Grade 4
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | A, E♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| A, E♭ | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| (b) | A, E♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| F♯, C | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| A, E♭ | Chromatic | |
| E♭ | Major Scales in thirds | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale held for 10 - 12 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 keys of E♭, C to be 2 octaves. All others to be one octave unless otherwise stated. All scales and arpeggios (except scales in thirds) to be: all tongued/all slurred/two slurred, two tongued | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 92, two notes per beat Scales in 3rds 88, two notes per beat, tongued only 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 22 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 33 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 1 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 47 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 50 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Gumbly | No 1 | Crazy Jazz Studies |
| Gumbly | No 6 | Crazy Jazz Studies |
| Harris | Study | Saxophone Grade Book 1st to 4th Grades (Allans) |
| Lyons, Graham | Study no. 11 | 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone, Useful Music U55Spartan Press |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 4 Pg 64 | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Rae | No 1 or 2 | 20 Modern Studies (Universal) |
| Walton | Study in E flat | AMEB Saxophone Grade Book Series 1, Allans |
| for B Flat Tenor Sax | ||
| Bach, J.S. | Musette | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Bailey | Devil May Care | Jazz Incorporated, vol. 1. Bailey |
| Bailey | Jumbuck Jive | Jazz Incorporated, vol. 1. Bailey |
| Benjamin | Jamaican Rumba | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone , Boosey and Hawkes |
| Benjamin | Jamaican Rumba | Saxophone Grade Book 1st to 4th Grades (Allans) |
| Boccherini | Minuet & Trio | 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Brahms | Hungarian Dance | Saxophone Grade Book 1st to 4th Grades (Allans) |
| Maltby | Heather on the Hill | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, arr. Wastall (Boosey) |
| Mozart | Minuet and Trio | Classical Album, arr. Harle, Universal 17772/M.D.S |
| Mozart | Turkish Rondo | 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Norton | Hot Potato | Microjazz for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Norton | Swing Out Sister | Microjazz for Tenor Saxophone (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Percival & Dorich | Hungarian Dance | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival and Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Serenade | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival and Dorich) |
| Rae | Mr Creek or Rachel | Blue Saxophone (Universal) |
| Ravel | Bolero | 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Wedgwood | Tequila Sunrise | Jazzin' About for Tenor saxophone, Faber |
| for E Flat Alto Sax | ||
| Bach, J.S. | Musette | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Bailey | Devil May Care | Jazz Incorporated, vol. 1. Bailey |
| Bailey | Jumbuck Jive | Jazz Incorporated, vol. 1. Bailey |
| Benjamin | Jamaican Rumba | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Benjamin | Jamaican Rumba | Saxophone Grade Book 1st to 4th Grades (Allans) |
| Brahms | Hungarian Dance | Saxophone Grade Book 1st to 4th Grades (Allans) |
| Davies & Harris | Rondino Giocoso | Really Easy Saxophone Book (Faber) |
| de Faye, Jean-Michel | Print Hamelle 4, 5, or 6 | Suite à Plumes |
| Debussy | Le petit Negre or Jimbo's Lullaby | Debussy Saxophone Album, arr. Rae, Universal17777/M.D.S. |
| Desmond | Take Five | Sophisticated Sax, ed Street (Boosey & Hawkes) |
| Dvorak | Lament | Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed TealSchirmer |
| Ellington | Sophisticated Lady | Take Ten arr. Rae (Universal) |
| Feld | No 2 | Tres Pezzi |
| Hare | Banana Rag | AMEB Saxophone Grade Book Series 1, Allans |
| Hare | Banana Rag | The Magic Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Haydn | Minuet | Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed TealSchirmer |
| Joplin | New Rag | 66 Great Tunes for saxophone, ed WaltonAWMP |
| Maltby | Heather on the Hill | First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, arr. Wastall (Boosey) |
| Mozart | Minuet and Trio | Classical Album, arr. Harle, Universal 17772/M.D.S |
| Mozart | Turkish Rondo | 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Percival & Dorich | Hungarian Dance | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival and Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Serenade | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival and Dorich) |
| Ravel | Bolero | 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Strauss | Die Fledermaus | 66 Great Tunes for saxophone, ed WaltonAWMP |
| Strauss | Die Fledermaus | 66 Great Tunes for saxophone, ed WaltonAWMP |