Scales and arpeggios are essential to progressing on any instrument and make up an important part of some examinations too. Below you will find simple resources to aid the learning of these exercises for trombone, bass trombone, trumpet/Bb brass, baritone/euphonium and horn.
As well as some stand-alone content, there are guides to the graded ABRSM syllabus, which feature all of the information you will need to prepare for each examination. Early grades offer a variety of minor scale options, so please choose your preferred version carefully.
PLEASE NOTE some of the following materials are now associated with previous ABRSM requirements and need to be updated. In the meantime, I will leave the materials below accessible as they remain a good tool for learning.
Each of the following links are to PDF copies – these should be easy to download and print but do get in touch if you have any trouble.
General Exercises
Trombone (bass clef)
ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios
Trombone (bass clef)
Harmonic Minors
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.
Grades 6-8 (both minor forms)
Baritone/Euphonium (bass clef)
Grades 6-8 (both minor forms)
Horn
Grade 6 (both minors)
Have you found these guides useful? Please let me know what you think.
Jane Salmon 
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do these work for 2023 brass syllabus? 😩
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