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Piano
SYLLABUS / 2008 EDITION

Contents
About Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Register for an Assessment
Letter from Clive Gillinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Letter from Peter Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Assessment Sessions and
Why Choose The Achievement Program? . . . . . . . . . . 6 Registration Deadlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Getting Started in The Achievement Program . . . . . . 7 Online Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Recognition of Achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Repertoire List Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Assessment Regulations
Assessment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Quick Reference: Credits and Refunds for Missed Assessments . . . . . . 118
Assessment Requirements Students with Special Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Assessment Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
The Achievement Program Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Table of Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Academic Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Supplemental Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overview of Academic Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Musicianship Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Technical Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Performance Assessments Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Scales Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
School Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Chords and Arpeggios Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Certificates of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Technical Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Assessment Repertoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Substitutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Triads, Chords, and Arpeggios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cadences and Chord Progressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Thematic Catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Level-by-Level Requirements Resources

Preparatory A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 General Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Preparatory B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 General Reference Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Keyboard Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Level 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Frequently Asked Questions
Level 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Level 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Performance Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Level 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Academic Co-requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Level 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Level 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Performance Assessment Day
Level 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Checklist for Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Level 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Associate Diploma in Piano Performance . . . . . . . . . . 99
Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Elementary Piano Pedagogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Intermediate Piano Pedagogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Advanced Piano Pedagogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
About Us
Inspire the desire to aspire.

MUSIC IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST TOOLS FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
Carnegie Hall and The Royal Conservatory have partnered to launch The Carnegie Hall
Royal Conservatory Achievement Program, to promote and expand musical activity and
make music a central part of the daily lives of all Americans.
Music has the power to change lives, build strong communities, and enrich societies.
Ultimately, people turn to music to form a deep connection with others and to satisfy their
abiding need for meaning.
The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program provides a recognized

national standard of success in music study through an effectively sequenced course from
beginner to advanced levels. The program inspires excellence through individual student
assessments and allows students to track their progress with others across the country.
All students in the United States deserve the opportunity to celebrate their musical
achievements nationally. Join the growing community of teachers, students, and families
who are discovering the benefits of The Achievement Program as it enriches their lives!
The Achievement Program offers a flexible program with comprehensive assessments that
include:
• Preparatory Levels
• Levels 1–10
• Associate diplomas in performance and pedagogy
• Licentiate diploma in performance for piano
Student Certificates are awarded for the successful completion of each level. Certificates of
Excellence are also awarded for outstanding achievement.
The Achievement Program provides comprehensive publications and tools for music and
arts educators and their students, including detailed syllabi, repertoire lists, and innovative
teaching resources. These resources, published by Frederick Harris Music, support teachers
and students in the study of piano, flute, guitar, violin, and voice, as well as the academic
subjects of theory, harmony, analysis, history, and pedagogy. In addition, Frederick Harris
Music publishes related resources for musicianship including aural skills, sight reading, and
technique. With more than 100 years of experience in the industry, their publications are of
the highest quality. Frederick Harris Music’s award-winning materials such as Celebration
Series Perspectives® have earned a reputation as an internationally proven standard of
excellence.
Find out more at www.TheAchievementProgram.org.
About Us
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One of the greatest
© PETER MURPHY 2008

concert halls in the
world, Carnegie Hall
has set the standard for
musical excellence.
From Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Since the moment it opened its doors in 1891, Carnegie Hall has represented
Mahler, and Bartók a sense of aspiration, setting an international standard for artistic excellence that
to George Gershwin, has inspired musicians across generations to become the best they can be.
Billie Holiday, Benny
Goodman, Judy Garland, Today, we work to uphold this tradition in everything we do—from collaborations
and The Beatles, every with the world’s greatest artists to extensive music education programs that
form of music has filled
reach more than 170,000 people around the world and another 100,000 online.
Carnegie Hall—the only
As an institution, we want to look to the future and encourage people from all
prerequisite: that it be
the finest.
walks of life to engage with great music. With these values in mind, it’s been our
pleasure to partner with The Royal Conservatory of Music to create The Carnegie
With a commitment to Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program. This new initiative is designed to
broad-reaching music raise the bar for students and teachers nationwide, meaningfully supporting their
education programs
ongoing musical development and spirit of discovery.
delivered through its
Weill Music Institute,
By establishing a commonly understood set of standards for people studying
Carnegie Hall has
expanded its reputation
music across the US, this national program will create engaging new ways for
beyond that of one of students to measure their progress, motivating them to work toward greater
the world’s finest concert musical accomplishments. The Achievement Program will also assist parents
venues, becoming an who seek a better understanding of their children’s level of performance and
organization determined musical growth, while supporting teachers through opportunities for high-quality
to make music available professional development and program resources.
to young Americans and
people around the world. Working with dedicated educators like you, The Achievement Program can have
a major, positive impact on independent music instruction in our country—
creating aspirational opportunities, raising standards, celebrating excellence, and
supporting the needs of students, parents, and teachers.
We invite you to join us. We’re only at the beginning of something new and truly
exciting that we hope will make an ever increasing contribution to music and
people’s lives in the future.
Clive Gillinson
Executive and Artistic Director
Carnegie Hall
Letter from Clive Gillinson

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The Royal Conservatory

of Music is one of
SHIN SUGINO
the largest and most
respected music
educational institutions
in the world.
The mission of The Royal Conservatory of Music is to develop human potential
through music and the arts. The Royal Conservatory has pursued this mission for Providing the definitive
125 years and in so doing has created a diverse set of programs founded on the standard in music
conviction that music and the arts are our greatest tools for learning. education through
assessment, performance,
and teacher education,
Today more than 600,000 people in over fourteen countries use these programs
the programs of The
each year. They have a profound impact upon the development of children in Royal Conservatory have
their early years, empower youth at risk, help students attain higher academic had a substantial impact
achievement in schools, promote wellness among the elderly, and support the upon the lives of millions
strength and success of communities. of people globally. The
Royal Conservatory has
Our belief in the transformative power of the arts and the many benefits that helped to train a number
would flow to the nation through greater participation in music study led us to a of great artists including
partnership with the leading icon of excellence in musical performance—Carnegie Glenn Gould, Oscar
Hall. Peterson, David Foster,
Sarah McLachlan, Angela
The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program is based upon a Hewitt, and Diana Krall.
proven system of learning and assessment that will advance the study of music and Motivated by its powerful
foster musical excellence across the United States. mission to develop
human potential through
By creating national standards for excellence and inspiring commitment and music and the arts, The
progress, The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program will be a key Royal Conservatory has
contributor to the future success of music education in the United States. emerged over the last
two decades as a leader
in the development of
We invite all teachers to learn more about The Achievement Program and how
arts-based programs that
we will support your essential work in promoting music study as an integral and address a wide range of
fundamental part of human development. social issues.
Peter Simon
President and CEO
The Royal Conservatory
Letter from Peter Simon

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Why Choose The

Achievement Program?
A Comprehensive Program of Musical Development
The Achievement Program encompasses four main areas:
Repertoire
• Each level includes a broad selection of pieces representing a variety of styles and
periods.
• Repertoire selections are leveled progressively by difficulty.
• Periodic reviews of the repertoire keep the selections fresh and innovative.
• Teachers and students can add favorite pieces through the Student’s Choice selections.
Technique
• Each level of technique is designed to support the demands of the repertoire for that
level.
• Technique includes scales, chords, arpeggios, patterns, and etudes.
Musicianship
• A thoughtful and consistent approach to the development of reading and aural skills.
• Musicianship skills are developed in conjunction with repertoire goals and
requirements.
• Musicianship skills give students a solid foundation for independent creative musical
explorations.
Musical Literacy
• The Achievement Program’s academic subjects support students in acquiring the
theoretical and historical knowledge necessary for music literacy.
• Academic levels are tied to performance levels, reinforcing concepts encountered in
repertoire, technique, and musicianship studies.
• At-the-keyboard assessments of keyboard harmony and musicianship present students
with an opportunity to develop skills in improvisation and composition.
Why Choose The Achievement Program?

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Getting Started in
The Achievement Program
How Do I Submit Students For Assessment?
Online Assessment Registration
You can submit students for assessment by registering at www.TheAchievementProgram.org.
Online Assessment Results
Students and teachers can access assessment results online within six weeks of the
assessment at www.TheAchievementProgram.org.
Entering The Achievement Program

How Do I Know What Level is Appropriate For My Student?
Students can enter The Achievement Program at any level. They can move from level to level
at their own pace. Students and teachers should consult the syllabus guide to determine the
appropriate level.
• Many students and teachers start with the repertoire selections. The wide range of
selections in The Achievement Program repertoire lists makes it easy to match each
student to a level.
• Review the scale, chord, and arpeggio patterns required at that level, noticing keys,
tempos, and formats. You may find that your student is ahead in some areas, but requires
further development in others. Consider those elements that are already firmly in your
student’s grasp and decide which ones need additional review.
• Finally, look at the musicianship requirements.
What if My Student’s Repertoire Level is Higher Than Their Technical and

Musicianship Levels?
• If your student’s abilities in the areas of technique, aural skills, or reading skills are behind
his or her current repertoire level, we generally advise that you opt for a lower level.
• At each level there is a range of challenge in the repertoire lists. Your student has the
option of substituting a piece from the next higher level for one assessment selection.
• Planning your students’ progress in this way allows them to focus on the higher levels of
music making, the finesse of their performance, and the pleasure of accomplishment.
• Your students will enjoy a high level of performance success while also securing
necessary musicianship skills that will provide them with a stronger foundation.
Who Will Assess My Students?

• The Achievement Program is adjudicated by a professional body of distinguished teachers
and performers from across North America, each of whom is a specialist in one or more
areas represented in the program.
• Adjudicators undergo a competitive admissions process and must meet a minimum
qualifying standard before being accepted as apprentice adjudicators.
• Apprentices complete an intensive series of lectures, demonstrations, and a practicum,
coupled with a full year of observation in the field before promotion to full adjudicator.
• All adjudicators engage in yearly professional development and are subject to annual
performance reviews.
Getting Started in The Achievement Program

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Recognition of Achievement
The Assessment Experience
The Achievement Program includes two different types of assessments: performance and
academic. Both create an opportunity to recognize achievement and receive meaningful
feedback.
Performance Assessments
• are a comprehensive evaluation of a student’s current abilities on a chosen instrument,
including voice
• are designed to be a warm and welcoming experience, one-on-one with a professional,
program-certified adjudicator
• include a report from the adjudicator providing a breakdown of the numerical grade and
constructive written comments
• are held twice a year, with all scheduling and location arrangements made by The
Achievement Program
What Can My Student Expect in a Performance Assessment?

