Flute Grades, Which grade? Options

[Nicia-Clarinet-Flute]

As you may or may not know i have only been playing the flute for about a month or so but i can already play the stuff on the grade 5 list.

I don't see the point in going right from grade 1 on this and i have been told by music teacher and other flautist i have a really good sound already! Good enough for gd. 5 / 6. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Is it possible to do the Gd. 5 flute around the winter time? Teacher thinks this is achievable i'm not sure as never really skipped grades on other instruments. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

If so which pieces seem the nicest?!

[andante_in_c]

I taught someone who took and passed Grade 5 flute with 128 around four months after she first picked up a flute, so it's definitely possible. Her biggest problem was maintaining the embouchure through the length of the exam (although she had chosen the longest pieces), and in learning the scales in that short a time. She was a pianist and singer, though, rather than a woodwind player, so you should find the scales more straightforward.

I'd advise against too long a programme to save your embouchure, so avoid Dance of the Blessed Spirits. The Beethoven, either of the Mozart pieces or the Grieg would be good choices from List A. The Faure should be manageable from List B if your list A piece isn't too long, otherwise go for the RR Bennett (long, but lots of rests), the Berkeley or possibly the Bryan Kelly.

All the studies are fine, but the Quantz is very 'notey' and probably best avoided.

Good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)