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Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the Trinity Singing from 2023 Grade 3 Syllabus:
Aural Tests
Group A: Musical Theatre & Film
| Key & range | Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F; c'-e” | Arlen | If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard of Oz) (1st verse and chorus only) | The Wizard of Oz: Vocal Selections | Alfred TSF0038 |
| 2 | C; c'-e” | Bart | (F) As Long as He Needs Me (Oliver!) | Oliver!: Vocal Selections | Lakeview LK56070 |
| 3 | G; f#'-e” | Batt | Bright Eyes (Watership Down) | Stage and Screen: The Black Book | Wise AM92249 |
| 4 | C; c'-e” | Berlin | Moonshine Lullaby (Annie Get Your Gun) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 5 | G; g#-d” | Coleman | Hey, Look Me Over (Wildcat) | Broadway Showstoppers | Alfred MFM0106 |
| 6 | E♭; B♭-c” | Davis | Curiouser (Alice in Wonderland) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
| 7 | Bm; b-c#5 | Flaherty | Once Upon a December (Anastasia) | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 8 | E♭; B♭-f” | Gershwin | Love Walked In (The Goldwyn Follies) (verse and 1 chorus) | The Best of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin | Faber 0571525768 |
| 9 | F; c'-d” | Gilkyson | The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book) | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 10 | G; b-c” | Jarre | Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme from Dr Zhivago) | Stage and Screen: The Black Book | Wise AM92249 |
| 11 | C; c'-f” | Lloyd Webber | Any Dream Will Do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 12 | F; c'-e” | Lloyd Webber | Mr Mistoffelees (Cats) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
| 13 | F; c'-d” | Loewe | (F) Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ (My Fair Lady) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
| 14 | B♭; d'-d” | Rodgers | I Whistle a Happy Tune (The King and I) | Kids' Book of Vocal Solos | Hal Leonard HLE90001388 |
| 15 | F; d'-d” | Rodgers | (F) In My Own Little Corner (Cinderella) | The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 3 (Soprano) | Hal Leonard HL00740122 (book only) or with audio access |
| 16 | E♭; d'-E♭” [E] | Rodgers | Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (Oklahoma!) | 50 Showstoppers: The Black Book or The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1 (Baritone/Bass) | Music Sales AM951621 or Hal Leonard HL00361074” |
| 17 | Dm; a-d” | Roe | Maybe Tomorrow Will Be Better | Songs from the Betty Roe Shows vol. 4″ | Thames TH978635 |
| 18 | F; b-d” | Rome | Be Kind to Your Parents (Fanny) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 19 | G; B-d' | Schmidt | Try to Remember (The Fantasticks) | The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology vol. 1 (Baritone/Bass) | Hal Leonard HL00361074 |
| 20 | Am; a-c” | Schönberg | Castle on a Cloud (Les Misérables) | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 21 | D; a-d” | Shaiman | The Place where Lost Things Go (Mary Poppins Returns) | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 22 | Cm; c'-d” | Sherman | Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins) | Broadway Presents! Teens' Musical Theatre Anthology (Male Edition) | Alfred 32027 |
| 23 | G; g-d” | Sherman | Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins) (with verse) | Over the Rainbow | Trinity Faber TCL011480 |
| 24 | B♭; B♭-d#” | Simon | Round-shouldered Man (The Secret Garden) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 25 | B♭; b-d” | Strouse | Maybe (Annie) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 26 | A♭; E♭'-f” | Strouse | You're Never Fully Dressed without a Smile (Annie) | Annie: Vocal Selections | Music Sales AM22559 |
| 27 | Gm; c'-d” | Wildhorn | No One Knows Who I Am (Jekyll & Hyde) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
| 28 | C; c#'-e” | Williams | Fat Sam's Grand Slam (Bugsy Malone) | Any Dream Will Do | Trinity Faber TCL011466 |
