Saxophones

Grade 1

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
DIABELLI
Bagatelle (from Lets Make the Grade vol. 2)
GLAZUNOV
Theme and Variations
(from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Sax Grades 13)
GRTRY
Air (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
HAYDN
Allemande (from Classical Album)
SCHEIN
Allemande (from Klassische Saxophon-soli, arr. Both)
SCHUBERT
Ecossaise (from Lets Make the Grade vol. 3)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
BARRATT
Safe Haven (from Bravo Saxophone, arr. Barrat)
GLAZUNOV
Theme and Variations
(from First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Sax, arr. Harris & Calland)
GRTRY
Air (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
HARRIS
Dance Time (from The Really Easy Saxophone Book)
HAYDN
Allemande (from Classical Album)
TRADITIONAL
Shaker Melody (from First Book of Saxophone Solos arr. Hinchcliffe)
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BENNETT
Open Window or Dawn Chorus (from Jazz Club)
COWLES
Tri-Time (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
HYDE
Soliloquy (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
LYONS
One Potato or Rock Steady (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 1)
WEDGWOOD
I Believe (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 13)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
BENNETT
Open Window (from Jazz Club)
DAVIES & HARRIS
No. 4 (Land of the Silver Birch) and no. 8 (The Rising Sun)
(from The Really Easy Saxophone Book)
HARRIS
Seascape (from First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Sax, arr. Harris & Calland)
LYONS
One Potato or Rock Steady (from New Alto Sax Solos vol. 1)
MARCHAND
Air Tendre (from A la Dcouverte vol. 2 arr. J-M Londeix)
NORTON
Calming down (from Microjazz Alto Saxophone Collection vol. 1)
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
J S BACH
DAVIES & HARRIS
DE SMET
LYONS
O'NEILL
RAE

Minuet (from Learn as you Play Saxophone)

Study no. 1 (from 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone book 1)
Au clair de la lune and Whos Dat Yonder (from 55 for Fun)
Study no. 3 (from 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone)
Devil Music (from The Jazz Method for Saxophone)
In the Fast Lane (from Introducing the Saxophone)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).

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Sunshine SUN 170

Faber 0 571 52251 3
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Universal UE 17772
Schott ED 7330
Sunshine SUN 171
Boosey M 060 11098 6
Faber 0 571 51903 2
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Faber 0 571 51036 1
Universal UE 17772
Faber 0 571 51222 4

IMP 7533A
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Useful U 9
Faber 0 571 52251 3
IMP 7532A
Faber 0 571 51036 1
Faber 0 571 51903 2
Useful U 7
Lemoine 24453
Boosey M 060 11055 9

Boosey M 060 06379 4

Faber 0 571 51047 7
De Haske F665
Useful U 55
Schott ED 12410/12420
Universal 17390

b technical work (15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Scales and arpeggios of F and G major; E minor
Minor scale in harmonic form only
or technical study
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
RAE

Nos. 4 and 17 (from Progressive Jazz Studies for Saxophone Easy Level)

Faber 0 571 51361 1

c sight reading (10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness (10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Grade 2

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
GODDARD
Blues and Hornpipe (from Party Pieces)
Spartan SP 178
HANDEL
Bourre (from Classical Album, arr. Harle)
Universal UE 17772
HANDEL
Trio (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 13)
Faber 0 571 52251 3
HARRIS
Pirates Ahoy (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 13) Faber 0 571 52251 3
KINYON
Folk Song Blues (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
COLE
Granite (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
GERSHWIN
Embraceable You (from Play Gershwin, arr. Gout)
HANDEL
Trio from Water Music
(from First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, arr. Harris and Calland)
LOEILLET
Gavotte (from A la Decouverte book 1, arr. Londeix)
MOZART
L, ci darem la mano (from Bravo Saxophone, arr. Barrat)
TRADITIONAL
The Wearin o the Green (from What Else Can I Play? Grade 2)
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BAZELAIRE
Chanson dAlsace (from Suite Franaise op. 114)
BENNETT
Missed Chances (from Jazz Club)
COLE
Granite (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
LEDBURY
Moon River (from All Jazzed Up)
LYONS
Soft Song (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 1)
WASTALL
Midnight in Tobago (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
FRANCK
Song of the Creuse (from Easy Pieces for Saxophone arr. De Smet)
HINCHCLIFFE
Popular Song Without Words
(from First Book of Saxophone Solos, arr. Hinchcliffe)
LYONS
Soft Song (from New Alto Sax Solos, vol. 1)
STREET
ReflectionsStreetwise
WASTALL
Midnight in Tobago (from Learn as you Play Saxophone)
WATTS
Shrimp Shuffle (from Razzamajazz)
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
CHDEVILLE
DAVIES & HARRIS
LACOUR
LYONS
RAE

Gavotte (from Learn as you Play Saxophone)

Study no. 6 (from 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone book 1)
Etude no. 4 or no. 8 (from 50 Etudes book 1)
Study no. 2 (from 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone)
Rock Around the Wok (from Introducing the Saxophone)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).

