Tuba, Eb & Bb Bass Requirements Grades 1-8

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Tuba, Eb & Bb Bass — Grade 1 Subject code: TBA/EBB/BBB

For instrument-specific details regarding this syllabus, please see page 23.

Pieces (3 x 22 marks)

Three pieces are to be played, one from each Group. Instead of one item, candidates may offer their owncomposition (see page 10).

Group A Piece Book Publisher

Jacob Minuet Six Little Tuba Pieces [] Emerson E118Ridout Stacking the Logs

or The First Goal of the Seasonor Lost Love Autumn Story[] Emerson E297

Spiritual All Night, All Day Easy Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0124TC[ or ] or 0131BC

Woolfenden Pagan Dance Up Front Album for Eb Bass/Tuba book 1 [ or ] Brass Wind 0111TC/BC

Group B

Bernstein One Hand, One Heart Easy Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0124TC [ or ] or 0131BC

Coombes Tuba Samba** Keynotes Album for Eb Bass/Tuba[ or ] Brass Wind 0119TC/BC

Daly Postman Pat Winners Galore for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind 0123TC/BCNegro Spiritual Steal Away Beginners Please! [Eb/F ed.] WinwoodRamskill Playful Serenade Keynotes Album for Eb Bass/Tuba

[ or ] Brass Wind 0119TC/BCTrad. Russian The Birch Tree Beginners Please! [Eb/F ed.] Winwood

Group C (unaccompanied)

Davis Geared Up or Tiny Minuet Polished Brass [] Brass Wind 6022TCGregson Hungarian Dance, no. 4 20 Supplementary Tunes for Tuba Brass Wind 6002TC

or Lullaby, no. 8 [ or ] or 6021BCJohnson Tuba Ceremony, no. 1

or Lilting Tuba, no. 2 The Tuneful Tuba [] Brass Wind 6011BCMozart Theme from Easy Winners for Tuba Brass Wind 0124TC

A Musical Joke [ or ] or 0131BCNightingale Coo’s Blues, no. 3

or Ready, Aim, Fire!, no. 4 Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [ ed.] WarwickTrad. Give me Joy in my Heart, Winners Galore for Tuba

p. 6 [ or ] Brass Wind 0123TC/BC

* Piano accompaniment available separately**no written piano part, just suggested chord symbols

Technical Work (14 marks) (see page 6)

Candidate to prepare one lip flexibility exercise and then either Section i) or Section ii) in full.

Lip Flexibility Exercise:Treble clef

a) Lip flexibility Grade 1 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhall

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b) Lip flexibility Grade 1 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 1 (from How Brass Players Do It) Brass Wind

Bass clefa) Lip Flexibility Grade 1 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 1 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 1 (from How Tuba Players Do It) Brass Wind

either i) Scales and Arpeggios (from memory)

Treble clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf and tongued:C major (one octave)A natural minor (one octave): candidates may play harmonic or melodic minor if preferred.

Arpeggios:The following arpeggios to be performed mf and tongued:

C major (one octave)A minor (one octave)

Bass clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf and tongued:Eb major (one octave)C natural minor (one octave): candidates may play harmonic or melodic minor if preferred.

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf and tongued:Eb major (one octave)C minor (one octave)

or ii) Exercise

Treble clef

The following exercise to be played tongued:C major scale and arpeggio exercise (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhall

Bass clef

The following exercise to be played tongued:Eb major scale and arpeggio exercise (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhall

Supporting Tests (2 x 10 marks)

Two tests are to be chosen from:

Sight Reading (see page 11)

Aural (see page 14)

Improvisation (see page 18)

Musical Knowledge (see page 21)