Performance Assessments evaluate the following areas of your student’s musical
development:
• performance of three to five pieces of repertoire depending on level
• performance of one or two etudes that focus on an aspect of performance skill
appropriate for the level
• performance of technical skills such as scales, chords, and arpeggios, which progress in
difficulty from level to level in a manner consistent with the technical demands of the
repertoire. An assessment includes a representative sampling from the published list of
requirements.
• an evaluation of musicianship skills, appropriate for the level, through aural identification
of intervals, chord qualities, cadences, and ear-to-hand playbacks of rhythms and
melodies. A demonstration of rhythmic reading and sight playing ability further supports
music literacy.
Academic Assessments
• Students complete a written assessment of their academic and/or historical knowledge in
a classroom setting.
• Academic assessments are held twice a year, with all scheduling and location
arrangements made by The Achievement Program.
Certificates of Achievement
Certificates of Achievement are awarded to all students upon successful completion of any
assessment.
The Comprehensive Achievement Certificate is awarded to students who have completed

both the performance and academic assessments for a specific level, beginning in Level 5.
No application is necessary for the Comprehensive Achievement Certificate.
Certificates of Excellence
These certificates are awarded to students who earn the highest marks for their performance
assessment level. No application is necessary.
Recognition of Achievement
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Repertoire List Format

Preparatory A and B Repertoire Lists
method book v
level publisher
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 1B FHM

● Lazy Summer Day
selection title
Levels 1 to Associate Diploma Repertoire Lists

composer
source
r publisher
i
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
● Allegro in F major, K 1c (Celebrate Mozart, vol. I FHM)
selection title
Beethoven, Ludwig van

● Sonata in G major, op. 79 title
e of complete work
S 1st movement
part of complete work

source
Norton, Christopher
Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 5 FHM
X Scamp
in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 5
Hook, James
● Sonata in D major, op. 12, no. 1
S 1st movement
part of complete work in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 6
For selections where no publisher is given, students should use any standard edition.
Repertoire List Format

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Quick Reference:
Assessment Requirements
The Achievement Program Overview
A progressive assessment program for every student
Internationally recognized certificates and diplomas are awarded for successful completion
of each assessment. Comprehensive certificates are awarded upon completion of each
performance level and its co-requisites. Students may enter The Achievement Program at
any level from Preparatory A to Level 10. Students must complete prerequisite assessments
at least one session prior to attempting the Associate Diploma in Piano Performance (p. 99)
assessment and any of Parts 1, 2, or 3 of the Intermediate Piano Pedagogy level (p. 108) and
the Advanced Piano Pedagogy level (p. 110).
Certificates Assessments Required

Preparatory A Preparatory A
Preparatory B Preparatory B
Level 1 Piano Level 1 Piano
Level 5 Piano Level 5 Piano; Basic Rudiments
Level 6 Piano Level 6 Piano; Intermediate Rudiments
Level 7 Piano Level 7 Piano; Advanced Rudiments
Level 8 Piano Level 8 Piano; Advanced Rudiments
Level 9 Piano Level 9 Piano; Advanced Rudiments; Basic Harmony or Basic Keyboard
Harmony; History 1: An Overview
Level 10 Piano Level 10 Piano; Advanced Rudiments; Intermediate Harmony or Intermediate
Keyboard Harmony; History 1: An Overview; History 2: Middle Ages to Classical
Elementary Piano Pedagogy Elementary Piano Pedagogy Parts 1, 2, and 3
Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Parts 1, 2, and 3
Diplomas Assessments Required

Associate Diploma in Piano Associate Diploma in Piano Performance; Counterpoint; Advanced Harmony or
Performance Advanced Keyboard Harmony; History 3: 19th Century to Present; Analysis
Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy Advanced Piano Pedagogy Parts 1, 2, and 3; Counterpoint; Advanced Harmony
or Advanced Keyboard Harmony; History 3: 19th Century to Present; Analysis
Academic Assessments
Essential Tools for Musical Development
• Students are encouraged to begin academic studies as early as possible.
• Beginning in Level 5, students must complete the required academic assessments in
order to receive Comprehensive Certificates.
See the current Theory Syllabus for detailed academic assessment requirements.
Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

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Overview of Academic Subjects
The following table lists all of the written academic assessments in music theory (including
Rudiments, Harmony and Counterpoint, Analysis, and History) in The Achievement Program
with brief details including the length of the assessment and a summary of the content.
Subjects Academic Assessment Titles

Preparatory Rudiments (1 hour)
Building blocks of music notation
Basic Rudiments (1 hour)
Elements of music for the beginner
Rudiments
Intermediate Rudiments (2 hours)
Continuation of basic rudiments
Advanced Rudiments (2 hours)
Continuation of rudiments and preparation for harmony
Introductory Harmony (2 hours)
Chord symbols and non-chord tones; elementary four-part and
melodic writing
Basic Harmony (3 hours)
or
Basic Keyboard Harmony (held during performance assessment
sessions)
Four-part writing, melodic composition, and harmonic and structural
analysis in major and minor keys
Intermediate Harmony (3 hours)
Harmony and or
Counterpoint Intermediate Keyboard Harmony (held during performance
assessment sessions)
Four-part writing and melodic composition in major and minor keys;
modulation; harmonic and structural analysis of musical forms
Counterpoint (3 hours)
Composition and analysis of simple counterpoint in Baroque style
Advanced Harmony (3 hours)
or
Advanced Keyboard Harmony (held during performance assessment
sessions)
Advanced harmonic and contrapuntal techniques
Analysis (3 hours)
Analysis
Advanced harmonic and structural analysis of musical forms
History 1: An Overview (3 hours)
Introduction to styles, composers, and music from 1600 to the
present
History 2: Middle Ages to Classical (3 hours)
History
Styles, composers, and music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque,
Rococo, and Classical periods
History 3: 19th Century to Present (3 hours)
Styles, composers, and music of the Romantic era to the present
Preparing for an Academic Assessment

• Academic assessments test music theory and knowledge of music history in a
formal written setting.
• Each assessment requires preparation with a qualified teacher.
• Official Examination Papers, available at music retailers, are published annually by
The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited to aid with assessment preparation.

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Technical Tests
The following charts provide a summary of the scales, chords, and arpeggios required
for all levels from Preparatory A and B to Level 10 and Advanced Piano Pedagogy.
Requirements for each level are also provided in a chart in the Technical Tests section of
the respective level.
Technical Tests Summary: Scales

Level / Scale Type Major Keys Harmonic Melodic Natural Hands Octaves Tempo Note
Minor Keys Minor Minor = Values
Keys Keys
Preparatory A
Pentascales CGD A HS tonic to 100

(end with blocked root position triad) dominant
Preparatory B
Pentascales AEF ED HS tonic to 60
(end with blocked root position triad) dominant
Scales CG A HS 1 60
Contrary Motion C HT 1 60
Level 1
Scales CGF AED AED HS 2 69
Staccato CGF HS 1 69
Contrary Motion C HT 2 69
Chromatic beginning HS tonic to 69
on C dominant
Level 2
Scales C G F B AEDG AEDG AEDG HS 2 80
Staccato C G F B HS 1 80
Parallel Motion CG HT 1 80
Contrary Motion G HT 2 80
Formula Pattern C HT 2 80
Chromatic beginning HS 1 80
on C
Level 3
Scales G D F B EBDG EBDG HS 2 92
Staccato G D F B HS 2 92
Parallel Motion G D F B EBDG EBDG HT 1 80
Formula Pattern G HT 2 80
on G
Level 4
Parallel Motion D A B E B F G C B F G C HT 2 92
Staccato D B BG HS 2 104
Formula Pattern C HT 2 92
on D
Level 5
Parallel Motion A E E A F C C F F C C F HT 2 104
Staccato A E F C HS 2 112
Formula Pattern E C HT 2 104
Chromatic beginning HT 1 104
on A

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Technical Tests Summary: Scales (continued)
Keys Keys
Level 6
Parallel Motion G E F A D G E F G C G E F G HT 2 60
C
Staccato EF E E HT 2 60
Formula Pattern EF E HT 2 60
on E D
Level 7
Parallel Motion C D B F B C D B F B C D B F B HT 2 76
A D G C G C
Staccato CD CD CD HT 3 76
Formula Pattern CD CD HT 2 76
on D A
Scale in 6ths (blocked staccato) C (tonic as HS 1 88
or upper note)
Scale in Octaves (broken legato) C HS 1 100

Level 8
Parallel Motion C D A E B B C D A E B CDAEB HT 4 88
E G B E F B E F
Staccato A B B B B HT 3 88
Formula Pattern A B B B HT 4 88
on A B
Scales in Octaves (blocked staccato) A B HS 1 88
or
Scales in Octaves (broken legato) A B HS 1 108
Level 9
Parallel Motion all keys all keys all keys HT 4 104
Staccato B A D G F B G F B HT 3 104
Formula Pattern B A D G F B HT 4 96
on any note
Scales in Octaves (blocked staccato) B A D F F HT 2 60
or
Scales in Octaves (broken legato) B A D F F HT 2 72
Chromatic Scales in Octaves beginning HT 2 60
(blocked staccato) on any note
or
(broken legato) on any note

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Technical Tests Summary: Scales (continued)
Keys Keys
Level 10
Staccato B A G F C E F C E HT 3 120
Separated by a 3rd C D D E HT 4 104
Separated by a 6th E F G G HT 4 104
Separated by a 10th A A B B HT 4 104
Formula Pattern B A G F C E HT 4 112
on any note
Scales in Octaves (blocked staccato) B A G F C E HT 2 80
Students must prepare one of the following exercises:
Triplet Repeated-Note Pattern Scales D A G D F D F HT 2 100
(3–2–1 fingering)
Double 3rd Scales, legato C B B HT 2 60
Scales in Octaves with Alternating any key HT 2 84
Hands (blocked staccato) LH leads
Cross-Rhythm Scales (2 against 3) D A G D F HT LH 2 100
parallel or contrary motion—student’s LH
RH 3 RH
choice
Chromatic Scales Separated by a LH HT 4 100
Minor 3rd (parallel or contrary motion) beginning
on any note
Advanced Piano Pedagogy
Staccato B E A D B E G C B E G HT 3 120
G F F B C F F B
Separated by a 3rd A A B B HT 4 104
Separated by a 6th C D D E HT 4 104
Separated by a 10th E F G G HT 4 104
Formula Pattern B E A D G B E G C HT 4 120
F F B
on any note
Scales in Octaves (blocked staccato) B E A D G B E G C B E G C HT 2 84
F F B F F B
Students must prepare one of the following exercises:
Modal Scales beginning HT 4 100
Supertonic (Dorian) on different
Mediant (Phrygian) scale
Subdominant (Lydian) degrees of
Dominant (Mixolydian) A E D
Double 3rd Scales, legato D A AD HT 2 60
Tonic Arpeggios Beginning at the 6th or C D A C D G HT 4 80
10th
Arpeggio Sequence beginning HT 4 80
I–i– VI6 –vi6 –IV 64 –iv 64 –I and ending
on C or F
Chromatic Scales in Octaves, legato beginning HT 2 72
on any note

