ABRSM Classical Guitar · Grade 1
ABRSM Classical Grade 1 guitar
Simple melodies and accompaniments with a first look at rest stroke and thumb control.
ABRSM Practical Grades are taken in person, while Performance Grades are recorded and submitted as a video. I can help students prepare for either format and choose the one that suits them best.
Set pieces
Tap any piece to open its own page with a play-along video, amp settings and practice tips. You'll still need the official grade book for the notation.
All ABRSM Classical Grade 1 pieces(9)
- Jasmine Flower, arr. Batchelar— Trad. Chinese · List A
- Sur le pont d’Avignon, arr. Wright— Trad. French · List A
- Gaillarde Passemaize, arr. Sanderson— Gervaise · List A
- Ecossaise (No. 5 from 24 pièces, Op. 121), arr. Wright— Carulli · List B
- March (No. 19 from Introduction à l’étude de la guitare, Op. 60), arr. Wright— Sor · List B
- I vow to thee, my country, arr. Mermikides— Holst · List B
- Spanish Knights— Longworth & Walker · List C
- Underground Sound— Gary Ryan · List C
- Somethin’ Stupid, arr. Wright— C. Carson Parks · List C
Books and exam booking
The Trinity Grade 1 book and the exam booking both come from Trinity College London directly.
Technical work at Grade 1
- C, G, F and A minor scales — one octave
- Simple arpeggio patterns
- Rest stroke (apoyando) introduction
- Basic slurs and damping
What's in the exam
- Three pieces from the syllabus
- Technical work
- Sight-reading
- Aural tests