Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition

Piano

SYLLABUS / 2023 EDITION

Piano Syllabus / 2022 Edition

Piano

2022 Edition

Syllabus

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Contents

Introduction

What’s New? 4 Piano Examination Requirements 4

Repertoire 4

Technical Requirements 7

Musicianship 7

Level-by-Level Requirements

Elementary Certicates 8

Preparatory A 8

Preparatory B 13

Level 1 18

Level 2 24

Level 3 30

Level 4 37

Intermediate Certicates 44

Level 5 44

Level 6 52

Level 7 60

Level 8 68

Advanced Certicates 78

Level 9 78

Level 10 89

Diplomas 100

Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer 100

Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Pedagogy 109

Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer 109

Reference

Table of Marks 118

Classication of Marks 119

Split Level 10 Practical Examinations 119

Supplemental Examinations 119

Technical Tests Examples 120

Musicianship Examples 124

Resources 131

Introduction

For an introduction to e RCM Certicate Program, including

such information as registration for examinations, prerequisites

and corequisites, examination regulations, and procedures, please

see the Practical Examinations Syllabus at rcmusic.com/syllabi.

What’s New?

• Repertoire lists have been updated and expanded to include

new works written in the last ten years.

• Musicianship requirements include new optional alternatives to

broaden and expand aural and reading skills.

• Memory marks will be awarded at Level 8.

• Students may now substitute a popular selection for one etude

at Level 10.

• The Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Pedagogy

requirements have been updated, and are available in a separate

document at rcmusic.com/syllabi.

• The Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer has been

added to this document.

Piano Examination

Requirements

Repertoire

At each level, students are encouraged to choose a balanced

examination program that includes a variety of musical styles,

genres, and tonalities. For Preparatory A to Level 10, students

may select repertoire from Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition (RCM

Publishing) or repertoire from other published resources, as listed

in the “Complete Repertoire” section for each level in the Syllabus.

Please see Abbreviations at rcmusic.com/syllabi for a list of

publishers with their abbreviations.

Repertoire Lists

e repertoire for Levels 1 to 10 and the Associate Diploma

(ARCT) in Piano, Performer is divided into lists, according to

genre or stylistic period.

Levels 1 and 2

List A: Baroque and Classical Repertoire

List B: Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

List C: Inventions

Levels 3 to 7

List A: Baroque Repertoire

List B: Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

List C: Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Levels 8 and 9

List A: Baroque Repertoire

List B: Classical Repertoire

List C: Romantic Repertoire

List D: Post-Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Level 10

List A: Works by J.S. Bach

List B: Classical Repertoire

List C: Romantic Repertoire

List D: Post-Romantic, Impressionist, and Early 20th-century

Repertoire

List E: 20th- and 21st-century Repertoire

Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer

List A: Works by J.S. Bach

List B: Classical Sonatas

List C: Romantic Repertoire

List D: Post-Romantic, Impressionist, and Early 20th-century

Repertoire

List E: 20th- and 21st-century Repertoire

List F: Concert Etudes

For the examination repertoire requirements for Preparatory A,

please see p. 8; for Preparatory B, please see p. 13; for the Licentiate

Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer, please see p.109.

Da Capo Signs and Repeats

• When performing repertoire in an examination, students

should observe da capo and dal segno signs, unless stated

otherwise in the Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition.

• Repeat signs should ordinarily be ignored. However, repeat

signs should be observed if indicated in the Piano Syllabus,

2022 Edition or in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition.

• At the Associate Diploma (ARCT) and Licentiate Diploma

(LRCM) levels, repeats may be observed at the candidate’s

discretion, within the allotted time.

CONTENTS

Introduction

Memorization

To support secure and condent performances, students are

encouraged to memorize repertoire selections.

• In Preparatory A, Preparatory B, and Levels 1 to 8, memory

marks are awarded for each repertoire selection performed by

memory, for a total of 6 marks.

• In Levels 9 and 10, one mark will be deducted for each

repertoire selection that is played with the music.

• For the Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer,

and the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer,

memorization is compulsory. Candidates not performing from

memory will receive comments only. Any selection played with

the music will receive a mark of zero.

Substitutions

Students have the option of substituting selections at each

examination with alternatives of their own choice. Ocial approval

of most substitute selections is not required. Substitute selections

fall into four categories: Syllabus substitutions, Teacher’s Choice

substitutions, Student’s Choice substitutions, and Popular Selection

List substitutions. Students must comply with the following

regulations regarding repertoire substitutions. A substantial mark

deduction may be applied for substitute selections that do not

comply with the following regulations. (See the “Substitutions

Summary” table on the next page.)

Syllabus Substitutions

Students in Preparatory A may substitute one repertoire selection

from Preparatory B. Students in Preparatory B may substitute one

repertoire selection from Level 1 List A or List B.

Students in Levels 1 to 10 may substitute one repertoire selection

and/or one etude from the corresponding list of the level

immediately above their examination level. For example, a Level

5 List A selection may be performed in place of a Level 4 List A

selection, or a Level 7 etude in place of a Level 6 etude.

• Official approval is not required prior to the examination.

• Students must ensure that the substitute piece complies with

the genre or stylistic period intended for the list in the level to

be examined (see “Repertoire Lists” on p. 4). For example, a

Level 9 List D selection may be replaced with a selection from

Level 10 List D or List E.

• Syllabus substitutions must be performed according to the

syllabus requirements of the higher level and will be evaluated

at the standard of the higher level.

• Syllabus substitutions are not permitted for Level 2 List C:

Inventions.

For the Associate Diploma (ARCT), one repertoire selection may

be substituted from the corresponding repertoire category of the

Licentiate Diploma (LRCM).

Teacher’s Choice Substitutions

Students in Preparatory A and Preparatory B may substitute one

repertoire selection with a work not listed in the Piano Syllabus,

2022 Edition that is of comparable length, diculty, and musical

quality to selections listed in the syllabus.

Students in Levels 1 to 10 may substitute one repertoire selection

and/or one etude with a work not listed in the Piano Syllabus, 2022

Edition that is of comparable length, diculty, style category, and

musical quality to selections in the specied list.

Teacher’s Choice substitutions may be made for the following

repertoire lists only: List B in Levels 1 and 2; List C in Levels 3 to

7; List C or D in Levels 8 and 9; and List C, D, or E in Level 10.

Teacher’s Choice substitutions for repertoire must be of comparable

stylistic idiom to the corresponding list for which they are performed.

• Teacher’s Choice substitutions for etudes may be freely chosen

from any stylistic period.

• The mark for the performance of a Teacher’s Choice substitute

selection will include an assessment of the appropriateness of

the choice.

• Students performing a Teacher’s Choice selection that exceeds

the expected length of a repertoire selection or etude for

the student’s level may be stopped by the examiner once an

assessment has been reached.

• It is the responsibility of the teacher to provide guidance

regarding Teacher’s Choice substitutions to ensure that the

chosen repertoire complies with the syllabus requirements.

For the Associate Diploma (ARCT), one List C, D, or E selection

may be substituted with a work not listed in the Piano Syllabus,

2022 Edition that is of comparable length, diculty, style category,

and musical quality to the selections in the specied list.

Student’s Choice Substitutions

One Student’s Choice substitution may be made at the Licentiate

Diploma (LRCM) level.

• Candidates may include either one extended Student’s Choice

selection or up to three brief Student’s Choice selections (with a

total playing time of up to 15 minutes) from any historical period.

• The substitute repertoire selection(s) must be equal in

difficulty and musical quality to the works listed in the

LRCM repertoire lists.

• The mark for the examination will include an assessment

of the appropriateness of any Student’s Choice selection(s).

Candidates should indicate the Student’s Choice selection(s) on

the Examination Program Form.

Popular Selection List Substitutions

Students in Levels 1 to 10 may replace one etude with a work

included in any edition of the Popular Selection List. e Popular

Selection List is an addendum to the Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition

and is available online. It includes a compilation of contemporary

arrangements that have been categorized by level, from Level 1 to

10. Popular Selection List substitutions must be chosen from the

student’s examination level or the level immediately above.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Introduction

Substitutions Summary

Level Repertoire Substitution Etude Substitution

Prep A–Prep B • one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution

not applicable

Levels 1–2 • one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level (except

Level 2 List C: Inventions)

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution for List B

• one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution

• one

Popular Selection List

substitution

Levels 3–7 • one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution for List C

• one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution

• one

Popular Selection List

substitution

Levels 8–9 • one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution for List C or D

• one Syllabus substitution from the next higher level

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution

• one

Popular Selection List

substitution

Level 10 • one Syllabus substitution from ARCT

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution for List C, D, or E

• one Syllabus substitution from ARCT List F

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution

• one

Popular Selection List

substitution

ARCT Performer • one Syllabus substitution from LRCM

• one Teacher’s Choice substitution for List C, D, or E

not applicable

LRCM Performer • one Student’s Choice substitution (prior approval required) not applicable

For any substitute selections falling outside these categories, and

any substitutions for the Associate Diploma (ARCT), students

must complete an Examination Substitute Piece Request Form

(available online) in advance of the examination registration

deadline. Students are advised to prepare an alternate work in case

the request is denied.

For the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM), candidates must complete

the Licentiate Registration form (available online) and submit it

along with their complete Examination Program Form (included

in the registration package) to e Royal Conservatory in advance

of the examination registration deadline. e substitute selection(s)

will be evaluated as part of the overall program. An Examination

Substitute Piece Request Form is not required.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Introduction

Technical Requirements

Etudes

Complete etudes for Levels 1 to 10 are published in Celebration

Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes (RCM Publishing).

• Etudes do not need to be memorized. No extra marks

will be awarded for memorizing etudes, although stronger

performances often result.

• Concert Etudes in List F for the Associate Diploma (ARCT) in

Piano, Performer must be performed by memory.

• See the “Substitutions Summary” table on p. 6 for permitted

etude substitutions.

For further details on examination requirements for etudes, please

consult the listings for each level.

Technica l Tests

Complete technical tests for Preparatory through Level 8 are

published in Technical Requirements for Piano (RCM Publishing).

• The examiner will choose a representative sampling of items

from the technical tests list at each level.

• Technical tests (scales, chords, and arpeggios) must be played

from memory.

• Metronome speeds are intended as a guideline for the

minimum tempo of each requirement.

For further details on examination requirements for technical tests,

please consult the listings for each level.

Musicianship

Samples of ear-training exercises and sight reading for examination

preparation are published in Four Star® Sight Reading and Ear Tests

(RCM Publishing) and are available in RCM Online Ear Training

and RCM Online Sight Reading.

Ear Tests

Ear tests include melody clapback, melody playback, and ident-

ication of intervals, chords, and chord progressions.

For further details on examination requirements for ear tests, please

consult the requirements for each level.

Sight Reading

Sight-reading tests consist of rhythm reading and sight playing of

short passages.

• Students are required to tap one measure of the beat before

performing the sight-rhythm excerpt to establish a sense of

pulse and to set the tempo for their performance. Students may

choose to tap the beat with one hand or foot, or to clap the beat

with both hands if they are speaking the rhythm.

• To perform the sight-rhythm excerpt, students may speak the

rhythm using the syllable of their choice (“la,” “ta,” Kodály

syllables, etc.), clap the rhythm, or tap the rhythm with one

hand.

• For remote examinations, the sight-reading excerpts will be

provided 22 hours in advance of the examination for student

preparation. Prepared sight-reading excerpts may be slightly

longer than examples provided for in-person examinations but

will conform to all other requirements listed for each level.

• Students are encouraged to review sight-reading excerpts to

prepare for their remote examination but are not permitted to

add markings (such as note names or numbers for counting).

For further details on examination requirements for sight-reading

tests, please consult the requirements for each level.

eory Examinations

For Levels 5 and up

See the current Theory Syllabus (available online) for further

information regarding theory examination prerequisites and

corequisites.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level-by-Level Requirements

Preparatory A

Preparatory A Requirements Marks

Repertoire

three selections from the Syllabus List

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Clapback

– Chords

– Playback

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections. Two memory

marks are awarded for each repertoire selection that is performed

by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Preparatory A Piano Repertoire on the

pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Allegro in C Major, op. 1,

no. 4

Reinagle 4

Melody in G Major, op. 101,

no. 39

Beyer 5

e Juggler Faber 6

On the Trampoline Niamath 7

Bluebottle Norton 8

Girae Richert 9

Ladybug Waltz Ogilvy 10

Owl in the Night Rollin 11

Bumper Cars Olson 12

e Haunted Mouse Faber 14

Criss Cross Price 15

A Skating Waltz Berlin 16

Sleigh Bells Donkin 17

Barefoot on the Beach Crosby Gaudet 18

Panda Blues Jiang 19

e Haunted Harp Donkin 20

Rock Climbing Konecsni 21

What’s at Noise? Mier 22

Around a Roundabout Gerou 24

Prickly Pear Rag Alexander 26

e Wandering Ogre Mrozinski 28

Sleepy Head Duncan 29

Baby Kangaroo Crosby Gaudet 30

Curious Cat Richert 31

Smooth and Crunchy Milne 32

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 10.

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests

Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this

section of the examination.

Preparatory A

CONTENTS

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Legato Pentascales

(ve-nger patterns)

C, G, D major

A minor

tonic to dominant, ascending and descending

(ending with solid/blocked root-position triad)

= 100

Staccato

Pentascales

Chords

Triad Sequence

• broken

C major HS

1 octave, ascending

= 60

• solid/blocked

= 72

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Clapback

Students will choose to clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a short

melody after the examiner has played it twice. e examiner

will identify the time signature and count one measure before

beginning.

Time Signatures Note Values Approximate Length

two measures

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality (major or minor) of a

triad after the examiner has played the rst ve notes of a major or

minor scale followed by the tonic triad in solid/blocked form once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst

three notes of a major scale. e examiner will identify the key,

play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

Beginning Note Keys Approximate Length

tonic, mediant C, G major four notes

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given rhythm, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

given rhythm.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signature Note Values Approximate Length

two measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play two four-note melodies written on

the grand sta starting on any of these notes with the given ngers:

• One melody will be in the treble clef, to be played with the

right hand alone.

• One melody will be in the bass clef, to be played with the left

hand alone.

e melodies will move by step in one direction only and may

contain a repeated note. Fingering will be indicated for the rst

note only.

Time Signature Note Values

Preparatory A

LEVELCONTENTS

Preparatory A

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections from the

following list. Two memory marks are awarded for each repertoire

selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Preparatory A Piano Repertoire

e ABC of Piano Playing FHM

Book 2

l The Cuckoo

l On Parade

l We Play Hockey

Book 3

l The Ballerina

l Cradle Song

uA Skating Waltz

Adair, Yvonne

Little Dog Tales B&H

l Boots

Alexander, Dennis

Dennis Alexander’s Favorite Solos, 1 ALF

l March King

Five-Star Solos ALF

uPrickly Pear Rag

Alfred’s Premier Piano Course ALF

Lesson 1B

l I Asked My Mother

l The Joke

Lesson 2A

l Qwerty

l Shadows

Performance 1B

l As Morning Dawns

l My Dog

l Pogo Stick

Armand, George

l Echo (in The Russian Piano School,  SIK)

Beckwith, John

The Cheese Stands Still CMS

l Blue

l Brie

l Cheddar

l Cream

l Goat

Beyer, Ferdinand

Vorschule im Klavierspiel, op. 101

uMelody in G Major (no. 39)

Celebrate Piano! STP

Lesson and Musicianship 1B

l Aura Lee

l Lazy Summer Day

l The Sad Dragon

Lesson and Musicianship 2A

l Easy Day

Solos 1

uLadybug Waltz

l The Teeter-totter

l Trumpet Parade

Solos 2

l Clowns

Chatman, Stephen

Amusements, 1 CMC

l Foolin’ Around

l Monkey Business

Escapades, 1 ECS

l The Mouse in the Grandfather Clock

Costley, Kevin

Year ’Round Fun, 1 FJH

l It’s Raining Again

Crosby Gaudet, Anne

uBaby Kangaroo MDC

uBarefoot on the Beach MDC

Donkin, Christine

l Black and White Boogie DKN

Jumping in the Mud DKN

ue Haunted Harp

uSleigh Bells

Duncan, Martha Hill

If Dogs Could Talk MHD

uSleepy Head

Garrow, Louise

l Calliope ALF

Gerou, Tom

uAround a Roundabout GRO

Gieck, Janet

When I Grow Up RLP

l Artist

l Trucker

Goolkasian Rahbee, Dianne

Pictures and Beyond, 1 FJH

l Thunderstorm

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library HAL

Piano Lessons 2

l Circle Dance

l First Light

Piano Solos 2

l Goofy Gadget

l The Stream

l Those Creepy Crawly Things on the Cellar Floor

CONTENTS LEVEL

Preparatory A

Jiang, Edward Han

uPanda Blues EHJ

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH

l Melody (no. )

l Marching (no. )

Children’s Adventures, op. 89 SCH

l The Trumpeter and the Echo (no. )

Konecsni, Sarah

uRock Climbing SKP

Mier, Martha

l Bright Painted Ponies (in Belwin Contest Winners, 

ALF)

Musical Impressions ALF

uWhat’s at Noise?

Milne, Elissa

Very Easy Little Peppers FAB

uSmooth and Crunchy

Mrozinski, Mark

Enchanted Forest MMR

ue Wandering Ogre

Music for Young Children MYC

Moonbeams 1

l Hurrah

l Melody for Alphorn

l Music Signs

l Wake Up!

Moonbeams 2

l Frère Jacques

l Lady Bug

l Pixie Waltz

Sunbeams 2

l Go to Sleep

e Music Tree ALF

Student’s Book 1

l First Boogie

l Forest Echoes

Student’s Book 2A

l Knights at the Ball

l Morning Has Broken

Niamath, Linda

In My Garden NIA

l Spider’s Web

Marching Mice and Other Pieces ALF

uOn the Trampoline

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, Preparatory DAY

uBluebottle

Olson, Kevin

Imaginations, 1 FJH

uBumper Cars

My Kind of Music, 1 FJH

l Making Faces

l Spider vs. Fly

l Stepping on the Cracks

Papp, Lajos

Starting the Piano EMB

l Lydian Melody

Perry, Zenobia Powell

l Vignette No.  JGM

Piano Adventures (2nd ed.) FPA

Lesson Book 1

l Grumpy Old Troll

ue Haunted Mouse

ue Juggler

l Song for a Scarecrow

Lesson Book 2A

l Jazz Blast

l Snake Charmer

l Storms on Saturn

Performance Book 1

l Painting with Pastels

Piano Town KJO

Lessons 1

l Candlelight

l Feeling Sneaky

l The Flashlight

l Simple Gifts

Lessons 2

l Butterfly Camouflage

l The Ladybug

Poe, John Robert

l Clown Serenade (in Myklas Contest Winners,  ALF)

Simon Says KJO

l Walk Like a Duck

Price, Florence B.

uCriss Cross (in A Collection of Florence Price’s Piano

Teaching Music, 2 CVR)

Reinagle, Alexander

24 Short and Easy Pieces, op. 1

uAllegro in C Major (no. 4)

Richert, Teresa

Copycat Copycat RCT

uCurious Cat

Jungle Jingles RCT

uGirae

CONTENTS LEVEL

Preparatory A

Rollin, Catherine

The Bean Bag Zoo Collector’s Series, 1 ALF

uOwl in the Night

l Rainbow Fish

Succeeding at the Piano FJH

Lesson and Technique 2A

l Canyon Crossing

l Creepy Noises

l Folk Dancers

Recital Book 2A

l The Brook in the Woods

Sonatina of the City

l one movement

Tales of a Musical Journey GOR

Book 2

l A Dance

l Playing Ball

l The Rain

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR

l The Lively Boy

CONTENTS LEVEL

Preparatory B

Preparatory B Requirements Marks

Repertoire

three selections from the Syllabus List

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Clapback

– Chords

– Playback

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections. Two memory

marks are awarded for each repertoire selection that is performed

by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Preparatory B Piano Repertoire on the

pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

e Calico Cat Marlais 4

A Gorilla Named Chee Alexander 5

e Sneaky Tiger Costley 6

Minuetto in C Major,

op. 37, lesson 2

Hook 8

Minuet in F Major attr. L. Mozart 9

e Rising Sun Telfer 10

Starsh at Night Crosby Gaudet 11

Raptors Olson 12

Oranges and Lemons arr. Berlin 14

Pumpkin Boogie Faber 15

Boat of Tai Lake arr. Lin 16

e irsty Frog Athparia 18

Swoop, Peck and Fly Mathews 19

Sneaky Sam Bober 20

Carillon McIntyre 22

New Shoes Niamath 23

Shadow Puppets Jiang 24

Paswewe Assiginaak 25

Looking-Glass River Faber 26

Leaping the Waves with

Dolphins

Arens 27

Roda Fernández 28

Playing, op. 39, no. 5 Kabalevsky 30

Bouncing Ball Richert 31

Steampunk Hidy 32

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 14.

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests

Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this

section of the examination.

CONTENTS

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Legato Pentascales

(ve-nger patterns)

D, A, F major

E, D minor

tonic to dominant, ascending and descending

(ending with solid/blocked root-position triad)

= 60

Staccato Pentascales

One-octave Scales

C, G major

A minor (natural)

1 octave

= 60

Contrary Motion Scale

C major HT

1 octave

= 60

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken

C, G major

A minor

1 octave (root position and inversions)

= 50

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Clapback

Students will choose to clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a short

melody after the examiner has played it twice. e examiner

will identify the time signature and count one measure before

beginning.

Time Signatures Note Values Approximate Length

two measures

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality (major or minor) of a

triad after the examiner has played the rst ve notes of a major or

minor scale followed by the tonic triad in solid/blocked form once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst

three notes of a major or minor scale. e examiner will identify

the key, play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

Beginning Note Keys Approximate Length

tonic, mediant C, G major

A minor

four notes

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given rhythm, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

given rhythm.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signature Note Values Approximate Length

two measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a short melody written on the grand

sta, divided between the hands, and starting on any of these notes

in the following positions.

Fingering will be indicated for the rst note of each hand only.

Time Signature Note Values

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections from the

following list. Two memory marks are awarded for each repertoire

selection that is performed by memory.

Preparatory B

CONTENTS LEVEL

Preparatory B

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Preparatory B Piano Repertoire

e ABC of Piano Playing FHM

Book 3

l A Canoe Trip

l Hallowe’en Pranks

l Hop Scotch

l Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Adult Piano Method HAL

Lessons, Solos, Technique & Theory 2

l All the Pretty Little Horses

l Blues for a Count

l Band on the Beach

l Lullaby Angel

l Ribbons

l Wade in the Water

Alexander, Dennis

uA Gorilla Named Chee AXR

Finger Paintings, 3 ALF

l A Summer Morning

l Sun Fun

Just for You, 1 ALF

l Celebration

The Magic of Music, 1 ALF

l Right Uptown!

Alfred’s Premier Piano Course ALF

Lesson 2A

l King Arthur’s Adventure

l Tilt-a-W hirl

Lesson 2B

l Quiet Thoughts

Performance 2A

l Boom, Boom!

l Butterfly World

Archer, Violet

Here and Now PAL

l The Haunted Cave

Arens, Barbara

The Mermaid Challenge ARN

uLeaping the Waves with Dolphins

Assiginaak, Barbara

uPaswewe (It Echoes) AGK

Athparia, Colleen

ue irsty Frog ATH

Barratt, Carol

l Cruising (in Chester’s Easiest Piano Course,  CHS)

Bartók, Béla

The First Term at the Piano EMB

l Dialogue (no. )

Berlin, Boris, arr.

uOranges and Lemons FHM

Berr, Bruce

Imaginations in Style HAL

l Fanfare

Bober, Melody

Grand Solos for Piano, 2 ALF

uSneaky Sam

Bolcom, William

Monsterpieces and Others EBM

l The Sad Monster

Bowman, Jennifer

Modern Mosaics DAY

l Squirrels

Celebrate Piano! STP

Lesson and Musicianship 2A

l The Boogie Bugler

Lesson and Musicianship 2B

l Alouette

l Last Train to Bluesville

l Rhythm Ace

Lesson and Musicianship 3

l Erie Canal

l Tarantella

Lesson and Musicianship 4

l Takin’ It Easy

Chatman, Stephen

Amusements, 2 CMC

l Broken Music Box

Away! CMC

l Birding

l Foggy Beach

Escapades, 1 ECS

l A Forgotten Promise

Sports CMC

l Olie the Goalie

Chrétien, Hedwige

Six petits préludes récréatifs

l Bébé s’endort

Clementi, Muzio

Introduction to the Art of Playing the Piano Forte, op. 42

(11th ed.)

l Arietta in C Major (lesson )

Costley, Kevin

At the Zoo, 2 FJH

ue Sneaky Tiger

Crosby Gaudet, Anne

l Floating in Space MDC

l Freddie the Frog MDC

l Ocean Spray MDC

uStarsh at Night MDC

l To Fly Like an Eagle MDC

CONTENTS LEVEL

Preparatory B

Donkin, Christine

l Taking Turns DKN

Comics & Card Tricks DKN

l The Path of the Ping Pong Ball

l The Tired Turtle Express

Jumping in the Mud DKN

l Mystery

l Something’s Ticking

l The Swan’s Reflection

Evans, Lee

Color Me Jazz, 1 FJH

l Time for Jazz

Fernández, Oscar Lorenzo

Suíte das cinco notas

uRoda (no. 4)

Gallant, Pierre

Clowning Around PGA

l March of the nds and rds

l The Rhythm Machine

l Teasing

Garścia, Janina

Winter Fun PWM

l The Leveret

Gedike, Aleksandr

60 Easy Piano Pieces, op. 36 SCH

l A Song (no. )

George, Jon

l Strolling in the Park (in Supplementary Solos,  ALF)

l Turtle Talk (in Belwin Contest Winners,  ALF)

Gillock, William

Accent on Solos, 2 WIL

l Stars on a Summer Night

Classic Piano Repertoire: Elementary WIL

l Rocking Chair Blues

Glover, David Carr

l The Golden Harp (in Belwin Contest Winners,  ALF)

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library HAL

Piano Lessons 3 (rev. ed.)

l Chorale

Piano Solos 3 (rev. ed.)

l The Clockwork Ballerina

l Leap Frog

l Porcupine Pizzicato

l The Winter Wind

Hook, James

uMinuetto in C Major, op. 37, lesson 2

Humbert, Georges Frank

Zauberstunden OTT

l Tarantella (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

l Waltz in B flat Major (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Jiang, Edward Han

uShadow Puppets EHJ

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH

l Polka (no. )

uPlaying (no. 5)

l A Little Joke (no. )

l Funny Incident (no. )

Children’s Adventures, op. 89 SCH

l First Waltz (no. )

Köhler, Christian Louis Heinrich

l Children’s Song (in Everybody’s Perfect Masterpieces, 

ALF)

Leaf, Mary

A Leaf Collection, 2 FJH

l Starship Galileo

Lin, Emilie, arr.

uBoat of Tai Lake (in Gifts of Asia: Folk Music from

China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan FJH)

Mathews, Alison

Into the Garden MAT

uSwoop, Peck and Fly

McIntyre, David L.

Tucy Tunes RSM

uCarillon (no. 1)

McLean, Edwin

Vignettes, 1 FJH

l Jalopy Town

Mozart, Leopold, attr.

Notebook for Nannerl

uMinuet in F Major

Music for Young Children MYC

Sunbeams 3

l Hello to Spring

l Ketchup

l ’Tis a Gift to Be Simple

l Waltz of the Sunbeams

e Music Tree ALF

Student’s Book 2A

l Brisk March

l The Modern Dragon

Student’s Book 2B

l Old Brass Wagon

l Relay Race

Student’s Book 3

l Country Fiddler

l Mountain Ballad

l Pop Goes the Weasel

l Stomp Dance

Students’ Choice: Recreational Solos 3

l Distant Chimes

→ with repeat

CONTENTS LEVEL

Preparatory B

Niamath, Linda

In My Garden NIA

l Swinging

Marching Mice and Other Pieces ALF

l Balloons

Soda Pop and Other Delights ALF

l Playful Puppy

l Sleepy Little Kitten

Surprises NIA

uNew Shoes

l Party Hats

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, Preparatory DAY

l  x 

l Feeling Lonely

The Microjazz Collection, 1 B&H

l After the Battle

l Struttin’

Olson, Kevin

Imaginations, 1 FJH

uRaptors

Piano Adventures (2nd ed.) FPA

Lesson Book 2A

l Whirling Leaves

Lesson Book 2B

l Canoeing in the Moonlight

l Jumpin’ Jazz Cat

uPumpkin Boogie

→ with repeat

l Riding the Wind

Lesson Book 3A

uLooking-Glass River

Piano Safari (2nd ed.) PSF

Repertoire 3

l Nightingale

Piano Town KJO

Attention Grabbers 2

uSteampunk

→ with repeat

Lessons 2

l The Comic Book Shop

l The Lily Pond

l School’s Out

l The Time Machine

Performance 2

l Around the World

l Beehive Dance

Porter, Beverly

Lady Bug and Friends RLP

l Humbug’s Hoedown

Reinagle, Alexander

l Allegretto in C Major, op. , no.  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

l Allegretto in C Major, op. , no.  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

Richert, Teresa

Imagination RLP

l Pixies on Parade

Toy Collection RCT

uBouncing Ball

Roth Roubos, Valerie

Four Miniature Suites FJH

l Catnip Crazy, from Cat Tales

Schoenmehl, Mike

Fun with Jazz Piano, 2 OTT

l Sherlock Holmes

Skarecky, Jana

Birds in the Hickory Tree CMC

l Blackbirds

Succeeding at the Piano FJH

Lesson and Technique 2A

l Riding the Subway

Lesson and Technique 2B

l Boogie, Man!

ue Calico Cat

l On the Cable Car

Lesson and Technique 3

l Cool Groove

l Elfin Tarantella

Recital Book 2A

l Beanbag Rag

Recital Book 2B

l Spring Festival

Tan, Chee-Hwa

Through the Windowpane PSF

l The Swing

Tales of a Musical Journey GOR

Book 2

l Jump Rope

Telfer, Nancy

The Galaxy Series, 1 WAN

ue Rising Sun

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR

l A Carefree Fellow

l Children’s Ballad

l Sad Feelings

l Youthful Happiness

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 2 ABR

l Phrase Endings

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 1

Level 1 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: one etude from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Clapback

– Intervals

– Chords

– Playback

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 1 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque and Classical Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Minuet in C Major, op. 38, no. 4 Hässler 4

Bourrée in D Minor Graupner 5

Burlesque in G Major Anonymous 6

Andante in G Minor Telemann 7

German Dance in D Major,

Hob. IX:22, no. 2

Haydn 8

Gavotte in G Major Dunhill 9

Minuet in D Major L. Mozart 10

Minuet in D Minor Anonymous 11

High Spirits Türk 12

Ukrainian Folk Song, op. 107, no. 3 Beethoven 13

List B

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Early One Morning arr. Silvester 14

e Swiss Cuckoo arr. Berlin 15

Sweet Jasmine Alexander 16

Niimi Aandeg Assiginaak 18

is Guy’s Disguised Sowash 20

Lunar Eclipse Faber 21

March of the Terrible Trolls Niamath 22

Mist Poole 23

Clear Mountain Sky Springer 24

Angelsh Crosby Gaudet 26

A Simple Waltz Burge 28

Amber Moon Olson 30

Waltz, op. 39, no. 13 Kabalevsky 32

Song of the Dark Woods Siegmeister 33

Reminiscence McLean 34

Uptown News Gerou 36

List C

Inventions

Cranky Cat Richert 38

Mary Had a Little Lamb arr. Goolkasian

Rahbee

Young Ludwig Exploring Kinney 40

e Playful Parrot omas 40

e Snake Christopher 41

Invention on a Latvian Folk Tune Kenins 42

Conversation No. 3 Bartók 42

Teapot Invention Markow 43

Follow My Leader Swinstead 44

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 20.

CONTENTS

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare one etude from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 1 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Celebration Crosby Gaudet 4

Etude in C Major, op. 125, no. 3 Diabelli 5

Heavenly Blue Gerou 6

Clockwork McIntyre 8

Beaver Boogie Chatman 9

Morning Greeting, op. 117,

no. 13

Gurlitt 10

Morning Fanfare Fernández 11

Etude in C Major Le Couppey 12

Both Ways Tansman 13

Tricky Trac Garrow 14

Title Composer Page

Speedy Comet Mathews 16

Far Away Richert 17

Answering Diemer 18

Jump Pop Hop Brown 19

Melodie in F Major, op. 218,

no. 36

Köhler 20

Into the Waves Niamath 21

Detectives Donkin 22

Scherzo, op. 39, no. 12 Kabalevsky 23

Four-Wheel Drive Norton 24

Students may substitute a popular selection for the etude. See p. 5

for details.

Level 1

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

C, G, F major

A, E, D minor (natural and harmonic)

2 octaves

= 69

Contrary Motion C major

2 octaves

= 69

Chromatic Starting on C

1 octave

= 69

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken

C, G, F major

A, E, D minor

1 octave

(root position and inversions)

= 50

• solid/blocked

= 100

All scales are to be played legato.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 1

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Clapback

Students will choose to clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a short

melody after the examiner has played it twice. e examiner

will identify the time signature and count one measure before

beginning.

