# Trinity Live Grade 3: Choose Violin or Cello

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Updated: 2026-09-06

Pick violin or cello for Trinity Live Grade 3 preparation. Open the instrument landing for a 12-week outline, free sample drills and package links. Viola and bass pages come later.

Trinity Live Grade 3 preparation differs by instrument even when the board format is shared. Choose violin or cello to open the dedicated landing with component guidance, a free five-item sample and current Arco package options. Viola and double bass landings are planned for a later release; until then, use the pathway overview and your teacher’s instrument syllabus.

## Before you build a plan

- Choose violin or cello for this grade or level landing.

- Viola and double bass pages are planned for a later release.

- Keep the official instrument syllabus beside your plan.

## Original exercise: Instrument choice for Trinity Live Grade 3: Choose Violin or Cello

1. Open the violin landing if that is your exam instrument.

2. Open the cello landing if that is your exam instrument.

3. If you play viola or bass, use the pathway overview with your teacher until those landings ship.

### Check your work

The chooser does not replace the instrument-specific landing. Pick the instrument you will enter, then follow that page’s sample and package links.

## A common mistake

Bookmarking only the chooser and never opening the instrument landing that holds the sample and weekly outline.

## What the package does and does not include

Arco is independent of the exam boards and institutions. Packages provide preparation planning, requirements links and weekly task tracking, not exam entry, teacher assessment, official papers or a guaranteed result. Only published original knowledge-support collections are scored in question sessions; no question bank is promised for other selections. Instrument learning is a separate $15/month package. Each selected package is billed separately; review its terms before purchasing.

## Official source and verification scope

[Trinity: refreshed Strings syllabus and formats](https://www.trinitycollege.com/news/viewarticle/refreshed-strings-syllabus-launched-2025)

Checked 31 August 2026: the 2025 announcement distinguishes digital technical-work and repertoire-only pathways. Follow the linked current syllabus for your instrument, grade and permitted choices.

## Continue learning

[Compare frameworks](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep)

[Compare violin pathways](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/compare/violin)

[Compare cello pathways](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/compare/cello)

[Free scales reference](https://arcosounds.com/learn/scales)

[Free metronome](https://arcosounds.com/tools/metronome)

[Trinity Face-to-Face Strings Preparation: Supporting-Test Plan](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/trinity-face-to-face)

[Trinity Live Grade 3 Violin: Supporting-Test Plan and Free Sample](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/trinity-face-to-face/violin/3)

[Trinity Live Grade 3 Cello: Supporting-Test Plan and Free Sample](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/trinity-face-to-face/cello/3)

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