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Technical Tests Summary: Chords and Arpeggios
*Play diminished 7th chords and arpeggios on the leading notes of the minor keys only.
Level / Chord or Arpeggio Type Major Keys Minor Keys Position Hands Cadence/ Tempo Note
es
tav
Progression = Values
Oc
Preparatory A
none
Preparatory B
Chords Triads broken CG A root 1st HS n/a 50
Level 1
Chords Triads broken CGF AED root 1st 2nd HS 1 50
blocked HS 1 100

Level 2
Chords Triads broken C G F B AEDG root 1st 2nd HS 1 60
blocked HS 1 112

Level 3
Chords Triads broken G D F B EBDG root 1st 2nd HS 2 69
HT 1 50
blocked HS 2 120
Level 4
Chords Triads broken D A B E B F G C root 1st 2nd HS 2 76
HT 1 V–I 60
blocked HS 2 132

HT 1 V–I 120
Arpeggios Tonic DA GC root HS 2 72
Level 5
Chords Triads broken A E E A F C C F root 1st 2nd HT 2 V–I 66
blocked HT 2 V–I 132

Dominant 7th broken A E E A root 1st 2nd 3rd HS 1 72
blocked HS 1 120
Diminished 7th broken F C C F root 1st 2nd 3rd HS 1 72
blocked HS 1 120
Arpeggios Tonic A E E A F C C F root HS 2 80
Level 6
Chords Triads broken G E F A D G E F G C root 1st 2nd HT 2 V–I 80
blocked HT 2 V–I 80

Tonic Four-note broken G E F A D G E F G C root 1st 2nd HS 1 88
Dominant 7th broken G E F A D G E F G C root 1st 2nd 3rd HS 2 88
blocked HS 2 72
Diminished 7th broken G E F G C root 1st 2nd 3rd HS 2 88
blocked HS 2 72
Arpeggios Tonic G E F A D G E F G C root 1st HS 2 92
Dominant 7th G E F A D G E F G C root HS 2 92
Diminished 7th G E F G C root HS 2 92
Level 7
Chords Tonic Four-note broken C D B F B A D C D B F B G C root 1st 2nd HS 2 69
HT 1 V–I 60
Dominant 7th broken C D B F B A D C D B F B G C root 1st 2nd 3rd HT 2 60
blocked HT 2 80
Diminished 7th broken C D B F B G C root 1st 2nd 3rd HT 2 60
blocked HT 2 80
Arpeggios Tonic C D B F B A D C D B F B G C root 1st 2nd HT 2 60
Dominant 7th C D B F B A D C D B F B G C root HT 2 60
Diminished 7th C D B F B G C root HT 2 60
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Technical Tests Summary: Chords and Arpeggios (continued)
Level / Chord or Arpeggio Type Major Keys Minor Keys Position Hands Cadence/ Tempo Note
es
tav
Progression = Values
Oc
Level 8
Chords Tonic Four-note broken C D A E B B E G C D A E B B E F root 1st 2nd HT 2 I–IV–V–I 80
Dominant 7th broken C D A E B B E G C D A E B B E F root 1st 2nd 3rd HT 2 80
blocked HT 2 100
Diminished 7th broken C D A E B B E F root 1st 2nd 3rd HT 2 80
blocked HT 2 100
Arpeggios Tonic C D A E B B E G C D A E B B E F root 1st 2nd HT 4 69
Dominant 7th C D A E B B E G C D A E B B E F root HT 4 69
Diminished 7th C D A E B B E F root HT 4 69
Level 9
Chords Tonic Four-note broken all keys all keys root 1st 2nd HT 2 I–IV–I 64 –V–I 104
blocked or HT 2 I–IV–I 64 –V–I 80
broken alternate-
I–IV–I 64 –V–I 80
note pattern
Dominant 7th broken all keys all keys root 1st 2nd 3rd HT 2 104
blocked HT 2 104
Diminished 7th broken all keys root 1st 2nd 3rd HT 2 104
blocked HT 2 104
Arpeggios Tonic all keys all keys root 1st 2nd HT 4 84
Dominant 7th root 1st 2nd 3rd
Diminished 7th root 1st 2nd 3rd
Level 10
Chords Tonic Four-note broken all keys all keys root 1st 2nd HT 2 I–IV–I 64 –V7–I 120
blocked
HT 2 6
I–IV–I –V7–I
4 120
broken alternate-
note pattern HT 2 6
I–IV–I –V7–I
4
96
blocked
HT 2 120
broken alternate-
note pattern HT 2 96
blocked
HT 2 120
broken alternate-
note pattern HT 2 96
Chords Tonic Four-note broken all keys all keys root 1st 2nd HT 2 120
I–vi–ii 65 –I64–
blocked HT 2 V7–I 120
broken alternate-
HT 2 104
note pattern
blocked HT 2 120
broken alternate-
HT 2 104
note pattern
blocked HT 2 120
broken alternate-
HT 2 104
note pattern

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Technical Patterns
Examples of all scale, chord, arpeggio, and cadence patterns are provided in The Royal
Conservatory of Music Piano Technique Book, 2008 Edition (The Frederick Harris Music Co.,
Limited).
Scales
Pentascales (Preparatory A and B)
Two-octave formula pattern in eighth notes (Levels 2 to 5)
Two-octave formula pattern in sixteenth notes (Levels 6 to 7)

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Four-octave formula pattern (Levels 8 to 10 and Advanced Piano Pedagogy)
Triads, Chords, and Arpeggios

Blocked triads and broken triads
Consult the “Technical Tests” section of each level for the required rhythm.
Dominant 7th chords


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Diminished 7th chords*
* Start on the leading note of the minor key.
Major and minor arpeggios*

* Beginning in Level 9, students may be asked to begin major and minor arpeggios on any
inversion, or to play any single inversion in isolation.
Broken alternate-note pattern for major and minor chords

(Levels 9, 10, and Advanced Piano Pedagogy)

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Broken alternate-note pattern for dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords
(Levels 9, 10, and Advanced Piano Pedagogy)
Cadences and Chord Progressions

Other versions of these progressions are acceptable.
V–I cadence (Levels 4 to 7) I–IV–V–I chord progression (Level 8)
I–IV–I 64 –V–I chord progression (Level 9) I–IV–I 64 –V7–I chord progression (Level 10)
I–vi–ii 65 –I 64 –V7–I chord progression (Advanced Piano Pedagogy)

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Level-by-Level Requirements
1 Repertoire
Preparatory A Students must prepare two contrasting selections from
the following Repertoire Lists and one selection of the
The Preparatory A level is designed to introduce beginners student’s choice that is of equal difficulty and musical
to a positive assessment experience while supporting quality to the required works in Preparatory A. Selections
student success and celebrating individual achievement. must be memorized. Please note that two marks per piece
Students discover the joy of making music at the piano will be deducted if music is used.
and demonstrate their basic understanding of keyboard
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment
geography and the fundamentals of reading. The
purposes:
importance of developing well-rounded musicianship is
● one selection
established through inclusion of aural and reading skills
from the first stages of study.
Repertoire
Preparatory A Requirements Marks
1 Repertoire 60
two selections from the Repertoire Lists 20 (2)
Berlin, Boris
20 (2)
Our Animal Friends GVT
● The Playful Pup
one Student’s Choice 20 (2)
(The figures in parentheses indicate marks ● Starlight the Pony
awarded for memory as a portion of the total Chatman, Stephen
mark for each selection.) Amusements, 1 FHM
2 Technical Requirements 20 ● Foolin’ Around
Technical Tests ● Monkey Business
Major keys: C, G, D
Minor keys: A Ferrell, Billie
– pentascales Solos Now (primer level) MYK
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 ● Little Monster
Aural Skills 10
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Clapback (5)
24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH
Playback (5)
● Melody (no. 1)
Reading Skills 10
● March-Like (no. 3)
Playing (5)
Clapping (5) Niamath, Linda
Academic Co-requisites In My Garden FHM
None ● Spider’s Web
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 Poe, John Robert
Simon Says KJO
• Students may choose to begin this assessment with ● Walk Like a Duck
either Repertoire or Technical Requirements.
Thompson, John
• The Musicianship Requirements section is conducted at John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course, 2 WIL
the end of the assessment. ● The Dancing Bear
● Turkey in the Straw
Resources for Preparatory A Assessment
Preparation
See p. 134 for a complete list of piano method books Repertoire from Method Books
suitable for Preparatory A assessment preparation.
The ABC of Piano Playing, 2 FHM
Technique: Preparatory Technical Requirements for Piano ● The Cuckoo
● On Parade
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading ● We Play Hockey
Skills resources
The ABC of Piano Playing, 3 FHM
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org ● The Ballerina
● Cradle Song
for information about publications. ● A Skating Waltz
Preparatory A
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Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Lesson Book 1A ALF Music for Young Children, Moonbeams 1 MYC
● Horse Sense ● Andante
● Hurrah
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Lesson Book 1B ALF ● Melody for Alphorn
● The Clown
● Music Signs
● The Cuckoo
● Wake Up!
● Oom-Pa-Pa
● The Rainbow Music for Young Children, Moonbeams 2 MYC
● Waltz Time ● Frère Jacques
● The Windmill ● Lady Bug
● Pixie Waltz
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course, Lesson 1B ALF
● I Asked My Mother Music for Young Children, Sunbeams 2 MYC
● The Joke ● Go to Sleep
● My Sombrero
The Music Tree, Student’s Book 1 SUM
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A ALF ● Drum and Bugle
● Qwerty ● First Boogie
● Forest Echoes
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course, Performance 1B ALF ● Over the Rainbow
● As Morning Dawns
● Pony Song
● My Dog
● When the Saints Go Marching In
● Pogo Stick
The Music Tree, Student’s Book 2A SUM
Bastien Piano Basics, Performance 1 KJO ● La Bamba
● Golden Trumpets
● Brisk March
● On the Planet of Mars
● The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
● Seconds, Please!
● The Modern Dragon
Bastien Piano Basics, Piano 1 KJO Piano Adventures®, Lesson Book 1 FJH
● Cops and Robbers
● Dinosaur Stomp
● March
● The Haunted Mouse
● Rock Group
● The Juggler
● Sing, Bird, Sing
● Song for a Scarecrow
● Space Walk
● Spooks Piano Adventures®, Lesson Book 2A FJH
● Swingin’ Beat ● Moonlight Melody
● My Daydream
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 1B FHM ● Our Detective Agency
● Aura Lee
● Storms on Saturn
● Lazy Summer Day
● The Sad Dragon Piano Adventures®, Lesson Book 2B FJH
● Carefree Waltz
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 2A FHM
● Easy Day Piano Discoveries, Explorer Book 1A HMP
® ● Eek! Bump! Yikes! Jump!
Celebrate Piano! , Solos 1 FHM
● Giggling Goblins
● Ladybug Waltz
● Have You Seen the Leprechaun?
● The Teeter-Totter
● The Mirror
● Trumpet Parade
Piano Discoveries, Explorer Book 1B HMP
Celebrate Piano!®, Solos 2 FHM
● Let’s Go to the Fair
● Clowns
● The Phantom Returns
● The Mouse in the Grandfather Clock
● Ragamuffin Rag
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Piano Lessons 2 HAL ● Things That Go Bump in the Night
● Bayou Blues ● Where Have All the Socks Gone?
● Circle Dance
Teaching Little Fingers to Play More WIL
● First Light
● Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Piano Solos 2 HAL ● The Pet Parade
● Goofy Gadget ● ‘Tis A Gift To Be Simple
● The Stream ● Waltz without Words
● Take It Slow
● Those Creepy Crawly Things on the Cellar Floor
● Viva La Rhumba
Preparatory A
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2 Technical Requirements
Technical Tests
Students must play all Technical Tests from memory,
ascending and descending, with good tone and logical
fingering, at a steady tempo. The metronome marking
indicates minimum speed.
See “Technical Patterns” on p. 17 for examples.
Keys for Preparatory A Major C, G, D

