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  • Exploring the new ABRSM 2018 Flute Syllabus: Grade 5

    Exploring the new ABRSM 2018 Flute Syllabus: Grade 5

    Blog snapshot – my recommendations at a glance! 300 Years of Flute Music Drouet: Rondeau from Sonata in A minor (Three Little Sonatas) Frederick the Great: Allegro assai from Sonata in A minor, Spitta No. 21 Giuseppe Rabboni: Sonata No 10 in D minor from Sonatas for Flute and Piano Sunrise, Sunset from Roll Over Bach…

  • Exploring the 2018 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 1 and 2

    Exploring the 2018 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 1 and 2

    So here we are again! Astonishingly it’s 8 years since ABRSM introduced a selection of the music for each grade in one book. This seemed such a big event back then, but now we are all used to the format, like it or not! The marketing of the ABRSM volumes has been even more targeted…

  • Exploring The 2014 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 4 and 5

    Exploring The 2014 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 4 and 5

    By the time a pupil reaches the level of the intermediate grades 4 and 5, repertoire needn’t be governed by an exam syllabus. Pieces outside of the ‘exam books’ therefore become increasingly important as a player begins to widen their musical horizons.

  • Exploring The 2014 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 1 to 3

    Exploring The 2014 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 1 to 3

    The publication of a new ABRSM syllabus is about as big an event as it gets in the publishing world these days, and having a piece set for grades 1-3 will generate a great deal of interest. The two parts of the listing (the AB books themselves and the extra set repertoire) will represent a…