Grade Five
Scales
| Major | B | Two Octaves |
| E | Three Octaves | |
| Melodic Minor | B | Two Octaves |
| E | Three Octaves | |
| Harmonic Minor | B | Two Octaves |
| E | Three Octaves | |
| Bowing Patterns: | Separate  Sautillé  Seven notes slurred  Martelé (with separate bows)  | |
| Chromatic | E | Two Octaves |
| Bowing Pattern | Four notes slurred  | |
| Double Stops | G major in 6ths ascending and descending, one octave  | |
| Major Arpeggios | B | Two Octaves |
| E | Three Octaves | |
| Minor Arpeggios | B | Two Octaves |
| E | Three Octaves | |
| Bowing Pattern | Martelé (with separate bows)  Detaché  Three notes slurred  | |
Pieces
Three pieces to be chosen by three different composers. Two pieces must be from the list below. One alternative "own choice" work may be substituted and should be at a similar level to those already in the syllabus.| Arr Huws Jones | Drowsey Maggie | Jigs & Reels & More, Boosey & Hawkes |
| Bach | Arioso | Great Cello Solos, Chester |
| Bach | Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009 Bourrées I and II, | |
| Bach | Suite No.1 in G BWV1007 Courante, Minuets, or Gigue | |
| Benoy and Sutton | Introduction to Thumb Position No. 22, 23, 24 or 25 | O.U.P |
| Biddington, E | Prelude & Finale | Little Suite for Unaccompanied Cello SOUNZ |
| Borodin | Nocturne from String Quartet No 2 | Classic Experience: encores for cello Cramer |
| Chopin | Prelude in B Minor, Op 28, No.6 | Chopin for Cello and Piano, Bk.1 PWM10 382 |
| Cohen | No 1, 2, or 5 | Technique Takes Off Faber |
| De Fesch | Sonata in C Op 8 No 3, 2nd mvt Allemanda | Peters |
| Dotzauer | Study No. 13, 21, 23, or 27 | 40 Studies, Stainer and Bell |
| Dvořák | Humoresque | Suzuki Cello School, Vol 3, Suzuki |
| Fauré | Aurore | Two Songs from Twenty Melodies, SJ Music D1996- 8 |
| Feuillard | Study No. 19, 39, 41, 42, or 45 | Etudes du Jeune Violoncellist, Delrieu |
| Flackton | Sonata No 3 in F, Minuet & Variations | Schott ED 11056 |
| Gershwin | I Got Rhythm | Play Gershwin for Piano and Cello, Faber |
| Gershwin | Summertime | Play Gershwin for Piano and Cello Faber |
| Handel | Arie | Old Master Melodies, Bk2, Schott, ED 5533 |
| Haydn | Scherzando in G major | Cello Meets Piano, Mayhew |
| Hummel | Presto | Little Suite Op.19a, Schauer EE2954 |
| Jacobson | Hip Hip Bourrée | Unbeaten Tracks Faber |
| Jacob | Robot's March | The Contemporary Cellist Bk 2 ABRSM |
| Janáček | Three Moravian Folksongs (complete) | Amazing Solos for Cello, Boosey & Hawkes |
| Le Fleming | Dance | Air and Dance, Chester |
| Lee, S. | Study No. 8, 10, 12, 13, 18, or 21.40 | Melodic and Progressive Studies, Vol 1. Op 31 I.M.C |
| Lovelock | Romance | Albert |
| Marcello | Sonata in G 4th mvt Allegro | Two Sonatas , Stainer & Bell |
| Marcello | Sonata in F major, No 1, 1st or 2nd mvt | |
| Marcello | Sonata in E Minor, Op.2, No. 2, 2nd mvt (Allegro) | Peters EP7423 |
| Marcello | Sonata in G Op 2 No 6 4th mvt Allegro | Peters P- 7394, Suzuki Cello Method Vol 4 |
| Massenet | Melodie-élegie des Erinnyes Op 10 No 5 | Salonstücke für cello Vol 1 Kunzelmann or separately Jobert/UMP |
| Mooney | Oh Susannah or The Blue Bells of Scotland | Thumb position for the Cello Bk 1 Summy-Birchard Inc |
| Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus | Violoncello Music for Beginners, Bk 3, E.M.B. Z14037 |
| Nicholls | Bohemian Dance | Recital Repertoire for cellists, Bk 2, Faber |
| Nicholls | Cakewalk | Recital Repertoire for cellists, Bk 1, Faber |
| Passionei | Sonata in C Op.1, 2nd mvt | Cello Meets Piano, Mayhew |
| Schubert | Gratzer Galopp | Cello Meets Piano, Mayhew |
| Schumann | Träumerai, Op.15, No.7 | Schott |
| Shostakovich | Romance from the Gadfly | Arr. Otty, SJ Music D1990-5 |
| Tartini | Lento Mesto | Old Master Melodies, Bk2, Schott, ED 5533 |
| Tchaikovsky | Neopolitan Dance | Violoncello Music for Beginners, Bk 3, E.M.B. Z14037 |
| Tchaikovsky | Valse Sentimentale | I.M.C |
| Tchaikovsky | Waltz from Sleeping Beauty | Classic Experience: Encores for Cello, Cramer |
| Vivaldi | Largo, Sonata No.3 | First Repertoire for Cello Bk 3, Faber |
| Wedgwood | 2010: No 8 | Upgrade for Cello (Grades 3 and 4), Faber |
| Wedgwood | Rock a Bow Baby | Jazzin' About for Cello and Piano, Faber |
| Williams | Fawkes the Phoenix | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets I.M.C/Faber |