Grade Three
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | D, B♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios, Chromatic (one octave only) |
| D, B♭ | Harmonic minor, Melodic minor, Minor Arpeggios. | |
| (a) | D, B♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios, Chromatic (one octave only) |
| B(1), G | Harmonic minor, Melodic minor, Minor Arpeggios. | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale (lower octave) held for 8 - 10 seconds - mf | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, 1 octave (lower octave) ascending and descending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. | |
| All scales and arpeggios two octaves, ascending and descending. All major and minor scales to be: All tongued/ All slurred/ slurred pairs. All chromatic scales and arpeggios to be: All tongued/ All slurred | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| 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.| Bach | March No. 3 | Suzuki Book 2 |
| Bach | Minuet No. 4 | Suzuki Book 2 |
| Bach | Minuet No. 16 | Suzuki Book 1 |
| Bach | Rondeau from Suite in B minor No. 1 | Suzuki Book 5 |
| Bach | Rondeau | The Young Flautist ed Lawton (Oxford) |
| Bailey | Blue Mood | Jazz Incorporated Vol. 1 (Bailey Music Scales) |
| Bailey | Little Brown Feet | Jazz Incorporated Vol. 1 (Bailey Music Scales) |
| Bailey | Moonlight Air | Jazz Incorporated Vol. 1 (Bailey Music Scales) |
| Bailey | Snappy Rag | Jazz Incorporated Vol. 1 (Bailey Music Scales) |
| Beethoven | Polonaise | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Bernstein | America | Amazing Solos for Flute (Boosey) |
| Bizet | Minuet | Flute Fancies ed H Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Blavet | Les Tendres Badinages | Flute Solos Vol 2 ed. Wye (Chester) |
| Bullard | No 16 Romantic flute | Fifty for Flute Book 1 (Universal) |
| Bullard | No 17 Cool flute | Fifty for Flute Book 1 (Universal) |
| Bullard | No 18 Cheerful flute | Fifty for Flute Book 1 (Universal) |
| Bullard | No 22 Ragtime flute | Fifty for Flute Book 1 (Universal) |
| Bullard | No 23 Latin flute | Fifty for Flute Book 1 (Universal) |
| Couperin | Air | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Couperin | Les Roseaux | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Dvorák | Allegretto | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| ed. Vester | Any one of 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14 | 100 Classical Studies for Flute (Universal) |
| ed. Vester | Any two from pg 9 - pg 17 inclusive | 125 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Universal) |
| Eicher | Scherzando | Flute Solos Vol 2 ed. Wye (Chester) |
| Grieg | Norwegian Melody | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Handel | Air and Variation | The Young Flautist ed Lawton (Oxford) |
| Handel | Bourree No. 17 | Suzuki Book 1 |
| Handel | Gavotte | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Harris & Adams | Any one of 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32 | 76 Graded Studies for Flute Book 1 (Faber) |
| Harris | Caramel Carousel | Chocolate Box (Novello) |
| Harris | Hazelnote Crunch | Chocolate Box (Novello) |
| Harris | Will O' the Wisp | Music Through Time Book 2 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Hart | Checkout | All Jazzed Up (Brass Wind Educational Supplies Company) |
| Hart | Maple Leaf Rag | All Jazzed Up (Brass Wind Educational Supplies Company) |
| Hart | Take Five | All Jazzed Up (Brass Wind Educational Supplies Company) |
| Haydn | Allegretto | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Hunter, Nick | the sparrow | Cascade and other pieces for solo flute |
| Joplin | Marie Antoinette | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Ledbury | Waltzer | Fruit Salad (Brass Wind) |
| Loeillet | Allegro | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Maikapar | Arietta | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Mendelssohn | On Wings of Song No. 12 | Suzuki Book 2 |
| Mendelssohn | Song Without Words | Solos for the Flute Player ed Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Milford | Air | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Milford | Christmas Pastoral | Music Through Time Book 2 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Mower | Still Waters or The Highground | Landscapes (Itchy Fingers) |
| Mozart | Theme & Variation | Music Through Time Book 3 ed. Harris & Adams (Oxford) |
| Naudot | Two Arias in Rondeau | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Naudot | Two Menuets | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Nielson | Bornene Spiller | 40 For Flute ed Shade (Allans) |
| P Wastell | No 5 Hook | Classical Music For Flute (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Powning | Tanya's Trifle | 40 For Flute ed Shade (Allans) |
| Puccini | Are They Gone Now? | Time Pieces for Flute, Vol. 2, arr. Denley (Associated Board) |
| Rae | Studies no. 55 & 56 | Progressive Jazz Studies For Flute, Easy Level (Faber) |
| Reeman | Drunken Sailor | Jazzy Flute 2 (Universal) |
| Reeman | Good Morning | Jazzy Flute 2 (Universal) |
| Reeman | Heavy | Jazzy Flute 2 (Universal) |
| Reichert | Melancholic Fantasy No. 7 | Suzuki Book 2 |
| Rimsky-Korsakoff | Theme from Scheherazade | Flute Fancies ed H Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Schubert | Rosamunde | Solos For The Flute Player ed. Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Schumann | May, Sweet May | Solos for the Flute Player ed Moyse (Schirmer) |
| Sibelius | The Piece of Evening | Time Pieces for Flute, Vol. 2, arr. Denley (Associated Board) |
| Telemann | Minuet No. 9 | Suzuki Book 2 |
| Thomas | Gavotte | Flute Fancies ed H Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Trad | The Pansy Blossom | 40 For Flute ed Shade (Allans) |
| Trad | The Sweep's Hornpipe | 40 For Flute ed Shade (Allans) |
| Vivaldi | Allegro | Flute Solos Vol 2 ed. Wye (Chester) |
| Vivaldi | Concerto in D 2nd mvt (The Goldfinch) | Flute Time Pieces 1 (OUP) |