ABRSM Classical Guitar · Grade 3
ABRSM Classical Grade 3 guitar
Position shifts and more independent lines between melody and bass.
ABRSM Practical Grades are taken in person, while Performance Grades are recorded and submitted as a video. I can help students prepare for either format and choose the one that suits them best.
Set pieces
Tap any piece to open its own page with a play-along video, amp settings and practice tips. You'll still need the official grade book for the notation.
All ABRSM Classical Grade 3 pieces(9)
- Saltarello del predetto ballo, arr. Wright— Molinaro · List A
- Tri Martolod, arr. Snowden— Trad. Breton · List A
- Air Italien (2nd movt from Partita in G minor), arr. Wright— Stölzel · List A
- Andante (No. 6 from Schule für die Guitare)— Mertz · List B
- Suo Gân, arr. Goss— Trad. Welsh · List B
- Menuetto (from Divertimento No. 1, K. Anh. 229/439b), arr. Storry— Mozart · List B
- Peppermint Rag— David Cottam · List C
- Celtic Blue— Tim Pells · List C
- Over the Rainbow, arr. Batchelar— Arlen & Harburg · List C
Books and exam booking
The Trinity Grade 3 book and the exam booking both come from Trinity College London directly.
Technical work at Grade 3
- Scales in higher positions
- Full barre chord stamina
- Melody projection over an accompaniment
- Controlled dynamics and articulation
What's in the exam
- Three pieces from the syllabus
- Technical work
- Sight-reading
- Aural tests