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Board:	ABRSM
Syllabus:	Singing from 2018
Grade:	2

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List A	Available In
1. Mi caballo blanco del Campo	Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press) $47.69

2. Little Boats arr. H. Hughes	Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $25.19 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

3. The Dark Island MacLachlan	The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

4. Westering home H. Roberton	Songs of Scotland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21 Westering Home for unison voices (Roberton ) $2.85

5. Repousa tranquillo, O meigo Jesus Trad. Brazilian	Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54

6. Land of the silver birch Trad. Canadian	Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press) $47.69 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

7. A-roving Trad. English	Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press) $21.16 Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22 Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black) $30.54

8. The Mermaid Trad. English	Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press) $21.16 Songs of England (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black) $30.54 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

9. The Oak and the Ash Trad. English	Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press) $21.16 Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22 Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black) $30.54 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

10. Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) Trad. English	It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $13.25

11. Cockles and Mussels Trad. Irish	Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press) $21.16 Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22 Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 Songs You Think You Know (Faber Music) $22.54 Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black) $30.54 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

12. I will walk with my love Trad. Irish	Irish Country Songs (Highlights Collection) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

13. Let him go, let him tarry Trad. Irish	Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black) $22.54 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

14. The Mallow Fling Trad. Irish	Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press) $21.16 Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

15. Ma bella bimba Trad. Italian	Ready To Sing... Folk Songs (Alfred Music ) $22.48 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

16. Santa Lucia Trad. Italian/T. Cottrau	Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition) $10.55 Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition) $10.55 International Folk Songs for Solo Singers - medium high (Bk & CD) (Alfred Music ) $26.98 International Folk Songs for Solo Singers (Medium/High) (Book Only) (Alfred Music ) $19.23 International Folk Songs for Solo Singers (Medium/Low) (Book & CD) (Alfred Music ) $29.12 International Folk Songs for Solo Singers (Medium/Low) (Book Only) (Alfred Music ) $19.23 Italian Songs & Arias (Piano & Vocal) (Mel Bay ) $22.54 The Language of Song: Elementary High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Language of Song: Elementary Low Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

17. Loch Lomond Trad. Scottish	It's Never Too Late To Sing Songbook + CD (Faber Music) $13.25 Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press) $21.16

18. The winter it is past Trad. Scottish	Saltire Scottish Song Book (Hardie Press ) $20.56 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

19. Pan Gyfyd yr Heulwen Trad. Welsh	Songs Of Wales (Welsh version) - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $19.88 Songs of Wales English Language Version (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54

List B	Available In
1. A Child's Prayer W. H. Anderson	A Child's Prayer / The Old Shepherd's Prayer (Roberton ) $2.32

2. The Old Shepherd's Prayer W. H. Anderson	A Child's Prayer / The Old Shepherd's Prayer (Roberton ) $2.32 Old Shepherd's Prayer (in D minor) for voice & piano (Roberton ) $3.98

3. The Sweet Nightingale W. H. Anderson	Sweet Nightingale for unison voices (Roberton ) $2.65 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

4. Gabriel's Message (The Angel Gabriel) Anon. Basque	It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $13.25 Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54

5. Sans Day Carol Anon. Cornish	Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $22.54 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

6. The Coventry Carol Anon. English	Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback) (Oxford University Press) $29.12 Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

7. Morning has broken or Leanabh an aigh Anon. Gaelic	BBC Songs of Praise Music Edition (Oxford University Press) $32.50 Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

8. Japanese Snow Song Anon. Japanese	Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice - Book & CD) (Alfred Music ) $29.12 Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice) (Alfred Music ) $19.23 Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/Low Book + CD) (Alfred Music ) $29.12 Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/low Voice) (Alfred Music ) $19.23

9. Twilight: No. 2 from Pick 'n' Choose Aubrey Beswick	Pick 'n' Choose 1 (voice & piano) (Universal Edition) $10.60 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