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Boosey M 060 06379 4

Faber 0 571 51752 2
Faber 0 571 51903 2
Lemoine 24453
Boosey M 060 11098 6
IMP 4224A

Schott SF 9261
IMP 7533A
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Brass Wind 1304
Useful U 9
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Pan Ed Mus PEM 89
Faber 0 571 51222 4
Useful U 7
Boosey M 060 07927 6
Boosey M 060 06379 4
Mayhew 3611572

Boosey M 060 06379 4

Faber 0 571 51047 7
Billaudot
Useful U 55
Universal UE 17390

b technical work (15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Scales and arpeggios of C major; A and B minor
2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios of D major

Minor scales in harmonic form only

or technical study
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
RAE

c sight reading

Nos. 7 and 13 (from Progressive Jazz Studies for Saxophone Easy Level)

Faber 0 571 51361 1

(10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness (10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Grade 3

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BESWICK
Plonko the Pink Elephant (from 5 Elephants)
GERSHWIN
They Cant Take That Away From Me (from Play Gershwin, arr. Gout)*
HARRIS
Showtime (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 13)
RAE
Waltz for Emily (from Blue Saxophone)
RAE
Beach Ball (from Jazzy Sax 1)
VIVALDI
Cantabile from Il Gardellino
(from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 13)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
BARTK
Slovakian Folk Tune and Hungarian Folk Tune
(from Magic Saxophone, arr. Harle)
LOEILLET
Siciliana (from A la Dcouverte, vol. 2 arr. Londeix)
RAE
Waltz for Emily (from Blue Saxophone)
RAE
Beach Ball (from Jazzy Sax 1)
ROSSINI
William Tell (from 10 Easy Tunes)
STREET
Waves and Lets Get Away (from Streetwise)
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
COWLES
Guinevere (from Legends of Avalon)
HARRIS
Foxtrot (from First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone)
HAYDN
Serenade (from Classical Album, arr. Harle)
LYONS
Lauras Lament or Direct Action (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 1)
TRADITIONAL
The Londonderry Air (from Klassische Saxophon-Soli arr. Both)
WEDGWOOD
Rosie (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 13)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
DAVIES & HARRIS
Walking in the Air (from The Really Easy Saxophone Book)
HARRIS
Foxtrot (from First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone)
HAYDN
Serenade (from Classical Album, arr. Harle)
LOUIGUY
La vie en rose (from What Else Can I Play? Grade 3)
LYONS
Lauras Lament or Direct Action (from New Alto Sax Solos vol. 1)
NORTON
Straight-faced (from The Microjazz Alto Saxophone Collection vol. 1)
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
BAERMANN
LACOUR
LYONS
SOUSSMANN
WASTALL/HYDE

Study no. 12 (from 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone book 1)

Study no. 6 (from 50 Etudes vol. 1)
Study no. 6 (from 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone)
Study no. 30 (Andante) (from Easy Classical Studies, ed. Harle)
Brazilian Beat (from Learn as You Play Saxophone)

* This book is now published as an alto saxophone only volume. A tenor saxophone part is available
as an archive copy from Faber Music.
Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).

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Woodwind Plus
Faber 0 571 51752 2
Faber 0 571 52251 3
Universal UE 19765
Universal UE 18827
Faber 0 571 52251 3

Boosey M 060 09455 2

Lemoine 24453
Universal UE 19765
Universal UE 18827
De Haske F 462
Boosey M 060 07927 6

Ricordi LD929
Boosey M 060 07152 2
Universal UE 17772
Useful U 9
Schott ED 7330
Faber 0 571 52251 3
Faber 0 571 51036 1
Boosey M 060 07145 4
Universal UE 17772
IMP 4225A
Useful U 7
Boosey M 060 11055 9

Faber 0 571 51047 7

Billaudot GB 14591
Useful U 55
Universal UE 17770
Boosey M 060 06379 4

b technical work (15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Chromatic scale on G
12th

Scale and arpeggio of G minor

2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios of C and F major; D and E minor

Minor scales in melodic form only

or technical study
Saxophone in Ebb/Bbb
RAE

Nos. 51 and 53 (from Progressive Jazz Studies for Saxophone Easy Level)

Faber 0 571 51361 1

c sight reading (10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness (10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Grade 4

