba* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0118TC/0123BC
Gregson, Little Scherzo, Up Front Album for E♭ Bass/Tuba book 2 [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 0116TC/BC
Handel, Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah), Winners Galore for Tuba* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0118TC/0123BC
Henry VIII, Pastime with Good Company, Beginners Please! [E♭/F BC] (Winwood) 0087
Jacob, In Tranquil Mood, no. 1, Bagatelles for Tuba [BC] (Emerson) E143
Mozart, Aria (Don Giovanni), Winner Scores All for Tuba* [or with CD) or Bass clef ] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0142BC
Osborne & May, Eastenders, Easy Winners for Tuba* [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef (or with CD)] (Brass Wind, piano accompt. ) 0124TC/0131BC
Purcell, Trumpet Tune, Winner Scores All for Tuba* [or with CD) or Bass clef ] (Brass Wind, piano accompt.) 0138TC/0142BC
Ridout, Boy Meets Girl, Autumn Story [TC/BC] (Emerson) E297
Sullivan , I'm Called Little Buttercup (HMS Pinafore), 15 Easy Classical Solos (Anglo) AMP306-400
Sullivan, The Policeman’s Song (The Pirates of Penzance), Just Brass Tuba Solos, vol. 1 [BC] (Chester) CH55325
Trad., Civil War Medley (Battle Hymn of the Republic, When Johnny Comes Marching Home), First Solos for the Tuba Player [BC] (Schirmer) GS33249
Trad., Land of the Silver Birch, Beginners Please! [E♭/F BC] (Winwood) 0087
Wiggins, Lucy’s Lullaby, Beginners Please! [E♭/F BC] (Winwood) 0087
Wiggins, Tuba Tune or Wagon Train, The Tuba Player’s Debut [Treble or Bass clef] (Studio) M050012078/M050012061
Wilson-Smith, Out n’ About or Something Else or Waltzing with Jazz, All Jazzed Up for Tuba [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 1108E/1108T

Group B (unaccompanied)
Blakeson, Brite ‘n’ Rock, no. 5 or Chickpea, no. 11, Smooth Groove for Tuba [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 1141EBCD [TC]/1153CD [BC]
Davis, Jumping Jack Rap or Rat Rag, Polished Brass [TC] (Brass Wind) 6022TC
Duncan, A Blue Whale Swims Below, 25 Progressive Studies for new Tuba Players [BC] (Music Company)
Elvin, Are We Nearly There Yet♭ or The Flea, Journeys by Tuba [BC] (Superbrass)
Gale, Swinging Janos, JAZZFX for Tuba [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 1164EBCD/1175TBCD
Gregson, Gavotte, no. 10 or Justin’s March, no. 14, 20 Supplementary Tunes for Tuba [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 6002TC/6021BC
Jackson, Melancholically, no. 6 or Surprisingly, no. 7, Adverbial Etudes (Onyx, E♭ Tuba, BC & TC, Bass Clef Tubas (F, C and B♭) ) TJ-AE-TCE/TJ-AE-FCB
Johnson, Lament, no. 3, The Tuneful Tuba [Treble or Bass clef] (Brass Wind) 6011TC/BC
McKenzie, Pop Rock, p. 28, The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players [Treble or Bass clef] (Con Moto) CMT1011 [TC] /CMT1013 [BC]
Nightingale, The Nuthatch, no. 6 or The Sleuth, no. 7, Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes [Treble (or with CD) or Bass clef] (Warwick) TR042/TU020
Sparke, Hesitation Waltz, no. 31 or Bit by Bit, no. 32, Starter Studies [E♭/B♭ bass[TC] or BC tuba edition] (Anglo) AMP087-401/AMP086-401
Trad. , Men of Harlech, Winner Scores All for Tuba [or with CD) or Bass clef ] (Brass Wind) 0138TC/0142BC

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