Trinity Brass Syllabus 2019-2022 (Hardcopy)

Welcome to Trinity College London’s Brass syllabus, containing details of graded exams from Initial
to Grade 8. This 2019–2022 syllabus has performance at its heart. It offers the choice and flexibility
to allow brass players to perform to their strengths, enabling them to gain recognition for their
own unique skills as performers.

Build authentic skills
Our performance-grounded technical work and supporting tests are specifically designed to
develop the skills that are specific to your instrument. A combination of unique lip flexibility
and performance-led exercises, along with orchestral and brass band extracts, develop
essential and authentic brass skills and techniques progressively through the grades.

Explore diverse repertoire
Discover pieces across a variety of styles and genres, from orchestral to jazz to brass band, all
of which showcase the wide range of styles available to brass players. Our repertoire has been
refreshed at all levels, with a number of specially commissioned pieces and the addition of duets
for selected instruments at lower grades.

Benefit from industry expertise
The syllabus and supporting books have been created in consultation with prominent brass players.
Access videos and handouts produced in collaboration with leading musicians, and join us online
and on social media for the full music experience and to find out when new resources are available.
For the first time, a series of graded trumpet, cornet & flugelhorn books is available to support
this syllabus. The books feature a wide range of accompanied and unaccompanied pieces,
including a number of new commissions. High-quality demo recordings and piano playalongs
are available to download.