Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM ABRSM Flute Grade 5 2022 Syllabus:

Grade 5 Scales and Sight-Reading

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

Grade 5 Aural

Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book only)
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)

Grade 5 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 5 2022 Pieces or Exam Pack Grade 5 Books:

ABRSM Flute Exam Pack Grade 5 (Flute & Piano Parts, Audio Downloads, Scales & Sight-Reading)
ABRSM Flute Exam Pieces Grade 5  (pieces, piano parts and audio download)

List A

1 Handel Vivace (2nd movt from Sonata in B minor, Op. 1 No. 9, HWV 367b)
2 C. A. Gibbs Minuet (No. 2 from Suite in A, Op. 144)
3 Holmès Gigue (No. 3 from Trois petites pièces)
4 Blavet Allemande-Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, ‘La Lumague’ Op. 2 No. 4), 6 Sonatas Op. 2 Vol. 2 (Schott) or Flötenmusik, Vol. 1 (Henle)
5 Demersseman Allegro in G minor (from 50 Études mélodiques, Op. 4), Repertoire Explorer for Flute, Book 2 (Universal) [Solo]
6 Drouet Rondeau: Allegretto (3rd movt from Sonata No. 2 in A minor), Drouet: Three Little Sonatas (Schott)
7 Paul Harris Dancing No. 47 from More Graded Studies for Flute, Book 1 (Faber) [Solo]
8 E. Köhler Study No. 1 in C, Op. 33, E. Köhler: Progress in Flute Playing, Book 1 (Chester) [Solo]
9 Telemann Vivace (1st movt from Sonata in F, TWV 41:F2), Telemann: Four Sonatas from Der getreue Musikmeister (Bärenreiter)
10 Verdi Violetta’s Aria (from La traviata), arr. McDowall, Harlequin, Book 2 (Cramer)

List B

1 Arrieu Allegro moderato (1st movt from Sonatine)
2 Mascagni Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana), arr. Bullard
3 Errollyn Wallen Out Walking
4 Bock & Harnick Sunrise, Sunset (from Fiddler on the Roof), arr. Gorb, Roll Over Bach (Brass Wind)
5 Debussy The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, arr. Kolman, Repertoire Explorer for Flute, Book 2 (Universal)
6 Gérard Meunier Au Crépuscule, Gérard Meunier: Au Crépuscule (Lemoine)
7 Peterson-Berger Sommarsång (No. 1 from Frösöblomster), arr. Marcusson, Peterson-Berger: Frösöblomster (Just Flutes)
8 Piazzolla Ausencias, arr. Davies, Piazzolla: 25 Piazzolla Tangos for Flute and Piano (Boosey & Hawkes)
9 Rabboni (& Vignoles) Sonata No. 10 in D minor, Rabboni: Sonatas for Flute and Piano, Book 1 (Kevin Mayhew)
10 Andy Scott Mountain Dreams, Rob Buckland & Andy Scott: Eight Pieces for Flute & Piano (Astute Music)

List C

1 Abreu Tico-tico no fubá, arr. Iles
2 Sally Adams American Pye
3 Chopin Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 1, arr. Prill
4 Grieg Anitra’s Dance (No. 3 from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46) with 8va in bb. 86–89, Festival for Flute, Book 1 (Kevin Mayhew)
5 Bryan Kelly Whistling Song, 1st movt from Caribbean Suite (Hunt Edition)
6 John Kember C’est la vie Play Ballads for Flute (Faber)
7 Cecilia McDowall Hornpipe,  (Pan Educational Music)
8 Popp Spanish Dance, Op. 437 No. 4, Romantic Miniatures for Flute, Vol. 1 (Schott) or Popp for Flute: 7 European Salon Pieces (Schott)
9 James Rae Syncopation Rag, No. 25 from 42 More Modern Studies for Solo Flute (Universal)
10 Hilary Taggart Tappie Tourie, from Recreations (Hunt Edition)

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ABRSM Flute Grade 5 2022 Additional Resources & information

Theory of Music

ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
Additional Music Theory Resources

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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