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Group A Piece Book PublisherGregson Little Scherzo Up Front Album

for Eb Bass book 2 [ or ] Brass Wind 0116TC/BCHandel Hallelujah Chorus, p. 6 Winners Galore for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind 0123TC/BCJacob In Tranquil Mood, no. 1 Bagatelles for Tuba [] Emerson E143Ridout Boy Meets Girl Autumn Story [] Emerson E297Sullivan The Policeman’s Song Just Brass Tuba Solos, vol. 1 [] Chester CH55325Wekselblatt, arr. Civil War Medley First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerWiggins Tuba Tune or Wagon Train The Tuba Player’s Debut [/] Studio

Group BBart Where is Love? Easy Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0124TC

[ or ] or 0131BCGoodall Blackadder Theme, p. 16 Winners Galore for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind 0123TC/BCHenry VIII Pastime with Good

Company Beginners Please! [Eb/F ed.] WinwoodOsbourne & Easy Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0124TC

May Eastenders [ or ] or 0131BCTrad. Land of the Silver Birch Beginners Please! [Eb/F ed.] WinwoodWiggins Lucy’s Lullaby Beginners Please! [Eb/F ed.] WinwoodWilson-Smith Out n’ About

or Something Else All Jazzed Up for Tuba Brass Wind 1108Eor Waltzing with Jazz [ or ] or 1108T

Group C (unaccompanied)Blakeson Brite ‘n’ Rock, no. 5

or Chickpea, no. 11 Smooth Groove for Tuba Brass Wind 1141TBTC [ or ] or 1153TBBC

Davis Jumping Jack Rap or Rat Rag Polished Brass [] Brass Wind 6022TC

Gregson Gavotte, no. 10 or Justin’s March, no. 14 20 Supplementary Tunes for Tuba Brass Wind 6002TC

[ or ] or 6021BCJohnson Study no. 3, Lament The Tuneful Tuba [] Brass Wind 6011BCNightingale The Nuthatch, no. 6

or The Sleuth, no. 7 Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [ ed.] Warwick

* Piano accompaniment available separately



Lip Flexibility Exercise:Treble clefa) Lip Flexibility Grade 2 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 2 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 3 (from How Brass Players Do It) Brass Wind

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Bass clefa) Lip Flexibility Grade 2 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 2 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 3 (from How Tuba Players Do It) Brass Wind


Treble clefScales:The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:

D and Bb major (one octave)A harmonic minor (one octave): candidates may play natural or melodic minor if preferred.

Arpeggios:The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:

D and Bb major (one octave)A minor (one octave)

Bass clefScales:The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:

F and Db major (one octave)C harmonic minor (one octave): candidates may play natural or melodic minor if preferred.

Arpeggios:The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:

F and Db major (one octave)C minor (one octave)

or ii) ExerciseTreble clefThe following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) D major scale and arpeggio exerciseb) A minor scale and arpeggio exercise

All scales and exercises for treble clef are contained in the book Scales and Exercises for Treble ClefBrass published by Trinity Guildhall.

Bass clefThe following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) F major scale and arpeggio exercise b) C minor scale and arpeggio exercise

All scales and exercises for bass clef are contained in the book Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brasspublished by Trinity Guildhall.




Aural (see page 14)



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Group A Piece Book Publisher

Berlioz Sanctus Just Brass Tuba Solos, vol. 1 [] Chester CH55325Hanmer Scherzando, no. 4 Tuba Tunes [ ] Emerson E36Irish Folk Song Danny Boy, p. 17 Winners Galore for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind 0123TC/BCLully Gavotte First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerMozart Marche First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerSchumann The Happy Farmer First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerWiggins Friar Tuck’s Galliard

or Seafarer’s Song or The Mischievous Mastodon The Tuba Player’s Debut [/] Studio

Group B

Bourgeois Driving Piles Up Front Album for Eb Bass book 2 Brass Wind[ or ] 0116TC/BC

Bratton & Kennedy Teddy Bears Picnic, p. 19 Winners Galore for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind 0123TC/BC

Harburg We’re Off To See Easy Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0124TC& Arlen The Wizard [ or ] or 0131BC

Hernandez El Cumbanchero Latino for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 0152TC/BCMancini Pink Panther All Jazzed Up for Tuba Brass Wind 1108E [ ]