| 29 | G; d'(g)-d””” | Williams | So You Want to Be a Boxer (Bugsy Malone) | Wouldn't It Be Loverly♭ | Trinity Faber TCL011473 |
Group B: General Song Repertoire
| Key & range | Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | c'-d” | Anand | Song of a Dream | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 31 | Cm; D♭'-E♭” | Barratt | Nothing-at-all! | The Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection | Boosey M060112256 |
| 32 | G; d'-e” | R R Bennett | Clock-a-Clay | The Insect World | Universal UE14167 |
| 33 | A♭; E♭'-E♭” | Brahms | Cradle Song (Wiegenlied) | Seven Children's Songs | Roberton 75388 |
| 34 | G; c'-e” | Chilcott | Irish Blessing | Oxford Solo Songs Sacred | OUP 9780193365810 (high), 9780193365803 (low) |
| 35 | Gm/G; d'-d” | Cowles | Lurking in the Pond | Lurking in the Pond | Trinity 🕮 |
| 36 | A; c#'-e” | Crawley | Magic Carpet | Magic in the Air | Roberton 75335 |
| 37 | C; c'-d” | DeFord | When the Son of God was Born | When the Son of God was Born | defordmusic.com 🕮 |
| 38 | Gm; g'-d” | Ellington | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing) (Sophisticated Ladies) | Broadway Showstoppers | Alfred MFM0106 |
| 39 | Dm; b-e” | Exley | Peacocks | Four Small Songs | Sounz |
| 40 | C; c'-c” | Ford | Since First I Saw your Face I Resolved | English Lute Songs book 1 | Stainer B616 |
| 41 | Em; e'-f” | Fraser | Boating | Grannies to Sell & Boating | Roberton 75143 |
| 42 | C; c'-e” | Fraser- Simson | Christopher Robin is Saying his Prayers | The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos” | Schirmer GS81174 |
| 43 | F; c'-E♭” | A Gibbs | Dusk | The Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection | Boosey M060112256 |
| 44 | G; d'-f” | A Gibbs | When I Was One-and-Twenty | When I Was One-and-Twenty | Trinity 🕮 |
| 45 | G; e'-e” | Glanville- Hicks | Come Sleep | Australian Composers in Song | Allans 0801132140 🕮 |
| 46 | Am; d'-e” | Harris | Villanelle | Villanelle | Trinity 🕮 |
| 47 | G; d'-e” | Higginson | Everyone Sang | The Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection | Boosey M060112256 |
| 48 | Gm; d'-d” | Higginson | From a Railway Carriage | From a Railway Carriage | Parish Publications PPV001 |
| 49 | G; d'-d” | Higginson | The Moon | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 50 | E; c#'-e” | Hurford | Litany to the Holy Spirit | Litany to the Holy Spirit | OUP 9780193419377 |
| 51 | E; c#'-e” | Hyde | The Apple Tree | The Apple Tree | Wirripang M720078120 🕮 |
| 52 | E♭; c'-d” | Jenkyns | The Wizard | The Wizard | Novello NOV160068 |
| 53 | E♭; d'-e” | King | In the Springtime | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 54 | D; c#'-g” | Knight | Christ Whose Glory Fills the Sky | Christ Whose Glory Fills the Sky | RSCM RA214 |
| 55 | C; c'-d” | Leigh | Don't It Make my Brown Eyes Blue (end on bar 4 of coda) | All Woman vol. 2 | Faber 0571528317 |
| 56 | C; c'-d” | Mancini | Moon River (without repeat) | 150 of the Most Beautiful Songs Ever | Hal Leonard HL00360735 |
| 57 | D; a-d” | Mandel | Katie's Lullaby: Remember Your Dreams | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 58 | F; e'-f” | Monteverdi | Maladetto | The Chester Book of Celebrated Songs book 3 | Chester CH55319 |
| 59 | E♭; c'(b♭)-E♭””” | Plumstead | Close Thine Eyes | Close Thine Eyes | Roberton 1027H or 1027L |
| 60 | A; e'-g#” | Quilter | Where Go the Boats♭ | 55 Songs | Hal Leonard HL00740225 (high), HL00740226 (low) |
| 61 | F#m; d'-e””” | Raphael | The Lamb | 3 Blake Songs | Roberton 1030 |
| 62 | Gm; g'-f” | Rosseter | What Then Is Love but Mourning | English Lute Songs book 2 or The Chester Book of Celebrated Songs book 1 | Stainer B617 or Chester CH55317 |
| 63 | F; e'-f” [C] | Roy | This Little Rose | 28 American Art Songs | Schirmer HL50499822 (high), HL50499823 (low) |
| 64 | Am; d'-E♭” | Rubbra | Cradle Song | Four Short Songs for Medium Voice | Lengnick AL1029 |
