Grade Eight
Scales
Choose one of the following three groups| 1. C, B | Major. Harmonic Minor. Melodic Minor. Chromatic | |
| 2. C, F♯ | Major Scales in thirds. | |
| 3. C, C♯ | Major Arpeggios and Broken Chords. | |
| Minor Arpeggios and broken Chords. | ||
| Dominant Seventh arpeggios and broken chords (tongued only) | ||
| Diminished Seventh arpeggios (tongued only) beginning on the note | ||
| Whole Tone Scale (tongued and slurred only) | ||
| Sustained note | Any one note of the G major scale (upper octave) held for 10 seconds. pp < f > pp | |
| Sustained scale | Major scales, 1 octave (upper octave) ascending and descending. Each note equals two beats (tongued only). Breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes. | |
| C scales three octaves, other scale sets two octaves. All scales, arpeggios, and broken chords to be: All tongued/ All slurred/ two slurred, two tongued/Slurred Pairs/three slurred, one tongued/one tongued, three slurred. Double tonguing on repeated notes, scales only. Triple tonguing on repeated notes, scales only. | ||
| Range - | Inclusive as shown: | |
| Tempo - | ascending and descending minimum metronome speed 80, four notes per beat Slurred octaves and sustained scale 60, one note per two beats - breathe every 8 beats or 4 notes | |
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.| Bach, CPE | Allegro from Sonata in A minor | 40 for Flute ed. Shade (Allans) |
| Bach, CPE | Four Sonatas for Flute & Keyboard Wq83 - 86 Vol 1, any two contrasting mvts of any Sonata | (Breitkopf) |
| Bach | Sonata in E flat BWV 1031 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts | (Bärenreiter) |
| Blavet | Flute Concerto in A min 1st mvt Allegro | Broekmans & Van Poppel |
| Boehm | No 11, 12, 19, 21, 23 or 24 | 24 Capriccios Op 26 (Chester) (or as 24 Carprices Op 26 Fischer) |
| Brumby | Mantra | 40 for Flute ed. Shade (Allans) |
| Buchanan, D | Flute Song for the Birds | Little Dancings (Sounz) |
| Castérède | No 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 or 10 | 12 Studies |
| Chaminade | Concertino | (UMP) or Flute Music by French Composers (Schirmer) |
| Cooke, A | Sonatina | (OUP) |
| Danzi | Concerto in D min Alla Polacca | Peters |
| Doppler | Hungarian Pastorale Fantaisie | (Chester) (Fischer) |
| ed. Harris & Adams | No 75 or 76 | 76 Graded Studies for Flute Book 2 (Faber) |
| Elmsly, J | Light & Shade | Little Dancings (Sounz) |
| Ganne | Andante and Scherzo | Flute Music by French Composers (Schirmer) |
| Gaubert | Fantaisie | Flute Music by French Composers (Schirmer) |
| Grenfell, Maria | Pooh Stories (any two) | Little Dancings (Sounz) |
| Gretry, AEM | Concerto in C , 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts | (IMC) |
| Handel | Sonata No 1 in E minor Op 1/1b | (Bärenreiter) |
| Haydn | Concerto in D 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts. | (Simrock) |
| Hindemith | Sonata for Flute (1936) 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts. | (Schott) |
| Hunter, Nick | fluttering OR contraption OR ballad OR whirlwinds OR forest | Cascade and other pieces for solo flute |
| Karg-elert | No 11, 14, 20, 25, 26 or 29 | 30 Studies Op 107 (IMC) |
| Koehler | No 9, 10, 11 or 12 | Flute Studies Op 33 Book 2 ed. Shade (Allans) |
| Mozart | Concerto in G K313, 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts | (IMC) |
| Poulenc | Sonata for Flute 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd mvts. | (Chester) |
| Ritchie, A | Flute Concerto Movement II | Little Dancings (Sounz) |
| Any two of Orchestral Excerpts for Flute Grade 8 | Flute and Piccolo Orchestral Excerpts (Allans) | |
| Schubert | Sonata in A min Arpeggione D 821 arr. Hunteler 1st mvt Allegro moderato | Barenreiter |
| Shocker | Sonatina 1st & 2nd mvts | Presser |
| Taffanel | Andante Pastoral and Scherzettino | Flute Music by French Composers (Schirmer) |
| Taggart | Tambourin or Sprite | Pictures (Hunt Edition/ Spartan Press) |
| Telemann | No 1, 2, 7 or 12 | 12 Fantasias (Bärenreiter) |
| Vivaldi | Concerto in G minor (La Notte)Op 10 No 2 | (IMC) (Schott) |