Exams/Sight-reading/ABRSM · Grade 3
Sight-reading
Twelve to sixteen bars, key signatures up to three sharps or flats, more interesting articulation and dynamics, occasional finger crossings.
Practice tips for this grade
Scan for accidentals before starting — they catch out almost everyone.
Read the bass intervals as shapes, not as note names.
Pencil-trace the contour of the melody if it helps your eye lead.