| | B, F♯, Ab, D♭. | Major. Harmonic Minor. Melodic Minor. Chromatic. |
| | B, F♯, Ab, D♭. | Major Scales in thirds (tongued only) |
| | B, F♯, Ab, D♭. | Major Arpeggios and Broken Chords. |
| | B, F♯, Ab, D♭. | Minor Arpeggios and Broken Chords. |
| | B, F♯, Ab, D♭. | Dominant Seventh arpeggios (tongued only) |
| | B, F♯, Ab, D♭. | Diminished Seventh arpeggios (tongued only) beginning on the note. |
| | C | Whole Tone Scale. (tongued only) |
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| | Sustained note | Any one note of the F major scale held for 15 seconds.pp - ff - pp |
| | Sustained scale | G Major, 1 octave (upper octave) ascending only. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. |
| | Slurred octaves | G major scale, G1-G2-G1, A1-A2-A1 etc, one octave ascending and descending. |
| | All B, F♯, D♭ scales and arpeggios two octaves, A♭ scales and arpeggios one octave ascending and descending
All scales, arpeggios, and broken chords to be: All tongued/ All slurred/ two slurred, two tongued/Slurred Pairs/three slurred, one tongued/one tongued, three slurred. |
| Range - | Inclusive as shown:
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| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 72, four notes per beat
Scale in 3rds 72, four notes per beat
Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats |
| List A |
| Bach, | No 31, 49, or 70 | J.S. Bach Difficult Passages ed Rothwell, Boosey |
| Berkeley, M | Mood No 2 | Three Moods for Unaccompanied Oboe, OUP |
| Bozza | Study no 5 & 6, or No 7 & 9, or No 13 & 14 | 18 Etudes, Leduc |
| Ferling | Study No 29 & 30 or No31 & 32, or 35 & 36 | 48 Etudes for the Oboe Op 31, Universal 17514 |
| Jacob | Galop No 7 | Seven Bagatelles, OUP |
| Meyer, S | Miniature No 1 or 2, Op 24 | Three Rustical Miniatures, Alsbach XAL 10394 |
| Pietzsch | Study No 87 | 100 Easy Classical Studies for Oboe, Universal 17507 |
| Woolfenden | Harlequin & Columbine | Reflections for Oboe, Brass Wind 2302 |
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| List B - Baroque music should include the entrant's own stylistic ornamentation especially in slow movements. |
| Albinoni | Concerto in D, Op 7 No 6, 1st & 2nd mvts | Peters |
| Albinoni | Concerto in D min Op 9 No 2, 1st mvt | IMC1025 |
| Cimarosa | Concerto 1st & 2nd or 3rd and 4th mvts | arr. Benjamin, Boosey |
| Fiocco | Ariosa | Schott ED 10536 |
| Handel | Concerto in G min 1st & 2nd mvts HWV 287, Boosey |
| Handel | Sonata No 3 in F Op 1 No 5 1st & 2nd mvts | Three Authentic Sonatas, Nova |
| Loeillet | Sonata in D Op 5 No 4 1st & 2nd mvts | Spartan press |
| Marcello | Concerto in C min 1st & 2nd mvts | IMC 1289 |
| Sammartini | Sonata in G 3rd & 4th mvts | Chester |
| Vivaldi | Concerto in A min RV463,EVII No 13 1st & 2nd mvts | Breitkopf & Hartel |
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| List C |
| Donizetti | Solo in F min | Breitkopf MR 2277 |
| Dring | Showpiece No 2 or No 3 | Three Piece Suite, Emerson E434 |
| Harty | Chansonette | Three Miniatures for Oboe and Piano, Stainer H330 |
| Head | Presto or Elegaic Dance, Boosey |
| Lefebvre | Deux Pieces pour hautbois et piano Op 102 No 1 | Molenaar |
| Nielsen | Humoresque Op 2 No 2 | Two Fantasy Pieces, Hansen |
| Richardson | Roundelay | Emerson E44 |
| Ridout | Romance | Emerson E198 |
| Schumann | No 1 or No 3 | Three Romances Op 94, Peters EP 2387 |
| Usher, J | Midnight Blue | Unbeaten Tracks - Oboe ed. Francis, Faber |
| Woolfenden | Reverie or Coney-Catcher | Reflections for Oboe, Brass Wind 2302 |
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| List D - Orchestral excerpts - where there is more than 1 line, the top line only needs to be learned |
| Bartok | Concerto for orchestra, 2nd mvt | Woodwind World: Oboe Orchestral Extracts |
| Beethoven | Fidelio p 6 to 7 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
| Beethoven | Sinfonie No 6 p 6 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
| Brahms | Violin concerto | Woodwind World: Oboe Orchestral Extracts |
| Ravel | Forlane and Minute (Le Tombeau de Couperin) | Woodwind World: Oboe Orchestral Extracts |
| Strauss | Don Juan, p 26 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
| Tchaikovsky | Ballet Suite (Swan Lake) | Woodwind World: Oboe Orchestral Extracts |
| Tchaikovsky | Sinfonie No 4, p 34 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
| Verdi | Aida No 3. Akt 2 Andante mosso p 35 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
| Wagner | Die Meistersinger p 38 to 39 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
| Von Weber | Der Freischutz p 42 | Orchester Probespiel ed Miller/Liebermann, Peters |
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