| Board: | ABRSM |
| Syllabus: | Saxophone (Alto/Baritone) 2006-2013 |
| Grade: | 8 |
• The current syllabus
• The current Examination Information & Regulations
• These Music Exams (containing practical advice for candidates, teachers and parents)
Record yourself:
• Play your ABRSM Alto or Baritone Saxophone exam music to the accompaniment track, then keep and share the recording
| Selected recordings from the Grade 8 syllabus |  | Selected Alto Saxophone Exam Recordings, from 2006, Grade 8 (ABRSM) $37.32  | ||
| 1. Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020: 2nd and 3rd movts, Adagio and Allegro J. S. Bach |  | Sonata in G minor BWV 1020 (trans. Harle for Eb/Bb saxophone & piano) (Universal Edition) $21.92 | ||
| 2. Sarabande et Allegro for alto saxophone Grovlez |  | Sarabande et Allegro (Leduc) $36.93 | ||
| 3. First Concertino: complete Guilhaud |  | First Concertino Alto Sax (Rubank) $7.07 | ||
| 4. Sonata for Eb Saxophone: 1st movt, Allegro Bernhard Heiden |  | Sonata for Eb Saxophone (Schott) $15.70 | ||
| 5. Sonata for Alto Saxophone (1959): 3rd movt, Allegro vivace Lawson Lunde |  | Sonata for Alto Saxophone (Southern Music) $25.06 | ||
| 6. Lou Cabridan: No. 5 from Tableaux de Provence for alto saxophone Paule Maurice |  | Tableaux de Provence Alto Saxophone (Lemoine) $30.64 | ||
| 1. Samba Triste: No. 1 from Three Piece Suite for alto saxophone Richard Rodney Bennett |  | Three Piece Suite (Novello) $21.92 | ||
| 2. A l’Espagnole (No. 1 of Pièces caractéristiques en forme de suite, Op. 77) for alto saxophone Pierre Max Dubois |  | A l’Espagnole (Leduc) $32.21 | ||
| 3. Cinq Danses Exotiques for alto saxophone: any three dances Françaix |  | Cinq Danses Exotiques Alto Sax & Piano (Schott) $14.13 | ||
| 4. Blues Concerto for Alto Sax: 1st movt, Allegro, or 3rd movt, Allegro con brio Bill Holcombe |  | Blues Concerto for Alto Sax & Piano (Musicians Publications) $29.07 | ||
| 5. Tango and Charleston for alto saxophone Trevor Hold |  | Tango & Charleston Alto Sax piano (Thames) $9.35 | ||
| 6. Hot-Sonate for alto saxophone: 1st and 2nd movts Schulhoff |  | Hot-Sonate for Alto Saxophone (Schott) $18.84 | ||
| 7. Miniatures in Various Styles for alto saxophone: Nos 4, 5 and 6 Alojzy Thomys |  | Miniatures in Various Styles for Alto Saxophone (PWM) $15.63 | ||
| 8. Schwarzer Tänzer Nigel Wood |  | Schwarzer Tänzer for Eb/Bb saxophone and piano (Saxtet) $23.49 | ||
| 1. Scherzando Sax: No. 56 from Sixty for Sax Alan Bullard |  | Sixty for Sax (ABRSM) $13.75 | ||
| 2. 48 Études: No. 36 (Scherzo) or No. 40 (Allegretto) Ferling |  | 48 Études for Saxophone (Leduc) $49.50 | ||
| 3. Rhapsody Toshio Mashima |  | New Concert Studies for Saxophone (Book & CD) (De Haske) $21.21 | ||
| 4. Tabasco or If Only…: No. 6 or No. 7 from 12 Modern Études for solo saxophone James Rae |  | 12 Modern Études for solo saxophone (Universal Edition) $14.06 | ||
| 5. See-Saw Andrew Tweed |  | Sax Scorchers (Saxtet) $25.93 | ||
| 6. Balletico Nigel Wood | | Sax Scorchers (Saxtet) $25.93 | ||
| 7. I Sleep at Waking for solo saxophone Ian Wilson |  | I Sleep at Waking for solo alto saxophone (Camden Music) $21.92 | ||
| 1. Scales & Arpeggios |  | Scales and Arpeggios for Saxophone, Grades 1-8 (ABRSM) $9.82 | ||
| 2. Sight Reading Tests |  | Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Saxophone, Grades 6-8 (ABRSM) $9.04 | ||
| 3. Preparation for the Aural Tests |  | Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 6–8, with 3 CDs (ABRSM) $23.49 |  | Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 (ABRSM) $9.04 |
 | Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 8 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $22.78 | |||
* Estimated prices
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