Grade 3
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | D, E♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| D, E♭ | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| (b) | D, E♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| B, C | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| B♭ | Chromatic | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale held for 8 - 10 seconds. p - f - p | |
| 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 in the key of E♭, D, B, C to be 2 octaves, all others to be one octave unless otherwise stated. All 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 | |
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.| for any saxophone | ||
| Davies & Harris | No 12 80 | Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber) |
| Hinke | Study | AMEB Saxophone Grade Book Series 1, Allans |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 7 Pg 20 | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 8 Pg 21 | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 9 Pg 22 | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 10 Pg 22 | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Walton | Study in B minor | AMEB Saxophone Grade Book Series 1, Allans |
| Wastall/Hyde | Brazilian Beat | Learn as You Play Saxophone (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| for B Flat Tenor Sax | ||
| Bailey | Snappy Rag | Jazz Incorporated Vol 1 (Bailey) |
| Finzi | Carol | Learn As You Play Saxophone (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Harris | Foxtrot | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone (Boosey) |
| Harris | Showtime | Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 1-3 (Faber) |
| Haydn, F | Serenade | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Martini | Plasir d'amour | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Norton | Puppet Theatre | Microjazz for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Norton | The Pioneer | Microjazz for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Percival & Dorich | Polka in G | Teacher on Tap Book 1 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Romance | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Pogson | Down at the Drive In | AMEB Saxophone Grade Book Series 1, Allans |
| Purcell | Trumpet Voluntary | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Rae | Waltz for Emily | Blue Saxophone (Universal) |
| Saint-Saen | The Swan | Saxophone Solos for Tenor Saxophone, vol.1, ed. Harvey, Chester |
| Schubert | March Militaire | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Schubert | Serenade | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Trad | The Red Pipers Melody | Sax Solos for Tenor Vol 2 (Chester) |
| Vivaldi | Cantabile from II Gardellino | Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 1-3 (Faber) |
| Wedgwood | Free Fall | Jazzin' About for Tenor Saxophone, Faber |
| Wedgwood | Rosie | Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 1-3 (Faber) |
| for E Flat Alto Sax | ||
| Alford | Colonel Bogey | The Magic Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Bach | Menuet | Sax Solos for Alto Vol 1 (Chester) |
| Bailey | Little Brown Feet | Jazz Incorporated, Vol 1 (Bailey) |
| Bailey | Snappy Rag | Jazz Incorporated Vol 1 (Bailey) |
| Bozza | Petite Gavotte | for Alto saxophone and PianoLeduc |
| Davies & Harris | Walking in the Air | The Really Easy Saxophone Book (Faber) |
| Finzi | Carol | Learn As You Play Saxophone (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Gumbly | No 1 or 4 or 5 | Cop Caps & Cadillacs |
| Harris | Foxtrot | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone (Boosey) |
| Haydn, F | Serenade | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Louiguy | La vie en rose | What Else Can I Play? Grade 3 (IMP) |
| Martini | Plasir d'amour | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Norton | Straight-faced | The Microjazz Alto Saxophone Collection vol.1 (Boosey) |
| Percival & Dorich | Polka in G | Teacher on Tap Book 1 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Romance | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Purcell | Trumpet Voluntary | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Rae | Waltz for Emily | Blue Saxophone (Universal) |
| Rossini | The Barber of Seville | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Rossini | William Tell | 10 Easy Tunes (De Haske) |
| Schubert | March Militaire | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone (ed Walton) (AWMP) |
| Schubert | Serenade | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Street | Waves and Let's Get Away | Streetwise (Boosey) |