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ABRSM Flute Exam Pieces from 2026
ABRSM Flute Exam Pieces from 2026
NEW Syllabus from 2026
Exam Pieces:
Each graded book contains nine pieces from the syllabus in a range of styles from Lists A, B and C (Flute part and piano accompaniment). The books are well-suited for learners at Grades 1–7 who are preparing for ABRSM practical or Performance Grade exams, or for those who do not need the scales and sight-reading material found in the alternative ABRSM Flute Exam Packs.
If needed, pair this album of pieces with separate scale and arpeggio, aural and sight-reading books to develop well-rounded musical skills. For Grades 1 to 5, Exam Packs are available containing pieces, scales and sight-reading.
NEW flute repertoire for the ABRSM Practical and Performance Grades from 2026
- Refreshed repertoire for at all grades.
- Exam Pieces books and packs are available for Flute Grades 1 to 7
- Featuring over 400 rewarding new pieces, much-loved classics and a wide variety of composers and genres for all tastes and learning styles.
- No changes to scales and arpeggios, sight-reading or aural tests for Practical Grades.
- You can use the new ‘from 2026’ syllabuses in exams from 1 January 2026. You can continue to use the current ‘from 2022’ syllabuses until 31 December 2026. During the one-year overlap period you must choose your three set pieces from the same syllabus.
Instrumentation
Part 1: Flute
Part 2: Piano
Graded Repertoire List
One
Rigaudon: from Pièces de clavecin, Book 2 [Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, arr. K. & D. Blackwell]
Straight to the Point: No. 2 from The Modern Flute Player [Mike Mower]
Fountains by Night [Althea Talbot-Howard]
Fairytale: from Shrek [Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell, arr. Bullard]
A Wise Old Star [Jemima Oosthuizen]
Looking Cool! [Andy Scott]
Jazz Waltz [Nikki Iles]
Radetsky March, Op. 228 [Johann Strauss I, arr. Blackwell]
Ninjago Overture: from Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu [Jay Vincent & Michael Kramer, arr. Bullard]
Two
Bourrée: Third movement from Premier livre de pièces [A. D. Philidor]
Menuetto: from Sonata for Harp with obbligato Flute, second movement [Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, arr. Talbot-Howard]
Off She Goes [Trad. Irish, arr. Bullard]
‘Raindrop’ Prelude: No. 15 from 24 Preludes, Op. 28 [Fryderyk Chopin, arr. Blackwell]
The Thistle Fairy [Lillie Harris]
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today [Randy Newman, arr. Iles]
El cóndor pasa [Daniel Alomía Robles, arr. Blackwell]
How Far I’ll Go: from Moana [Lin-Manuel Miranda]
Study in Purple: from Fresh Air [Sarah Watts]
Three
Non presto: Sixth movement from Sonata No. 4 in G [J. H. Roman]
Study in D minor: from Complete Method for the Flute, Part 1, Op. 53 [Heinrich Soussmann]
The Mermaid [Trad. English, arr. Bullard]
Pièce (Sicilienne) [Claude Arrieu]
Song of the Swan [Reena Esmail]
Dance of the Blessed Spirits: from Orfeo ed Euridice [C. W Gluck, arr. Blackwell]
I’m Just Ken: from Barbie [Andrew Wyatt & Mark Ronson, arr. Blackwell]
Whistlin’ [Dave Stapleton]
The James Bond Theme [Monty Norman, arr. Iles]
Four
La Vénitienne: Fourth movement from Suite No. 1 in D, Book 2 [Louis de Caix d’Hervelois]
Menuett [Jeanne Danglas, arr. A. & J. Oosthuizen]
Pula Pula [Rachel Hayter]
A Café in Vienna: from Four Cafés [Barbara Arens]
Allegro moderato: First movement from Romantische Stücke, Op. 75 [Antonín Dvořák, arr. Bullard]
The Banks of Green Willow [George Butterworth, arr. Blackwell]
The Augustus Trot: from Creature Comforts, Book 2 [Mark Tanner]
Mission: Impossible Theme [Lalo Schifrin, arr. Iles]
La Fanfare: No. 1 from Imagine [Hilary Taggart]
Five
Circus-Pony [Stephen Dodgson]
Sonatina Riang [Su Lian Tan]
Afternoon Play: No. 2 from High Barn Suite [David Edwards]
Andante staccato: Second movement from Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 5 [Anna Bon di Venezia]
Green Shade: No. 1 from Five Romances [Peter Thorne]
On the Bayou: No. 2 from From the Cotton Fields, Op. 18 [C. C. White, arr. Blackwell]
Flight of the Foo Birds [Neal Hefti, arr. Iles]
Fantazja z Kalatówek [Katarzyna Krajka]
Spaces (Intervals): No. 3 from Three Concert Studies [Cecilia McDowall]
Six
Badinerie: Seventh movement from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [J. S. Bach]
Allegro non troppo: First movement from Sonatina in F, Op. 388 No. 4 [Wilhelm Popp]
Rag in E Major: No. 2 from Three Rags [Earl Louis Stewart]
Frühlingslied, Op. 38 [Ernesto Köhler]
An Edinburgh Farewell [Helen Leach]
Cantilena I: from tre cantilene [Fredrik Sixten]
Taking the Convoluted Route: No. 12 from Strictly Flutey ‘Tudes [Mark Nightingale]
Polka [Madeleine Dring]
March: from Seasons of the Flute [Agata Gojkošek & Zala Pušnik]
Seven
Giga: Fourth movement from Sonata in G, Op. 9 No. 7 [Jean-Marie Leclair]
Čoček: No. 4 from Mayka [Jovana Damnjanović]
Mouvement de sicilienne: Second movement from Sonata, Op. 52 [Charles Koechlin]
Andante: Third movement from Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034 [J. S. Bach]
Pièce, Op. 189 [Mélanie Bonis]
Prelude [Ulysses Kay]
Ne Nkansu: from Eclectic Pieces [Fred Onovwerosuoke]
Spain [Chick Corea, arr. Murphy]
Schwedische Polska-Lied No. 4: from Schwedische Polska-Lieder von Isidor Dannström, Op. 50 [Joachim Andersen]
New Supporting Resources
- New supporting resources including Exam Pieces books, Recorder Mix book, refreshed Woodwind Practice Partner apps and audio recordings.
- Professional audio recordings of syllabus pieces for Flute Grades 1 to 7 are available through major audio streaming platforms such as Amazon, Apple Music and Spotify. Listen, add to playlist and save.
- Woodwind Practice Partner: Apps to make practice more fun, musical and rewarding. Available for Flute Grades 1 to 7. Play along with accompaniment, switch the tempo, loop tricky sections or isolate parts. Download from the App Store or Google Play.
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Selected Flute Exam Pieces (Score and Part)
Instrumentation: Flute, Piano
Publisher: ABRSM
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