Flute Grade 2

FLUTE GRADE 2

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 DOTTY DITTY and DING-DONG DRONE (pages 23 & 24) or
EASTERN ELEGY and ESCALATOR (pages 10 & 11) 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
New note D above the stave

IN ADDITION
Dotted crotchet and quaver rhythm / quaver rest / D.C. al Fine. / rit or rall. / Alla Breve time signature / accidentals / dynamic of mp or mf. / new keys of D major and E minor / playing with an accompaniment

CORE SYLLABUS PIECES FOR FLUTE GRADE 2
 PIECE(S)
 BOOK
 ISBN NUMBER
SAILING
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING MR HITLER?
MAKING THE GRADE
GRADE 2 FLUTE
0-7119-2916-5
MY FAVOURITE THINGS
(up to bar 78)
RULE THE WORLD
GUEST SPOT
21 GREAT SONGS GOLD EDITION
(Flute)
978-1-84938-122-2
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC JUNIOR GUEST SPOT – ABBA
EASY PLAY-ALONG (FLUTE)
0-7119-8934-6
Click here for ‘OWN CHOICE’ ZONE

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