Time Signatures Note Values Approximate Length

two to three measures

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending

and descending) once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending and descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending and descending)

minor 3rd

major 3rd

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality (major or minor) of

a triad after the examiner has played it in broken and then solid/

blocked form once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst ve

notes of a major or minor scale. e examiner will identify the key,

play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

Beginning Note Keys Approximate Length

tonic, dominant C, G major

A minor

ve notes

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given rhythm, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

given rhythm.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signature Note Values Approximate Length

two measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a four-measure melody, written on

the grand sta and divided between the hands. Fingering will be

indicated for the rst note of each hand only.

Keys Time Signature Note Values

C, G, F major

A minor

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 1

List A

Baroque and Classical Repertoire

Anonymous

uBurlesque in G Major (in Notebook for Wolfgang)

uMinuet in D Minor (in Notebook for Wolfgang)

Bach, Johann Christian

l Aria in F Major, BWV Anh.  (in Notenbuch der

Anna Magdalena Bach)

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich

Musikalische Nebenstunden

l Minuet in C Major

l Schwäbisch in D Major

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Chorale, BWV  (in Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena

Bach BAR; WIE)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 1

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Écossaise in E flat Major, WoO 

uUkrainian Folk Song, op. 107, no. 3 [theme]

Clarke, Jeremiah

The Third Book of the Harpsichord Master

l Minuet in D Major, T 

Clementi, Muzio

Introduction to the Art of Playing the Piano Forte, op. 42

(11th ed.)

l Pyrenese Melody (lesson )

Duncombe, William

Progressive Lessons for the Harpsichord and Pianoforte

l Sonatina in C Major

Dunhill, omas

First Year Pieces ABR

uGavotte in G Major

Graupner, Christoph

uBourrée in D Minor (in Notebook for Wolfgang)

Hässler, Johann Wilhelm

50 pièces à l’usage des commençans, op. 38 ABR

uMinuet in C Major (no. 4)

Haydn, Franz Joseph

uGerman Dance in D Major, Hob. IX:22, no. 2

→ with repeat

l German Dance in G Major, Hob. IX:, no. 

Hook, James

New Guida di Musica, op. 81

l Allegretto in C Major (no. ) (in A James Hook Album

NOV)

Krieger, Johann

Sechs musikalische Partien

l Minuet in A Minor, from Partita No.  in B flat

Major

Mozart, Leopold

Notebook for Nannerl

uMinuet in D Major

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Allegro in B flat Major, K 

l Minuet in F Major, K 

Müller, August Eberhard

Instructive Übungsstücke für das Pianoforte

l Andantino in F Major (no. ) (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

l Andante in A Minor (no. ) (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Ryba, Jakub Jan

Zwei kleine Inventionen

l Invention No.  in C Major (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

l Invention No.  in A Minor (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Telemann, Georg Philipp

uAndante in G Minor, from Fantasia in G Minor,

TW V 33:17

→ observe rst repeat only

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

12 Handstücke

l Arioso in F Major

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR

l The Ballet

l The Hunting Horns and the Echo

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 2 ABR

uHigh Spirits

List B

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

Especially in Romantic Style, 1 ALF

uSweet Jasmine

Just for You, 1 ALF

l Cinnamon Popcorn

Archer, Violet

Shorter Pieces for Shorter Fingers CMC

l Waltz (no. )

Assiginaak, Barbara

uNiimi Aandeg (Crow Dances) AGK

Badings, Henk

Arcadia

l Country Dance in G Major (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Berlin, Boris, arr.

ue Swiss Cuckoo FHM

Bonis, Mel.

Album pour les tout-petites COM

l La puce

Boyd, Bill

Jazz Starters, 3 HAL

l Too Blue

Burge, John

Sprouts RLP

uA Simple Waltz

Chatman, Stephen

Away! CMC

l Clear Lake

l Spring Light

Crosby Gaudet, Anne

uAngelsh MDC

l Risser’s Romp MDC

l Robots MDC

Dello Joio, Norman

Suite for the Young EBM

l Mountain Melody (no. )

l Little Sister (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 1

Donkin, Christine

Comics & Card Tricks DKN

l Crafty Card Tricks

Legends & Lore DKN

l Dream Journey

l Heroes of the Galaxy

Duke, David Gordon

l March (Lydian Mode) (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

Evans, Lee

Color Me Jazz, 1 FJH

l Awesome

l Portrait

Faber, Nancy and Randall Faber

uLunar Eclipse (in Piano Adventures (2nd ed.): Lesson

Book 3A FPA)

Gedike, Aleksandr

20 Little Pieces for Beginners, op. 6 SCH

l A Little Piece (no. )

60 Easy Piano Pieces, op. 36 SCH

l A Happy Tale (no. )

l A Sad Song (no. )

Gerou, Tom

The Best of Tom Gerou, 2 ALF

uUptown News

Gieck, Janet

Dances, Daydreams & Dinosaurs RLP

l Chromatisaurus

Gillock, William

Classic Piano Repertoire: Elementary WIL

l Spooky Footsteps

l Stormy Weather

Glover, David Carr

l Blinky the Robot (in Belwin Contest Winners,  ALF)

Goolkasian Rahbee, Dianne

Modern Miniatures for Piano, 1 FJH

l Toy Soldiers March

Grechaninov, Aleksandr

Children’s Album, op. 98 OTT

l Fairy Tale (no. )

Gurlitt, Cornelius

The First Lessons, op. 117 KAL

l The Hunt (no. )

l Rocking (no. )

Horvat, Frank

The Isle of Loobienox HOR

l Grouchie Loobie’s Song

l Loobie Dance

l Loobie Working Song

l Tiny Loobie Song

Humbert, Georges Frank

Allerlei Spielzeug OTT

l The Chocolate Automat (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Jinga, Naina

l Popcorn JIN

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH

l March (no. )

uWaltz (no. 13)

Karp, David

Naturescape WIL

l Whirligig Beetle

Kraehenbuehl, David

Contemporary Piano Literature, 1 ALF

l Daydreaming

McCain, Artina, arr.

African American Folk Songs Collection HAL

l By and By

McLean, Edwin

Miniatures, 2 FJH

uReminiscence

l Valse triste

Mier, Martha

Alfred’s Premier Piano Course: Jazz, Rags, & Blues 2B ALF

l Red Satin Jazz

Jazz, Rags & Blues, 1 ALF

l Hallelujah!

l Sneaky Business

Milne, Elissa

Little Peppers FAB

l Lost

Morlock, Jocelyn

Four Piano Pieces MOR

l Fizz (no. )

Niamath, Linda

Soda Pop and Other Delights ALF

l Big Teddy, Little Teddy

l Hide and Seek

uMarch of the Terrible Trolls

A Zoo for You ALF

l Bears

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 1 DAY

l Merry-Go-Round

l No Worries

Olson, Kevin

Imaginations, 2 FJH

uAmber Moon

Perry, Zenobia Powell

l Orrin and Echo JGM

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 1

Poole, Cliord

uMist FHM

Richert, Teresa

Toy Collection RCT

l Teddy Bear

l Video Game Adventure

Schnittke, Alfred

Eight Pieces for Piano SIK

l Folk Song

Schoenmehl, Mike

Little Stories in Jazz OTT

l Dance of the Martians

Setli, Carolyn C.

Changing Leaves WIL

l Seaside Reverie

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Childhood Notebook, op. 69 DSC

l Waltz (no. ) (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Siegmeister, Elie

American Kaleidoscope ALF

uSong of the Dark Woods

Silvester, Frederick, arr.

uEarly One Morning FHM

Smith, Hale

l My Scarf Is Yellow (in Piano Music of Africa and the

African Diaspora,  OUP)

Sowash, Bradley

That’s Jazz Performance, 1 KJO

uis Guy’s Disguised

→ with repeat

Springer, Mike

Lyrical Landscapes ALF

uClear Mountain Sky

Stravinsky, Soulima

Piano Music for Children, 1 PET

l For the Kid Next Door

l Stepping Stones

Tan, Chee-Hwa

A Child’s Garden of Verses PSF

l My Shadow

l Pirate Story

l Where Go the Boats?

Telfer, Nancy, arr.

The Galaxy Series, 1 WAN

l Climb up on an Elephant (Monté sur un elephant)

Vandall, Robert D.

Celebrated Jazzy Solos, 2 ALF

l Feeling Great!

List C

Inventions

Bartók, Béla

The First Term at the Piano

uConversation No. 3

Christopher, Renée

ue Snake FHM

Duke, David Gordon, arr.

l She’s Like the Swallow (in Music of Our Time, 

WAT)

Elliott, Carleton

17 Canons WAT

l Canon (no. )

Goolkasian Rahbee, Dianne, arr.

Modern Miniatures for Piano Solo, 1 FJH

uMary Had a Little Lamb

Kenins, George Juris, arr.

uInvention on a Latvian Folk Tune KNS

Keveren, Phillip

Mouse on a Mirror HAL

l Mouse on a Mirror

Kinney, Forrest

uYoung Ludwig Exploring FHM

Markow, Andrew

uTeapot Invention FHM

McKinnon, Gordon A.

l Swirling Leaves

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 1 DAY

l Carol in Canon

Richert, Teresa

Copycat Copycat RCT

uCranky Cat

Swinstead, Felix

Work and Play ABR

uFollow My Leader

omas, Gary K.

ue Playful Parrot GKT

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 2

Level 2 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: one etude from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Clapback

– Intervals

– Chords

– Playback

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 2 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque and Classical Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Entrée in A Minor Anonymous 4

Menuet en rondeau Rameau 5

Minuet in G Major J.S. Bach 6

Impertinence, HWV 494 Handel 7

Minuet in A Minor, Z 649 Purcell 8

A Cheerful Spirit Türk 9

Minuet in G Major, K 1e W.A. Mozart 10

German Dance in G Major,

Hob. IX:12, no. 1

Haydn 11

Allegretto in C Major Neefe 12

Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23 Beethoven 13

List B

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Soldier’s March, op. 68, no. 2 R. Schumann 14

Prelude VI Arens 15

eme and Variations, op. 300,

no. 39

Köhler 16

Slovakian Folk Tune in E Minor Bartók 17

Crocodile Tears Donkin 18

Crocodile Teeth Telfer 19

I Spy Bober 20

Atacama Desert Rossi 22

e Merry-Go-Round Berlin 24

e Waltz at Floated Away McIntyre 26

Make Believe Kay 27

e Skating Carnival Poole 28

4th Street Rag Alexander 30

Nightingale Hidy 32

Rhyme Time Milne 34

Dreams of a Mermaid Arens 36

Periwinkle Twinkle Crosby Gaudet 38

Shadow Waltz Case 39

Presto in 5/8 McLean 40

Farewell, op. 98, no. 4 Grechaninov 42

List C

Inventions

Invention in C Major Christopher 43

Canon in A Minor Gurlitt 43

A Ditty of Yimeng Mountain arr. Jiang 44

Breezy Norton 45

Courageous Cat Richert 46

Monkey See, Monkey Do Ho 47

In a Canoe Gallant 48

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 26.

CONTENTS

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare one etude from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 2 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Etude in F Major, op. 190, no. 27 Köhler 4

Allegro in C Major, op. 38, no. 8 Hässler 5

Etude in D Major, op. 139, no. 33 Czerny 6

Etude in D Minor, op. 82, no. 65 Gurlitt 7

Pierrot Skipping Chrétien 8

e Little Juggler, op. 89, no. 21 Kabalevsky 9

Bird in the Bebop Rossi 10

Arcade Game Gieck 12

Crazy Comics Donkin 13

Trumpet Blues Norton 14

Title Composer Page

e Wind Tan 16

Autumn Leaves Niamath 17

Rustic Dance Strecke 18

e Lonely Shepherd Alexander 19

Razzle Dazzle McDonagh 20

Playing Doolittle 22

Etude in G Major, op. 166, no. 6 Bertini 23

Peking Opera on Black Keys Jiang 24

Students may substitute a popular selection for the etude. See p. 5

for details.

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

G, F, B major

E, D, G minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 80

Formula Pattern C, G major

2 octaves

= 80

Chromatic Starting on G

1 octave

= 80

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken

G, F, B

major

E, D, G minor

1 octave

(root position and inversions)

= 60

• solid/blocked

= 112

Level 2

CONTENTS LEVEL

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Clapback

Students will choose to clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a short

melody after the examiner has played it twice. e examiner

will identify the time signature and count one measure before

beginning.

Time Signatures Note Values Approximate Length

two to three measures

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending

and descending) once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending and descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending and descending)

minor 3rd

major 3rd

perfect 5th

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality (major or minor) of

a triad after the examiner has played it in solid/blocked form once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst ve

notes of a major or minor scale. e examiner will identify the key,

play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

Beginning Note Keys Approximate Length

tonic, dominant G, F major

D minor

ve notes

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given rhythm, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

given rhythm.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Note and Rest Values Approximate Length

two to four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a four-measure melody, written on

the grand sta and divided between the hands. Melodies may

move beyond the ve-nger position.

Keys Time Signature Note Values

C, G, F major

A, D minor

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 2

List A

Baroque and Classical Repertoire

Anonymous

uEntrée in A Minor (in Notebook for Wolfgang)

Arnold, Samuel

l Gavotte in C Major, op. , no. 

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

l Minuet in E flat Major, H 

l Minuetto II in F Minor, H /

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Aria in D Minor, BWV  (in Notenbuch der Anna

Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

uMinuet in G Major, from Suite in G Minor,

BWV 822

Level 2

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 2

Beethoven, Ludwig van

uÉcossaise in G Major, WoO 23

l German Dance in C Major, WoO , no.  (in Piano

Piccolo OTT)

Diabelli, Anton

Sonatina in C Major, op. 151, no. 2

l nd movement

Handel, George Frideric

uImpertinence, HWV 494

l Menuet, from Partita in G Major, HWV 

Hässler, Johann Wilhelm

50 pièces à l’usage des commençans, op. 38 ABR

l Ecossaise in G Major (no. )

Haydn, Franz Joseph

uGerman Dance in G Major, Hob. IX:12, no. 1

l German Dance in G Major, Hob. IX:, no. 

l German Dance in B flat Major, Hob. IX:, no. 

Five Contradances and One Quadrille, Hob. IX:29 (in Il Mio

Primo Haydn RIC)

l Quadrille

Hook, James

New Guida di musica, op. 81

l Gavotta in D Major (no. ) (in A James Hook Album

NOV)

Hüllmandel, Nicolas-Joseph

Petits airs d’une difficulté graduelle, op. 5

l Minuetto in C Major, op. , no.  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

l Minuet in B Minor, from Suite No.  in B Minor

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Allegro in F Major, K c

uMinuet in G Major, K 1e

l Minuet in C Major, from Sonata in C Major, K 

Neefe, Christian Gottlob

uAllegretto in C Major

Purcell, Henry

l Air in D Minor, ZT 

l Hornpipe, ZT  (in Essential Keyboard Repertoire, 

ALF)

uMinuet in A Minor, Z 649 (in Musick’s Hand-Maid,

second part)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Pièces de clavecin (1724)

uMenuet en rondeau (Minuet in Rondo Form)

Scarlatti, Domenico

l Sonata in C Major, K b

Schubert, Franz

l Écossaise, D , no. 

Telemann, Georg Philipp

Fantasia in D Major, TWV 33:16

l rd section

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR

uA Cheerful Spirit

l Contentment

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 2 ABR

l Double Appoggiaturas

Wohlfahrt, Heinrich

Kinder-Klavierschule

l Moderato in A Minor (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

List B

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

u4th Street Rag AXR

Archer, Violet

Shorter Pieces for Shorter Fingers CMC

l Hop, Skip, Glide (no. )

Arens, Barbara

21 Amazingly Easy Pieces for Piano BRH

uPrelude VI

The Mermaid Challenge ARN

uDreams of a Mermaid

Bartók, Béla

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Children at Play (no. )

l Children’s Song (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Allegretto (no. )

uSlovakian Folk Tune in E Minor (no. 17)

Bender, Joanne

Creatures Great and Small RLP

l When the Rain Comes

Berlin, Boris

ue Merry-Go-Round FHM

Berr, Bruce

l Venetian Boat Song (in Hal Leonard Student Piano

Library: Piano Solos  HAL)

Bober, Melody

Grand Solos for Piano, 4 ALF

uI Spy

Bonis, Mel.

Album pour les tout-petites COM

l Madrigal

Bowman, Jennifer

Modern Mosaics DAY

l Mysterious Mosaic

Carroll, Walter

The Countryside FOR

l The Wood Fairies (no. )

Case, Maria

Bagatelles PLA

uShadow Waltz

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 2

Chatman, Stephen

Away! CMC

l Making Memories

Coulthard, Jean

l Alexa’s Bell Song (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

l First Little Dance (Lavender’s Blue) (in Music of Our

Time,  WAT)

Crosby Gaudet, Anne

l Can’t Catch Me! MDC

uPeriwinkle Twinkle MDC

Donkin, Christine

Legends & Lore DKN

uCrocodile Tears

l The Dragon’s Story

Duke, David Gordon

l Butterflies (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

George, Jon

The Music Tree: Students’ Choice 4 ALF

l Quiet Lagoon

Gieck, Janet

Dances, Daydreams & Dinosaurs RLP

l Outdoor Skating Rink

Sundae Soup, 1 RLP

l Lazy Sunday

Gillock, William

Accent on Majors WIL

l On a Quiet Lake

Goldston, Margaret

The Virtuosic Performer, 1 ALF

l The Sparkling Brook

Grechaninov, Aleksandr

Children’s Album, op. 98 OTT

uFarewell (no. 4)

Glass Beads, op. 123 OTT

l Little Beggar (no. )

Hidy, Diane

uNightingale (in Piano Town: Attention Grabbers 2

KJO)

Ho, Vincent

The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, 1 PME

l The Happy Foal

l The Wandering Puppy

Horvat, Frank

The Isle of Loobienox HOR

l Loobie Lullaby

Ikeda, Naoko

l Evening Melody WIL

Miyabi WIL

l Raft of Flowers (Hana-Ikada)

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

30 Children’s Pieces, op. 27 SCH

l Valse (no. )

l A Little Song (no. )

Karp, David

Naturescape WIL

l Circling Hawks

Kay, Ulysses

Ten Short Essays HAL

uMake Believe (no. 6)

Khachaturian, Aram

Children’s Album, 2 SIK

l An Evening Tale

Köhler, Christian Louis Heinrich

Praktische Klavierschule, op. 300, 1

ueme and Variations (no. 39)

Kraehenbuehl, David

l March of the Trolls (in Contemporary Piano

Literature,  ALF)

Labenske, Victor

Piano Miniatures ALF

l Player Piano

Linn, Jennifer

Showstoppers, 1 HAL

l Bluebird Lullaby

McIntyre, David L.

Pip Squeaks RSM

ue Waltz at Floated Away

McLean, Edwin

Miniatures, 2 FJH

uPresto in 5/8

Milne, Elissa

Little Peppers FAB

uRhyme Time

Morlock, Jocelyn

Four Piano Pieces MOR

l And then... (no. )

Nakada, Yoshinao

Piano Pieces for Children (Japanese Festival) OGT

l A Short Story

Niamath, Linda

Here We Go! NIA

l Rollerblading

A Zoo for You ALF

l Penguins

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 2 DAY

l Half Asleep

l Sidewalk Café

l Toronto Tango

Paterson, Lorna

Contemporary Piano Collection, 1 PSN

l Clown Fish

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 2

Perry, Zenobia Powell

l Childhood Capers JGM

l Vignette No.  JGM

Persichetti, Vincent

Little Piano Book, op. 60 PRE

l Fanfare (no. )

Pinto, Octavio

Children’s Festival (Festa de Crianças) SCH

l Prelude (no. )

Poole, Cliord

ue Skating Carnival FHM

Reinecke, Carl

Serenade in G Major, op. 183, no. 2

l Elegie (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Richert, Teresa

Just Kidding! RCT

l Daydreaming

Toy Collection RCT

l Doll House

l Little Red Wagon

l Toy Train

Rossi, Wynn-Anne

Música Latina, 2 ALF

uAtacama Desert

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jugend, op. 68

uSoldier’s March (no. 2)

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Childhood Notebook, op. 69 DSC

l March in C Major (no. ) (in Piano Piccolo OTT)

Skarecky, Jana

Water Colours CMC

l Rain

Stravinsky, Soulima

Piano Music for Children, 1 PET

l Tag

Szelényi, István

Musical Picture-Book OTT

l Faraway Regions

Tajčević, Marko

Songs from Mur Island HEN

l Little Piece No. 

Tansman, Alexandre

Happy Time (On s’amuse au piano), 1 HAL

l Waltzing (En valsant)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

Album for the Young, op. 39

l The Sick Doll (no. )

Telfer, Nancy

The Galaxy Series, 1 WAN

uCrocodile Teeth

l Donkey Riding

l The Silent Moon

l Skeleton Dance

List C

Inventions

Bartók, Béla

Mikrokosmos, 1 B&H

l Little Dance in Canon Form

Champagne, Claude

l Petit Canon No.  (in Performing Our Musical

Heritage,  CFP; CMC)

Christopher, Renée

uInvention in C Major FHM

Dello Joio, Norman

Suite for the Young EBM

l Invention (no. )

Gallant, Pierre

uIn a Canoe GNT

l Jazz Invention No.  GNT

Gedike, Aleksandr

60 Easy Piano Pieces, op. 36 SCH

l Fugato (no. )

Gurlitt, Cornelius

uCanon in A Minor

Hässler, Johann Wilhelm

50 pièces à l’usage des commençans, op. 38 ABR

l Moderato in C Major (no. )

Ho, Vincent

The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, 1 PME

uMonkey See, Monkey Do (no. 9)

Jiang, Edward Han, arr.

uA Ditty of Yimeng Mountain EHJ

Kunz, Konrad M.

200 petits canons, op. 14

l Canon in F Major (no. )

Niamath, Linda

Watermelon and Friends NIA

l Banana

Norton, Christopher

uBreezy 3 DAY

Richert, Teresa

Copycat Copycat RCT

uCourageous Cat

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 3

Level 3 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Clapback

– Intervals

– Chords

– Playback

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 3 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Bourée in A Minor Krieger 4

Harlequinade Krebs 5

Minuet in G Major,

BWV Anh. 114

Petzold 6

Minuet in G Minor,

BWV Anh. 115

Petzold 7

Musette in D Major,

BWV Anh. 126

attr. J.S. Bach 8

Polonaise in G Minor,

BWV Anh. 119

attr. J.S. Bach 9

Gavot in C Major Blow 10

A New Irish Tune Purcell 11

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Viennese Sonatina in

B Flat Major: I

W.A. Mozart 12

Sonatina in G Major,

Anh. 5, no. 1: I or II

attr. Beethoven 13

Sonatina in C Major, op. 36,

no. 1: I

Clementi 16

Sonatina in A Minor,

op. 94, no. 4: I

Biehl 18

Sonatina in F Major,

op. 257, no. 2: IV

Lack 20

Andantino in A Major,

op. 38, no. 31

Hässler 22

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

At Night on the River,

op. 27, no. 4

Kabalevsky 23

Play Bartók 24

Tender ought Kay 25

Variations on a Russian Folk

Song

Berkovich 26

e Stormy Sea Crosby Gaudet 28

e Elegant Toreador Bernstein 30

Gentle Breezes Alexander 32

Tarantelle Poole 34

Twilight Prelude Springer 36

Lemon Sherbet Rag Arens 38

Walk the Talk Sowash 39

Icicles Duncan 40

Arctic Voices Griesdale 41

Ragtime Cha-Cha Bober 42

Danse Vanier 44

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 32.

CONTENTS

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 3 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Etude in D Major, op. 37, no. 17 Lemoine 4

Etude in G Major, op. 108,

no. 19

Schytte 5

Arabesque, op. 100, no. 2 Burgmüller 6

Left Alone

→ play with LH only

Grill 7

Wild Rose Richert 8

Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm

→ with repeat

arr. Emonts 10

Trumpet March, op. 36, no. 53 Gedike 11

Prelude No. 4 in F Major Pearce 12

Witches and Wizards Donkin 14

Title Composer Page

Ripple Eect Bender 15

Zigzag Evans 16

Wasps Noble 18

Playful Snakelets Ho 19

Prelude VII Arens 20

On Horseback, op. 98, no. 5 Grechaninov 21

Mouse Dance

→ with repeat

Metelka 22

Clockwork Chimes Glennie 23

Computer Chatter Donkin 24

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

Level 3

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

D, F, B major

B, D, G minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 80

Formula Pattern D major

2 octaves

= 80

Chromatic Starting on D

1 octave

= 80

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken

D, F, B

major

B, D, G minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 69

• solid/blocked

= 120

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 3

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 4 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Clapback

Students will choose to clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a short

melody after the examiner has played it twice. e examiner

will identify the time signature and count one measure before

beginning.

Time Signatures Note Values Approximate Length

three to four measures

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending

and descending) once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending and descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending and descending)

minor 3rd

major 3rd

perfect 4th

perfect 5th

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality (major or minor) of

a triad after the examiner has played it in solid/blocked form once.

AND

Students will be asked to identify a single note as the root, third,

or fth of a major or minor triad after the examiner has played the

triad in broken form once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst ve

notes of a major or minor scale. e examiner will identify the key,

play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

Beginning Note Keys Approximate Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant

D, F major

D, G minor

ve to six notes

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given rhythm, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

given rhythm.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Note and Rest Values Approximate Length

four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a four-measure passage, hands

together.

Keys Time Signatures Note Values

C, G, D, F major

A, D minor

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 3

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Anonymous

l Minuet in A Minor (in Notebook for Wolfgang OTT)

Bach, Johann Sebastian, attr.

uMusette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 (in Notenbuch

der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

uPolonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh. 119 (in Notenbuch

der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

Blow, John

uGavot in C Major (in Musick’s Hand-Maid, second

part)

Böhm, Georg

l Menuet fait par Mons. Böhm (in Notenbuch der Anna

Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 3

Graupner, Christoph

l Bourrée in E Minor, GWV  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

Handel, George Frideric

l Gavotte in G Major, HWV 

l Minuet in F Major, HWV a

l Passepied in C Major, HWV  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

Kirnberger, Johann Philipp

Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristiques

l Bourrée in D Major (no. )

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

uHarlequinade, from Suite No. 3 in E at Major

Krieger, Johann

Sechs musikalische Partien

uBourée in A Minor

Mattheson, Johann

Pièces de clavecin en deux volumes

l Menuet in E flat Major, from Suite No. 

Petzold, Christian

uMinuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 (in Notenbuch

der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

uMinuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 (in Notenbuch

der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

Purcell, Henry

l Hornpipe in B flat Major, ZT 

uA New Irish Tune (in Musick’s Hand-Maid, second

part)

Reinagle, Alexander

l Allegretto in G Major, op. , no.  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

Telemann, Georg Philipp

l Gigue à l’angloise, from Partita à cembalo solo,

TWV :

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Attwood, omas

Easy Progressive Lessons

Sonatina in G Major

l st movement

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Zwei Klaviersonatinen, Anh. 5

Sonatina in G Major (no. 1)

u1st movement

u2nd movement: Romanze

Biehl, Albert

Sonatina in C Major, op. 57, no. 1

l nd movement

Sonatina in G Major, op. 57, no. 4

l st movement

l nd movement

Sonatina in A Minor, op. 94, no. 4

u1st movement

Clementi, Muzio

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

Sonatina in C Major (no. 1)

u1st movement

l nd movement

l rd movement

Gedike, Aleksandr

60 Easy Piano Pieces, op. 36 SCH

l Sonatina in C Major (no. )

Gurlitt, Cornelius

Six Sonatinas, op. 76

Sonatina in A Minor (no. 5) (in Joy of Sonatinas YOR)

l rd movement

Hässler, Johann Wilhelm

50 pièces à l’usage des commençans, op. 38

uAndantino in A Major (no. 31)

Hüllmandel, Nicolas-Joseph

l Allegro in G Major, op. , no.  (in Piano Piccolo

OTT)

Lack, éodore

Sonatina in F Major, op. 257, no. 2

u4th movement: Finale

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Menuetto II in F Major, from Sonata in C Major, K 

l Minuet in D Major, K 

Viennese Sonatinas (arr. from Five Divertimenti, K 439b)

Viennese Sonatina in B at Major (no. 4)

u1st movement

Reinecke, Carl

Sonatina in C Major, op. 136, no. 1

l st movement

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR

l Carefree Happiness

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

Especially in Romantic Style, 1 ALF

uGentle Breezes

A Splash of Color, 2 ALF

l Zinc Pink

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 3

Arens, Barbara

Piano Vivace BRH

uLemon Sherbet Rag

Archer, Violet

11 Short Pieces PAL

l Little Canon (no. )

Austin, Glenda

Lyric Waltzes WIL

l Carousel Waltz

Bartók, Béla

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

uPlay (no. 5)

l Allegro moderato (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Sorrow (no. )

Bennett, Rhonda

l Holiday Parade (in Myklas Contest Winners,  ALF)

Berkovich, Isaak

uVariations on a Russian Folksong SCH

Bernstein, Seymour

Moodscapes MAN

ue Elegant Toreador

Bober, Melody

uRagtime Cha-Cha BOB

Bonis, Mel.

Album pour les tout-petites COM

l Compliment a grand’maman

l Douce amie

Cornick, Mike

Blues in Two and More for Piano UNI

l Blues in Two

Coulthard, Jean

l Clear Waters (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

l A Little Joke (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

Crosby Gaudet, Anne

l Funny Puppy MDC

l In My Dreams MDC

ue Stormy Sea MDC

Donkin, Christine

Comics & Card Tricks DKN

l Monster Trucks

Duncan, Martha Hill

uIcicles MHD

Fine, Irving

Music of Irving Fine B&H

l Lullaby for a Baby Panda B&H

Gedike, Aleksandr

20 Little Pieces for Beginners, op. 6 SCH

l A Little Piece (no. )

George, Jon

A Day in the Forest ALF

l Rain... and the Rainbow

Gieck, Janet

l Summer Drought GIE

Dances, Daydreams & Dinosaurs RLP

l Before Dawn

l Promenade

Sundae Soup, 1 RLP

l Sweet Dream

Gonzales, Chilly

Re-Introduction Etudes EBR

l Tarantula

Grechaninov, Aleksandr

Children’s Album, op. 98 SCH

l In Camp (no. )

l In the Woodland Glade (no. )

l After the Ball (no. )

Glass Beads, op. 123 OTT

l Morning Walk (no. )

Griesdale, Susan

Arctic Voices RLP

uArctic Voices

Gurlitt, Cornelius

Kleine Blumen, op. 205 ABR

l Wild Mignonette (no. )

Hidy, Diane

l Flyover (in Piano Town: Attention Grabbers  KJO)

Ho, Vincent

The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, 1 PME

l The Dancing Cockerel

l Gentle Piglet

l Sleepy Lamb

Huang, An-Lun

A Chinese Festival, 1 BEL

l Pastures

Ikeda, Naoko

Miyabi WIL

l Peonies (Shakuyaku)

Jinga, Naina

l Circus Waltz JIN

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH

l Clowns (no. )

30 Children’s Pieces, op. 27 SCH

uAt Night on the River (no. 4)

Kay, Ulysses

Ten Short Essays HAL

uTender ought (no. 2)

Klose, Carol

Watercolor Miniatures HAL

l Dreaming in Watercolors

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 3

Liebermann, Lowell

Album for the Young, op. 43 PRE

l Song (no. )

l Ghost Waltz (no. )

Linn, Jennifer

l Tarantella HAL

Les petites images HAL

l L’oiseau-mouche (Hummingbird)

Louie, Alexina

Small Beautiful Things ALX

l Little Grey Bird

Maxner, Rebekah

Madge’s Notebook RLP

l Deep in the Meadow

Mier, Martha

Martha Mier’s Favorite Solos, 3 ALF

l Winter Starlight

Romantic Sketches, 2 ALF

l Interlude

Milhaud, Darius

L’enfant aime (A Child Loves), op. 289 UNI

l Les fleurs (Flowers) (no. )

Milne, Elissa

More Little Peppers FAB

l Violets Are Blue

Pepperbox Jazz, 1 FAB

l Gone Too Soon

Nakada, Yoshinao

Piano Pieces for Children (Japanese Festival) OGT

l A Green Caterpillar and a Butterfly

l The Song of Twilight

→ with repeat

Niamath, Linda

Here We Go! NIA

l All Aboard

l Carousel

l In My Kayak

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 3 DAY

l Up and Away

l White Sand

Olson, Kevin

Showcase Solos, 2 FJH

l Medieval Festival

Olson, Lynn Freeman

l Night Clouds (in Belwin Contest Winners,  ALF)

Papp, Lajos

The Stonecutter EMB

l The Happy Stonecutter’s Song

Paterson, Lorna

Contemporary Piano Collection, 1 PSN

l Doves

l Waltzing Pandas

l Whale’s Lament

Persichetti, Vincent

Little Piano Book, op. 60 ELV; PRE

l Dialogue (no. )

Pettigrew, Laura

l Colours PTW; CMC

Poole, Cliord

uTarantelle FHM

Porter, Beverly

Lady Bug and Friends RLP

l Lady Bug Sings the Blues

Rudzik, Peter

Truly Astonishing Animals RLP

l Orange Striped Zebra

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jugend, op. 68

l Melody (no. )

Scott, Cyril

For My Young Friends

l Seesaw

Setli, Carolyn C.