Minor A
Scale Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Pentascales* C, G, D major HS =100
(five-finger pattern) A minor tonic to dominant
ending with blocked root position triad
* A pentascale comprises the first five degrees of a scale: tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, and dominant.
3 Musicianship
Aural Skills Reading Skills
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm Students will be asked to play by sight two four-note
of a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice. melodies written on the grand staff:
The second measure will consist of only one note. • one melody in the bass clef, played with the left hand
• one melody in the treble clef, played with the right hand
Time signature Note values Approximate length
34 44 two measures The melodies will move by step in one direction only (up
or down) and may contain a repeated note. Fingering will
be indicated for the first note only.
Example only
Time signature Note values Keys
44 C major
Playback
Students will be asked to play back a melody based on Clapping
the first three notes of the pentascale. The melody will Students will be asked to clap or tap a simple two-
move in only one direction (up or down) and will contain measure rhythm. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation
a repeated note and stepwise motion. The adjudicator will are expected.
name the key, play the tonic triad once, and play the melody
twice. Time signature Approximate length Note values
24 two measures
Beginning note Approximate length Keys
tonic or mediant four notes C, G, F major Example only
Example only
Preparatory A
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Preparatory B
The Preparatory B level continues to support the 1 Repertoire
development of well-rounded musicians through
an assessment that celebrates student success and Students must prepare two contrasting selections from
achievement. Repertoire chosen from leading method the following Repertoire Lists and one selection of the
books and beyond encourages the development of student’s choice that is of equal difficulty and musical
imagination and creativity while easing the transition quality to the required works in Preparatory B. Repertoire
into the next stages of study. The Preparatory selections must be memorized. Please note that two
Rudiments assessment promotes development of marks per selection will be deducted if music is used.
musical literacy in the early years of study while Bullets used to denote selections for assessment
reinforcing concepts introduced in repertoire, purposes:
technique, and musicianship training. ● one selection
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®:
Preparatory B Requirements Marks Preparatory Piano Repertoire FHM
1 Repertoire 60
two selections from the Repertoire Lists 20 (2)
20 (2)
Repertoire
one Student’s choice 20 (2) Alexander, Dennis
(The figures in parentheses indicate marks Finger Paintings, 3 ALF
awarded for memory as a portion of the total ● A Summer Morning
mark for each selection.) ● Sun Fun
2 Technical Requirements 20 Just for You, 1 ALF
Technical Tests ● Celebration
Major keys: C, G, A, E, F
Minor keys: A, E, D Archer, Violet
– pentascales Here and Now ALK
– scales ● The Haunted Cave
– contrary motion scale Bartók, Béla
– triads The First Term at the Piano EMB
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 ● Dialogue (no. 3)
Aural Skills 10
Clapback (5) Berlin, Boris
Playback (5) ● The Swiss Cuckoo (Legacy Collection, 5 FHM)
Reading Skills 10 Our Animal Friends GVT
Playing (5) ● Bunny’s Cradle Song
Clapping (5) ● The Marching Pigs
● The Sleepy Kitten
Academic Co-requisites
None Berr, Bruce
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 Imaginations in Style HAL
● Fanfare
• Students may choose to begin this assessment with Chatman, Stephen
either Repertoire or Technical Requirements. Amusements, 2 FHM
• The Musicianship Requirements section is conducted at X Broken Music Box
the end of the assessment. Away! FHM
X Birding
Resources for Preparatory B Assessment Escapades, 1 FHM
Preparation ● A Forgotten Promise
Sports FHM
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Preparatory Piano
X Olie the Goalie
Repertoire
Technique: Preparatory Technical Requirements for Piano Clementi, Muzio
X Arietta in C Major, op. 42, no. 5
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading
Skills resources Coulthard, Jean
X Birthday Morning (Music of Our Time, Preliminary
WAT)
● The New Dolly Dances (Music of Our Time,
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org Preliminary WAT)
for information about publications.
Preparatory B
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Crosby, Anne Milligan, John
Freddie the Frog FHM ● Tippi-Toes (Legacy Collection, 1 FHM)
● Freddie the Frog
Niamath, Linda
X Starfish at Night
In My Garden FHM
X To Fly Like an Eagle
● Swinging
In My Dreams FHM
Marching Mice and Other Pieces FHM
● Floating in Space
● Balloons
Donkin, Christine Soda Pop and Other Delights FHM
Comics & Card Tricks FHM X Playful Puppy
X The Tired Turtle Express ● Sleepy Little Kitten
X The Path of the Ping-Pong Ball
Norton, Christopher
Dunhill, Thomas The Microjazz Collection, 1 B&H
First Year Pieces ABR ● After the Battle
● Melody in C X Struttin’
● On the River Bank
Parsons, Margaret (arr.)
● A Song of Erin
● Hush-a-bye (Legacy Collection, 1 FHM)
Gallant, Pierre
Sheftel, Paul
Clowning Around FHM
Merry and Mellow HIN
● March of the 2nds and 3rds
X Chimes
X Sakura (Japanese koto song) (arr.)
● The Rhythm Machine Snell, Keith, and Diane Hidy
● Teasing ● School’s Out (Piano Town, Lessons 2 KJO)
Garścia, Janina Tansman, Alexandre
Winter Fun PWM On s’amuse au piano / Happy Time, 1 WAR
● The Leveret ● Arabia
Gedike, Alexandr Türk, Daniel Gottlob
60 Simple Piano Pieces for Beginners, op. 36 Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR
● A Song (no. 3) X A Carefree Fellow
● Children’s Ballad
George, Jon
X Sad Feelings
● Distant Chimes (The Music Tree, Students’ Choice:
X Youthful Happiness
Recreational Solos 3 SUM)
Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 2 ABR
● Strolling in the Park (Supplementary Solos, 1 SUM)
● Phrase Endings
Gillock, William L.
Accent on Solos, 2 WIL
● Stars on a Summer Night Repertoire from Method Books
Hansen, Joan The ABC of Piano Playing, 3 FHM
X Aeolian Lullaby (Music of Our Time, 1 WAT) ● A Canoe Trip
● En roulant ma boule
Hook, James
X Halloween Pranks
X Minuetto, op. 37, Lesson 2
● Hop Scotch
Kabalevsky, Dmitri X Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Children’s Adventures, op. 89 EMB ● On the Merry-Go-Round
X First Waltz (no. 5) ● Springtime
24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH ● The Swiss Cuckoo
X Polka (no. 2)
● A Little Joke (no. 6)
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Lesson Book, Complete Levels 2–3
ALF
Köhler, Christoph Louis Heinrich X A 16th-Century March
● Children’s Song (Everybody’s Perfect Masterpieces, 1 ● 18th-Century Dance
ALF) ● Calypso Carnival
● Lone Star Waltz
Last, Joan
● Malagueña
Contrasts, 4 BOS [OP]
● Red River Valley
X An Argument
X By the Mill Pond Alfred’s Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A ALF
Roof Tops FOR ● Boom, Boom!
● The Dove-cot ● Butterfly World
● Scurrying Clouds ● Desert Gold
Markow, Andrew ● King Arthur’s Adventure
X Jumping Jacks FHM ● Mystery Movie
● Tilt-a-Whirl
Preparatory B
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Alfred’s Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2B ALF Music for Young Children, Sunbeams 3 MYC
● Quiet Thoughts ● Days of the Week
● Hello to Spring
Bastien Piano Basics, Performance 3 KJO ● Ketchup
● Fireworks ● Our Friend
Bastien Piano Basics, Piano 2 KJO ● Tis a Gift to Be Simple
● Dancing the Minuet ● Waltz of the Sunbeams
● Tarantella Music Pathways, Piano Discoveries C FIS
Bastien Piano Basics, Piano 3 KJO ● The Famous Haunted House
● German Folk Song ● On the Move
● Gypsy Dance Music Pathways, Piano Solos B FIS
● The Minstrel’s Song X Lady Moon
● Prelude in A Minor
● Viennese Waltz The Music Tree, Student’s Book 2A SUM
● Knights at the Ball
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 2A FHM ● Morning Has Broken
● The Boogie Bugler
The Music Tree, Student’s Book 3 SUM
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 2B FHM ● The Ants Go Marching
● Alouette ● Broken Record Boogie
● Donkey Riding ● Changing the Guard
● Graceful Swan ● Country Fiddler
● Jumping Jacks ● Mountain Ballad
● Last Train to Bluesville ● Pop Goes the Weasel
● Popcorn Man ● Stomp Dance
● Rhythm Ace
● Riding the Waves
Piano Adventures®, Lesson Book 2A FJH
● Snake Charmer
● Russian Dance
● Whirling Leaves
● Sea Chanty
Piano Adventures®, Lesson Book 2B FJH
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 3 FHM
● Amaryllis
● Dancin’Shoes
● Canoeing in the Moonlight
● Erie Canal
● Jumpin’ Jazz Cat
● Jiggety-Jog
● Pumpkin Boogie
● A Moonlight Waltz
● Riding the Wind
X On a Greek Island
● Spanish Caballero
● On the Trampoline
X Singin’ the Blues Piano Discoveries, Adventure Book 2A HMP
X Sparklers ● At Dawn
● Tarantella ● Bedtime Story
● Children’s Song
Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 4 FHM ● Clowns Shoe Shuffle
● Minuet in F Major
● Day Dreaming
● Takin’ it Easy
● Hop, Skip and a Jump Blues
Celebrate Piano!®, Solos 2 FHM ● March of the Clowns
● Allegro, op. 1, no. 4 ● March of the Magician
X Bouncing on My Bed (Rise and Shine FHM) ● Simple Gifts
● Minuetto, op. 1, no. 1 ● Twinkling Star
● The Water Is Wide
Celebrate Piano!®, Solos 3 & 4 FHM
● Melody Piano Discoveries, Explorer Book 1B HMP
● Minuetto ● Hobgoblin Hop
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Piano Lessons 3 HAL Suzuki Piano School, rev. ed., 1 SUM
● Allegretto 1
● Chorale
● Au clair de la lune
● The Fife’n’Horn
● Cuckoo
● Inchworm Waltz
● French Children’s Song
● Romance
● Good-bye to Winter
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Piano Solos 3 HAL ● Lightly Row
● Blues Prelude
● The Clockwork Ballerina
● Fiesta March
● Leap Frog
● Porcupine Pizzicato
● The Winter Wind
Preparatory B
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2 Technical Requirements
Technical Tests
fingering, at a steady tempo. The metronome marking
indicates minimum speed. All scales are to be played legato.
Keys for Preparatory B Major C, G, A, E, F

