Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Flute Grade 3 2022 Syllabus:

Grade 3 Scales and Sight-Reading

ABRSM Flute Scales & Arpeggios and Sight-Reading, Grades 1-5

Grade 3 Aural

Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 1-3 (book and CD)

Grade 3 Pieces

One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C.
Please note that the first three pieces in each list are found in the ABRSM Flute Grade 3 2022 Pieces or Exam Pack Grade 3 Books:

ABRSM Flute Exam Pack Grade 3 (Flute & Piano Parts, Audio Downloads, Scales & Sight-Reading)
ABRSM Flute Exam Pieces Grade 3 (pieces, piano parts and audio download)

List A

1 M.-A. Charpentier Prelude (from Te Deum, H. 146)
2 Gariboldi Study in F (No. 7 from 30 Études faciles et progressives pour la flûte)
3 Sarah Watts Tiptoe and Tango
4 J. S. Bach Menuet (6th movt from Suite in B minor, BWV 1067) with 1st repeat, J. S. Bach: Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Peters) or Overture (Orchestral Suite) in B minor, BWV 1067 (Bärenreiter)
5 Haydn Andante quasi Allegretto upper part  (from Militär-Sinfonie, Hob. I:100), arr. Drouet, Classic Hits for Two Flutes (Bärenreiter) [Duet]
6 Leplus Study in D minor (from 30 Mélodies gracieuses en forme d’études composées pour flûte seule, Op. 10),  No. 23 from The Flute Player’s Companion, Vol. 1 (Chester) [Solo]
7 Mozart Papageno’s Aria (from The Magic Flute) upper part, arr. Tambling, Tunes for Two for Flutes (Kevin Mayhew) [Duet]
8 Mozart Symphony No. 40: 1st movement, arr. Wedgwood,  Up-Grade! Flute Grades 2–3 (Faber)
9 Offenbach Champagne Song (from La vie parisienne), arr. McDowall,  Harlequin, Book 1 (Cramer)
10 Telemann Allegro (3rd movt from Fantasy No.11 in G major, TWV 40:12), Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Flute Solo (Amadeus, Bärenreiter or Henle) [Solo]

LIST B

1 Grechaninov Mazurka (No. 10 from Brimborions, Op. 138)
2 James Rae Distant Shores, No. 6 from 42 More Modern Studies for Solo Flute
3 Trad. Maori, attrib. Tomoana Pokarekare Ana, arr. Bullard
4 Arrieu Chanson de la pastoure Arrieu: Chanson de la pastoure (Amphion)
5 Delibes Flower Duet (from Lakmé), arr. Hellen upper part, Double Act – Flute (Kevin Mayhew) [Duet]
6 Guy-Claude Luypaerts Cinq Sets (from Deux pièces pour flûte et piano), Guy-Claude Luypaerts: Insouciance et Cinq Sets (Leduc)
7 Alan Menken A Whole New World (from Aladdin), arr. Lawrance with repeat, Winner Scores All for Flute (Brass Wind) with CD, Piano Accomp.
8 Mercadante Andante alla Siciliana (2nd movt from Flute Concerto in D major), arr. Adams & Morley, First Repertoire for Flute (Faber)
9 Schumann Träumerei, Op. 15 No. 7, arr. Köhler upper part Classic Hits for Two Flutes (Bärenreiter) [Duet]
10 Philip Sparke Romany Song, No. 18 from Skilful Studies for Flute (Anglo Music) [Solo]

LIST C

1 Octave Juste Blanche-Neige au bois dormant (No. 5 from Fantaisies)
2 Turpin The St Louis Rag, arr. Blackwell
3 Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt & Geoff Zanelli He’s a Pirate (from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), arr. Bullard
4 Keith Bartlett Happy Go Lucky,  from Just for Fun! for Flute (UMP)
5 Zoë Booth Voracious Velociraptors upper part Zoë Booth: Dinosaurs for Flute (Pipeblower Publishing: flute accomp. or piano accomp editions) [Duet/piano]
6 Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette, arr. Potter flute 1 part, Fun Flute Duets (Kevin Mayhew) [Duet]
7 Grieg Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 2, arr. Lawrance, Winner Scores All for Flute (Brass Wind) with CD, Piano Accomp.
8 Mark Nightingale From Ragtime to Riches, No. 13 from Lucky Dip for Flute (Warwick Music)
9 Ros Stephen ‘Hole in My Shoe’ Blues upper part, Ros Stephen: Flute Globetrotters (OUP) [Duet/piano]
10 John Williams Hedwig’s Theme and Mr Longbottom Flies (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s/ Philosopher’s Stone), arr. Harris, Play Hollywood for Flute (Faber) 🎹

🎹 Piano accompaniment printable separately, see www.abrsm.org/syllabusclarifications

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ABRSM Flute Grade 3 2022 Additional Resources & information

Theory of Music

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
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Syllabus amendments

The ABRSM will post updates to the syllabus – e.g. changes to publication details or other minor corrections or clarifications – at www.abrsm.org/syllabuscorrections.

Syllabus revision

The ABRSM has not scheduled the next revision of the Woodwind Syllabus. The ABRSM will post advance notice of planned changes to the Woodwind Syllabus (including syllabus overlap information) at www.abrsm.org/syllabusupdates.

Photocopies & downloads
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