Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Violin 2020-2023
Grade: 1
Candidates may perform some or all of their pieces with a string accompaniment. Pieces that are published as duets are marked (DUET) in the syllabus list. Pieces that are published with piano and string accompaniment options are marked (PF/VN) in the syllabus list, and may be performed with either accompaniment in the exam.
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 current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.
Audio downloads: Purchase audio recordings of pieces from this syllabus.
Pieces (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice piece)
List AAvailable In
1. German Dance: No. 8 from 12 German Dances, Hob. IX:10
Haydn
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2. Y Delyn Newydd
Trad. Welsh
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$8.83
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$13.91
3. Hornpipe: No. 2 from Little Suite No. 3
Peter Martin
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$8.83
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$13.91
5. Patrick's Reel (PF/VN)
Kathy and David Blackwell
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Fiddle Time Joggers Piano Accompaniment Book REVISED EDITION (Oxford University Press)$11.75 -
Fiddle Time Joggers Violin Accompaniment Book REVISED EDITION (Oxford University Press)$9.21
6. Minuet: from The Fiddler's Nursery
Carse
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Fiddler's Nursery for Violin and Piano (Stainer & Bell)$9.53
7. Sinfonia (PF/VN)
Thomas Gregory
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Vamoosh Violin Book 1.5 (+ CD) (Vamoosh)$8.88
9. Andantino (PF/VN)
Suzuki
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Duets For Violins (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$8.83 -
Suzuki Violin School, Vol. 1 - Piano Accompaniment (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$10.15 -
Suzuki Violin School, Vol. 1 (Revised) (Alfred Summy-Birchard)$12.64
10. John Ryan's Polka (PF/VN)
Trad. Irish
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$12.64
List BAvailable In
1. Round Dance: No. 17 from For Children, Vol. 1
Bartók
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2. Ode to Joy: from Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, 4th movt
Beethoven
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3. Skye Boat Song
Trad. Scottish
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$8.83
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$13.91
4. Rocking Horse (PF/VN)
Kathy and David Blackwell
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Fiddle Time Joggers Piano Accompaniment Book REVISED EDITION (Oxford University Press)$11.75
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Fiddle Time Joggers Violin Accompaniment Book REVISED EDITION (Oxford University Press)$9.21
5. Full Moon: No. 22 from Waggon Wheels
Katherine and Hugh Colledge
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Waggon Wheels (Violin & Piano - Book with Online Audio) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$16.50
6. Waltz: from The Merry Widow
Lehár
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Going Solo (Violin & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.80 -
The Best of Grade 1 Violin (Faber Music)$13.96
7. Edelweiss: from The Sound of Music (PF/VN)
Rodgers and Hammerstein
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Abracadabra Violin (Third Edition) (Harper Collins )$11.42
8. Cradle Song (DUET)
Schubert
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Tunes You Know Violin Duet Book 1 (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$15.88
9. The Leaving of Liverpool (PF/VN)
Trad.
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The Seafaring Fiddler (Complete Edition with CD) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$25.39
10. A North Country Lass (PF/VN)
Trad. English
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$16.45
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$12.64
List CAvailable In
1. Tango: No. 2 from Four Modern Dance Tunes
N. Mackay
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2. What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Trad.
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$13.91
3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
R. & R. Sherman
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$13.91
4. He's a Pirate: from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer
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Top Hits From TV, Movies & Musicals (Violin book + CD) (Alfred Music)$24.07
5. Fiery Fiddler
Thomas Gregory
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6. Sharks
Edward Huws Jones
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Going Solo (Violin & Piano) (Faber Music)$10.80
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The Best of Grade 1 Violin (Faber Music)$13.96
7. Pick a Bale of Cotton (PF/VN)
Trad. American
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Fiddle Time Runners (Revised edition) - Piano accompaniment (Oxford University Press)$11.75 -
Fiddle Time Runners (Revised edition) (Book & Online Audio) (Oxford University Press)$13.65
8. Turkey in the Straw
Trad. American
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Superstart Violin (CD) (Faber Music)$12.69 -
Superstart Violin (Violin & Piano) (Faber Music)$12.69
9. Jasmine Flower (No. 4) (SOLO)
Trad. Chinese
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80 Graded Studies For Violin Book 1 (Faber Music)$10.80
10. Rocking (DUET)
Trad. Czech
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Tunes You Know Violin Duet Book 1 (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$15.88
Also RecommendedAvailable In
2. Sight Reading Tests
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$11.37
3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)$11.37 -
$21.53
