ERRATA in Exam Syllabi from 2019 onward
COMBINED AURAL/THEORETICAL TESTS Grade VI – Senior Certificate
Grade VI Knowledge of the following keys: C, G, D, F major. A, E, D minor.
Grade VII Knowledge of the following keys: Majors and minors to two sharps and two flats.
Grade VIII Knowledge of the following keys: Majors to three sharps and three flats and minors to two sharps and two flats.
Senior Cert Knowledge of the following keys: Majors to three sharps and three flats and minors to three sharps and three flats.
PIANO ALBUMS 2025
Grade IV
Florence B. Price: Ticklin’ Toes: Bar 27 misprint. The final chord of the right hand should read: A-C-E (similar to bars 25 and 26) not C-E-G. Both chords will be accepted in an exam performance.
PIANO SYLLABUS 2023–2026
Grade VI
List A: J.S.Bach: Minuet (I) from French Suite No. 2 BWV 775 (Some editions print Minuets I and II, but the requirement for exam presentation is Minuet I only).
Grade VII
List C: Chopin: Cantabile: The syllabus should indicate that this piece is available in A Keyboard Anthology, 2nd series: Book IV (not 3rd series).
Grade VIII
List C: Field: Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor. In some editions this Nocturne is listed as Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor. (In case of any confusion, John Field wrote just one Nocturne in E Minor).
VIOLIN
Preliminary & Primary
Both of these grades state the following:
‘Candidates must perform three pieces from the lists below. One must be a study’. This phrase has caused some confusion. Ideally candidates will select two pieces from the first list and one from the second list, examiners will accept three pieces (studies) from the second list.
Primary
Scale and Arpeggio of A Major to begin on ‘Open A’ string (not on 1st finger G string as in syllabus example). Rhythm and bowing requirement as per syllabus example (page 16).
Grade III
List A: J.S. Bach: Gavotte should indicate: BWV 1012
Grade IV `
List A: Corelli: Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 should indicate: movement 5 ‘Giga’
This can be found in Violin Sonatas Op. 5 volume 2, Wiener Urtext edition.
List A: Dvořák: Scherzo from Sonatina in G Op. 100 should include the Trio and Scherzo Da Capo
Grade VIII Scales and Arpeggios should read:
Double Stops in Thirds: B flat Major
Double Stops in Sixths: E flat Major
Grade VIII
List A: Haydn: Concerto in G major, Hob VIIA, No. 4 – Cadenza should be played in exam performance.
VIOLA
Grade IV
List A: Wohlfahrt: No 16 from Elementary Studies should read Op. 45 (not Op. 54).
List A: Vivaldi: Concerto in D Minor should indicate 1st movement.
Grade VI
Scales and Arpeggios Double Stops should indicate: Played together or in broken chords.
GUITAR
Grade II
Scales and Arpeggios: Arpeggios should be played for 1 octave (not 2 octaves as printed)
Grade VII
Scales and Arpeggios: Scales in Thirds, in Sixths and in Octaves should be played to a range of
2 octaves (not 3 octaves as printed)
CLASSICAL SINGING
Grade VI
List A
F Conti: ‘Quella Fiamma’ – this piece is attributed to Marcello by some sources. It is the same song.
FLUTE
Grade II
List A: The following pieces can be found in Beginners Book for Flute Book 2, not in Book 1 as listed in the syllabus:
Vivaldi No. 62: Sicilienne
Schubert No. 64: Rosamunde
The following pieces have been added to List A, taken from Beginners Book for Flute Book 1:
No. 33: Rondo
No. 35: Rondo
No. 37: Maypole Dance
List C
The following study is added to List C, taken from Beginners Book for Flute Book 1:
Scale Exercise in B Minor.
Grade III
List B: Fauré: Song Without Words should indicate: Op. 17 No. 3
List B: Adams: Andante Cantabile: This study is incorrectly listed under List B, it should be listed as a List C choice for exam performance. It will be accepted as either a List B or a List C option.
Grade IV
List A: Geminiani: Largo from Sonata in E Minor should read 3rd mvt (not 2nd mvt)
List B: Fauré: Berceuse is not to be confused with Berceuse from ‘Dolly Suite’
Grade V
List A: Handel: Allegro (2nd mvt) from Sonata HWV 369 is in F Major (not F Minor, as printed)
Grade VI
Mozart: K299 Andantino, 2nd movt (arr. for flute and piano) should be presented without Cadenza
Grade VII
Melodic Exercise should read ‘G Sharp Minor’
CLARINET
Grade I
List C German Dance (Key: F Major) is on page 19 of ‘Learn as you play Clarinet’
Grade V
Mozart: Minuet and Trio from Divertimento No. 3 (K439b) should indicate: 2nd movement
Grade VI
Hurlstone: Croon Song from Four Characteristic Pieces should read No. 2 (not No. 4)
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Grade IV
List A: Petit Jeu: Howard Ferguson is listed as composer in the syllabus. This piece was composed by Blémant, arranged by Howard Ferguson
RECORDER
Grade VI
List C Treble Study No. 103 is by Gariboldi (not Tulou).
Senior Certificate
List A: Bullard: No. 2 Breton Beret (Valse Mélancolique) is incorrectly listed in the syllabus. This piece is for Treble Recorder and should be listed in List B (not List A)
Grade VII, VIII and Senior Certificate
Melodic Exercises should be played on treble recorder, not descant as printed in the syllabus.
FRENCH HORN
Grade VII
List B: Glazunov: Rêverie Op. 24 (not Op. 27 as listed in the syllabus)
TROMBONE
Grade III
List B: A Gout: Circus Clowns should read No. 5
Grade VII
List C: Kopprasch: No. 36 or No. 43 from 60 Studies for Trombone should read Volume 2 (not Volume 1)
TRUMPET
Grade II
List B: Vivaldi: Allegro from Easy Concert Pieces for Trumpet should read Book 1 (not Book 2)