There are lots of great compilations for flute players at the early stages; there are naturally fewer collections aimed at intermediate to advanced players who are starting to learn entire works.
For teachers of pupils who've just taken Grade 4, 5 or 6, it can be easy to just order the next exam book rather than working on broadening their repertoire.
Schott's Classical Highlights 18-piece collection fits nicely into this gap and is worth exploring. While Grade 4 level players will enjoy Bach's famous Air on the G String and McDowell's To a Wild Rose, it'll be a few more years before they can tackle Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee or Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance.
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