Music for your Grade Exam
Board: ABRSM
Syllabus: Singing from 2018
Grade: 3
Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.
Songs (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice accompanied song)
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List AAvailable In
2. Sweet and low
Barnby
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21 -
Songs of England (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
3. Funiculì, funiculà
Denza
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34 -
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34 -
Italian Songs & Arias (Piano & Vocal) (Mel Bay )$25.39 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
4. Elsie Marley
Dunhill
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Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)$25.34
8. Ah! how pleasant 'tis to love, Z. 353
Purcell
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$46.36 -
ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
10. Willow Song
Trad.
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Everlasting Voices (Medium - High Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition)$23.50 -
Everlasting Voices (Medium - Low Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition)$23.50
11. The Blacksmith
Trad. English
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The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
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$13.96
12. Bonny at Morn
Trad. English
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The Language of Folk, Book I - Grades 5-8 (Voice) (Faber Music)$13.96
13. Polly Oliver
Trad. English
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Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)$25.34
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$18.67 -
Songs of England (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
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Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)$32.00 -
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04 -
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
14. Wiegenlied 'Schlaf in guter Ruh'
Trad. German/W. Taubert
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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$33.45 -
$18.42 -
$27.88 -
$18.42
15. I have a bonnet trimmed with blue
Trad. Irish
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Irish Country Songs (Highlights Collection) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$30.47
16. I know where I'm goin'
Trad. Irish
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Irish Country Songs (Highlights Collection) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$30.47
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Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66 -
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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Three folk-songs for upper voices from The Sprig of Thyme (vocal score) (Oxford University Press)$3.75
17. The Sunflower 'Believe me, if all those endearing young charms'
Trad. Irish
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Collected Songs (High Voice & Piano) (Boosey & Hawkes)$31.12 -
Collected Songs (Low Voice & Piano) (Boosey & Hawkes)$31.12 -
Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
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$30.47
18. Pokarekare Ana
Trad. Maori
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Pure (Piano, Vocal, Guitar) (Wise )$28.07 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
19. Afton Water (Flow gently, sweet Afton)
Trad. Scottish
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Saltire Scottish Song Book (Hardie Press )$21.53 -
Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)$25.34
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$18.67
20. The Banks of Allan Water
Trad. Scottish
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Songs of Scotland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
21. In the garden flowers are growing: No. 2 from Ukrainian Folk Songs
Trad. Ukrainian, arr. W. H. Anderson
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Two Ukrainian Folk Songs for voice & piano (Roberton )$5.40
22. Llwyn Onn
Trad. Welsh
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Famous Songs of Wales 1 (Cwmni Cyhoeddi Gwynn Publishing)$13.34 -
Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)$25.34
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$18.67
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Songs Of Wales (Welsh version) - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66 -
Songs of Wales English Language Version (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66
List BAvailable In
1. Uji River
Anon. Japanese
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$31.43 -
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice) (Alfred Music)$18.42 -
$31.74 -
Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/low Voice) (Alfred Music)$18.42
2. The Gower Wassail
Anon. Welsh
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Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes MP Ltd.)$26.66 -
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
3. Feuerfarb', Op. 52 No. 2
Beethoven
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67 Songs (Peters Edition)$36.77 -
$41.28 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
4. Peace Song
Dorothy Buchanan
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Peace Song (Sounz)$12.64 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
5. God be in my head
W. Davies
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard Full Music & Words No91 (Hymns Ancient & Modern )$55.82 -
Sing Solo Sacred 40 Favourite Songs & Arias for High Voice & Organ or Piano (Oxford University Press)$35.50 -
Sing Solo Sacred 40 Favourite Songs & Arias for Low Voice & Organ or Piano (Oxford University Press)$35.50 -
$18.67
6. Sea Shell: No. 5 from A Garland of Song
Christopher Field
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A Garland of Song (Voice & Piano) (Recital Music)$18.73
7. Ferry me across the water, Op. 1 No. 7
Finzi
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$33.01
8. De los álamos vengo
Fuenllana
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Changing Voices (Revised Edition) (Peters Edition)$22.80
9. To brune Øjne, Op. 5 No. 1
Grieg
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
10. The Owls
Jenkyns
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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$18.67
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The Owls (Unison) (Novello)$4.38
11. Butterfly: No. 4 from Serendipity Solos
Lin Marsh
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Serendipity Solos (Faber Music)$9.53 -
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
12. Hallowe'en Witches: No. 2 from Spooky Songs
Lin Marsh
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Spooky Songs (Faber Music)$9.53
14. Gruss, Op. 19 No. 5
Mendelssohn
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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The Language of Song - Elementary (High Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$17.77 -
The Language of Song - Elementary (Low Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$17.77
15. Lieblingsplätzchen, Op. 99 No. 3
Mendelssohn
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Liederbuch (Favourite Songs) for Voice & Piano (Universal Edition)$36.82 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
16. I'll walk beside you
Murray & Lockton
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Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music)$12.69 -
I'll Walk Beside You (in Eb) (Faber Music)$8.26
17. Dalmatian Cradle Song
arr. Roberton
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Dalmatian Cradle Song for unison voices (Roberton )$2.86
18. Heidenröslein, Op. 3 No. 3, D. 257
Schubert
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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The Language of Song - Elementary (High Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$17.77
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The Language of Song - Elementary (Low Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$17.77
19. Minnelied 'Holder klingt der Vogelsang', D. 429
Schubert
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
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Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)$13.34
20. Windy Nights, Op. 30 No. 4
Stanford
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Windy Nights for unison voices (Roberton )$2.48
21. The Path to the Moon
Thiman
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$33.01
22. Kirkjuhvoll
Thorsteinson
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Icelandic Art Songs, First Collection (High Voice) (Isolog Music Publishing)$63.44 -
Icelandic Art Songs, First Collection (Low Voice) (Isolog Music Publishing)$38.04
23. Jasmine Flower
Trad. Chinese
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$31.43
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Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/High Voice) (Alfred Music)$18.42
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$31.74
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Songs of the Far East for Solo Singers (Medium/low Voice) (Alfred Music)$18.42
24. Kom ég upp í Kvíslarskarð
Þórðarson
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Icelandic Art Songs, First Collection (High Voice) (Isolog Music Publishing)$63.44
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Icelandic Art Songs, First Collection (Low Voice) (Isolog Music Publishing)$38.04
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The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
List CAvailable In
1. Heart: from Damn Yankees
Adler & Ross
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Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music)$21.53
2. If I Only Had a Brain: from The Wizard of Oz
Arlen & Harburg
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Harold Arlen Songbook (Piano/Vocal/Guitar) (Hal Leonard)$24.12 -
Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music)$21.53
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Wizard of Oz - Vocal Selections (Piano/Vocal) (Alfred Music)$17.15
3. Raindrops keep falling on my head: from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Burt Bacharach & Hal David
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Stage & Screen White Book (Wise )$33.34 -
