Grade 3 Pieces
Three pieces:
One chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists A, B and C.

Candidates may perform a duet for one of their three pieces.

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

Please note that the first three pieces in each list are in
 ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2025 & 2026 Grade 3

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

Grade 3 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Grade 3

Grade 3 Aural
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3

Additional Resources

Grade 3 Scales & Arpeggios
Improve Your scales Grade 3

Grade 3  Sight-Reading
ABRSM More Piano Sight Reading Grade 3
Join the Dots Grade 3
Improve Your Sight-Reading Grade 3

Grade 3  Aural
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3
Improve Your Aural Grade 3
Aural Test Survival Grade 3

Theory of Music
ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
Additional Music Theory Resources

Grade 3 2025 & 2026 List A

4.  Andrée Allegro moderato (No. 3 from Fem smärretonbilder, Op. 7) Women Composers, Book 1 (Schott)
5.  Sarah Baker Shadows (from Night Time Impressions) Sarah Baker: Night Time Impressions (Forsyth)
6.  Haslinger 2nd movt (from Sonatina in C) P. 4 from Giraffe Piano, Book 1 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) or P. 25 from Easy Concert Pieces for Piano, Vol. 3 (Schott)
7.  A. Hedges Hornpipe Rondo primo part A. Hedges: Hornpipe Rondo for Piano Duet (Roberton)
8.  I. Holst Toccata, arr. Hall Piano Time Pieces 3 (OUP)
9.  L. Mozart Angloise (from Notebook for Wolfgang) L. Mozart: Notenbuch für Wolfgang (Schott) or The Young Pianist’s Repertoire, Book 1 (Faber)
10.  Mozart Allegro in B-, K. 3 Mozart: 25 Early Pieces (ABRSM) or Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Vol. 6 (Alfred)
11.  Vitalij Neugasimov Moody Gigue (from Piano Sketches, Book 1) Vitalij Neugasimov: Piano Sketches, Book 1 (OUP)
12.  Prokofiev Gavotte (from Classical Symphony, Op. 25), arr. Agay primo part; with repeat – playing little notes The Joy of Piano Duets (Yorktown Music Press)
13.  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)
14.  Schumann Wilder Reiter (The Wild Horseman) (No. 8 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68) Schumann: 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)
15.  Seiber Jazz Etudiette (from Easy Dances II) The Young Pianist’s Repertoire, Book 1 (Faber)
16.  Weber Scherzo The Classical Spirit, Book 1 (Alfred) or Pathways to Artistry: Masterworks, Book 3 (Alfred)

Grade 3 2025 & 2026 List B

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.  Janet & Alan Bullard Thames Sunrise Janet & Alan Bullard: Pianoworks: Popular Styles (OUP)
8.  W. Carroll Spraymist (No. 3 from In Southern Seas) W. Carroll: In Southern Seas (Forsyth)
9.  Gurlitt Song, Op. 172 No. 1 More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 2 (ABRSM)
10.  Paul Harris Indigo (No. 6 from Rainbow) Paul Harris: Rainbow (Boosey & Hawkes)
11.  H. Hofmann Melodie (No. 5 from Skizzen, Op. 77) H. Hofmann: 17 Miscellaneous Pieces (ABRSM)
12.  Mendelssohn Romance Studio 21 (1st Series), Vol. 1 (Universal)
13.  Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now, arr. White Pop Performer, Grades Initial–3 (ABRSM)
14.  Tchaikovsky Chanson italienne (No. 15 from Album pourenfants, Op. 39) Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39 (ABRSM)
15.  Trad. Irish She Moved Through the Fair, arr. Hall Eighteen Easy Escapes for Piano (Clifton Edition)
16.  Trad. Japanese Sakura, arr. Goto Japanese Folk Songs Collection (Hal Leonard)

Grade 3 2025 & 2026 List C

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. Valerie Capers Ella Scats the Little Lamb (No. 1 from Portraits in Jazz) Valerie Capers: Portraits in Jazz (OUP)
7. Carse Csardas primo part Carse: Progressive Duets for Pianists, Book 2 (Stainer & Bell)
8. Mike Cornick The Waltz of the Elephants (from Clever Cat Goes on Safari) Mike Cornick: Clever Cat Goes on Safari (Universal)
9. Mark Goddard Locked On Latin (from Hands On Jazz) primo part Mark Goddard: Hands On Jazz (Clifton Edition)
10. H. Hofmann Waldvöglein (No. 15 from Skizzen, Op. 77) Encore, Book 2 (ABRSM)
11. 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)
12. H. Mancini & J. Mercer Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s), arr. Miller A Dozen a Day Songbook, Book 2 (Willis)
13. Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell No Time to Die, arr. Önaç Pop Performer, Grades Initial–3 (ABRSM)
14. John Scofield I’ll Take Les, arr. Iles Nikki Iles & Friends, Easy to Intermediate (ABRSM)
15. Karen Tanaka Northern Lights Spectrum 4 (ABRSM)
16. James Welburn Groovin’ Grasshopper (from Adventures and Accolades) James Welburn: Adventures and Accolades (Editions Musica Ferrum)

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