Changing Leaves WIL

l Summer Breeze

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Childhood Notebook, op. 69 DSC

l Merry Tale (no. )

Siegmeister, Elie

l Street Games (in Contemporary Piano Literature, 

ALF)

Southam, Ann

l Cool Blue/Red Hot STU

Sowash, Bradley

That’s Jazz Performance, 2 KJO

uWalk the Talk

Springer, Mike

l Detective Belvedere (in Myklas Contest Winners, 

ALF)

uTwilight Prelude SGR

l Undercover Spy ALF

Still, William Grant

Piano Works for Children WGS

l Ring Play

Stravinsky, Soulima

Piano Music for Children, 2 PET

l Cops and Robbers

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 3

Tansman, Alexandre

Pour les enfants, 1 ESC

l The Dancing Bear (Le petit ours en peluche)

l Dresden China Figures (Figurines de Sèvres)

Taranta, Italo

l Folk Dance (in Hal Leonard Student Piano Library:

Piano Solos  HAL)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

Album for the Young, op. 39

l Morning Prayer (no. )

Telfer, Nancy

The Galaxy Series, 2 WAN

l À la claire fontaine

l The Sleeping Dragon

l Star Cluster

Tse, Roydon

l Etude No. : Spiral TSE

Vandall, Robert D.

Robert D. Vandall’s Favorite Solos, 2 ALF

l Summer Toccatina

Vanier, Jeannine

Cinq pièces pour enfants

uDanse (no. 4)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 4

Level 4 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Clapback

– Intervals

– Chords

– Playback

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 4 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Minuet in D Minor,

BWV Anh. 132

attr. J.S. Bach 4

Air in B at Major, HWV 471 Handel 5

March in D Major,

BWV Anh. 122

C.P.E. Bach 6

Sonata in C Minor, K 40 Scarlatti 7

Gavotte in F Major Graupner 8

Allegretto in E Minor, op. 38,

no. 24

Hässler 9

Rigadoon in A Minor Babell 10

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Sonatina in C Major, op. 4, no. 1 Wesley 11

Sonata in D Minor, C 17 Cimarosa 12

Sonatina in F Major, op. 168,

no. 1: I

Diabelli 14

Sonatina in G Major, op. 66,

no. 3: I

Lichner 16

Sonatina in B at Major, op. 29: I Schmitt 18

Sonatina in G Major, op. 36,

no. 2: III

Clementi 20

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

e Happy Farmer, op. 68, no. 10 R. Schumann 23

Dreamcatcher Crosby Gaudet 24

Waltz Bartók 25

Barcarolle, op. 123, no. 8 Chaminade 26

Cool Cat Waltz Pine 28

Window Shopping Arens 30

Eagle Rays Richert 32

e Little Wanderer, op. 81, no. 2 Kullak 34

Happy Grasshopper Rudzik 36

Nighttime in the City Springer 37

Yayá sonhando Fernández 38

Squirrels at Play Berlin 40

Sunset at the Beach Olson 42

Flowing Stream Beneath a

Little Bridge

Jiang 44

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 39.

CONTENTS

Level 4

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 4 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42 Loeschhorn 4

Chastushka, op. 89, no. 25 Kabalevsky 5

Masquerade Niamath 6

e Lonely Traveller Glennie 8

Etude in C Major, op. 65, no. 5 Kirchner 9

A Frightening Experience, op. 98,

no. 11

Grechaninov 10

Dewdrops, op. 33, no. 12 Maykapar 11

e Somersault King Schoenmehl 12

Title Composer Page

Parade of the Penguins Previn 13

Ballade, op. 100, no. 15 Burgmüller 14

Cloud Dance Case 16

Solitude

→ play with RH only

Grill 17

e Avalanche, op. 45, no. 2 Heller 18

e Spies Coulthard 20

Firecrackers Olson 22

When the Planets Are Aligned Telfer 24

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

D, A, B , E major

B, G, C minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 92

Formula Pattern C minor (harmonic)

2 octaves

= 92

Chromatic Starting on C

1 octave

= 104

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken

D, A, B , E major

B, G, C minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 60

• solid/blocked

= 120

Arpeggios

Tonic

D, A, B , E major

B, G, C minor

2 octaves

(root position only)

= 72

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 4

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Clapback

Students will choose to clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a short

melody after the examiner has played it twice. e examiner

will identify the time signature and count one measure before

beginning.

Time Signatures Note Values Approximate Length



two to four measures

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending

and descending) once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending and descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending and descending)

minor 3rd

major 3rd

perfect 4th

perfect 5th

perfect octave

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality (major or minor) of

a triad after the examiner has played it in solid/blocked form once.

AND

Students will be asked to identify a single note as the root, third,

or fth of a major or minor triad after the examiner has played the

triad in broken form once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst ve

notes of a major or minor scale. e examiner will identify the key,

play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

Beginning Note Keys Approximate Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant

D, A major

G, C minor

six to eight notes

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Note and Rest Values Approximate Length



four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a four-measure passage, hands

together.

Keys Time Signatures Note Values

C, G, D, F major

A, E, D minor

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 4

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 4

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Babell, William

uRigadoon in A Minor

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

uMarch in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (in Notenbuch der

Anna Magdalena Bach)

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich

Musical Leisure Hours ABR

l Angloise in A Major

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Musette, from English Suite No.  in G Minor,

BWV 

Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE

l Minuet in F Major, BWV Anh. 

l Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 

l Minuet in A Minor, BWV Anh. 

l Minuet in C Minor, BWV Anh. 

l Polonaise in D Minor, BWV Anh. 

uMinuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132

→ with repeats

Graupner, Christoph

Monatliche Clavier Früchte

uGavotte in F Major

l Menuett in A Major

Handel, George Frideric

l Air in D Minor, HWV 

uAir in B at Major, HWV 471

Sonata in G Major, op. 1, no. 5, HWV 363b

l Bourrée

Hässler, Johann Wilhelm

50 pièces à l’usage des commençans, op. 38

uAllegretto in E Minor (no. 24)

Scarlatti, Domenico

l Sonata in D Minor, K 

uSonata in C Minor, K 40

Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich

l Italian Air, from Partita in G Minor (in

Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR)

Telemann, Georg Philipp

Fantasia in G Major, TWV 33:7

l nd section

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

André, Johann Anton

Six sonates progressives, op. 34

Sonatina in C Major (no. 1)

l nd movement: Rondo

Sonatina in F Major (no. 5)

l rd movement: Rondo

Beethoven, Ludwig van

12 German Dances, WoO 13 OTT; SCH

l German Dance in E flat Major (no. )

Cimarosa, Domenico

l Sonata in D Minor, C  (in Haydn-Mozart-Cimarosa:

Leichte Klavierstücke WIE)

uSonata in D Minor, C 17

Clementi, Muzio

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

Sonatina in G Major (no. 2)

l nd movement

u3rd movement

Diabelli, Anton

Sonatina in G Major, op. 151, no. 1

l st movement

l nd movement

l rd movement: Rondo

Sonatina in F Major, op. 168, no. 1

u1st movement

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI: 9

l rd movement

Hook, James

Sonatina in B at Major, op. 12, no. 5

l st movement

Lichner, Heinrich

Sonatina in G Major, op. 66, no. 3

u1st movement

Mozart, Leopold

Notebook for Nannerl

l Menuett in A Major (no. )

l Menuett in D Major (no. )

l Menuett in A Major (no. )

Reinecke, Carl

Sonatina in A Minor, op. 136, no. 4

l st movement

Schmitt, Jacob

Sontina in B at Major, op. 29

u1st movement

Sonatina in A Major, op. 207, no. 2

l st movement

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 4

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR

l German Song

Wesley, Samuel

uSonatina in C Major, op. 4, no. 1

l Sonatina in B flat Major, op. , no.  ABR

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

Especially for Adults, 1 ALF

l Reflections

Archer, Violet

l Waltzing Along (in Rainbows PAL)

11 Short Pieces PAL

l Wide Open Spaces (no. )

Arens, Barbara

Piano Tranquillo BRH

l Sailing on a Lake

Piano Vivace BRH

uWindow Shopping

Bartók, Béla

First Term at the Piano

uWaltz

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Children’s Game (no. )

l Allegretto (no. )

l Allegro non troppo (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Dance (no. )

l Andante, molto rubato (no. )

l Farewell (no. )

Bender, Joanne

Things Bright and Beautiful RLP

l After the Rain

Berlin, Boris

uSquirrels at Play FHM

Bober, Melody

Best of Melody Bober, 1 ALF

l Setting Sail

Bonis, Mel.

Scènes enfantines, op. 92

l Carillon (no. )

Boyd, Bill

Bill Boyd: Jazz Sketches HAL

l Home Fried Potatoes

Chaminade, Cécile

Album des enfants, 1, op. 123

l Prélude (no. )

l Canzonetta (no. )

uBarcarolle (no. 8)

Champagne, Claude

l Petit scherzo (in Meet Canadian Composers at the

Piano,  ALF)

Chatman, Stephen

Amusements, 3 CMC

l Game of Hypnosis

British Columbia Suite CMC

l Echoes of November

Escapades, 2 ECS

l Jazzberry Jump

Preludes for Piano, 3 CMC

l Hotshot

Chouinard, Diane

l Ballerina Doll CMC

Coulthard, Jean

Four Piano Pieces BER

l Little Song of Long Ago

Crosby Gaudet, Anne

uDreamcatcher MDC

Dello Joio, Norman

Suite for the Young EBM

l Little Brother (no. )

l Small Fry (no. )

Diemer, Emma Lou

Reaching Out FJH

l Chatter

l Surprises

Donkin, Christine

l Good Times DKN

l Quintessential Swing DKN

Imprints DKN

l Evening on the Lake

l Snow Falling in Lamplight

Duke, David Gordon

l Barcarole (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

Duncan, Martha Hill

Cottage Days RLP

l Rowboat at the Dock

Evans, Lee

l Spooky Spirits HAL

Fernández, Oscar Lorenzo

Suíte da boneca Yayá

uYayá sonhando (Yayá Dreaming) (no. 2)

→ with repeat

Gerou, Tom

Piece by Piece, 2 ALF

l White Orchid

Gillock, William

l Valse triste WIL

Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style ALF

l Interlude

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 4

Grechaninov, Aleksandr

Grandfather’s Album, op. 119 OTT

l An Old Romance (no. )

l On the Meadow (no. )

l Happy Meeting (no. )

l Returning Home (no. )

Grieg, Edvard

23 Short Pieces for Piano

l Prelude in G Minor (no. )

Griesdale, Susan

Arctic Voices RLP

l Arctic Fox

Gurlitt, Cornelius

Albumblätter für die Jugend, op. 101

l Song Without Words (no. )

Der erste Vortrag, op. 210

l Dancing on the Green

Ikeda, Naoko

Miyabi WIL

l Aoi (Japanese Festival)

l Soft Rain (Azisai)

Jiang, Edward Han

uFlowing Stream Beneath a Little Bridge EHJ

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

30 Children’s Pieces, op. 27 SCH

l A Sad Story (no. )

l Dance on the Lawn (no. )

Keveren, Phillip

l Way Cool! (in Piano Recital Showcase: Festival

Favorites,  HAL)

Kirchner, eodor

Neue Kinderszenen, op. 55

l Andantino (no. )

Kullak, eodor

Kinderleben, op. 81

ue Little Wanderer (Der kleine, rüstige

Wandersmann) (no. 2)

Louie, Alexina

Small Beautiful Things ALX

l That Darn Worm

Lutosławski, Witold

Folk Melodies (in Most Beautiful Lutosławski PWM)

l The Shepherd Girl

Maykapar, Samuel

Bagatelles, op. 28

l In the Garden (no. )

McIntyre, David L.

l A Small Band of Smart Rodents RSM

Milhaud, Darius

L’enfant aime (A Child Loves), op. 289 UNI

l Les bonbons (Candy) (no. )

Muczynski, Robert

Fables, op. 21 SCH

l Allegro molto (no. )

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 4 DAY

l Deep in Thought

l Open Window

l Positively Swinging

Olson, Kevin

What I Did Last Summer FJH

uSunset at the Beach

Olson, Lynn Freeman

Audience Pleasers, 3 ALF

l Whirligig

Papp, Lajos

Images LEM

l The Rooster Crows

Paterson, Lorna

Contemporary Piano Collection, 2 PSN

l The Loon

l Lullaby

Pearce, Elvina

Seven Preludes in Seven Keys, 1 BEL

l Prelude No.  in D Minor

Pentland, Barbara

Music of Now, 3 AVO

l Aubade

Pettigrew, Laura

l Pack Ice PTW

Pine, Katya

Images PIN

uCool Cat Waltz

Porter, Beverly

Lady Bug and Friends RLP

l Jitterbug

Pozzoli, Ettore

Piccole scintille RIC

l The Cuckoo (no. )

l Before the Crib (no. )

l Soldier’s March (no. )

Rebikov, Vladimir

Silhouettes, op. 31 ALF; SCH

l Children Skating (no. )

l The Little Shepherd (no. )

Richert, Teresa

uEagle Rays RCT

Rocherolle, Eugenie

Pages from a Scrapbook KJO

l Old Lace

CONTENTS LEVEL

Rollin, Catherine

l Jazz Cat ALF

Preludes for Piano, 1 ALF

l Prelude No.  in C Major

Rudzik, Peter

Truly Astonishing Animals RLP

uHappy Grasshopper

Schoenmehl, Mike

Little Stories in Jazz for Piano OTT

l Big Band Tune

Schubert, Franz

l German Dance in A Major, D , no. 

l Ländler in B flat Major, D , no.  (in Piano

Piccolo OTT)

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jugend, op. 68

l The Wild Horseman (no. )

ue Happy Farmer (no. 10)

l Little Study (no. )

l The First Loss (no. )

Sgroi, Laura

l Little Hebrew Prayer SOI

Sheftel, Paul

Interludes: Mood Studies for Piano FIS

l Nocturne

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Childhood Notebook, op. 69 DSC

l Sad Tale (no. )

Springer, Mike

uNighttime in the City SGR

→ with repeat

Not Just Another Jazz Book, 1 ALF

l Foggy Day Blues

Szelényi, István

40 kleine Klavierstücke für Anfänger, 2 EMB

l Changing Bars

Tansman, Alexandre

Happy Time (On s’amuse au piano), 1 HAL

l Little Prelude (Petit prélude)

l Melody (Mélodie)

Pour les enfants, 1 ESC

l Vacation Is Over (Fin de vacances)

Pour les enfants, 2 ESC

l Solemn Occasion (Petite solemnité)

Pour les enfants, 3 ESC

l Awakening (Réveil)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

Album for the Young, op. 39

l The Doll’s Funeral (no. )

l Italian Song (no. )

l Old French Song (no. )

Telfer, Nancy

The Galaxy Series, 2 WAN

l Giant Insects

The Galaxy Series, 3 WAN

l Feller from Fortune (arr.)

Vandall, Robert D.

Bagatelles, 1 MYK

l Bagatelle No. 

Preludes, 1 ALF

l Prelude No.  in G Major

Level 4

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 5

Level 5 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Intervals

– Chords

– Chord Progressions

– Playback (traditional or improvised)

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing (traditional or lead sheet reading)

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Theory Examination Corequisite

Level 5 Theory

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 5 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Little Prelude in C Major,

BWV 939

J.S. Bach 4

Fantasia in E at Major,

TWV 33:35: 2nd section

Telemann 5

Deux rigaudons Rameau 6

Angloise in D Major J.C.F. Bach 8

Sonata in D Minor, K 34 Scarlatti 9

Allegro in C Minor Seixas 10

Fuga (Sonatina) in G Major,

HWV 582

Handel 11

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Allegro moderato in F Major L. Mozart 12

Sonatina in G Major, op. 168,

no. 2: I

Diabelli 14

Sonatina in F Major, Anh. 5,

no. 2: I

attr. Beethoven 16

Minuet in C Major, Hob. IX:8,

no. 1

Haydn 18

Sonatina in C Major, op. 36,

no. 3: III

Clementi 20

Sonatina in G Major: III Latour 23

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Harvest Song, op. 68, no. 24 R. Schumann 26

Polka, op. 39, no. 10 Tchaikovsky 27

Pierrot and Pierrette, op. 25, no. 4 Beach 28

Dusk Okoye 30

Lyric Piece, op. 27, no. 16 Kabalevsky 32

Petite pièce pour piano no. 2 Boulanger 34

Quietude Alexander 35

Sidewalk Chalk Donkin 38

e Spice of Life Gerou 40

Little Sparrows Louie 42

Melancholy Reections Schoenmehl 44

Winter Rose McDonagh 45

Sunset in Rio Springer 46

Little March Kenins 48

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 47.

CONTENTS

Level 5

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 5 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Prelude, op. 39, no. 19 Kabalevsky 4

Little Piece No. 13 Tajčević 5

Etude in C Major, op. 718, no. 7 Czerny 6

Dance of the Dragonies,

op. 76, no. 7

Rohde 8

Dragony Scherzo Crosby Gaudet 9

Harmony of the Angels,

op. 100, no. 21

Burgmüller 10

Joyous Etude Bober 12

Title Composer Page

Little Dragon Ho 14

Etude on a Pentatonic Scale Jiang 15

Elves Bloch 16

Staccatoville! Alexander 18

A Summer Day Norton 20

Chromatic Monochrome Ikeda 22

e Black Pony Papp

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes.

See p. 5 for details.

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

A, E, F, A major

A, E, F minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 104

Formula Pattern

A major

A minor (harmonic)

2 octaves

= 104

Chromatic Starting on A, F

1 octave

= 104

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken A, E, F, A major

A, E, F minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

ending with I–V–I progression

= 66

• solid/blocked

= 66

Dominant 7th Chords

• broken

A, E, F, A major

1 octave

(root position and inversions)

= 72

• solid/blocked

= 60

Arpeggios

Tonic

A, E, F, A major

A, E, F minor

2 octaves

(root position only)

= 80

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 5

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending or

descending) followed by harmonic form once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending or descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending or descending)

minor 3rd, major 3rd

perfect 4th

perfect 5th

minor 6th, major 6th

perfect octave

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality of the following

chords after the examiner has played the chord in solid/blocked

form, close position once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

dominant 7th (major–minor 7th) root position

Chord Progressions

Students will be asked to identify chord progressions in major keys

as I–IV–I or I–V–I after the examiner has played the progression

twice. e progression will be played in keyboard style, and the

bass line will ascend from the tonic.

Chord Progressions

I–IV–I

I–V–I

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the rst ve

notes and upper tonic of a major or minor scale. e examiner will

identify the key and time signature, play the tonic chord once, and

play the melody three times.

• Before the first playing, the examiner will count one measure.

• After the second playing, the student will clap the rhythm or

sing the melody.

• After the third playing, the student will play the melody.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate

Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

A, E major

A, E minor

up to eight notes

Students may choose to play back a given four-measure question

phrase and improvise an answer phrase to create an eight-measure

parallel period. e examiner will identify the key and time

signature, play the tonic chord once, and play the question phrase

three times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Total Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

C, G, F

major

eight measures

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Approximate Length

four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a passage of music comparable to

Level 2 repertoire.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor keys,

up to two sharps or

ats

eight measures

Students may choose to read a lead sheet (with a melody and root/

quality chord symbols) and realize an accompaniment based on

the chord symbols provided. Harmonic vocabulary will be aligned

with the chords presented for study in Level 5 eory in the eory

Syllabus.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor keys,

up to two sharps or

ats

eight measures

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 5

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 5

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

l March in G Major, BWV Anh.  (in Notenbuch der

Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich

Musikalische Nebenstunden

uAngloise in D Major

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Allemande in G Minor, BWV 

uLittle Prelude in C Major, BWV 939

l Menuet in E Major, from French Suite No.  in E

Major, BWV 

l Minuet in G Minor, BWV  (in Klavierbüchlein für

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)

Dieupart, Charles

Six suites de clavecin (1701)

l Passepied, from Suite No.  in D Major

Graupner, Christoph

l Intrada in C Major (in Baroque Piano ALF)

Handel, George Frideric

uFuga (Sonatina) in G Major, HWV 582

l Sonatina in B flat Major, HWV 

Jones, Richard

Suites or Setts of Lessons for the Harpsichord

l Boree in B flat Major, from Suite No.  (in Keyboard

Dances ABR)

Kirnberger, Johann Philipp

l Gigue in D Major (no. ) (in A Miscellany of Dances

ABR)

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

Clavier-Übung, 2

l Scherzo in C Major, from Suite in C Major

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Pièces de clavecin (1724)

uDeux rigaudons, from Suite No. 1

Scarlatti, Domenico

uSonata in D Minor, K 34

l Sonata in B flat Major, K 

l Sonata in G Major, K 

Seixas, José António Carlos de

uAllegro in C Minor, from Sonata No. 12 in C Minor

Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich

l Bourrée, from Partita in G Minor (in Klavierbüchlein

für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR)

Telemann, Georg Philipp

Fantasia in C Major, TWV 33:14

l nd section

Fantasia in E at Major, TWV 33:35

u2nd section (in C Minor)

Zipoli, Domenico

Sonate d’intavolatura per organo e cimbalo, 1, op. 1

l Quattro versi in E Minor

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Minuet in G Major, WoO , no. 

12 German Dances, WoO 13 OTT; SCH

l no.  or no. 

Zwei Klaviersonatinen, Anh. 5

Sonatina in F Major (no. 2)

u1st movement

l nd movement

Cimarosa, Domenico

l Sonata in G Minor, C  (in Haydn-Mozart-

Cimarosa: Leichte Klavierstücke WIE)

Clementi, Muzio

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

Sonatina in G Major (no. 2)

l st movement

Sonatina in C Major (no. 3)

u3rd movement

Sonatina in G Major (no. 5)

l rd movement: Rondo

Diabelli, Anton

Seven Sonatinas, op. 168

Sonatina in F Major (no. 1)

l nd movement

Sonatina in G Major (no. 2)

u1st movement

Sonatina in C Major (no. 3)

l st movement

l rd movement

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 5

Haydn, Franz Joseph

12 Minuets, Hob. IX:8

uMinuet in C Major (no. 1)

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:8

l st movement

l rd and th movements

Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:10

l st movement

Hook, James

Sonatina in F Major, op. 12, no. 9

l st movement

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

Six pièces très faciles, op. 52

l Romance in G Major (no. )

Kuhlau, Friedrich

Sonatina in C Major, op. 55, no. 1

l st movement

l nd movement

Latour, Jean éodore

Four Progressive Sonatinas

Sonatina in G Major

u3rd movement

Lichner, Heinrich

Sonatina in F Major, op. 4, no. 2 KJO; SCH

l st movement

Mozart, Leopold

Notebook for Nannerl

uAllegro moderato in F Major

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

The London Sketchbook

l Rondo in F Major, K hh

Viennese Sonatinas (arr. from Five Divertimenti, K 439b)

Viennese Sonatina in C Major (no. 1)

l nd movement: Minuetto and Trio

Spindler, Fritz

Sonatina in C Major, op. 157, no. 4

l nd movement

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

uQuietude AXR

Aperans, Dace

l Sarabande BAL

Archer, Violet

Three Scenes (Habitant Sketches) BER

l Jig (no. )

Bartók, Béla

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Children’s Dance (no. )

l Moderato (no. )

l Jest (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Lento (no. )

l Teasing Song (no. )

l Romance (no. )

l Game of Tag (no. )

Beach, Amy

Children’s Carnival, op. 25 HIL

uPierrot and Pierrette (no. 4)

Bober, Melody

The Best of Melody Bober, 1 ALF

l Raspberry Rag

Bonis, Mel.

Scènes enfantines, op. 92

l Bébé s’endort (no. )

Bortkiewicz, Sergei

Andersen’s Fairy Tales, op. 30 SIM

l The Hardy Tin Soldier (no. )

Boulanger, Nadia

Petites pièces pour piano LED

uPetite pièce pour piano no. 2

Carroll, Walter

Sea Idylls FOR

l From the Cliffs (no. )

l Sea-Nymphs (no. )

l Moon Beams (no. )

l Alone at Sunset (no. )

Chatman, Stephen

British Columbia Suite CMC

l Maple Bay at Twilight

Preludes for Piano, 3 CMC

l Poltergeist

Copland, Aaron

l Sunday Afternoon Music (in Masters of Our Day, 

FIS)

Cornick, Mike

l Film Noir ABR

Coulthard, Jean

l The Rocking Chair (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

l Star Gazing (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

Creston, Paul

Five Little Dances, op. 24 SCH

l Rustic Dance (no. )

Diemer, Emma Lou

Reaching Out FJH

l Minor Serenade

CONTENTS LEVEL

Donkin, Christine

l Above the Clouds DKN

Sunny Days DKN

uSidewalk Chalk

Duncan, Martha Hill

Cottage Days RLP

l Water Lilies

Fiala, George

Australian Suite, op. 2 BER

l Black Swan

l Koala

l Lyre Bird

l Platypus

Finney, Ross Lee

24 Inventions PET

l Holiday

Gardiner, Mary

Turnabout STU; CMC

l Turnabout No. 

Gerou, Tom

ue Spice of Life GRO

Piece by Piece, 2 ALF

l You and I

Gillock, William

Accent on Gillock, 7 WIL

l Blue Mood

New Orleans Jazz Styles WIL

l The Constant Bass

l New Orleans Nightfall

Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style ALF

l Legend

l Serenade

Gonzales, Chilly

Re-Introduction Etudes EBR

l Sunday Unsung

Granados, Enrique

Cuentos de la juventud, op. 1

l Dedication (no.)

Grechaninov, Aleksandr

Glass Beads, op. 123 OTT

l Waltz (no. )

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces, op. 12

l Waltz (no. )

Griesdale, Susan

Piano Mime RLP

l Sleepwalking

Hansen, Joan

l Traffic (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

Huang, An-Lun

A Chinese Festival, 1 BEL

l Cradle Song

Ibert, Jacques

Petite suite en 15 images FOE

l Berceuse aux étoiles (no. )

l Danse du cocher (no. )

Jaque, Rhené

l Fête champêtre (Rustic Dance) BER; CMC

Johnson, Alexander

11 Piano Pieces for Children SET

l Cradle Song

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

30 Children’s Pieces, op. 27 SCH

l Cradle Song (no. )

uLyric Piece (no. 16)

l Sonatina in A Minor (no. )

24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH

l A Slow Waltz (no. )

Easy Variations on Folk Themes, op. 51 SCH

l Five Happy Variations on a Russian Folk Song (no. )

Karganov, Génari

12 Arabesques, op. 6

l Arabesque (no. )

Jugend-Album, op. 25

l March of the Tin Soldiers

Kenins, Talivaldis

Two Little Pieces ALF

uLittle March

Kirchner, eodor

Miniaturen, op. 62 ABR

l Miniature in C Minor (no. )

Kuzmenko, Larysa

l Romance PLA

Linn, Jennifer

Les petites impressions HAL

l Les papillons a la lumiere du soleil (Butterflies in

the Sunlight)

Louie, Alexina

Small Beautiful Things ALX

l In the Moonlight

uLittle Sparrows

l A Little Water Music

l A Walk in the Park

Maykapar, Samuel

Bagatelles, op. 28

l Waltz (no. )

McCain, Artina, arr.

African American Folk Songs Collection HAL

l The Bamboula

Level 5

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 5

McDonagh, Ailbhe

It’s a Piano Thing, 2 B&H

uWinter Rose

McIntyre, David L.

l Moonlight RSM

l Tiptoe RSM

Dreams of Jeanie RSM

l He Said – She Said!

Two Short Pieces RSM

l Trail Ride

McLean, Edwin

Impressions on Rock, Bone, Wood, Earth FJH

l Bird Whistle (Bone)

Merath, Siegfried

Tanz-Typen, 1 OTT

l Cha-Cha

Mier, Martha

Jazz, Rags & Blues, 2 ALF

l Jelly Bean Rag

l Red Rose Rendezvous

Musical Snapshots, 2 ALF

l Hawaiian Getaway

Milne, Elissa

Even More Little Peppers FAB

l No Worries

Mompou, Federico

Impresiones intimas UNM

l Secreto (no. )

Muczynski, Robert

Fables, op. 21 SCH

l Allegro (no. )

Niemann, Walter

Im Kinderland, op. 46 PET

l Cradle Song (for Dolly Dora)

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 5 DAY

l Boxcar Blues

l Moonscapes

l Scamp

Okoye, Nkeiru

African Sketches OYE

uDusk

Papineau-Couture, Jean

l Aria BER

Papp, Lajos

Petite suite EMB

l Lilac Minuet

Petot, Ross

Moods and Impressions, 2 KJO

l Going Home

Pinto, Octavio

Children’s Festival (Festa de Crianças) SCH

l Little March (no. )

l Serenade (no. )

Previn, André

Impressions for Piano HAL

l Trees at Twilight

Reinecke, Carl

Hausmusik, op. 77

l Romanza (no. )

Rejino, Mona

l Time Travel HAL

Portraits in Style HAL

l Nocturne

Rocherolle, Eugenie

Treasures HAL

l Chatterbox

Rollin, Catherine

The Best of Catherine Rollin, 2 ALF

l Stars and Wind

Roux, Isak

African Miniatures

l Kwela No.  (in Piano Music of Africa and the African

Diaspora,  OUP)

Schoenmehl, Mike

Piano Studies in Pop OTT

uMelancholy Reections

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jugend, op. 68

l Hunting Song (no. )

l Little Folk Song (no. )

l Siciliano (no. )

l A Little Romance (no. )

uHarvest Song (Ernteliedchen) (no. 24)

Shostakovich, Dmitri

l The Barrel-Organ Waltz, from The Gadfly, op. 

(in Easier Works for Piano SCH)

Childhood Notebook, op. 69 DSC

l Clockwork Doll

Seven Doll’s Dances B&H; SCH; SIK

l Hurdy-Gurdy (no. )

Springer, Mike

Not Just Another Jazz Book, 2 ALF

l Keepin’ Cool

uSunset in Rio

Starer, Robert

Sketches in Color, 1 HAL

l Shades of Blue (no. )

l Black and White (no. )

Stevens, Everett

Six Modal Miniatures for Piano PRE

l Country Fair

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 5

Takács, Jenő

Klänge und farben, op. 95 DOB

l Sounding the Accordion (Ziehharmonika)

Tansman, Alexandre

Happy Time (On s’amuse au piano), 1 HAL

l Little Stroll (Petite promenade)

Happy Time (On s’amuse au piano), 2 HAL

l Slow Waltz (Valse–Boston)

Happy Time (On s’amuse au piano), 3 HAL

l In Memory of George Gershwin “”

Pour les enfants, 3 ESC

l Petite rêverie

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

Album for the Young, op. 39

uPolka (no. 10)

l Mazurka (no. )

l Sweet Dreams (no. )

Telfer, Nancy

The Galaxy Series, 3 WAN

l When Rivers Flowed on Mars

Weinzweig, John

Diversions PLA

l Gathering Clouds (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 6

Level 6 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Intervals

– Chords

– Chord Progressions

– Playback (traditional or improvised)

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing (traditional or lead sheet reading)

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Theory Examination Corequisite

Level 6 Theory

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 6 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Little Prelude in D Minor,

BWV 926

J.S. Bach 4

L’indiérente Rameau 6

Giga in G Major

→ with repeats

Gambarini 8

Polonaise in B at Major J.C. Bach 10

Aria in G Major Telemann 11

Sarabande in D Minor Handel 12

Sonata in B at Major, K 440 Scarlatti 14

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Viennese Sonatina in C Major: IV W.A. Mozart 16

Sonatina in E at Major, op. 4,

no. 7

Wesley 20

Sonatina in G Major, op. 19/20,

no. 1: I

Dussek 22

Sonata in F Major, Wq. 55/5: III C.P.E. Bach 24

Sonatina in A Minor Benda 26

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:

G1: I

Haydn 28

As Swift as a Deer Türk 31

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Waltz in A Minor, op. posth.,

B 150

Chopin 32

Spanish, op. 55, no. 5 Backer Grøndahl 34

Of Foreign Lands and Peoples,

op. 15, no. 1

R. Schumann 37

Fairy Tale, op. 27, no. 20 Kabalevsky 38

Dance of the Tiger Cubs Ho 40

Running for the Bus Louie 42

Air de ballet, op. 123, no. 11 Chaminade 44

Miimii Assiginaak 46

Jasmine Flower arr. Jiang 47

Sweet Mister Jelly Roll Capers 48

Gentle Breeze Bender 50

Happy Time Jazz Mier 52

Whirlwind Alexander 54

Little Nocturne Metelka 56

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 55.

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests

Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this

section of the examination.

CONTENTS

Level 6

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 6 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Etude in A at Major, op. 139,

no. 51

Czerny 4

Solfeggio in D Major J.C.F. Bach 5

e Goblin and the Mosquito Price 6

River City Blues Mier 8

Heartache, op. 32, no. 2 Fuchs 10

Miniature, op. 62, no. 6

→ with repeats

Kirchner 11

Moto perpetuo Gerou 12

Moonbeams Louie 14

Title Composer Page

Dancing Scales Burge 16

Courting Counting Glennie 18

Etude in F Major, op. 88, no. 18 Berens 20

Math Whiz Sowash 22

Jazz Piece No. 2 Peterson 24

Etude in E Minor, op. 29, no. 14 Bertini 25

Malfunction! Malfunction! Telfer 26

Game of Patience, op. 25, no. 2 Karganov 28

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

G, E, B, D major

G, E, B, C minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 60

Formula Pattern

E major

E minor (harmonic)

2 octaves

= 60

Chromatic Starting on E, D

2 octaves

= 60

Chords

Tonic Triads

• broken G, E, B, D major

G, E, B, C minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

ending with I–V–I progression

= 80

• solid/blocked

= 80

Dominant 7th Chords

• broken

G, E, B, D major

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 88

• solid/blocked

= 72

Leading-tone Diminished 7th Chords

• broken

G, E, B, C

minor

= 88

• solid/blocked

= 72

Arpeggios

Tonic

G, E, B, D major

G, E, B, C minor

2 octaves

(root position only)

= 92

Dominant 7th G, E, B, D major

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

G, E, B, C

minor

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 6

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 120 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending or

descending) followed by harmonic form once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending or descending). e examiner will play the rst note once.

