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

Grade 3 Scales
ABRSM Tuba Scales & Arpeggios Grades 1-8

Grade 3 Sight Reading
ABRSM Tuba specimen sight reading Grades 1-5

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.

LIST A
1 Tom Davoren Rondo Olympia Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
2 Lucy Pankhurst Sicilienne Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
3 Fauré Pavane. Easy Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
4 Jacob In Folk-song Style: No. 5 from Six Little Tuba Pieces (Emerson E118: bass/E♭ treble edition)
5 Jock McKenzie Alpine Vista. P. 38 from The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (Book 1) (Con Moto: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
6 Paul Mealor At the Carnival or A Prayer to Sunrise: No. 1 or No. 2 from Bass Impressions (Con Moto: bass/E♭ treble/B♭ treble edition)
7 Morley It Was a Lover and His Lass. Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition ( bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition (treble brass edition with CD); piano accomp.)
8 Schumann The Merry Peasant (from Album for the Young). P. 62 from Learn as You Play Tuba, arr. Wastall (Boosey & Hawkes: bass edition; piano accomp.)
9 Bram Wiggins Jumbo’s Jaunt or Whales: No. 7 or No. 8 from Preludes for Pachyderms for Tuba (G & M Brand: bass/E♭ treble edition)

LIST B
1 Craig Alan Polonaise for Polar Bears. No. 5 from from 1st Recital Series (Curnow Music: bass tuba edition or E♭ bass edition or B♭ bass edition; piano accomp
2 Bogár Quick Dance. P. 62 from Learn as You Play Tuba, arr. Wastall (Boosey & Hawkes: bass edition; piano accomp.)
3 Andrew Duncan The Old Steam Railway: No. 2 from A Haworth Suite (The Music Company: bass/E♭ treble/B♭ treble edition)
4 John Frith Broken Dreams Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
5 Peter Meechan Purple Shade Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass edition; piano accomps – E♭ – F – B♭)
6 Andrew Lloyd Webber The Music of the Night or Close Every Door to Me. Winner Scores All, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition ( bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition (treble brass edition with CD); piano accompt.)
7 Jock McKenzie Friday Rag or Absolutely Tango’ed. P. 37 or P. 49 from The Jock McKenzie Tutor Book for Young Brass Players (Book 1) (Con Moto: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
8 Monty Norman James Bond Theme. Easy Winners, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition (bass tuba edition with CD) or treble brass edition; piano accompt.)
9 Weill Mack the Knife. Big Chillers for Tuba/E♭ Bass, arr. Ledbury (Brass Wind: bass or E♭ treble editions)

LIST C
1 Don Blakeson American Smoothie or Red Chilli Sauce: No. 8 or No. 18 from Smooth Groove (Brass Wind: bass tuba edition or treble E♭ bass edition)
2 Timothy Jackson How’s Tricks♭ Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass)
3 Peter Meechan Summer Sound˛ Shining Brass, Book 1 (ABRSM: bass/treble brass)
4 Timothy Jackson Agitatedly or Cheekily: No. 12 or No. 13 from Adverbial Etudes (Onyx Brass Publishing: E♭-bass/treble edition or B♭-bass/ C-bass/F-bass edition)
5 Stuart Johnson Jim’s Tune: No. 5 from The Tuneful Tuba (Brass Wind: bass clef or treble clef editions)
6 Mark Nightingale Ermie’s Blues or Skipping: No. 10 or No. 11 from Easy Jazzy ’Tudes (Warwick Music: bass tuba edition or treble brass edition)
7 Philip Sparke Tyrolean Tune or In the Black Mountains: No. 27 or No. 28 from Skilful Studies (Anglo Music: bass tuba edition or E♭/B♭ bass edition)

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