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Trinity Strings exams no longer operate with an end date. The current syllabus remains valid indefinitely, and planned updates will be announced at least 12 months in advance.
Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity Violin Grade 1 syllabus from 2025:
Trinity Scales and Arpeggios – Grades Initial to 8
Trinity Sight reading Grades 1 to 2
Trinity Aural Test books Grades 1 to 5
Violin Pieces for Grade 1
Requirements for selection of pieces can be found on the Trinity website.
The pieces below can be found in Violin Exam Pieces 2025: Grade 1
3. Bartók, arr. Davies, The Two Roses, (from For Children, Book 2)
4. Berlin, arr. Gill, Cheek to Cheek
5. K & D Blackwell, Chase In The Dark (duet)
10. Cobb & Yandell, Fare Thee Well (from Top Banana)
11. Cohen, Hoedown (duet)
16. Dryer-Beers, Jeremiah’s Waltz (unaccompanied)
17. Edis, Teatime Tango (with repeat)
18. Ezra, Gibson & Pott, arr. Wyatt, Shotgun (George Ezra)
19. Ferraretto, Camden Square
20. Flaherty, arr. Walshaw, Once Upon a December (from Anastasia)
21. Handel, arr. K & D Blackwell, Finale from Water Music
23. Lumsden & Attwood, Flash Of Light’ning
26. Milán, Pavane
27. Mozart, arr. Wade, Allegro (3rd movt from Symphony no. 15 in G, K. 124)
29. Norton, Up The Mountain
30. Sancho, arr. Beach & Dryer-Beers, Minuet no. 10 (with repeats)
33. Trad., arr. Cobb & Yandell, Jasmine Flower
38. Trad., arr. Wilson & Wood, John Ryan's Polka
39. Trad., arr. Wood, Reel of Tullochgorum
40. Wilson, Lights Out
41. Wilson & Wood, Russian Dance (duet)
Click The Links For The Pieces Below
1. Anon., arr. Huws Jones, Noel Nouvelet, The Young Violinist’s Early Music Collection (Faber)
2. J S Bach, arr. Mohrs, Aria from The Peasant Cantata, Classical Music For Children: 25 Easy Pieces (Schott)
6. K & D Blackwell, The Old Castle, Fiddle Time Joggers (OUP, book with audio, violin accomp, piano accomp)
7. Burgoyne, Chicken Reel, Take The Stage (Boosey & Hawkes) or Grade by Grade: Violin Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)
8. Burgoyne, Tango, Take The Stage (Boosey & Hawkes) or Grade by Grade: Violin Grade 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)
9. Cobb & Yandell, Busy Bee, Take Your Bow: Violin (Trinity)
12. Cohen, Saturday Night Stomp (Unaccompanied), Superstudies Book 2 (Faber)
13. K & H Colledge, Full Moon, Waggon Wheels (Boosey & Hawkes)
14. K & H Colledge, Singapore Sunset, Fast Forward (Boosey & Hawkes, violin only, violin & piano accomp)
15. Davies, Priddy Fair, Folk Roots (Boosey & Hawkes)
22. Lovell & Reeks, Scherzino, Raise The Bar Violin: Initial – Grade 2 (Trinity)
24. Lumsden & Wedgwood, Fly High, Pterodactyl, Jurassic Blue (Faber)
25. Mackay, Cha-Cha, Four Modern Dance Tunes (Stainer)
28. Mozart, Minuet from First Viennese Sonatina After K 439b, Raise The Bar Violin: Initial – Grade 2 (Trinity)
31. Schubert, Arr. Trory Ecossaise, (duet), Violin Playing Book 2 (Waveney)
32. Subramaniam, Bird And A Dog, No. 19, (unaccompanied), Pieces, Studies, Ragas (Trinity)
34. Trad., arr. Cohen, Home On The Range, (unaccompanied) Bags Of American Folk (Faber)
35. Trad., arr. de Keyser, The British Grenadiers, Violin Playtime Book 3 (Faber)
36. Trad., arr. Huws Jones, The Witch’s Broomstick, The French Fiddler (Boosey & Hawkes, violin only, violin & piano accomp)
37. Trad., arr. Trory, Napoleon Crossing The Alps (duet) Violin Playing Book 2 (Waveney)
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