ABRSM Singing from 2018 Grade 2 Syllabus

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Syllabus: Singing from 2018

Grade: 2

Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.

Songs (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice accompanied song)

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List AAvailable In

1. Mi caballo blanco

del Campo

Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press)

$53.53

2. Little Boats

arr. H. Hughes

Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$36.66
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

3. The Dark Island

MacLachlan

The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

4. Westering home

H. Roberton

Songs of Scotland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39
Westering Home for unison voices (Roberton )

$3.03

5. Repousa tranquillo, O meigo Jesus

Trad. Brazilian

Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61

6. Land of the silver birch

Trad. Canadian

Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press)

$53.53
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

7. A-roving

Trad. English

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.91
Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58
Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$31.02

8. The Mermaid

Trad. English

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.91
Songs of England (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$31.02
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

9. The Oak and the Ash

Trad. English

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.91
Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58
Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$31.02
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

10. Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)

Trad. English

It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$14.09

11. Cockles and Mussels

Trad. Irish

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.91
Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58
Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
Songs You Think You Know (Faber Music)

$23.96
Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$31.02
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

12. I will walk with my love

Trad. Irish

Irish Country Songs (Highlights Collection) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$33.84
Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

13. Let him go, let him tarry

Trad. Irish

Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$23.96
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

14. The Mallow Fling

Trad. Irish

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.91
Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

15. Ma bella bimba

Trad. Italian

Ready To Sing... Folk Songs (Alfred Music )

$23.91
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

16. Santa Lucia

Trad. Italian/T. Cottrau

Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$14.03
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$14.03
International Folk Songs for Solo Singers - medium high (Bk & CD) (Alfred Music )

$37.15
International Folk Songs for Solo Singers (Medium/High) (Book Only) (Alfred Music )

$20.45
International Folk Songs for Solo Singers (Medium/Low) (Book & CD) (Alfred Music )

$30.96
International Folk Songs for Solo Singers (Medium/Low) (Book Only) (Alfred Music )

$20.45
Italian Songs & Arias (Piano & Vocal) (Mel Bay )

$23.96
The Language of Song - Elementary (High Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$18.32
The Language of Song - Elementary (Low Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$18.32

17. Loch Lomond

Trad. Scottish

It's Never Too Late To Sing: Songbook (Voice) (Faber Music)

$14.09
Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.91

18. The winter it is past

Trad. Scottish

Saltire Scottish Song Book (Hardie Press )

$23.91
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

19. Pan Gyfyd yr Heulwen

Trad. Welsh

Songs Of Wales (Welsh version) - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
Songs of Wales English Language Version (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61

List BAvailable In

1. A Child's Prayer

W. H. Anderson

A Child's Prayer / The Old Shepherd's Prayer (Roberton )

$2.82

2. The Old Shepherd's Prayer

W. H. Anderson

A Child's Prayer / The Old Shepherd's Prayer (Roberton )

$2.82
Old Shepherd's Prayer (in D minor) for voice & piano (Roberton )

$4.23

3. The Sweet Nightingale

W. H. Anderson

Sweet Nightingale for unison voices (Roberton )

$2.82
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

4. Gabriel's Message (The Angel Gabriel)

Anon. Basque

It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$14.09
Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61

5. Sans Day Carol

Anon. Cornish

Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$29.61
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

6. The Coventry Carol

Anon. English

Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback) (Oxford University Press)

$32.37
Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

7. Morning has broken or Leanabh an aigh

Anon. Gaelic

BBC Songs of Praise Music Edition (Oxford University Press)

$35.97
Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

8. Japanese Snow Song

Anon. Japanese

Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice - Book & CD) (Alfred Music )

$30.96
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice) (Alfred Music )

$20.45
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/Low Book + CD) (Alfred Music )

$30.96
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/low Voice) (Alfred Music )

$20.45

9. Twilight: No. 2 from Pick 'n' Choose

Aubrey Beswick

Pick 'n' Choose (Mixed Ensemble) (Universal Edition)