Minor A, E, D
Scales Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Pentascales* A, E, F major HS = 60
(five-finger pattern) E, D minor tonic to dominant
end with blocked root position
triad
Scales C, G major HS = 60
A minor (natural) 1 octave
Contrary Motion C major HT = 60
1 octave
Chords Keys Played Tempo Note

Values
Triads C, G major HS = 50
(root position and 1st inversion) broken A minor 1 octave
* A pentascale comprises the first five degrees of a scale: tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, and dominant.
3 Musicianship
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the Students will be asked to play a short melody based on
rhythm of a short melody after the adjudicator has played the notes of the pentascale. The melody will be written on
it twice. the grand staff and divided between the hands. Fingering
will be indicated for the first note of each hand only.
Time signature Note values Approximate length
34 44 two measures Time Note values Approximate Keys
signature length
44 four measures C or G
Example only
major
Clapping
Students will be asked to clap or tap a simple two-
Playback measure rhythm. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation
Students will be asked to play back a melody based on are expected.
the first three notes of the major scale. The melody may
change direction and may contain repeated notes or skips Time signature Approximate length Note values
of a 3rd. The adjudicator will name the key, play the tonic 24 34 two measures
triad once, and play the melody twice.
Beginning note Approximate length Keys Example only

tonic or mediant four notes C, G, F major
Example only
Preparatory B
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Level 1
Level 1 builds on the basic reading ability established 1 Repertoire
in the beginning stages of study. Foundational skills Students must prepare three contrasting selections:
continue to be expanded while exploring a wider range one from each of List A, List B, and List C. Repertoire
of repertoire. Short dance pieces from the Baroque and selections must be memorized. Please note that up to two
Classical eras are introduced, and two-part inventions memory marks will be deducted for each selection where
develop hand independence and contrapuntal awareness. music is used.
Technical requirements are extended to include a greater
variety of patterns and keys. Aural skills are nurtured Bullets used to denote selections for assessment
through clapping back rhythmic patterns and playing back purposes:
melodies. Substituting a piece from the Popular Selection ● one selection
List for the etude is an attractive option for students who X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano
enjoy contemporary styles, including arrangements of Repertoire 1 FHM
familiar tunes from musicals and movies.
Level 1 Requirements Marks List A

1 Repertoire 50
one selection from List A: Baroque and Classical 18
Baroque and Classical Repertoire
Repertoire
one selection from List B: Romantic, 20th-, and 18 Anonymous
21st-century Repertoire X Burlesque in G major (Notebook for Wolfgang OTT)
one selection from List C: Inventions 14 Bach, Johann Christian
Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach WIE
Memory (2 marks per selection awarded for 6 X Aria in F major, BWV Anh. 131
memory)
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich
2 Technical Requirements 24
Musikalische Nebenstunden ABR
Etudes: one etude from the Syllabus list 12
● Minuet in C major
Technical Tests 12 ● Schwäbisch in D major
Major keys: C, G, F
Minor keys: A, E, D Bach, Johann Sebastian
– scales Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach WIE
– staccato scales ● Chorale, BWV 514
– contrary motion scale Beethoven, Ludwig van
– chromatic scale ● Ukrainian Folk Song, op. 107, no. 3 (Celebrate
– triads Beethoven, vol. I FHM)
3 Musicianship Requirements 20
Aural Skills 10 Clarke, Jeremiah
Clapback (5) The Third Book of the Harpsichord Master
X Minuet in D major, T 460
Playback (5)
Reading Skills 10 Clementi, Muzio
Playing (7) Introduction to the Art of Playing the Piano Forte
Clapping (3) ● Pyrenese Melody (Masterwork Classics, 4 ALF)
Duncombe, William
None
Progressive Lessons for the Harpsichord and Pianoforte
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100
● Sonatina in C major (Masterwork Classics, 3 ALF)
Resources for Level 1 Assessment Preparation Dunhill, Thomas

®
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives : Piano Repertoire 1 First Year Pieces ABR
● Gavotte in G major
Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Etudes 1
Gossec, François-Joseph
Technique: Technical Requirements for Piano 1 ● An Old French Dance (arr. Margaret Parsons, in
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List Legacy Collection, 2 FHM)
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading Graupner, Christoph
Skills resources Notebook for Wolfgang OTT
X Bourrée in D minor
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org
Hässler, Johann Wilhelm
for information about publications. Fifty Pieces for Beginners, op. 38 ABR
X Minuet in C major (no. 4)
Level 1
29
Haydn, Franz Joseph Chatman, Stephen (continued)
● Capriccio (arr., from Caprice, Hob. XVII:1) Escapades, 1 FHM
● German Dance in G major, Hob. IX:22, no. 3 ● Beaver Boogie
X Minuet in G major (attr. trio section of the 2nd
Crosby, Anne
movement of Piano Sonata, Hob. XVI:15)
In My Dreams FHM
Hook, James X Robots
Guida di Musica, op. 81
Dello Joio, Norman
● Allegretto in C major (no. 4) (James Hook Album
Suite for the Young SCH; EDW; HAL
ELK)
● Little Sister
Krieger, Johann
Donkin, Christine
Sechs musicalische Partien
Comics & Card Tricks FHM
X Minuet in A minor
X Crafty Card Tricks
Mozart, Leopold Legends & Lore FHM
Notebook for Wolfgang OTT X Dream Journey
● Bourrée in E minor (attr.)
Duke, David
● Minuet in D minor
● March (Lydian Mode) (Music of Our Time, 1 WAT)
Eurina, Ludmilla
X Minuet in F major, K 2
● A Sad Song (Ukrainian Echoes FHM)
Telemann, Georg Philipp
Fairbank, Nicholas
X Andante in G minor
A Pentad for Piano FAI
Türk, Daniel Gottlob ● Pentatonic Lullaby
Frid, Grigori
● The Hunting Horns and the Echo
Youthful Adventures FHM
Zwölf Handstücke X The Jolly Fiddler, op. 41, no. 5
X Arioso in F major
Gallant, Pierre
List B Animal Fair FHM
X “Croc” the Curmudgeon
Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Garścia, Janina
Repertoire Very Easy Piano Pieces for Children, op. 3 PWM
● Chris’s Song
Adair, Yvonne ● The Doll’s Horse
Sketches from Hans Christian Andersen OUP [OP] Gedike, Alexander
X The Bronze Bear 60 Simple Piano Pieces for Beginners, op. 36
Alexander, Dennis ● A Happy Tale (no. 31)
Especially for Boys ALF ● A Sad Song (no. 39)
● Frogs and Snakes Gillock, William L.
Just for You, 1 ALF Accent on Solos, 2 WIL
● Cinnamon Popcorn ● Argentina
Berlin, Boris Collected Short Lyric Pieces WIL
● Hopscotch (Legacy Collection, 1 FHM) ● Drifting Clouds
Blok, Vladimir Grechaninov, Alexandr T.

Twelve Pieces in Folk Modes FHM Children’s Album, op. 98 OTT
● Happy Times ● Fairy Tale (no. 1)
Bonis, Mel. Gurlitt, Cornelius