$34.67
4. Who will buy?: from Oliver!
Bart
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Oliver! - vocal score (Lakeview)$19.04 -
$13.96 -
$24.12 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
5. Let's Face the Music and Dance: from Follow the Fleet
I. Berlin
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
6. My House: from Peter Pan
L. Bernstein
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))$33.01
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Song Album - medium voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (New York))$32.39
7. Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Blane & Martin
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It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$13.96
8. The Candy Man: from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Leslie Bricusse & A. Newley
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$33.01 -
$25.39
9. All I do is dream of you: from Singin' in the Rain
Brown & Freed
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$17.15 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
10. Ride out the Storm: from The Mermaid
Carl Davis & Hiawyn Oram
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Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$27.94 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
11. The Bare Necessities: from The Jungle Book
Gilkyson
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$18.67
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Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise )$33.34
12. When you wish upon a star: from Pinocchio
Harline & Washington
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$33.01
13. The White Cliffs of Dover
Kent & Burton
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$20.31
14. Wouldn't it be Loverly?: from My Fair Lady
Lerner & Loewe
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Broadway Ingénue Theatre Songs for Soprano (Hal Leonard)$38.09 -
Essential Audition Songs for Kids (Book & CD) (Faber Music)$20.31 -
My Fair Lady - Vocal Selections (Faber Music)$20.31 -
$44.44 -
Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 3 Soprano (Book Only) (Hal Leonard)$25.39 -
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
15. Beauty and the Beast: from Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
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Faber Music Theatre Songbook (Piano, Voice & Guitar) (Faber Music)$20.31
16. It's a grand night for singing: from State Fair
Rodgers & Hammerstein
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State Fair vocal Selections (Williamson Music Inc )$21.58
17. I whistle a happy tune: from The King and I
Rodgers & Hammerstein
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$44.44 -
$25.39 -
The King and I - Vocal Selections (Williamson Music Inc )$33.01 -
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc )$53.33
18. Blue Moon
Rodgers & Hart
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Essential Ella (Piano, Vocal, Guitar) (Faber Music)$20.31 -
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
19. I'm learning to read: from The Banky Field
Betty Roe
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Songs from the Betty Roe Shows Vol. 2 (Thames )$15.37
20. 'Orrible Little Blue-Eyes: from The Barnstormers
Betty Roe
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
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Songs from the Betty Roe Shows Vol. 1 (Thames )$15.37
21. Try to remember: from The Fantasticks
Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones
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Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music)$21.53
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Try to Remember PVG (Faber Music)$5.72
23. Feed the birds: from Mary Poppins
Richard & Robert Sherman
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$33.01
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$25.39
24. The Girl I Mean to Be: from The Secret Garden
Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman
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The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 3 (ABRSM)$16.45
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The Secret Garden: Vocal Selections (Alfred Music)$24.07
25. Round-Shouldered Man: from The Secret Garden
Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman
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Ready To Sing...Broadway (Alfred Music)$21.53
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The Secret Garden: Vocal Selections (Alfred Music)$24.07
26. Maybe: from Annie
Charles Strouse & Martin Charnin
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Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music)$12.69
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$33.01
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$28.07
27. Can't Help Falling in Love
Weiss, Peretti & Creatore
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Stage & Screen White Book (Wise )$33.34
222. Chim Chim Cher-ee: from Mary Poppins
Richard & Robert Sherman
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Faber Music Theatre Songbook (Piano, Voice & Guitar) (Faber Music)$20.31
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Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)$27.94
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$25.39
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Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise )$33.34
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
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The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)$19.04
List FAvailable In
1. Candidates are free to perform any song from any source, including this suggested publication
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ABRSM Songbook 3 (ABRSM)$29.21
Also RecommendedAvailable In
1. Preparation for the Sight-Singing Tests
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$12.07
2. Preparation for the Aural Tests
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$26.61 -
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)$11.37 -
$21.53
