Practical Descant Recorder Grade 2 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Descant Recorder Grade 2 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Three pieces: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C - 30 marks each
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dowland
arr. Yeo |
The King of Denmark's Galliard |
No. 28 from Renaissance Recorder Anthology for Soprano (Descant) Recorder, Vol. 1Schott (ED 13591) More details |
| 2 |
Susato
arr. Yeo |
Bergerette |
No. 31 from Renaissance Recorder Anthology for Soprano (Descant) Recorder, Vol. 1 Schott (ED 13591) More details |
| 3 |
Holborne
arr. Rosenberg |
The Night Watch Or The Honie-suckle |
No. 5 from First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Descant/Soprano)Boosey & Hawkes (BH2100109) More details |
| 4 | M. Marais | March pour les matelots | |
| 5 |
North
arr. Bowman |
North's Maggot | |
| 6 |
Playford
arr. Bowman |
The British Toper from The Dancing Master |
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| 7 |
M. Praetorius
arr. Bullard |
Volte from Terpsichore |
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| 8 |
Trad. Provençal
arr. Bullard |
Marcho di Rei | |
| 9 |
Telemann
arr. Bergmann |
Andante from Partita No. 1 |
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| 10 |
Telemann
arr. Bergmann |
Pastourelle |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Anon., arr. Copland
arr. Bennetts and Bowman |
Simple Gifts from Old American Songs 1 |
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| 2 |
Humperdinck
arr. Bullard |
Evening Prayer from Hänsel und Gretel |
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| 3 | Keith Amos |
The Darting Kingfisher No. 4 from The First Amos Recorder Album |
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| 4 |
Burt Bacharach
arr. Lawrance |
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder, arr. LawranceBrass Wind (0322) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0322PA) |
| 5 |
Schubert
arr. Lawrance |
Briar-Rose (Heidenröslein) |
Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0322) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Descant Recorder, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0322PA) |
| 6 | Stephen Binnington | Light Rock | |
| 7 | Bonsor | Caribbean Or The Merry-Go-Round | |
| 8 | Alan Haughton |
Groovy Baby from Fun Club for Descant Recorder, Grade 2–3 |
Alan Haughton: Fun Club for Descant Recorder, Grade 2–3: Student CopyKevin Mayhew (3611807) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Fun Club for Descant Recorder, Grade 2–3: Teacher Copy Kevin Mayhew (3611804) |
| 9 |
Trad. Hungarian
arr. Daróci Bárdos |
Rábaközi táncnóták |
No. 9 from A banyának három lába (Hungarian Folk Song Arrangements), arr. Daróci BárdosEditio Musica Budapest (Z.14835) More details |
| 10 | Pam Wedgwood |
Cat Walk from Easy Jazzin' About for Descant Recorder |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally Adams | Allegro vivo | |
| 2 | E. Widmann | Rosina (Allemande) | |
| 3 | Kathryn Bennetts | Pip's Pedal | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Cooper |
Dumdiddle Drakes Or Diddledum Ducks No. 4 Or No. 5 from The Woodpecker and Friends (unaccompanied) |
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| 5 | van Eyck |
Al hebben de Princen haren from Der Fluyten Lust-hof (Theme and Modo 2 (Var. 1)) |
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| 6 |
Handel
arr. Puscoiu |
Impertinence | |
| 7 |
Purcell
arr. Puscoiu |
Martial Air | |
| 8 | Keuning |
Study in G No. 30 from 30 Simple Studies |
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| 9 |
Trad. American
arr. Lawrance |
Buffalo Girls | |
| 10 | Sarah Watts |
Study in Blue from Fresh Air for Descant Recorder |
