Practical Clarinet Grade 4 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Clarinet Grade 4 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Three pieces: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C - 30 marks each
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Bizet arr. Bullard |
 Avec la garde montante (With the New Guard)from Carmen |
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| 2 | Gade | Fantasy Piece No. 1 from Fantasiestücke, Op. 43 (grace notes optional) |
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| 3 | Trad. Klezmer arr. Gellnick |
Choson Kale Mazel Tov (Good Luck to the Bride and Groom)
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| 4 | Bizet arr. Lawrance |
Chanson bohème from Carmen |
 Great Winners for Clarinet, arr. LawranceBrass Wind (0325) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Great Winners for Clarinet, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0325PA) |
| 5 | Dvořák arr. Birtel |
Humoresque Op. 101 No. 7 |
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| 6 | Mendelssohn arr. King and Frank |
Song Without Words Op. 67 No. 2 |
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| 7 | Mozart arr. Benoy and Bryce |
Voi che sapete from The Marriage of Figaro |
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| 8 | Purcell arr. Richardson |
Rondeau | |
| 9 | Reger trans. Wastall |
Romance | |
| 10 | Schumann arr. Birtel |
Träumerei Op. 15 No. 7 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Duncan Lamont | The Wizard from Mr Benn for Clarinet |
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| 2 | J. Collis | School's Out! 1st movt from Tom Sawyer Suite |
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| 3 | Christopher Norton | Cooling Breeze
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| 4 | Colin Cowles | The Fiery Frog Hopper's Hop from Amazing Animals for Clarinet |
 Colin Cowles: Amazing Animals for ClarinetFentone (F 784-400) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Amazing Animals Piano accompaniment Fentone (F 787-401) |
| 5 | Fields and McHugh arr. Iveson |
On the Sunny Side of the Street (observing lower line in bb. 35–40) |
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| 6 | Paul Harris | Andante pacifico con rubato 3rd movt from Sonatina for Clarinet |
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| 7 | Joplin arr. Lawrance |
Maple Leaf Rag |
Great Winners for Clarinet, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0325) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Great Winners for Clarinet, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0325PA) |
| 8 | John Williams arr. Lawrance or Galliford, Neuburg and Edmondson |
Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Great Winners for Clarinet, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0325) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Great Winners for Clarinet, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0325PA)  Ultimate Movie Instrumental Solos for Clarinet, arr. Galliford, Neuburg and Edmondson (piano accomp. printable from companion CD)Alfred (40108) More details |
| 9 | Bryan Kelly | Aries No. 1 from Zodiac, Set 1 |
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| 10 | Vinter | First Song from Song and Dance |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Howard Goodall | Dog, Bone, Mayhem (stamping optional) |
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| 2 | Mark Nightingale | Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Pike? No. 3 from Fishy Scaley Studies |
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| 3 | F. L. Schubert | Andantino in A minor No. 63 from Kleine theoretisch-praktische Clarinettenschule |
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| 4 | Demnitz | Study in D from Elementary School for Clarinet |
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| 5 | Langey | Study in B minor | |
| 6 | Nilia Velázquez | Study in G minor | |
| 7 | Roger Purcell | Come What May No. 26 from Scaling the Heights |
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| 8 | James Rae | Exhibit A No. 23 from 38 More Modern Studies for Solo Clarinet |
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| 9 | James Rae | Save As... Or Polka Dotcom | |
| 10 | Philip Sparke | Ursa Major Or Hungarian Dance No. 37 Or No. 38 from Skilful Studies for Clarinet |
