ABRSM Classical Guitar · Grade 5
ABRSM Classical Grade 5 guitar
A major milestone — substantial classical repertoire and broader musicianship.
ABRSM Practical Grades are taken in person, while Performance Grades are recorded and submitted as a video. I can help students prepare for either format and choose the one that suits them best.
Set pieces
Tap any piece to open its own page with a play-along video, amp settings and practice tips. You'll still need the official grade book for the notation.
All ABRSM Classical Grade 5 pieces(9)
- Musette, BWV Anh. II 126, arr. Batchelar— Anon. · List A
- Gigue (from Pièces de théorbe et de luth), trans. Ryan— Visée · List A
- Twenty Ways Upon the Bells, arr. Susans— Robinson · List A
- Andantino (No. 4 from Bagatelle, Op. 73)— M. Giuliani · List B
- Danny Boy, arr. Wright— Trad. Irish · List B
- Tango, arr. Sanderson— attrib. Tárrega · List B
- Take Five, arr. James— Paul Desmond · List C
- Carmen (Tango Waltz) (from Invitation to the Waltz)— Tatiana Stachak · List C
- The Snow Globe— Laura Snowden · List C
Books and exam booking
The Trinity Grade 5 book and the exam booking both come from Trinity College London directly.
Technical work at Grade 5
- All major and minor scales, two octaves
- Arpeggio studies across the neck
- Tremolo introduction
- Natural harmonics
What's in the exam
- Three pieces from the syllabus
- Technical work
- Sight-reading
- Aural tests