Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Violin 2020-2023
Grade: 3
Candidates may perform some or all of their pieces with a string accompaniment. Pieces that are published as duets are marked (DUET) in the syllabus list. Pieces that are published with piano and string accompaniment options are marked (PF/VN) in the syllabus list, and may be performed with either accompaniment in the exam.
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.
Audio downloads: Purchase audio recordings of pieces from this syllabus.
Pieces (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice piece)
List AAvailable In
1. La réjouissance: 4th movt from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Handel
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$14.06
2. Theme and Variation: from Symphony No. 94, Hob. I:94, 2nd movt
Haydn
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$8.50
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$14.06
3. Contredanse: No. 1 from 12 contredanses, K. 269b
attrib. Mozart
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$8.50
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$14.06
4. Gavotte: 3rd movt from Symphony No. 4 in F, Op. 2 No. 4
Boyce
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The Young Symphonist, Vol. 2 (Spartan Press)$21.39
7. Allegro assai: 3rd movt from Concertino in D, Op. 15
F. Küchler
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Concertino In Dmaj Op. 15 (Bosworth)$7.95
8. Gavotta: 4th movt from Sonata in E minor, Op. 2 No. 10
Mascitti
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Baroque Violin Pieces, Book 1 (ABRSM)$15.28
9. Duo: from 12 Duos, K. 487 (DUET)
Mozart
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$10.99
10. Bourrée: from Wedding Divertissement
Telemann
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The Best of Grade 3 Violin (Faber Music)$13.43
List BAvailable In
1. Theme from Berceuse: from Dolly, Op. 56
Fauré
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$8.50
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$14.06
2. Chiquilín de Bachín
Piazzolla and H. Ferrer
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$8.50
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$14.06
3. Andante: 2nd movt from Concerto in B minor, Op. 35
Rieding
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$8.50
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$14.06
4. Habanera: from Carmen (PF/VN)
Bizet
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Fiddle Time Sprinters Piano Accompaniment Book REVISED EDITION (Oxford University Press)$11.31 -
Fiddle Time Sprinters Violin Accompaniment Book REVISED EDITION (Oxford University Press)$9.72 -
Fiddle Time Sprinters: A third book of pieces for violin (+ CD) (Oxford University Press)$13.14
5. Andante pastorale (DUET)
G. Concone
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Compatible Duets for Strings 2 (Violin) (Carl Fischer)$19.50
7. Lalai - A Lullaby to Awaken You?
Barbara Heller
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$20.77
8. Can You Feel the Love Tonight?: from The Lion King
Elton John and Tim Rice
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Top Hits From TV, Movies & Musicals (Violin book + CD) (Alfred Music)$20.72
9. Theme and Variations 1 and 2: from Theme and Variations
Papini
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Solos for Young Violinists Book 1 (Summy-Birchard)$16.50
10. Adagio: 2nd movt from Student Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 13
Friedrich Seitz
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Violin Concerto No.2 in G major Op.13 (Bärenreiter)$11.61
List CAvailable In
1. Singin' in the Rain
N. Brown and A. Freed
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$14.06
2. Shadow Wizard
Rachel Stott
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$8.50
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$14.06
3. Relaxing in Rio: No. 3 from Violin Globetrotters
Ros Stephen
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$8.50
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$14.06
4. Pillow Dance: No. 14 from 44 Duos (DUET)
Bartók
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Duos (44) for two violins vol.1 (Universal Edition)$20.77
5. I feel pretty: from West Side Story
L. Bernstein
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Session Time for Strings Piano Accompaniment (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$18.32 -
Session Time Violin (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$18.32
6. Stiffkey Blues: No. 21 from Shooting Stars
Katherine and Hugh Colledge
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Shooting Stars - violin & piano part (Easy String Music Series) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$15.88
7. Chasse du jeune Henry: No. 17 from 36 études mélodiques et faciles, Op. 84 (SOLO)
C. Dancla
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$20.77
8. The Joker: No. 3 from Early Morning, Op. 126a
Grechaninov
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$10.99
10. Toad in the Hole (PF/VN)
Sheila Nelson
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Technitunes (Piano Accompaniments for violin, viola, cello, double bass) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$15.88 -
Technitunes for Violin (Tetratunes series) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$9.17
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2. Sight Reading Tests
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3. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)$10.39 -
$19.50