[ or ] or 1108T [ ]Norman James Bond Theme Easy Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0124TC

[ or ] or 0131BCParker Fletcher Top Line Album for Eb Bass/Tuba

[ or ] Brass Wind 1116TC/BCPinkard, Carsey Sweet Georgia Brown All Jazzed Up for Tuba Brass Wind 1108E [ ]

& Bernie [ or ] or 1108T [ ]Ramskill Tuba on the Loose From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba Brass Wind

[ or ] 2112TC/BCRunswick Slinkenpoop Up Front Album for Eb Bass book 2 Brass Wind

[ or ] 0116TC/BCWalton Ambling Along, no. 1 Six Simple Swingers [] Sound the TrumpetsWilson-Smith Odd Job All Jazzed Up for Tuba Brass Wind 1108E []

[ or ] or 1108T []Group C (unaccompanied)

Blakeson Jam on Toast, no. 20 Smooth Groove for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 1141TBTCor Red Chilli Sauce, no. 18 or 1153TBBC

Davis Flamenco Flirt [in D minor] or Horn of Wonder Polished Brass [] Brass Wind 6022TC

Gregson Bulgarian Dance, no. 15 20 Supplementary Tunes for Tuba Brass Wind 6002TCor Folk Song, no. 17 [ or ] or 6021BC

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Hering Study no. 12 40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet [] FischerJohnson Study no. 4, Tuba Tango

or Study no. 5, Jim’s Tune The Tuneful Tuba [] Brass Wind 6011BCLawrance Off Beat

or Staccato Ritmico Featuring Melody for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 6017TC/BCMcKenzie Waltz or High Life Music Makes the World Go Round [/] Con motoNightingale Slinky, no. 13 Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [ ed.] Warwick

* Piano accompaniment available separately.




a) Lip Flexibility Grade 3 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 3 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 7 or no. 8 (from How Brass Players Do It) Brass Wind

Bass clefa) Lip Flexibility Grade 3 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 3 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 7 or no. 8 (from How Tuba Players Do It) Brass Wind


Treble clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:E and Eb major (one octave)C and E minor (one octave): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorWhole-tone scale starting on C (one octave)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:E and Eb major (one octave)C and E minor (one octave)

Bass clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:G and Gb major (one octave)Eb and G minor (one octave): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorWhole-tone scale starting on Eb (one octave)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:G and Gb major (one octave)Eb and G minor (one octave)

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or ii) Exercise

Treble clef

The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) E major scale and arpeggio exerciseb) Eb major scale and arpeggio exercisec) C minor scale and arpeggio exercise


Bass clefThe following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) G major scale and arpeggio exercise b) Gb major scale and arpeggio exercise c) Eb minor scale and arpeggio exercise





Aural (see page 14)




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Group A Piece PublisherGounod March of a Marionette First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerHanmer Staccato, no. 2 Tuba Tunes [ ] Emerson E36Jacob Marching Tune Six Little Tuba Pieces [] Emerson E118Perrie Asleep in the Deep First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerSullivan Oh, is there not one

Maiden Breast? Just Brass Tuba Solos, vol. 1 [] Chester CH55325Vivaldi Largo from Winter From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind

2112TC/BC

Group BBart Pick a Pocket or Two A Little Light Music for Tuba Brass Wind 2121E []

[ or ] or 2121T []Benson Your Feet’s Too Big From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind

& Fisher 2112TC/BCDavenport Fever From Vivaldi to Fats Waller for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind

& Cooley 2112TC/BCGay Leaning on a Lamp-post A Little Light Music for Tuba Brass Wind 2121E []

[ or ] or 2121T []Goodwin 633 Squadron Great Winners for Tuba* Brass Wind 0132TC

[ or ] or 0137BCHarnick & Bock If I Were a Rich Man A Little Light Music for Tuba Brass Wind 2121E []

[ or ] or 2121T []Mack &

Johnson Charleston Let’s Face the Music for Tuba/Eb Bass Brass Wind[ or ] 2134TC/BC

