Your treble (alto) recorder grade 2 ABRSM exam will be marked out of 150 and you will need a total of 100 marks to Pass, 120 marks for a Merit and 130 marks for a Distinction.  The exam comprises of four main areas:

    Pieces

    In your exam you are required to play three pieces (worth up to 30 marks each), one from each of the three lists, A, B and C below:

    LIST A

    1. Anon. La rocha el fuso, arr. Bullard Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1, arr. Bennetts and Bowman (ABRSM)
    2. Mozart Allegro (K. 3) Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1, arr. Bennetts and Bowman (ABRSM)
    3. Clarke The Prince of Denmark’s March Easy Baroque Repertoire for Treble Recorder, arr. Hooker (Peacock Press P200)
    4. Handel March (from Scipione) Easy Baroque Repertoire for Treble Recorder, arr. Hooker (Peacock Press P200)
    5. Gervaise Pavane la Venissiene. No. 1 from First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Treble), arr. Rosenberg (Boosey)
    6. Playford The Merry Milkmaids (from Three English Country Dances). No. 14 from The Renaissance Recorder(Treble), arr. Rosenberg (Boosey & Hawkes)
    7. Susato Pavane – Si par souffrir. No. 19 from Susato Danserye: Selected Dances, arr. Robinson (Peacock Press PAR128) or No. 2 from First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Treble), arr. Rosenberg (Boosey & Hawkes)
    8. Telemann Andante (from Partita No. 1) or Pastourelle, arr. Bergmann. Concert Repertoire for Recorder, arr. Adams (Faber)
    9. Vivaldi Largo from Concerto, RV 87. No. 1 from Vivaldi Slow Movements for Recorder (Treble), arr. Robinson (Peacock Press PAR105)

    LIST B

    1. Burt Bacharach Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: piano accomp. published separately)
    2. Schubert Briar-Rose (Heidenröslein) Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: piano accomp. published separately)
    3. Bartók Sorrow (from For Children, Vol. 2) Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1, arr. Bennetts and Bowman (ABRSM)
    4. MacDowell To a Wild Rose (from Woodland Sketches) Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1, arr. Bennetts and Bowman (ABRSM)
    5. Elizabeth Cooper Sly Fox and Boasting Baboon (accompanied): Nos 4 and 5 from Animal Antics for Treble Recorder (Peacock Press P45)
    6. Ivanovici Waves of the Danube. Treble Recorder Medley, arr. da Costa and Adams (Cramer)
    7. Duncan Reid Spooky Serenade or Daphne Donkey. No. 2 or No. 4 from Duncan and Paul’s Shopping List for Treble Recorder (Sunshine Music SUN306)
    8. Ridout Up and Down Hill: No. 3 from A Day in the Country for Treble Recorder (ABRSM)
    9. Jack Trombey Eyelevel (Theme from ‘Van der Valk’). Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: piano accomp. published separately)

    LIST C

    1. Anon. No. 2 from Tunes for the Parrot or No. 2 from Tunes for the Starling. The Bird Fancyer’s Delight (Schott ED 10442)
    2. Kathryn Bennetts Fancy. Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1, arr. Bennetts and Bowman (ABRSM)
    3. Clarke Jigg. P. 6 from Einzelstücke und Suiten (Schott OFB 21)
    4. Doris da Costa Study No. 5 or Study No. 9. Treble Recorder Studies, Book 1 (Cramer)
    5. Hans Keuning Tempo di Minuetto or Scherzando: No. 3 or No. 7 from 25 Studies for Treble Recorder (Harmonia XHU2164)
    6. Moderne Pavane – Il estoit une fillette. No. 5 from 50 Renaissance Dance Tunes, arr. Capek (Schott ED 12266)
    7. Trad. American Buffalo Girls. Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind)

    Scales & Arpeggios

    As part of your exam you are also required to play scales & arpeggios from memory (worth up to 21 marks) - please see the ABRSM Recorder Grades 1-8 Scale Book

    Sight-Reading Test

    You will also be required to sight-read some music that you have not seen before (worth up to 21 marks) - to prepare for this part of your exam please see the ABRSM Recorder Grades 1-5 Sight-Reading Book which has a selection of specimen sight-reading pieces.

    Aural Tests

    In another part of your exam you will be required to complete a set of aural tests challenging your musicianship (worth up to 18 marks). To help prepare for this please see the ABRSM Aural Training in Practice Grades 1-3 Book (a guide with tests) and/or ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests Grades 1-3 Book (specimen tests).

     

    *Information correct at time of publishing 14.03.16


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