| 65 | A♭; E♭'-E♭” | Schubert | Abendlied (Evening Song) (Der Mond ist aufgegangen), D499 (3 verses) | Easy German Classic Songs | Presser 431-41002 |
| 66 | G; g'-g”” [E] or G [D]” | Schubert | Heidenröslein (The Hedge-Roses), D257 | First Vocal Album or The Language of Song: Elementary | Schirmer GS25443 (high), GS25444 (low) or Faber 0571523455 (high), 0571523463 (low) |
| 67 | F; f'-f” [E♭] | Schumann | Marienwürmchen (The Ladybird), op. 79 no. 13 | Vocal Album | Schirmer GS25286 (high), GS25287 (low) |
| 68 | F; f'-f” | Stanford | A Soft Day | A Soft Day | Stainer SS58 |
| 69 | A♭; d#'-f” | Taylor | Christopher Wren | Christopher Wren | Boosey M060027857 |
| 70 | A♭; E♭'-f” | Thiman | The Path to the Moon | The Path to the Moon | Boosey M060028137 |
| 71 | Dm; d'-e” | Thorne | Cool Cat | The Cat's Whiskers | Banks ECS433 |
| 72 | A♭; c'-f””(g””) | Thorne | Don't Bother Me | The Cat's Whiskers | Banks ECS433 |
| 73 | Am; e'-e” | Trad., arr. Wright | El Vito | El Vito | Trinity 🕮 |
| 74 | F; c'-f” | Wood | The Trees in England | The Trees in England | Banks 1760 |
Group C: Folk song
| Key & range | Composer | Piece | Book | Publisher & Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | B♭; B♭-d” | Scott, arr. Althouse” | Annie Laurie (NB only this version may be used) | Songs of the British Isles for Solo Singers | Alfred 39747 (medium high), 39750 (medium low) |
| 76 | F; c'-f” | Trad. | Shenandoah | The Library of Folk Songs | Music Sales AM961521 |
| 77 | G; d'-d” | Trad. | Siyahamba (We Are Marching in the Light of God) | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 78 | G; d'-e” | Trad. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (3 verses) | The Library of Folk Songs | Music Sales AM961521 |
| 79 | G; d'-e””(g””) [F] [E♭]” | Trad., arr. Althouse or Pegler/ Kemp | Chevaliers de la table ronde | International Folk Songs for Solo Singers or The Language of Song: Elementary | Alfred 16959 (medium high), 16960 (medium low) or Faber 0571523455 (high), 0571523463 (low) |
| 80 | Dm; d'-d” | Trad., arr. Althouse | Poor Wayfaring Stranger (NB only this version may be used) | Folk Songs for Solo Singers vol. 2 | Alfred 41547 (high), 16300 (medium high), 16301 (medium low) |
| 81 | Em; b-d” | Trad., arr. Cole | Greensleeves (any 3 verses) | Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales | Alfred VF1880 |
| 82 | G; d'-e” | Trad., arr. Cole | Ye Banks and Braes | Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales | Alfred VF1880 |
| 83 | C; d'-e” | Trad., trans. Cottrau, arr. Ayres | Santa Lucia (in Italian or English) | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 84 | F; d'-e” [D] | Trad., arr. Courtney” | Kangding Love Song | Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers | Alfred 43490 (medium high), 43487 (medium low) |
| 85 | Cm; c'-E♭” | Trad., arr. Dacey | Charlie Is my Darling | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 86 | G; d'-e” | Trad., arr. Kennedy- Fraser | An Eriskay Love Lilt | Singing Grade 3 from 2023 | Trinity TCL031624 |
| 87 | A♭; E♭'-f” [F] | Trad., arr. Poorman/Lim | Arirang | Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers | Alfred 43490 (medium high), 43487 (medium low) |
| 88 | A♭; E♭'-E♭” | Trad., arr. Roberton | Fairy Lullaby | Fairy Lullaby | Roberton 71898 |
| 89 | F; c'-e” | Trad., arr. Roe” | Cocky Robin | A Garland of Folksongs | Thames TH978098 |
| 90 | D; a-e” | Trad., arr. Tanner” | A Carol by Candlelight (NB only this version may be used) | Folk Songs: Witty and Whimsical Settings vol. 1 | Spartan SP1291 |
| 91 | E♭; E♭'-E♭” [C] | Trad., arr. D Wagner | Jasmine Flower | Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers | Alfred 43490 (medium high), 43487 (medium low) |
| 92 | F; c'-e” | Trad., arr. Weckerlin | Venez, agréable printemps | Bergerettes | Schirmer GS32612 |
| 93 | D♭; D♭'-E♭” | Trad., arr. Wright | The Gartán Mother's Lullaby (NB only this version may be used) | The Gartán Mother's Lullaby | Trinity 🕮 |
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