Level 3 continues to develop skills in first position. Repertoire choices outside of method books start to broaden. Older students may be ready to read simple student concertos such as Rieding’s Concerto in G or Kuchler’s Concertino in G. Supplementing method books with fiddle tunes in major keys teaches dexterity and string crossings. Wohlfahrt and Kuchler Etudes improve fingerboard fluency. Level 3 is equivalent to Suzuki Book 2 or RCM/ABRSM Level 2.

Grade 3 Violin Method Books

Sandor, Violin Tutor, Book 3
Kuchler, Violin Method, Book 1, Parts 3 & 4
Sevcik, Violin School Op. 6, Part 4
Crickboom, The Violin, Book 3
Bang, Violin Method, Book 2
Auer, Graded Course of Violin Playing, Books 3 & 4
Amman, Violin School Book 1, Part 3
Hohmann, Practical Violin School, Book 3
Fletcher, New Tunes for Strings, Book 2
Moffat, Old Masters for Young Players

Blackwell, Fiddle Time Runners
New Tunes for Strings, Book 2
Suzuki, Violin School, Book 2

Grade 3 Violin Etudes, Scales and Exercises

Metz, 25 Melodic Studies, Book 1
Pracht, New Violin Studies Op. 15, Book 2
Kuchler, 100 Etudes Op. 6, Part 2
Kayser, 36 Violin Studies Op. 20, Part 1
Sitt, 20 Etudes Op. 90
Carse, New School of Violin Studies, Book 2
Wohlfahrt, 40 Etudes Op. 54
Wohlfahrt, 60 Etudes Op. 45, Part 1
Dancla, Three Easy Etudes Op. 110
Palaschko, Fifty Melodic Violin Etudes Op. 76, Vol. 1
Palaschko, 18 Elementary Etudes Op. 51
Spohr (ed. Stone), 38 Studies from the Violin School
Depas, Le Progres, Op. 124
Hermann, 100 Violn Studies, Part 2
Hofmann, 80 Melodic Studies, Part 2
Sevcik, School of Intonation, Op. 11
Sevcik, Violin School Op. 6, Part 5
Sitt, 20 Etudes Op. 51
Bloch, Finger Exercises for Violin Op. 16
Traditional, Charlie is My Darling (Scaley Monsters for Violin)
Traditional, Donkey Riding (Scaley Monsters for Violin)
Traditional, Road to Lisdoonvarna (Fiddleworks)
Cohen, Saturday Night Stomp (Superstudies for Violin)
Delbaere-Sawchuck, Waterfall
Donkin, Osoyoos (Get Fiddlin!)
Donkin, Pancake Peak (Get Fiddlin!)
Geringas, Country Dance (Shifting: 30 Progressive Studies)
Geringas, Gym (Shifting: 30 Progressive Studies)
Geringas, Hide and Seek (Shifting, 30 Progressive Studies)
Givens, Spend Your Bow Wisely (Adventures in Violinland)
Harris, Arietta (Improve Your Scales!)
Harris, Fiery Flourish (Improve Your Scales!)
Harris, Greyhound (Improve Your Scales!)
Harris, Drifting (Improve Your Scales!)
Harris, Flamingo (Improve Your Scales!)

Grade 3 Performance Pieces (violin and piano)

