Practical Oboe Grade 3 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Oboe Grade 3 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Three pieces: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C - 30 marks each
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | J. S. Bach arr. Blood |
Gavotte from Orchestral Suite No. 3 |
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| 2 | Clementi arr. Sparke |
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 |
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| 3 | Gabriel-Marie arr. Sparke |
La Cinquantaine from Two Pieces |
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| 4 | Gluck arr. Lawrance |
 Ariafrom Orfeo ed Euridice |
 Winner Scores All for Oboe, arr. LawranceBrass Wind (0328) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Oboe, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0328PA) |
| 5 | Handel arr. van Beringen |
Air |
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| 6 | J. A. Hasse arr. van Beringen |
Bourrée | |
| 7 | M. Marais arr. Francis and Grant |
Romance | |
| 8 | Mozart arr. Denley |
Menuett K. 2 |
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| 9 | Purcell arr. Sparke |
When I am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas |
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| 10 | Trad. Welsh arr. Ramsay |
The Ash Grove |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Keith Bartlett | Romance Or Rudolph's Rag from Just for Fun! for Oboe |
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| 2 | L. Bernstein arr. Lawrance |
America Or I Feel Pretty from West Side Story |
Winner Scores All for Oboe, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0328) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Oboe, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0328PA) |
| 3 | Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Lawrance |
The Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera |
Winner Scores All for Oboe, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0328) More details Piano accomp. published separately as Winner Scores All for Oboe, Piano accompaniment, arr. Lawrance Brass Wind (0328PA) |
| 4 | Brahms arr. Sparke |
Poco Allegretto from Symphony No. 3 |
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| 5 | Robin Grant | Consolation | |
| 6 | Bryan Kelly | A Telling Off! Or Calypso | |
| 7 | E. Pütz arr. Birtel |
Blue Waltz | |
| 8 | James Rae | In the Loop from In the Groove for Oboe |
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| 9 | Schubert arr. Sparke |
Serenade from Schwanengesang, D. 957 |
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| 10 | Schumann arr. Kolman |
*** No. 21 from Album for the Young, Op. 68 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | C. Baermann | Study in C | |
| 2 | Langey | Study in A minor (omitting DC) |
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| 3 | Dave Gale | Puddle Hopping Or Mission Incredible from JazzFX for Oboe |
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| 4 | Hinke | Study in C Or Study in G from Elementary Method for Oboe |
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| 5 | Mike Mower | Le petit chien Or Wistfully from The Good-Tempered Oboe |
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| 6 | James Rae | 100 Metres Or Discus No. 4 Or No. 5 from Track & Field for Oboe |
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| 7 | Graham Salter | Wrinkled Balloon Or Gnome from 35 Melodic Studies for Oboe |
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| 8 | Philip Sparke | Tyrolean Tune Or In the Black Mountains No. 27 Or No. 28 from Skilful Studies for Oboe |
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| 9 | Sarah Watts | Study in Pink from Fresh Air for Oboe |
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| 10 | Lynne Williams | Minor Song Or Tango No. 24 Or No. 26 from Thirty One Two Three Oboe Studies |
In Grades 1â3, candidates may play an adapted (junior) oboe.
