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Flute Sight-reading tests from 2018 –

a sampler

The sight-reading requirements for woodwind are changing for 2018. A set of tests for Grades 1–8
are provided here to give you a flavour of what to expect, along with a table outlining the new
parameters.
Further practice material can be found in ABRSM’s new books of sample sight-reading tests,
available to purchase at www.abrsm.org/shop.

Grade 1

V # 43 œ
Waltz

œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰™
mf f

Grade 2
Strongly
œ.
V 2
4œ œ œ. Œ œ™ œ
J œ Œ
f mp
œ.
V œ œ œ. œ. Œ
œ. œ. œ. ‰
mf f

Grade 3
Andante

V b 38 œ™p œ œ œ œ.
J œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. t
œ.
Vb œ™ œ œ œ. œ. œ
œ œ œ
>mpϪ
mf
© 2017 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Flute Sight-reading tests from 2018 – a sampler

Grade 4
Ritmico
œ. œ.
Vb 4 f 4 œ œ œ œ. œ.
-
œ Œ
œ œ œ œ
œ™ œ œ™ œ œ. .
œ œ Œ #-
.
‰ œ. œ œ. œ™ œ œ™ œ F‰
Vb œ œ œ™ = œ# œ ™ œ œ.
œ™ œ œ™ œ
p mf f

Grade 5

#V ## 44 œ. Vivo
œ. œ. œ œ .
œ . œ. œ. œ ™
œ œ œ
>
œ œ™ œ .
œ . œ. j œ.> t t t t
œ™ œJ Jœ œ J œ. J
mf > Jœ J

#V ## >‰ ™ œœ
.
œ . œ œ œ. œ. œ™ œ œ œ œ.
œ
J
œ. >
rit.
.œ œ ™ œJ œ . œ. j
œ œ t
f >
ff

Grade 6
Five Jive
Leggiero
#V # 58 œ # œ œ œ. œ. = œ # œ œ œ. œ. = œ œ
#
J œ. œ. œ œ œ œJ t œ œJ œ. œ.
mp mf
œ. œ œ œ œ. œ. .
œ œ œ œ œ.
V ## œ
œ .
J œ. œ # œ œJ # œ. œ. œ™ t J
f
œ œ œ œ. œ. œ ™
#V # t J J
.
J
.
œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ
œ. œ. œ
™ # œ t
J
mf mp
© 2017 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Flute Sight-reading tests from 2018 – a sampler

Grade 7
Easy Street
Bright swing ( h i
4 œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
=
# >t j œ œ
)

Vb 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
mf marcato f mf
œ# œ= œ >œ t œJ # œ œ œ œ = œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ. >œ t œ œ >œ t j
Vb mp mf
J
f
Œ œ œ œ# œ œ
f leggiero

bV œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ# œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ# œ œ= œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ
3
3 3 3
p mf
# œ = >œ
œ =œ > œ œ#œ œ œ > œ =œ œ
bV œ# œ t J œœt J œ# œ œ œ œ# œ œ
œ
t œj # œ >œ t 3
3
f mf f ff
Grade 8
Highland Fling
Allegro vivace
Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ u
œ œœ œ œ™ œ™ œ™ u
œ œœ œ œ
V bbb 98 œœœœœ œœœœ

f œ œœœœœœ œ œ œœœ b ub u b
V bbb mp œœ œœœœœœ œœ
œ œ œ œœ
œœœœ
œœœ œ
œ
œ œ œ œ™ œ™ œ™
u œœœœ u
V bbb t
œ œ
œœœœ
œ œ œ œ œ œœ
œ œ œ œ œ
t
f
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ u u
V bbb J J œ œ
J œ œ œ œ œ œ tt
. . œ. œ. p
œ œ u œ.
œ
V bbb u œ œ œœ œ
J tt œ™ œ œ .
œ ™ œ œ œJ tt tt
j
œ
J Ϊ
f ff
© 2017 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Flute Sight-reading tests from 2018 – a sampler

Sight-reading parameters
The table below shows the introduction of elements at each grade. Please note that these
parameters are presented cumulatively, i.e. once introduced they apply for all subsequent grades
(albeit within a logical progression of difficulty).

Length (bars) Time Keys* Range Other features that may be included
Grade 1 4 4/4 G, F majors e′–f ″ ●● h. h q iq note values; 3 rests
3/4 ●● notes tongued or with simple two-note slurs
●● f and mf
6 2/4
Grade 2 8 C major e′–g″ ●● iiiq and q. e patterns; 2 rests
E minor ●● tied notes
●● staccato

●● mp and cresc. hairpin

Grade 3 3/8 A minor d′–c‴ ●● accidentals (within minor keys only)


●● q. ; simple semiquaver patterns; 4 rests
●● accents

●● p and dim. hairpin

Grade 4 c. 8 6/8 Bb major d′–f ‴ ●● chromatic notes


D minor ●● anacrusis
●● tenuto

●● pause sign

Grade 5 c. 8–16 D, A, Eb majors c′–g‴ ●● simple syncopation


B, G minors ●● slowing of tempo at end
●● ff and pp

Grade 6 c. 12–16 9/8 E, Ab majors c′–a‴ ●● changes of time signature


5/8 F#, C minors ●● triplet patterns
5/4 ●● slowing of tempo followed by a tempo

●● swung style

Grade 7 c. 16–20 7/8 C#, F minors c′–bb‴


7/4
Grade 8 c. 16–24 12/8 B, Db majors c′–b‴ ●● triplet crotchets
●● acceleration of tempo
●● simple ornaments

●● 8va sign

* Minors – natural form at Grade 2, any form from Grade 3

Ranges are presented using the Helmholtz system, i.e.:


w
w w w
? w w w w
&
w w w
B′ C B c b c′ b′ c″ b″ c‴ b‴

© 2017 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

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