Your flute grade 3 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. Mozart Variation 6: from Serenade, K. 361, arr. Denley Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    2. attrib. Pergolesi Tre giorni son che Nina (For three days Nina), arr. Gatti and Sogni Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 ABRSM)
    3. Telemann Passepieds 1 and 2: 6th movt from Suite in A minor, TWV 55:a2, arr. Salter Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    4. Boyce Vivace (from Symphony No. 2) (observing repeats) Harlequin, Book 1, arr. McDowall (Cramer)
    5. Offenbach Champagne Song (from La vie parisienne) Harlequin, Book 1, arr. McDowall (Cramer)
    6. Grétry Flute Air (from Panurge). No. 2 from Classical Music for Flute, arr. Wastall (Boosey & Hawkes)
    7. Grieg Norwegian Dance (Op. 35 No. 2) Winner Scores All for Flute, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: piano accomp. published separately)
    8. Mozart Aria (from Don Giovanni) Winner Scores All for Flute, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: piano accomp. published separately)
    9. Schubert Menuetto and Trio. Music Through Time for Flute, Book 3, arr. Harris and Adams (OUP)

    LIST B

    1. Arrieu Chanson de la pastoure (Song of the Shepherdess) Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    2. David Gordon Amazonian Mood Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    3. Dave Stapleton Whistlin’ Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    4. Patrick Doyle Neville’s Waltz (from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Winner Scores All for Flute, arr. Lawrance (Brass Wind: piano accomp. published separately)
    5. Paul Harris Hazelnote Crunch or Toffee Tango: No. 1 or No. 4 from Chocolate Box (Novello NOV016203)
    6. Bryan Kelly St Lucia or Barcelona: No. 1 or No. 3 from Snapshots (Hunt Edition HE93)
    7. Guy-Claude Luypaerts Insouciance or Cinq Sets (Leduc AL 29837: published together)
    8. Robin Milford Air. Music Through Time for Flute, Book 3, arr. Harris and Adams (OUP)
    9. Ros Stephen ‘Hole in My Shoe’ Blues: No. 4 from Flute Globetrotters (OUP: piano accomp. printable from companion CD)

    LIST C

    1. Demersseman Chanson serbe (Serbian Song): from L’art de phraser Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    2. Oliver Ledbury Waltzer: from Flute Salad Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    3. Graham Lyons Study in C: No. 11 from Progressive Flute Studies Flute Exam Pieces, Grade 3 (ABRSM)
    4. Alan Bullard Cool Flute or Plaintive Flute: No. 17 or No. 21 from Fifty for Flute, Book 1 (ABRSM)
    5. Gariboldi Study in E minor: No. 30 from First Exercises for Flute, Op. 89 (Schott ED 20353)
    6. James Rae Full On or High Five: No. 18 or No. 20 from Style Workout for Solo Flute (Universal UE 21319)
    7. Tulou Study in G. No. 29 from 76 Graded Studies for Flute, Book 1 (Faber) or No. 14 from 100 Classical Studies for Flute (Universal UE 12992)

    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 1-5 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 1-3 Book (a guide with tests) and/or ABRSM Specimen Sight-Reading Tests Grades 1-3 Book (specimen tests).

     

    *Information correct at time of publishing 14.03.16


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