Grade Two
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | C, G, F, B♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| C, G, F, B♭ | Harmonic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| E | Chromatic (lower octave only) | |
| (b) | C, G, F, B♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| A, E, D, G | Harmonic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| E | Chromatic (lower octave only) | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale held for 8 - 10 seconds. p - f - p | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, 1 octave (first octave) ascending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. | |
| All scales and arpeggios two octaves, ascending and descending except chromatic scales. All scales and arpeggios to be: all tongued/all slurred | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 60, two notes per beat Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats | |
Pieces — Three list pieces to be chosen, one from each list, plus two extra repertoire list pieces.
| List A | ||
| Allen | No 20, 21 or 23 | Progressive Studies for Clarinet Book 1 (ABRSM) |
| Demnitz | No 16 | 80 Graded Studies for Clarinet, bk 1, ed. Davies and Harris Faber |
| Demnitz | Study no.13 or no.21 | 80 Graded Studies for Clarinet, bk 1, ed. Davies and Harris Faber |
| ed. Weston | No 1 or No 3 | 50 Classical Studies for Clarinet, ed Weston (Fentone) |
| Gumbley | In The Small Hours | Cool School: Solos for Clarinet (Brass Wind) |
| Klosé, H | Study in F | Clarinet Series 1 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Lazarus, H | Varsovianna | Clarinet Series 2 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 4 P 37, Ex 4 P 58, Ex 7 P 59 or Ex 8 P 48 | Teacher on Tap Book 1 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Rae | No 12 or No 13 | 40 Modern Studies for Clarinet (Universal) |
| Thurston, F | Study in C | Clarinet Series 1 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Trad | Lost Clarinet | Clarinet Series 2 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| List B | ||
| Arne, T | When Daisies Pied | Clarinet Series 2 Grade 2, arr Bonetti Allans Publishing |
| Bach | Musette | Clarinet Fancies (Boston Music Co) |
| Bach | Sheep May Safely Graze | The Young Clarinettist, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber) |
| Beethoven | Ecossaise | Clarinet Fancies (Boston Music Co) |
| Diabelli | Landler | The Really Easy Clarinet Book, arr Davies & Harris (Faber) |
| Dvořák | Largo | 66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford) |
| Dvořák, A | Songs My Mother Taught Me | Clarinet Series 1 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Dvořák | Humoresque | Jazzical Clarinet, arr Widger & Goddard (Spartan SP572) |
| Handel, G | Largo from the opera Xerxes | Clarinet Series 1 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Handel | The Harmonius Blacksmith | Music Through Time, Clarinet bk 1, arr Harris (OUP) |
| Haydn | No 15 German Dance | First Book of Clarinet Solos, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber) |
| Mozart | La, ci darem la mano | Bravo! Clarinet, arr Barrat (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Mozart | No 7 | Going Solo, Arr P Harris & C Gunning (Faber) |
| Percival & Dorich | Adagio | Teacher on Tap Book 1 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Rameau | Le Tambourin | 66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford) |
| Reinecke | No 13 Länder | First Book of Clarinet Solos, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber) |
| Tchaikovsky | No 17 Reverie | First Book of Clarinet Solos, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber) |
| Tchaikovsky | Old French Song | 66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford) |
| Telemann, G P | Gigue | Clarinet Series 2 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Telemann | Vivace | First Repertoire for Clarinet, Arr Harris and Johnson |
| Trad. Scottish | The Night Visiting Song | Bravo! Clarinet, arr Barrat (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| List C | ||
| Bilk, A | Stranger on the Shore | Clarinet Series 2 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Bruch | Swedish Dance | First Repertoire for Clarinet, Arr Harris and Johnson |
| Foster | No 12 Serenade | First Book of Clarinet Solos, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber) |
| Gabriel-Marie, J | La Cinquantaine | Clarinet Series 1 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Greig | Arietta | Clarinet Fancies (Boston Music Co) |
| Gunning | No 2 Parisian Waltz | Going Solo, Arr P Harris & C Gunning (Faber) |
| Harvey | Star Quality | Jazzy Clarinet 1 (Universal) |
| Johnson | Georgie | First Repertoire for Clarinet, Arr Harris and Johnson |
| Joplin | I Am Thinking of My Pickaninny Days | Music Through Time, Clarinet bk 1, arr Harris (OUP) |
| Mancini, H | The Pink Panther | Clarinet Series 2 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Norton | No 2, No 3 or No 4 | MicroJazz for Clarinet (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Percival & Dorich | Canzonetta | Teacher on Tap Book 1 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Ponchielli | Dance of the Hours | 66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford) |
| Rose | March or Waltz | A Miscellany for Clarinet Book 1 (ABRSM) |
| Rossini | William Tell Rock | Jazzical Clarinet, arr Widger & Goddard (Spartan SP572) |
| Schubert | Waltz | Clarinet Fancies (Boston Music Co) |
| Spiewak, T | Chanson Triste | Clarinet Series 1 Grade 2 Allans Publishing |
| Tchaikovsky | No 8 Theme from Rococo Variations | Going Solo, Arr P Harris & C Gunning (Faber) |
| Trad | David of the White Rock | Concert Repertoire for Clarinet, Arr Harris and Johnson (Faber) |
| Wedgwood | Big-Brother Blues | Clarinet All Sorts (Grades 1-3) Trinity Faber |