Grade 5
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | A, A♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios, Broken Chords |
| A, A♭ | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios, Broken Chords | |
| (b) | A, A♭ | Major, Major Arpeggios, Broken Chords |
| F♯, F | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios, Broken Chords | |
| A, A♭ | Chromatic | |
| A, A♭ | 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 66, four notes per beat Scales in 3rds 60, four notes per beat, tongued only Sustained scale 60, one note per two beats, tongued only | |
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 62 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 67 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 68 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Parisi | Study no.1 or no.2 | Forty Technical and Melodious Studies, vol 1Southern |
| Rae | No 5 | 20 Modern Studies (Universal) |
| Rae | No 8 | 20 Modern Studies (Universal) |
| Rae | No 11 | 20 Modern Studies (Universal) |
| for B Flat Tenor Sax | ||
| Bach | Arioso | Simply Sax, ed. Stent (De Haske) |
| Bach | Badinerie | Saxophone Solos for Tenor Saxophone Vol 2, ed Harvey (Chester) or 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Bailey | Wily Bossa | Jazz Incorporated Vol 1 (Bailey) |
| Benson | Cantilena | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, arr. Wastall (Boosey) |
| Cole, Keith Ramon | Hooligan Strain | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Debussy | Sarabande | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, arr. Teal (Schimer) |
| Dvorak | Lament | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed Teal, Schirmer |
| Granados | Andaluza | Saxophone Solos for Bb Tenor Book 1, ed Harvey (Chester) |
| Harvey | Rondo | Saxophone Solos for Tenor Saxophone Vol 2, ed Harvey (Chester) |
| Mozart | Eine Kleine Nachtmusick | 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Mussorgsky, M | The Old Castle | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed. Teal (Schimer) |
| Norton | Rolling Stock | Microjazz for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Percival & Dorich | Scherzo | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | The Appoggiatura Variations | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | The Oily Rag | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Shostakovich | Romance The Gadfly | arr. Cowles (De Haske) |
| Tchaikovsky | Sleigh Ride | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed. Teal (Schimer) |
| for E Flat Alto Sax | ||
| Bach | Badinerie | Saxophone Solos for Alto Saxophone Vol 2, ed Harvey (Chester) or 66 Great Tunes, ed. Walton (AWMP) |
| Bailey | Wily Bossa | Jazz Incorporated Vol 1 (Bailey) |
| Bouillon | Valse-Fantasie | First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, Boosey and Hawkes |
| Bozza | Aria for Saxophone and Piano | Leduc |
| Debussy | La fille aux cheveux de lin | Debussy Saxophone Album, arr. Rae, Universal 17777/M.D.S. |
| Debussy | Sarabande | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed Teal, Schirmer |
| Dubois, P M | A la Russe | Pièces Caratérisques en forme de suite for Alto Sax & Piano (Leduc) |
| Feld | No 1 or 3 | Tres Pezzi |
| Gumbly | No 5 | Cops & Cadillacs |
| Gumbly | No 7 | Cops & Cadillacs |
| Handel | Allegro from Suite XIV, No.3. | Saxophone Solos for B flat Tenor, ed HarveyChester |
| Handel | Siciliana and Allegro | Take Ten, arr. Rae (Universal) |
| Lantier | Sicilienne | |
| Mozart | Sonata in C | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone, ed WaltonAWMP |
| Mussorgsky, M | The Old Castle | Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed. Teal (Schimer) |
| Norton | Hopping | The Microjazz Alto Saxophone collection (Boosey) |
| Percival & Dorich | Scherzo | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | The Appoggiatura Variations | Teacher on Tap Book 2 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | The Oily Rag | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Ridout, Alan | 1st mvmt | Concertino for Alto saxophone, Grave Emerson |
| Schumann | Fantasy Piece | Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed. Teal (Schimer) |
| Shostakovich | Romance The Gadfly | arr. Cowles (De Haske) |
| Trad/Walton | Carnival of Venice | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone, ed WaltonAWMP |
| Trad/Walton | Carnival of Venice | 66 Great Tunes for Saxophone, ed Walton, AWMP |
| Vaughan Williams | Dance of Job's Comforters | Saxophone Solos for E flat Tenor, ed Harvey. Vol.2, Chester |