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Bowed Strings Syllabus 2016–2019

Inspiring string players

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Fresh and exciting pieces for

Violin, Viola and Cello!Core classics: J. S. Bach Adagio: 1st movt Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 Grade 8 Violin Exam Pieces

Future favourites: Ramiro Gallo Rojo y negro Grade 7 Violin Exam Pieces

Music from the movies: Jim Henson & Sam Pottle The Muppet Show Theme, arr. Blackwell Grade 1 Violin Exam Pieces

Teach together*: Kathy and David Blackwell I Got those Fiddle Blues Grade 1*can be played on Vln + Vla together

Violinwww.abrsm.org/violin

Violin

Violin Exam Pieces 2016–2019 Part only

Exam PiecesABRSM Grade 5

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2016–2019 syllabus

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ABRSM Grade 5

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Violin

Violin Exam Pieces 2016–2019 Score, Part & CD


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Grade

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Violin Exam Pieces 2016–2019 Score & Part


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Grade

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Violawww.abrsm.org/viola

Violin Exam PiecesSelections of Violin syllabus music now available up to Grade 8!

• Score & part (Grades 1-8)

• Part only (Grades 1-5)

• Score, part & CD (Grades 1-8)

Grades More Time Pieces for Viola, Volume 1

VOLUME 1

1–3MoreTime Pieces for ViolaMusic through the Ages

Arranged by Maggy Lamb & Rachel Meredith

More Time Pieces for ViolaMusic through the Ages

Volume 1 Grades 1–3Volume 2 Grades 4–7

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Take a journey through time with More Time Pieces for Viola. These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements, presented in chronological order, to take you from the seventeenth century right up to the present day.

• pieces that regularly feature on the ABRSM Viola syllabus

• invaluable source of recital repertoire

• contrasting styles, from Schubert to Stravinsky and from Wagner to Weill

• arrangements that practise the note ranges and keys of the grades

Maggy Lamb played the viola with English National Opera and the Philharmonia Orchestra before taking up the post of Head of Strings at St Peter’s School in York. She now divides her time between teaching, performing and examining.Rachel Meredith is a Bristol University graduate. After a period performing both in the UK and abroad, she now teaches upper strings in York. Rachel is also a syllabus selector and examiner for ABRSM.

Other viola publications from ABRSM

Scales & ArpeggiosGrades 1–5, 6–8

Specimen Sight-Reading TestsGrades 1–5, 6–8

Time Pieces for ViolaVolume 1 Grades 1–3Volume 2 Grades 4 & 5

SeascapesAlan RidoutGrades 2 & 3

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Music through the AgesMusic through the AgesMusic through the Ages

Arranged by Maggy Lamb & Rachel MeredithArranged by Maggy Lamb & Rachel MeredithArranged by Maggy Lamb & Rachel MeredithGrades

VOLUME 2

4–7More Time Pieces for Viola, Volume 2


Arranged by Maggy Lamb & Rachel Meredith


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Take a journey through time with More Time Pieces for Viola. These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements, presented in chronological order, to take you from the seventeenth century right up to the present day.

• pieces that regularly feature on the ABRSM Viola syllabus

• invaluable source of recital repertoire

• contrasting styles, from Schubert to Stravinsky and from Wagner to Weill

• arrangements that practise the note ranges and keys of the grades

Maggy Lamb played the viola with English National Opera and the Philharmonia Orchestra before taking up the post of Head of Strings at St Peter’s School in York. She now divides her time between teaching, performing and examining.Rachel Meredith is a Bristol University graduate. After a period performing both in the UK and abroad, she now teaches upper strings in York. Rachel is also a syllabus selector and examiner for ABRSM.

Other viola publications from ABRSM



Time Pieces for ViolaVolume 1 Grades 1–3Volume 2 Grades 4 & 5

Five Irish Folk TunesHoward FergusonGrades 5 & 6

Core classics: Prokofi ev The Montagues and the Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64) Grade 5 More Time Pieces for Viola

Future favourites: Tchaikovsky Passionate Confession, arr. Bullard Grade 7 More Time Pieces for Viola

Music from the movies: Menken & Ashman Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) Grade 1 More Time Pieces for Viola

Teach together*: attrib. Henry VIII Pastime with good company Grade 3*can be played on Vla + Vc together

NEW!More Time PiecesCenturies of inspiring repertoire with enough Viola exam pieces to take Grades 1 to 5, and beyond!

NEW!

Core classics: Saint-Saëns The Elephant (from The Carnival of the Animals) Grade 1 Time Pieces for Cello

Future favourites: Squire Tzig-Tzig Grade 8 Principal Cello

Music from the movies: H. Mancini The Pink Panther Grade 2 More Time Pieces for Cello

Teach together*: Suzuki Andantino Grade 1*can be played on Vc + Vla together

Cellowww.abrsm.org/cello

Principal CelloIncludes works by Grieg, Squire, Debussy and Janáček –a perfect source of exam music and popular recital pieces (Grades 6 to 8).

12 pieces for cello and piano

Principal PrincipalPrincipalCello

Grades 6–8

Principal Cello Score & Part

Cello Exam Pieces RecordingsRecordings and accompaniment tracks to help build a student’s confi dence.

