Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Treble Recorder Grade 3 from 2022 Syllabus:

Grade 3 Scales

ABRSM Scales and Arpeggios for Treble Recorder, Grades 1-5

Grade 3 Sight-Reading

ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading tests, 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

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three lists

LIST A

1 Anon. C17th English Old Dance No. 4 from From Old England (Schott)
2 Anon. Wilson’s Love, arr. Rosenberg The Renaissance Recorder (Treble) (Boosey & Hawkes) or First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Treble/Alto) (Boosey & Hawkes) ♦
3 G. Bingham Air: Allegro from Airs Anglois) upper part No. 26 from 50 Airs Anglois (UT Orpheus)
4 Byrd La volta, arr. Bullard Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
5 M.-A. Charpentier Prelude from Te Deum, H. 146, arr. Bennetts & Bowman Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
6 Byrd Wolsey’s Wilde, arr. Hand, Music for Treble Recorder, Book 1 (Kevin Mayhew)
7 de Lavigne Le chévre-feuille from Les fleurs) upper part Duets for Fun: Treble Recorder (Schott)
8 B. Marcello Gavotta and Minuet (4th and 5th movts from Sonata in B♭, Op. 2 No. 7) without DC, B. Marcello: Sonatas for Treble Recorder (Flute, Violin, Op. 2, Vol. 3 (Bärenreiter) or B. Marcello: 12 Sonatas for Flute, Op. 2, Vol. 2 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) or No. 12 from Dances of the Baroque Era (EMB Zeneműkiadó)
9 Mozart Andante, Recorder Music for Beginners, Vol. 2 (EMB Zeneműkiadó)
10 Schickhardt Air, arr. Bergmann Concert Repertoire for Recorder (Faber)

LIST B

1 Anon. The King’s Mistress, arr. Rosenberg, The Renaissance Recorder (Treble) (Boosey & Hawkes) or First Repertoire Pieces for Recorder (Treble/Alto) (Boosey & Hawkes)
2 J. S. Bach Air (on the G String, arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder (Brass Wind) Piano Accomp.
3 Gluck Aria from Orfeo ed Euridice, arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder (Brass Wind) Piano Accomp.
4 Dave Gale The Latin Eighth from JazzFX for Treble Recorder upper part Dave Gale: JazzFX for Treble Recorder (Brass Wind)
5 Gautier La tendresse Recorder Music for Beginners, Vol. 2 (EMB Zeneműkiadó)
6 Genzmer Tranquillo upper part Duets for Fun: Treble Recorder (Schott)
7 Grieg Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt, arr. Bennetts & Bowman Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
8 Barbara Heller Lyrisch, No. 3 from Frühlingsrufe) play b. 5 as written Barbara Heller: Frühlingsrufe (Schott)
9 W. Leigh Air, Recital Pieces, Vol. 2 (Forsyth)
10 Rubinstein Melody in F, arr. Hand, Music for Treble Recorder, Book 1 (Kevin Mayhew)

LIST C

1 Sally Adams Study No. 35: Swing It!, Treble Recorder Studies, Book 1 (Cramer)
2 Walter Bergmann Hornpipe Concert Repertoire for Recorder (Faber) or First Book of Treble/Alto Recorder Solos (Faber)
3 Doris da Costa Scribbles, Treble Recorder Medley (Cramer)
4 Dave Gale Stop and Guiro from JazzFX for Treble Recorder upper partDave Gale: JazzFX for Treble Recorder (Brass Wind)
5 Alan Haughton The Snake Charmer from Fun Club for Treble Recorder, Grade 2–3 (Kevin Mayhew)
6 Joplin The Entertainer, arr. Lawrance, Winners Galore for Treble Recorder (Brass Wind) Piano Accomp.
7 Kid Ory Muskrat Ramble, arr. Bullard Time Pieces for Treble/Alto Recorder, Vol. 1 (ABRSM)
8 Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker, Op. 71, arr. Lawrance Winner Scores All for Treble Recorder (Brass Wind) Piano Accomp.
9 Trad. Yiddish Das freyleche Schnayderl, arr. Goden upper part Schabbes, Schabbes for Two Treble Recorders (Bärenreiter)
10 Sarah Watts Study in Slide, Treble Recorder Hub (Kevin Mayhew)

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Theory of Music

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
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Syllabus amendments

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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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