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BAZELAIRE
Chanson de Bresse (from Suite Franaise op. 114)
COWLES
King Arthur and Sir Lancelot (from Legends of Avalon)
HARVEY
Red Pipers Melody (from Bb Saxophone Solos vol. 1)
WEDGWOOD
Hot on the Line or Free Fall (from Jazzin About)

Schott SF 9261
Ricordi LD 929
Chester CH 55207
Faber 0 571 51054 X

Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb

BOTH
Farmer Boy (from Dancing Saxophone)
Schott ED 8486
COWLES
King Arthur and Sir Lancelot (from Legends of Avalon)
Ricordi LD 929
DAVIES/HARRIS
Rondino Giocoso (from Really Easy Saxophone Book)
Faber 0 571 51036 1
ELLINGTON
Sophisticated Lady (from Take Ten arr. Rae)
Universal UE 18836
GERSHWIN
It Aint Necessarily So or Lets Call the Whole Thing Off
(from Play Gershwin, arr. Gout)
Faber 0 571 51752 2
MALTBY
Heather on the Hill (from First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, arr. Wastall)
Boosey M 060 07145 4
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
ISACOFF
Like a Man Walking On Eggshells (from Jazz Time)
Boosey M 060 08738 7
LYONS
Generation Bridge (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 2)
Useful U10
MALTBY
Heather on the Hill (from First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, arr. Wastall)
Boosey M 060 07152 2
RAE
Mr Creek or Rachel (from Blue Saxophone)
Universal UE 19765
TRADITIONAL
Spanish Love Song
(from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone, Grades 46)
Faber 0 571 52251 3
WILSON
Night Walk (from Bebop and More)
Spartan SP 415T
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
BIZET
LArlsienne (from Eb Saxophone Solos, vol.1, arr. Harvey)
ISACOFF
Like a Man Walking on Eggshells (from Jazz Time)
LYONS
Generation Bridge (from New Alto Sax Solos vol. 2)
STRACHEY
These Foolish Things (from The Magic Saxophone, arr. Hare)
TRADITIONAL
Spanish Love Song
(from Concert Repertoire for Alto Saxophone, arr. Harris & Calland)
WILSON
Night Walk (from Bebop and More)
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
DAVIES & HARRIS
HAYDN
LACOUR
LYONS
STOKES

Study no. 22 or no. 33 (from 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone, vol. 1)

No. 46 (Allegro) (from Amazing Studies ed. Harrison)
Etude no. 12 (from 50 Etudes vol. 1)
Study no. 9 (from 24 Melodic Studies for Saxophone)
Study no. 16 (from Easy Jazz Singles)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).

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Chester CH 55120
Boosey M 060 08737 0
Useful U 8
Boosey M 060 09455 2
Faber 0 571 51904 0
Spartan SP 415T

Faber 0 571 51047 7

Boosey M 060 10387 2
Billaudot GB 15491
Useful U 55
Hunt HE 36

b technical work (15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Pentatonic scale on G
12th

Scales and arpeggios of A major; A and F# minor

Chromatic scale on F

2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios of Eb major; C minor

Dominant seventh in F

Minor scales in melodic form only

or technical study (one item to be prepared)
Saxophone Ebb /Bbb
RAE
Nos. 10 and 20
(from Progressive Jazz Studies for Saxophone Intermediate Level)
HART
Day Dreamin (accompanied) (from All Jazzed up for Saxophone)

c sight reading

Faber 0 571 51659 9

Brass Wind 1304

(10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory

e either ear tests or aural awareness

(5 marks) See page 9

(10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Grade 5

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BAZELAIRE
Montagnarde dAuvergne (from Suite Franaise op. 114)
COWLES
Across the Waters (from Legends of Avalon)
COWLES
Rattle Snake Rag (from Creature Features)
GODDARD
Ragamuffin (from Party Pieces)
HARRIS
Saxsequential (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 46)
LYONS
The Swinging Roundabout (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 2)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
COWLES
Across the Waters (from Legends of Avalon)
COWLES
Rattle Snake Rag (from Creature Features)
DEBUSSY
Le petit ngre (from Debussy Saxophone Album)
DESMOND
Take Five (from Sophisticated Sax, ed. Street)
GOSSEC
Tambourin (from Airs Clbres vol. 2)
HANDEL
Siciliana and Allegro (from Take Ten, arr. Rae)
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BENSON
Cantilena (from First Repertoire Pieces for Tenor Saxophone, ed. Wastall)
DEBUSSY
Sarabande (from Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, arr. Teal)
HART
Checkout and Berties Blues (from All Jazzed up for Saxophone)
LIADOV
Preludes 1 and 2
TOMASI
Chant Corse
WILSON
The Last One Tonight (from Jazz, Rock and More)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
J S BACH
Bist du bei mir (from The Young Saxophone)
BENSON
Cantilena (from First Repertoire Pieces for Alto Saxophone, ed. Wastall)
HART
Checkout and Berties Blues (from All Jazzed Up for Saxophone)
MUSSORGSKY
The Old Castle (from Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed. Teal)
NORTON
Hopping (from The Microjazz Alto Saxophone Collection)
WILSON
The Last One Tonight (from Jazz, Rock and More)
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
GRANT
LACOUR
LYONS
STOKES
TELEMANN

