ABRSM Saxophone (Soprano/Tenor) 2006-2013 Grade 2 Syllabus

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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 Soprano or Tenor Saxophone exam music to the accompaniment track, then keep and share the recording

List A

Available in

1. Bourrée 2 (from English Suite No. 2, BWV 807) J. S. Bach	Time Pieces for B flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.04

2. Village Dance Beethoven	Classical Album for saxophone, arr. Harle (Eb/Bb edition) (Universal Edition) $16.67

3. Minuet Haydn	Classical Album for saxophone, arr. Harle (Eb/Bb edition) (Universal Edition) $16.67

4. Old French Song (Op. 39 No. 16) Tchaikovsky	Classical Album for saxophone, arr. Harle (Eb/Bb edition) (Universal Edition) $16.67

5. Allegretto Franck	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $15.21	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book Only) (Faber Music) $11.42
	Saxophone Basics Teacher's Book (with Piano accompaniments) (Faber Music) $12.94

6. Trio (from Water Music) Handel	Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

7. Greensleeves attrib. Henry VIII	Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

8. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Trad. Spiritual	Easy Pieces for Tenor Saxophone (Pan Educational) $19.04

List B

Available in

1. Here comes the blues or I'm late for school! Andy Hampton	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $15.21	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book Only) (Faber Music) $11.42
	Saxophone Basics Teacher's Book (with Piano accompaniments) (Faber Music) $12.94

2. Pirates Ahoy! Paul Harris	Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

3. Chinese Take It Away Pam Wedgwood	Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

4. Takin' It Easy Oliver Ledbury	All Jazzed Up for Saxophone, arr. Ledbury (Tenor Sax & Piano) (Brass Wind) $13.32

5. You Are Too Beautiful Rodgers and Hart	All Jazzed Up for Saxophone, arr. Ledbury (Tenor Sax & Piano) (Brass Wind) $13.32

6. Serpentine: from Compositions for Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1 Graham Lyons	Compositions for Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1 (Useful Music) $17.89	Selected Piano Accompaniments (for Compositions for Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1) (Useful Music) $9.90

7. The Witch's Cauldron: No. 4 from Lucky Dip Mark Nightingale	Lucky Dip for tenor saxophone and piano (Warwick Music) $14.47

8. Prélude (from Jack in the Box) Satie	Time Pieces for B flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.04

List C

Available in

1. Study in C (Allegro) Baermann	80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber Music) $12.17

2. Reeling Sax or Dancing Sax: No. 10 or No. 13 from Sixty for Sax Alan Bullard	Sixty for Sax (ABRSM) $13.32

3. No Problem!: from Cool School Chris Gumbley	Cool School for tenor saxophone (book only) (Brass Wind) $11.42

4. The King's Own Dance Andy Hampton	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $15.21	Saxophone Basics Pupil's Book (Book Only) (Faber Music) $11.42

5. J-Peg Cake-Walk: No. 6 from Jazz@Etudes for saxophone Mark Nightingale	Jazz@Etudes for saxophone (Warwick Music) $12.11

6. Jig in D: No. 5 from Style Workout for solo saxophone James Rae	Style Workout for solo saxophone (Universal Edition) $18.20

7. Cat Walk Pam Wedgwood	Up-Grade! Alto Saxophone Grades 1-2 (Faber Music) $11.42

Also Recommended

Available in

1. Scales & Arpeggios	Scales and Arpeggios for Saxophone, Grades 1-8 (ABRSM) $9.52

2. Sight Reading Tests	Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Saxophone, Grades 1-5 (ABRSM) $7.99

3. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 1–3, with 2CDs (ABRSM) $19.72	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM) $7.99
	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $16.67