Candidates for Grade 6, 7 or 8 exams must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz instrument. For full details including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
Practical Clarinet Grade 7 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Practical Clarinet Grade 7 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sight-reading and aural tests.
Total marks in all individual Practical exams are 150. 100 marks are required to achieve Pass, 120 marks to pass with Merit and 130 marks to pass with Distinction.
Find out about our Performance Grades and alternative route to a graded music exam.
Three pieces: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C - 30 marks each
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Hurlstone |  ScherzoNo. 4 from Four Characteristic Pieces |
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| 2 | Lefèvre | Rondeau 3rd movt from Sonata No. 10 |
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| 3 | Schumann | Romance No. 1 from Three Romances, Op. 94 |
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| 4 | Brahms arr. Allen |
Trio Movement from Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 114 |
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| 5 | Brahms | Vivace 4th movt from Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 |
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| 6 | Chopin trans. Dangain |
Nocturne in E♭ Op. 9 No. 2 |
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| 7 | Mozart arr. Ettlinger |
Church Sonata No. 17 in B♭ K. 336 (observing cadenza) |
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| 8 | Saint-Saëns | Allegretto 1st movt from Sonata in E♭, Op. 167 |
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| 9 | C. Stamitz | Rondo: Poco allegro 3rd movt from Concerto No. 10 in B♭ |
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| 10 | Stanford | Allegretto scherzando No. 3 from Three Intermezzi, Op. 13 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | John Blood | The Dreamer No. 3 from City People |
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| 2 | Paul Lewis | Sérénade populaire (gliss. optional) |
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| 3 | Ravel | Pièce en forme d'Habañera
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| 4 | M. Arnold arr. Harris |
Allegro non troppo from English Dances, Set II, Op. 33 |
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| 5 | Brian Chapple | Allegro giocoso No. 1 from A Bit of a Blow for Clarinet |
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| 6 | Mike Cornick | Allegro 3rd movt from Sonata for Clarinet |
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| 7 | Dankworth | Pavane 2nd movt from Suite for Emma (observing printed ad lib.) |
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| 8 | Roxanna Panufnik | LOLlaby | |
| 9 | Poulenc | Romanza 2nd movt from Sonata for Clarinet |
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| 10 | James Rae | Off to the Nelson! 3rd movt from Southwold Sonatina |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Backofen | Allegro con spirito from Anweisung zur Clarinette |
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| 2 | Chris Gumbley | Off and Back On
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| 3 | Philip Sparke | Swiss Mountain Air No. 22 from Super Studies for Clarinet |
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| 4 | Rob Buckland | Brazilian Walk | |
| 5 | Dessein | Marionettes | |
| 6 | C. Rose | Study in A | |
| 7 | Roger Purcell | Now Get This! No. 53 from Scaling the Heights |
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| 8 | James Rae | Tongue Twister Or Hocus Pocus No. 36 Or No. 38 from 38 More Modern Studies for Solo Clarinet |
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| 9 | Uhl | Study No. 6 Or Study No. 20 from 48 Studies for Clarinet, Book 1 |
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| 10 | Nigel Wood | Balletico No. 2 from Six Exotic Studies for Solo Clarinet |
