Practical Treble Recorder Grade 2 exams consist of three pieces chosen by learners from lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. You need 100 marks to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
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Practical Treble Recorder Grade 2 exams consist of three pieces chosen by learners from lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. You need 100 marks to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Learners choose three pieces, one from each list (A, B and C) – 30 marks each.
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Anon.
arr. Bullard |
La rocha el fuso | |
| 2 |
Mozart
arr. Bennetts and Bowman |
Allegro K. 3 |
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| 3 |
Dornel
arr. Kostujak |
Marche des Vestales from Concert Calotin |
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| 4 |
Jean Hotteterre
arr. Kostujak |
Bourrée | |
| 5 |
Mozart
arr. Lawrance |
Aria from The Marriage of Figaro |
Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, arr. LawranceBrass Wind (0329) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0329PA) |
| 6 | Playford |
The Merry Milkmaids from The Dancing Master |
No. 14 from The Renaissance Recorder (Treble), arr. RosenbergBoosey & Hawkes (BH 2100249) More details |
| 7 |
Purcell
arr. Hooker |
Hornpipe from Abdelazar, Z. 570 |
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| 8 |
Susato
arr. Rosenberg or Robinson |
Pavane – Si par souffrir |
No. 2 from First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Treble/Alto)Boosey & Hawkes (BH 2100108) More details |
| 9 |
Telemann
arr. Bergmann |
Andante from Partita No. 1 |
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| 10 |
Telemann
arr. Bergmann |
Pastourelle |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burt Bacharach
arr. Lawrance |
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, arr. LawranceBrass Wind (0323) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0323PA) |
| 2 |
Van Morrison
arr. Lawrance |
Moondance |
Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0323) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0323PA) |
| 3 |
Bartók
arr. Bennetts and Bowman |
Sorrow from For Children, Vol. 2 |
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| 4 |
MacDowell
arr. Bennetts and Bowman |
To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 |
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| 5 | Walter Bergmann | Variations on 'Lavender's Blue' | |
| 6 |
Daly
arr. Lawrance |
Postman Pat |
Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0329) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0329PA) |
| 7 |
Trombey
arr. Lawrance |
Eyelevel Theme from Van der Valk |
Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0329) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winners Galore for Treble Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0329PA) |
| 8 | Alan Haughton |
The Waltz from Fun Club for Treble Recorder, Grade 1–2 |
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| 9 |
Ivanovici
arr. Adams |
Waves of the Danube | |
| 10 | A. Ridout |
Up and Down Hill No. 3 from A Day in the Country for Treble Recorder |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anon. |
No. 2 from Tunes for the Starling |
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| 2 | Anon. |
No. 2 from Tunes for the Parrot |
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| 3 | Anon. | Miller of Mansfield | |
| 4 |
J. S. Bach
arr. Lawrance |
Minuet from Suite in G minor |
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| 5 |
Trad. American
arr. Lawrance |
Buffalo Girls | |
| 6 | Kathryn Bennetts | Fancy | |
| 7 | Doris da Costa | Study No. 5 Or Study No. 9 | |
| 8 | Keuning |
Tempo di Minuetto Or Scherzando No. 3 Or No. 7 from 25 Studies |
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| 9 | E. Köhler | Study in G | |
| 10 |
Trad. Irish
arr. Robinson |
Saddle the Pony |
Practice material for learners preparing for Recorder exams.