Don't Count on Me (from Mambo Merengue)

Etude no. 23 (from 50 Etudes vol. 1)
Study no. 11 (from 24 Melodic Studies)
Study no. 30 (from Easy Jazz Singles)
No. 38 (Allegro) (from Amazing Studies, ed. Harrison)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).

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Schott SF 9261
Ricordi LD929
De Haske F 492
Spartan SP 178
Faber 0 571 52251 3
Useful U10
Ricordi LD 929
De Haske F 492
Universal UE 17777
Boosey M 060 10373 5
Lemoine 26677
Universal UE 18836

Boosey M 060 07152 2

Schirmer GS 33057
Brass Wind 1304
Masters M 2186
Leduc AL 18132
Spartan SP 455
OUP 0 19 37512 4
Boosey M 060 07145 4
Brass Wind 1304
Schirmer GS 33058
Boosey M 060 11056 6
Spartan SP 455

Brass Wind 1312

Billaudot GB 15491
Useful U 55
Hunt HE 36
Boosey M 060 10387 2

b technical work

(15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Pentatonic scale on D
12th

Scales and arpeggios of Ab major; G minor

2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios of Bb and E major; C# and F minor

Chromatic scale on D
Dominant seventh in G
Diminished seventh on D

Minor scales in harmonic and melodic form

or technical study
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
RAE

c sight reading

Nos. 9 and 21
(from Progressive Jazz Studies for Saxophone Intermediate Level)

Faber 0 571 51659 9

(10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness

(10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones First Concert Certificate

Candidates must take the following three tests:

a pieces (85 marks) See page 4

The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Four pieces to be performed, one chosen from Group A and three from Group B, to form a balanced programme of between 15 and 18
minutes in length, including breaks between pieces (and introductions, if spoken).
Group A (25 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
GRTRY-BAZELAIRE Ariette and Tambourin (from Suite Rococo, arr. Londeix)
KELLY
Sarabande and Tarantella (from Don Quixote Suite)
NAULAIS
Vacances en Bourgogne
TELEMANN
2nd and 3rd or 3rd and 4th movements from Sonata in C minor

Schott SF 9259
Emerson E 353
UMP 2640
Leduc AL 25008

Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb

GRAVES
Petite Suite (complete)
NAULAIS
Vacances en Bourgogne
SCHUMANN
Fantasy Piece (from Solos for the Alto Saxophone Player, ed. Teal)
TELEMANN
2nd and 3rd or 3rd and 4th movements from Sonata in C minor

Emerson E 349
Martin M 2308 1103 3
Schirmer GS 33058
Leduc AL 25008

Group B (60 marks)

Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
J S BACH
Arioso (from Simply Sax, ed. Stent)
BERNSTEIN
Lucky to be Me or There is a Garden or Maria
(from Bernstein for Tenor Saxophone, arr. Elliot)
CARAVAN
Quiet Time
COWLES
Banta Tune (from Five for a Tenor)
ELLERBY
Contrapuntal or Romantic (from Charismatic Cats)
GHIDONI
Scherzettino
HEATH
Gentle Dreams
RAE
Cayenne (from Latin Saxophone)
RAE
Kebab Keboogie (from Jazzy Saxophone 2)
STOLLER et al
On Broadway (from Jazzed Up Too)
WILSON
Bebop (from Bebop and More)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
BALOGH
Palotas and Friss (from The Light Touch vol. 1)
DEBUSSY
Danse Bohemienne (from Claude Debussy Saxophone Album, ed. Rae)
ELLERBY
Contrapuntal or Romantic (from Charismatic Cats)
ELLINGTON
In a Sentimental Mood (from John Harles Sax Album)
FAUR
Aprs un rve arr. Deffayet
JOPLIN
New Rag
(from Concert Repertoire for Alto Saxophone, ed. Harris & Calland)
JOUBERT
Mois de Mai and Double cocasse (from Six Aquarelles)
MARAIS
Le Basque (from Airs Clbres, vol. 2)
NAULAIS
2nd and 3rd movements from Petite Suite Latine
RAE
Cayenne (from Latin Saxophone)
TWEED
Banbridge Town Co. Down (from Sophisticated Sax, ed. Street)
WILSON
Bebop (from Bebop and More)
WOOD
Brief Encounter (from Sophisticated Sax, ed. Street)
WOOD
Wishing You Were Here (from The Light Touch vol. 2, ed. Lewin)

