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Candidates for Grade 6, 7 or 8 exams must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz instrument. For full details including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
Practical Flute Grade 7 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
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Three pieces: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C - 30 marks each
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | attrib. C. P. E. Bach |  Allegro1st movt from Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 |
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| 2 | Gluck arr. Boehm |
Che farò senza Euridice? (What shall I do without Eurydice?) from Orfeo ed Euridice (observing printed cadenza) |
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| 3 | Vivaldi | Cantabile And Allegro 2nd movt And 3rd movt from Concerto in D (Il Gardellino), Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 |
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| 4 | Frederick II 'the Great' | Allegro 2nd movt from Sonata in B♭, Spitta No. 76 |
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| 5 | Mozart arr. Lynch |
Rondo: Allegro 4th movt from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 |
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| 6 | Popp | Allegro non troppo 1st movt from Sonatine, Op. 388 No. 1 |
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| 7 | Rabboni (and Vignoles) | Sonata No. 4 in D | |
| 8 | Roman | Largo And Allegro 1st movt And 2nd movt from Sonata No. 3 in C minor |
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| 9 | Serini | Andantino grazioso And Allegro assai 3rd movt And 4th movt from Sonata No. 1 in D |
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| 10 | Telemann | Cantabile And Allegro 1st movt And 2nd movt from Sonata in G, TWV 41:G9 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Mel-Bonis | Scherzo 2nd movt from Sonata for Flute and Piano |
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| 2 | Jeremy Norris | La Parisienne No. 3 from Jazz Suite |
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| 3 | Blaž Pucihar | Moonlit Blue
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| 4 | L. Berkeley | Moderato 1st movt from Sonatina, Op. 13 |
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| 5 | Fauré | Andantino from Fantaisie, Op. 79 |
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| 6 | German | Intermezzo | |
| 7 | Moszkowski | Spanischer Tanz | |
| 8 | Poulenc | Cantilena 2nd movt from Sonata for Flute |
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| 9 | Wachs | La flûte de Pan | |
| 10 | Youmans and Caesar arr. Iveson |
Tea for Two from No, No, Nanette |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Berbiguier | Allegro in D minor from Nouvelle méthode pour la flûte |
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| 2 | Delibes arr. Hunt |
Valse lente from Coppélia |
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| 3 | Telemann | Fantasia in A, TWV 40:2 No. 1 from 12 Fantasias for Flute (complete) |
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| 4 | C. P. E. Bach | Poco adagio 1st movt from Sonata in A minor for Solo Flute, Wq. 132 |
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| 5 | Bizet, arr. Hunt | Toreador's Song from Fantasia on Carmen |
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| 6 | Alan Bullard | Happy Flute Or Flippant Flute No. 41 Or No. 43 from Fifty for Flute, Book 2 |
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| 7 | Paul Harris | Presto 'humoroso' | |
| 8 | Prill | Study in D minor | |
| 9 | Alicia Hart | Scats No. 5 from Scatadoodledoo (bends optional) |
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| 10 | James Rae | Scherzetto No. 33 from 42 More Modern Studies for Solo Flute |
Candidates for a Grade 6, 7 or 8 exam must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz subject; for full details, including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
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