10. Erlaube mir, fein's Mädchen Brahms	42 Folk Songs Vol.1 (Deutsche Volkslieder) (High Voice) German/English (IMC) $23.81 42 Folk Songs Vol.1 (Deutsche Volkslieder) (Low Voice) German/English (IMC) $21.16

11. The Little Drummer Boy Davis, Onorati & Simeone	It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $13.25

12. Dreamer Eilers Bacak	Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press) $47.69

13. The Swing: No. 4 from A Garland of Song Christopher Field	A Garland of Song (Voice & Piano) (Recital Music) $19.57 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

14. The Little Spanish Town Jenkyns	Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21 The Little Spanish Town (Unison) (Novello) $2.64

15. The Cuckoo Clock: No. 1 from Serendipity Solos Lin Marsh	Serendipity Solos (Faber Music) $9.27

16. Earth, Sea and Sky Lin Marsh	Junior Songscape: Earth, Sea & Sky (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $26.52 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

17. Monsters! Lin Marsh	Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music) $11.93 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

18. The Frog Nina Perry	The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21 The Frog Unison Song (Oxford University Press) $2.39

19. Wiegenlied 'Schlafe, schlafe, holder, süsser Knabe', Op. 98 No. 2, D. 498 Schubert	Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition) $10.55 Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition) $10.55 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

20. Schmetterling, Op. 79 No. 2 Schumann	Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition) $10.55 Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition) $10.55 Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth ) $9.22

21. Roller Ghoster Alan Simmons	Singing Sherlock Book 2 (Book & 2 CDs) Key Stage 2 (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $45.09

22. The Cuckoo arr. Stanford	Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $25.19

23. Guter Mond, du gehst so stille Trad. German	Lovely Moon (Guter Mond, Du Gehst So Stille) (High Voice & Piano) (Ashdown ) $2.59 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

24. Arirang Trad. Korean	Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice - Book & CD) (Alfred Music ) $29.12 Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice) (Alfred Music ) $19.23 Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/Low Book + CD) (Alfred Music ) $29.12 Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/low Voice) (Alfred Music ) $19.23

List C	Available In
1. I'd do anything: from Oliver! Bart	Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (+ CD) (Hal Leonard) $23.86 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

2. Coconut Man: No. 4 from Pick 'n' Choose Aubrey Beswick	Pick 'n' Choose 1 (voice & piano) (Universal Edition) $10.60 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

3. Singin' in the Rain: from Singin' in the Rain Brown & Freed	Faber Music Theatre Songbook (Piano, Vocal, Guitar/CD) (Faber Music) $19.88 Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $26.52 Singin' in the Rain (Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition) (Piano, Vocal, Chords) (Alfred Music ) $17.91 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

4. Busy Doing Nothing Burke & van Heusen	Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $26.52

5. Love is a song that never ends: from Bambi Churchill & Morey	Love Is A Song (PVG) (Campbell Connelly ) $5.29 Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise ) $25.14

6. Give my regards to Broadway: from Little Johnny Jones George M. Cohan	Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music ) $22.48

7. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Coots & Gillespie	It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $13.25

8. Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two) Dacre	100 Years of Popular Music: 1900s-1920s (Faber Music) $29.17 Best of Children's Songs - piano, voice and guitar (performance score) (Schott) $22.54 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The National Songbook (Book & CDs) (Novello) $19.83

9. A windmill in old Amsterdam Dicks & Rudge	The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

10. Once Upon a Dream: from Sleeping Beauty Fain & Lawrence (after Tchaikovsky)	The New Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs (6th Edition) (Hal Leonard) $29.12

11. The Hippopotamus Song Flanders & Swann	Apusskidu: Songs for Children (A&C Black) $22.54 Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music) $11.93 Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $26.52 Songs of Flanders & Swann (Faber Music) $25.19 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

12. The sun has got his hat on: from Me and My Girl Gay & Butler	Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $26.52

13. Flash, Bang, Wallop!: from Half a Sixpence Heneker	Faber Music Theatre Songbook (Piano, Vocal, Guitar/CD) (Faber Music) $19.88 Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $26.52 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

