Piano Exam Pieces 2021 & 2022 - Initial + CD

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This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM?s Initial Grade Piano syllabus for 2021 & 2022, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Includes a CD recording of the repertoire options. Initial Grade does not replace Prep Test, but it sits alongside it as an alternative assessment. It's designed to allow pianists at the earliest stages of their musical journeys to celebrate their achievement, and is an ideal qualification for those who want a mark as well as helpful feeedback. Initial Grade is available for Practical grades only.


Contents

LIST A
1 Dorothy Parke A Marching Tune: No. 1 from Tunetime
2 Michael Praetorius Gavotte in G: from Terpsichore, arr. Dones
3 Trad. English This old man, arr. Blackwell

LIST B
1 Yvonne Adair The Lost Bone: No. 9 from Little Dog Tales
2 June Armstrong Under the Acacia Tree: from Safari
3 Béla Bartók Dialogue: from First Term at the Piano

LIST C
1 Alan Bullard Dodgems: from Party Time! On Holiday
2 Nikki Iles The Elephant Parade
3 Ivana Loudová Medvídek Usácek: No. 1 from Pohádky na dobrou noc
Editor for ABRSM: Richard Dones
Footnotes: Sally Cathcart and Richard Dones

Other pieces for Initial Grade LIST A
4 Gurlitt Dance (No. 2 from Das Kleines Konzert, Op. 227). Music Pathways: Repertoire, Level 3A (Carl Fischer)
5 Humbert The Black Forest Doll: No. 3 from Allerlei Spielzeug (Schott)
6 Kabalevsky A Little ScJlerzo: No. 6 from 24 Easy Pieces, Op. 39 (Boosey & Hawkes)
7 A. Reinagle Allegretto: No. 9 from 24 Short and Easy Pieces, Op. 1 (Schott) or Pianissimo: Piano Piccolo (Schott)
8 Bertram Schattel Racing Against Each Other (primo part): No. 12 from For Rosalie and Finn (pp. 23-24) (Breitkopf & Hártel) DUET
9 Trad. Irish John Ryan's Polka, arr. Blackwell. Piano Star 2 (ABRSM)
10 Elsie Wells Donkey Ride (from Sea Pictures, Set 1) (primo part). Duets with a Difference: Piano Time Duets, Book 1 (OUP) DUET

LIST B
4 June Armstrong Butterfly (primo part). Piano Star Duets (ABRSM) DUET
5 Pauline Hall The Secret Garden (pedalling optional). Piano Time Pieces 1 (OUP)
6 Alison Mathews Sailing Under a Moonlit Sky (una Gorda optional). Mosaic, Vol. 1 (Editions Música Ferrum)
7 Christopher Norton Enchanted Castle (primo part): No. 6 from The Microjazz Duets Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes) DUET
8 Orff No. 1 (from Two Pieces). From Bartók to Stravinsky (Schott)
9 Satie What the Little Princess Tulip Says (No. 2 from Menus propos enfantins). Satie: Nine Children's Pieces (ABRSM) or Pianissimo: Piano Piccolo (Schott)
10 Pam Wedgwood Whirleybird: No. 2 from Up-Grade! Piano Grades 0-1 (Faber) or Pam Wedgwood: Piano for Fun (Faber)

LIST C
4 Pauline Hall & Paul Drayton Stegosaurus Stomp: from Prehistoric Piano Time (OUP)
5 Heather Hammond Action Stations. Piano Star 2 (ABRSM)
6 Mark Tanner Wonkey Donkey. Piano Star 2 (ABRSM)
7 Alan Haughton Treading Carefully. Piano Time Going Places (OUP)
8 Elton John 1 Just Can't Wait to Be King (from The Lion King), arr. N. & R. Faber (student parta with repeat). Faber Studio Collection: Selections from ShowTime Piano, Level 2A (Faber Piano Adventures) DUET
9 Gerald Martin Boogie No. 1. The Joy of Boogie and Blues (Yorktown Music Press)
10 Jane Sebba The Grand Waltz (primo part). Piano Magic Duets, Book 1 (Collins Music) DUET