Below you will find FREE downloads of archived guides to previous syllabus content, available for all brass instruments. Please remember that these do not qualify for current examinations, but they do remain useful.
Below you will find simple resources to aid the learning of these exercises for trombone, bass trombone, trumpet/Bb brass, baritone/euphonium and horn.
ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios
Trombone (bass clef)
Harmonic Minors
- Trombone – Grade 1
- *new* Grade 1 play-along
- Trombone – Grade 2
- Trombone – Grade 3
- Trombone – Grade 4
- Trombone – Grade 5
Melodic Minors
Natural Minors
Grades 6 – 8 (both minor forms)
- Trombone – Grade 6
- Trombone – Grade 7 & 8 (1/2) *
- Trombone – Grade 7 continued (2/2)
- Trombone – Grade 8 continued (2/2)
* Major and minor scale requirements are the same for Trombone Grade 7 & 8, with just a variation in speed. The rest of the requirements are provided separately, so please make sure you download BOTH parts for each grade.
Bass Trombone
Grades 6 – 8 only
Trumpet/Bb Brass (treble clef)
Suitable for Trumpet, Bb Cornet, Flugelhorn, Euphonium and Baritone.
Jane Salmon | Trombonist 