Grade

1

The complete syllabus

starting 2016

Exam PiecesCello1

NEW!

www.abrsm.org/doublebassDouble Bass

Get to know composer Teppo Hauta-aho• A Little Waltz (Pieni Valssi) from Teppo’s Tunes Grade 6• Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Jazz Sonatine No. 2 Grade 4• Scott: 3rd movt from Jazz Sonatine No. 1 Grade 3

Grades

VOLUME 1

1–3Time Pieces for Double Bass, Volume 1

Time Pieces for Double BassMusic through the Ages

Arranged by Rodney Slatford



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Take a journey through time with Time Pieces for Double Bass. These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements and original compositions, presented in chronological order, to take you from the sixteenth century right up to the present day.

• pieces that regularly feature on the ABRSM Double Bass syllabus

• invaluable source of repertoire to explore for further study

• contrasting styles, from Couperin to Swayne and from Byrd to Bryars

• arrangements that cover the note ranges and keys of the grades

Rodney Slatford is a double bassist with many years of experience as a player and a teacher, as well as being an ABRSM examiner. He was a founder member of the Nash Ensemble, co-principal of the English Chamber Orchestra, Head of the School of Strings at the Royal Northern College of Music, a Radio 3 presenter and a prominent solo recording artist. In retirement he has devoted time to The Yorke Trust, a charitable musical organisation he founded in 1986 to develop high-quality music education in the community, as well as running the double bass publishing company, Yorke Edition. Rodney was awarded an OBE in 2007 for services to music.

Other double bass publications from ABRSM



A Sketchbook for Double BassMichael RoseGrades 3 & 4


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9 moderately easy pieceswith piano accompaniment

MICHAEL ROSE

DOUBLEBASS

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Grades Double Bass Specimen Sight-Reading Tests

1–5

ABRSM Grades 1–5

SpecimenSight-ReadingTests

Double Bass

from 2012

Grades Double Bass Scales & Arpeggios

ABRSM Grades 1–5

Scales & ArpeggiosDouble Bass

from 2012

1–5

Arranged by Rodney SlatfordArranged by Rodney Slatford

Grades

VOLUME 2

4–6Time Pieces for Double Bass, Volume 2


Arranged by Rodney Slatford



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Take a journey through time with Time Pieces for Double Bass. These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements and original compositions, presented in chronological order, to take you from the sixteenth century right up to the present day.

• pieces that regularly feature on the ABRSM Double Bass syllabus

• invaluable source of repertoire to explore for further study

• contrasting styles, from Couperin to Swayne and from Byrd to Bryars

• arrangements that cover the note ranges and keys of the grades

Rodney Slatford is a double bassist with many years of experience as a player and a teacher, as well as being an ABRSM examiner. He was a founder member of the Nash Ensemble, co-principal of the English Chamber Orchestra, Head of the School of Strings at the Royal Northern College of Music, a Radio 3 presenter and a prominent solo recording artist. In retirement he has devoted time to The Yorke Trust, a charitable musical organisation he founded in 1986 to develop high-quality music education in the community, as well as running the double bass publishing company, Yorke Edition. Rodney was awarded an OBE in 2007 for services to music.

Other double bass publications from ABRSM



A Sketchbook for Double BassMichael RoseGrades 3 & 4


www.abrsm.org

9 moderately easy pieceswith piano accompaniment

MICHAEL ROSE

DOUBLEBASS

ASketchboo�

for

Grades Double Bass Specimen Sight-Reading Tests

1–5

ABRSM Grades 1–5

SpecimenSight-ReadingTests

Double Bass

from 2012

Grades Double Bass Scales & Arpeggios

ABRSM Grades 1–5

Scales & ArpeggiosDouble Bass

from 2012

1–5

Please note that no changes have been made to our Double Bass repertoire. There’s a wealth of great pieces waiting to be discovered on the current syllabus!

Taking an exam?• Valid for use in ABRSM exams

from January 2016.• No changes to scales, sight-

reading or aural tests.

• Our 2012-2015 Bowed Strings syllabus can be used until;- UK & Ireland: end of Period A (Spring) 2016- All other countries: 31 December 2016

Time Pieces for Double BassA musical journey through time, students can use the books to take Double Bass exams at Grades 1 to 6!

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BrassSyllabus2013–2016

PianoSyllabus2015 & 2016

WoodwindSyllabus2014–2017

Reprinted in 2014

SingingSyllabusfrom 2009


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ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music. We are committed to actively supporting high-quality music-making, learning and development throughout the world, and to producing the best possible resources for music teachers and students.

This booklet contains ABRSM’s Singing syllabus from 2009. All the exam requirements remain unchanged from the previous edition (2011 & 2012).

New in this booklet:• some extra guidance for the exams• the marking criteria used by examiners• updates to publication details

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Guitar, Harp, Harpsichord, Organ & PercussionSyllabus2015–2018


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When you have finished withthis syllabus please recycle it.

ABRSM is the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music. We are committed to actively supporting high-quality music-making, learning and development throughout the world, and to producing the best possible resources for music teachers and students.

This booklet contains ABRSM’s syllabuses for Guitar, Harp, Harpsichord, Organ and Percussion for 2015–2018. All the exam requirements remain unchanged from the previous edition (2011–2014).

New in this booklet:• some extra guidance for the exams• the marking criteria used by examiners• updates to publication details

The Ensembles syllabus is now available online only at www.abrsm.org/ensembles

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Bowed StringsSyllabus2016–2019

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