ABRSM Saxophone (Alto/Baritone) 2006-2013 Grade 2 Syllabus

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Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the following publications:

• The current syllabus
• The current Examination Information & Regulations
• These Music Exams (containing practical advice for candidates, teachers and parents)

Record yourself:

• Play your ABRSM Alto or Baritone Saxophone exam music to the accompaniment track, then keep and share the recording

Recordings

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Complete recordings of all the Grade 2 syllabus

List A

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1. Bourrée 2 (from English Suite No. 2, BWV 807) J. S. Bach	Time Pieces for E flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.00

2. Gigue Corelli	Classical Album for saxophone, arr. Harle (Eb/Bb edition) (Universal Edition) $17.33

3. Minuet Haydn	Classical Album for saxophone, arr. Harle (Eb/Bb edition) (Universal Edition) $17.33

4. Old French Song (Op. 39 No. 16) Tchaikovsky	Classical Album for saxophone, arr. Harle (Eb/Bb edition) (Universal Edition) $17.33

5. Allegretto Franck	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $15.81	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book Only) (Faber Music) $11.87
	Saxophone Basics Teacher's Book (Alto Saxophone) (Faber Music) $13.45

6. Trio (from Water Music) Handel	First Repertoire for Alto Saxophone (Faber Music) $15.81

7. Greensleeves attrib. Henry VIII	Up-Grade! Alto Saxophone Grades 1-2 (Faber Music) $11.87

8. March (from Six Children's Pieces) Shostakovich	Magic Saxophone Alto Sax/piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $14.23

9. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Trad. Spiritual	Easy Pieces for Alto Saxophone & piano (Pan Educational) $16.62

List B

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1. Walking in the Air Howard Blake	The Really Easy Sax Book (Alto) (Faber Music) $11.06

2. Love walked in (from The Goldwyn Follies) Gershwin	Easy Gershwin for Saxophone - 14 songs for saxophone and piano (Oxford University Press) $14.64

3. Here comes the blues or I'm late for school! Andy Hampton	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $15.81	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book Only) (Faber Music) $11.87
	Saxophone Basics Teacher's Book (Alto Saxophone) (Faber Music) $13.45

4. Pirates Ahoy! Paul Harris	First Repertoire for Alto Saxophone (Faber Music) $15.81

5. Serpentine: from Compositions for Alto Saxophone, Vol. 1 Graham Lyons	Compositions for Alto Saxophone vol.1 (Book & CD) (Useful Music) $18.60	Compositions for Alto Saxophone vol.1 (selected piano accomps) (Useful Music) $10.29

6. The Witch's Cauldron: No. 4 from Lucky Dip Mark Nightingale	Lucky Dip Alto Sax & Piano (Warwick) $13.45

7. Prélude (from Jack in the Box) Satie	Time Pieces for E flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.00

8. Chinese Take It Away Pam Wedgwood	Up-Grade! Alto Saxophone Grades 1-2 (Faber Music) $11.87

List C

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1. Study in C (Allegro) Baermann	80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber Music) $12.65

2. Reeling Sax or Dancing Sax: No. 10 or No. 13 from Sixty for Sax Alan Bullard	Sixty for Sax (ABRSM) $13.45

3. No Problem!: from Cool School Chris Gumbley	Cool School (Alto Sax) (Book & CD) (Brass Wind) $15.04

4. The King's Own Dance Andy Hampton	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $15.81	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book Only) (Faber Music) $11.87

5. J-Peg Cake-Walk: No. 6 from Jazz@Etudes for saxophone Mark Nightingale	Jazz@Etudes for saxophone (Warwick) $12.58

6. Jig in D: No. 5 from Style Workout for solo saxophone James Rae	Style Workout for solo saxophone (Universal Edition) $18.91

7. Cat Walk Pam Wedgwood	Up-Grade! Alto Saxophone Grades 1-2 (Faber Music) $11.87

Also Recommended

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1. Scales & Arpeggios	Scales and Arpeggios for Saxophone, Grades 1-8 (ABRSM) $9.42

2. Sight Reading Tests	Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Saxophone, Grades 1-5 (ABRSM) $7.83

3. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 1–3, with 2CDs (ABRSM) $19.78	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM) $7.83
	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $16.62