Grade 3
Scales - choose either set (a) or set (b)
| (a) | D, E | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| D, E | Harmonic minor, Melodic minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| D, E | Chromatic | |
| (b) | D, E | Major, Major Arpeggios |
| B, C♯ | Harmonic minor, Melodic minor, Minor Arpeggios | |
| D, E | Chromatic (one octave only) | |
| Sustained note | Any one note of the D major scale held for 8 - 10 seconds - mf | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, one octave ascending only. Each note equals two beats (tongued only) Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. | |
| All scales and arpeggios one octave, ascending and descending. 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 - 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.| Anon | Greensleeves | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Anon | Het Sneeker Klokspel No 3 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Arban | Song of Master Adam | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Arban | Vois-tu la Neige qui Brille? No 4 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Bailey | Cool It! | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Bailey | Soft Winds | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Barnard | Alabama Dream | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Bay | Tonguing Study & Flexibility Study | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Beethoven | Romance | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Bizet | Marche des Rois | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Bizet | Entr'acte from Carmen | Trumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297 |
| Brumby | In Memoriam | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Calland | Tongue Twister | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Chopin, F | Prelude No 8 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, ed Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Edward Gregson | No 19 Fanfare | 20 Supplementary Tunes for Beginner Brass (Treble Clef Ed Brass Wind) |
| Elgar | Theme from Pomp and Circumstance March No 4 | The Magic Trumpet, arr. Hare (Boosey and Hawkes) |
| Farnaby | Giles Farnaby's Dreame No 2 | Second Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Fisher | Daybreak | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Gounod | Funeral March of a Marionette | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Gregson, E | Intrada | Cameos for Trumpet (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) |
| Gregson, E | No 3 or 4 | Ten Miniatures for Trumpet and Piano (The John Ridgeon Brass Series) |
| Holland | Early Bird | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Holley | Potato Flower | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Hudson, Rob | No 8 | 30 Modern Studies for Trumpet Universal 21316/MDS |
| Joplin | Peacherine Rag | Trumpet All Sorts Faber0571522297 |
| Kennedy | Teddy Bears Picnic, p. 19 | Winners Galore for Treble Brass Brass Wind 0118TC |
| Kinyon | Folk Song Blues | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Krumpfer | Sport und Spiel | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| McPherson | Study No 1, No 2, or No 3 | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Mussorgsky | Hopak | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Nightingale | Slinky, no. 13 | Eazy Jazzy 'Tudes Warwick Rae Study No.37 or No 43 Jazz trumpet Studies Faber |
| Norton | Changing Times | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Pezel | Intrada | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Purcell | Trumpet Tune No 1 and Trumpet Air No 2 | Young Trumpet Player Vol 2 (OUP) |
| Purcell | Trumpet Tune | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Richard Rogers | Blue Moon | What Jazz 'n' Blues Can I Play? Trumpet Grades 1,2 & 3 (I.M.P.) |
| Ross | Ballade | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Saint-Saëns | Royal March of the Lion | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Scarlatti | Siciliana | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Schubert | Waltz | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Schumann | Song of the Reaper | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Staden | Intrada | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Tchaikovsky | Melodie Antique Fançaise | First Book of Trumpet Solos, Wallace/Miller (Faber) |
| Thomas | Gavotte | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Trad. | Danny Boy, p. 17 | Winners Galore for Treble Brass Brass Wind 0118TC |
| Verdi | Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves | Brass Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Vivaldi | Allegretto | Trumpet Fancies, ed Stuart (Boston Music) |
| Wedgwood | Mexican Chilli Out | Orchestral Brass Trumpet Book Series 1 Allans Publishing |
| Wilson, A | Ann American Dream | Bebop to Rock, arr J Wilson Spartan Press |
| Any contrasting two from No 4, 11, 34, 38, 40 or 41 | The Advancing Trumpeter Bk 2, ed Hering (Fischer) | |
| Any two contrasting pieces from | ||
| Any two from No 31 Pg 17, No 12 Pg 13, No 35 Pg 18, No 16 or 17 Pg 14; No 7 Pg 49 | Arban Method (Boosey & Hawkes) (Fischer) | |
| No 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 or 12 | Microjazz Trumpet Collection 2, Norton (Boosey & Hawkes) | |
| No 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 | Ten Miniatures for Trumpet, ed Gregson (Brass Wind Ed Supplies) | |
| No 8, 10, 11, 13 or 14 | 40 Progressive Etudes, ed Hering (Fischer) |