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De Haske F 488J
Boosey M 051 68064 1
Ethos
Studio 033387
Brass Wind 1316
Leduc AL 29147
Camden CM115
Universal 17364
Universal 19362
Brass Wind 1308
Spartan SP 415T
Stainer H 387
Universal UE 17777
Brass Wind 1316
Boosey M 060 06597 2
Leduc AL 29187
Faber 0 571 51904 0
Combre CO 5853
Lemoine 26676
Lemoine 26497
Universal 17364
Boosey M 060 10373 5
Spartan SP 415T
Boosey M 060 10373 5
Stainer H 388

b either viva voce or performance from memory (10 marks) See page 9
c presentation skills (5 marks) See page 5

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Saxophones

Grade 6

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
GRIEG
Allegretto quasi andantino from Violin Sonata no. 1
(from Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed. Teal)
HARRIS
Music of the Spheres
(from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 46)
KELLY
Don Quixote or Sancho Panza (from Don Quixote Suite)
LYONS
Valse des Lions (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 3)
SHOSTAKOVICH
Romance (from The Gadfly, arr. Cowles)
WILSON
Summer Samba (from Jazz, Rock and More)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
AMELLER
Baie-Comeau (from Belle Province)
DEBUSSY
Gollywogs Cakewalk (from Debussy Saxophone Album, ed. Rae)
KODLY
The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon (from Eb Saxophone Solos, ed. Harvey)
LANTIER
Sicilienne
LYONS
Valse des Lions (from New Alto Sax Solos)
SHOSTAKOVICH
Romance (from The Gadfly, arr.Cowles)
STREET
No Problem (from Sophisticated Sax)
WILSON
Summer Samba (from Jazz, Rock and More)
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
BYRCHMORE
Rock (from Selected Solos for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Grades 46)
DVOR K
Larghetto (from Simply Sax, arr. Stent)
ELLERBY
Cat Patrol (from Charismatic Cats)
GOUNOD
Entry of the Nubian Slaves (from Simply Sax, arr. Stent)
GRIEG
Solvieg's Song (from 2 Pieces from Peer Gynt, arr. Leonard)
LYONS
Melody (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 3)
MOZART
Divertimento no. 12 (from Klassische Saxophon Soli, arr. Both)
STREET
All Because of You
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
J S BACH
Air on the G String (from John Harles Sax Album)
BYRCHMORE
Rock (from Unbeaten Tracks, ed. Hampton)
DVOR K
Humoresque (from The Young Saxophone Player, ed. Lawton)
LYONS
Melody (from New Alto Sax Solos, vol. 3)
NORTON
Sultry Evening (from Sophisticated Sax, ed. Street)
RODGERS
Interactive (from The Light Touch book 2, ed. Lewin)
ROREM
Vermouth and Bal Musette (from Picnic on the Marne)
(from John Harles Sax Album)
WESTBROOK
Sonnet (from John Harles Sax Album)
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
ALLEN
GARIBOLDI
GUMBLEY
LACOUR
LYONS
RAE
STREET
VAN EYCK

Tango no. 16 (from Saxophone Studies)

Study no. 66 (from Easy Classical Studies, ed. Harle)
In the Groove (from 15 Crazy Jazz Studies)
Etude no. 26 (from 50 Etudes vol. 2)
Study no. 21 (from 24 Melodic Studies)
Study no. 10 (from 20 Modern Studies)
A la Gavotte (from Street Beats)
Prins Robberts Masco (from Amazing Studies, ed. Harrison)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).
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Schirmer GS 33057
Faber 0 571 52251 3
Emerson E 353
Useful U 27
De Haske F 690
Spartan SP 455
Leduc AL 24993
Universal UE 17777
Chester CH 55120
Leduc AL 20261
Useful U 26
De Haske F 690
Boosey M 060 10373 5
Spartan SP 455

Faber 0 571 52251 3

De Haske F 488J
Brass Wind 1316
De Haske F488J
Masters M 2159
Useful U 27
Schott ED 7330
Saxtet 001
Boosey M 060 06597 2
Faber 0 571 51864 8
OUP 0 19 357512 4
Useful U26
Boosey M 060 10373 5
Stainer H 388
Boosey M 060 06597 2
Boosey M 060 06597 2

Hunt HE 40
Universal UE 17770
Saxtet 121
Billaudot GB 15492
Useful U55
Universal UE 18820
Saxtet 120
Boosey M 060 10387 2

b technical work

(15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Whole tone scale on C
Dominant seventh in D
12th