Intervals (ascending or descending)

minor 2nd, major 2nd

minor 3rd, major 3rd

perfect 4th

perfect 5th

minor 6th, major 6th

perfect octave

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality of the following

chords after the examiner has played the chord in solid/blocked

form, close position once.

Chords Position

major and minor triads root position

dominant 7th (major–minor 7th) root position

diminished 7th root position

Chord Progressions

Students will be asked to identify chord progressions in major

or minor keys as listed below, after the examiner has played the

progression twice. e progression will be played in keyboard style,

and the bass line will ascend from the tonic.

Major Minor

I–IV–I i–iv–i

I–V–I i–V–i

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the complete

scale (from tonic to tonic or dominant to dominant). e examiner

will identify the key and time signature, play the tonic chord once,

and play the melody three times.

• Before the first playing, the examiner will count one measure.

• After the second playing, the student will clap the rhythm or

sing the melody.

• After the third playing, the student will play the melody.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate

Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

G, E major

G, E minor

up to nine notes

Students may choose to play back a given four-measure question

phrase and improvise an answer phrase to create an eight-measure

parallel period. e examiner will identify the key and time

signature, play the tonic chord once, and play the question phrase

three times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Total Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

C, G, F

major

eight measures

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Approximate Length



four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a passage of music comparable to

Level 3 repertoire.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate

Length

major and minor keys, up to

three sharps or ats

eight measures

Students may choose to read a lead sheet (with a melody and root/

quality chord symbols) and realize an accompaniment based on

the chord symbols provided. Harmonic vocabulary will be aligned

with the chords presented for study in Level 6 eory in the eory

Syllabus.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate

Length

major and minor keys, up to

two sharps or ats

eight measures

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 6

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 6

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

l Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh.  (in Notenbuch

der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

l Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh.  (in Notenbuch

der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE)

Bach, Johann Christian

uPolonaise in B at Major

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich

Musikalische Nebenstunden

l Angloise in A Major

l Scherzo in C Major

Bach, Johann Sebastian

uLittle Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926

l Little Prelude in C Minor, BWV 

l Little Prelude in E Minor, BWV 

l Prelude in C Minor, BWV 

l Sarabande, from French Suite No.  in D Minor,

BWV 

Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR

l Minuet in G Major, BWV 

Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach BAR; WIE

l March in E flat Major, BWV Anh. 

l Polonaise in G Major, BWV Anh. 

Couperin, François

Pièces de clavecin, premier livre BAR

Premier ordre

l Gavotte in G Minor

Deuxième ordre

l Passepied

l Rigaudon

Gambarini, Elisabetta de

Six Sets of Lessons for the Harpsichord, op. 1

uGiga in G Major, from Sonata No. 1

Handel, George Frideric

l Allemande in A Minor, HWV 

Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437

uSarabande in D Minor

l Gigue

Suite No. 9 in G Major, HWV 442

l Prelude

Kirnberger, Johann Philipp

Klavierübungen, erste Sammlung

l Minuet in E Major

Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristiques

l Les carillons (no. )

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

l Burlesca in D Major, from Suite No.  in D Major

l Toccata in E flat Major (in Essential Keyboard

Repertoire,  ALF)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin

uL’indiérente

Scarlatti, Domenico

l Sonata in G Major, K 

l Sonata in A Major, K b

uSonata in B at Major, K 440

Seixas, José Antonio Carlos de

l Toccata in C Minor (no.  in Old Portuguese Keyboard

Music,  OTT)

Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich

l Minuet, from Partita in G Minor (in Klavierbüchlein

für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR)

Telemann, Georg Philipp

uAria in G Major, from Overture in G Major,

TWV 32:13

l Fantasia in C Minor, TWV :

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

Sechs Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber

Sonata in F Major, Wq. 55/5

u3rd movement

Beethoven, Ludwig van

11 Bagatelles, op. 119

l Bagatelle in A Major (no. )

Benda, Georg Anton

34 Sonatinas

uSonatina in A Minor (no. 3)

l Sonatina in D Minor (no. )

Cimarosa, Domenico

l Sonata in A Minor, F 

l Sonata in C Minor, C  (in Haydn-Mozart-

Cimarosa: Leichte Klavierstücke WIE)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Clementi, Muzio

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

Sonatina in F Major (no. 4)

l st movement

l nd movement

l rd movement: Rondo

Diabelli, Anton

Seven Sonatinas, op. 168

Sonatina in F Major (no. 1)

l rd movement: Rondo

Sonatina in G Major (no. 6)

l rd movement: Rondo

Dussek, Jan Ladislav

Sechs Sonatinen, op. 19/20

Sonatina in G Major (no. 1)

u1st movement

l nd movement: Rondo

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:3

l rd movement: Minuetto and Trio

Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:4

l nd movement: Minuet and Trio

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1

ust movement

Hook, James

Sonatina in D Major, op. 12, no. 1

l st movement

Kuhlau, Friedrich

Sonatina in C Major, op. 20, no. 1

l st movement

Sonatina in G Major, op. 55, no. 2

l st movement

Sonatina in G Major, op. 88, no. 2

l st movement

Lichner, Heinrich

Sonatina in G Major, op. 4, no. 3 KJO; SCH

l last movement: Rondo

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Andantino in E flat Major, K /b

Viennese Sonatinas (arr. from Five Divertimenti, K 439b)

Viennese Sonatina in C Major (no. 6)

u4th movement: Finale

Rosetti, Antonio

Vier Klaviersonaten AMA

Sonata in G Major, RWV E2

l nd movement: Romanze

Türk, Daniel Gottlob

Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 2

uAs Swift as a Deer

Wesley, Samuel

uSonatina in E at Major, op. 4, no. 7

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

24 Character Preludes ALF

uWhirlwind

l Zigzag

Especially in Jazzy Style, 2 ALF

l Cool Dude!

A Splash of Color, 3 ALF

l Black and White

l Lemon Zest

Archer, Violet

Three Scenes (Habitant Sketches) BER

l Church Scene (no. )

Assiginaak, Barbara

uMiimii (Mourning Dove) AGK

Backer Grøndahl, Agathe

12 Small Fantasy Pieces, op. 55

uSpanish (no. 5)

Bartók, Béla

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Allegretto (no. )

l Jeering Song (no. )

l Andante (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Variations (no. )

l Bagpipe  (no. )

Mikrokosmos, 3 B&H

l Merriment (no. )

Ten Easy Pieces EMB

l Dawn

Beach, Amy

Children’s Carnival, op. 25 HIL

l Secrets (no. )

Bender, Joanne

Things Bright and Beautiful RLP

uGentle Breeze

l Rainforest

Bernstein, Leonard

Five Anniversaries B&H

l For Susanna Kyle

Bloch, Ernest

Enfantines FIS

l Melody (no. )

l Pastorale (no. )

l Teasing (no. )

Bouchard, Rémi

l Au jour de l’an WAN

Boyd, Bill

Jazz Sketches HAL

l Oh So Blue

Level 6

CONTENTS LEVEL

Brown, Timothy

l Meditation in the Rain (in Best of In Recital Solos, 

FJH)

Bravisimo! 4 FJH

l Flannagan’s Cove

Capers, Valerie

Portraits in Jazz OUP

uSweet Mister Jelly Roll (in Piano Music of Africa and

the African Diaspora, 1 OUP)

→ with repeats

Carroll, Walter

Sea Idylls FOR

l Early Morning (no. )

l Ebb Tide (no. )

Chaminade, Cécile

Album des enfants, 1, op. 123

uAir de ballet (no. 11)

Chatman, Stephen

British Columbia Suite CMC

l Douglas Firs

l Red-tailed Pursuit

Preludes for Piano, 3 CMC

l Prairie Sky

l Rose-cheek’d Tara

Chopin, Frédéric

uWaltz in A Minor, op. posth., B 150

Copland, Aaron

l The Young Pioneers (in Masters of Our Day,  FIS)

Coulthard, Jean

l Winter’s Northern Scene (in Music of Our Time, 

WAT)

Pieces for the Present WAT

l Where the Trade Winds Blow

Dello Joio, Norman

Lyric Pieces for the Young EBM

l Street Cries

Dolin, Samuel

l A Slightly Square Round Dance BER

Donkin, Christine

Imprints DKN

l Farewell to an Old Friend

Duke, David Gordon

l Cape Breton Lullaby (in Music of Our Time,  WAT)

Dunhill, omas

l The Irish Boy LEG

Evans, Lee

l Ragamuffin (in Best of In Recital Solos,  FJH)

Fiala, George

Australian Suite, op. 2 BER

l Kangaroo (no. )

Finney, Ross Lee

24 Piano Inventions PET

l Playing Ball

Fleming, Robert

Bag-O-Tricks WAT

l Bright-Dancy (no. )

l Quiet Mood (no. )

Fol, Alexandra

l Children’s Suite CMC

Gardiner, Mary

Turnabout STU; CMC

l Turnabout No. 

Gieck, Janet

Sundae Soup, 2 RLP

l Judith’s Waltz

l Long Weekend

Gillock, William

Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style ALF

l Winter Scene

Glick, Srul Irving

Four Preludes GVT

l Prelude No. 

Glière, Reinhold

Huit pièces faciles pour piano, op. 43

l Prière (no. )

Gounod, Charles

l Prelude in C Minor

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces, op. 12

l Arietta (no. )

l Watchman’s Song (no. )

l Folksong (no. )

Griesdale, Susan

Arctic Voices RLP

l Dancing Skies

l Lament for the Polar Bear

Henderson, Ruth Watson

Six Miniatures for Piano CMC

l Toccatina

Ho, Vincent

The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, 1 PME

uDance of the Tiger Cubs (no. 3)

Hofmann, Heinrich

Skizzen, op. 77

l On the Lake (Auf dem See) (no. )

l Little Wood-bird (Waldvöglein) (no. )

Horvat, Frank

l Desolate Heart HOR

Level 6

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 6

Ibert, Jacques

Petite suite en 15 images FOE

l Parade (no. )

Jaque, Rhené

l Jesting (Badinerie) BER

Jiang, Edward Han, arr.

uJasmine Flower EHJ

Johnson, Alexander

11 Piano Pieces for Children SET

l A Snowy Afternoon

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

30 Children’s Pieces, op. 27 SCH

l Warrior’s Dance (no. )

uFairy Tale (no. 20)

l Song of the Cavalry (no. )

Khachaturian, Aram

Adventures of Ivan (in Selected Piano Works SCH; Children’s

Album, 1 SIK)

l Ivan Sings

Kwami, Robert Mawuena

Six Piano Pieces

l Piano Piece No.  (Call and Response) (in Piano

Music of Africa and the African Diaspora,  OUP)

Liebermann, Lowell

Album for the Young, op. 43 PRE

l The Little Baby Rhino (no. )

l Rainy Day (no. )

Louie, Alexina

Small Beautiful Things ALX

l Little Balinese Dancer

uRunning for the Bus

Star Light, Star Bright ALX

l Distant Star

Lutosławski, Witold

Folk Melodies (in Most Beautiful Lutosławski PWM)

l Master Michael

Maxner, Rebekah

The Color Collection RLP

l Green Shade

McIntyre, David L.

l Sweet Sorrow RSM

Pro Motion Suite RSM

l Bounce (no. )

McKiver, Beverley

Canadian Floral Emblems MCK

l Lady Slipper

l Trillium

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Song without Words, op. b, no. 

Sechs Kinderstücke, op. 72

l Allegro non troppo (no. )

Menotti, Gian Carlo

Poemetti per Maria Rosa ALF

l Lullaby (Ninna-nanna)

l The Shepherd (Il pastore)

Metelka, Jakub

Modern Piano Studies BAR

uLittle Nocturne

Mier, Martha

Musical Snapshots, 3 ALF

uHappy Time Jazz, from Jazzy American Suite

Morlock, Jocelyn

Four Piano Pieces MOR

l Tango-ostinato (no. )

Muczynski, Robert

Fables, op. 21 SCH

l Presto (no. )

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 6 DAY

l Bahama Beach

l In Between

l Mississauga Rag

Pachulski, Henryk

Six Preludes, op. 8

l Prelude in C Minor (no. ) (in A Romantic Sketchbook

for Piano,  ABR)

Papp, Lajos

Images LEM

l Hungarian Dance

Persichetti, Vincent

Serenade No. 7, op. 55 PRE

l Chase (no. )

Pinto, Octavio

Children’s Festival (Festa de Crianças) SCH

l Playing Marbles (no. )

Previn, André

Impressions for Piano HAL

l By a Quiet Stream (no. )

l Roundup (no. )

Prokoev, Sergei

Music for Children, op. 65 SCH

l Promenade (no. )

Rebikov, Vladimir

Mood Sketches, op. 10

l Valse miniature (no. )

Reinecke, Carl

Serenade in G Major, op. 183, no. 2

l Pastorale

Richert, Teresa

Northern Menagerie RLP

l The Fawn

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 6

Rorem, Ned

A Quiet Afternoon PER

l A New Game

Roth Roubos, Valerie

Modern Expressions for Piano FJH

l Contradanza

Rowell, Karen

An Emotional Roller Coaster RUS

l Heartbeat

Rudzik, Peter

Truly Astounding Animals RLP

l Boastful Kangaroo

Sawatsky, Lynette

Crimson Maple SWY

l February Blessing

Schubert, Franz

Valses sentimentales, op. 50, D 779

l Sentimental Waltz (no. )

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jungend, op. 68

l Trällerliedchen (no. )

Albumblätter, op. 124

l Walzer (no. )

Kinderszenen, op. 15

uOf Foreign Lands and Peoples (Von fremden Ländern

und Menschen) (no. 1)

Southam, Ann

l Sea Flea BER

Starer, Robert

Sketches in Color, 1 HAL

l Purple (no. )

l Bright Orange (no. )

Tansman, Alexandre

Ten Diversions for the Young Pianist DUR

l Prayer

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

Album for the Young, op. 39

l Waltz (no. )

Telfer, Nancy

l Fantasy CMC

The Galaxy Series, 3 WAN

l J’entends le moulin (arr.)

The Galaxy Series, 4 WAN

l She’s Like the Swallow (arr.)

l Space Station Party

l Vive la canadienne! (arr.)

Tsitsaros, Christos

l Song of the Fisherman (in Hal Leonard Student Piano

Library: Piano Solos,  HAL)

Vandall, Robert D.

Celebrated Jazzy Solos, 3 ALF

l Stay Cool

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 7

Level 7 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

Memory (2 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Intervals

– Chords

– Chord Progressions

– Playback (traditional or improvised)

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing (traditional or lead sheet reading)

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Theory Examination Corequisite

Level 7 Theory

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 7 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Invention No. 8 in F Major,

BWV 779

J.S. Bach 4

Rondeau Guerre 6

Allegro in E Minor Seixas 8

Bourrée in F Major Telemann 10

La joyeuse Rameau 12

Allemande in E at Major J.S. Bach 14

Sonata in A Major, K 208 Scarlatti 16

Gigue in G Minor Handel 18

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Sonata in G Minor, op. 2,

no. 1: I

Bon 19

Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:1: I Haydn 22

Für Elise, WoO 59 Beethoven 25

Sonata in C Minor, op. 17,

no. 2: III

J.C. Bach 28

Scherzo in A Major Hummel 34

Sonata in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: I Clementi 36

Sonatina in A Minor, op. 88,

no. 3: I

Kuhlau 40

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Rondo–Toccata, op. 60, no. 4 Kabalevsky 43

Mazurka in A at Major, op. 24,

no. 3

Chopin 46

March, op. 65, no. 10 Prokoev 48

Album Leaf, op. 12, no. 7 Grieg 50

Consolation, op. 30, no. 3 Mendelssohn 52

Allegro Bartók 54

Waltz in B Minor, op. 18, D 145,

no. 6

Schubert 56

Biidaaban Assiginaak 57

Streams of Yang River Huang 58

Canoeing, op. 119, no. 3 Beach 60

Fantasy Bossa Norton 62

e Ringtone Waltz Hamelin 64

Banana Sorbet omas 66

Peace Country Hoedown Donkin 68

Tick lin’ Toes Price 70

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 63.

CONTENTS

Level 7

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 7 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Toccatina, op. 8, no. 1 Maykapar 4

Tambourin, op. 2, no. 7 Gambarini 6

Halley’s Comet Telfer 7

Etude in G Minor, op. 24, no. 15 Concone 8

Leafy Sea Dragon Dykstra 10

Etude in C sharp Minor, op. 125,

no. 19

Heller 12

Chickadees Richert 14

Dancing Barefoot in the Rain Okoye 16

Title Composer Page

Running Around, op. 105, no. 4 Goolkasian

Rahbee

Lullaby, op. 109, no. 7 Burgmüller 20

White Noon Ikeda 22

Mischievous Mouse Ho 24

White Sands, Blue Seas omas 26

Zephyr Donkin 28

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Two-octave

C, D, F, A , G major

C, D, F, G , F minor (harmonic

and melodic)

2 octaves

= 76

Formula Pattern

D major

D minor (harmonic)

2 octaves

= 76

Chromatic Starting on D, G

2 octaves

= 76

Chords

Tonic Four-Note

• broken only

C, D, F, A

, G major

C, D, F, G , F minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

ending with I–IV–V–I progression

= 60

Dominant 7th Chords

• broken

C, D, F, A , G major

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 60

• solid/blocked

= 80

Leading-tone Diminished 7th Chords

• broken

C, D, F, G

, F minor

= 60

• solid/blocked

= 80

Arpeggios

Tonic

C, D, F, A , G major

C, D, F, G , F minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 60

Dominant 7th

C, D, F, A , G major

2 octaves

(root position only)

= 60

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

C, D, F, G

, F minor

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 7

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 120 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending or

descending) followed by harmonic form once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending or descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending or descending)

minor 2nd, major 2nd

minor 3rd, major 3rd

perfect 4th

perfect 5th

minor 6th, major 6th

minor 7th, major 7th

perfect octave

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality of the following

chords after the examiner has played the chord in solid/blocked

form, close position once.

Chords Position

major, minor, and augmented triads root position

dominant 7th (major–minor 7th) root position

diminished 7th root position

Chord Progressions

Students will be asked to identify chord progressions in major

or minor keys as listed below, after the examiner has played the

progression twice. e progression will be played in keyboard style,

and the bass line will ascend from the tonic.

Major Minor

I–IV–I i–iv–i

I–V–I i–V–i

I–IV–V i–iv–V

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the complete

scale (from tonic to tonic or dominant to dominant). e examiner

will identify the key and time signature, play the tonic chord once,

and play the melody three times.

• Before the first playing, the examiner will count one measure.

• After the second playing, the student will clap the rhythm or

sing the melody.

• After the third playing, the student will play the melody.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate

Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

D, F major

D, F minor

up to ten notes

Students may choose to play back a given four-measure question

phrase and improvise an answer phrase to create an eight-measure

contrasting period. e examiner will identify the key and time

signature, play the tonic chord once, and play the question phrase

three times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Total Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

C, G, F

major

eight measures

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Approximate Length

four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a passage of music comparable to

Level 4 repertoire.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor keys, up

to three sharps or ats

eight to twelve

measures

Students may choose to read a lead sheet (with a melody and

root/quality chord symbols) and realize an accompaniment based

on the chord symbols provided. Harmonic vocabulary will be

aligned with the chords presented for study in Level 7 eory in

the eory Syllabus. Students are encouraged to provide creative

accompaniments appropriate to the style of the given melody.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor keys, up

to three sharps or ats

eight to twelve

measures

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 7

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare three contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, and List C. Two memory marks are awarded for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 7

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

Sonata in E Minor, Wq 62/12, H 66

l rd movement: Sarabande

Bach, Johann Sebastian

uAllemande, from French Suite No. 4 in E at Major,

BW V 815

l Bourrée I, from Overture in the French Style in

B Minor, BWV 

l Gavotte, from French Suite No.  in G Major,

BWV 

l Polonaise in E Major, from French Suite No.  in

E Major, BWV 

l Little Prelude in F Major, BWV 

l Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 

l Little Prelude in D Minor, BWV 

l Little Prelude in A Minor, BWV 

Two-part Inventions

l Invention No.  in C Major, BWV 

l Invention No.  in D Minor, BWV 

uInvention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779

Couperin, François

L’art de toucher le clavecin

l Allemande in D Minor

Pièces de clavecin, premier livre BAR

Premier ordre

l La milordine (Gigue)

l Les sentiments (Sarabande)

Deuxième ordre

l La babet

l Les papillons

Guerre, Elisabeth Jacquet de la

Pièces de clavecin qui peuvent se jouer sur le viollon

Suite No. 2 in G Major

uRondeau

Handel, George Frideric

l Air in G Minor, HWV  BAR

l Courante, from Suite No.  in D Minor, HWV 

Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432

l Allegro

uGigue

Suite No. 8 in G Major, HWV 441

l Allemande

l Allegro

l Aria

Kirnberger, Johann Philipp

Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristiques

l Passepied in D Major (no. )

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

Sonatina No. 4 in B at Major

l rd movement

Pescetti, Giovanni Battista

Sonata in C Minor (in e Baroque Spirit, 1 ALF)

l rd movement

Sonata No. 9 in G Minor (in 12 Sonate per clavicembalo RIC)

l nd movement

Platti, Giovanni Benedetto

Sonata in C Major, op. 1, no. 2

l nd movement

Sonata No. 2 in C Minor (in 12 Sonate per clavicembalo

RIC)

l nd movement

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Pièces de clavecin (1724)

uLa joyeuse

Scarlatti, Domenico

l Sonata in A Minor, K 

uSonata in A Major, K 208

l Sonata in F Major, K 

l Sonata in A Major, K 

Seixas, José António Carlos de

uAllegro in E Minor, from Sonata No. 37 in E Minor

l Allegro in B flat Major, from Sonata No.  in

B flat Major

Telemann, Georg Philipp

Fantasia in B at Major, TWV 33:18

l nd section

Fantasia in B at Major, TWV 33:36

l st section

Fantasia in G Minor, TWV 33:29

l st section

Essercizii Musici

uBourrée in F Major, from Solo in F Major, TWV 32:4

CONTENTS LEVEL

List B

Classical and Classical-style Repertoire

Albéniz, Mateo

l Sonata in D Major

Bach, Johann Christian

Sonata in C Minor, op. 17, no. 2

u3rd movement: Finale

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Bagatelle in D Major, op. , no. 

l Bagatelle in G Minor, op. , no. 

uFür Elise, WoO 59

Bon, Anna

Sonata in G Minor, op. 2, no. 1

u1st movement

Clementi, Muzio

Six Progressive Sonatinas for the Piano Forte, op. 36

Sonatina in C Major (no. 3)

l st movement

Sonatina in D Major (no. 6)

l st movement

l nd movement: Rondo

Six Sonatas, op. 4

Sonata in D Major (no. 1)

u1st movement

Diabelli, Anton

Sonatina in C Major, op. 151, no. 2

l st movement

Sonatina in B at Major, op. 168, no. 4

l st movement

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:1

u1st movement

l nd movement

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:27

l nd movement: Minuet and Trio

Sonata in E at Major, Hob. XVI:28

l rd movement

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1

l rd movement: Finale

Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVII:D1

l rd movement: Finale

Hook, James

Sonatina in E Major, op. 12, no. 12

l nd movement: Rondo

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

Anweisung zum Piano-Forte-Spiel

uScherzo in A Major (no. 45)

Kuhlau, Friedrich

Sonatina in G Major, op. 20, no. 2

l nd movement

Sonatina in C Major, op. 55, no. 3

l st movement

Sonatina in C Major, op. 88, no. 1

l st movement

Sonatina in A Minor, op. 88, no. 3

u1st movement

l rd movement

Martínez, Marianne von

Sonata in A Major (in Three Sonatas for Keyboard HIL)

l rd movement

Sonata in E Major (in Three Sonatas for Keyboard HIL)

l st movement

l rd movement

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Viennese Sonatinas (arr. from Five Divertimenti, K 439b)

Viennese Sonatina in C Major (no. 1)

l th movement

Viennese Sonatina in A Major (no. 2)

l st movement

Viennese Sonatina in F Major (no. 5)

l st movement

Viennese Sonatina in C Major (no. 6)

l st movement

Storace, Stephen

Six Easy and Progressive Sonatinas

Sonata in D Major (no. 5)

l st movement

Voříšek, Jan Václav

l Rondo in G Major, op. , no. 

List C

Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

24 Character Preludes ALF

l Longing

A Splash of Color, 3 ALF

l Fields of Lavender

Especially in Jazzy Style, 2 ALF

l Jazz Nocturne in B flat Major

Alkan, Charles-Valentin

Receuill de chants, op. 65

l Barcarolle in G Minor (no. )

Andronikou, Michalis

Harmony Within PAL

l Waltz of Memories (no. )

Assiginaak, Barbara

uBiidaaban (First Light of Dawn) AGK

Level 7

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 7

Bartók, Béla

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

uAllegro (no. 12)

l Pentatonic Tune (no. )

l Andante tranquillo (no. )

l Winter Solstice Song (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Ballad (no. )

Beach, Amy

From Six to Twelve, op. 119

uCanoeing (no. 3)

Bender, Joanne

Alive and Growing RLP

l Metamorphosis

Bernstein, Seymour

Birds, 1 MAN

l The Purple Finch (no. ) and The Hummingbird

(no. )

Bloch, Ernest

Enfantines FIS

l Dream (no. )

Bober, Melody

Cyclone FJH

l Whirling Winds

Bonsor, Brian

Jazzy Piano, 2 UNI

l Feelin’ Good

Bouchard, Rémi

Consolations and Nocturnes MAY

l Noctune (no. )

Brown, Timothy

l Daydreaming (in Succeeding at the Piano: Festival

Collection,  FJH)

Chatman, Stephen

Amusements, 3 CMC

l Earthquake

Fantasies CMC

l Katherine

l Night Sounds

Preludes for Piano, 3 CMC

l Ginger Snaps

Chopin, Frédéric

uMazurka in A at Major, op. 24, no. 3

l Polonaise in G Minor, op. posth., B 

l Polonaise in B flat Major, op. posth., B 

l Prelude in E Minor, op. , no. 

Coulthard, Jean

Pieces for the Present WAT

l Far Above the Clouds

Dello Joio, Norman

Lyric Pieces for the Young EBM

l Night Song

l Prayer of the Matador

Donkin, Christine

Imprints DKN

l A Kitten’s Agenda

Sunny Days DKN

uPeace Country Hoedown

Duncan, Martha Hill

Angular Measures RLP

l Triangle

Isla Vista Suite RLP

l Eucalyptus Grove

Precipitations RLP

l Sundog

Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen

From My Childhood, 1 WAT

l “P”: Poissarde

Falla, Manuel de

l Romance del pescador (The Fisherman’s Story), from

El amor brujo CHS

Gardiner, Mary

l Night Sounds CMC

Gerou, Tom

Piece by Piece, 2 ALF

l A Hint of Jazz

Gieck, Janet

Taking Chances RLP

l Frantic

Gillock, William

l Arabesque sentimentale WIL

l Goldfish WIL

Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style ALF

l Moonlight Mood

Ginastera, Alberto

Dos canciones, op. 3 RIC

l Milonga

Glière, Reinhold

12 Pièces enfantines, op. 31

l Cradle Song (no. )

l Romance (no. )

Huit pièces faciles pour piano, op. 43

l Arietta (no. )

Granados, Enrique

Cuentos de la juventud, op. 1

l La huérfana (The Little Orphan Girl) (no. )

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces, op. 12

uAlbum Leaf (no. 7)

l Elfin Dance (no. )

Lyric Pieces, op. 43

l Solitary Traveler (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 7

Griesdale, Susan

Arctic Voices RLP

l Toques and Parkas

Hamelin, Marc-André

ue Ringtone Waltz PRE

Huang, An-Lun

A Chinese Festival, 1 BEL

uStreams of Yang River

Ibert, Jacques

Petite suite en 15 images FOE

l Le cavalier sans-souci (no. )

l Romance (no. )

l Sérénade sur l’eau (no. )

Jaque, Rhené

l Lutin CMC

Suite pour piano, op. 11 CVI; CMC

l L’heure d’angoisse

Jinga, Naina

l Toccatina JIN

Johnson, Alexander

11 Piano Pieces for Children SET

l Elegy

Jordan, Jeremy Ajani

Children’s Songs JAJ

l Nocturne (no. )

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

Four Rondos, op. 60 SCH

l Rondo–March (no. )

l Rondo–Dance (no. )

l Rondo–Song (no. )

uRondo–Toccata (no. 4)

Khachaturian, Aram

Adventures of Ivan (in Selected Piano Works SCH; Children’s

Album, 1 SIK)

l Ivan Is Very Busy

Kosenko, Viktor

24 Pianoforte Pieces for Children

l Waltz (no. )

Liebermann, Lowell

Album for the Young, op. 43 PRE

l Lullaby (no. )

Louie, Alexina

Star Light, Star Bright ALX

l Blue Sky II

l Shooting Stars

Lutosławski, Witold

Bucolics PWM

l th movement

Martinů, Bohuslav

Spring in the Garden BAR

l It Isn’t Bad, Is It, to Pick a Few Flowers?

Maykapar, Samuel

Bagatelles, op. 28

l Romance

McIntyre, David L.

l Tickled Pink RSM

Tasha Suite RSM

l High Jinks

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words, op. 30

uConsolation (no. 3)

l Venetian Boat Song (no. )

Milne, Elissa

Pepperbox Jazz, 2 FAB

l Dreamtime

l Foreign Correspondent

l Indigo Moon

Mompou, Federico

Impresiones intimas UNM

l Parajo Triste (Sad Bird) (no. )

Muczynski, Robert

Diversions, op. 23 SCH

l Allegro molto (no. )

Mussorgsky, Modest

l Une larme (A Tear)

Niemann, Walter

Im Kinderland, op. 46 PET

l The Little Mermaid in the Shell (no. )

Norton, Christopher

Bright and Bluesy DAY

l Sliding Home

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 7 DAY

uFantasy Bossa

l Hanging Gardens

Olson, Kevin

l Time Traveler (in In Recital for the Advancing Pianist:

Original Solos,  FJH)

Onyeji, Christian

l Ufie III (in Piano Music of Africa and the African

Diaspora,  OUP)

Paine, John Knowles

In the Country, op. 26

l Village Dance (no. )

Papp, Lajos

Images LEM

l Song and Dance

Petite Suite EMB

l Alpine Horn and Chamois

Pentland, Barbara

Hands Across the C AVO

l Sparks (no. )

l Seashore (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 7

Petot, Ross

Moods and Impressions, 2 KJO

l Illusion

Pine, Katya

Images PIN

l Jazz at the Bistro

Pinto, Octavio

Scenas infantis SCH

l Dorme nenem (Sleeping Time)

Poulenc, Francis

Villageoises SAL

l Valse tyrolienne (no. )

l Staccato (no. )

Price, Florence B.

uTicklin’ Toes ELV

Prokoev, Sergei

Music for Children, op. 65 SCH

l Tarantella (no. )

l Regrets (no. )

l Waltz (no. )

l March of the Grasshoppers (no. )

uMarch (no. 10)

l Evening (no. )

Rebikov, Vladimir

Album of Easy Pieces

l Waltz in F sharp Minor (no. ) (in Russian Piano

Music,  PET; Quiet Classics KJO)

Rollin, Catherine

Lyric Moments, 3 ALF

l Sweet Elegy

Spotlight on Impressionist Style ALF

l Water Lilies

Rossi, Wynn-Anne

An Alaska Tour FJH

l Arctic Moon

Rudzik, Peter

Truly Astounding Animals RLP

l Hedgehog at Night

l Thoughtful Rhino

Schubert, Franz

Walzer, Ländler, und Ecossaisen, op. 18, D 145

uWaltz in B Minor (no. 6)

→ with repeat

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jugend, op. 68

l Mignon (no. )

Albumblätter, op. 124

l Fantasietanz (Fantastic Dance) (no. )

l Wiegenliedchen (Little Cradle Song) (no. )

Shahi, Saman

l Mingling Leaves SSH

Southam, Ann

Three in Blue: Jazz Preludes BER

l Three in Blue No. 

Springer, Mike

Not Just Another Jazz Book, 3 ALF

l Ballroom Big Band

Still, William Grant

Seven Traceries WGS

l Woven Silver

Stone, Court

l Ottawa Valley Song CST

Sunabacka, Karen

l A Canoe On a Lake CMC

Takács, Jenő

From Far Away Places, op. 111 UNI

l Song and Alborada (no. )

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

Album for the Young, op. 39

l Song of the Lark (no. )

Telfer, Nancy, arr.

The Galaxy Series, 4 WAN

l The Morning Dew

omas, Gary K.

uBanana Sorbet GKT

Vandall, Robert D.

