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

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

Grade 3 Sight-reading
ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests for 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
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C:

List A
1 Tom Davoren Rondo Olympia: from Shining Brass Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
2 Lucy Pankhurst Sicilienne: from Shining Brass Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
3 Handel See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes (from Judas Maccabaeus): from Times Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
4 Schumann Soldiers' March (from Album for the Young, Op. 68): from Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1 arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
5 Mendelssohn O for the Wings of a Dove: from 10 Easy Tunes for Horn, arr. Humphries (Fentone F 486-401)
6 Tchaikovsky Humoresque in C. No. 9: from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber)
7 Tchaikovsky Reverie: from Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; F piano accomp.)
8 Trad. English Greensleeves. No. 8: from Skilful Solos for F or E♭ Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: F/E♭ edition)
9 Vivaldi Spring. No. 4: from Skilful Solos for F or E flat Horn, arr. Sparke (Anglo Music AMP 192-400: F/E♭ edition)

List B
1 Bernstein America (from West Side Story): from Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: treble brass edition; F piano accomp.)
2 Richard Bissill Waltz to Take Away. No. 5: from Going Solo – Horn, arr. Bissill and Campbell (Faber)
3 Lizzie Davis En Cor: No. 7: from Hornets Nest (Brass Wind)
4 John Frith Broken Dreams: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
5 Peter Meechan Purple Shade: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD ; F piano accomp.)
6 Peter Graham New York or Vienna: No. 5 or No. 6: from Cityscapes for Horn in F (Gramercy Music)
7 Paul Harris Hunt the Horn: from Time Pieces for Horn, Vol. 1, arr. Harris and Skirrow (ABRSM: F/E♭ edition)
8 Sidney Ramin Music to Watch Girls By: from Jazzed Up Too for F Horn, arr. Ramskill (Brass Wind)
9 Rodgers and Hart Blue Moon: from Jazzed Up Too for F Horn, arr. Ramskill (Brass Wind)

List C
1 Concone Study No. 1 or No. 3: from Concone Studies for Horn in F, arr. Ashworth (Emerson E299a)
2 Lizzie Davis Horn of Wonder: from Polished Brass (Brass Wind: treble brass edition)
3 Timothy Jackson How's Tricks♭: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD)
4 Peter Meechan Summer Sound: from Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: treble /bass brass edition with CD)
5 Jock McKenzie Halling: No. 28: from Dance to the Beat of the World (Con Moto: treble brass edition)
6 Mark Nightingale Ernie's Blues: No. 10: from Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes (Warwick Music: treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Rondino or Classical Theme: No. 22 or No. 24: from Skilful Studies for Horn (Anglo Music AMP 099-401)

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