Grade 1 Exam Preparation

Scales

Forgotten a note?

Use the fingering chart to help you.

ABRSM_Grade_1_Saxophone_scales_2018.pdf

Grade 1 Scales

You will need to be able to play these scales from memory, both tongued and slurred for your exam.

Warm-ups for each scale can be found in the Grade 1 warm-ups page.

Sight-reading

CLICK HERE for more sight-reading help

Name that NotePlay this fantastic game to learn the notes on a musical stave. How many points will you score?

‎StaffWars‎StaffWars is a game designed to help beginning and intermediate musicians learn, practice and woodshed the note names of the treble, alto and bass clefs. THE APP for anyone who wants to master these clefs.

‎Rhythm Cat Lite HD‎A fun game that puts your rhythm skills to the test! This game is highly entertaining with a great soundtrack to play along to and has the added benefit of teaching you to read the most commonly used music rhythm notation. This game has been developed in collaboration with professional musicians and…

‎Flashnote Derby‎Flashnote Derby is a fun way for kids to learn and practice reading music notes. Each race is a timed test in which the student identifies different notes in order to urge their horse on towards the finish line. Answering quickly and correctly will cause their horse to gain ground, while incorrect…

Aural tests

‎ABRSM Aural Trainer Grades 1-5‎The OFFICIAL ABRSM Aural Trainer contains interactive challenges to help develop your music aural skills (listening skills). Anyone can use it, but it is designed around ABRSM’s aural tests for Grades 1 to 5. The app can be used in any order, however often you like, on your own or with your teacher.…

Go to our "Aural" pages for even more practice

Pieces

Below are performances of all of the Grade 1 pieces. At the bottom of the page is a link to the ABRSM "Practice Partner" app.

‎Saxophone Practice Partner‎The OFFICIAL ABRSM Alto Saxophone Practice Partner is a simple way to make practising pieces for your exams more musical, enjoyable and fun. It is useful for anyone learning or teaching pieces from the ABRSM Alto Saxophone Exam Pieces 2018–2021. Use Alto Saxophone Practice Partner to practise with…

Marking Criteria

You might find it useful to have a look below at the marking criteria for ABRSM Saxophone exams.

ABRSM Marking Criteria.pdf

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