Scales and arpeggios of F# major; G# minor

2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios of B and Db major; Eb and Bb minor

Chromatic scale on C
Diminished seventh on Eb

Minor scales in harmonic and melodic form

or technical study
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb (one item to be prepared)
ADAMS
Leaps and Bounds (no. 2 from Street Beats)
or POWER
Skive Jive (accompanied) from All That Jazz

Saxtet 120
Kalmus

c sight reading (10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness

(10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Grade 7

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
J S BACH
2nd and 3rd movements from Sinfonia (from Klassische Saxophon Soli, ed. Both)
Schott ED 7330
FIOCCO arr. Kendor Aria and Rondo
Kendor KD11530
HANDEL
Allegro from Suite no. 14 (from Bb Saxophone Solos, ed. Harvey)
Chester CH 55207
HARVEY
Contest Solo no. 1
Studio M 050 03399 8
MILLAR
Andante and Rondo (from Tenor Saxophone Solos)
Chester CH 55208
JOPLIN arr. Leonard The Cascades
Masters M 2241
LYONS
Bounce (from New Tenor Sax Solos vol. 3)
Useful U 27
WILSON
Blues Boulevard (from Bebop and More)
Spartan SP 415
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
J C BACH
2nd and 3rd movements from Sinfonia (from Klassische Saxophon Soli, ed. Both)
Schott ED 7331
BINGE
3rd movement from Concerto
Weinberger JW062
HANDEL
ed. Rousseau
Adagio and Allegro
Wingert-Jones 10507690
KOECHLIN
Etude no. 2 (from 15 Etudes for Alto Saxophone and Piano)
EFM 1008
LYONS
Bounce (from New Alto Sax Solos)
Useful U 26
ROSS
Saodie
Billaudot GB 4454
WILSON
Blues Boulevard (from Bebop and More)
Spartan SP 415T
Group B (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
J S BACH arr. Harle
1st movement from Sonata in G minor
GODDARD
Buffoonery
HEATH
Shiraz
LACOUR
Octophonie
SINGELE
4th Solo de Concert
TCHAIKOVSKY
Sleigh ride (from Solos for the Tenor Saxophone Player, ed. Teal)
VILLA LOBOS
2nd movement from Fantasia for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
CAPLET
Impressions dAutomne
ECCLES
Sonata
GODDARD
Buffoonery
KERN & PARKER
Why do I Love You? (from Jazz Sax 2, arr. John R. Brown)
(piano accompaniment to be improvised from chord symbols)
LAMONT
More Brothers (from The Light Touch vol. 2, ed. Lewin)
RUNSWICK
Alexandra (from Going Solo)
SZELNYI
Improvisation
Group C (20 marks)
Saxophone in Ebb /Bbb
BOLLING
GRANT
INGHAM
LACOUR
LYONS
PARKER
RAE

Spirituelle (from Amazing Studies, ed. Harrison)

Diminishing Returns (from Mambo Merengue)
Distant Song (from Sax Scorchers: 20 Hot Studies for Saxophone)
Etude no. 39 (from 50 Etudes vol. 2)
Study no. 23 (from 24 Melodic Studies)
Moose the Mooche or Nows the Time 1
(from The Charlie Parker Omnibook)
Study no. 9 (from 20 Modern Studies)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).
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Universal UE 17774
Spartan SP 190
Camden CM115
Billaudot GB 5079
Molenaar MN169
Schirmer GS 33057
Peer Southern PS 305
Lemoine 27136
Elkan-Vogel 164000470
Spartan SP 192
IMP 16461
Stainer H 388
Faber 0 571 51496 0
Schott ED8887

Boosey M 060 10387 2

Brass Wind 1312
Saxtet 118
Billaudot GB 15492
Useful U 55
Music Sales AM 27376
Universal UE 18820

b technical work (15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
12th
Scales and arpeggios of G, Ab and A major, G, G# and A minor
2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios of all keys apart from G, Ab and A major; G, G# and A minor
Whole tone scale on B
Chromatic scale on B
Dominant seventh in Ab and Bb
Diminished seventh on C