Szelenyi, 24 Easy Little Concert Pieces, Vol. 2
Hess-Schoch, Tanzweisen Altfranzosischer Meister
Telemann, Six Minuets
Badings, Fiddler and His Mate, Book 4
Kabalevsky, Album Pieces
Ellerton, Rondino Op. 18
Sulyok, Veir Leichte Geigenstucke
Doflein, Music for Violin and Piano
Domazlicky, Con Moto
Beethoven, Six German Dances, arr. Beer
Beer, Master Melodies from the Classics
Helyer, A Midsummer Day
Gretchaninoff, Historiettes
Mendelssohn, 15 Miniatures Vol. 1-3
Bacewicz, Easy Pieces
Forbes, Second Book of Classical and Romantic Pieces
Bresgen, The Little Day and Night Pieces
Frescobaldi, Toccata per Spinettina
Goetz, Easy Pieces Op. 2
Hauer, Zwolftonspiel
Kadosa, Bauernfiedel
Kosa, Gabi Szonata
Portnoff, Waving Fields
Pracht, Der Kleine Kunstler
Brown, Bach 10 Little Pieces
Hall, Fiddle Book
Dancla, Twelve Easy Fantasies
Persichetti, Masques
Shifrin, Lullaby
Archer, In Church (12 Miniatures)
Archer, Solemn Moments (Six Miniatures for Viola and Piano)
Barnes, Folk Dance No. 2 (3 Folk Dances)
Bartok, Chasson du Vagabond (For Children)
Bennett, A Little Elegy (Up Bow Down Bow)
Bennett, A Quiet Conversation (Up Bow, Down Bow)
Birston, Sweet Memories (Excursions for Violin)
Colledge, Snake Charmer (Fast Forward)
Colledge, Wondering (Fast Forward)
Colledge, The Misty Isle (Shooting Stars)
Donkin, The Acrobat (Costume Party)
Elgar, Andante in A Minor (Six Very Easy Pieces in the First Position)
Elgar, Andantino in G Major (Six Very Easy Pieces in the First Position)
Glinka, The Lark (A Farewell to St. Petersburg)
Greenwald, Arminta Waltz (The Sassmannshaus Tradition: Violin Recital Album First Position)
Kabalevsky, Dreamers (20 Pieces for Violin and Piano)
Kabalevsky, Melody (20 Pieces for Violin and Piano)
Laoureux, Andantino in F Major (Ecole Pratique du Violon)
Martin, Had I Never Never Known Thee (Music by Black Composers)
Mendelssohn, Serioso (The Sassmannshaus Tradition: Violin Recital Album First Position)
Murray, Song of the Roads (Tunes for my Violin)
Murray, The Swan (Tunes for my Violin)
Telfer, Dance of the Peonies (If Flowers Could Speak)
Winn, The Sunshine Lad (From the Carolina Hills)
Traditional, Maytime (The Young Violinist’s Repertoire)
Archer, Waltzing (12 Miniatures)
Bach, Marche (10 Little Classics)
Cofalik, The Beavers (At the Zoo)
Colledge, The Ceilidh (Fast Forward)
Colledge, Hornpipe (Fast Forward)
Colledge, Five-a-side (Shooting Stars)
Colledge, Look Lively! (Shooting Stars)
Donkin, The Dancer (Costume Party)
Donkin, The Fortune Teller (Costume Party)
Donkin, Fall Fair (Fall Fair)
Elgar, Allegretto in G Major (Six Very Easy Pieces in First Position)
Elgar, Allegro in C Major (Six Very Easy Pieces in First Position)
Lumsden, Flash of Light’ning (Wizard’s Potion)
Lumsden, Strike it Lucky! (Wizard’s Potion)
Mackay, Rebecca (Four Modern Dance Tunes)
Mackay, Tango (Four Modern Dance Tunes)
Mozart, Pantomime (The Young Violinist’s Repertoire)
Pracht, Hongrois (12 Easy Pieces)
Pracht, Wandering (12 Easy Pieces)
Sadoh, Iya Ni Wura Iyebiye (Music by Black Composers)
Sancho, Duchess of Devonsire’s Reel (Music by Black Composers)
Shostakovich, Hurdy Gurdy (Shostakovich Albumstucke)
Shostakovich, Little March (Shostakovich Albumstucke)
Volti, Haymakers’ Dance (The Sassmannshaus Tradition: Violin Recital Album First Position)
Wiggins, The Boy with the Axles in His Hands (Music by Black Composers)
Winn, A Picture (From the Carolina Hills)

Grade 3 Violin Concertos and Concertinos

Kuchler, Concertino in G Op. 11
Seitz, Student Concerto in G Op. 13
Seitz, Student Concerto in D Op. 15
Millies, Concertino in D
Jardanyi, Concertino
Essek, Concertino in G Op. 4
Mokry, Concertino in G
Janschinow, Concertino Op. 35
Rontgen, Student Concerto No. 1
Rontgen, Student Concerto No. 2
Sitt, Concertino Op. 93
Perlman, Concertino
Brown, Three Violin Concertinos
Essek, Concertino Op. 18
Huber, Student Concerto for Two Violins Op. 11
Huber, Student Concerto for Two Violins Op. 30
Huber, Concertino Op. 36
Jockish, Concerto Op. 6
Portnoff, Concertino Op. 9
Portnoff, Concertino Op. 13
Portnoff, Concertino Op. 18
Sartorio, Concerto in C
Sartorio, Concerto in F

Grade 3 Violin Sonatas

Martinu, Sonatina
Jardanyi, Sonatina
Pepusch (arr. Colwell), Sonata in G
Lenzewski, Sonatinas and Pieces
Szonyi, Sonatine

Grade 3 Violin Solo Pieces (unaccompanied)

At this level there are no unaccompanied solos yet. Take a look at the higher levels.

Grade 3 Chamber Music and Play Together

2 Violins

Easy Etudes for Two Violins, Vol. 1 & 2
Telemann, Small Pieces
Twinn, Twelve French Nursery Songs
Twinn, Old English Songs
Twinn, Old Welsh Songs
Mozart L., Twelve Duets
Bartok, 44 Duos
Twarz, Mozart Duets
Twarz, Handel Duets
Twarz, Bach Duets
Szervansky, 25 Easy Small Duets
Metz, Modern Violin Duets
Boskovich, With Joy and Gladness
Bartok, Duos From Choral Works, arr. Szervansky
Mozart, German Dances 1 & 2
Seiber, Four Hungarian Folk Songs
Weiner, 15 Duos, Op. 48
Wernick, New Direction for Strings
Hampe, Twenty Duets
Leclerc, Contradances and Minuets
Bach-Lenzewski, Little Pieces
Pudelko, Easy Duets from Masters of the 16th Century
Gastoldi, Pieces
Pejtsik-Szasz, Violin Duos

2 Violins and Piano

Avison, Trio Sonata in E Minor
Frescobaldi, Canzoni a Due Canti
Fux, Partita a Tre in G Minor
Cazzati, (Schenk) Cappricio a Te
Colista, Trio Sonate in A

Three Violins

Szasz, Violin Trios
Alma, Kleine Altfranzosische Weisen
Hindemith, 8 Canons Op. 44
Keuning, Om Te Beginnen
Borris, Sonatina Per Tre
Bryan, Trios for Violin
Telemann, Sonata for Three Violins and Klavier
Bradley, Three-part Tunes for the Violin Class
Haydn (Twarz), German Dances and Minuets

Four Violins

McKay, American Panorama