Celebrated Jazzy Solos, 4 ALF

l Rock Zone

Vindu, André Bangambula

l Lullaby (in Piano Music of Africa and the African

Diaspora,  OUP)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

Level 8 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

one selection from List D

Memory (1.5 marks per repertoire selection)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Intervals

– Chords

– Chord Progressions

– Playback (traditional or improvised)

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing (traditional or lead sheet reading)

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Theory Examination Corequisite

Level 8 Theory

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare four contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, List C, and List D. Award 1.5 memory marks for

each repertoire selection that is performed by memory.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 8 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Invention No. 14 in B at Major,

BWV 785

J.S. Bach 4

Little Prelude in E Major,

BWV 937

J.S. Bach 6

Fantasia in D Minor, TWV 33:2 Telemann 8

Courante in G Major attr. Handel 11

Sonata in F Minor, K 185 Scarlatti 14

Solfeggio in C Minor, Wq 117/2,

H 220

C.P.E. Bach 16

Gigue en rondeau Rameau 18

List B

Classical Repertoire

Sonata in D Major,

Hob. XVI: 4: I

Haydn 20

Sonatina in G Major, op. 55,

no. 2: III

Kuhlau 23

Sonata in C Major, K 545: I W.A. Mozart 28

Sonata in G Minor, op. 49,

no. 1: I

Beethoven 32

Sonata in B at Major, C 27 Cimarosa 36

CONTENTS

Level 8

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Mélodie, op. 4, no. 2 Hensel 40

Song without Words, op. 38,

no. 4

Mendelssohn 42

Polonaise in C Major, op. 1, no. 2 C. Schumann 44

Waltz in B Minor, op. posth. 69,

no. 2

Chopin 46

Prelude in E at Major, op. 31,

no. 1

Glière 50

Knecht Ruprecht, op. 68, no. 12 R. Schumann 52

Arabeske Lang 55

Nocturne in B at Major, H 37 Field 58

List D

Post-Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century

Repertoire

e Spruce, op. 75, no. 5 Sibelius 61

e Little Shepherd Debussy 64

Seven Good-humored Variations

on a Ukrainian Folk Song,

op. 51, no. 4

Kabalevsky 66

rough Moanin’ Pines Burleigh 70

Prelude No. 3 Valenti 72

Incognito Siord 74

Mysterious Summer’s Night Kuzmenko 77

Blue Angel Chatman 78

Catching Butteries Ding 80

Tango callejero Springer 82

Prelude, op. 69 Goolkasian

Rahbee

Sunshower Duncan 86

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 71.

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 8 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

e Storm, op. 109, no. 13 Burgmüller 4

Village Joke Bartók 6

Romanza, op. 57, no. 4 Gade 8

Open Gieck 10

Murmures du ruisseau Jaëll 12

Sieste caniculaire, op. 82, no. 3 Laurin 14

Bolero, op. 35, no. 4 Casella 16

Title Composer Page

Flip Flops omas 18

e Woodpecker Lu 20

Etude in C Major, op. 46, no. 24 Heller 22

Etude in A Major, op. 27, no. 26 Kabalevsky 24

Etude in C Major, op. 299, no. 3 Czerny 28

Dance of the Elves, op. 21, no. 3 Karganov 30

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Four-octave

C, D, E, B

, E , G major

C, D, E, B , E , F minor

(harmonic and melodic)

4 octaves

= 88

Formula Pattern

E major

E minor (harmonic)

4 octaves

= 88

Chromatic Starting on E , E

2 octaves

= 88

Chords

Tonic Four-note

• broken only

C, D, E, B

, E , G major

C, D, E, B , E , F minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

ending with I–IV–V

6–5

4–3

–I progression

= 80

Dominant 7th Chords

• broken

C, D, E, B , E , G major

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 80

• solid/blocked

= 100

Leading-tone Diminished 7th Chords

• broken

C, D, E, B

, E , F minor

= 80

• solid/blocked

= 100

Arpeggios

Tonic

C, D, E, B , E , G major

C, D, E, B , E , F minor

4 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 69

Dominant 7th C, D, E, B , E , G major

4 octaves

(root position only)

= 69

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

C, D, E, B

, E , F minor

Level 8

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending or

descending) followed by harmonic form once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending or descending). e examiner will play the rst note once.

Intervals (ascending or descending)

minor 2nd, major 2nd perfect 5th

minor 3rd, major 3rd minor 6th, major 6th

perfect 4th minor 7th, major 7th

augmented 4th/diminished 5th perfect octave

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality of the following

chords after the examiner has played the chord in solid/blocked

form, close position once.

Chords Position

major, minor, and augmented triads root position

dominant 7th (major–minor 7th) root position

diminished 7th root position

Chord Progressions

Students will be asked to identify each chord in a four-chord

progression in a major or minor key as listed below, after the

examiner has played the progression twice. In the second playing,

the examiner will pause on each chord for the student to identify

it. e progression will be played in keyboard style.

Major Minor

I–IV–V–I i–iv–V–i

I–IV–V–vi i–iv–V–VI

I–vi–IV–V i–VI–iv–V

I–vi–IV–I i–VI–iv–i

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the complete

scale (from tonic to tonic or dominant to dominant). e examiner

will identify the key and time signature, play the tonic chord once,

and play the melody three times.

• Before the first playing, the examiner will count one measure.

• After the second playing, the student will clap the rhythm or

sing the melody.

• After the third playing, the student will play the melody.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate

Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

B , E major

C, E minor

(may include

an upbeat)

up to eleven

notes

Students may choose to play back a given four-measure question

phrase and improvise an answer phrase to create an eight-measure

contrasting period. e examiner will identify the key and time

signature, play the tonic chord once, and play the question phrase

three times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Total Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant, upper

tonic

C, G, F major

A, E, D, minor

(may include

an upbeat)

eight measures

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Approximate Length

four measures

Playing

Students will be asked to play a passage of music comparable to

Level 5 repertoire.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor

keys, up to four

sharps or ats

(may include an upbeat)

eight to twelve

measures

Students may choose to read a lead sheet (with a melody and

root/quality chord symbols) and realize an accompaniment based

on the chord symbols provided. Harmonic vocabulary will be

aligned with the chords presented for study in Level 8 eory in

the eory Syllabus. Students are encouraged to provide creative

accompaniments appropriate to the style of the given melody.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor

keys, up to three

sharps or ats

(may include an upbeat)

eight to twelve

measures

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare four contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, List C, and List D. Repertoire selections must

be memorized. Memory marks will be deducted for any repertoire

selections not performed by memory.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 8

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Alberti, Domenico

Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 4 (in 12 Sonate per

cavicembalo RIC)

l nd movement

Arne, omas

Eight Sonatas or Lessons for the Harpsichord

l Presto (Gigue), from Sonata No. 

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

uSolfeggio in C Minor, Wq 117/2, H 220

Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich

Musikalische Nebenstunden

l Allegro in G Major

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Duetto in E Minor, BWV 

l Duetto in F Major, BWV 

l Duetto in G Major, BWV 

l Duetto in A Minor, BWV 

l Air, from French Suite No.  in C Minor, BWV 

l Menuet and Trio in B Minor, from French Suite

No.  in B Minor, BWV 

l Little Prelude in D Major, BWV  (in

Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR)

l Little Prelude in F Major, BWV 

l Little Prelude in D Major, BWV 

uLittle Prelude in E Major, BWV 937

l Little Prelude in E Minor, BWV 

Two-part Inventions

l Invention No.  in C Minor, BWV 

l Invention No.  in D Major, BWV 

l Invention No.  in E flat Major, BWV 

l Invention No.  in E Major, BWV 

l Invention No.  in E Minor, BWV 

l Invention No.  in F Minor, BWV 

l Invention No.  in G Major, BWV 

l Invention No.  in G Minor, BWV 

Bach, Johann Sebastian (continued)

l Invention No.  in A Major, BWV 

l Invention No.  in A Minor, BWV 

uInvention No. 14 in B at Major, BWV 785

l Invention No.  in B Minor, BWV 

Couperin, François

Pièces de clavecin, premier livre BAR

Troisième ordre

l Les pélerines

Quartième ordre

l La pateline

Cinquième ordre

l La flore

Galuppi, Baldassare

l Sonata in D Major, op. , no.  (Adagio)

Handel, George Frideric

l Allemande, from Suite No.  in D Minor, HWV 

l Allemande, from Suite No.  in E Minor, HWV 

uCourante in G Major, from Suite No. 8 in G Major,

HWV 441 (attr.)

l Sonatina in D Minor, HWV 

Jacinto do Sacramento, Frei

l Toccata in D Minor

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

l Air, from Suite No.  in B Minor CAR

l Gigue, from Suite No.  in D Major CAR

Pescetti, Giovanni Battista

Sonata IX in G Minor (in 12 Sonate per clavicembalo RIC)

l st movement

Purcell, Henry

l Prelude, from Suite No.  in C Major, Z 

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Pièces de clavecin (1724)

uGigue en rondeau

Scarlatti, Domenico

uSonata in F Minor, K 185

l Sonata in C Major, K 

Seixas, José António Carlos de

l Toccata in D Minor (in Alte portugiesische

Klaviermusik,  OTT)

Telemann, Georg Philipp

uFantasia in D Minor, TWV 33:2

l Fantasia in G Minor, TWV :

Fuga prima in G Minor, TWV 30:21

l st section

Zipoli, Domenico

Sonate d’intavolatura per organo e cembalo, 2, op. 1

Sonata in B Minor (in 12 Sonate per clavicembalo RIC)

l st movement: Preludio

l nd movement: Corrente

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

List B

Classical Repertoire

Arnold, Samuel

A Set of Progressive Lessons, op. 12, 2

Sonata in D Major (no. 3)

l st movement

l rd movement: Rondo

Auenbrugger, Marianne

Sonata in E at Major

l st movement

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Bagatelle in F Major, op. , no. 

l Six Variations on a Swiss Folk Song, WoO 

Sonata in G Minor, op. 49, no. 1

u1st movement

l nd movement

Sonata in G Major, op. 49, no. 2

l st movement

l nd movement

Sonatina in E at Major, WoO 47, no. 1

l st movement

Cimarosa, Domenico

l Sonata in A Major (no.  in Sonatas,  ZAN)

uSonata in B at Major, C 27

Clementi, Muzio

Sonata in B at Major, op. 4, no. 5 (op. 38, no. 2)

l st movement

Sonatina in G Major, op. 36, no. 5

l st movement

Dussek, Jan Ladislav

Sechs Sonatinen, op. 19/20

Sonatina in E at Major (no. 6)

l st movement

l nd movement

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:4

u1st movement

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:27

l rd movement: Finale

Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:39

l st movement

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

Six pièces très faciles, op. 52

l Rondo in C Major (no. )

Kuhlau, Friedrich

Sonatina in G Major, op. 20, no. 2

l st movement

Sonatina in F Major, op. 20, no. 3

l st movement

Kuhlau, Friedrich (continued)

Sonatina in G Major, op. 55, no. 2

u3rd movement

Sonatina in C Major, op. 55, no. 6

l st movement

Sonata in A Major, op. 59, no. 1

l st movement

l nd movement

Sonatina in A Major, op. 60, no. 2

l st movement

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Sonata in C Major, K 545

u1st movement

Viennese Sonatinas (arr. from Five Divertimenti, K 439b)

Viennese Sonatina in A Major (no. 2)

l th movement: Rondo

Park, Maria Hester

Sonata in F Major, op. 4, no. 1

l st movement

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Brahms, Johannes

l Albumblatt in A Minor BAR

l Waltz in B Minor, op. , no. 

Chopin, Frédéric

l Mazurka in A Minor, op. , no. 

l Mazurka in G Minor, op. posth. , no. 

l Mazurka in A Minor, op. posth. , no. 

l Nocturne in G Minor, op. , no. 

l Polonaise in A flat Major, op. posth., B 

l Prelude in B Minor, op. , no. 

l Prelude in E Major, op. , no. 

l Waltz in A flat Major, op. posth. , no.  (“L’adieu”)

uWaltz in B Minor, op. posth. 69, no. 2

→ with repeats

Dvořák, Antonín

Silhouettes, op. 8

l Silhouette in D flat Major (no. )

Field, John

18 Nocturnes

uNocturne in B at Major, H 37

Fuchs, Robert

Jugendklänge, op. 32

l Lieb’ Schwesterlein (Dear Little Sister) (no. )

Gade, Niels

Album Leaves

l Capriccio (in More Romantic Pieces for Piano,  ABR)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

Glière, Reinhold

12 pièces enfantines, op. 31

uPrelude in E at Major (no. 1)

24 pièces caractéristiques pour la jeunesse, op. 34

l Melody (no. )

Huit pièces faciles pour piano, op. 43

l Prélude (no. )

Grieg, Edvard

Four Humoreskes, op. 6 PET

l Humoreske in C Major (no. )

Lyric Pieces, op. 71

l Puck (no. )

Poetic Tone Pictures, op. 3

l Allegro, ma non troppo (no. )

l Allegro cantabile (no. )

l Andante con sentimento (no. )

Hensel, Fanny

Trois mélodies, op. 4

uMélodie (no. 2)

Hofmann, Heinrich

Stimmungsbilder, op. 88

l Nocturne (no. )

Kalinnikov, Vasili

l Chanson triste

Karganov, Génari

Miniatures, op. 10

l Souvenir (no. ) (in Slavic Miniatures EMB)

Lang, Josephine

Drei Klavierstücke

uArabeske

LeBeau, Luise Adolphe

Acht Präludien, op. 12

l Prelude in D Major (no. )

Drei Klavierstücke, op. 1

l Lied (no. )

Liszt, Franz

Consolations, S 172

l Consolation No. 

Lyadov, Anatoli

l Prelude in B flat Minor, op. , no. 

MacDowell, Edward

New England Idyls, op. 62

l With Sweet Lavender (no. )

Mason, William

l Lullaby, op. 

Massenet, Jules

10 pièces de genre, op. 10

l Carillon (no. )

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Gondellied (Barcarole) in A Major

l Song without Words, op. b, no. 

l Song without Words, op. b, no. 

uSong without Words, op. 38, no. 4

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

Sechs Kinderstücke, op. 72

l Andante sostenuto (no. )

Rebikov, Vladimir

l Valse mélancolique, op. , no.  (op. , no.  in Piano

Repertoire: Romantic & th Century,  KJO)

Ricketts, Estelle

l Rippling Spring Waltz (in Black Women Composers

HIL)

Schubert, Franz

Zwei Scherzi, D 593

l Scherzo in B flat Major (no. )

Schumann, Clara

Quatre polonaises, op. 1

uPolonaise in C Major (no. 2)

Schumann, Robert

Album für die Jugend, op. 68

uKnecht Ruprecht (no. 12)

l Reiterstück (no. )

l Erinnerung (no. )

l Fremder Mann (no. )

Kinderszenen, op. 15

l Wichtige Begebenheit (no. )

Smetana, Bedřich

Sechs Albumblätter, op. 2 BAR

l Song (no. )

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

The Seasons, op. 37b

l March (Song of the Lark)

Wiggins, omas

l Water in the Moonlight

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

List D

Post-Romantic, 20th-,

and 21st-century Repertoire

Albéniz, Isaac

España, op. 165

l Prelude (no. )

l Tango (no. )

Alexander, Dennis

Especially in Jazzy Style, 3 ALF

l In My Own Space

Especially in Romantic Style, 3 ALF

l Serenity

A Splash of Color ALF

l Titanium Toccata

Austin, Glenda

Jazz Suite No. 2 WIL

l rd movement

Bailey, Mable

l Prankster (in Black Women Composers HIL)

Bartók, Béla

For Children, 1 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Allegro moderato (no. )

l Swineherd’s Dance (no. )

For Children, 2 (rev. ed.) B&H

l Revelry (no. )

l Canon (no. )

Ten Easy Pieces EMB

l Evening at the Village

Benjamin, Arthur

Fantasies, 2 B&H

l Silent and Soft and Slow Descends the Snow

Bernstein, Seymour

Birds, 2 MAN

l The Nightingale (no. )

Bonsor, Brian

Jazzy Piano, 2 UNI

l Dreamy

Boulanger, Nadia

Petites pièces pour piano LED

l Petite pièce pour piano no. 

Burge, John

Parking an Octatonic Truck RLP

l Cluster Blues

Burleigh, Harry T.

From the Southland

urough Moanin’ Pines (no. 1)

l The Frolic (no. )

Capers, Valerie

Portraits in Jazz OUP

l Blue-Bird

Chatman, Stephen

Amusements, 3 CMC

l Sneaky

Fantasies CMC

uBlue Angel

Preludes for Piano, 4 ECS

l Tara

Chee, Connor

The Navajo Piano CHE

l Navajo Vocable No. 

Copland, Aaron

l In Evening Air B&H

Costley, Kevin

l Fantasia Appassionata (in In Recital for the Advancing

Pianist: Original Solos,  FJH)

Coulthard, Jean

Early Pieces for Piano PAL

l The Rider on the Plain (no. )

Debussy, Claude

l Page d’album

Children’s Corner

l Jimbo’s Lullaby (no. )

ue Little Shepherd (no. 5)

Dello Joio, Norman

Lyric Pieces for the Young EBM

l Russian Dancer

Dett, R. Nathaniel

Magnolia Suite

l The Deserted Cabin (no. )

l My Lady Love (no. )

Ding, Shande

Suite for Children (in Chinese Piano Music for Children

OTT; Tempo! Tempo! OTT)

uCatching Butteries (no. 3)

Donkin, Christine

l Showing Off DKN

Duncan, Martha Hill

Precipitations MHD

uSunshower

Elie, Justin

l Tropical Dance No.  FIS

Evans, Lee

Fiesta! FJH

l Son cubano

Gardiner, Mary

Short Circuits STU; CMC

l Currents

l Luminescence

Gillock, William

l Fountain in the Rain WIL

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 8

Goolkasian Rahbee, Dianne

Five Toccatinas (in Modern Minatures, 2 FJH)

l Toccatina No. 

Preludes, 2 FJH

uPrelude (Twilight), op. 69

Granados, Enrique

Cuentos de la juventud, op. 1

l La mendiga (The Beggar Woman) (no. )

Grovlez, Gabriel

L’almanach aux images S&B

l Berceuse de la poupée

l Les marionnettes

l Petites litanies de Jésus

Höstman, Anna

l Late Winter CMC

Ibert, Jacques

Petite suite en 15 images FOE

l Les crocus

Ikeda, Naoko

Celestial Dreams WIL

l Shooting Stars in Summer

Jaque, Rhené

l Caprice CMC

l Toccata sur touches blanches CVI; CMC

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

24 Preludes, op. 38 SCH

l Prelude No. 

Easy Variations on Folk Themes, op. 51 SCH

uSeven Good-humoured Variations on a Ukrainian

Folk Song (no. 4)

Kodály, Zoltán

Children’s Dances (Gyermektáncok) B&H

l Vivace (no. ) and Moderato cantabile (no. )

Kuzmenko, Larysa

uMysterious Summer’s Night PLA

Lamothe, Ludovic

l La dangereuse (in Piano Music of Africa and the

African Diaspora,  OUP)

Lau, Kevin

12 Scenes from Childhood CMC

l Leaving Pok Fu Lam (no. )

l Aria (no. )

Liebermann, Lowell

Album for the Young, op. 43 PRE

l Starry Night (no. )

Louie, Alexina

Star Light, Star Bright ALX

l Blue Sky I

l O Moon

l Rings of Saturn

l Star Gazing

McLean, Edwin

Jazz Nocturnes, 1 FJH

l Shadows in the Rain

Nightworks FJH

l Moonlight Tonight

Mier, Martha

Jazz, Rags, & Blues, 5 ALF

l Blue Interlude

Mompou, Federico

Suburbis SAL

l Gitanes I

Nakada, Yoshinao

Piano Pieces for Children (Japanese Festival) OGT

l Etude allegro

Nobles, Jordan

Selene Suite NLE

l Mare Cognitum

l Lacus Temporis

Norton, Christopher

Christopher Norton Connections for Piano, 8 DAY

l Celtic Lament

l Hot Day

l Jane’s Song

Olson, Kevin

l Seven of Hearts FJH

Perry, Julia

l Prelude (in Black Women Composers HIL)

Peterson, Oscar

l The Gentle Waltz (in Oscar Peterson Originals HAL)

Jazz Exercises, Minuets, Etudes and Pieces for Piano HAL

l Jazz Exercise No.  (p. )

l Jazz Exercise No.  (p. )

Petot, Ross

Moods and Impressions, 2 KJO

l Heartache

Pettigrew, Laura

l Sereniteit PTW; CMC

Piazzolla, Astor

Serie del ángel MED

l Milonga del ángel

Pine, Katya

Images PIN

l The Goodbye

Pinto, Octavio

Scenas infantis SCH

l Marcha, soldadinho! (March, Little Soldier!)

l Roda-roda! (Ring around the Rosy)

Richert, Teresa

Seasons RLP

l The Ice Dancers (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Rollin, Catherine

Catherine Rollin’s Favorite Solos, 3 ALF

l Big City Blues

Roth Roubos, Valerie

l Barcarolle (in In Recital for the Advancing Pianist:

Original Solos,  FJH)

Satie, Eric

Gnossiennes

l Gnossienne No. 

Scriabin, Alexander

24 Preludes, op. 11

l Prelude No. 

Sherkin, Adam

Northern Frames, op. 15 SHE

l Ursa Minor (no. )

Sibelius, Jean

Cinq morceaux, op. 75

ue Spruce (no. 5)

Siord, Jason

uIncognito (in In Recital for the Advancing Pianist:

Original Solos, 2 FJH)

Southam, Ann

Three in Blue: Jazz Preludes BER

l Three in Blue No. 

Springer, Mike

uTango callejero SGR

Not Just Another Jazz Book, 3 ALF

l Far Away Friend

Starer, Robert

Sketches in Color, 1 HAL

l Pink (no. ) and Crimson (no. )

Still, William Grant

Seven Traceries WGS

l Muted Laughter

urgood, George

l Fissure THU

Torjussen, Trygve

l To the Rising Sun, op. , no.  ALF

Tsitsaros, Christos

Songs without Words HAL

l Mirage

Turina, Joaquín

Miniaturas, op. 52 OTT

l Fiesta (no. )

Valenti, Michael

Piano Preludes AMP

uPrelude No. 3

Vandall, Robert D.

Robert D. Vandall’s Favorite Solos, 3 ALF

l Flying Fingers

Wuensch, Gerhard

12 Glimpses into 20th Century Idioms, op. 37 B&H

l Oliver’s Twist

Level 8

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Level 9 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

one selection from List D

14 (1)

16 (1)

14 (1)

12 (1)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Intervals

– Chords

– Chord Progressions

– Playback (traditional or improvised)

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing (traditional or lead sheet reading)

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Theory Examination Corequisites

Level 8 Theory

Level 9 Harmony (or Keyboard Harmony)

Level 9 History

e gures in parentheses in the repertoire section indicate

the marks that will be deducted for any selections that are not

memorized.

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare four contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, List C, and List D. Repertoire selections must

be memorized. Memory marks will be deducted for any repertoire

selections not performed by memory. e program selected should

not exceed 15 minutes in length

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 9 on the pages indicated.

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Title Composer Page

Fugue in C Major, BWV 952 J.S. Bach 4

Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major,

BWV 796

J.S. Bach 6

Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor,

BWV 788

J.S. Bach 8

L’Eg yptienne Rameau 10

Suite in B at Major, HWV 434:

Aria con variazioni

Handel 14

Sonata in E Major, K 380 Scarlatti 18

Sonata in C Major, K 132 Scarlatti 22

Sonata in D Minor Soler 26

List B

Classical Repertoire

Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23

(complete)

Haydn 30

Sonata in C Major, K 330: I or II W.A. Mozart 44

Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47,

no. 2: I

Beethoven 52

Six Variations on Nel cor più non

mi sento, WoO 70

Beethoven 56

CONTENTS

Level 9

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Nocturne in E at Major, op. 9,

no. 2

Chopin 62

October, op. 37b, no. 10 Tchaikovsky 66

Song without Words, op. 85,

no. 4

Mendelssohn 70

Humoreske Reger 72

Moment musical, op. 94, D 780,

no. 6

Schubert 75

Grillen, op. 12, no. 4 R. Schumann 78

Notturno, op. 6, no. 2 C. Schumann 82

Intermezzo, op. 116, no. 2 Brahms 86

Consolation No. 2 Liszt 89

Tarentelle, op. 77, no. 6 Moszkowski 92

Canción de mayo, op. 1, no. 3 Granados 98

List D

Post-Romantic, 20th-, and

21st-century Repertoire

Valse romantique Debussy 101

Reverie in F Minor Alexander 106

ree Hungarian Folk Songs

from Csík

Bartók 109

Six Variations on a Ukrainian

Folk Song, op. 51, no. 5

Kabalevsky 112

e Lake at Evening, op. 5, no. 1 Gries 116

e Cat and Mouse Tango omas 118

Intermezzo No. 1 Ponce 122

e Easy Winners Joplin 124

A Moonlit Night on the

Spring River

arr. Jiang 128

Buenos días Konecsni 130

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 82.

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 9 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Etude in C Minor, op. 32, no. 34 Bertini 4

Prelude in G Major, op. 17, no. 3 Blumenfeld 6

Etude in B at Major, op. 30,

no. 37

Cramer 8

Barcarole, op. 19, no. 5 Gade 10

Etude in C Major Adams 13

Atraente

→ with D.S. al Coda repeat only

Gonzaga 16

Prelude for the Left Hand, op. 9,

no. 1

→ play with LH only

Scriabin 18

Title Composer Page

Etude in A Major, op. 636, no. 6 Czerny 20

Idylle, op. 24, no. 6 Backer Grøndahl 22

Prelude No. 10 in C sharp Minor Burge 24

Träumerei, op. 9, no. 4 Strauss 26

Syncopated Etude No. 6 Schulho 28

Vivace in F Major, op. 72, no. 6 Mendelssohn 30

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Four-octave

C, D , D, E , E, F major

C, C , D, E , E, F minor

(harmonic and melodic)

4 octaves

= 104

Formula Pattern

F, D major

F, C minor (harmonic)

4 octaves

= 104

Chromatic starting on any note from C–F

4 octaves

= 104

In Octaves

• solid/blocked

staccato

F, D major

F, C minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 60

• broken

legato

= 72

Chords

Tonic Four-note

• broken

C, D , D, E , E, F major

C, C , D, E , E, F minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

ending with

I–VI–IV–V

–V

8–7

–I progression

= 104

• solid/blocked

= 80

• broken alternate-note

pattern**

= 80

Dominant 7th

• broken

C, D , D, E , E, F major

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 104

• solid/blocked

= 104

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

•broken

C, C

, D, E , E, F minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 104

• solid/blocked

= 104

Arpeggios

Tonic

C, D , D, E , E, F major

C, C , D, E , E, F minor

4 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 84

Dominant 7th C, D , D, E , E, F major

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

C, C

, D, E , E, F minor

* Broken legato octaves may be substituted for solid/blocked octaves for candidates with small hands.

** Broken alternate-note pattern may be substituted for solid/blocked chords for candidates with small hands.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in melodic form (ascending or

descending) followed by harmonic form once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending or descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending or descending)

minor 2nd, major 2nd

minor 3rd, major 3rd

perfect 4th

augmented 4th/diminished 5th

perfect 5th

minor 6th, major 6th

minor 7th, major 7th

perfect octave

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality of the following

chords after the examiner has played the chord in solid/blocked

form, close position once.

Chords Positions

major and minor four-note chords root position, 1st inversion

augmented triad root position

dominant 7th (major–minor 7th) root position

diminished 7th root position

Chord Progressions

Students will be asked to identify each chord in a four-chord

progression in a major or minor key after the examiner has played

the progression twice. In the second playing, the examiner will

pause on each chord for the student to identify it. e progression

will be played in keyboard style, beginning on the tonic chord, and

may include any of the following chords.

Major Minor

I, IV, V, vi (root position only) i, iv, V, VI (root position only)

Playback

Students will be asked to play back the upper part of a two-part

phrase. e examiner will identify the key and time signature, play

the tonic chord once, and play the phrase three times.

• Before the first playing, the examiner will count one measure.

• After the second playing, the student will clap the rhythm or

sing the upper part of the phrase.

• After the third playing, the student will play the upper part of

the phrase.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate

Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant,

upper tonic

any major or

minor key, up to

four sharps or

ats

up to nine

notes

Students may choose to play back a two-measure opening,

complete the question (antecedent) phrase, and improvise an

answer (consequent) phrase to create an eight-measure constrasting

period. e examiner will identify the key and time signature,

play the tonic chord once, and play the two-measure opening three

times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Total Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant,

upper tonic

any major or

minor key up to

two sharps or

ats

eight

measures

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Approximate Length

four to six measures

CONTENTS LEVEL

Playing

Students will be asked to play a passage of music comparable to

Level 6 repertoire.

Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate Length

major and minor keys up

to ve sharps or ats

any up to sixteen measures

Students may choose to read a lead sheet (with a melody and

root/quality chord symbols) and realize an accompaniment based

on the chord symbols provided. Harmonic vocabulary will be

aligned with the chords presented for study in Level 9 Harmony

in the eory Syllabus. Students are expected to provide creative

accompaniments appropriate to the style of the given melody.

Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate Length

major and minor keys,

up to four sharps or ats

any up to sixteen measures

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare four contrasting selections: one from each

of List A, List B, List C, and List D. Repertoire selections must

be memorized. Memory marks will be deducted for any repertoire

selections not performed by memory. e program selected should

not exceed 15 minutes in length

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 9

List A

Baroque Repertoire

Bach, Johann Sebastian

uFugue in C Major, BWV 952

l Fugue in C Major, BWV  (in Klavierbüchlein für

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR)

Capriccio sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo,

BWV 992

l rd movement

Sinfonias (Three-part Inventions)

l Sinfonia No.  in C Major, BWV 

uSinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788

l Sinfonia No.  in D Major, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in D Minor, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in E flat Major, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in E Major, BWV 

Bach, Johann Sebastian (continued)

l Sinfonia No.  in E Minor, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in F Major, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in F Minor, BWV 

uSinfonia No. 10 in G Major, BWV 796

l Sinfonia No.  in G Minor, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in A Major, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in A Minor, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in B flat Major, BWV 

l Sinfonia No.  in B Minor, BWV 

The Well-Tempered Clavier, 1

l Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 

Bach, Willhelm Friedemann

l Fantasia in C Major, Fk 

l Prelude in C Minor, Fk 

Daquin, Louis-Claude

Premier livre de pièces de clavecin, 3e suite

l Le coucou (Rondeau)

Handel, George Frideric

Suite No. 1 in B at Major, HWV 434

uAria con variazioni

Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429

l Allemande

l Courante

l Sarabande

l Gigue

Krebs, Johann Ludwig

Suite No. 3 in E at Major

l Gigue

Platti, Giovanni Benedetto

Sonata in C Minor, op. 4, no. 2

l st movement (Fantasia)

l rd movement

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin

uL’Eg yptienne

Scarlatti, Domenico

l Sonata in D Minor, K 

l Sonata in E Major, K 

uSonata in C Major, K 132

l Sonata in C Major, K 

l Sonata in E Major, K 

l Sonata in A Major, K 

l Sonata in E Minor, K 

uSonata in E Major, K 380

l Sonata in G Minor, K 

l Sonata in D Major, K 

l Sonata in F Minor, K 

l Sonata in E Major, K 

Soler, Antonio

uSonata in D Minor, R 360

Level 9

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

List B

Classical Repertoire

Auenbrugger, Marianne

Sonata in E at Major

l nd movement

l rd movement

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

Sonata in B Minor, Wq 62/22, H 132

l st movement

l nd and rd movements

Clavier-Sonatenbebst einegen Rondos

Sonata in F Minor, Wq 57/6, H 173

l st movement

Sei sonate per cembalo (Prussian Sonatas)

Sonata in C Minor, Wq 48/4, H 27

l rd movement

Bach, Johann Christian

Sonata in D Major, op. 5, no. 2

l st movement

Sonata in G Major, op. 17, no. 4

l st movement

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Nine Variations on Quant’ è più bello, WoO 

l Six Easy Variations on an Original theme, WoO 

uSix Variations on Nel cor più non mi sento, WoO 70

Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, no. 2

u1st movement

Sonata in C Major, WoO 51

l st movement

Sonata in G Major, op. 79

l st movement

l nd and rd movements

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Sonata in B at Major, Hob. XVI:2

l st movement

Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:5

l st movement

Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:12

l st movement

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23

u1st movement

u2nd movement

u3rd movement

Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34

l st movement

l nd movement

l rd movement

Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37

l st movement

l nd and rd movements

Martínez, Marianne von

Sonata in G Major (in Three Sonatas for Keyboard HIL)

l rd movement

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Fantasia in D Minor, K  (g)

Sonata in G Major, K 283 (189h)

l st movement

l nd movement

l rd movement

Sonata in C Major, K 330 (300h)

u1st movement

u2nd movement

Sonata in B at Major, K 570

l st movement

Park, Maria Hester

Sonata in E at Major, op. 4, no. 2

l st movement

l rd movement

Sonata in C Major, op. 7

l st movement

l rd movement

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Alkan, Charles-Valentin

Esquisses, op. 63

Première suite

l La vision (no. )

Backer Grøndahl, Agathe

Six idylles, op. 24

l Idylle (no. )

Beach, Amy

l Gavotte Fantastique, op. , no. 

