Please 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 Audio)

List A
1 Anon., Minuet in G, BWV Anh. II 116
2 Clementi, Vivace (3rd movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1)
3 Mirosław Gąsieniec, Hansel and Gretel (from Album for Children)
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) or The Young Pianist’s Repertoire, Book 1 (Faber)
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) or Sonatinas for Piano, Book 1 (PWM)
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) or Pathways to Artistry: Masterworks, Book 3 (Alfred)
11 I. Holst, Toccata, arr. Hall Piano Time Pieces 3 (OUP)
12 Mozart, Allegro in B-, K. 3 Mozart: 25 Early Pieces (ABRSM) or Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Vol. 6 (Alfred)
13 Schumann Wilder, Reiter (The Wild Horseman) (No. 8 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68) (ABRSM) or A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano, Book 1 (ABRSM) or Piano Literature for a Dark and Stormy Night, Vol. 1 (Faber Piano Adventures)

List B
1 Nancy Litten, The Sad Ghost
2 Loeschhorn, Study in F (No. 25 from 48 Etüden in fortschreitender Ordnung, Op. 65)
3 Nakada, The Song of Twilight (from Piano Pieces for Children) with repeat
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)  (Boosey & Hawkes)
7 W. Carroll, Spraymist (No. 3 from 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) (Boosey & Hawkes)
10 Trad., Irish She Moved Through the Fair, arr. Hall Eighteen Easy Escapes for Piano (Spartan Press)
11 Janet & Alan Bullard, Thames Sunrise, from Pianoworks: Popular Styles (OUP)
12 Mendelssohn, Romance, Studio 21 (1st Series), Vol. 1 (Universal)
13 Tchaikovsky, Chanson Italienne, No. 15 from Album pour enfants, Op. 39 (Album for the Young) (ABRSM)

List C
1 Chua, T-Rex Hungry (from A Day in the Life of a T-Rex)
2 Gillock, The Spanish Guitar (from Accents Around the World)
3 Joplin, The Entertainer, arr. Önaç
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  (FJH Music Company Inc)
6 Mike Cornick, The Waltz of the Elephants (from Clever Cat Goes on Safari) (Universal)
7 Mark Goddard, Locked On Latin (from Hands On Jazz) primo part  (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 BigTime 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) or (with online audio)
10 Karen Tanaka, Northern Lights Spectrum 4 (ABRSM)
11 Valerie Capers, Ella Scats the Little Lamb (No. 1 from Portraits in Jazz) Valerie Capers: Portraits in Jazz (OUP)
12 Carse, Csardas primo part Carse: Progressive Duets for Pianists, Book 2 (Stainer & Bell)
13 H. Hofmann, Waldvöglein (No. 15 from Skizzen, Op. 77) Encore, Book 2 (ABRSM)

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