ABRSM Grade 8 Orchestral Percussion

General Info

Candidates taking a Percussion (Combined) exam are required to:

play one piece for each of Snare Drum, Timpani and Keyboard Percussion
play the technical requirements for either Snare Drum, Timpani or Keyboard Percussion at their choice
have instruments available which meet the minimum requirements for the Sight-reading for Snare Drum, Timpani and Keyboard Percussion. The subject for the test will be chosen by the examiner.

Item	Works	Composer	Publication	Publisher	Instrumentation
1	Fox Trot and Fandango	Warren Benson	Three Dances for Solo Snare Drum	Hal Leonard	Snare Drum Only
2	Dances for Five Drums	Jan Bradley	Dances for Five Drums	Jan Bradley	3 Tom-toms & Bongos
3	Engine Room	James Campbell	Engine Room	Row-Loff Productions	Bongos & Tom-toms & Bass Drum & Hand Percussion
4	Popeye	Stacey Duggan	Just Desserts	Row-Loff Productions	Optional Aerial Flip
5	It's About Time	Michael Lynch	Just Desserts	Row-Loff Productions	Optional Visual Enhancement
6	Movement 2	Guy Gauthreaux II American Suite	Meredith Music	Snare Drum Only
7	Pontiac	Anthony Kerr	ABRSM Principal Percussion	Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music	Piano Accompanied
8	Cave Dance	Glenn Kotche	Cave Dance	Alfred Music	Foot Pedal Instrument (Bass Drum or Cowbell etc.)
9	Gorymdaith	Alex Neal	Gorymdaith	Southern Percussion	Tenor Drum & Pedal Bass Drum
10	Antrieb	Cameron Sinclair	Antrieb	Scottish Music Centre	Snare Drum Only

Item	Works	Composer	Publication	Publisher	Instrumentation

Item	Works	Composer	Publication	Publisher	Instrumentation