Brahms, Johannes

l Intermezzo in B flat Major, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in A Minor, op. , no. 

uIntermezzo in A Minor, op. 116, no. 2

l Intermezzo in B Minor, op. , no. 

Chabrier, Emmanuel

l Feuillet d’album

Chopin, Frédéric

l Mazurka in F sharp Minor, op. , no. 

l Mazurka in A Minor, op. posth. , no. 

l Mazurka in C Major, op. posth. , no. 

uNocturne in E at Major, op. 9, no. 2

l Nocturne in B Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in G Minor, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in F Minor, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in C sharp Minor, op. posth., B 

l Prelude in F sharp Major, op. , no. 

l Prelude in D flat Major, op. , no. 

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Chopin, Frédéric (continued)

l Waltz in D flat Major, op. , no.  (“Minute”)

l Waltz in C sharp Minor, op. , no. 

l Waltz in A flat Major, op. , no. 

l Waltz in G flat Major, op. posth. , no. 

l Waltz in F Minor, op. posth. , no. 

l Waltz in D flat Major, op. posth. , no. 

Dvořák, Antonín

Silhouettes, op. 8

l Silhouette in B Minor (no. )

l Silhouette in A Major (no. )

Farrenc, Louise

l Impromptu pour piano, op.  (in Women Composers

in History HAL)

Field, John

18 Nocturnes

l Nocturne No.  in E flat Major

l Nocturne No.  in C Minor

Glinka, Mikhail

l La séparation (Nocturne)

l Variations on a Russian Folk Song (Among the

Gentle Valleys)

Granados, Enrique

Cuentos de la juventud, op. 1

uCanción de mayo (no. 3)

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces, op. 43

l Butterfly (no. )

l To Spring (no. )

Lyric Pieces, op. 54

l Notturno (no. )

Hensel, Fanny

Lieder für Klavier, op. 8

l Andante con espressione (no. )

l Larghetto (no. )

Janáček, Leoš

On the Overgrown Path, 1

l In Tears (no. )

LeBeau, Luise Adolphe

Acht Präludien, op. 12

l Prelude in B flat Major (no. )

l Prelude in B Minor (no. )

l Prelude in A flat Major (no. )

Liszt, Franz

l En rêve, S 

Consolations, S 172

uConsolation No. 2

l Consolation No. 

l Consolation No. 

MacDowell, Edward

Six Poems after Heine, op. 31

l Scotch Poem (no. )

Woodland Sketches, op. 51

l Will o’ the Wisp (no. )

l By a Meadow Brook (no. )

New England Idyls, op. 62

l To an Old White Pine (no. )

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no.  (Duetto)

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

uSong without Words, op. 85, no. 4

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

Moszkowski, Moritz

Dix pièces mignonnes, op. 77

uTarentelle (no. 6)

Four Piano Pieces, op. 10

l Mazurka (no. )

Mussorgsky, Modest

l Meditation (Album Leaf)

Pieczonka, Albert

Danses de salon

l Tarantella in A Minor (no. )

Reger, Max

Blätter und Blüten, op. 58

uHumoreske (no. 2)

Schubert, Franz

Moments musicaux, op. 94, D 780

l Allegro moderato (no. )

uMoment musical (no. 6)

Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 142, D 935

l Impromptu in A flat Major (no. )

Schumann, Clara

l Impromptu in E Major

l Romance in F Major, op. , no. 

Quatre pièces fugitives, op. 15

l Larghetto (no. )

Soirées musicales, op. 6

uNotturno (no. 2)

Schumann, Robert

l Romance in F sharp Major, op. , no. 

Albumblätter, op. 124

l Schlummerlied (no. )

Fantasiestücke, op. 12

uGrillen (no. 4)

Waldszenen: neun Klavierstücke, op. 82

l Herberge (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Smetana, Bedřich

l Toccatina in B flat Major

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

12 morceaux, op. 40

l Chanson triste (no. )

l Chant sans paroles (no. )

The Seasons, op. 37b

l April (Snowdrop) (no. )

l May (May Night) (no. )

l June (Barcarolle) (no. )

uOctober (Autumn Song) (no. 10)

Six morceaux, op. 19

l Nocturne in C sharp Minor (no. )

List D

Post-Romantic, 20th-, and

21st-century Repertoire

Alexander, Dennis

Dennis Alexander’s Favorite Solos, 3 ALF

uReverie in F Minor

l Toccata Spirito

Archer, Violet

Four Bagatelles WAT

l Capricious (no. )

l Introspective (no. )

l Festive (no. )

Arlen, Harold

l Over the Rainbow (arr. George Shearing) ALF

Arteaga, Edward

l Intermezzo CMC

Bartók, Béla

Ten Easy Pieces EMB

l Bear Dance

Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík

ucomplete

Beach, Amy

l Scottish Legend, op. , no.  (in Music for Piano, 

HIL)

Improvisations, op. 148 (in Music for Piano, 2 HIL)

l Improvisation No. 

Bernstein, Leonard

Seven Anniversaries (in The Boosey & Hawkes Piano

Anthology B&H)

l For Aaron Copland (no. ) and For My Sister, Shirley

(no. )

Bilotti, Anton

l The Firefly FIS

Bland, Ed

l Cell Phone Blues (in Piano Music of Africa and the

African Diaspora,  OUP)

Bonds, Margaret

Spiritual Suite ALF; CVR

l The Valley of the Bones

Boulanger, Lili

l Prelude in D flat Major

Trois morceaux

l D’un vieux jardin (no. )

Brown, Timothy

In Style!, 3 FJH

l El Albaicín

Burleigh, Harry T.

From the Southland

l In de Col’ Moonlight (no. )

l A Jubilee (no. )

l On Bended Knees (no. )

Capers, Valerie

Portraits in Jazz OUP

l The Monk

l Blues for “The Duke” (in Black Women Composers

HIL)

Chaminade, Cécile

l Pas des écharpes (Scarf Dance), op. , no. 

l Sérénade, op. 

Coulthard, Jean

l White Caps BER

Debussy, Claude

l Mazurka

l Rêverie

uValse romantique

Children’s Corner

l Serenade for the Doll (no. )

Préludes, 1

l La fille aux cheveux de lin (no. )

Préludes, 2

l Canope (no. )

Dello Joio, Norman

Suite for Piano SCH

l st and nd movements

Dett, R. Nathaniel

Cinnamon Grove Suite

l nd movement

Magnolia Suite

l Mammy (no. )

Dolin, Samuel

l Prelude for John Weinzweig CMC

Donkin, Christine

l Wind and Sand DKN

CONTENTS LEVEL

Duncan, Martha Hill

l Kingston Mills Locks RLP

Isla Vista Suite RLP

l Monarchs

l Santa Ana Winds

l Tidepools

Precipitations RLP

l Racing the Storm

Fauré, Gabriel

l Romance sans paroles, op. , no. 

Fleming, Robert

l Toccatina WAT

Gardiner, Mary

l Footloose ALK

Two for D CMC

l no.  or no. 

Gershwin, George

l Prelude (Melody No. ) ALF

Ginastera, Alberto

12 American Preludes FIS

l Danza criolla (no. )

Gonzales, Chilly

Solo Piano EBR

l Carnivalse

Goolkasian Rahbee, Dianne

Three Preludes, op. 5 FJH

l Prelude No. 

Granados, Enrique

Danzas españolas

l Andaluza (Playera) (no. ) ALF; SAL

Gries, Charles T.

Three Tone Pictures, op. 5 SCH

ue Lake at Evening (no. 1)

Grovlez, Gabriel

L’almanach aux images S&B

l Les ânes

l Chanson de l’escarpolette

l La sarabande

Gurney, Ivor

Five Preludes B&H

l Prelude No.  in D flat Major

Henderson, Ruth Watson

l Ocean Vista

Hovhaness, Alan

l Mystic Flute PET

Ibert, Jacques

Histoires pour piano LED

l La cage de cristal (no. )

l Le petit âne blanc (no. )

Ireland, John

l The Darkened Valley S&B

Jiang, Edward Han, arr.

uA Moonlit Night on the Spring River EHJ

Joplin, Scott

ue Easy Winners

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

l Variations in D Major, op. , no.  SCH

24 Preludes, op. 38 SCH

l Prelude No.  and Prelude No. 

l Prelude No. 

Children’s Dreams, op. 88 SCH

l Dreams (no. )

Easy Variations on Folk Themes, op. 51 SCH

uSix Variations on a Ukrainian Folk Song (no. 5)

Sonatina in C Major, op. 13, no. 1

l st movement

Kaprálová, Vítězslava

April Preludes, op. 13

l Prelude No. 

Kenins, Talivaldis

Diversities CMC

l two of nos. , , 

Khachaturian, Aram

Sonatina SCH

l st movement

l rd movement

Konecsni, Sarah

uBuenos días SKP

Louie, Alexina

Music for Piano ALF

l Changes

l Distant Memories

l The Enchanted Bells

l Once Upon a Time

Star Light, Star Bright ALX

l Moonlight Toccata

Martinů, Bohuslav

Loutky (Puppets), 1 BAR

l The New Puppet (no. )

McIntyre, David L.

l Better Days RSM

l Catwalk RSM

l Finding Evelyn RSM

l Sizzle RSM

l Stealing a March RSM

McLin, Lena Johnson

l A Summer Day (in Black Women Composers HIL)

Mier, Martha

Romantic Impressions, 4 ALF

l Silhouette Moon

Level 9

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Milne, Elissa

Pepperbox Jazz, 2 FAB

l Bittersweet

Mompou, Federico

Impresiones intimas UNM

l La cuna

Morawetz, Oskar

l Scherzino CMC

Muczynski, Robert

Six Preludes, op. 6 (in Muczynski: Collected Piano Pieces

SCH)

l Prelude No.  and Prelude No. 

Nobles, Jordan

Trois morceaux en forme de Satie NLE

l any two

Norton, Christopher

Bright and Bluesy DAY

l Takin’ it in Stride

Idaho Suite DAY

l Aerie 

The Microjazz Collection, 5 B&H

l Frankly Speaking

l Graceful Living

Palmgren, Selim

l May Night, op. , no.  ALF; SCH

Pejačević, Dora

l Erinnerung (Remembrance), op. 

Pépin, Clermont

Three Short Pieces for the Piano CMC

l Le nez

Perry, Zenobia Powell

l Homage (to William Levi Dawson) (in Black Women

Composers HIL)

Persichetti, Vincent

Three Toccatinas, op. 142 PRE

l no.  or no. 

Peterson, Oscar

Canadiana Suite HAL

l Laurentide Waltz (no. )

Piazzolla, Astor

l El viaje B&H

Pine, Katya

Images PIN

l Ghost Town

Pinto, Octavio

Scenas infantis SCH

l Corre, corre! (Run, Run!)

l Salta, salta (Hobby-horse)

Ponce, Manuel

uIntermezzo No. 1

Poulenc, Francis

l Valse (in Album des six ESC; MAS)

Huit Nocturnes HEU

l Nocturne in C Minor (Bal fantôme) (no. )

Price, Florence B.

l Memory Mist (in Florence B. Price: An Album of Piano

Pieces CVR)

Dances in the Canebrakes

l Silk Hat and Walking Cane (no. ) (in Piano Music of

Africa and the African Diaspora,  OUP)

Prokoev, Sergei

Four Pieces, op. 32

l Gavotte (no. )

Tales of the Old Grandmother, op. 31

l Sostenuto (no. )

Rachmanino, Sergei

13 Preludes, op. 32

l Prelude in B Major (no. )

Ravel, Maurice

Le tombeau de Couperin DUR; PET

l Menuet

Russell, Oswald

l Jamaican Dance No.  (in Piano Music of Africa and

the African Diaspora,  OUP)

Sabet, Parisa

l In Memory of Mansour SAB

Schafer, R. Murray

l Polytonality ARC; CMC

Schmidt, Heather

l Serenity ENP

Scott, Cyril

Pastoral Suite NOV

l Courante

l Rondo

Summerland, op. 54 NOV

l Playtime (no. )

Scriabin, Alexander

24 Preludes, op. 11

l two of nos. , , 

Shahi, Saman

Nine Miniatures Based on the Radif CMC

l any three (except Daramad)

Shchedrin, Rodion

l Humoreske

Shostakovich, Dmitri

24 Preludes, op. 34

l Prelude No. 

Sibelius, Jean

Ten Pieces, op. 24 B&H

l Romance (no. )

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 9

Somers, Harry

l Strangeness of Heart BER

Southam, Ann

Three in Blue: Jazz Preludes BER

l Three in Blue No. 

Starer, Robert

Five Preludes (in Robert Starer: Album for Piano HAL)

l Prelude No.  and Prelude No. 

Stevens, Halsey

l Notturno (in  x : Piano Music in th Century

America ALF)

Still, William Grant

Seven Traceries WGS

l Cloud Cradles

l Mystic Pool

Szymanowski, Karol

Nine Preludes, op. 1 UNI

l Prelude No. 

Takács, Jenő

l Kleine Sonate, op.  DOB

Wenn der Frosch auf Reisen geht DOB

l Paprika Jancsi (Merry Andrew)

Tanaka, Karen

Water Dance OTT

l rd movement

Tcherepnin, Alexander

Bagatelles, op. 5 ALF; HEU; SCH

l no.  and no. 

l no.  and no. 

l no. 

l no. 

omas, Gary K.

ue Cat and Mouse Tango GKT

urgood, George

l Saturday Night THU

Tse, Roydon

l Moments of Rain TSE

Tsitsaros, Christos

Lyric Ballads HAL

l Sea Breezes

Turina, Joaquín

Cinco danzas gitanas I, op. 55 SAL

l Sacro-Monte (no. )

El circo (The Circus) OTT

l Trapeze Artists (no. )

Cuentos d’España, op. 20

l In the Garden of Murcia (no. ) SAL

Niñeras (Petite suite), op. 21

l Procession of the Tin Soldiers (no. ) SAL

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

l O Polichinelo (Punch) (no. )

Work III, John Wesley

Appalachia

l Take Me Back (no. ) (in Piano Music of Africa and the

African Diaspora,  OUP)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Level 10 Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

one selection from List D

one selection from List E

56 (39)

12 (1)

14 (1)

10 (1)

Technical Requirements

Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list

Technical Tests

24 (17)

Musicianship

Ear Tests

– Intervals

– Chords

– Chord Progressions

– Playback (traditional or improvised)

Sight Reading

– Rhythm

– Playing (traditional or lead sheet reading)

10 (7)

Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100

Theory Examination Corequisites

Level 8 Theory

Level 9 Harmony (or Keyboard Harmony)

Level 9 History

Level 10 Harmony & Counterpoint (or Keyboard Harmony)

Level 10 History

e gures in parentheses in the repertoire section indicate

the marks that will be deducted for any selections that are not

memorized.

Level 10 students who wish to pursue an Associate Diploma

(ARCT) must achieve either an overall mark of 75 or a minimum

of 70 percent in each section of the Level 10 examination. Figures

in bold parentheses indicate the minimum number of marks

required to receive 70 percent.

Please see “Classication of Marks” on p. 119 and “Supplemental

Examinations” on p. 119 for important details regarding Level

10 standing for an Associate Diploma (ARCT) examination

application.

For information on taking the Level 10 Piano examination in two

separate segments, see “Split Level 10 Practical Examinations” on

p. 119.

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare ve contrasting selections: one from each of

List A, List B, List C, List D, and List E. Repertoire selections must

be memorized. Memory marks will be deducted for any repertoire

selections not performed by memory. e program selected should

not exceed 30 minutes in length.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition: Piano Repertoire 10 on the pages

indicated.

List A

Works by J.S. Bach

Title Composer Page

Prelude and Fugue in G sharp

Minor, BWV 863

J.S. Bach 4

Prelude and Fugue in G Major,

BWV 884

J.S. Bach 8

Overture in the French Style,

BWV 831: Sarabande and Echo

J.S. Bach 12

English Suite No. 4 in F Major,

BWV 809: Allemande

and Gigue

J.S. Bach 15

List B

Classical Repertoire

Sonata in F Major, op. 10,

no. 2: I and II

Beethoven 20

Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31

(complete)

Haydn 30

Fantasia in C Minor, K 475 W.A. Mozart 40

CONTENTS

Level 10

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Andante espressivo, op. 15, no. 3 C. Schumann 50

Prelude in C sharp Minor, op. 45 Chopin 54

Bridal Procession, op. 19, no. 2 Grieg 58

Romance, op. 118, no. 5 Brahms 63

Consolation No. 3 Liszt 66

Impromptu in G at Major,

op. 90, D 899, no. 3

Schubert 70

Aufschwung, op. 12, no. 2 R. Schumann 77

List D

Post-Romantic, Impressionist,

and Early 20th-century Repertoire

Cádiz, op. 47, no. 4 Albéniz 84

Barcarolle, op. 28, no. 1 Beach 88

General Lavine—eccentric Debussy 94

Rialto Ripples Gershwin and

Donaldson

100

Prélude, op. 3, no. 2 Rachmanino 104

Mazurka, op. 50, no. 1 Szymanowski 108

List E

20th- and 21st-century Repertoire

Cassandra’s Dream Domine 110

Nocturne Eckhardt-

Gramatté

113

Dance Dett 120

Solace Joplin 124

Prélude Dela 128

Shimmer Schmidt 132

Reective Rag Zaimont 136

Ricochet Larsen 140

Pas de deux Barber 144

Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm:

No. 2 and No. 4

Bartók 148

Rag-Caprice, op. 78 no. 1 Milhaud 154

Troubled Water Bonds 158

March, op. 12, no. 1 Prokoev 166

Land of the Misty Giants Peterson 170

For a complete list of repertoire from additional sources, see

“Complete Repertoire” on p. 93.

Technical Requirements

Please see “Technical Requirements” on p. 7 and “Technical Tests Examples” on p. 120 for important information regarding this section

of the examination.

Etudes

Students must prepare two technically contrasting etudes from the following list.

ue following selections are found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition: Piano Etudes 10 on the pages indicated.

Title Composer Page

Spring Celebration Chatman 4

Periwinkle Gounod 7

Etude in E at Major, S 136,

no. 7

Liszt 10

Hungarian, op. 39, no. 12 MacDowell 12

Prelude No. 18 in E Major Szymanowska 16

Toccata–Etude Dichler 20

Title Composer Page

Toccatina No. 3 Persichetti 22

Prelude No. 1 in C Major Burge 26

Nouvelle étude no. 1 Chopin 28

Postludium, op. 13, no. 10 Dohnányi 31

Alla reminiscenza, op. 38, no. 8 Medtner 34

A Little Whimsy Moore 36

Students may substitute a popular selection for one of the etudes. See

p. 5 for details.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Technica l Tests

Students must play all patterns from memory.

Keys Played Tempo Note Values

Scales

Four-octave

G , G, A , A, B , B major

F , G, G , A, B , B minor

(harmonic and melodic)

4 octaves

= 120

Separated by a 3rd G , G, A major

4 octaves

= 104

Separated by a 6th A, B , B major

4 octaves

= 104

In Octaves

•solid/blocked

staccato

B , B major

B , B minor (harmonic and melodic)

2 octaves

= 80

•broken

legato

= 92

Chromatic in Octaves

starting on any note from F

to B

2 octaves

= 80

Chords

Tonic Four-note

•broken alternate-note pattern

G , G, A , A, B , B major

F , G, A , A, B , B minor

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

ending with

I–VI–IV–V

–V

8–7

–I progression

= 96

•solid/blocked

= 120

Dominant 7th

•broken alternate-note pattern

G , G, A , A, B , B major

2 octaves

(root position and inversions)

= 96

•solid/blocked

= 120

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

•broken alternate-note pattern

, G, A , A, B , B minor

= 96

•solid/blocked

= 120

Arpeggios

Tonic

G , G, A , A, B , B major

F , G, A , A, B , B minor

4 octaves

(root position and inversions,

either individually or in sequence

starting with root position or any

inversion)

= 92

Dominant 7th G , G, A , A, B , B major

Leading-tone Diminished 7th

, G, A , A, B , B minor

* Broken legato octaves may be substituted for solid/blocked octaves for students with small hands.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Musicianship

Please see “Musicianship” on p. 7 and “Musicianship Examples”

on p. 124 for important information regarding this section of the

examination.

Ear Tests

Intervals

Students will be asked to identify any of the following intervals.

e examiner will play each interval in either melodic form

(ascending or descending) or harmonic form once.

Students may choose to sing or hum any of the following intervals

(ascending or descending). e examiner will play the rst note

once.

Intervals (ascending or descending)

minor 2nd, major 2nd

minor 3rd, major 3rd

perfect 4th

augmented 4th/diminished 5th

perfect 5th

minor 6th, major 6th

minor 7th, major 7th

perfect octave

minor 9th, major 9th

Chords

Students will be asked to identify the quality of the following

chords after the examiner has played the chord in solid/blocked

form, close position once.

Chords Positions

major and minor four-note chords root position, 1st inversion

augmented triad root position

dominant 7th (major–minor 7th) root position

diminished 7th root position

major–major 7th root position

minor–minor 7th root position

Chord Progressions

Students will be asked to identify each chord in a ve-chord

progression in a major or minor key as I, IV, V, VI, or cadential

after the examiner has played the progression twice. In the second

playing, the examiner will pause on each chord for the student to

identify it. e progression will be played in keyboard style and

will begin on the tonic chord.

Major Minor

I, IV, V, vi (root position only) i, iv, V, VI (root position only)

cadential

Playback

Students will be asked to play back a diatonic melody and

harmonize it, using basic harmonic progressions (I, IV, and V) in

solid/blocked chords with the left hand. e examiner will identify

the key and time signature, play the tonic chord once, and play the

melody three times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Approximate

Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant,

upper tonic

any major or

minor key, up to

four sharps or ats

four measures

Students may choose to play back a two-measure opening, complete

the question (antecedent) phrase, and improvise an answer

(consequent) phrase to create an eight-measure contrasting period.

e examiner will identify the key and time signature, play the

tonic chord once, and play the two-measure opening three times.

Beginning Note Keys Time

Signatures

Total Length

tonic, mediant,

dominant,

upper tonic

any major or minor

key up to three

sharps or ats

eight

measures

Sight Reading

Rhythm

For a given melody, students will be asked to:

• Tap a steady beat with their hand or foot for one measure.

• Continue tapping while speaking, tapping, or clapping the

rhythm of the given melody.

A steady pulse and metric accentuation are expected.

Time Signatures Approximate Length

four to six measures

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Playing

Students will be asked to play a passage of music comparable to

Level 7 repertoire.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor

keys, up to ve

sharps or ats

any up to sixteen measures

Students may choose to read a lead sheet (with a melody and

root/quality chord symbols) and realize an accompaniment based

on the chord symbols provided. Harmonic vocabulary will be

aligned with the chords presented for study in Level 10 Harmony

in the eory Syllabus. Students are expected to provide creative

accompaniments appropriate to the style of the given melody.

Keys Time Signatures Approximate Length

major and minor

keys, up to four

sharps or ats

any up to sixteen measures

Complete Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Students must prepare ve contrasting selections: one from each of

List A, List B, List C, List D, and List E. Repertoire selections must

be memorized. Memory marks will be deducted for any repertoire

selections not performed by memory. e program selected should

not exceed 30 minutes in length.

Bullets used to denote selections for examination purposes:

l one selection

uone selection, found in Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition:

Piano Repertoire 10

List A

Works by J.S. Bach

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Capriccio sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo,

BWV 992

l th, th, and th movements

English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807

l Allemande and Gigue

English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809

uAllemande and Gigue

Fantasia and Fugue (fragment) in C Minor, BWV 906

l Fantasia in C Minor

French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814

l Allemande and Gigue

French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816

l Allemande and Gigue

Bach, Johann Sebastian (continued)

French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817

l Allemande and Gigue

Overture in the French Style, BWV 831

uSarabande and Echo

The Well-Tempered Clavier, 1

l Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F sharp Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F sharp Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in A flat Major, BWV 

uPrelude and Fugue in G sharp Minor, BWV 863

l Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B Major, BWV 

The Well-Tempered Clavier, 2

l Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E flat Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in D sharp Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 

uPrelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884

l Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 

List B

Classical Repertoire

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Sonata in F Minor, op. 2, no. 1

l st and nd movements

l rd and th movements

Sonata in C Minor, op. 10, no. 1

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in F Major, op. 10, no. 2

u1st and 2nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in E Major, op. 14, no. 1

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in G Major, op. 14, no. 2

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Clementi, Muzio

Sonata in B at Major, op. 47, no. 2 (op. 24, no. 2 PET)

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Haydn, Franz Joseph

uSonata in E Major, Hob. XVI:31

l Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in C sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in G Minor, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:

Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:19

l st and nd movements

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

uFantasia in C Minor, K 475

Sonata in F Major, K 280 (189e)

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in B at Major, K 281

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in E at Major, K 282 (189g)

l complete

Sonata in C Major, K 309

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in F Major, K 332

l st and nd movements

l nd and rd movements

Sonata in B at Major, K 570

l nd and rd movements

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Alkan, Charles-Valentin

Esquisses, op. 63

Première suite

l Confidence (no. )

Brahms, Johannes

l Ballade in D Minor, op. , no. 

l Ballade in B Major, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in A Major, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in E Major, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in E flat Major, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in B flat Minor, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in C sharp Minor, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in F Minor, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in E Minor, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in C Major, op. , no. 

uRomance in F Major, op. 118, no. 5

Carreño, Teresa

l Le sommeil de l’enfant (Berceuse), op. 

Chabrier, Emmanuel

10 Pièces pittoresques

l Idylle (no. )

l Scherzo-Valse (no. )

Chopin, Frédéric

l Mazurka in A Minor, op. , no. 

l Mazurka in B flat Minor, op. , no. 

l Mazurka in C Major, op. , no.  and Mazurka in

B Minor, op. , no. 

l Mazurka in B Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in B flat Minor, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in F Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in F sharp Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in A flat Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in E Minor, op. posth. , no. 

l Polonaise in C sharp Minor, op. , no. 

l Polonaise in A Major, op. , no. 

l Polonaise in G sharp Minor, op. posth., B 

l Prelude in A flat Major, op. , no. 

uPrelude in C sharp Minor, op. 45

l Waltz in A flat Major, op. , no. 

l Waltz in E Minor, op. posth., B 

Trois écossaises, op. posth. 72, no. 3

l complete

Dvořák, Antonín

Zwei Klavierstücke

l Capriccio in G Minor (no. )

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau

l Ojos criollos, op. 

l Pasquinade (Caprice), op. 

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces, op. 57

l Vanished Days (no. )

Lyric Pieces, op. 65

l Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (no. )

Scenes of Country Life, op. 19

uBridal Procession (no. 2)

→ with repeat

Hensel, Fanny

Lieder für Klavier, op. 8

l Allegro moderato (no. )

l Wanderlied (no. )

Vier Lieder, op. 6

l Andante cantabile (no. )

Jaëll, Marie

Six esquisses romantiques

l Les ombres (no. )

l Contraste (no. )

Lang, Josephine

Lied ohne Worte, op. 35

l Lied ohne Worte (no. )

Liszt, Franz

l Liebestraum No. , S /

Années de pèlerinage, 2, S 161

l Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa

Consolations, S 172

uConsolation No. 3

l Consolation No. 

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Liszt, Franz (continued)

Kleine Klavierstücke, S 192

l Klavierstücke No. 

Valses oubliées, S 215

l Valses oubliée No. 

MacDowell, Edward

Woodland Sketches, op. 51

l To a Water Lily (no. )

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Allegro in E Minor, op. 

l Song without Words, op. , no. 

l Spinning Song, op. , no. 

Schubert, Franz

Moments musicaux, op. 94, D 780

l Andantino (no. )

l Moderato (no. )

Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 90, D 899

l Impromptu in E flat Major (no. )

uImpromptu in G at Major (no. 3)

l Impromptu in A flat Major (no. )

Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 142, D 935

l Impromptu in B flat Major (no. )

l Impromptu in F Minor (no. )

Schumann, Clara

l Romance in E flat Minor, op. , no. 

Quatre pièces fugitives, op. 15

uAndante espressivo (no. 3)

Schumann, Robert

l Arabeske, op. 

l Intermezzo, op. , no. 

Fantasiestücke, op. 12

uAufschwung (no. 2)

Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op. 26

l Intermezzo (no. )

Novelletten, op. 21

l no.  or no. 

Waldszenen, op. 82

l Vogels als Prophet (no. )

Szymanowska, Maria

l Nocturne in B flat Major

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

12 morceaux, op. 40

l Mazurka in C Major (no. )

l Au village (no. )

l Valse in A flat Major (no. )

l Danse russe (no. )

l Rêverie interrompue (no. )

18 morceaux, op. 72

l Passé lointain (no. )

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich (continued)

The Seasons, op. 37b

l February (The Carnival) (no. )

l July (The Reaper’s Song) (no. )

l August (The Harvest) (no. )

l November (In the Troika) (no. )

l December (Christmas) (no. )

Six morceaux, op. 19

l Capriccioso in B flat Major (no. )

List D

Post-Romantic, Impressionist,

and Early 20th-century Repertoire

Albéniz, Isaac

Cantos de España, op. 232

l Córdoba (no. )

Suite española, op. 47

uCádiz (no. 4)

Alférak, Achille

l Sérénade levantine, op. , no. 

Beach, Amy

l A Hermit Thrush at Eve, op. , no.  (in Music for

Piano,  HIL)

Four Sketches, op. 15

l In Autumn (no. )

Trois morceaux caractéristiques, op. 28

uBarcarolle (no. 1) (in Music for Piano, 1 HIL)

Bonis, Mel.

Cinq pièces pour piano

l Desdémona, op. 

l Mélisande, op. 

l Viviane, op. 

Boulanger, Lili

Trois morceaux

l Cortège (no. )

Chaminade, Cécile

l Nocturne in B Major, op. 

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel

l The Bamboula, op. , no.  (in Piano Music of Africa

and the African Diaspora,  OUP)

Debussy, Claude

l La plus que lente

Deux arabesques

l Arabesque No. 

l Arabesque No. 

Children’s Corner

l Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (no. )

l The Snow is Dancing (no. )

Pour le piano

l Sarabande

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Debussy, Claude (continued)

Préludes, 1

l Danseuses de Delphes (no. )

l Des pas sur la neige (no. )

l La sérénade interrompue (no. )

Préludes, 2

l Feuilles mortes (no. )

l Bruyères (no. )

uGeneral Lavine–eccentric (no. 6)

l Hommage à S. Pickwick, Esq. (no. )

Suite bergamasque

l Prélude (no. )

l Menuet (no. )

l Clair de lune (no. )

l Passepied (no. )

Dett, R. Nathaniel

Magnolia Suite

l Magnolias (no. )

l The Place Where the Rainbow Ends (no. )

Falla, Manuel de

l Danza del molinero (Dance of the Miller), from El

sombrero de tres picos CHS

l Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance), from El

amor brujo CHS

Fauré, Gabriel

l Barcarolle No.  in A minor, op. 

l Barcarolle No.  in A flat Major, op. 

Préludes, op. 103

l one of nos. , –

Gershwin, George, and Will Donaldson

uRialto Ripples

→ with repeats

Gries, Charles T.

Roman Sketches, op. 7 SCH

l Clouds (no. )

Howe, Mary

l Nocturne SCH

Ibert, Jacques

l Le vent dans les ruines LED

Janáček, Leoš

V mlhách (In the Mists) BAR

l any two

Melnyk, John

Preludes for Piano, op. 3 MRZ

l Prelude No. 

Palmgren, Selim

24 Preludes, op. 17

l The Sea (no. ) MSL

Poulenc, Francis

l Pastourelle, from L’éventail de Jeanne HEU

l Trois mouvements perpétuels CHS; MAS

Cinq impromptus CHS; MAS

l any two

Poulenc, Francis (continued)

Huit Nocturnes HEU

l Nocturne in C Major (Sans traîner) (no. )

l Nocturne in E flat Major (no. )

Trois novelettes CHS

l no.  or no. 

Rachmanino, Sergei

10 Preludes, op. 23

l Prelude in F sharp Minor (no. )

l Prelude in A flat Major (no. )

l Prelude in G flat Major (no. )

13 Preludes, op. 32

l Prelude in F Major (no. )

l Prelude in A Minor (no. )

Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3

l Elégie (no. )

uPrélude (no. 2)

l Mélodie (no. )

l Sérénade (no. )

Morceaux de salon, op. 10

l Humoresque (no. )

Ravel, Maurice

Le tombeau de Couperin DUR; PET

l Prélude

Scriabin, Alexander

24 Preludes, op. 11

l Prelude No.  and Prelude No. 

l Prelude No.  and Prelude No. 

Deux poèmes, op. 32

l Poème in F sharp Major (no. )

l Poème in D Major (no. )

Szymanowski, Karol

Mazurkas, op. 50 UNI

uMazurka (no. 1)

l no.  or no. 

Toch, Ernest

Burlesken, op. 31 OTT

l Der Jongleur (no. )

List E

20th- and 21st-century Repertoire

Alberga, Eleanor

l Fizz ALB

l If the Silver Bird Could Speak ALB

Alston, Lettie Beckon

Four Rhapsodies for Solo Piano HBC

l Dream Waltz (no. )

Aperans, Dace

Dos Suenos BAL

l Cantiga

Baiocchi, Regina Harris

l Azuretta BAI

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Balter, Marcos

l Dreamcatcher BLT

Barber, Samuel

Souvenirs: Ballet Suite, op. 28 SCH

l Waltz (no. )

uPas de deux (no. 3)

Bartók, Béla

14 Bagatelles, op. 6 EMB

l Bagatelle No. 