$11.27
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

10. Erlaube mir, fein's Mädchen

Brahms

42 Folk Songs Vol.1 (Deutsche Volkslieder) (High Voice) German/English (IMC)

$28.92
42 Folk Songs Vol.1 (Deutsche Volkslieder) (Low Voice) German/English (IMC)

$26.09

11. The Little Drummer Boy

Davis, Onorati & Simeone

It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$14.09

12. Dreamer

Eilers Bacak

Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press)

$53.53

13. The Swing: No. 4 from A Garland of Song

Christopher Field

A Garland of Song (Voice & Piano) (Recital Music)

$20.80
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

14. The Little Spanish Town

Jenkyns

Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39
The Little Spanish Town (Unison) (Novello)

$3.17

15. The Cuckoo Clock: No. 1 from Serendipity Solos

Lin Marsh

Serendipity Solos (Faber Music)

$9.86

16. Earth, Sea and Sky

Lin Marsh

Junior Songscape: Earth Sea & Sky (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$28.20
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

17. Monsters!

Lin Marsh

Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music)

$12.68
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

18. The Frog

Nina Perry

The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39
The Frog Unison Song (Oxford University Press)

$2.75

19. Wiegenlied 'Schlafe, schlafe, holder, süsser Knabe', Op. 98 No. 2, D. 498

Schubert

Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$14.03
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$14.03
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

20. Schmetterling, Op. 79 No. 2

Schumann

Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$14.03
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$14.03
Singing Time Grade 2 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth )

$10.58

21. Roller Ghoster

Alan Simmons

Singing Sherlock Book 2 (Book & 2 CDs) Key Stage 2 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$50.76

22. The Cuckoo

arr. Stanford

Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$36.66

23. Guter Mond, du gehst so stille

Trad. German

Lovely Moon (Guter Mond, Du Gehst So Stille) (High Voice & Piano) (Ashdown )

$3.17
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

24. Arirang

Trad. Korean

Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice - Book & CD) (Alfred Music )

$30.96
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice) (Alfred Music )

$20.45
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/Low Book + CD) (Alfred Music )

$30.96
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/low Voice) (Alfred Music )

$20.45

List CAvailable In

1. I'd do anything: from Oliver!

Bart

Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (Book + Online Audio Access) (Hal Leonard)

$31.74
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

3. Singin' in the Rain: from Singin' in the Rain

Brown & Freed

Faber Music Theatre Songbook (Piano, Voice & Guitar) (Faber Music)

$21.14
Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$28.20
Singin' in the Rain (Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition) (Piano, Vocal, Chords) (Alfred Music )

$14.28
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

4. Busy Doing Nothing

Burke & van Heusen

Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$28.20

5. Love is a song that never ends: from Bambi

Churchill & Morey

Love Is A Song (PVG) (Campbell Connelly )

$6.35
Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise )

$28.20

6. Give my regards to Broadway: from Little Johnny Jones

George M. Cohan

Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music )

$23.91

7. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

Coots & Gillespie

It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$14.09

8. Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)

Dacre

100 Years of Popular Music: 1900-1920 (Piano, Voice & Guitar) (Faber Music)

$31.02
Best of Children's Songs - piano, voice and guitar (performance score) (Schott)

$25.37
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The National Songbook (Voice & Piano) (Book & CDs) (Novello)

$22.55

9. A windmill in old Amsterdam

Dicks & Rudge

The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

10. Once Upon a Dream: from Sleeping Beauty

Fain & Lawrence (after Tchaikovsky)

Please email us for availability

11. The Hippopotamus Song

Flanders & Swann

Apusskidu: Songs for Children (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$23.96
Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music)

$12.68
Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$28.20
Songs of Flanders & Swann (Faber Music)

