Your flute grade 7 ABRSM exam will be marked out of 150 and you will need a total of 100 marks to Pass, 120 marks for a Merit and 130 marks for a Distinction.  The exam comprises of four main areas:

    Pieces

    In your exam you are required to play three pieces (worth up to 30 marks each), one from each of the three lists, A, B and C below:

    LIST A

    1. Beethoven Allegro vivace e disinvolto: 7th movt from Serenade in D, Op. 25, arr. Roth Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    2. Handel Grave and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in E minor, HWV 359b, Op. 1 No. 1 Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    3. Popp Allegro non troppo: 1st movt from Sonatine, Op. 388 No. 1 Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    4. J. S. Bach Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 (Bärenreiter BA 8170) or J. S. Bach 3 Sonatas for Flute (Bärenreiter BA 5220)
    5. Molter Allegro assai: 3rd movt from Concerto in G, HS 315 (Musica Rara MR 1843A)
    6. Quantz Adagio and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in E minor (Schott FTR 61)
    7. Telemann Allegro or Allegro: 2nd or 4th movt from Sonata in B minor, TWV 41:h4 (Tafelmusik 1) (Bärenreiter BA 3537)
    8. F. M. Veracini Largo e nobile and Allegro: 1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in F (Sonata Prima). Veracini 12 Sonatas for Recorder (Flute/Violin), Vol. 1 (Peters EP 4965a)
    9. Wilms Rondo (Allegro): 3rd movt from Sonata in D, Op. 18 No. 1. Wilms 2 Sonatas, Op. 18 (Musica Rara 2289)

    LIST B

    1. Geraedts Allegro giocoso: 1st movt from Sonatina Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    2. Caplet Petite valse (Little Waltz): from Deux petites pièces Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    3. John McLeod Promenade: No. 1 from Le Tombeau de Poulenc Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    4. L. Boulanger Nocturne. Flute Music by Female Composers (Schott ED 9947)
    5. Godard Idylle: No. 2 from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116 (Chester CH55136). Idylle also available in: The Flautist’s Collection, Book 3 (Kevin Mayhew)
    6. Hasselmans Mazurka, Op. 31, trans. Denley (Spartan Press SP698)
    7. Poulenc Cantilena: 2nd movt from Sonata (Chester CH01605)
    8. Andy Scott Fujiko. Vocalise for Flute (Astute Music)
    9. Youmans & Caesar Tea for Two. Let’s Face the Music for Flute, arr. Iveson (Brass Wind)

    LIST C

    1. J. S. Bach Gigue: 6th movt from Suite in C, BWV 1009, arr. Spiegl Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    2. Prill Study in Eb Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    3. Russell Stokes With Life: No. 7 from Tricky Jazz Singles Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 7 (ABRSM)
    4. Alan Bullard Waltzing Flute or Lively Flute: No. 39 or No. 45 from Fifty for Flute, Book 2 (ABRSM)
    5. Gariboldi Study in F or Study in C minor: No. 18 or No. 19 from 20 petites études, Op. 132 (Schott ED 20355)
    6. E. Köhler Study in Eb: No. 12 from 15 Easy Studies, Op. 33, Book 1 (IMC 1468). Also available as: No. 64 from 76 Graded Studies for Flute, Book 2 (Faber)
    7. Allen Vizzutti Polka: from Dynamic Dances for Flute (De Haske Hal Leonard)

    Scales & Arpeggios

    As part of your exam you are also required to play scales & arpeggios from memory (worth up to 21 marks) - please see the ABRSM Flute Grades 1-8 Scale Book

    Sight-Reading Test

    You will also be required to sight-read some music that you have not seen before (worth up to 21 marks) - to prepare for this part of your exam please see the ABRSM Flute Grades 6-8 Sight-Reading Book which has a selection of specimen sight-reading pieces.

    Aural Tests

    In another part of your exam you will be required to complete a set of aural tests challenging your musicianship (worth up to 18 marks). To help prepare for this please see the ABRSM Aural Training in Practice Grades 6-8 Book (a guide with tests) and/or ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests Grade 7 Book (specimen tests).

     

    *Information correct at time of publishing 14.03.16


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