14. Any Dream Will Do: from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice	Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (+ CD) (Hal Leonard) $23.86

15. Something Spooky: No. 5 from Spooky Songs Lin Marsh	Singing Sherlock Book 2 (Book & 2 CDs) Key Stage 2 (Boosey & Hawkes (London)) $45.09 Spooky Songs (Faber Music) $8.62

16. True Love: from High Society C. Porter	100th Anniversary Songbook (Alfred Music ) $25.87 Best of Cole Porter (Piano, Vocal, Guitar) (Faber Music) $18.56 Everlasting Voices (Medium - High Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition) $16.58 Everlasting Voices (Medium - Low Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition) $16.58

17. Getting to know you: from The King and I Rodgers & Hammerstein	Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Soprano (Book & CDs) (Hal Leonard) $39.78 The King and I - Vocal Selection (Williamson Music Inc ) $15.90 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc ) $26.52

18. In my own little corner: from Cinderella Rodgers & Hammerstein	Broadway Ingénue Theatre Songs for Soprano (Hal Leonard) $33.15 Kids Book of Vocal Solos (Book & CD) (Hal Leonard) $18.56 Musical Theatre Collection For Young Women Singers (Hal Leonard) $22.48 Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Soprano (Book & CDs) (Hal Leonard) $39.78 The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc ) $26.52

19. Poco Poppa Pizza and Mama Piccolo: from The Most Wanted Faces Betty Roe	Songs from the Betty Roe Shows Vol. 2 (Thames ) $10.55 The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

20. The Jaguar: from Yanomamo Peter Rose & Anne Conlon	The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87 Yanomamo Vocal Score (Weinberger ) $20.23

21. The Umbrella Man Rose, Stock & Cavanaugh	Harlequin (44 Songs Round The Year) Mus & CD (A&C Black) $25.19

22. Castle on a Cloud: from Les Misérables Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil	Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (+ CD) (Hal Leonard) $23.86 Les Misérables - Piano/Vocal Selections (Updated) (Wise ) $17.18 Les Miserables - Selections From The Movie PVG (Wise ) $19.83

23. River Lullaby (from ‘Deliver Us’): from 'The Prince of Egypt’ Stephen Schwartz	Prince Of Egypt - Vocal Selections (Cherry Lane ) $17.18 The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM) $11.87

24. The Beautiful Briny: from Bedknobs and Broomsticks Richard & Robert Sherman	Selections From Bedknobs And Broomsticks (Campbell Connelly ) $19.83

25. Hushabye Mountain: from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Richard & Robert Sherman	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Musical Selections) (Alfred Music ) $11.87 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Stage selections (Alfred Music ) $22.54 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 High Voice (Book & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23 The Best Of Singing Grades 1-3 Low Voice (Bk & CD) (Faber Music) $17.23

26. A Spoonful of Sugar: from Mary Poppins Richard & Robert Sherman	Mary Poppins - vocal selection (PVG, illustrations & story) (Hal Leonard) $17.23 Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise ) $25.14 The New Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs (6th Edition) (Hal Leonard) $29.12

27. Stay Awake: from Mary Poppins Richard & Robert Sherman	Mary Poppins - vocal selection (PVG, illustrations & story) (Hal Leonard) $17.23

28. Forty-Second Street: from 42nd Street Warren & Dubin	Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music ) $22.48

29. When the red, red robin Woods	Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black) $22.54

30. When I fall in love: from One Minute to Zero Young & Hayman	Definitive Jazz Collection (Voice) (2nd Edition) (Hal Leonard) $29.17

Unaccompanied traditional song	Available In
1. Candidates are free to perform any song from any source, including this suggested publication	The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM) $23.21

Also Recommended	Available In
1. Preparation for the Sight-Singing Tests	Specimen Sight-Singing Tests, Grades 1–5 (ABRSM) $8.95

2. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 1–3, with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $21.16 Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM) $8.62 Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $16.58

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