Practical Flute Grade 5 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, 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.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Flute Grade 5 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.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
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 | Beethoven arr. Blackwell |
 BagatelleOp. 119 No. 1 |
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| 2 | Telemann | Vivace 1st movt from Sonata in F, TWV 41:F2 |
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| 3 | Verdi arr. McDowall |
Violetta's Aria from La traviata |
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| 4 | Drouet | Rondeau: Allegretto 3rd movt from Sonata No. 2 in A minor |
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| 5 | Dvořák arr. Kolman |
Humoresque Op. 101 No. 7 |
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| 6 | Frederick II 'the Great' | Allegro assai 3rd movt from Sonata in A minor, Spitta No. 21 |
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| 7 | Handel | Allegro 2nd movt from Sonata in F, HWV 369, Op. 1 No. 11 |
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| 8 | Locatelli | Allegro 4th movt from Sonata in G, Op. 2 No. 4 |
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| 9 | Rabboni (and Vignoles) | Sonata No. 10 in D minor | |
| 10 | Telemann arr. Salter |
Les Plaisirs 2nd movt from Suite in A minor, TWV 55:a2 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Nikki Iles | Jive Talk (gliss. optional) |
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| 2 | Gérard Meunier | Au Crépuscule (At Dusk)
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| 3 | Peterson-Berger arr. Marcusson |
Sommarsång (Song of Summer) No. 1 from Frösöblomster |
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| 4 | Bock and Harnick arr. Gorb |
Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof |
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| 5 | Debussy arr. Kolman |
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair | |
| 6 | Grovlez trans. Tanner |
Chanson du chasseur No. 4 from L'Almanach aux images |
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| 7 | John Kember | C'est la vie | |
| 8 | R. Lane | Caprice | |
| 9 | Popp | Spanish Dance (Spanischer Tanz) Op. 437 No. 4 |
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| 10 | Blaž Pucihar | Flavta pleše (Dancing Flute) from Flavta se igra (Flute at Play) |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Demersseman | Study in A No. 16 from 50 Études mélodiques, Op. 4 |
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| 2 | Mozart arr. ABRSM |
Andante And March from The Magic Flute |
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| 3 | James Rae | Syncopation Rag No. 25 from 42 More Modern Studies for Solo Flute |
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| 4 | Sally Adams | American Pye | |
| 5 | István Kleiper | Study in D minor | |
| 6 | Bizet, arr. Hunt | Gypsies Song from Fantasia on Carmen |
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| 7 | Alicia Hart | Scat Me Down No. 4 from Scatadoodledoo |
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| 8 | Helen Madden | Icing on the Cake No. 17 from 20 Fantastic Flute Studies (gliss. optional) |
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| 9 | Andy Scott | Henry's Banquet | |
| 10 | Allen Vizzutti | Flamenco from Dynamic Dances for Flute |