Album pour les tout-petites COM The First Lessons, op. 117 KAL
X The Flea ● Rocking (no. 6)
● The Hunt (no. 15)
Boyd, Bill
Jazz Starters 3 HAL Kabalevsky, Dmitri
● Too Blue 24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH
X March (no. 10)
Brown, Stephen ● Waltz (no. 13)
Six Pentatonic Preludes SWA
● Pentatonic Prelude no. 1 Kasemets, Udo
One Plus One, 2 BER
Chatman, Stephen ● Old MacDonald
Amusements, 1 FHM
X Silly Argument Krahenbuehl, David
● Daydreaming (Contemporary Piano Literature, 1 ALF)
Level 1
30
Krausas, Veronika Stravinsky, Soulima
The Bestiary KRA Piano Music for Children, 1 PET
X The Alligator ● For the Kid Next Door
● Stepping Stones
Lefeld, Jerzy
Little Frogs and Other Piano Pieces for Children PWM Tan, Chee-Hwa
● A Folk Tune A Child’s Garden of Verses FHM
● My Shadow
Niamath, Linda
● Pirate Story
Soda Pop and Other Delights FHM
● Where Go the Boats?
● Big Teddy, Little Teddy
X Hide and Seek Taranta, Italo
● March of the Terrible Trolls Piano Miniatures WIL
A Zoo for You FHM X A Starry Night
● Bears
Telfer, Nancy
Norton, Christopher My Bark Canoe FHM
Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 1 FHM ● Monté sur un éléphant / Climb up on an Elephant
● No Worries
● Merry-Go-Round List C
● Four-Wheel Drive
The Microjazz Collection, 1 B&H Inventions
X Duet for One
X On the Right Lines Archer, Violet
Paterson, Lorna Eleven Short Pieces ALK
X Gremlins (titled “Marmoset” in Safari Suite FHM) ● Little Prelude
Pianimals FHM Christopher, Renée
● Wallabies on Parade X The Snake FHM
Pearce, Elvina Duke, David (arr.)
● Camel Ride (Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and X She’s Like the Swallow (Music of Our Time, 2 WAT)
Musicianship 3 FHM)
Dyson, George
Poole, Clifford Twelve Easy Pieces ABR
● Cobwebs (Legacy Collection, 1 FHM) ● Study in Canon
● The Itchy Ant (first published under pseudonym
Ernest Marsden) (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM) Gallant, Pierre
X Mist (Legacy Collection, 1 FHM) X Sur le pont d’Avignon / On the Bridge at Avignon
X Spooks (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM) (arr.)
Imitations and Inventions FHM
Reubart, Dale ● Dancing Partners
X Square Dance (Celebrate Piano!®, Solos 3 & 4 FHM) ● A Little Song between Friends
Rybicki, Feliks Garztecka, Irena
I Begin to Play, op. 20 PWM Little Frogs and Other Piano Pieces for Children PWM
● Cradle Song X A Ball
Schnittke, Alfred Gurlitt, Cornelius
Eight Pieces for Piano SIK Fireside Fancies: 12 Little Tone-Pictures on Five Notes
X Folk Song ● Little Conversation, op. 197, no. 8
Shostakovich, Dmitri Keveren, Phillip
Six Children’s Pieces, op. 69 SCH Mouse on a Mirror HAL
● Waltz ● Mouse on a Mirror
Siegmeister, Elie Markow, Andrew
● Song of the Dark Woods (Contemporary Piano X Teapot Invention FHM
Literature, 2 ALF) X Where Did the Sun Go? FHM
Silvester, Frederick Norton, Christopher
● Jig (Legacy Collection, 1 FHM) Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 1 FHM
X Carol in Canon
Level 1
31
2 Technical Requirements Gallant, Pierre
Animal Fair FHM
X Paper Tigers
Etudes
Students must prepare one selection from the following George, Jon
list of etudes. Memorization is not required and will not be Kaleidoscope Solos, 2 ALF
rewarded with extra marks. X Relay Race (Canon)
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment Kabalevsky, Dmitri

Children’s Adventures, op. 89 EMB
purposes:
X Skipping Rope (no. 17)
Studies / Etudes 1 FHM Le Couppey, Felix
The Alphabet, op. 17 MAS
Chatman, Stephen X Study in C major (no. 6)
Away FHM
X Scaly Things Norton, Christopher
The Final Frontier B&H
Crosby, Anne X Space Fleet
In My Dreams FHM The Microjazz Collection, 2 B&H
X Celebration X Two-Handed Blues
Diabelli, Anton Tansman, Alexander
The First Twelve Lessons, op. 125 PET On s’amuse au piano / Happy Time, 1 WAR
X Study in C major (no. 3) X Both Ways
Donkin, Christine Wolfahrt, Franz
Comics & Card Tricks FHM Kinder-Kavierschule, op. 36
X Time Travel X Study in G major
Legends & Lore FHM
X Soaring
Substitutions
Students may substitute one repertoire selection or one etude selection with a musical work not found in the Repertoire Lists
for Level 1. See p. 125 for more information on substitutions.
Total Requires Does Not Require
Substitutions Prior Approval Prior Approval
Permitted (Submit a Substitute Piece
Request)
Repertoire Repertoire Etude
Substitution Substitution Substitution
one One repertoire selection from piano One repertoire One Etude from Level 2
Repertoire literature comparable in style and selection from the
selection difficulty to the corresponding List or corresponding List of or or
A or B of Level 1 Level 2
or One Student’s Choice selection
(must be of equal difficulty and a
one length of 30–60 seconds)
Etude
Level 1
32
Technical Tests
fingering, at a steady tempo. Metronome markings
indicate minimum speeds. All scales are to be played legato
unless otherwise indicated.
Keys for Level 1 Major C, G, F

Minor A, E, D
values
Scales C, G, F major HS = 69
A, E, D minor (natural and harmonic) 2 octaves
Staccato C, G, F major HS = 69
1 octave
Contrary Motion C major HT = 69
2 octaves
Chromatic beginning on C HS = 69
tonic to dominant

values
Triads (root position and inversions) C, G, F major HS = 50
broken A, E, D minor 1 octave
blocked C, G, F major HS = 100
A, E, D minor 1 octave
Level 1
33
3 Musicianship Example only
1
Aural Skills Examples only
Clapback
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm
of a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice. 2
Time signature Approximate length

24 34 three to four measures
Example only
Reading Skills
1 Playing
Students will be asked to play a passage that is divided
between the hands and lies within the compass of the
staff. The melody will include half and quarter notes.
2
Time signature Approximate length Keys
44 four measures C, G, F major
Clapping
Playback Students will be asked to clap or tap a rhythm. A steady
Students will be asked to play back a melody based on pace and rhythmic accentuation are expected.
the first three notes of a major scale. The adjudicator will
name the key, play the tonic triad once, and play the melody Time signature Approximate length
twice. 44 two measures

Example only
tonic, supertonic, or four notes C, G, F major
mediant
Level 1
34
1 Repertoire
Level 2 Students must prepare three contrasting selections:
one from each of List A, List B, and List C. Repertoire
Late-elementary students preparing for the Level 2 selections must be memorized. Please note that up to two
assessment will encounter repertoire in which elements memory marks will be deducted for each selection if music
of Baroque and Classical style are presented. Character is used.
pieces engage the imagination and encourage students to
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
continue their creative development. The increasing variety
● one selection
in repertoire is supported through technical exercises
S part or section of a larger work
including scales played with both staccato and legato
touches. Creativity is fostered through the development
Piano Repertoire 2 FHM
of skills essential for well-rounded musicians, building a
foundation for improvisation and composition.
List A
Level 2 Requirements Marks Baroque and Classical Repertoire
1 Repertoire 50
Anonymous
one selection from List A: Baroque and 18
● Bourrée in D minor (Notebook for Wolfgang OTT)
Classical Repertoire
X Entrée in A minor (Notebook for Wolfgang OTT)
one selection from List B: Romantic, 20th-, and 18
21st-century Repertoire Arnold, Samuel
one selection from List C: Inventions 14 X Gavotte in C major, op. 12, no. 2
Memory (2 marks per selection awarded for 6
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
memory) ● Minuet in E flat major, H 171
2 Technical Requirements 24 X Minuetto II in F minor, H 196/2
Etudes: one etude from the Syllabus list 12
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Technical Tests 12
● Suite in G minor, BWV 822
Major keys: C, G, F, B S VII: Minuet III in G major
Minor keys: A, E, D, G Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach WIE
– scales ● Aria in D minor, BWV 515
– staccato scales
– parallel motion scales Beethoven, Ludwig van
– contrary motion scale X Écossaise in G major, WoO 23 (Celebrate Beethoven,
– formula pattern scale vol. I FHM)
– chromatic scale Ten National Airs with Variations, op. 107
– triads ● Russian Folk Song: Beautiful Minka (no. 7) (arr., in
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 Celebrate Beethoven, vol. I FHM)
Aural Skills 10 Clarke, Jeremiah
Clapback (3) ● King William’s March (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM)
Intervals (3)
Playback (4) Couperin, François
Reading Skills 10 Premier livre de clavecin, 2e ordre (François Couperin: Complete
Playing (7) Keyboard Works, 1 DOV)
Clapping (3) ● Fanfare pour la suite de la Diane
Academic Co-requisites Second livre de pièces de clavecin, 6e ordre (François Couperin:
None Complete Keyboard Works, 1 DOV)
● Les moissonneurs
Diabelli, Anton
Resources for Level 2 Assessment Preparation ● Sonatina in C major, op. 151, no. 2
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 2 S 2nd movement
Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes 2 Handel, George Frideric
X Impertinence, HWV 494
Technique: Technical Requirements for Piano 2
Partita in G major, HWV 450
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List ● Menuet in G major
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading Haydn, Franz Joseph
Skills resources ● German Dance in G major, Hob. IX: 12/7 (Celebrate
Haydn, vol. I FHM)
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org Five Contradances and One Quadrille, Hob. IX:29 (Il Mio Primo
Haydn RIC)
for information about publications. ● Quadrille
Level 2
35
Hook, James Brown, Stephen
Guida di musica, op. 81 Five Extremities SWA
● Gavotta in D major no. 3(James Hook Album ELK) ● Extremity no. 1
Krebs, Johann Ludwig Byers, Rosemary
X Minuet in B minor ● Cheshire Cat Cool (Hal Leonard Student Piano
Library, Showcase Solos HAL)
● Allegro in F major, K 1c (Celebrate Mozart, vol. I FHM) Caramia, Tony
● Minuet in G major, K 1e (Celebrate Mozart, vol. I FHM) ● Porch Swing (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Piano
X Menuetto I in C major (from Sonata in C Major for Solos 4 HAL)
Keyboard or Keyboard and Violin, K 6)
Carroll, Walter
Neefe, Christian Gottlob The Countryside FOR
X Allegretto in C major ● The Wood Fairies (no. 11)
Purcell, Henry Chatman, Stephen
● Hornpipe, Z T685 (Essential Keyboard Repertoire, 4 ALF) Amusements, 2 FHM
● Ping Pong Party
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Pièces de clavecin (1724) Coulthard, Jean
X Menuet en rondeau / Minuet in Rondo Form ● Alexa’s Bell Song (Music of Our Time, 1 WAT)
● Alexa’s Music Box (Music of Our Time, 1 WAT)
Scarlatti, Domenico
● First Little Dance (Lavender’s Blue) (Music of Our
● Sonata in C minor, L 217, K 73b (Celebrate Scarlatti,
Time, 1 WAT)
vol. I FHM)
● Grandmother’s Nonsense Song (Music of Our Time,
Schubert, Franz 2 WAT)
● Écossaise, D 299, no. 8 ● Lullaby for a Baby Seal (Music of Our Time, 2 WAT)
Telemann, Georg Philipp Crosby, Anne
● Fantasia in D major, TWV 33:16 ABR In My Dreams FHM
S 3rd section: Vite ● Can’t Catch Me!
Türk, Daniel Gottlob In the Mermaid’s Garden FHM

