Grade 6
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | E, B | Major, Major Arpeggios, Broken Chords |
| E, B | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios, Broken Chords | |
| (b) | E, B | Major, Major Arpeggios, Broken Chords |
| C, G♯ | Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Minor Arpeggios, Broken Chords | |
| E, B | Chromatic | |
| E, B | Major Scales in thirds | |
| E, B | Dominant Sevenths (in the key, arpeggio only) | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale held for 12 - 14 seconds. p - ff - p | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, one octave (upper octave) ascending and descending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes | |
| All scales in the keys of E, B, C to be 2 octaves. All others to be one octave unless otherwise stated. . Dominant 7th in key of E to be 2 octaves and Dominant 7th in key of B to be 1 octave. All scales and arpeggios (except scales in thirds) to be: all tongued/all slurred/slurred pairs/two slurred, two tongued | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 72, four notes per beat Scales in 3rds 72, four 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.| Bizet, G. | L'arlésienne, First Orchestral Suite | The Orchestral Saxophonist, ed Ronkin & Frascotti (Roncorp) |
| Davies & Harris | No 69 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 74 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Davies & Harris | No 75 | 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone Book 2 (Faber) |
| Ed Voxman | Study in A flat | Selected Studies for Saxophone, Rubank |
| Ed Voxman | Study in G minor, p 16 | Selected Studies for Saxophone, Rubank |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue | The Orchestral Saxophonist, ed Ronkin & Frascotti (Roncorp) |
| Gould | Latin America | The Orchestral Saxophonist, ed Ronkin & Frascotti (Roncorp) |
| Khachaturian | Sabre Dance | The Orchestral Saxophonist, ed Ronkin & Frascotti (Roncorp) |
| Lyons, Graham | Study no. 17 | 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone,Useful Music U55, Spartan Press |
| Moussorgsky, M | Tableaux d'une Exposition | The Orchestral Saxophonist, ed Ronkin & Frascotti (Roncorp) |
| Niehaus,L. | No.4, p.26 | Jazz Conceptions for Saxophone, Intermediate, Tri Publishing |
| Parisi | Study no.16 | Forty Technical and Melodious Studies, vol 1,Southern |
| Percival & Dorich | Ex 2 Pg 3 | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Rae | No 17 | 20 Modern Studies (Universal) |
| for B Flat Tenor Sax | ||
| Bach | Two Bourees | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed Teal, Schirmer |
| Bach, J C | Sinfonia in B Flat 2nd and 3rd mvmts Andante and Presto | Classical Saxophone Solos arr Both (B flat Tenor edition) Schott |
| Fiocco | Arioso | Saxophone Solos for Tenor saxophone Vol 2 (Chester) |
| Handel | Sonata No 1 (op 1 no 8) arr Londeix complete | Leduc |
| Harvey, P | Contest Solo No 1 | for Tenor Saxophone (Studio) |
| Harvey, P | Contest Solo No 4 | for Soprano Saxophone (Studio) |
| Moszkowski, M | Spanish Dance No 2 | Solos for the B flat Saxonphone, arr Teal (Schirmer) |
| Paul, G | Estilian Caprice | (Rubank) |
| Percival & Dorich | Little Fugue | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Turn Etude | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Ravel, M | Pièce en Forme de Habanera | for Tenor Saxophone & Piano (Leduc) |
| Singelee | Fourth Solo de Concert | Molenaar |
| Tuthill, Burnet | Sonata for Tenor Saxophone Op 56 1st Mvmt | Southern Music |
| for E Flat Alto Sax | ||
| Bach | Sicilienne and Allegro | Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed Teal, Schirmer |
| Debussy | Golliwogg's cake walk | Debussy Saxophone Album, arr. Rae, Universal 17777/M.D.S. |
| Demersseman, J | Allegretto Brillante Op 46 | arr Voxman (Rubank) |
| Dubois | A L'Espagnole | Pieces Caracterisques en forme de suite, Leduc |
| Dukas, P | Alla Gitana | (Leduc) |
| Francaix, J | Any two dances | Cinq Danses Exotiques for Alto Saxophone & Piano (Schott) |
| Greig | Anitra's Dance | Two Pieces from Peer Gynt, Masters M2159 |
| Greig | Solveig's Song | Two Pieces from Peer Gynt, Masters M2159 |
| Gumbly | The Girl from Sark | |
| Handel | Allegro Saxophone | Solos for Alto Saxophone Vol 2, ed Chester |
| Harvey, P | Caprice Anglais P 11 | Saxophone Solos for E Flat Alto, Vol 2, ed Harvey (Chester) |
| Marcello | Concert in C mol, 3rd mvt for B flat Saxophone and Piano | arr Joosen, Molenaar |
| Mendelssohn | Song without Words | Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed TealSchirmer |
| Milhaud, D | Scaramouche Suite, 2nd mvt | (Salabert) |
| Percival & Dorich | Little Fugue | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Percival & Dorich | Turn Etude | Teacher on Tap Book 3 (Percival & Dorich) |
| Ravel, M | Pièce en Forme de Habanera | Pièce en Forme de Habanera for Alto Saxophone & Piano (Leduc) |
| Schostakovich | Satirical Dance | |
| Senaillé, J B | Allegro Spiritoso | (Southern) |
| Weber | Petite Valse et Tyrolienne | Famous Classical Pieces for Saxophone and Piano,bk 2,arr Mule Leduc |