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 Oboe 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 Oboe 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 | Albinoni | Adagio And Allegro 2nd movt And 3rd movt from Concerto in B♭, Op. 7 No. 3 |
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| 2 | Cimarosa, arr. Benjamin | Introduzione And Allegro 1st movt And 2nd movt from Concerto for Oboe |
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| 3 | Donizetti |  Solo in F minor |
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| 4 | Haydn | Andante 2nd movt from Concerto in C, Hob. VIIg/C1 |
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| 5 | J. A. Koželuch | Allegro 1st movt from Concerto in F (ending at b. 191) |
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| 6 | Giuseppe Sammartini | Andante And Allegro 1st movt And 2nd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 13 No. 4 |
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| 7 | Telemann | Siciliana And Spirituoso 1st movt And 2nd movt from Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a3 |
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| 8 | Telemann | Andante And Vivace 3rd movt And 4th movt from Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a3 |
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| 9 | Vivaldi | Allegro non molto 1st movt from Concerto in A minor, RV 461 |
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| 10 | T. A. Walmisley | Allegro moderato 2nd movt from Sonatina No. 1 in B♭ |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Binge | The Watermill | |
| 2 | Dring | Italian Dance |
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| 3 | Grabert | Allegro moderato Or Adagio 1st movt Or 2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 52 |
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| 4 | Paul Hart | Haydn to Nothing | |
| 5 | R. Hofmann | Scherzo No. 4 from Four Pieces, Op. 81 |
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| 6 | Jean-François Michel | Bagatelle No. 1 from Three Bagatelles for Oboe (observing printed cadenza) |
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| 7 | Ravel trans. Gillet |
Pièce en forme de habanera (slides optional) |
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| 8 | N. Rota | Elegia |
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| 9 | Rougnon | Air de Ballet | |
| 10 | Schumann | No. 1 Or No. 3 from Three Romances, Op. 94 |
| No. | Composer | Piece information | Publication(s) |
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| 1 | Blatt | Study in G Or Study in A minor No. 7 Or No. 11 from 15 Entertaining Etudes, Op. 24 |
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| 2 | Britten | Pan No. 1 from Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 |
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| 3 | Ferling | Study in D Or Study in B minor No. 14 Or No. 15 from 48 Studies, Op. 31 |
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| 4 | Sadie Harrison | Jenny Wren from Three Jennys |
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| 5 | Hinke | Larghetto And Allegro from Elementary Method for Oboe |
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| 6 | Mike Mower | Answer the Question Or It's Bop, Not Pop from The Good-Tempered Oboe |
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| 7 | James Rae | Heptathlon Or Marathon No. 14 Or No. 16 from Track & Field for Oboe |
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| 8 | Rode, trans. Lamotte | Study in G minor | |
| 9 | Telemann | Affettuoso And Vivace 1st movt And 4th movt from Fantasia No. 9 in E, TWV 40:10 |
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| 10 | Ayser Vançin | Réveil (to be played on oboe; harmonic & slide optional) |
Candidates for a Grade 6, 7 or 8 exam must already have passed ABRSM Grade 5 (or above) in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz subject; for full details, including a list of accepted alternatives, see Regulation 1d.