X The Banshee’s Ball
X A Cheerful Spirit Duke, David
● Contentment ● Butterflies (Music of Our Time, 3 WAT)
Frid, Grigori
List B Youthful Adventures FHM
Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century ● I’m Sad
● The Teddy Bear
Repertoire
Garścia, Janina
Very Easy Piano Pieces for Children, op. 3 PWM
Barenboim, L.
X The Clock
● Polish Song (From Russia for Youth FHM)
● A Joke (Zarcik)
Bartók, Béla
Grechaninov, Alexandr T.
For Children, 2 B&H
Children’s Album, op. 98 OTT
● Children at Play (no. 1)
● Farewell (no. 4)
● Children’s Song (no. 2)
● Allegretto (no. 3)
Glass Beads, op. 123 OTT
● Little Beggar (no. 2)
Berkovich, Isak
X Mazurka
Harmer, Daniel
● The Toy-maker BER
Berlin, Boris
X March of the Goblins (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM)
Joachim, Otto
● The Merry-Go-Round (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM) 12 Twelve Tone Pieces for Children BER
● Snowy Morning (no. 4)
Berr, Bruce ● Gossip (no. 7)
● Venetian Boat Song (Hal Leonard Student Piano
Library, Piano Solos 4 HAL) Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Blok, Vladimir ● Valse (no. 1)
Twelve Pieces in Folk Modes FHM X A Little Song (no. 2)
● A Little Ballad
Khachaturian, Aram
Bonis, Mel. 24 Easy Piano Pieces for Children
Album pour les tout-petites COM ● An Evening Tale
X Madrigal
Level 2
36
Kraehenbuehl, David Tan, Chee-Hwa
● March of the Trolls (Contemporary Piano Literature, 1 A Child’s Garden of Verses FHM
ALF) ● The Land of Nod
Last, Joan Tansman, Alexandre
On the Move B&H On s’amuse au piano / Happy Time, 1 WAR
X Sailing by Moonlight ● En Valsant / Waltzing
Mana Zucca (pseud. Augusta Zuckermann) Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich
● A Slumber Song, op. 63, no. 6 JCC Album for the Young, op. 39
● The Sick Doll (no. 7)
Mrozinski, Mark
X Turkish Bazaar (Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Telfer, Nancy
Musicianship 4 FHM) I’m Not Scared FHM
X Skeleton Dance
Nakada, Yoshinao
Children’s Dreams KAW Land of the Silver Birch FHM
● Land of the Silver Birch (arr.)
X So Long, See You Tomorrow
Japanese Festival WAR My Bark Canoe FHM
● A Short Story ● Donkey Riding
Put On Your Dancing Shoes NSM
Niamath, Linda ● Teaching a Bear to Waltz
All Year Round FHM The Sun and the Moon FHM
X Autumn Leaves X The Silent Moon
A Zoo for You FHM
X Penguins
List C
Norton, Christopher
Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 2 FHM Inventions
● Sidewalk Café
● Toronto Tango Bartók, Béla
● Trumpet Blues Mikrokosmos, 1 B&H
The Microjazz Collection, 1 B&H ● Little Dance in Canon Form (no. 31)
X Rag Time
Champagne, Claude
Paterson, Lorna X Petit canon No. 2 CFP
Pianimals FHM
● Clown Fish Christopher, Renée
X Invention in C major
Perry, Nina
Through the Kaleidoscope OUP Dello Joio, Norman
● Lullaby (no. 5) Suite for the Young EDW
● Invention (on a Major and Minor Triadic Melody)
Pinto, Octavio
Festa de Crianças (Children’s Festival) SCH Gallant, Pierre
● Prelude (no. 1) X Jazz Invention No. 1
X Jazz Invention No. 2
Poole, Clifford Imitations and Inventions FHM
X The Mouse in the Coal Bin (first published under ● Changing Voices
pseudonym Charles Peerson) (Legacy Collection, 2 ● Lullaby for Two
FHM) ● Mixolydian Mix-up
● Parade (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM)
Gedike, Alexander
Reinecke, Carl 60 Piano Pieces for Beginners, op. 36 PET
Serenade in G major, op. 183, no. 2 ● Fugato (no. 40)
● Elegy (Discovering Piano Literature, 3 ALF)
Gurlitt, Cornelius
Schumann, Robert X Canon
Album für die Jugend, op. 68
● Soldiers March (no. 2) Hässler, Johann Wilhelm
Fifty Pieces for Beginners, op. 38 ABR
Stravinsky, Soulima X Moderato in C major (no. 5)
Piano Music for Children, 1 PET
● Tag McKinnon, Gordon A.
X The Argument FHM
Szelényi, István
Musical Picture-Book EMB Niamath, Linda
X Faraway Regions Watermelon and Friends FHM
● Banana
Silvester, Frederick
X Invention in A minor
Level 2
37
2 Technical Requirements Kadosa, Pál
Fourteen Little Pieces, in vol. 1 of 55 Small Piano Pieces EMB
X Study in A minor
Etudes
Students must prepare one selection from the following Köhler, Christian Louis Heinrich
list of etudes. Memorization is not required and will not be Die allerleichtesten Übungsstücke für den Clavierunterricht,
rewarded with extra marks. op. 190
X Study in F major (no. 27)
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Krausas, Veronika
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: X Kangaroos
Piano Studies / Etudes 2 FHM Niamath, Linda
All Year Round FHM
Czerny, Carl X Baseball Practice
X Study in C major, op. 261, no. 3 X Celebration
Donkin, Christine Norton, Christopher

Comics & Card Tricks FHM The Final Frontier B&H
X Crazy Comics X Asteroids
Gallant, Pierre Tan, Chee-Hwa

Clowning Around FHM A Child’s Garden of Verses FHM
X Little Lopsided Waltz X The Wind
Gurlitt, Cornelius Telfer, Nancy

Die ersten Schritte des jungen Klavierspielers, op. 82 I’m Not Scared FHM
X Etude in D minor (no. 65) X Crocodile Teeth
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
X Scherzo (no. 12)
Substitutions
Permitted (Submit a Substitute Piece Request)
one One repertoire selection from piano One repertoire One etude from Level 3
Repertoire literature comparable in style and selection from the
or
selection difficulty to the corresponding or corresponding List A or
List A or B of Level 2 or B only of Level 3 One Student’s Choice selection
or
(must be of equal difficulty and a
one length of 30–60 seconds)
Etude
Level 2
38
Technical Tests
fingering, at a steady tempo. Metronome markings indicate
minimum speeds. All scales are to be played legato unless
otherwise indicated.
Keys for Level 2 Major C G F B

Minor A E D G
values
Scales C, G, F, B major HS = 80
A, E, D, G minor (natural, harmonic, and melodic) 2 octaves
Staccato C, G, F, B major HS = 80
1 octave
Parallel Motion C, G major HT = 80

1 octave
Contrary Motion G major HT = 80
2 octaves
Formula Pattern C major HT = 80
2 octaves
Chromatic beginning on C HS = 80
1 octave
Triads Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Triads C, G, F, B major HS = 60
(root position and A E D G minor 1 octave
inversions)
broken
blocked C, G, F, B major HS = 112
A E D G minor 1 octave
Level 2
39
3 Musicianship
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of Students will be asked to play a passage that is divided
a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice. between the hands and lies within the compass of the
staff. The melody will include whole notes, half notes,
Time signature Approximate length quarter notes, and eighth notes.
24 34 three to four measures
44 four measures C, G, F major
Example only
1
Examples only
Clapping
Students will be asked to clap or tap a rhythm. A steady
pace and rhythmic accentuation are expected.
2
44 two measures
Intervals Example only

Students will be asked to identify the following intervals.
The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form.
or
Students may choose to sing or hum the following
intervals. The adjudicator will play the first note once.
Above a given note

major 3rd
perfect 5th
Playback
Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the
first five notes of a major scale. The melody may include
skips of a 3rd. The adjudicator will name the key, play the
tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

