Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Tests ABRSM Grades 1-5 ieViolin Specimen Sight-Reading Tests ABRSM Grades 1-5 from 2012 Notes 1 In the exam, candidates will be given a short interval of up to half a minute in which to look through and, if they wish, try out any part of the test before they are required to perform it for assessment. 2 The fingerings given in this book (as well asin the ‘exam tests) are for guidance only. Examiners will not assess whether the given fingerings are observed. Published by ABRSM (Publishing) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABRSM_ © 2011 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music ‘Music origination by Julia Bovee and Katie Johnston Printed in England by Caligraving Lid, Thetford, Norfolk, ‘on materials from sustainable sources Reprinted in 2018GRADE 1 Fanfare x Slowly pet = z ee fie 4 SS eee er a ere = SF mf Happily ae ' - — _ 6 = c= Sat eee] Andante A tts So er tee ae eS 4d mf Moderato 7 ¥ ——: SSS SS SS SS a ==] — — = A 3596il 12 13 14 Smoothly GRADE 1 AB 3596GRADE 1 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 Slowly Happily 18.3596GRADE 1 Grandly aa _ a 25 2 | mf 26 Moderato 27 28 AB 3596 5GRADE 2 Alla marcia AB 35966 mf Co GRADE 2 Espressivo Cantabile ene 7 A 3596GRADE 2 8 AB 3596GRADE 2 ‘Smoothly Dolce 2 8 3596,GRADE 2 10 AB 3596GRADE 2 Allegro 8 2596 "GRADE 2 Dolce 88 3596 "GRADE 3 Risoluto 12 AB 3596GRADE 3 Expressively ™>_ = a> ae — f Steadily 1B 3596 13GRADE 3 Risoluto 4 AB 9596GRADE 3 Allegretto Andante AB 3596 6GRADE 3 AB 3596GRADE 3 Energico =f AB 3596 7GRADE 4 ‘Tranquillo ‘Tempo di minuetto y mp ee 18 AB35%6GRADE 4 Sostenuto ‘ “pos 8 mf AB 9596 9GRADE 4 ‘Tranquillo 10 Se =— Giocoso 12 P 20 AB 9596GRADE 4 8 3596 2GRADE 4 Allegretto leggiero y 2 AB 2596GRADE 4 Cantabile 22 Giocoso . ——_ AB 3595 23GRADE 5 Allegro giocoso Nobilmente ze 489596GRADE 5 A596 2GRADE 5 Espressivo 8 5 a er SS SS P xy # ‘ te = o = eS “8 a> + ies $ nf ™ nf = — Andante cantabile 26 AB 9596GRADE 5 Giocoso 8B 3598GRADE 5 28 AB 3596GRADE 5 SSS Allegretto 8.3596 2»GRADE 5 zy 4 Giocoso 30 8 3596GRADE 5 Moderato v AB 3596 3RR ear aaa aad Sn ee aaa REE te ice rome RUE 1 nar era 1 Representative ofthe techrical level expected in the exam Seed ee Pen ea peer ea eas PSO MSY Bet) ltd ee eke LN Supporting the teaching and learning of music inpartnership with the Royal Schools of Music Royal Academy of Music| Royal College of Music Royal Northern College of Music | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Cae Pe Lehn?