Parker Beach Buggy Top Line Album for Eb Bass/Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 1116TC/BC

Rogers & Hart Blue Moon Jazzed Up Too [ or ] Brass Wind 1111E [] or 1111T []

Shearing Lullaby of Birdland Big Chillers for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 1151TC/BC

Group C (unaccompanied)Blakeson Big Band Swing, no. 33 Brass Wind 1141TBTC

or Latin Lady, no. 32 Smooth Groove for Tuba [ or ] or 1153TBBCBourgeois Pompous or Wistful Per Tuba Ad Astra [ or ] Brass Wind 1122TC/BCDavis Psychedelic Sweatshirt

or Serpent Smoothie Polished Brass [] Brass Wind 6022TC(in C major)

Hering Study no. 10 or no. 11 40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet [] FischerJohnson Study no. 7, Footsteps

on the Stairs The Tuneful Tuba [] Brass Wind 6011BCLawrance Syncopated Dance, p. 2 Featuring Melody for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 6017TC/BCMcKenzie Mambo or Tango Music Makes the World Go Round [/] Con motoNightingale Blues for Big-Ears, no. 15 Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [ed.] Warwick


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Bass clef

a) Lip Flexibility Grade 4 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 4 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 9 or no. 10 (from How Tuba Players Do It) Brass Wind


Treble clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:Bb major (to 12th) F major (one octave)D and F minor (one octave): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorWhole-tone scale starting on F (one octave)Chromatic scale starting on C (one octave)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:Bb major (to 12th) F major (one octave)D and F minor (one octave)

Bass clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:Db major (to 12th)Ab major (one octave)F and Ab minor (one octave): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorWhole-tone scale starting on Ab (one octave)Chromatic scale starting on Eb (one octave)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:Db major (to 12th) (one octave)Ab major (one octave)F and Ab minor (one octave)

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or ii) ExerciseTreble clef

The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Bb major scale and arpeggio exerciseb) F major expanding scale exercisec) F minor expanding scale exercise


Bass clef

The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Db major scale and arpeggio exercise b) Ab major expanding scalec) Ab minor expanding scale





Aural (see page 14)




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Group A Piece Publisher

Arban The Carnival of Venice First Solos for the Tuba Player [] SchirmerBevan Courante Handel’s Third Tuba Concerto [] Piccolo PressGrieg Solveig’s Song Great Winners for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind 0132TC

or 0137BCJacob Mazurka Tuba Suite [] BooseyMaschwitz A Nightingale Sang& Sherwin in Berkeley Square Big Chillers for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 1151TC/BCProctor Blue Potato Tuber Music [ or ] Brass Wind 2126TC/BCSmalley Tuba Power [/] StudioVaughan Six Studies in English

Williams Folksong, no. 1: Adagio and no. 2: Andante sostenuto Stainer[sep. piano accomp.] [] H174 [tuba ] H47 [piano]

Group B

Berlin Let’s Face the Music, Brass Windand Dance Let’s Face the Music for Tuba/Eb Bass [ or ] 2134TC/BC

Gershwin I Got Rhythm A Little Light Music For Tuba Brass Wind 2121E [TC][ or ] or 2121T []

Gordon Brass Wind 2121E []& Warren Chattanooga Choo Choo A Little Light Music For Tuba [ or ] or 2121T []

Parker Ground Force The Music of Jim Parker Brass Windor Mapp and Lucia for Tuba/Eb Bass [ or ] 1132E [] or 1132T []

Ramskill In the Fast Lane Jazzed Up Too [ or ] Brass Wind1111E [] or 1111T []

