Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:

Grade 3 Scales
ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for E♭ Horn, Grades 1-8

Grade 3 Sight-reading
ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for E♭ Horn, Grades 1-5

Grade 3 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)

Grade 3 Pieces
THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:

LIST A
1 Tom Davoren Rondo Olympia Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
2 Lucy Pankhurst Sicilienne Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
3 Gluck Che farò. Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; Book with CD: E♭ piano accomp.)
4 Handel See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes (from Judas Maccabaeus). Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: Eb/F edition)
5 Leslie Pearson Basse Dance. No. 7 from Going Solo – Tenor Horn, arr. Wallace and Pearson (Faber)
6 Schubert The Trout. No. 3 from Going Solo – Tenor Horn, arr. Wallace and Pearson (Faber)
7 Philip Sparke Promenade. No. 7 from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: Eb/F edition)
8 Vivaldi Spring. No. 4 from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: Eb/F edition)
9 Tchaikovsky Reverie. Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance ( treble brass edition; treble brass with CD: piano accomp.))

LIST B
1 Acker Bilk Stranger on the Shore. Stranger on the A Train for E♭ Horn, arr. Iveson (Brass Wind)
2 Cy Coben Piano Roll Blues. Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance ( treble brass edition; treble brass with CD: piano accomp.)
3 John Frith Broken Dreams Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
4 Peter Meechan Purple Shade Shining Brass, Book 1 ABRSM: treble/bass brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)
5 Mark Goddard Swingin’: No. 1 from Party Pieces for Horn in E♭ (Spartan Press SP165)
6 Peter Graham New York (grace note optional) or Vienna: No. 5 or No. 6 from Cityscapes for E♭ Instrument (Gramercy Music:treble/bass edition)
7 H. Mancini Pink Panther. All Jazzed Up for E♭ Horn, arr. Wilson-Smith (Brass Wind)
8 Leslie Pearson Sunset Strip. No. 8 from Going Solo – Tenor Horn, arr. Wallace and Pearson (Faber)
9 Tom Springfield Georgy Girl. Great Winners, arr. Lawrance (treble brass edition; E♭ piano accompt.)

LIST C
1 Don Blakeson Metal Roses or Threepenny Piece: No. 23 or No. 25 from Smooth Groove for Horn in E b (Brass Wind)
2 Lizzie Davis Tap Dance (in G minor): P. 7 from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: treble brass edition)
3 Timothy Jackson How’s Tricks♭ Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM:treble/bass brass edition)
4 Peter Meechan Summer Sound Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM:treble/bass brass edition)
5 John Miller Rubic Rumba or The Easy Easy Winners: No. 27 or No. 31 from Simple Studies for Beginner Brass (Faber: treble brass edition)
6 Mark Nightingale Ermie’s Blues or Skipping: No. 10 or No. 11 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Classical Theme or Romance in C minor: No. 24 or No. 25 from Skilful Studies for Trumpet, Cornet, Flugel Horn or Tenor Horn (Anglo Music AMP 098-401)

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