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Tips on ABRSM Grade 8 pieces: Poulenc Sonata 1st movement

By Roderick Seed January 20th 2020January 20th 2020

My next few blog posts will be tips on some of my favourite pieces from the ABRSM Grade 8 repertoire lists. Even if you aren’t working towards your Grade 8,

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Chaminade Concertino – Practice Tips

By Roderick Seed August 30th 2019September 10th 2019

Following on from my Taffanel blog, here is a practice guide for another great French work: Chaminade’s Concertino. This piece is played a lot, but quite often with some important

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Exploring the new ABRSM 2018 Flute Syllabus: Grade 8

By Chris Hankin January 12th 2018November 3rd 2017

Grade 8: The Penultimate Grade Blog snapshot – my recommendations at a glance! Muller: Concerto in E minor Op 19 John Ranish:  Sonata in A minor Nineteenth Century Italian Music

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Exploring the new ABRSM flute syllabus 2018: Grade 7

By Chris Hankin November 10th 2017September 20th 2020

Blog snapshot – my recommendations at a glance! Giuseppe Rabboni: Sonata No 4 in D major from Sonatas for Flute and Piano Telemann: Sonata in G major Frederick the Great:

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Exploring the new ABRSM flute syllabus 2018: Grade 6

By Chris Hankin November 3rd 2017November 3rd 2017

Blog snapshot – my recommendations at a glance! Drouet: Allegro Moderato from Sonata in A minor (Three Little Sonatas) Giuseppe Rabboni: Sonata No 8 in C major from Sonatas for

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Exploring the new ABRSM 2018 Flute Syllabus: Grade 5

By Chris Hankin October 27th 2017October 27th 2017

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

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Exploring the 2018 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 3 and 4

By Chris Hankin October 2nd 2017February 13th 2018

Wonderful music abounds at these two grades and the emphasis is on original music which is great for players at this level. There are also lovely tunes to enjoy, as

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Exploring the 2018 ABRSM Flute Syllabus: Grades 1 and 2

By Chris Hankin September 8th 2017September 20th 2020

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

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