Trumpet Jazz Syllabus Grade 3
Jazz Syllabus Trumpet Level/Grade 3
THREE TUNES
One chosen by the candidate from each of the three lists (Blues & Roots, Standards, and Contemporary Jazz), all published by the Board in Jazz Trumpet Tunes, Level/Grade 3:
BLUES & ROOTS
1“WANDERLUST”, Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington, arr. Brian Priestley; tempo: 80; Key: Bb; 317_wanderlust.MGU
2“MINOR CHANT“, Stanley Turrentine, arr. Hywel Davies; tempo: 138; Key: F; 318_minor-chant.MGU
3 “BIRKS WORKS”, Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Pete Churchill; tempo: 108; Key: Ab; 319_birks-works.MGU
4 “JUMPIN’ WITH SYMPHONY SID“, Lester Young & Buddy Feyne, arr. Brian Priestley; tempo: 138; Key: Eb; 320_symphony-sid.MGU
5 “THE PREACHER“, Horace Silver, arr. Liam Noble; tempo: 130; Key: F; 321_the-preacher.MGU
STANDARDS
1 “GEORGIA ON MY MIND”, Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell, arr. Janette Mason; tempo: 80; Key: C; 322_georgia.MGU
2 “SUMMERTIME” George Gershwin, DuBose & Dorothy Heyward & Ira Gershwin, arr. Nikki Iles; tempo: 112; Key: Ab; 323_summertime.MGU
3 “WORK SONG” Nat Adderley & Oscar Brown Jr., arr. Nikki Iles; tempo: 126; Key: Eb; 324_work-song.MGU
4 “AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’“, Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, Harry Brooks & Andy Razaf, arr. Nikki Iles; tempo: 104; Key: C; 325_aint-misbehavin.MGU
5 “I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE”, Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields,arr. Richard Michael; tempo: 130; Key: F; 326_cant-give-you.MGU
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
1 “CLUSTER“, Chris Batchelor; tempo: 80; Key: Ab; 327_cluster.MGU
2 “RHUMBA MULTIKULTI“, Don Cherry, Robert Huffman & Josh Jones, arr. Chris Batchelor; tempo: 104; Key: C; 328_rhumba-multikulti.MGU
3 “WESTERLY“, Nikki Iles; tempo: 92; Key: Eb; 329_westerly.MGU
4 “AUGUST ONE“, Adam Glasser & Dudu Pukwana, arr. Huw Warren; tempo: 120; Key: F; 330_august-one.MGU
5 “IN DEEP“, Bill Frisell, arr. Chris Batchelor; tempo: 136; Key: F; 331_in-deep.MGU
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
From memory, straight-8s tongued, straight-8s slurred, or swing, as directed by theexaminer:
SCALESDorian on E; Mixolydian on E; Lydian on Bb; D and Eb majors (one octave)Major pentatonic on A; Minor pentatonic on E (one octave)Blues scale on C (one octave)Chromatic scale beginning on C (one octave)
ARPEGGIOSThe common chords of Eb major and C minor (one octave)