15 Hungarian Peasant Songs UNI

l nos. –

Mikrokosmos, 6

Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm

uDance No. 2 (no. 149) and Dance No. 4 (no. 151)

l two of nos. , , , 

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56

l complete

Three Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, op. 84 B&H

l Rondo No. 

Behrens, Jack

l Hommage à Chopin CMC

l Léger CMC

Bissell, Keith

l Variations on a Folk Song WAT

Bolcom, William

The Garden of Eden (in Complete Rags for Piano EBM)

l Old Adam (no. )

Three Ghost Rags EBM

l Graceful Ghost Rag

Bonds, Margaret

Spiritual Suite ALF

uTroubled Water

Two Works for Solo Piano HIL

l Fugal Dance

Burleigh, Harry T.

From the Southland

l A New Hidin’ Place (no. )

Chatman, Stephen

Preludes for Piano, 4 ECS

l Nocturne

l Shimmering Wings

Cheatham, Wallace McClain

Three Preludes for Piano, op. 3

l Didn’t it Rain (no. ) (in Piano Music of Africa and the

African Diaspora,  OUP)

Copland, Aaron

l The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique) ALF;

B&H

Four Piano Blues B&H

l any two

Del Tredici, David

Three Gymnopedies B&H

l My Goldberg (no. )

Dela, Maurice

l Hommage BER

La vieille capitale BER

uPrélude: Veille sous la porte Saint-Jean

Dello Joio, Norman

Suite for Piano SCH

l th movement

Deshavov, Vladimir

l The Rails, op. 

Dett, R. Nathaniel

In the Bottoms

uDance (Juba)

Domine, James

Suite No. 2 for Piano Solo EAP

uCassandra’s Dream

l Scherzo: The Music Lesson

Donkin, Christine

Peace Country CMC

l In Summer

Dun, Tan

Eight Memories in Watercolor SCH

l three of Staccato Beans, Blue Nun, Red Wilderness,

Floating Clouds

Duncan, Martha Hill

The Sunken Garden RLP

l The River

l The Theatre

Dutilleux, Henri

Au gré des ondes LED

l th movement: Mouvement perpétual

Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen

From My Childhood, 1 WAT

l “V”: Valse chromatique

From My Childhood, 2 WAT

uNocturne

Gardiner, Mary

l Synergy CMC

Ginastera, Alberto

l Malambo, op.  RIC

l Rondo sobre temas infantiles argentinos, op.  B&H

Danzas argentinas, op. 2

l Danza de la moza donosa (no. )

Höstman, Anna

l Low Tide CMC

l Nocturne for E.S. CMC

Hovhaness, Alan

l Macedonian Mountain Dance, op. , no.  PET

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Johnson, Alexander

Two Jazz Impromptus SET

l Jazz Impromptu 

Jones II, Arlington J.

Jazz Expressions KJO

l Falsely Accused

l My Garden in the Countryside

l Ya’ Childhood Days

Joplin, Scott

uSolace

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

l Variations in A Minor, op. , no.  SCH

24 Preludes, op. 38 SCH

l no. 

l no.  and no. 

l no.  and no. 

Sonatina in C Major, op. 13, no. 1 B&H; SCH

l nd and rd movements

Kafui, Kenneth

l Pentanata No.  VNM

Kaprálová, Vítězslava

April Preludes, op. 13

l Prelude No. 

l Prelude No. 

l Prelude No. 

Kay, Ulysses

Two Impromptus FIS

l Impromptu No. 

Khachaturian, Aram

l Toccata SCH

Masquerade Suite HAL

l Waltz (no. )

King, Betty Jackson

l Spring Intermezzo (in Black Women Composers HIL)

Kinney, L. Viola

l Mother’s Sacrifice (in Black Women Composers HIL)

La Montaine, John

l Toccata, op.  BRD

Larsen, Libby

uRicochet LAR

Lemay, Robert

Six Ushebtis CMC

l nos. –

León, Tania

Two Preludes (in Black Women Composers HIL)

l Sorpresa (Surprise) (no. )

l Pecera (Aquarium) (no. )

Liebermann, Lowell

l Nocturne No. , op.  PRE

Mansouri, Afarin

Abstracts CMC

l Impressions (no. )

McIntyre, David L.

l En forme RSM

l Pickled Pink RSM

l Three Preludes RSM

l Toccata RSM

Messiaen, Olivier

Huit préludes pour piano DUR

l La colombe (no. ) and Plainte calme (no. )

Milhaud, Darius

Three Rag Caprices, op. 78

uRag-Caprice (no. 1)

Mompou, Federico

Cancións y danzas EBM

l Canción y danza VI

Suburbis SAL

l El carrer, el guitarrista, i el vell cavall (no. )

Morel, François

Deux études de sonorité BER

l Étude No. 

Morlock, Jocelyn

l The Jack Pine CMC

Muczynski, Robert

Six Preludes, op. 6 (in Muczynski: Collected Piano Pieces

SCH)

l Prelude No.  and Prelude No. 

Nobles, Jordan

l Zephyrus CMC

Papineau-Couture, Jean

l Idée DOM

Payette, Alain

Deux petites ballades pour piano CMC

l Petite ballade No. 

Pentland, Barbara

l Shadows (Ombres) AVO

Pépin, Clermont

l Trois pièces pour la légende dorée CMC

Peterson, Oscar

Canadiana Suite HAL

l Hogtown Blues (no. )

uLand of the Misty Giants (no. 8)

Picker, Tobias

l Old and Lost Rivers OTT

Price, Florence B.

Dances in the Canebrakes

l Nimble Feet (in Piano Music of Africa and the African

Diaspora,  OUP)

CONTENTS LEVEL

Level 10

Prokoev, Sergei

l March, from The Love for Three Oranges, op. ,

no.  B&H

Sonatina, op. 54, no. 2 B&H

l st movement

l rd movement

Ten Pieces, op. 12

uMarch (no. 1)

l Prelude in C Major (no. )

Schmidt, Heather

uShimmer ENP; CMC

Schoenberg, Arnold

l Six Little Piano Pieces, op.  BMP

Siegmeister, Elie

Sonata No. 1 (“American”) FIS

l st movement

Shostakovich, Dmitri

24 Preludes, op. 34

l two of nos. , , , , , 

Three Fantastic Dances, op. 5

l complete

Smith, Hale

l Evocation PET

Smith, Linda Catlin

l The View from Here CMC

Southam, Ann

Four Bagatelles BER

l no.  and no. 

Rivers (second set) CMC

l one of Rivers I–VIII

Stone, Court

l Mist CST

l Old Country Suite CST

Sunabacka, Karen

l Hiding CMC

Takács, Jenő

l Toccata, op.  DOB

Wadsworth, Zachary

Three Fantasies ZRW

l Intermezzo (Two by Two) (no. )

Zaimont, Judith Lang

Two Rags for Solo Piano HBC

uReective Rag (no. 1)

CONTENTS LEVEL

100

Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer

e Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer is the

culmination of e RCM Certicate Program in piano

performance. e practical examination is evaluated as a concert

performance. Candidates are expected to perform with condence,

communicating the essence of the music while demonstrating a

command of the instrument. A deep understanding of the stylistic

and structural elements of each repertoire selection is expected.

ARCT in Piano, Performer Requirements Marks

Repertoire

one selection from List A

one selection from List B

one selection from List C

one selection from List D

one selection from List E

one selection from List F

100

Total possible marks (pass = 70) 100

Prerequisite

Level 10 Piano comprehensive certificate

Theory Examination Prerequisites

Level 8 Theory

Level 9 Harmony (or Keyboard Harmony)

Level 9 History

Level 10 Harmony & Counterpoint (or Keyboard Harmony)

Level 10 History

Theory Examination Corequisites

ARCT Harmony & Counterpoint (or Keyboard Harmony)

ARCT Analysis

ARCT History

Candidates are strongly recommended to study for at least two

years after passing the Level 10 examination.

Candidates must achieve an Honors standing (70 percent) in order

to be awarded an Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer.

For descriptions of performance marks, please see “Classication

of Marks” on p. 119.

Repertoire

Please see “Repertoire” on p. 4 for important information regarding

this section of the examination.

Candidates must prepare six contrasting selections by memory: one

from each of List A, List B, List C, List D, List E, and List F. Any

selections not performed by memory will receive a mark of zero.

Each bulleted item (l) represents one selection for examination

purposes. Unless otherwise indicated, candidates should prepare

the complete work.

e examiner may stop the performance if it exceeds the allotted

time of 60 minutes.

List A

Works by J.S. Bach

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor,

BWV 

l Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 

l French Suite No.  in C Minor, BWV 

l French Suite No.  in E flat Major, BWV 

l Italian Concerto, BWV 

l Suite in A Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in F sharp Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in C Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in D Major, BWV 

l Toccata in D Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in E Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in G Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in G Major, BWV 

English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806

l Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue

English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807

l Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue

English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808

l Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue

English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810

l Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue

English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811

l Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue

Partita No. 1 in B at Major, BWV 825

l Praeludium, Sarabande, and Gigue

Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826

l Sinfonia

l Allemande, Sarabande, and Capriccio

Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827

l Fantasia, Sarabande, and Gigue

Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828

l Overture and one additional movement

Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829

l Praeambulum, Sarabande, and Gigue

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830

l Toccata

The Well-Tempered Clavier, 1

l Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E flat Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in E flat Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B flat Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 

ARCT in Piano, Performer

CONTENTS

ARCT in Piano, Performer

101

Bach, Johann Sebastian (continued)

The Well-Tempered Clavier, 2

l Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F sharp Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in F sharp Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in A flat Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in G sharp Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B flat Minor, BWV 

l Prelude and Fugue in B Major, BWV 

List B

Classical Sonatas

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Sonata in A Major, op. , no. 

l Sonata in C Major, op. , no. 

l Sonata in D Major, op. , no. 

l Sonata in C Minor, op.  (“Pathétique”)

l Sonata in B flat Major, op. 

l Sonata in A flat Major, op. 

l Sonata in C sharp Minor, op. , no.  (“Moonlight”)

l Sonata in D Major, op. 

l Sonata in G Major, op. , no. 

l Sonata in D Minor, op. , no.  (“Tempest”)

l Sonata in E flat Major, op. , no. 

l Sonata in C Major, op.  (“Waldstein”)

l Sonata in F Major, op. 

l Sonata in F Minor, op.  (“Appassionata”)

l Sonata in F sharp Major, op. 

l Sonata in E flat Major, op. a (“Les adieux”)

l Sonata in E Minor, op. 

l Sonata in A Major, op. 

l Sonata in E Major, op. 

l Sonata in A flat Major, op. 

Clementi, Muzio

l Sonata in B Minor, op. , no. 

Haydn, Franz Joseph

l Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in A flat Major, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in E flat Major, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:

l Sonata in E flat Major, Hob. XVI:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Sonata in D Major, K 

l Sonata in A Minor, K 

l Sonata in D Major, K 

l Sonata in A Major, K 

l Sonata in B flat Major, K 

l Sonata in C Minor, K 

l Sonata in F Major, K 

Schubert, Franz

l Sonata in A Minor, op. , D 

l Sonata in G Major, op. , D 

l Sonata in A Major, op. , D 

l Sonata in A Minor, op. , D 

l Sonata in A Minor, op. , D 

l Sonata in B flat Major, op. posth., D 

List C

Romantic Repertoire

Alkan, Charles-Valentin

l Le festin d’Ésope, op. , no. 

l Le tambour bat aux champs, op. bis

Balakirev, Mily

l The Lark, transc. from Mikhail Glinka

Brahms, Johannes

l Ballade in D Major, op. , no. 

l Ballade in G Minor, op. , no. 

l Capriccio in F sharp Minor, op. , no.  and

Capriccio in B Minor, op. , no. 

l Capriccio in C sharp Minor, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in A Minor, op. , no.  and

Intermezzo in A Major, op. , no. 

l Intermezzo in E flat Minor, op. , no. 

l Rhapsody in B Minor, op. , no. 

l Rhapsody in G Minor, op. , no. 

l Rhapsody in E flat Major, op. , no. 

l Scherzo in E flat Minor, op. 

Chopin, Frédéric

l Ballade in G Minor, op. 

l Ballade in F Major, op. 

l Ballade in A flat Major, op. 

l Ballade in F Minor, op. 

l Barcarolle in F sharp Major, op. 

l Berceuse in D flat Major, op. 

l Fantaisie in F Minor, op. 

l Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp Minor, op. 

l Impromptu in F sharp Major, op. 

l Nocturne in C sharp Minor, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in D flat Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in G Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in C Minor, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in E flat Major, op. , no. 

l Nocturne in B Major, op. , no. 

l Polonaise in F sharp Minor, op. 

l Polonaise in A flat Major, op. 

l Rondo in E flat Major, op. 

l Scherzo in B Minor, op. 

l Scherzo in B flat Minor, op. 

l Scherzo in C sharp Minor, op. 

l Scherzo in E Major, op. 

l Waltz in E flat Major, op. 

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102

Dédé, Edmond

l Méphisto masqué

Franck, César

l Prélude, choral, et fugue

Glinka, Mikhail

l Variations on Alyabyev’s Romance “The

Nightingale”

Liszt, Franz

l Ballade No.  in B Minor, S 

l Liebestraum No. , S /

l Mephisto Waltz No.  (Episode from Lenau’s poem

“Faust”), S 

l Polonaise No.  in E Major, S /

l Le rossignol, S / (transc. from Alexandre

Alabieff)

Années de pèlerinage, 1, S 160

l Au bord d’une source

Années de pèlerinage, 2, S 161

l Sonetto  del Petrarca

l Sonetto  del Petrarca

l Sonetto  del Petrarca

l Sposalizio

Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S 173

l Funérailles (no. )

Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 244

l any one (except nos. , , )

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Andante con variazioni, op. 

l Rondo capriccioso, op. 

l Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, op. , no. 

l Scherzo in E Minor, op. , no. 

l Variations sérieuses, op. 

Schubert, Franz

Drei Klavierstücke, D 946

l no.  or no. 

Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 90, D 899

l Impromptu in C Minor (no. )

Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 142, D 935

l Impromptu in F Minor (no. )

Schumann, Clara

l Romance in G Minor, op. , no. 

l Romance in A flat Major, op. , no. 

l Romance in G Minor, op. , no. 

Schumann, Robert

l Abegg Variations, op. 

l Papillons, op. 

Fantasiestücke, op. 12

l In der Nacht (no. )

l Traumes-Wirren (no. )

Fantasiestücke, op. 111

l no.  or no. 

Novelletten, op. 21

l no.  or no. 

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

l Dumka, op. 

18 morceaux, op. 72

l Tendres reproches (no. )

l Danse caractéristique (no. )

l Scherzo-fantaisie (no. )

List D

Post-Romantic, Impressionist,

and Early 20th-century Repertoire

Albéniz, Isaac

Asturias HEN

l Leyenda

Cantos de España, op. 232 HEN

l Seguidillas

Iberia Suite, 1 HEN

l El Puerto

Iberia Suite, 2 HEN

l Triana

Iberia Suite, 3 HEN

l El Albaicín

Beach, Amy

l Ballade, op.  (in Music for Piano,  HIL)

Bonis, Mel.

l Omphale, op. 

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel

l Moorish Dance, op. 

Debussy, Claude

l Ballade

l L’isle joyeuse

Estampes

l Pagodes (no. )

l La soirée dans Grenade (no. )

l Jardins sous la pluie (no. )

Images, 1

l Reflets dans l’eau (no. )

l Hommage à Rameau (no. )

l Mouvement (no. )

Images, 2

l Cloches à travers les feuilles (no. )

l Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (no. )

l Poissons d’or (no. )

Pour le piano

l Prélude (no. )

l Toccata (no. )

Préludes, 1

l Le vent dans la plaine (no. )

l Les collines d’Anacapri (no. )

l Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest (no. )

l La cathédrale engloutie (no. )

l La danse de Puck (no. )

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Debussy, Claude (continued)

Préludes, 2

l Brouillards (no. )

l La puerta del vino (no. )

l Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses (no. )

l La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune (no. )

l Feux d’artifice (no. )

Decaux, Abel

Clairs de lune

l La cimetière (no. )

Dohnányi, Ernő

Four Pieces, op. 2 DOB; KAL

l Capriccio in B Minor (no. )

Four Rhapsodies, op. 11 DOB; KAL

l Rhapsody in F sharp Minor (no. )

l Rhapsody in C Major (no. )

l Rhapsody in E flat Minor (no. )

Fauré, Gabriel

l Barcarolle No.  in F sharp Minor, op. 

l Barcarolle No.  in E flat Major, op. 

l Barcarolle No.  in D flat Major, op. 

l Impromptu No.  in F Minor, op. 

l Impromptu No.  in A flat Major, op. 

l Nocturne No.  in E flat Minor, op. 

l Nocturne No.  in E flat Major, op. 

l Nocturne No.  in B flat Major, op. 

l Nocturne No.  in D flat Major, op. 

l Valse caprice No.  in A Major, op. 

l Valse caprice No.  in D flat Major, op. 

l Valse caprice No.  in G flat Major, op. 

l Valse caprice No.  in A flat Major, op. 

Gershwin, George

l Three Preludes ALF

Granados, Enrique

Escenas románticas SAL; SCH

l no.  or no. 

Goyescas KAL; SAL

l El fandango de candil (no. )

l La maja y el ruiseñor (no. )

Gries, Charles T.

Fantasy Pieces, op. 6 MAS

l Barcarolle (no. )

l Notturno (no. )

l Scherzo (no. )

Roman Sketches, op. 7 SCH

l The White Peacock (no. )

l The Fountain of the Acqua Paola (no. )

Honegger, Arthur

Trois pièces SAL

l Hommage à Ravel (no. ) and Danse (no. )

Hopekirk, Helen

l Romance in A Minor

MacDowell, Edward

l Witches’ Dance, op. , no. 

Medtner, Nikolai

l Fairy Tale, op. , no.  B&H

Poulenc, Francis

l Intermezzo in A flat Major DUR

l Presto en si-bémol SAL

l Suite in C Major () CHS

Napoli SAL

l rd movement: Caprice italien

Promenades (1921) CHS

l any four

Trois pièces HEU

l Toccata (no. )

Rachmanino, Sergei

13 Preludes, op. 32

l one of nos. , , , , 

Morceaux de fantasie, op. 3

l Polichinelle (no. )

Ten Preludes, op. 23

l one of nos. , –

Ravel, Maurice

l Jeux d’eau DUR; PET

l Sonatine DUR; PET

l Valses nobles et sentimentales

Gaspard de la nuit DUR

l Ondine

Miroirs DUR: PET

l Noctuelles (no. )

l Oiseaux tristes (no. )

l Une barque sur l’océan (no. )

l Alborada del gracioso (no. )

l La vallée des cloches (no. )

Le tombeau de Couperin DUR; PET

l Toccata

Rodrigo, Joaquín

l Suite for Piano () OTT

Scott, Cyril

l Notturno, op. , no. 

l Rainbow Trout OTT

Scriabin, Alexander

Deux poèmes, op. 32

l Poème No.  and No. 

Sévérac, Déodat de

l Baigneuses au soleil SAL

List E

20th- and 21st-century Repertoire

Abels, Michael

l Iconoclasm SUB

Adams, John

l China Gates SCH

CONTENTS LEVEL

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104

Agócs, Kati

l Ambrosiana AGO

Alberga, Eleanor

l Jamaican Medley ALB

Alston, Lettie Beckon

Four Rhapsodies for Piano VIV

l Toccata (no. )

Anhalt, István

l Fantasia BER

Babajanian, Arno

l Poem MUZ

Baiocchi, Regina Harris

l Tightrope BAI

Barber, Samuel

l Ballade, op.  SCH

l Nocturne (Homage to John Field), op.  SCH

Excursions, op. 20 SCH

l any two

Bartók, Béla

l Allegro barbaro B&H; UNI

l Sonatina ALF; EMB

Mikrokosmos, 6 B&H

l two of nos. , , 

l Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (nos. –)

Out of Doors, BB 89 UNI

l two movements

Suite, op. 14 UNI

l three movements

Three Burlesques, op. 8c EMB

l two burlesques

Two Elegies, op. 8b EMB

l no.  or no. 

Two Roumanian Dances, op. 8a B&H

l no.  or no. 

Berg, Alban

l Sonata, op.  HEN; UNI

Berio, Luciano

Six Encores UNI

l any two

Binkerd, Gordon

Essays for Piano B&H

l any two

Bolcom, William

Nine Bagatelles (1996) EBM

l five consecutive bagatelles

Bresnick, Martin

l Ishi’s Song FIS

Buczynski, Walter

l Aria and Toccata PLA

Burge, John

l Everything Waits for the Lilacs CMC

24 Preludes for Solo Piano BUR

l Prelude No.  in B flat Minor (The Hummingbird)

Camilleri, Charles

l Sonatina No.  RBT

Cardy, Patrick

l Silver and Shadow CMC

Champagne, Claude

l Quadrilha brasileira BER

Chatman, Stephen

Preludes for Piano, 4 ECS

l Mountain Spirit

Copland, Aaron

l Passacaglia B&H

Coulthard, Jean

l Image astrale AVO

l Image terrestre () AVO

Creston, Paul

l Prelude and Dance No. , op.  SHA

Crumb, George

l Processional PET

Cunningham, Arthur

l Engrams PRE

Current, Brian

l Sungods CMC

Danielpour, Richard

The Enchanted Garden (Preludes, 1) SCH

l any two

Daugherty, Michael

l Monk in the Kitchen B&H

Davis, Anthony

l Middle Passage SCH

Dun, Tan

Eight Memories in Watercolor SCH

l Missing Moon, Herdboy’s Song, Ancient Burial, and

Sunrain

Dutilleux, Henri

Trois préludes LED

l Le jeu des contraires

Ferguson, Howard

l Five Bagatelles, op.  B&H

Finney, Ross Lee

l Sonata No.  in D Minor () PRE

Fol, Alexandra

l Preludes, op.  CMC

Fox, Donal

l Three Chords from T.J.’s Intermezzi DFX

CONTENTS LEVEL

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105

Gardiner, Mary

l Polarities CMC

Garland, Peter

Walk in Beauty FPM

l two of: Walk in Beauty, Turquoise Trail, Lightning

Flash, Calling Home My Shadow

Ginastera, Alberto

l Danzas argentinas, op.  DUR

l Suite de danzas criollas, op.  B&H

Goddard, Chris

l Prelude () GOD

Gougeon, Denis

Six thèmes solaires MGP; CMC

l Piano-Soleil

Green, Brittany J.

l Portraits GRN

Guida, Massimo

l Fantasia sopra sei temi di Puccini CMC

l Invenzione per pianoforte CMC

Hailstork, Adolphus

l Eight variations on “Shalom Chevarim” TTP

Harman, Chris Paul

l After Schumann HMN

l After Schumann II HMN

l After Schumann III HMN

Hemphill, Julius

l Parchment SUB

Hétu, Jacques

l Ballade, op.  DOM

l Variations pour piano, op.  BER

Higdon, Jennifer

l Secret & Glass Gardens LDN

13 Ways of Looking at The Goldberg PET

l The Gilmore Variation

Hindemith, Paul

Suite 1922, op. 26 OTT

l th movement

Ho, Vincent

Three Scenes of Childhood PME; CMC

l any two

Ireland, John

Decorations S&B

l Island Spell (no. )

Jaque, Rhené

l Deuxième suite BER

Joachim, Otto

l L’eclosion BER

Johnson, Alexander

Two Jazz Impromptus SET

l Jazz Impromptu 

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

l Sonata No.  in F Major, op.  INT; SCH

24 Preludes, op. 38 SCH

l two of nos. , , , , 

Kay, Ulysses

Two Impromptus FIS

l Impromptu No. 

Kendall, Hannah

l Processional KDL

Kennan, Kent

l Three Preludes SCH

Kernis, Aaron Jay

Before Sleep and Dreams SCH

l nd movement: Play Before Sleep

l th movement: Before Sleep and Dreams

Kuzmenko, Larysa

l In Memoriam to Victims of Chernobyl PLA

Lambro, Phillip

l Toccata for Piano TRG

Night Pieces for Piano TRG

l two of nos. –

Lau, Kevin

12 Scenes from Childhood CMC

l Varley and Robie (no. )

l Nicobobinus (no. )

l Climbing the Dragon’s Back (no. )

León, Tania

l Momentum PER

Liebermann, Lowell

Gargoyles, op. 29 PRE

l any two

Louie, Alexina

l Fastforward CMC

l I leap through the sky with stars ALF

Scenes from a Jade Terrace (1996) CMC

l Southern Sky

l Warrior

Mathieu, André

12 pièces pour piano seul EOB

l Été canadien

Matton, Roger

l Trois préludes DOM

McIntyre, David L.

l Butterflies & Bobcats PAL

l Chasing Nathaniel RSM

l Transmissions RSM; CMC

l A Wild Innocence RSM

CONTENTS LEVEL

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106

Messiaen, Olivier

Huit préludes pour piano DUR

l Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste (no. )

l Le nombre léger (no. )

l Les sons impalpables du rêve (no. )

l Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu (no. )

l Un reflet dans le vent (no. )

Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus DUR

l Regard de la vierge (no. )

l Regard du silence (no. )

Mompou, Federico

l Scènes d’enfants SAL

Moore, Undine Smith

l Before I’d be a Slave (in Black Women Composers HIL)

Morawetz, Oskar

l Scherzo B&H

l Toccata

Mozetich, Marjan

Three Pieces for Piano Solo (2012) CMC

l any one

Muczynski, Robert

l Desperate Measures (Paganini Variations), op. 

PRE

Nancarrow, Conlon

l Prelude and Blues

l Sonatina PET

Ndodana-Breen, Bongani

Flowers in the Sand (in Piano Music of Africa and the African

Diaspora, 4 OUP)

l part  and part 

Papineau-Couture, Jean

Suite pour piano BER

l th movement: Rondo

Pentland, Barbara

l Studies in Line BER

l Toccata BER

Pépin, Clermont

l one movement

Suite pour piano CMC

l one movement

Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor

l Toccata LKM (in Piano Music of Africa and the

African Diaspora,  OUP)

Persichetti, Vincent

Poems for Piano, 2, op. 5 PRE

l no. , no. , and no. 

Price, Florence B.

l Clouds SCH

Prokoev, Sergei

l Sonata No.  in A Minor, op.  B&H

l Toccata, op.  MAS

Four Pieces, op. 4 MAS

l Diabolical Suggestion

l two of Elan, Despair, Reminiscences

Sarcasms, op. 17 MAS

l two consecutive movements

Ten Pieces, op. 12

l Scherzo (no. )

Visions fugitives, op. 22 B&H; SCH

l five consecutive movements

Psathas, John

l Jettatura PME

Ran, Shulamit

l Ballade PRE

Rao, Huang

l Red Rain RIC

Rival, Robert

Six Pieces CMC

l Scherzo, March, and one additional piece

Rochberg, George

l Nach Bach PRE

Rorem, Ned

l Barcarolles PET

Roumain, Daniel Bernard

l Jam! SUB

Sancan, Pierre

l Toccata DUR

Say, Fazil

l Paganini Jazz OTT

Schmidt, Heather

l Night Rainbow ENP; CMC

l Solus ENP; CMC

Sgroi, Laura

l Up and Down Dubstep CMC

→ for solo piano

Shchedrin, Rodion

Ten Piano Pieces SCH

l Basso Ostinato

Shostakovich, Dmitri

24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87 PET

l one Prelude and Fugue (except nos. , , )

Skarecky, Jana

l Tekarra CMC

Smith, Linda Catlin

l Zart CMC

Somers, Harry

l Sonata No.  (“Testament of Youth”) BER

l Three Sonnets BER

CONTENTS LEVEL

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Still, William Grant

Three Visions WGS

l Summerland (no. )

l Radiant Pinnacle (no. )

Stravinsky, Igor

l Piano-Rag-Music CHS

Sunabacka, Karen

l our inner lives were entwined…embroidered with

the same pattern SKA

Tajčević, Marko

Balkantanze OTT

l five consecutive movements

Tse, Roydon

l Circus Varations TSE

l Nocturnal TSE

Vladigerov, Pancho

Trois pièces, op. 15 UNI

l any one

Wadsworth, Zachary

Three Fantasies ZRW

l Capriccio (Three by Three) (no. )

Walker, George

l Prelude and Caprice LKM

Wallen, Errollyn

l Louis’ Loops PET

l More Light WAL

Webern, Anton

l Variations, op.  UNI

Yi, Chen

l Bamboo Song PRE

l Plum Blossom PRE

List F

Concert Etudes

Adams, H. Leslie

26 Etudes for Solo Piano, 1 ACA

l Etude in C sharp Minor (no. )

Alkan, Charles-Valentin

l Étude de vélocité, op. , no. 

l Toccatina in C Minor, op. 

12 études dans tous les tons majeurs, op. 35

l one of nos. , , , 

Arensky, Anton

l Esquisses, op. , no. 

12 Etudes, op. 74

l one of nos. , , , , , 

Baiocchi, Regina Harris

Two Piano Etudes

l Etude No.  (in Black Women Composers HIL)

Bartók, Béla

Three Etudes, op. 18 B&H

l any one

Beach, Amy

Four Sketches, op. 15

l Fireflies (no. ) (in Music for Piano,  HIL)

Bowen, York

l Toccata, op.  JWL

Chaminade, Cécile

l Toccata, op.  ENO

Études de concert, op. 35

l any one

Chin, Unsuk

12 Piano Etudes B&H

l Toccata (no. )

Chopin, Frédéric

Études, op. 10

l any one

Études, op. 25

l any one (except no. )

Coulthard, Jean

Four Etudes for Piano BER

l any one

Debussy, Claude

12 études DUR

l any one

Diemer, Emma Lou

l Toccata HIL

Dohnányi, Ernő

Six Concert Etudes, op. 28 EMB

l no.  and no. 

Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen

From My Childhood, 2 WAT

l Étude de concert

Gilmore, Leila Adu

Colour Wheel GIL

l four of: Clear Stream, Rags, Quip, Mirage, Woods,

Danse, Hope and Fear

Ho, Vincent

The Supervillain Etudes PME

l any one

Jaëll, Marie

Six esquisses romantiques

l Toccata (no. )

Jaque, Rhené

l Étude et fantaisie CMC

Kapustin, Nikolai

Eight Concert Etudes, op. 40 ARM; PRH

l any one

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Lavallée, Calixa

l Le papillon (The Butterfly) WIL

Ligeti, György

Études pour piano, 1 OTT

l any one

Liszt, Franz

Études d’exécution transcendante, S 139

l any one

Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S 140

l any one (except no. : “La Chasse”)

Grandes études de Paganini, S 141

l Étude No.  in G sharp Minor (“La campanella”)

Trois études de concert, S 144

l any one

Zwei Konzertetüden, S 145

l Waldesrauschen (no. )

l Gnomenreigen (no. )

Lutosławski, Witold

Two studios for Piano CHS

l no.  or no. 

MacDowell, Edward

l Étude de concert, op.  OTT

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Étude in F Minor

l Perpetuum mobile, op. 

Three Preludes, op. 104a

l any one

Three Etudes, op. 104b

l any one

Morel, François

Deux études de sonorité BER

l Étude No. 

Moscheles, Ignaz

Charakteristische Studien, op. 95 KAL

l one of nos. , , 

Moszkowski, Moritz

15 études de virtuosité, op. 72 (“Per aspera”) ALF; SCH

l any one (except nos. , , –)

Drei Koncert-Etuden, op. 24

l no. 

Huit morceaux caractéristiques, op. 36

l Etincelles (no. )

Sechs Phantasiestücke, op. 52

l La jongleuse (no. )

Muczynski, Robert

l Toccata, op. 

Onovwerosuoke, Fred

24 Studies in African Rhythms AFR

l one of nos. , , 

Prokoev, Sergei

Four Etudes, op. 2

l any one

Rachmanino, Sergei

Études-tableaux, op. 33 B&H

l any one (except no. )

Études-tableaux, op. 39 B&H

l any one

Saint-Saëns, Camille

Six études, op. 52

l one of nos. –, , 

Six études, op. 111

l any one

Schumann, Robert

Six Etudes d’après des caprices de Paganini, op. 10

l any one

Scriabin, Alexander

12 Etudes, op. 8

l any one

Eight Etudes, op. 42

l one of nos. , , , , 

Four Pieces, op. 56

l Étude (no. )

Three Pieces, op. 49

l Étude (no. )

Shahi, Saman

l Etude No.  CMC

Sokolović, Ana

l Trois études B&H

Stravinsky, Igor

Four Etudes, op. 7

l any one

Szymanowski, Karol

Four Etudes, op. 4 UNI

l one of nos. –

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

l Etude in G Major, op. , no. 

Weber, Carl Maria von

l Momento capriccioso in B flat Major, op. 

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Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Pedagogy

For current information on the Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Pedagogy requirements, please visit rcmusic.com/syllabi.

Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer

e Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer is intended

for candidates who wish to further rene their artistry and seek

additional performance and evaluation opportunities beyond

the Associate Diploma (ARCT). e examination is evaluated

as a professional concert performance. Candidates are expected

to demonstrate a masterful command of the instrument and

communicate an understanding of the stylistic and structural

elements of each repertoire selection with interpretive insight and a

mature musical personality.

