# ABRSM Practical Grade 5: Choose Violin or Cello

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Updated: 2026-09-06

Pick violin or cello for ABRSM Practical Grade 5 preparation. Open the instrument landing for a 12-week outline, free sample drills and package links. Viola and bass pages come later.

ABRSM Practical Grade 5 preparation differs by instrument even when the board format is shared. Choose violin or cello to open the dedicated landing with component guidance, a free five-item sample and current Arco package options. Viola and double bass landings are planned for a later release; until then, use the pathway overview and your teacher’s instrument syllabus.

## Before you build a plan

- Choose violin or cello for this grade or level landing.

- Viola and double bass pages are planned for a later release.

- Keep the official instrument syllabus beside your plan.

## Original exercise: Instrument choice for ABRSM Practical Grade 5: Choose Violin or Cello

1. Open the violin landing if that is your exam instrument.

2. Open the cello landing if that is your exam instrument.

3. If you play viola or bass, use the pathway overview with your teacher until those landings ship.

### Check your work

The chooser does not replace the instrument-specific landing. Pick the instrument you will enter, then follow that page’s sample and package links.

## A common mistake

Bookmarking only the chooser and never opening the instrument landing that holds the sample and weekly outline.

## What the package does and does not include

Arco is independent of the exam boards and institutions. Packages provide preparation planning, requirements links and weekly task tracking, not exam entry, teacher assessment, official papers or a guaranteed result. Only published original knowledge-support collections are scored in question sessions; no question bank is promised for other selections. Instrument learning is a separate $15/month package. Each selected package is billed separately; review its terms before purchasing.

## Official source and verification scope

[ABRSM: cello Practical and Performance Grades](https://www.abrsm.org/en-gb/instruments/bowed-strings/cello)

Checked 31 August 2026: Practical and Performance formats and current syllabus links. Check your own instrument’s specification, eligibility and recording guidance before booking.

## Continue learning

[Compare frameworks](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep)

[Compare violin pathways](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/compare/violin)

[Compare cello pathways](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/compare/cello)

[Free scales reference](https://arcosounds.com/learn/scales)

[Free metronome](https://arcosounds.com/tools/metronome)

[ABRSM Practical String Exam Preparation: Plan and Free Drill](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/abrsm-practical)

[ABRSM Practical Grade 5 Violin: 12-Week Plan and Free Sample](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/abrsm-practical/violin/5)

[ABRSM Practical Grade 5 Cello: 12-Week Plan and Free Sample](https://arcosounds.com/exam-prep/abrsm-practical/cello/5)

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