Trumpet Exams
Junior Music Exam Trumpet
The JME is a CMS exam and is the first exam you will take with us, usually in the 1st or 2nd year of lessons. Assessment takes place in school, with your instrumental teacher.
Syllabus
List A
A1 Kookaburra
A2 Robin Hood
List B
B1 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
B2 Skye Boat Song
List C
C1 Give Me Joy in my Heart
C2 Hot Cross Buns
Scales/Arpeggios
All 1 octave
C major
A Minor
Chromatic C-G
A2 Robin Hood
With the solo
With the piano
B1 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
With the piano (on trombone)
Just the trumpet
C1 Give Me Joy In My Heart
With the solo
Just the trumpet
C2 Hot Cross Buns
Just the trumpet
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Senior Music Exam Trumpet
The SME is a CMS exam and is the second exam you will take with us, usually in the 2nd or 3rd year of lessons. Exams usually take place at the Music Centre with a senior teacher from the music service.
Syllabus
List A
A1 Moscow Nights
List B
B1 Moon River
List C
C1 How’s Tricks
C2 Summer Sound
A2
Scales/Arpeggios
All 1 octave
Bb major
D major
A minor
D minor
Chromatic starting on C
A Moscow Nights
With the piano (on trombone)
Just the solo
B Moon River
Just the solo
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ABRSM
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools offers a range of examinations all the way to university level and beyond. Exams take place 3 times a year and are held in various locations locally.
Syllabuses are available from the ABRSM here.
Shining Brass
If you are using the Shining Brass books, then some performances are available directly from the ABRSM here.
Grade 1
Grade 1 Scales / Arpeggio Trumpet
A1 Romanza
Performances with the piano
A2 Knight's Tale
Various tempo’s and just the piano accomp. Played on Baritone
No Piano
B1 One Hand, One Heart
B3 Waltz for E
Various tempo’s and just the piano accompaniment
Trumpet and piano
No Piano
B4 Strollin’
Various tempo’s and just the piano accomp. Played on Baritone
With the trumpet
C5 One, Two, Three
No piano
C6 Puppet’s Dance
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Grade 2
Grade 2 Scales / Arpeggio Trumpet
A5 My Lady's Pavan
No piano
Trumpet and piano
A6 Walk in the Rain
B5 Tennessee Rag
Trumpet and piano
Just the trumpet
C5 Haunted House
Just the trumpet
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Grade 3
Grade 3 Scale - Trumpet Scales / Arpeggios
A2 Rondo Olympia
Various tempo’s and just the piano accomp. Played on Baritone
No piano
B3 Broken Dreams
Various tempo’s and just the piano accomp. Played on Baritone
B4 Purple Shade
With the piano
No piano
B9 James Bond
C4 How’s Tricks?
C7 My Country
C5 Summer Sound
No piano
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Grade 4
Grade 4 Trumpet Scales
A3 Jiggedy Jig
Just the trumpet
B3 Bragtime
Just the Trumpet
C5 Reflections
Just the trumpet
