Graded songs
As part of our research this page includes indicative existing song gradings from recognised organisations to assist repertoire selection according to vocal and technical development.
| Composer Name | Song Title | Date | Grade (AMEB) | Grade (Other) | Approx. duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glanville-Hicks, Peggy | Come Sleep | 1931 | Grade 6, List D (AMEB S) | Medium (AMC); Grade 5 (ANZCA and Anthology: ACiS) | 2:14 |
| Holland, Dulcie | The Whistling Man | 1984 | Grade 3, List C (AMEB S) | Grade 3 (ANZCA) | unknown |
| Holland, Dulcie | Listen to the Rain (High) | 1984 | Grade 2 (AMEB SfL) | 1:05 | |
| Holland, Dulcie | Listen to the Rain (Low) | 1984 | Grade 2 (AMEB SfL) | 1:05 | |
| Holland, Dulcie | At Evening (High) | 1984 | Grade 2 (AMEB SfL) | 1:41 | |
| Holland, Dulcie | At Evening (Low) | 1984 | Grade 2 (AMEB SfL) | 1:41 | |
| James, William G | Bush Night Song (High) | 1922 | Grade 1, List B (AMEB S) | unknown | |
| James, William G | Bush Night Song (Low) | 1922 | Grade 1, List B (AMEB S) | unknown | |
| Jarman, Paul | Time Enough To Give (High) | 2004 | Grade 3 (AMEB S) | 3:50 | |
| Jarman, Paul | Time Enough To Give (Low) | 2004 | Grade 3 (AMEB S) | 3:50 | |
| Keats, Horace | The Little Birdling on a Tree | 1939 | Grade 4, List C (AMEB S) | Grade 4 (ANZCA), 2009 | 3:00 |
| Le Gallienne, Dorian | A Hymne To God The Father | 1950 | AMEB A.Mus. (AMC) | Advanced (AMC), Lic (Anthology:ACiS) | 3:18 |
| Le Gallienne, Dorian | Batter My Heart, three person'd God | 1950 | AMEB A.Mus. (AMC) | Advanced (AMC); A. Dip. A (ANZCA); Ass/Lic (Anthology: ACiS) | 2:09 |
| Le Gallienne, Dorian | Farewell, Thou Art Too Dear For My Possessing | 1950 | Grade 5, List D (AMEB S) | Medium (AMC); Grade 5 (Anthology: ACiS) | 2:32 |
| Le Gallienne, Dorian | Solveig's Song | 1954 | AMEB Grade 4 (AMC) | Easy (AMC); Grade 4 (ANZCA); Grade 4 (Anthology: ACiS) | 3:00 |
| Leek, Stephen | It's Raining | 1996 | Preliminary (AMEB S) | Easy (AMC) | 2:00 |
| Milliken, Sandra | Bus Ride (High) | 2007 | Grade 2 (AMEB S) | Medium (AMC), Intermediate (Peters) | 1:55 |
| Milliken, Sandra | Bus Ride (Medium or Low) | 2007 | Grade 2 (AMEB S) | Medium (AMC), Intermediate (Peters) | 1:55 |
| Rofe, Esther | Dinah's Song | 1987 | Grade 5, List D (AMEB S) | Medium (AMC) ; Grade 4 (Trinity); Grade 5 (Anthology: ACiS) | 2:25 |
| Sutherland, Margaret | For A Child | 1936 | Grade 6, List D (AMEB S) | Medium (AMC); Grade 6 (ANZCA and Anthology: ACiS) | 1:52 |
| Tregaskis, Alan | Oh Yellow Yellow Sweet | 1978 | AMusA (AMEB S) | Advanced (AMC) | 3:37 |
| Tregaskis, Alan | Speak With The Sun | 1979 | Grade 5, List D (AMEB S) | Medium | 2:47 |
| Tregaskis, Alan | The Solitary Reaper (High) | 1973 | AMEB Grade 8 (AMC) | Advanced (AMC) | 6:00 |
| Vine, Carl | Love Me Sweet | 1993 | Grade 3, List C (AMEB S) and Grade 3, Section II (AMEB SfL) | Easy; Grade 2 (Trinity College) | 3:36 |
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | Climb the Rainbow | 1975 | Grade 3, List C (AMEB S) | 2:47 | |
| Yates, Stephen | The Trouble With Geraniums | 1995 | Grade 4, List C (AMEB S) | Medium: Grade 5 (Trinity College); Grade 7 (ANZCA) | 1:53 |
| Harrhy, Edith | An Australian Lullaby | Grade 5 (AMEB SfL) | incomplete | ||
| Holland, Dulcie | All's Well That Ends Well | Grade 7, List D (AMEB S) | incomplete | ||
| Hyde, Miriam | Lullaby | Grade 5, List D (AMEB S) | Grade 5 (ANZCA) | incomplete | |
| Sculthorpe, Peter | Boat Rise | Grade 7, List D (AMEB S) | incomplete | ||
| Sculthorpe, Peter | The Stars Turn | AMusA, List D (AMEB S) | incomplete | ||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | My Knight in Shining Armour | Grade 8, List D (AMEB S) | incomplete | ||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | Ode to Technology | 1984 | Grade 2, List B (AMEB S) | 1:20 | |
| Banks, Don | My Bonny Lad | incomplete | |||
| Banks, Don | King Arthur's Servants | incomplete | |||
| Banks, Don | Bonny at Morn | incomplete | |||
| Butterley, Nigel | To the Evening Star | incomplete | |||
| Edwards, Ross | And no bird sings | incomplete | |||
| Edwards, Ross | The Hermit of Green Light | incomplete | |||
| Edwards, Ross | Geography III | incomplete | |||
| Edwards, Ross | Geography VI | incomplete | |||
| Ford, Andrew | Golden slumbers | incomplete | |||
| Grainger, Percy | Willow, willow | incomplete | |||
| Grainger, Percy | Pretty girl milking a cow | incomplete | |||
| Grainger, Percy | A sprig of thyme | incomplete | |||
| Holland, Dulcie | Silence is golden | incomplete | |||
| Sutherland, Margaret | Song be delicate | incomplete | |||
| Sutherland, Margaret | May | incomplete | |||
| Sutherland, Margaret | Midnight | incomplete | |||
| Tregaskis, Alan | Night | incomplete | |||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | Jubjubby | incomplete | |||
| Morris, David | The Declaration | incomplete | |||
| Morris, David | Under the Currajong | incomplete | |||
| McCall, Ruth | The Ballad of Eureka | incomplete | |||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | Tommy Tanna | incomplete | |||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | Andy's Gone With Cattle | incomplete | |||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | For More Than Sixty Years | incomplete | |||
| Wesley-Smith, Martin | I Wish I Wasn't Me | incomplete | |||
| Brahe, May | Bless This House | incomplete | |||
| Brahe, May | The Piper From Over The Way | incomplete |