Minor scales in harmonic and melodic form

or technical study
Saxophone Ebb/Bbb (one item to be prepared)
RUNSWICK
Cat Walk (improvised section to be played over the chord symbols,
adding imaginatively, ad lib, to the printed notes)
(from Jazzed Up Too) (may be played with accompaniment)
RAE
Point to Point (from 12 Modern Etudes for Solo Saxophone)

c sight reading

Brass Wind 1308

Universal UE 18795

(10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness

(10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Grade 8

Candidates must take the following five tests:

a pieces (60 marks) See page 4. Three pieces are to be performed, one from each group.
The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Group A (20 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
ADDISON
Harlequin for Soprano Saxophone
BDARD
Fantasie
FIOCCO-BAZELAIRE 1st movement from Concerto, arr. Londeix
GOULD
Diversions (from Recitatives and Preludes)
MARCELLO
arr. Joosen
Concerto in C minor
VILLA LOBOS
1st movement (from Fantasia for Soprano/Tenor Saxophone)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
AGAY
Rhapsody in Waltz time
J S BACH
1st and 2nd movements from Sonata no. 6 BWV 1035
DUBOIS
A lEspagnole (from Pices Charactristiques en forme de Suite)
GROVLEZ
Sarabande et Allegro
HEIDEN
1st movement (from Sonata)
KOECHLIN
Etude no. 15 (from 15 Etudes for Saxophone and Piano)

Emerson E 236
Billaudot G5710B
Schott SF 9260
Schirmer GS 82055
Molenaar MN167
Peer Southern PS 305
Theodore Presser
UMP 20 832
Leduc AL 23061
Leduc AL 23218
Schott ED 11195
EFM 1008

Group B (20 marks)

Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
J S BACH
arr. Leonard
1st and 2nd movements from Sonata in Eb
COWLES
Of Spain
FISCHER
1st and 2nd movements from Kephas a Antioche
HEATH
Out of the Cool
MARTIN
Ballade for Tenor Saxophone
McGARRY
Dreams of You
TURNAGE
Sarabande

Theodore Presser PR 2237

Studio 033394
Billaudot GB 3880
Chester CH 60422
Universal UE 11250
Saxtet 003
Schott ED 12417

Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb

BOZZA
Fantasie Italienne
DEBUSSY ed. Mule
Reverie
JACOB
Rhapsody for Cor Anglais or Alto Saxophone
JOLIVET
Fantasie-Impromptu
MCGARRY
Dreams of You
RIDOUT
Concertino for Saxophone
TCHEREPNIN
2nd and 3rd movements from Sonatine Sportive
WOODS
1st movement from Sonata

Leduc AL 21151
Masters M 1677
Stainer H 187
Leduc AL 21321
Saxtet 003
Emerson E 145
Leduc AL 23061
Advance ADV 7045

Group C (20 marks)

Saxophone Ebb/Bbb
DAVIES & HARRIS
HORCH
KARG-ELERT
LYONS
RAE
RAE

Study no. 50 (from 80 Graded Studies for Saxophone book 2)

Set Piece (from Sax Scorchers: 20 Hot Studies for Saxophone)
Ibrienne (from 25 Capricen und Sonate fr Saxophon Solo)
Study no. 24 (from 24 Melodic Studies)
Study no. 11 or no. 19 (from 20 Modern Studies)
Nightfall (from 12 Modern Etudes for Solo Saxophone)

Instead of the Group C item, candidates may offer their own composition (see pages 45).

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Faber 0 571 51048 5

Saxtet 118
Zimmermann 17280/17290
Useful U 55
Universal UE 18820
Universal UE 18795

b technical work (15 marks) See page 6

either scales and arpeggios (all to be prepared tongued, slurred and with mixed articulation)
1 octave
Dominant seventh in B
12th

Scales and arpeggios of G, Ab and A major; G, G# and A minor

2 octaves

Scales and arpeggios in all keys apart from G, Ab and A major; G, G# and A minor
Whole tone scale on Bb
Chromatic scale on Bb
Dominant seventh in A and F#
Diminished seventh on B

Minor scales in harmonic and melodic form

or technical study
Saxophone Ebb /Bbb (one item to be prepared)
RUNSWICK
Maiden Voyage (improvised section to be played from chord symbols)
(from Jazzed Up Too) (may be played with CD accompaniment)
STREET
Folk Dance (no. 3 from Street Beats)

c sight reading

Brass Wind 1308

Saxtet 120

(10 marks) See pages 7 and 8

d either viva voce or performance from memory (5 marks) See page 9

e either ear tests or aural awareness

(10 marks) See page 10

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Saxophones

Performers Certificate

Candidates must take the following three tests:

a pieces (85 marks) See page 4

The choice of pieces includes works for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones. Candidates may choose to play on one or any
combination of instruments. They may not perform from a handwritten or computer-printed copy except in the case of a necessary
transposition, when the original version must also be taken into the examination room.
Four pieces to be performed, one chosen from Group A and three from Group B, to form a balanced programme of between 30 and 35
minutes in length, including breaks between pieces (and introductions, if spoken). Not more than one unaccompanied piece may be chosen.
Group A (25 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone in Bbb
J S BACH
1st and 2nd movements from Sonata no. 6
BENNETT
1st and 2nd or 3rd and 4th movements
from Sonata for Soprano Saxophone
SCHMITZ
Memory Suite