$26.79
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

12. The sun has got his hat on: from Me and My Girl

Gay & Butler

Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$28.20

13. Flash, Bang, Wallop!: from Half a Sixpence

Heneker

Faber Music Theatre Songbook (Piano, Voice & Guitar) (Faber Music)

$21.14
Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$28.20
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

14. Any Dream Will Do: from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (Book + Online Audio Access) (Hal Leonard)

$31.74

15. Something Spooky: No. 5 from Spooky Songs

Lin Marsh

Singing Sherlock Book 2 (Book & 2 CDs) Key Stage 2 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$50.76
Spooky Songs (Faber Music)

$9.17

16. True Love: from High Society

C. Porter

100th Anniversary Songbook (Alfred Music )

$27.50
Best of Cole Porter (Piano, Vocal, Guitar) (Faber Music)

$19.73
Everlasting Voices (Medium - High Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition)

$17.63
Everlasting Voices (Medium - Low Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition)

$22.50

17. Getting to know you: from The King and I

Rodgers & Hammerstein

Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Soprano (Book & CDs) (Hal Leonard)

$49.35
The King and I - Vocal Selections (Williamson Music Inc )

$21.86
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc )

$33.15

18. In my own little corner: from Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein

Broadway Ingénue Theatre Songs for Soprano (Hal Leonard)

$42.30
Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Soprano (Book & CDs) (Hal Leonard)

$49.35
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc )

$33.15

19. Poco Poppa Pizza and Mama Piccolo: from The Most Wanted Faces

Betty Roe

Songs from the Betty Roe Shows Vol. 2 (Thames )

$12.68
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

20. The Jaguar: from Yanomamo

Peter Rose & Anne Conlon

The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03
Yanomamo Vocal Score (Weinberger )

$21.51

21. The Umbrella Man

Rose, Stock & Cavanaugh

Harlequin (44 Songs Round The Year) Mus & CD (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$26.79

22. Castle on a Cloud: from Les Misérables

Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil

Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (Book + Online Audio Access) (Hal Leonard)

$31.74
Les Misérables - Piano/Vocal Selections (Updated) (Wise )

$19.73
Les Miserables - Selections From The Movie PVG (Wise )

$22.55

23. River Lullaby (from ‘Deliver Us’): from 'The Prince of Egypt’

Stephen Schwartz

Prince Of Egypt - Vocal Selections (Cherry Lane )

$23.96
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 2 (ABRSM)

$14.03

24. The Beautiful Briny: from Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Richard & Robert Sherman

Selections From Bedknobs And Broomsticks (Campbell Connelly )

$22.55

25. Hushabye Mountain: from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Richard & Robert Sherman

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Musical Selections) (Alfred Music )

$12.62
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Stage selections (Alfred Music )

$23.96
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$19.73

26. A Spoonful of Sugar: from Mary Poppins

Richard & Robert Sherman

Mary Poppins - vocal selection (PVG, illustrations & story) (Hal Leonard)

$19.73
Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise )

$28.20

27. Stay Awake: from Mary Poppins

Richard & Robert Sherman

Mary Poppins - vocal selection (PVG, illustrations & story) (Hal Leonard)

$19.73

28. Forty-Second Street: from 42nd Street

Warren & Dubin

Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music )

$23.91

29. When the red, red robin

Woods

Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$23.96

30. When I fall in love: from One Minute to Zero

Young & Hayman

Definitive Jazz Collection (Voice) (2nd Edition) (Hal Leonard)

$31.02

List FAvailable In

1. Candidates are free to perform any song from any source, including this suggested publication

The ABRSM Songbook, Book 2 (ABRSM)

$25.39

Also RecommendedAvailable In

1. Preparation for the Sight-Singing Tests

Specimen Sight-Singing Tests, Grades 1–5 (ABRSM)

$10.58

2. Preparation for the Aural Tests

Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 1–3, with 2 CDs (ABRSM)

$23.91
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)

$9.80
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 with 2 CDs (ABRSM)

$19.04

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