LRCM in Piano, Performer Requirements Marks

Repertoire

no mark breakdown

100

Total possible marks (pass = 70) 100

Prerequisite

Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano, Performer

Theory Examination Corequisite

None

Candidates must achieve an Honors standing (at least 70 percent)

in order to be awarded the Licentiate Diploma. (LRCM) in Piano,

Performer.

For descriptions of performance marks, please see “Classication

of Marks” on p. 119.

Prerequisites

Candidates wishing to complete the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM)

in Piano, Performer must have completed the Associate Diploma

(ARCT) in Piano, Performer, including the theory examination

corequisites, prior to registering for the LRCM examination.

Registration Process

Candidates for the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano,

Performer examination must complete the Licentiate Registration

Form (available online) and submit it along with their Examination

Program Form (included in the registration package) to e Royal

Conservatory by the examination registration deadline. Candidates

should present the approved program form to the examiners.

Evaluation

Licentiate examinations will be evaluated by two senior members

of the College of Examiners. Candidates will receive a written

critique of their performance along with an overall mark.

e nal grade for this examination will be a mark out of 100.

Candidates must achieve an Honors standing (70 percent) in order

to be awarded a Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer.

ree general areas, approximately equal in importance, will be

taken into account in the assessment: technique, artistry, and

presentation.

Examination Program

Candidates must prepare a program that includes at least three

contrasting musical styles, one of which must be from the Baroque

or Classical era (including Beethoven). Other style designations

include: Romantic Repertoire; Late 19th- and Early 20th-century

Repertoire; and 20th- and 21st-century Repertoire. Note that

several works are listed by genre rather than by style period in the

Repertoire Lists. Candidates who choose to perform a concerto

must play a complete concerto chosen from the Repertoire

Lists. All concertos must be played with piano accompaniment.

Candidates must provide their own collaborative pianist. Recorded

accompaniments are not permitted. Longer tutti passages must be

abbreviated.

e artistic balance of the program will be considered in the nal

assessment.

Examination Program Time Limit

e maximum length of the examination is 75 minutes. Candidates

will be expected to perform a program that is at least 60 minutes in

length. e examiner may stop the performance if the time exceeds

75 minutes.

Student’s Choice Selections

Candidates may include one extended Student’s Choice selection

or up to three brief Student’s Choice selections (with a total playing

time of up to 15 minutes) from any historical style period. e

substitute repertoire selection(s) must be equal in diculty and

musical quality to the works listed in the Repertoire Lists.

e mark for the examination will include an assessment of the

appropriateness of any Student’s Choice selection(s). Candidates

should indicate the Student’s Choice selection(s) on the Examination

Program Form.

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Memorization

Memorization of repertoire is compulsory. Exceptions may

be made for complex 20th- and 21st-century works in either

traditional or non-traditional notation. Candidates must use their

own judgement in deciding whether to perform such works with

the score.

Da Capo Signs and Repeats

When performing repertoire at a Licentiate Diploma (LRCM)

examination, candidates should observe da capo and dal segno signs.

At the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) level, repeats may be observed

at the candidate’s discretion, within the allotted time.

Program

Candidates are required to present a formal typed program at the

examination. Five marks will be deducted for candidates who do

not present a typed program.

For more information on applying for the Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in

Piano, Performer examination, visit rcmusic.com.

Repertoire Lists

Each bulleted item (l) represents one selection for examination

purposes. Unless otherwise indicated, candidates should prepare

the complete work.

Baroque Repertoire

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l English Suite No.  in A Major, BWV 

l English Suite No.  in A Minor, BWV 

l English Suite No.  in G Minor, BWV 

l English Suite No.  in E Minor, BWV 

l English Suite No.  in D Minor, BWV 

l Overture in the French Manner, BWV 

l Partita No.  in B flat Major, BWV 

l Partita No.  in C Minor, BWV 

l Partita No.  in A Minor, BWV 

l Partita No.  in D Major, BWV 

l Partita No.  in G Major, BWV 

l Partita No.  in E Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in F sharp Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in C Minor, BWV 

l Toccata in D Major, BWV 

l Toccata in D Minor, BWV 

Handel, George Frideric

l Suite in D Minor, HWV 

l Suite in E Minor, HWV 

l Suite in E Major, HWV 

l Suite in G Minor, HWV 

l Suite in G Minor, HWV 

Sonatas

Alkan, Charles-Valentin

l Sonatine, op. 

Barber, Samuel

l Sonata, op.  SCH

Bartók, Béla

l Sonata, BB  B&H

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Sonata in E flat Major, op. 

l Sonata in C Major, op.  (“Waldstein”)

l Sonata in F Minor, op.  (“Appassionata”)

l Sonata in E flat Major, op. a (“Les adieux”)

l Sonata in A Major, op. 

l Sonata in E Major, op. 

l Sonata in A flat Major, op. 

l Sonata in C Minor, op. 

Berg, Alban

l Sonata, op.  HEN

Boulez, Pierre

l Sonata No.  UNI

l Sonata No.  DUR

Brahms, Johannes

l Sonata No.  in F sharp Minor, op. 

l Sonata No.  in F Minor, op. 

Buczynski, Walter

l Sonata No.  (“Dźwięki”) CMC

Carter, Elliott

l Sonata (rev. ) MEC

Chaminade, Cécile

l Sonata in C Minor, op. 

Chopin, Frédéric

l Sonata in B flat Minor, op. 

l Sonata in B Minor, op. 

Copland, Aaron

l Sonata B&H

Coulthard, Jean

l Sonata No.  CMC

Dello Joio, Norman

l Sonata No.  FIS

Dutilleux, Henri

l Sonata, op.  DUR

Finney, Ross Lee

l Sonata No.  in E Major PET

Ginastera, Alberto

l Sonata No. , op.  B&H

Goodyear, Stewart

l Piano Sonata GYR

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Grieg, Edvard

l Sonata in E Minor, op. 

Hailstork, Adolphus

l Sonata No.  LKM

l Sonata No.  PRE

l Sonata No.  PRE

Harbison, John

l Sonata No.  SCH

Haydn, Franz Joseph

l Sonata in E flat Major, Hob. XVI:

Hétu, Jacques

l Sonata, op.  DOM

Hindemith, Paul

l Sonata No.  in A Major OTT

l Sonata No.  in G Major

l Sonata No.  in B flat Major OTT

Ives, Charles

l Sonata No.  PER

Sonata No. 2 (“Concord, Mass., 1840–1860”) SCH

l complete or one of st, nd, th movements

Kabalevsky, Dmitri

l Sonata No.  in F Major, op. 

Kenins, Talivaldis

l Sonata No.  CMC

l Sonata No.  CMC

Kirchner, Leon

l Sonata OTT

Krenek, Ernst

l Sonata No. , op.  UNI

Liebermann, Lowell

l Sonata No. , op.  PRE

Liszt, Franz

l Sonata in B Minor, S 

McIntyre, David L.

l Sonata No.  RSM

Miller, Michael R.

l Sonata “To a Hero Now” CMC

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Sonata in D Major, K 

l Sonata in C Minor, K 

→ with or without Fantasia in C Minor, K 475

l Sonata in D Major, K 

Persichetti, Vincent

l Sonata No.  ELV

Price, Florence B.

l Sonata in E Minor SCH

Prokoev, Sergei

l Sonata No.  in D Minor, op. 

l Sonata No.  in C Minor, op. 

l Sonata No.  in A Major, op. 

l Sonata No.  in B flat Major, op. 

l Sonata No.  in B flat Major, op. 

Schnittke, Alfred

l Sonata No.  SIK

Schubert, Franz

l Sonata in C Minor, D 

l Sonata in A Major, D 

l Sonata in B flat Major, D 

l Sonata in E flat Major, op. posth. , D 

Schumann, Clara

l Sonata in G Minor

Schumann, Robert

l Sonata No.  in F sharp Minor, op. 

l Sonata No.  in G Minor, op. 

Scriabin, Alexander

l Sonata No. , op. 

l Sonata No. , op. 

l Sonata No. , op.  (“White Mass”)

l Sonata No. , op.  (“Black Mass”)

Sessions, Roger

l Sonata No.  EDW

l Sonata No.  EDW

Shchedrin, Rodion

l Sonata No.  OTT

Shostakovich, Dmitri

l Sonata No.  in B Minor, op.  SIK

Stravinsky, Igor

l Sonata B&H

Tippett, Michael

l Sonata No.  OTT

l Sonata No.  OTT

Vine, Carl

l Sonata No.  CHS

Walker, George

l Sonata No.  LKM

l Sonata No.  LKM

l Sonata No.  LKM

Weinzweig, John

l Sonata CMC

Wuorinen, Charles

l Sonata No.  PET

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Variations and Fantasies

Bach, Johann Sebastian

l Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor,

BWV 

l Goldberg Variations, BWV 

Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann

l Fantasia in D Major, Fk 

l Fantasia in D Minor, Fk 

l Fantasia in E Minor, Fk 

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Fifteen Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme

(“Eroica Variations”), op. 

l Thirty-two Variations on an Original Theme,

WoO 

Brahms, Johannes

l Variations and Fugue on a Theme by G.F. Handel,

op. 

l Variations on a Theme by R. Schumann, op. 

Carter, Elliott

l Night Fantasies SCH

Chatman, Stephen

l Black and White Fantasy CMC

Chopin, Frédéric

l Fantaisie in F Minor, op. 

l Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat Major, op. 

Copland, Aaron

l Piano Fantasy B&H

l Piano Variations B&H

Corigliano, John

l Etude Fantasy SCH

l Fantasia on an Ostinato SCH

Crumb, George

l Gnomic Variations PET

Fauré, Gabriel

l Thème et variations, op.  HEN

Gellman, Steven

l Fantasia on a Theme of Robert Schumann CMC

Grieg, Edvard

l Ballade in Form von Variationen über eine

norwegische Melodie, op.  HEN

Gubaidulina, Soa

l Chaconne SIK

Haydn, Franz Joseph

l Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:

Hétu, Jacques

l Variations pour piano, op.  CMC

Lesage, Jean

l Fantasia stravagante CMC

Liszt, Franz

Années de pèlerinage, 1, S 161

l Fantasia quasi sonata (“Dante Sonata”), no. 

Martino, Donald

l Fantasies and Impromptus DAT

l Piano Fantasy DAT

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Variations sérieuses, op. 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Adagio in B Minor, K 

l Rondo in A Minor, K 

l Variations on a Menuett by Jean Pierre Duport,

K 

Rachmanino, Sergei

l Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op. 

Schubert, Franz

l Fantasy in C Major (“Wanderer-fantasie”), op. ,

D 

Schumann, Clara

l Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann, op. 

Schumann, Robert

l Fantasie on C Major, op. 

l Variations on An Original Theme (Ghost variations),

WoO 

Szymanowski, Karol

l Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, op.  UNI

Weber, Carl Maria von

l Fantasia (Variations), op.  EDW

Romantic Repertoire

Balakirev, Mily

l Islamey HEN

Brahms, Johannes

l Vier Klavierstücke, op. 

Chopin, Frédéric

l Allegro de concert, op. 

l Andante spianato et grand polonaise brillante, op. 

l Ballade in G Minor, op. 

l Ballade in F Minor, op. 

l Ballade in F Minor, op. 

l Barcarolle in F sharp Major, op. 

l Polonaise in A flat Major, op. 

l Polonaise in F sharp Minor, op. 

l Scherzo in C sharp Minor, op. 

l Scherzo in E Major, op. 

24 Préludes, op. 28

l complete

Franck, César

l Prélude, aria, et final, M  HEN

l Prélude, choral, et fugue, M  HEN

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Liszt, Franz

l Die Lorelei, S  (transc.)

l Mephisto Waltz No. , S 

l Oh, quand je dors, S  (transc.)

l Rhapsodie espagnole, S 

l Widmung, S  (transc. from Robert Schumann)

Années de pèlerinage, 1 S 160

l Vallée d’Obermann, no. 

Grandes études de Paganini, S 141

l Étude No.  in G sharp Minor (“La campanella”)

Légendes, S 175

l St. François d’Assise: La prédication aux oiseaux

l St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots

Mussorgsky, Modest

l Pictures at an Exhibition

Schumann, Robert

l Carnaval, op. 

l Davidsbündlertänze, op. 

l Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op. 

l Humoresque, op. 

l Kinderszenen, op. 

l Kreisleriana, op. 

l Papillons, op. 

l Symphonic Etudes, op. 

l Toccata in C Major, op. 

Novelletten, op. 21

l Novelette in F sharp Minor (no. )

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

l Dumka, op. 

Post-Romantic, Impressionist, and

Early 20th-century Repertoire

Albéniz, Isaac

Iberia Suite, 3 HEN

l El polo

l Lavapiés

Iberia Suite, 4 HEN

l Eritaña

l Jerez

l Málaga

Debussy, Claude

l L’isle joyeuse

Estampes

l complete

Images, 1

l complete

Images, 2

l complete

Pour le piano

l complete

Decaux, Abel

Clairs de lune

l La ruelle (no. )

Fauré, Gabriel

l Ballade in F sharp Major, op. 

l Barcarolle No.  in F sharp Minor, op. 

Granados, Enrique

l Allegro de concierto SAL; UNM

Goyescas KAL; SAL

l Los requiebros (no. )

l El pelele (no. )

Rachmanino, Sergei

Études-tableaux, op. 33 B&H

l no.  or no. 

Ravel, Maurice

Gaspard de la nuit DUR

l complete

Miroirs DUR: PET

l complete or Une barque sur l’océan or Alborada

del gracioso

Le tombeau de Couperin DUR; PET

l complete or Toccata

l Valses nobles et sentimentales

Scriabin, Alexander

l Allegro de concert, op.  MPB

l Three Etudes, op. 

l Valse, op.  MPB

l Vers la flamme, op.  HEN

Sévérac, Déodat de

l Baigneuses au soleil SAL

Szymanowski, Karol

12 Etudes, op. 33

l complete

Four Etudes, op. 4 UNI

l two or more etudes

Masques, op. 34 UNI

l one or more

20th- and 21st-century Repertoire

Adams, John

l Phrygian Gates

Adams, John Luther

l Tuk iliit CHS

Agócs, Kati

l Ambrosiana AGO

Anderson, T.J.

l Boogie Woogie Fantasy ACA

Aperans, Dace

l Cimbalom BAL

Babbitt, Milton

l Partitions and/or Post-Partitions

l Tableaux PET

CONTENTS LEVEL

LRCM in Piano, Performer

114

Bartók, Béla

l Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs,

op.  B&H

l Out of Doors, BB  UNI

Three Etudes, op. 18 B&H

l two or more etudes

Behrens, Jack

l The Feast of Life CMC

Bell, Allan Gordon

Nebulae

l Orion or Helix

Berio, Luciano

l Cinque variazoni ZRB

l Petite suite pour piano (in Berio Family Album UNI)

l Sequenza IV UNI

Boulez, Pierre

l Douze notations UNI

Cage, John

Music of Changes PET

l one or two of books –

Carter, Elliott

l Two Diversions B&H

Chan, Ka Nin

l In Search of… CMC

Chin, Unsuk

12 Piano Etudes B&H

l nos. –

Crumb, George

l Five Pieces for Piano PET

l Processional PET

Current, Brian

l Piano Piece No.  (Leaps of Faith) CRR

l Far Beyond Things Finite CRR

Dallapiccola, Luigi

l Quaderno musicale di Annalibera ZRB

DiCastri, Zosha

l Dux CMC

l The Thinking Eye CMC

Dutilleux, Henri

l Trois préludes LED

Evangelista, José

l Nuevas monodias españolas CMC

Feldman, Morton

l Last Pieces PET

l Piano () UNI

Ferguson, Sean

Marées–Strates–Envolées

l Marées CMC

Fol, Alexandra

l Piano Etudes CMC

Forsyth, Malcolm

Tre toccate per pianoforte

l Chopi (no. ) CMC

Fox, Donal

l Four Chords from T.J.’s Intermezzi DFX

Garant, Serge

l Pièce pour piano no.  (“Cage d’oiseau”) BER

Goddard, Chris

l Nocturne GOD

l Elegy GOD

Hall, Emily

l From Stillness CMC

Harley, James

l Flung Loose Into the Stars CMC

Helps, Robert

l Trois Hommages PET

Hétu, Jacques

l Petite suite, op.  DOM

Hindemith, Paul

l Sonata No.  OTT

Ho, Alice Ping Yee

l Aeon CMC

l Garage CMC

l Solus CMC

Ho, Vincent

l Reflections in the Water ALK

Ives, Charles

l Three-Page Sonata PRE

Jolivet, André

l Mana: Six pièces pour piano JOB

Kapustin, Nikolai

Three Impromptus for Piano, op. 66

l complete or any one

Kenins, Talivaldis

l Schumann Paraphrases and Fugue CMC

Kernis, Aaron Jay

l Superstar Etudes No.  and No.  SCH

Kocsár, Miklós

l Improvisations EMB

Kondo, Jo

l Metaphonesis UYM

Koprowski, Peter Paul

l Rhapsody on a Theme of Brahms CMC

Kulesha, Gary

Four Fantastic Landscapes CMC

l one or more

CONTENTS LEVEL

LRCM in Piano, Performer

115

Lee III, James

l Fantasía rítmica SUB

León, Tania

l Going... Gone HAL

l Mistica PER

l Rituál PER

Liebermann, Lowell

l Gargoyles, op.  PRE

Ligeti, György

l Musica ricercata OTT

Études pour piano OTT

l one or two of books –

Lokumbe, Hannibal

l John Brown and Blue (in The Carnegie Hall

Millenium Piano Book B&H)

Louie, Alexina

l Put on Your Running Shoes CMC

l Scenes from a Jade Terrace CMC

l Starstruck CMC

Martin, Frank

Huit préludes pour le piano UNI

l three or more

Martirano, Salvatore

l Cocktail Music LIN

McIntyre, David L.

l Butterflies & Bobcats PAL

l Slam Dunk Dancing RSM

Messiaen, Olivier

Quatre études de rhythme DUR

l complete or any one

Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus DUR

l one of nos. , , , , , , 

Miyoshi, Akira

Chaînes ZEN

l any one

Moore, Dorothy Rudd

l Dream and Variations ACA

Morawetz, Oskar

l Fantasy, Elegy and Toccata CMC

Morlock, Jocelyn

l Corybantic CMC

Mozetich, Marjan

Three Pieces for Piano CMC

l complete or any one

Muczynski, Robert

l Masks, op.  PRE

Mumford, Jerey

l Fragments from the Surrounding Evening PRE

Murphy, Kelly-Marie

l Let Hands Speak CMC

Aural Techtonics CMC

l rd movement: Jagged Little Pieces

Nancarrow, Conlon

l Two Cannons for Ursula B&H

Palej, Norbert

l For All That We Have Lost CMC

Seven River-Views (in Ten Pieces for Piano CMC)

l any two

Three Caprices (“Matisse’s Jazz”) (in Ten Pieces for Piano

CMC)

l any two

Papineau-Couture, Jean

l Nuit DOM

l Suite pour piano DOM

Payette, Alain

Trois Ballades CMC

l La passionnée (no. )

Pentland, Barbara

l Horizons CMC

l Small Pieces for a Shrinking Planet CMC

Perle, George

l Ballade PET

Six Etudes GAL

l complete or any one

Six New Etudes GAL

l complete or any one

Poulenc, Francis

l Le soirées de Nazelles DUR

Pousseur, Henri

l Caractères I UNI

Prokoev, Sergei

l Sarcasms, op.  MAS

Rasul-Hakim, Talib

l Sound-gone B&B

Ricketts, Matthew

l Melodia CMC

Ritz, Liam

l Drei Klavierstucke CMC

Rival, Robert

l Six Pieces CMC

Rochberg, George

12 Bagatelles PRE

l six or more

CONTENTS LEVEL

LRCM in Piano, Performer

116

Rzewski, Frederic

l The Days Fly By (in the Carnegie Hall Millenium

Piano Book B&H)

Four Piano Pieces ZEN

l one or more

l The Turtle and the Crane SPM; IMSLP

Schmidt, Heather

l Nebula CMC

l Sprint CMC

Schoenberg, Arnold

l Five Pieces, op.  HAN

l Suite for Piano, op.  BMP

Sessions, Roger

Five Pieces for Piano PRE

l three or more

Sheng, Bright

l My Song SCH

Singleton, Alvin

l Cinque OTT

l In My Own Skin OTT

Sokolović, Ana

l Danses et interludes B&H

l Prelude and Fugue for GG B&H

Southam, Ann

l Rivers VII (third set) CMC

Glass Houses CMC

l any one

Stravinsky, Igor

l Serenade in A B&H

l Trois movements de Pétrouchka B&H

Sunabacka, Karen

l Curlicue CMC

l Falling Water CMC

Takemitsu, Tōru

l For Away SAL

l Rain Tree Sketch OTT

l Rain Tree Sketch II OTT

l Les yeux clos SAL

l Les yeux clos II OTT

Tower, Joan

No Longer Very Clear AMP

l one or more movements

Vasks, Pēteris

Fantasia: Landscapes of the Burnt-out Earth OTT

l one or more movements

Vivier, Claude

l Pianoforte CMC

l Shiraz CMC

Wallen, Errollyn

l Greenwich Variations WAL

l Lines WAL

Widmann, Jörg

l Idyll and Abyss OTT

Wijeratne, Dinuk

l Colour Study in Rupak Taal WIJ

Wolpe, Stefan

l Form TON

Xenakis, Iannis

l Herma B&H

l Mists SAL

Yun, Isang

l Fünf Stücke für Klavier B&B

Concertos

Barber, Samuel

l Piano Concerto, op.  SCH

Bartók, Béla

l Piano Concerto No.  UNI

l Piano Concerto No.  UNI

Beethoven, Ludwig van

l Piano Concerto No.  in C Major, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in C Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in G Major, op. 

Carter, Elliott

l Piano Concerto AMP

Chopin, Frédéric

l Piano Concerto No.  in E Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in F Minor, op. 

l Rondo à la Krakowiak, op. 

Copland, Aaron

l Piano Concerto B&H

Debussy, Claude

l Fantasie pour piano et orchestre JOB

Franck, César

l Variations symphoniques SCH

Gershwin, George

l Concerto in F Major ALF

l Rhapsody in Blue ALF

Ginastera, Alberto

l Piano Concerto No. , op.  B&H

Goodyear, Stewart

l Callaloo Suite GYR

Grieg, Edvard

l Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 

Liszt, Franz

l Hungarian Fantasy, S 

l Piano Concerto No.  in E flat Major, S 

l Piano Concerto No.  in A Major, S 

l Totentanz, S 

CONTENTS LEVEL

LRCM in Piano, Performer

117

MacDowell, Edward

l Piano Concerto No.  in D Minor, op. 

Mendelssohn, Felix

l Capriccio Brillant, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in G Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in D Minor, op. 

Menotti, Gian Carlo

l Piano Concerto in F Major RIC

Morawetz, Oskar

l Piano Concerto No.  CMC

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

l Piano Concerto in D Minor, K 

l Piano Concerto in C Minor, K 

l Piano Concerto in C Major, K 

Poulenc, Francis

l Concerto pour piano et orchestre SAL

Prokoev, Sergei

l Piano Concerto No.  in D flat Major, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in G Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in C Major, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in G Major, op. 

Rachmanino, Sergei

l Piano Concerto No.  in F sharp Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in C Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in D Minor, op. 

l Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 

Ravel, Maurice

l Concerto pour la main gauche

l Piano Concerto in G Major

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai

l Piano Concerto in C sharp Minor, op.  MPB

Saint-Saëns, Camille

l Piano Concerto No.  in G Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in C Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in F Major, op. 

Schumann, Robert

l Introduction and Allegro Appassionato, op. 

l Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 

Scriabin, Alexander

l Piano Concerto in F sharp Minor, op.  MPB

Shostakovich, Dmitri

l Piano Concerto No.  in C Minor, op. 

l Piano Concerto No.  in F Major, op. 

Strauss, Richard

l Burleske in D Minor

Stravinsky, Igor

l Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra

l Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

l Piano Concerto No.  in B flat Minor, op. 

Weber, Carl Maria von

l Concert Piece in F Minor, op. 

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Reference

Table of Marks

Elementary Intermediate Advanced Diploma

Prep A–B Levels 1–4 Levels 5–7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 ARCT

Performer

LRCM

Performer

Repertoire 66 56 56 56 56 56 (39) 100 100

three

selections 60

(20 x 3)

— — — — — — no mark

breakdown

List A 16 16 12 14 (1) 12 (1) 20

List B 18 18 14 16 (1) 14 (1) 25

List C — 16 16 12 14 (1) 10 (1) 15

List D — — — 12 12 (1) 10 (1) 15

List E — — — — — 10 (1) 15

Concert Etudes — — — — — — 10

Memory 6 (2 x 3) 6 (2 x 3) 6 (2 x 3) 6 (1.5 x 4) — — — —

Technical

Requirements

14 24 24 24 24 24 (17) — —

Etudes — 12 12 12 12 12 — —

Technical Tests 14 12 12 12 12 12 — —

Ear Tests 10 10 10 10 10 10 (7) — —

Intervals — 2 2 2 2 2 — —

Chords 2 2 2 2 2 2 — —

Chord Progressions — — 2 2 2 2 — —

Clapback 4 2 — — — — — —

Playback 4 4 4 4 4 4 — —

Sight Reading 10 10 10 10 10 10 (7) — —

Rhythm 5 3 3 3 3 3 — —

Playing 5 7 7 7 7 7 — —

TOTALS 100 (pass = 60) 100 (pass = 70)

• In Levels 9 and 10, the figures in parentheses in the repertoire section indicate the marks that will be deducted for any selections that

are not memorized.

• To qualify for the Associate Diploma (ARCT) examination, Level 10 students must achieve either an overall mark of 75 or a minimum

of 70 percent in each section of the examination. (In the Table of Marks, 70-percent figures are given in bold parentheses.)

• Candidates for the Associate Diploma (ARCT) and Licentiate Diploma (LRCM) in Piano, Performer must achieve an overall mark of

70 in order to pass.

CONTENTS

Reference

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Classication of Marks

First Class Honors with Distinction 90–100

First Class Honors 80–89

Honors 70–79

Pass (Levels 1–10) 60–69

Insucient to Pass 50–59

Marking Criteria for Performance

of Repertoire

First Class Honors with Distinction: 90–100

is standing is awarded for exceptional performances that are

condent and communicative, while demonstrating technical

command, insightful awareness of style, and convincing musical

interpretation.

First Class Honors: 80–89

is standing is awarded for performances that are musically

engaging, show thoughtful preparation, and demonstrate technical

security, stylistic understanding, and musical awareness. ere is

quick recovery from any minor slips or brief lapses.

Honors: 70–79

is standing is awarded for performances that are generally secure

and uent, indicate careful preparation, and reect some awareness

of style and musical understanding. ere may be occasional slips

or lapses, with room for further development of technical control

and attention to musical details.

Pass: 60–69

is standing is awarded for performances that exhibit a basic level

of preparation. ere may be slips or lapses, loss of continuity,

unresolved technical issues, and a lack of attention to musical

details. e examiner’s report will identify areas that require

further study and exploration.

Insucient to Pass: 50–59

e performance is a work in progress. ere are many errors, slips,

and stumbles disturbing the continuity. Although some aspects

of the performance may show basic preparation, a satisfactory

performance requires more consistent uency and attention to

both musical elements and markings in the score.

Please note: in cases where the total mark would be under 50, no

mark is assigned. e student receives the examiner’s comments

only: further preparation is deemed necessary for assessment.

Split Level 10

Practical Examinations

Students may choose to take the Level 10 practical examination

in two separate segments: one consisting entirely of repertoire; the

other consisting of technical requirements (including etudes), ear

tests, and sight reading.

• The division of material in the split Level 10 examination

cannot be altered.

• The two segments may be completed in any order.

• Both segments of the split Level 10 examination must

be completed before registering for any supplemental

examinations.

• Both segments of the split Level 10 examination and any

supplemental examinations must be completed within two

years of the initial examination segment.

Students must complete the corequisite theory examinations

within ve years of the initial practical examination segment.

Students who have taken a complete Level 10 examination and

have achieved 70 percent in the repertoire section are permitted

to register for a split Level 10 examination in order to improve

their mark in the technical requirements, ear tests, and sight-

reading sections. e repertoire mark from the complete Level 10

examination will count towards the student’s ocial mark.

Only students who take the complete Level 10 examination

(without the split) will be eligible to receive awards.

Supplemental Examinations

Students seeking to improve their ocial mark for Level 10 may

take up to three supplemental examinations.

• Supplemental examinations must be completed within two

years of the original examination.

• Supplemental examinations are available during regular in-

person examination sessions or remotely at any time.

• Students in Level 10 may repeat any three sections of a practical

examination: repertoire, technical requirements (including

etudes), or musicianship (ear tests and sight reading).

• To be eligible for a supplemental examination in Level 10,

students must have achieved a minimum mark of 65 overall.

Students must complete the corequisite theory examinations

within ve years of the original practical examination.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

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Technical Tests Examples

All scale, chord, and arpeggio patterns required for Preparatory to Level 8 are provided in Technical Requirements for Piano (RCM

Publishing). All patterns must be performed by memory, ascending and descending, with good tone and logical ngering, at a steady

tempo. All scales are to be played legato unless otherwise indicated.

Scales

Pentascales

Two-octave formula pattern

Four-octave formula pattern

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

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Scale in broken legato octaves

Chords

Triad sequence (Preparatory)

Broken triads

Solid/blocked triads with rests (Levels 1–4)

Solid/blocked triads without rests (Levels 5–6)

Dominant 7th chords of major keys, broken and solid/blocked

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

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Leading-tone diminished 7th chords of minor keys, broken and solid/blocked

Four-note chords, broken alternate-note pattern

Dominant 7th and leading-tone diminished 7th chords, broken alternate-note pattern

Arpeggios

Tonic arpeggios

CONTENTS LEVEL

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Dominant 7th and leading-tone diminished 7th arpeggios

Chord Progressions

e following chord progressions are examples only. Other versions using appropriate voice leading are acceptable. Chord progressions in

minor keys should be based on the harmonic minor scale. For example, in Levels 5–6, the minor progression is i–V–i.

I–V–I chord progression (Levels 5–6)

I–IV–V–I chord progression (Level 7)

I–IV–V –I chord progression (Level 8)

I–vi–IV–V –V

8–7

–I chord progression (Levels 9–10)

CONTENTS LEVEL

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Musicianship Examples

Sample ear tests and sight-reading tests for Preparatory A to Level 10 are published in Four Star® Sight Reading and Ear Tests

(RCM Publishing).

Ear Tests: Clapback (examples only)

Preparatory A

Preparatory B

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Ear Tests: Intervals (examples only)

Levels 1–4

Intervals played ascending and descending. Refer to each level for specic intervals.

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

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Levels 5–9

Intervals played in melodic form (ascending or descending) followed by harmonic form. Refer to each level for specic intervals.

Level 10

Intervals played melodic form (ascending or descending) or harmonic form.

Ear Tests: Chords (example only)

Preparatory

Ear Tests: Playback (examples only)

Preparatory A Preparatory B

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

CONTENTS LEVEL

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Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Ear Tests: Playback—Melodic Improvisation (examples only)

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

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Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Ear Tests: Chord Progression (examples only)

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

128

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Sight Reading: Rhythm (examples only)

Preparatory A

Preparatory B

Level 1

CONTENTS LEVEL

Reference

129

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Sight Reading: Playing—Lead Sheet Reading (examples only)

Level 5

Moderato

D A G A D A GAD

Level 6

Allegretto

G D Em Bm

C G Am D7 G

Level 7

Moderato

E A Dm Gm

Cm F Gm Cm F E B

CONTENTS LEVEL

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Level 8

Gm F 7

Andante

Gm Cm/E Gm Cm/E D7 D7/C

Gm/B F B Cm G m/D D7 Gm

Level 9

E B /D

Andante

Cm Gm/B A E /G F B 7

Cm Gm A E F B 7 E

A B A E F B 7 E

Level 10

Tempo di valse

Bm7 E7 A F m Bm7 E7

AA/G F 7 Bm7 E7 A Dmaj7 G 7

C 7 F mE7 A Bm7 E7 A

CONTENTS LEVEL

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Resources

Resources for Examination Preparation

Celebration Series®, Sixth Edition

In order to ensure the ready availability of high-quality examination

materials, RCM Publishing has published the Celebration Series®,

Sixth Edition. is series includes:

• twelve volumes of Repertoire (Preparatory A through Level 10)

with recordings (accessible online)

• ten volumes of Etudes (Levels 1–10)

Visit rcmusic.com/piano for more information.

Technical Tests

e Royal Conservatory of Music Piano Technique Book, 2008

Edition: “e Red Scale Book.” Toronto, ON: e Frederick

Harris Music Co., Limited.

Scales, Chords, and Arpeggios for Piano: “e Brown Scale Book.”

Toronto, ON: e Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, 2002.

First published 1948.

Technical Requirements for Piano, 2015 Edition. 9 vols.

(Preparatory A–Level 8). Toronto, ON: e Frederick Harris

Music Co., Limited, 2015.

Musicianship (Ear Tests and Sight Reading)

Berlin, Boris, and Andrew Markow. Four Star® Sight Reading and

Ear Tests, 2015 Edition. Rev. Laura Beauchamp-Williamson.

12 vols. (Preparatory A−Level 10). Toronto, ON: e Frederick

Harris Music Co., Limited, 2015.

RCM Online Ear Training. rcmusic.com/digital-learning

RCM Online Sight Reading. rcmusic.com/digital-learning

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