Grade Three
Scales (ascending and descending)
| Major | D♭, G | Two Octaves (shift to 3rd position on A string) |
| E | One Octave (first finger start) | |
| Harmonic Minor | E | One Octave (first finger start) |
| Melodic Minor | G | Two Octaves |
| Bowing Patterns: | Détaché (mid bow)  Legato (whole bow)  Spiccato  Martelé (mid bow to upper half)  | |
| Chromatic | G | One Octave (open string, separate bows) |
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| Major Arpeggios | G, D♭ | Two Octaves |
| E | One Octave | |
| Minor Arpeggios | G | Two Octaves |
| E | One Octave | |
| Bowing Patterns: | Détaché  Legato  | |
| Dominant Seventh | F | One Octave (commencing on open C and resolving on the tonic) |
| Diminished Seventh | C | One Octave (commencing on open C) |
| Bowing Patterns: | Détaché  | |
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.| Bach | March No 4 in G or Minuetto Arpeggiando BWV Anh.11 116 No 7 | Basic Bach for the Young Violist, Viola World Music Sales |
| Bach | Polonaise | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 2, Faber |
| Bass | Oxford Walkways | Viola Walkways, Piper |
| Beethoven | Andante cantabile From Trio Op 97 | Schott Viola Album ED 10900/MDS |
| Beethoven | Sonatina from Anh. 5 No 1 | Young Violist, Vol 2, arr Arnold, Viola World |
| Bizet | Carmen | The Classic Experience for Viola & Piano, Cramer 90536 |
| Boyce | Bourrée | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 3, Faber |
| C.P.E. Bach | March | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 3, Faber |
| Carse | No 9 or No 12 | Viola School of Progressive Studies Bk 2 Stainer & Bell |
| Cohen | Hot Chocolate Treat | Superstudies for Viola, Bk 2, Faber |
| Colledge | By Candlelight | Shooting Stars for Viola Boosey |
| Colledge | The Ceilidh | Fast Forward for Viola, Boosey |
| Dittersdorf | German Dance (Ländler) | Solos for the Viola Player, arr Paul Doktor, Schirmer |
| Ed. Blackwell | Any Piece | Viola Time Sprinters, OUP |
| Gange | Bagatelle | First Concert, Piper |
| Gershwin | Summertime No 8 | Session Time for Strings - Viola Boosey |
| Goedicke | Prelude | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 3, Faber |
| Grechaninov | On Winter's Eve No 6 In aller Frühe Op 126b | Schott ED 8757/MDS |
| Grieg | Arietta | Time Pieces for Viola Vol 1, ABRSM |
| Grieg | Kuhreigen | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 2, Faber |
| Grieg | Morning from Peer Gynt Suite | The Classic Experience for Viola & Piano Cramer 90536 |
| Handel | Tempo di Gavotta | A Second Year Classical Album for Viola Players OUP |
| Haydn | German Dance | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 2, Faber |
| Holst | Theme from Jupiter | Time Pieces for Viola Vol 1, ABRSM |
| Huws Jones | Banana Skin No 5 | Got those Position Blues (viola), Faber |
| Huws Jones | Looking Sheepish No 7 | Got those Position Blues (viola), Faber |
| Joplin | The Entertainer | 14 Easy Tunes for Viola Fentone |
| Khachaturian | Adagio from Spartacus | The Classic Experience for Viola & Piano Cramer 90536 |
| Mozart | German Dance K600 No 2 | Viola Music for Beginners Editio Musica Budapest Z.14155/FM |
| Mozart | Papageno's Song | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 1, Faber |
| Nelson | German Dance or Toad in the Hole | Technitunes for Viola Boosey |
| Offenbach | Galop Infernal | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 2, Faber |
| Rebikov | Dance | Chester Music for Viola, Chester |
| Sagreras | Mazurka | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 3, Faber |
| Schumann | Piece in Folk Style from Fives pieces in Folk Style | Schott Viola Album ED 10900/MDS |
| Tchaikovsky | Rococo Theme Op 33 No 11 | Schott Viola Album ED 10900/MDS |
| Telemann | Gavotte No 6 | First Repertoire for Viola Bk 3, Faber |
| Telemann | Menuet | L'Alto Classique vol B, UMP |
| Trad French | Noël nouvelet | Time Pieces for Viola Vol 1, ABRSM |