Williams Raiders March Great Winners for Tuba* [ or ] Brass Wind0132TC or 0137BC


Bourgeois Contented or Joyful Per Tuba Ad Astra [ or ] Brass Wind 1122TC/BCDavis Heads or Tails

or Hornpipe Polished Brass [] Brass Wind 6022TCHering Study no. 30

or Study no. 33 40 Progressive Etudes for Trumpet [] FischerKopprasch Study no. 42 60 Selected Studies

for Bb Tuba [] King/Leduc AL 28601Lawrance Stomp Off Featuring Melody for Tuba [ or ] Brass Wind 6017TC/BCMcKenzie Cerga or Krivo Horo Music Makes the World Go Round [/] Con motoNightingale Passion Fruit Samba, no. 18

or The Turkey, no. 22 Eazy Jazzy ‘Tudes [ ed.] Warwick


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a) Lip Flexibility Grade 5 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 5 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Treble Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhall c) Exercise no. 14 or no. 16 (from How Brass Players Do It) Brass Wind

Bass clef

a) Lip Flexibility Grade 5 no. 1 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallb) Lip Flexibility Grade 5 no. 2 (from Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brass) Trinity Guildhallc) Exercise no. 14 or no. 16 (from How Tuba Players Do It) Brass Wind


Treble clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:G major (two octaves)B major (to 12th)G minor (two octaves): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorB minor (to 12th): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorWhole-tone scale starting on G (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on G (two octaves)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:G major (two octaves)B major (to 12th)G minor (two octaves)B minor (to 12th)Dominant 7th in the key of G (one octave)

Bass clefScales:

The following scales to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:Bb major (two octaves)D major (to 12th)Bb minor (two octaves): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorD minor (to 12th): candidate’s choice of either harmonic or melodic minorWhole-tone scale starting on Bb (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on Bb (two octaves)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed mf, tongued or slurred as requested by the examiner:Bb major (two octaves)D major (to 12th)Bb minor (two octaves)D minor (to 12th)Dominant 7th in the key of Bb (one octave)

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The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) B major scale and arpeggio exerciseb) B minor scale and arpeggio exercise c) G major expanding scale exercised) G minor expanding scale exercise


Bass clefThe following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) D major scale and arpeggio exercise b) D minor scale and arpeggio exercisec) Bb major expanding scale d) Bb minor expanding scale





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Capuzzi Andante from Andante and Rondo(from Concerto for Double Bass) Hinrichsen H1474

Clarke Fighting Windmills (from Sketches from Don Quixote) [ or ] Brass Wind 2111TC/BCFrackenpohl Concertino for Tuba & Piano, 3rd movt Robert KingMozart Horn Concerto no. 4, Rondo or Romanza (from Classics for Tuba) StudioVivaldi Allegro from Sonata no. 3 Belwin Mills BW100473

Group B

Harbach &Kern Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Brass Wind

(from Lets Face the Music for Tuba/Eb Bass) [ or ] 2134TC/BCJacob Tuba Suite, Hornpipe or Saraband BooseyProctor Circle Line Dance (from Take the Tube for Tuba & Piano) [ or ] Brass Wind 2129TC/BCProctor Swing That Yam (from Tuber Music) [ or ] Brass Wind 2126TC/BCWaller Ain’t Misbehaving (from Big Chillers for Tuba) [ or ] Brass Wind 1151TC/BCWilder Suite no. 1 (Effie Suite), Effie Goes Folk Dancing [] Margun Music


Bourgeois Carefree or Convivial (from Per Tuba Ad Astra) [ or ] Brass Wind 1122TC/BCHartley Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba, any two movements [] Elkan-VogelKopprasch Study no. 26 (from 60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba) [] King/LeducMcKenzie Czardas or Jota (from Rhythms of Life) [/] Con motoMuczynski Impromptus for Solo Tuba op. 32, no. 3: Allegro moderato [] SchirmerSwerts Tuba Rag (from Performance Studies) [/] de Haske






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Treble clefScales:

The following scales to be performed f or p, tongued or slurred or staccato tongued as requested by theexaminer:

A and F# major (two octaves)A and F# harmonic minor (two octaves)A and F# melodic minor (two octaves)Whole-tone scale starting on A (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on A (two octaves)

Arpeggios:

