ABRSM Piano Grade 3 (2021-2022)

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

Grade 3 Scales & Arpeggios
ABRSM Piano Scales & Arpeggios Grade 3

Grade 3 Sight-reading
ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Grade 3
Additional Sight Reading Resources
ABRSM More Piano Sight Reading Grade 3
Join the Dots Grade 3

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. Please note that the first three pieces in each list are found in the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces book:
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 3 (book only)
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 3 (book and CD)

List A
1 Beethoven Ecossaise in E♭ (No. 4 from Six Ecossaises, WoO 83)
2 J. F. F. Burgmüller Innocence (No. 5 from 25 études faciles et progressives, Op. 100)
3 Handel Gavotte in G, HWV 491
4 A. Hedges Hornpipe Rondo primo part A. Hedges: Hornpipe Rondo for Piano Duet (Roberton)
5 L. Mozart Angloise (from Notebook for Wolfgang) L. Mozart: Notenbuch für Wolfgang (Schott)
6 Vitalij Neugasimov Moody Gigue (from Piano Sketches, Book 1) Vitalij Neugasimov: Piano Sketches, Book 1 (OUP)
7 Prokofiev Gavotte (from Classical Symphony, Op. 25), arr. Agay primo part; with repeat – playing little notes The Joy of Piano Duets (Yorktown Music Press)
8 Reinecke Vivace (4th movt from Sonatina in A minor, Op. 136 No. 4) Reinecke: Six Miniature Sonatinas, Op. 136 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
9 Seiber Jazz Etudiette (from Easy Dances II) The Young Pianist’s Repertoire, Book 1 (Faber)
10 Weber Scherzo, The Classical Spirit, Book 1 (Alfred)

List B
1 Elgar Salut d’amour, Op. 12, arr. Jones
2 Haydn Andante (2nd movt from Trumpet Concerto in E♭, Hob. VIIe:1), arr. White
3 Ailbhe McDonagh Anastasia (from It’s a Piano Thing, Book 2)
4 Dennis Alexander Autumn Serenade primo part Dennis Alexander: Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Duet Book 4 (Alfred)
5 J. S. Bach Arioso, arr. Agay, primo part The Joy of Piano Duets (Yorktown Music Press)
6 Bartók Andante (No. 2 from For Children, Vol. 2) Bartók: For Children, Vol. 2 (Boosey & Hawkes)
7 W. Carroll Spraymist (No. 3 from In Southern Seas) W. Carroll: In Southern Seas (Forsyth)
8 Gurlitt Song, Op. 172 No. 1, More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 2 (ABRSM)
9 Paul Harris Indigo (No. 6 from Rainbow) Paul Harris: Rainbow (Boosey & Hawkes)
10 Trad. Irish She Moved Through the Fair, arr. Hall Eighteen Easy Escapes for Piano (Spartan Press)

List C
1 Alan Bullard Disco Baroque
2 Grechaninov Riding the Hobby-Horse (No. 5 from Children’s Album, Op. 98)
3 Sarah Watts Scary Stuff (from Razzamajazz Repertoire Piano)
4 Agay Little Rhapsody on Hungarian Themes, primo part ,The Joy of Piano Duets (Yorktown Music Press)
5 M. Bober & G. Goranson Rushing River Melody, Bober & Glori Goranson: Rushing River (FJH Music Company Inc)
6 Mike Cornick The Waltz of the Elephants (from Clever Cat Goes on Safari) Mike Cornick: Clever Cat Goes on Safari (Universal)
7 Mark Goddard Locked On Latin (from Hands On Jazz) primo part ,Mark Goddard: Hands On Jazz (Spartan Press)
8 Elton John & Tim Rice Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (from The Lion King), arr. N. & R. Faber octaves optional, Faber Studio Collection: Selections from Big Time Piano, Level 4 (Faber Piano Adventures)
9 H. Mancini & J. Mercer Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s), arr. Miller A Dozen a Day Songbook, Book 2 (Willis, With CD)
10 Karen Tanaka Northern Lights, Spectrum 4 (ABRSM)

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