Advance ADV 07043

Novello NOV 120760
Deutscher Verlag DvfM 32136

Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb

GALLOIS-MONTBRUN Ballade, Ronde and Valse (nos. 1, 3 and 5 from Six pices musicales detude)
Leduc AL 21131
GRISOLI
Suite Italiana op. 26
Edition Kneusslin EKB80
GRUNDMAN
Concertante
Boosey M 051 68006 1
MAURICE
1st, 2nd and 3rd or 4th and 5th movements from Tableaux de Provence
Lemoine 23953
PLANEL
Prlude et Saltarelle
Leduc AL 21824
Group B (60 marks)
Soprano/Tenor Saxophone Bbb
ALBNIZ arr. Amaz
Mallorca
Union Musical Ediciones 22468
BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance (from Solos for Tenor Saxophone ed. Teal)
Schirmer GS 33057
FELD
lgie
Leduc AL 26229
GUILHAUD
1st Concertino (trans. Voxman)
Rubank 04477534
HARTLEY
Poem
Tenuto T75
HARVEY
Concertino for Soprano Saxophone
Maurer 898
HARVEY
Concertino for Tenor Saxophone
Maurer 947
MORLAND
Recitatives for solo saxophone (unaccompanied)
Broadbent and Dunn 11210
MOSZKOWSKI
Spanish Dance no. 2 (from Solos for Tenor Saxophone ed. Teal)
Schirmer GS 33057
PIAZZOLLA
Caf 1930 or Bordel 1900 (from Histoire du Tango, ed. Isoda)
Lemoine 26820
RAVEL trans. Viard
Pice
Masters M 2270
RICKER
1st or 3rd movement from Jazz Sonata
Advance 07034
ROUSSEL
Vocalise
Lemoine 24442
SAINT-SANS ed. Teal Allegro appassionato op. 43 (from Solos for Tenor Saxophone )
Schirmer GS 33057
SCELSI
Any one from Tre Pezzi (unaccompanied)
Salabert EA518089
SMITH
1st (or 2nd or 3rd) and 4th movements (from Sonata In a Hall of Mirrors)
Camden CM 117
SOLOMON
1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd movements from Sonatina
Dorn
SWEENEY
Duo
Camden CM 116
WILSON
Drive
Universal UE 21083
WOOD
Cries of the Stentor
Saxtet 007
WOOD
Pressed and Dried
Saxtet 002
WOOD
Schwartzer Tnzer
Saxtet 005
Alto/Baritone Saxophone Ebb
BOURGEOIS
Caprice op. 119
BOZZA
Improvisation et Caprice (unaccompanied)
BUSSER
Asturias sur une theme espagnole
DEBUSSY
arr. Londeix
Syrinx (unaccompanied)
DEBUSSY arr. Rae
La plus que lente (from Debussy Saxophone Album)
DENISOV
2 Pieces
DINDY
Choral Vari
DUBOIS
Presto (from Bouquet dHommages)
FAUR arr. Lawton
Sicilienne (from The Young Saxophone Player)
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Brass Wind 3305

Leduc AL 20988
Leduc AL 21145
Jobert JJ851
Universal 17777
Leduc AL 25550
Masters W 1024
Billaudot GB 6126
OUP 0 19 357512 4

Group B (continued)
Alto/Baritone Saxophone in Ebb
GUILHAUD
1st Concertino (trans. Voxman)
KOECHLIN
Etude no. 10 (from 15 Etudes)
MARKOVITCH
Complainte et Danse
MORLAND
Recitatives for solo saxophone (unaccompanied)
NODA
Improvisation 1
QUATE
2nd and 3rd movements from Light of Sothis
ROSS
Lobuk Constrictor (unaccompanied)
RUNSWICK
Stop Chick! (from Going SoloSaxophone)
TULL
Sarabande and Gigue
WEIDOEFT
Valse Vanite
WHITNEY
Introduction and Samba
WILSON
I Sleep at Waking (unaccompanied)
WOODS
2nd and either 3rd or 4th movements from Sonata

Rubank 04477494
EFM1008
Leduc AL 23637
Broadbent and Dunn 11210
Leduc AL 25192
Leduc AL 27910
Billaudot GB 4453
Faber 0 571 51496 0
Boosey M 051 68004 7
Hunt HE 33
Bourne Music Co 067069
Camden CM135
Advance ADV 7045

b either viva voce or performance from memory (10 marks) See page 9

c presentation skills (5 marks) See page 5

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