The Grade 3 Classical Violin exam is for candidates who are ready to consolidate their final stage as a beginner player. They have mastered the key skills up to Grade 2 and have since acquired greater use of technique, rhythms, coordination and musical understanding. Candidates have started to develop the beginnings of stylistic awareness and there is also the opportunity to improvise, with improvisation growing in confidence and articulation.

Design to provide an engaging, informative and rigorous focus on the skills and awareness required for the modern violinist. Strong focus on composers from a diverse range of backgrounds draw music from the Western Classical, Jazz and Pop traditions.

The pieces in the grade book can be used for both the Grade Exam and Performance Certificate. At Grade 3 they are becoming longer, typically in the region of two minutes in duration. The expectation and length of pieces are designed so candidates can demonstrate the required assessment criteria.

Featuring

1.     The Entertainer – Scott Joplin

2.     Mandy Lou – Will Marion Cook 

3.     Theme from Jurassic Park – John Williams

4.     La Despedida – Felipe Gutierrez y Espinosa

5.     Flower Duet – Leo Delibes

6.     Ava Maria – Franz Schubert

7.     Tango in San Telmo – Ros Stephen

8.     Domino – Jessie J

9.     Paradise – Coldplay

10.No. 2 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart