Flute Grade 1

FLUTE GRADE 1

What’s Involved?

Up To 75 Marks For
You are required to play THREE pieces. At least one to be played with an accompaniment, either piano or CD  – all books in the core syllabus come with CD backing tracks (each one attracts 25 marks)

You can elect to play:

  • all three pieces from those listed within our syllabus
  • OR you can opt for three pieces of your own choice (*please find guidance in ‘Own Choice’ Zone)
  • OR you can mix repertoire featuring in our syllabus list combined with pieces of your own choice (*again please visit ‘Own Choice’ Zone for guidance)
Up To 15 Marks For
TECHNICAL EXERCISE
Play either FIRST & FRUITY and FESTIVE FANFARE (pages 4 & 5) or
GREMLINS and GALLOPING GALOSHES (pages 7 & 8) from Improve Your Scales Grade 1-3 (Flute)
Up To 10 Marks For
MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING
Answer questions on any of the performed solos relating to pitch names of notes, note values (crotchet, minim etc.), clef, stave and bar lines, time signature and musical terms and signs (maximum of five questions)
Playing Skills Guide For This Grade
RANGE
Use of second octave

IN ADDITION
Staccato and legato / anacrusis / key of F or G major / accidentals / playing with an accompaniment

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR FLUTE GRADE 1
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK
 ISBN NUMBER
OOM PAH PAH
ALL MY LOVING
MAKING THE GRADE
GRADE 1 FLUTE
978-1-84449-193
I HAVE A DREAM
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU
JUNIOR GUEST SPOT – ABBA
EASY PLAY-ALONG (FLUTE)
0-7119-8934-6
Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE

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