The following arpeggios to be performed f or p, tongued or slurred or staccato tongued as requested bythe examiner:

A and F# major (two octaves)A and F# minor (two octavesDominant 7th in the key of A (one octave)Diminished 7th starting on A (two octaves)Augmented arpeggio starting on A (two octaves)

Bass clefScales:


C and A major (two octaves)C and A harmonic minor (two octaves)C and A melodic minor (two octaves)Whole-tone scale starting on C (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on C (two octaves)

Arpeggios:


C and A major (two octaves)C and A minor (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the key of C (one octave)Diminished 7th starting on C (two octaves)Augmented arpeggio starting on C (two octaves)


The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Key centre exercise in Ab) A major expanding scalec) A minor expanding scaled) A major scale in 3rdse) A minor scale in 3rds


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Bass clef

The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Key centre exercise in C b) C major expanding scale c) C minor expanding scale d) C major scale in 3rdse) C minor scale in 3rdsAll scales and exercises for bass clef are contained in the book Scales and Exercises for Bass Clef Brasspublished by Trinity Guildhall.


Candidates to prepare i) and ii):

i) Sight Reading (see page 11)

ii) Aural (see page 14) or Improvisation (see page 18)


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J S Bach Sarabande for Tuba & Piano, Allegro moderato or Sarabande [] EMR 278Capuzzi Rondo from Andante and Rondo (from Concerto for Double Bass) Hinrichsen H1474Handel Sonata in C, 3rd movt: Larghetto and 4th movt: Gavotte [] EMR 230Senaillé Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso [complete] [] Hinrichsen 853

Group B

Hindemith Sonata for Tuba & Piano, 1st movt: Allegro pesante or 2nd movt: Allegro assai [] Schott ED 4636

Koetsier Sonatina op. 57, 1st movt: Allegro [] EMR 239Proctor Piccadilly Polka (from Take the Tube for Tuba & Piano) [ or ] Brass Wind 2129TC/BCRidout Concertino for Tuba and Strings, any two movements [] Emerson E139Wilder Suite no. 1 (Effie Suite), Effie Joins the Carnival [] Margun Music


J S Bach Suite no. 1 in G, Menuetto I or Menuetto II (from J S Bach Suites for Cello) [adapted for the Bass Trombone] [] Leduc AL 25953

Bourgeois Fantasy Pieces for Tuba, no. 1: Allegro moderato or no. 4: Commodo [ or ] Brass Wind 3106BC

Bourgeois Complex (from Per Tuba Ad Astra) [ or ] Brass Wind 1122TC/BCKopprasch Study no. 44 (from 60 Selected Studies for Bb Tuba) [] King/LeducMcKenzie Klezmer or Malaguena (from Rhythms of Life) [/] Con motoMoren Bagatelle or Divertimento (from Performance Studies) [/] de HaskeMuczynski Impromptus for Solo Tuba op. 32, no. 2: Andante

and no. 5: Allegro giocoso [] Schirmer






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Treble clefScales:


B and Bb major (two octaves)B and Bb harmonic minor (two octaves)B and Bb melodic minor (two octaves)Whole-tone scale starting on B and Bb (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on B and Bb (two octaves)

Arpeggios:


B and Bb major (two octaves)B and Bb minor (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the keys of B and Bb (one octave)Diminished 7th starting on B and Bb (two octaves)Augmented arpeggio starting on B and Bb (two octaves)

Bass clefScales:

The following scales to be performed f or p, tongued or slurred or staccato tongued as requested by theexaminer:Candidates may choose either upper or lower octaves for B Scales and Arpeggios (from memory)

D and Db major (two octaves)D and C# harmonic minor (two octaves)D and C# melodic minor (two octaves)Whole-tone scale starting on D and Db (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on D and Db (two octaves)

Arpeggios:


D and Db major (two octaves)D and C# minor (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the keys of D and Db (one octave)Diminished 7th starting on D and Db (two octaves)Augmented arpeggio starting on D and Db (two octaves)


