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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Oboe Grade 3 from 2022 Syllabus:
Grade 3 Scales
ABRSM Oboe Scales, Grades 1-5
Grade 3 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Oboe Specimen Sight Reading, Grades 1-5
Grade 3 Aural
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
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 J. S. Bach Gavotte (from Orchestral Suite No. 3), arr. Blood Airs and Dances (Gonzaga)
2 Brod Grazioso e sostenuto upper part Oboe Duets, Vol. 1 (Chester)[Duet]
3 Garnier Allegretto Moderato (from Duetto No. 2) upper part Oboe Duets, Vol. 1 (Chester)[Duet]
4 Gossec Tambourin, arr. Lawrance Great Winners for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD [Solo]
5 J. A. Hasse Bourrée, arr. van Beringen Festive Baroque for Oboe (De Haske)
6 Richard Kershaw Fancy Footwork (No. 1 from Strictly Oboe) Richard Kershaw: Strictly Oboe (Studio Music)
7 Mozart Menuett, K. 2, arr. Denley Time Pieces for Oboe, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
8 Althea Talbot-Howard Chanson militaire Althea Talbot-Howard: Chanson militaire (ABRSM) 🎹
9 Trad. Welsh The Ash Grove, arr. Ramsay 22 Traditional Tunes for Oboe (Fentone)
10 Sarah Watts Study in Pink (from Fresh Air for Oboe) Sarah Watts: Fresh Air for Oboe (Kevin Mayhew)[Solo]
LIST B
1 Arlen & Harburg Over the Rainbow, arr. Parker All Jazzed Up for Oboe (Brass Wind)
2 Siavash Beizai Shams-e tabrizy, arr. Denley Time Pieces for Oboe, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
3 Brahms Poco Allegretto (from Symphony No. 3), arr. Sparke Sounds Classical for Oboe (Anglo Music)
4 Delibes Waltz, arr. A. & J. Oosthuizen upper part Easy Classic Oboe Duets (Wild Music Publications)[Duet]
5 Gluck Aria (from Orfeo ed Euridice), arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe(Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
6 Holst Jupiter (from The Planets), arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
7 Robert Hinchliffe Pastoral (from Two by Two) upper part Robert Hinchliffe: Two by Two Oboe Duets (Faber)[Duet]
8 M. Marais Romance, arr. Francis & Grant Going Solo for Oboe (Faber)
9 Mozart Ave verum corpus, arr. Joppig Album of Music for Oboe (Universal)
10 Schubert Serenade (from Schwanengesang, D. 957), arr. Sparke 15 Intermediate Classical Solos for Oboe (Anglo Music)
LIST C
1 E. Bernstein The Magnificent Seven, arr. Lawrance upper part ‘C’; with repeat Winners Galore Duets, Book 4, Parts C and D (Brass Wind)[Duet]
2 L. Bernstein America (from West Side Story), arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
3 Dave Gale Puddle Hopping (from JazzFX for Oboe) upper part Dave Gale: JazzFX for Oboe (Brass Wind)[Duet/Solo]
4 Robin Grant Consolation Going Solo for Oboe (Faber)
5 Robert Hinchliffe The Flea (from Two by Two) upper part Robert Hinchliffe: Two by Two Oboe Duets (Faber)[Duet]
6 Joplin The Entertainer, arr. McKean without DS Abracadabra Oboe (Third Edition) (HarperCollins) With CDs [Solo]
7 Julian Nott Wallace and Gromit, arr. Lawrance Great Winners for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
8 Graham Salter Gnome (from 35 Melodic Studies for Oboe) Graham Salter: 35 Melodic Studies for Oboe (Emerson)[Solo]
9 Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker, Op. 71), arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Oboe (Brass Wind) With CD, Piano Accomp.
10 Waller Honeysuckle Rose, arr. Watts with repeat Oboe Hub (Kevin Mayhew)
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Syllabus revision
The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Woodwind Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Woodwind Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.
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