ABRSM Saxophone (Soprano/Tenor) 2006-2013 Grade 3 Syllabus

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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 following publications:

• The current syllabus
• The current Examination Information & Regulations
• These Music Exams (containing practical advice for candidates, teachers and parents)

Record yourself:

• Play your ABRSM Soprano or Tenor Saxophone exam music to the accompaniment track, then keep and share the recording

List A

Available in

1. Passepieds I and II (from Les Amours des Dieux) Mouret		Dances from French Operas for tenor saxophone, Vol. 2, arr. Thompson (Studio Music) $9.06

2. Marche funèbre del Signor Maestro Contrapunto, K. 453a Mozart		Time Pieces for B flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.04

3. The Merry Peasant (from Album for the Young, Op. 68) Schumann		Time Pieces for B flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.04

4. Linden Lea Vaughan Williams		Time Pieces for B flat Saxophone, Volume 1 (ABRSM) $11.04

5. Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition) Mussorgsky		Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

6. Cantabile (from Il Cordellino) Vivaldi		Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

List B

Available in

1. Showtime Paul Harris	Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

2. Rosie or Plaza de Toros Pam Wedgwood	Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 1–3 (Faber Music) $15.21

3. The Coolest Camel: from Compositions for Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1 Graham Lyons	Compositions for Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1 (Useful Music) $17.89	Selected Piano Accompaniments (for Compositions for Tenor Saxophone, Vol. 1) (Useful Music) $9.90

4. From Drainpipes to Flares: No. 7 from Lucky Dip Mark Nightingale	Lucky Dip for tenor saxophone and piano (Warwick Music) $14.47

5. Waltz for Emily: from Blue Saxophone James Rae	Blue Saxophone for Eb/Bb saxophone and piano (Universal Edition) $15.15

6. Cabaret Song: from A Miscellany for Saxophone, Book 1 Michael Rose	A Miscellany for Saxophone, Book I (ABRSM) $9.06

7. September Song (from Knickerbocker Holiday) Weill	Take Another Ten, arr. Rae for saxophone and piano (Universal Edition) $18.20

List C

Available in

1. Agile Sax or Cheerful Sax: No. 19 or No. 25 from Sixty for Sax Alan Bullard		Sixty for Sax (ABRSM) $13.32

2. Slightly Latin: No. 2 from Finger Bobbins for unaccompanied saxophone Colin Cowles		Finger Bobbins for unaccompanied saxophone (Studio Music) $9.06

3. Study in D (Andante) Garnier		80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber Music) $12.17

4. Study in A minor (Allegretto) O. Langey		80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber Music) $12.17

5. Puddle Jump: from Cool School Chris Gumbley		Cool School for tenor saxophone (book only) (Brass Wind) $11.42

6. Of Mice and Keys: No. 12 from Jazz@Etudes for saxophone Mark Nightingale		Jazz@Etudes for saxophone (Warwick Music) $12.11

7. Chandelier Waltz: No. 7 from Style Workout for solo saxophone James Rae		Style Workout for solo saxophone (Universal Edition) $18.20

8. One Way Ticket: No. 11 from Easy Studies in Jazz & Rock Saxophone James Rae		Easy Studies in Jazz & Rock Saxophone (Universal Edition) $15.15

Also Recommended

Available in

1. Scales & Arpeggios	Scales and Arpeggios for Saxophone, Grades 1-8 (ABRSM) $9.52

2. Sight Reading Tests	Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for Saxophone, Grades 1-5 (ABRSM) $7.99

3. Preparation for the Aural Tests	Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 1–3, with 2CDs (ABRSM) $19.72	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM) $7.99
	Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 with 2 CDs (ABRSM) $16.67