Short answer: buy by route (Practical or Performance) and exact grade.

• Practical Grades: grade-matched repertoire plus Scales and Arpeggios, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests and Specimen Aural Tests.
• Performance Grades: repertoire planning for a four-piece programme, including one own-choice piece that meets the current rules.

Use Syllabus Finder to confirm requirements, then select titles in the Horn collection.

Practical Grades: three pieces (Lists A, B and C), plus Scales and arpeggios, Sight-reading and Aural tests.

Performance Grades: four pieces in one continuous programme, assessed as individual pieces plus performance as a whole.

The current Brass Practical and Brass Performance syllabus repertoire is valid from 1 January 2023 until further notice.

Practical Grades had a one-year overlap with the preceding syllabus, which ran to 31 December 2023.

Practical: exactly 3 pieces, one from each of Lists A, B and C.

Performance: exactly 4 pieces in one continuous performance - at least one from List A, one from List B, one from List C, plus a fourth list or own-choice piece.

Practical route (approximate exam time): Grade 1: 12 mins; Grades 2-3: 14 mins; Grades 4-5: 17 mins; Grade 6: 20 mins; Grade 7: 25 mins; Grade 8: 30 mins. Initial Grade is not available for brass.

Performance route (maximum programme time): Grades 1-8 = 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 minutes.

Practical: accompaniment is live only; recorded accompaniments are not allowed. At Grades 1-3, duet options can be used where listed.

Performance: accompaniment may be live or recorded. Duet/brass-accompanied limits are up to two pieces at Grades 1-3 and one piece at Grades 4-8. Up to two unaccompanied pieces are allowed.

Practical Grades: yes. Scales and arpeggios, Sight-reading and Aural tests are assessed.

Performance Grades: no supporting tests are assessed; assessment is based on the four-piece programme and performance as a whole.

At Grades 6-8 in Practical Grades, Horn and Trumpet sight-reading includes a transposition section.

Practical (150 marks): Piece 1 (30), Piece 2 (30), Piece 3 (30), Scales and arpeggios (21), Sight-reading (21), Aural tests (18).

Performance (150 marks): Piece 1 (30), Piece 2 (30), Piece 3 (30), Piece 4 (30), Performance as a whole (30).

Result bands (both routes): Distinction 130-150, Merit 120-129, Pass 100-119, Below Pass 50-99.

Accompanied Horn repertoire is published in F editions. Some publications include transposition suggestions, but exam performances should use the written keys.

At Grades 6-8 in Practical Grades, Horn sight-reading includes a transposition section within the test.

The own-choice piece must be broadly at grade standard (or above), fully notated in a legible score, and compliant with programme rules.

• Minimum own-choice durations: Grade 1 00:25, Grade 2 00:30, Grade 3 00:35, Grade 4 00:45, Grade 5 01:00, Grade 6 01:30, Grade 7 02:00, Grade 8 03:00.
• Own-choice can be a duet, arrangement or original composition when all rules are met.
• A copy of the own-choice score may be requested if needed.

Key rule: upload one continuous take. Edited videos are not accepted.

• One optional break is allowed: up to 1 minute (Grades 1-5) or 2 minutes (Grades 6-8), with no pause/stop in recording.
• Provide programme information in order, announce the programme, and show the opening of the own-choice score to camera.
• At Grades 6-8, show photo ID to camera before the performance begins.

See ABRSM Performance Grades guidance for current upload requirements.

Check the official ABRSM Brass area and open the latest route documents via Syllabus Finder before checkout.

Then buy route-matched and grade-matched titles in the Horn collection.