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The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Key centre exercise in Bbb) Bb major expanding scale exercise c) B minor expanding scale exercised) B major scale in 3rds exercisee) Bb minor scale in 3rds exercise


Bass clefThe following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Key centre exercise in Dbb) Db major expanding scalec) D minor expanding scaled) D major scale in 3rdse) C# minor scale in 3rds







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Bourgeois Sonata for Tuba and Piano op. 204, 3rd movt [] Brass Wind 3120Ellerby Tuba Concerto, from letter N to the end [] MaecenasGregson Tuba Concerto, 1st movt: Allegro deciso

or 3rd movt: Allegro giocoso [with cadenza] [] Novello NOV120484Newton Cappriccio WinwoodVaughan

Williams Concerto for Bass Tuba, any one movement [with cadenzas] [] OUP

Group B

Brahms Hungarian Dance no. 5 (from Classics for Tuba) [/] StudioGluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Classics for Tuba) [/] StudioHindemith Sonata for Tuba & Piano, 3rd movt: Variations [] Schott ED 4636Jacob Tuba Suite, Galop [with cadenza] [] BooseyKoetsier Sonatina op. 57, 2nd movt: Tempo di minuetto

and 3rd movt: Allegro moderato [] EMR 239Monti Czardas for Tuba & Piano [] EMR 272


Arnold Fantasy for Tuba op. 102 [] FaberJ S Bach Suite no. 5, Gigue in C minor (from J S Bach Suites for Cello)

[adapted for the bass trombone] [] Leduc AL 25953J S Bach Vivace from a ‘Cello Suite (from The Thomas Wyss Tuba Collection) KirkleesBourgeois Fantasy Pieces for Tuba, no. 6: Allegro moderato

or no. 8: Moderato pesante [ or ] Brass Wind 3106TC/BCEllerby El Patricko Latino (from Performance Studies) [/] de HaskePersichetti Serenade no. 12 for Solo Tuba, op. 88, Intrada

and Capriccio [] Elkan-Vogel 164-00062Vizzutti Fast and Rhythmic (from Performance Studies) [/] de Haske






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Treble clefScales:

The following scales to be performed f or p, tongued or slurred or staccato tongued or slurred in pairsas requested by the examiner:

C, Ab and F# major (two octaves)C, Ab and F# harmonic minor (two octaves)C, Ab and F# melodic minor (two octaves)Whole-tone scale starting on C, Ab and F# (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on C, Ab and F# (two octaves)Crabwise scale from C and G (two octaves — tongued or slurred in octaves)

Arpeggios:


C, Ab and F# major (two octaves)C, Ab and F# minor (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the key of C (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the keys of Ab and F# (one octave)Diminished 7th starting on C, Ab and F# (two octaves)Augmented arpeggio starting on C, Ab and F# (two octaves)

Bass clefScales:

The following scales to be performed f or p, tongued or slurred or staccato tongued or slurred in pairsas requested by the examiner:

Eb, B and A major (two octaves)Eb, B and A harmonic minor (two octaves)Eb, B and A melodic minor (two octaves)Whole-tone scale starting on Eb, B and A (two octaves)Chromatic scale starting on Eb, B and A (two octaves)Crabwise scale from Bb and Eb (two octaves — tongued or slurred in octaves)

Arpeggios:


Eb, B and A major (two octaves)Eb, B and A minor (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the key of Eb (two octaves)Dominant 7th in the keys of A and B (one octave)Diminished 7th starting on Eb, B and A (two octaves)Augmented arpeggio starting on Eb, B and A (two octaves)

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The following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Key centre exercise in the keys of C, Ab and F#b) Crabwise scale from G in 3rds


Bass clefThe following exercises to be played either tongued or including slurs as indicated, as requested by theexaminer:a) Key centre exercise in the keys of Eb, B and A b) Crabwise scale from Bb in 3rds







Documents

Tuba, Eb & Bb Bass Requirements Grades 1-8