Grade 3

Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)

(a) D, B♭ Major, Major Arpeggios
D, B♭ Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios
D, B♭ Chromatic (lower octave only)
(b) D, B♭ Major, Major Arpeggios
B, G Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios
D, B♭ Chromatic (lower octave only)
Sustained note Any one note of the G major scale held for 8 - 10 seconds. mf
Sustained scale Major scales, 1 octave (lower octave) ascending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes.
All scales and arpeggios two octaves, ascending and descending. All scales and arpeggios to be: all tongued/all slurred
Range - Inclusive as shown:
example
Tempo - ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 72, two notes per beat
Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats. Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes

Pieces

Three pieces to be chosen by three different composers. Two pieces must be from the list below. One alternative "own choice" work may be substituted and should be at a similar level to those already in the syllabus.
AllenNo 23, 26, 27 or 28Progressive Studies for Clarinet Book 1 (ABRSM)
ArnoldPoliceman's DanceConcert Repertoire for Clarinet, Arr Harris and Johnson (Faber)
Bach, J SSiciliano BMV 1031Clarinet Series 1 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
BachNo 23 MinuetFirst Book of Clarinet Solos, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber)
Baermann, CSchlummerlied Op 84 No 2Clarinet Series 1 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
BeethovenRomanceClarinet Fancies (Boston Music Co)
BizetNo 5 Entr'acte from CarmenClarinet Solos Vol 1 ed King (Chester)
DemnitzStudy no.22 or no. 2580 Graded Studies for Clarinet, bk 1, ed. Davies and Harris Faber
Demnitz, FAdagio in A minorClarinet Series 2 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
Desmond, PTake FiveClarinet Series 2 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
ed. WestonNo 10, 11, 12, or 16, any one50 Classical Studies for Clarinet, (Fentone)
ed. WestonNo 1117 Classical Solos, Fentone
FergusonPrelude or PastoralFour Short Pieces (Boosey & Hawkes)
FinziNo 3 CarolFive Bagatelle (Boosey & Hawkes)
Goodman, BRhythmical StudyClarinet Series 1 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
GranadosOld Man's TaleMusic Through Time, Clarinet bk 2, arr Harris (OUP)
GumbleyMajor Road AheadCool School: Solos for Clarinet (Brass Wind)
GunningNo 9 Estuary or No 11 A Hungarian TaleGoing Solo, Arr P Harris & C Gunning (Faber)
HaydnSerenade66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford)
HookDivertimentoClarinet All Sorts (Grades 1-3) Trinity Faber
KavalebskyDance (from Op 27)Time Pieces for Clarinet vol 2, arr Denley (ABRSM)
LefevreNo 4 AllegroClarinet Solos Vol 1 ed King (Chester)
Lovelock, WWaltzClarinet Series 1 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
Michael RoseShantyA Miscellany for Clarinet Book 2 (ABRSM)
Mozart, W ATrio KegelstattClarinet Series 2 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
MozartNo 8 MinuetClarinet Solos Vol 1 ed King (Chester)
MozartPapageno's Aria66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford)
NortonNo 9, 10, 11 or 12MicroJazz for Clarinet (Boosey & Hawkes)
ParadisNo 13 SicilienneGoing Solo, Arr P Harris & C Gunning (Faber)
Percival & DorichEx 10 Level 7 or Ex 8 Level 8Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich)
Percival & DorichHungarian DanceTeacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich)
Percival & DorichRomanceTeacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich)
Percival, RHungarian DanceClarinet Series 2 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
PurcellNo 19 RondeauFirst Book of Clarinet Solos, Arr Davies & Reade (Faber)
RaeNo 14, 15 or 1640 Modern Studies for Clarinet (Universal)
Rimsky-KorsakoffTheme from ScherezadeClarinet Fancies (Boston Music Co)
RoseIntermezzo BarcarolleA Miscellany for Clarinet Book 1
RoseJigA Miscellany for Clarinet Book 1
SchumannOp 68, No 21Time Pieces for Clarinet vol 2, arr Denley (ABRSM)
SchumannThe Wild Horseman66 Great Tunes compiled by M Walton (AWMP) (Oxford)
Spiewak, TAdagio, The Picture of MadonnaClarinet Series 1 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
Thurston, FStudy in E mnorClarinet Series 1 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
Walton, MStudy in C minorClarinet Series 2 Grade 3 Allans Publishing
Weber, C M vonThemeClarinet Series 2 Grade 3 Allans Publishing

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