What's in the exam?
- Pieces
- Scales & arpeggios
- Aural tests
- Sight-reading
- Transposition
What's in the exam?
- Pieces
- Scales & arpeggios
- Aural tests
- Sight-reading
Prerequisite
Candidates for Grade 6, 7 or 8 exams must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz instrument. For full details including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
Syllabus
Horn Grade 6
Key exam information
Additional information
The accompanied pieces are published in F editions unless otherwise indicated. For those pieces not published in F, candidates may use manuscript transpositions of their parts if necessary.
Some List C pieces are published with transposition suggestions but in the exam they should be played in the written keys only.
Publications & audio
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Audio downloads
Download recordings from our Grade 6 syllabus.
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Scales and Arpeggios for Horn
Practice material for students preparing for Horn exams.
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Aural training in Practice
New editions offering support to teachers preparing students for Practical exams.
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Specimen Aural Tests
Practice examples of the aural tests to use when preparing for an exam.