tonic or dominant five notes C, G, F major
Example only
1
Level 2
40
Level 3
Early-intermediate students have established reading
skills, familiarity with keys and patterns, and are 1 Repertoire
developing technical facility. The Level 3 assessment Students must prepare three contrasting selections:
provides opportunities for expanding musicianship skills one from each of List A, List B, and List C. Repertoire
while exploring a wider range of repertoire, including selections must be memorized. Please note that up to two
Classical sonatina movements and longer descriptive memory marks will be deducted for each selection if music
pieces. Substituting a piece from the Popular Selection is used.
List for one of the etudes is an attractive option for Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
students. ● one selection
Level 3 Requirements Marks X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®:
1 Repertoire 50 Piano Repertoire 3 FHM
one selection from List A: Baroque Repertoire 18
S part or section of a larger work is found in Celebration
one selection from List B: Classical and 18
Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 3 FHM
Classical-style Repertoire
one selection from List C: Romantic, 20th-, and 14
21st-century Repertoire
List A
memory) Baroque Repertoire
Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list 6+6 Bach, Johann Sebastian
Technical Tests 12 Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach WIE
Major keys: G, D, F, B X Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (attr.)
Minor keys: E, B, D, G ● Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 119
– scales
– staccato scales Handel, George Frideric
– parallel motion scales X Gavotte in G major, HWV 491 (Celebrate Handel
– formula pattern scale FHM)
– chromatic scale ● Minuet in F major HWV 516a (Celebrate Handel
– triads FHM)
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 Kirnberger, Johann Philipp
Aural Skills 10 Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristiques
Clapback (3) X Bourrée in D major (no. 3)
Intervals (3)
Playback (4)
Krebs, Johann Ludwig
X Harlequinade
Reading Skills 10
Playing (7) Mozart, Leopold
Clapping (3) ● Minuet in E minor (Notebook for Wolfgang OTT)
Academic Co-requisites Petzold, Christian
None X Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Notenbuch der
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 Anna Magdalena Bach WIE)
● Minuet in G minor, BWV Anh. 115 (Notenbuch der
Anna Magdalena Bach WIE)
Resources for Level 3 Assessment Preparation
Purcell, Henry
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 3 X Hornpipe in B flat major, Z T683
Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes 3
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List
Skills resources
Level 3
41
List B Bartók, Béla
For Children, 1 B&H
Classical and Classical-style Repertoire X Play (no. 5)
● Allegro moderato (no. 15)
For Children, 2 B&H
Attwood, Thomas
● Sorrow (no. 7)
Easy Progressive Lessons ABR
● Sonatina in G major Berkovich, Isaak
Discovering Piano Literature, 3 ALF
Zwei Klaviersonatinen, Anh. 5 (Celebrate Beethoven,vol. I FHM) ● Variations on a Russian Folksong
● Sonatina in G major (attr.) Berlin, Boris
S 1st movement or 2nd movement: Romanze X The Haunted Castle (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
Biehl, Albert ● Rosemary Skating Waltz (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
● Sonatina in G major, op. 57, no. 4 Holiday in Canada MAY
S 1st or 2nd movement (The Easiest Sonatina Album ● Prairie Song
FHM) Bernstein, Seymour
Clementi, Muzio Moodscapes MAN
X Sonatina in C major, op. 36, no. 1 X The Elegant Toreador
S any one movement
Blok, Vladimir
Gedike, Alexander Twelve Pieces in Folk Modes FHM
60 Simple Piano Pieces for Beginners, op. 36 ● Melancholy Song
X Sonatina in C major (no. 20)
Bonis, Mel.
Gurlitt, Cornelius Album pour les tout-petites COM
Six Sonatinas, op. 76 ● Compliment à grand’maman
● Sonatina in A minor (no. 5) (Joy of Sonatinas YOR) X Douce amie / Sweet Friend
S 3rd movement ● Monsieur Vieuxbois
Hässler, Johann Wilhelm Chatman, Stephen
Fifty Pieces for Beginners, op. 38 X Echoes of November (British Columbia Suite FHM)
X Andantino in A major (no. 31)
Coulthard, Jean
Haydn, Franz Joseph ● A Little Joke (Music of Our Time, 1 WAT)
● German Dance in G Hob.IX:12/1 (Celebrate Haydn,
Early Pieces for Piano CMC; ALK
vol. I FHM) ● The Song of the Shepherdess (no. 3)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus ● The Sad Story (no. 6)
● Allegro in B flat major, K 3 (Celebrate Mozart, vol. I ● A Happy Day (no. 9)
FHM) Crawley, Clifford
X Menuetto II in F major (from Sonata in C Major for Exchanges FHM
Keyboard or Keyboard and Violin, K 6) ● Have a good day!
● Minuet in D major, K 7 (Celebrate Mozart, vol. I FHM) X Yes Sir!
● You’re welcome
Türk, Daniel Gottlob
Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1 ABR Crosby, Anne
● Carefree Happiness In My Dreams FHM
X Funny Puppy
● In My Dreams
List C ● Little Elves and Pixies
● The Stormy Sea
Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century Fine, Irving
Repertoire Music of Irving Fine B&H
● Lullaby for a Baby Panda
Alcon, Susan Fleming, Robert
Carefree Days FHM
● Happy Days (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
● Summer at Last
Fredrich, Frank
Archer, Violet Cream of the Crop, 1 SUM
Eleven Short Pieces ALK
● Legerdemain (The Magician)
● Little Canon (no. 9)
Level 3
42
George, Jon Ouchterlony, David
A Day in the Forest SUM ● Kickin’ Stones (Legacy Collection, 2 FHM)
● Rain ... and the Rainbow
Paterson, Lorna
Grechaninov, Alexandr T. Pianimals FHM
Children’s Album, op. 98 SCH ● Doves
● In Camp (no. 2) ● Waltzing Pandas
● In the Woodland Glade (no. 6) ● Whale’s Lament
● Cradle Song (Lullaby) (no. 9)
Persichetti, Vincent
● A Little Dance (no. 10)
Little Piano Book, op. 60 ELK
X After the Ball (no. 13)
Glass Beads, op. 123 SCH ● Dialogue (no. 3)
● Morning Walk (no. 1) Poole, Clifford
● Sad Song (no. 4)
● Pop Goes the Weasel! (Legacy Collection, 5 FHM)
Gurlitt, Cornelius Schumann, Robert
Little Flowers, op. 205 ABR Album für die Jugend, op. 68
● Little Flower in E minor (no. 1)
● Melody (no. 1)
Huang, An-Lun Scott, Cyril
A Chinese Festival, 1 BEL For My Young Friends MAS
● Pastures
● Seesaw
Joachim, Otto Shostakovich, Dmitri
12 Twelve Tone Pieces for Children BER Six Children’s Pieces, op. 69 SCH
● Plastic Soldier (no. 5)
● A Happy Tale (no. 4)
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Siegmeister, Elie
● Street Games (Contemporary Piano Literature, 2 ALF)
● Night on the River
24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH Stravinsky, Soulima
X Clowns (no. 20) Piano Music for Children, 2 PET
● Cops and Robbers
Liebermann, Lowell
Album for the Young PRE Tansman, Alexandre
● Song (no. 11) Pour les enfants, 1 ESC
● Figurines de Sèvres / Dresden China Figures
Linn, Jennifer
● Le petit ours en peluche / The Dancing Bear
● Tarantella HAL
Taranta, Italo
Milhaud, Darius ● Folk Dance (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, Piano
L’enfant aime / A Child Loves, op. 289 UNI
Solos 4 HAL)
● Les fleurs / Flowers
Tarp, Svend Erik
Moss, Earle Mosaik, op. 31 MMB
● In a Canoe (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
● Flute and Bassoon Play a Duet (no. 6)
● Little Lamb (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
Nakada, Yoshinao Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich
Japanese Festival WAR Album for the Young, op. 39
● A Green Caterpillar and a Butterfly X Morning Prayer (no. 1)
X The Song of Twilight
Tcherepnin, Alexander
Niamath, Linda ● Prelude SUM
Here We Go! FHM
Telfer, Nancy
● Carousel
I’m Not Scared FHM
Norton, Christopher ● Giant Insects
Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 3 FHM X The Sleeping Dragon
● Breezy Land of the Silver Birch FHM
● Gentle Touch ● À la claire fontaine
● Up and Away Planets and Stars FHM
X White Sand ● Star Cluster
The Microjazz Collection, 2 B&H
X Coconut Rag
Level 3
43
2 Technical Requirements Fitch, Gem
X Chinese Kites
Etudes Gurlitt, Cornelius
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Technik und Melodie Elementar-Klavierschule, op. 228
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and X Study in A minor
will not be rewarded with extra marks.
Niamath, Linda
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Fancy Free FHM
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: X Bike Ride
Piano Studies / Etudes 3 FHM Here We Go! FHM
X All Aboard!
Bartók, Béla Norton, Christopher

The First Term at the Piano EMB The Microjazz Collection, 2 B&H
X Minuet X Inter-city Stomp
Bonis, Mel. Paterson, Lorna

Album pour les tout-petits COM Just a Second! FHM
X Marionnettes X Rush Hour
Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich Schytte, Ludwig

25 Études faciles et progressives, op. 100 25 kleinen Etüden, op. 108
X Arabesque (no. 2) X Study in A minor (no. 5)
Carroll, Walter Telfer, Nancy

The Countryside: First Piano Lessons, 2 FOR Planets and Stars FHM
X The Village Band X The Milky Way
Czerny, Carl
X Study in C major, op. 261, no. 81
X Study in D minor, op. 261, no. 53
X Study in E flat major, op. 139, no. 49
Donkin, Christine Students may substitute a popular
Comics & Card Tricks FHM
X Computer Chatter
selection for one of the etudes. See
Legends & Lore FHM p. 125 for details.
X Witches and Wizards
Substitutions
Students may substitute one repertoire selection or one etude selection with a musical work not found in the Repertoire
Lists for Level 3. See p. 125 for more information on substitutions.
Permitted (Submit a Substitute
Piece Request)
one One repertoire selection from One selection from One etude from Level 4
Repertoire piano literature comparable the corresponding
or
selection in style and difficulty to the or List of Level 4 or
corresponding List A, B, or C of One Student’s Choice selection
or
Level 3 (must be of equal difficulty and a
one length of 1–1.5 minutes)
Etude
or
One selection from the Popular Selection
List for Level 3 or Level 4
Level 3
44
Technical Tests
Keys for Level 3 Major G, D, F, B

Minor E, B, D, G
values
Scales G, D, F, B major HS = 92
E, B, D, G minor (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
Staccato G, D, F, B major HS = 92
2 octaves
Parallel Motion G, D, F, B major HT = 80
E, B, D, G minor (harmonic and melodic) 1 octave
Formula Pattern G major HT = 80

2 octaves
Chromatic beginning on G HS = 92
1 octave
Triads Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Triads G, D, F, B major HS = 69
(root position and inversions) E, B, D, G minor 2 octaves
broken HT = 50
1 octave
blocked G, D, F, B major HS = 120
E, B, D, G minor 2 octaves
Level 3
45
3 Musicianship
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of Students will be asked to play a short passage, hands
a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice. together. The right-hand part will be in quarter notes, half
notes, or eighth notes; the left-hand part will be in whole
Time signature Approximate length notes and half notes.
24 34 four measures
44 four measures G, D, F major
Example only
1
Clapping
Example only
Students will be asked to clap or tap a rhythm. A steady
pace and rhythmic accentuation are expected.
2
34 44 four measures
Intervals Example only

or
Above a given note Below a given note

major 3rd minor 3rd
perfect 5th perfect 5th
perfect octave
Playback
first five notes of a major scale. The adjudicator will name
the key, play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.
Tonic or mediant five notes C, G, D, F major
Example only
1
Level 3
46
1 Repertoire
Level 4 Students must prepare three contrasting selections:
one from each of List A, List B, and List C. Repertoire
At the Level 4, students are exposed to new selections must be memorized. Please note that up to two
accompaniment styles, independence in Baroque memory marks will be deducted for each section where
repertoire, and an array of figurations in Classical music is used.
sonatinas. Selections from the Romantic period focus
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
on melody, balance, and expression, while those of the
● one selection
contemporary era offer interesting rhythmic challenges.
The technical requirements are expanded to include
arpeggios, and cadences at the ends of triads.
Level 4 Requirements Marks Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 4 FHM
1 Repertoire 50
one selection from List A: Baroque Repertoire 18 List A
one selection from List B: Classical and Classical- 18
style Repertoire Baroque Repertoire
Babell, William
X Rigadoon in A minor
memory)
2 Technical Requirements 24 Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list 6+6 X March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (Notenbuch der
Technical Tests 12 Anna Magdalena Bach WEI)
Major keys: D, A, B , E Bach, Johann Sebastian
Minor keys: B, F, G, C ● English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
– parallel motion scales S Musette
– staccato scales Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach WEI
– formula pattern scale ● Minuet in F major, BWV Anh. 113
– chromatic scale ● Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 116
– triads ● Minuet in C minor, BWV Anh. 121
– tonic arpeggios X Minuet in D minor, BWV Anh. 132 (attr.)
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 Handel, George Frideric
Aural Skills 10 X Air in D minor, HWV 461 (Celebrate Handel FHM)
Clapback (3) ● Air in B flat major, HWV 471 (Celebrate Handel FHM)
Intervals (3) ● Sonata in G major, op. 1, no. 5, HWC 363b
Playback (4) S Bourrée (Celebrate Handel FHM)
Reading Skills 10
Playing (7) Hässler, Johann Wilhelm
Clapping (3) Fifty Pieces for Beginners, op. 38
Academic Co-requisites X Allegretto in E minor (no. 24)
None Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 ● Minuet in D major, K 94/73h (Mozart: Piano Music
from His Early Years ALF)
Resources for Level 4 Assessment Preparation Scarlatti, Domenico

● Sonata in D minor, L 423, K 32 (Celebrate Scarlatti,
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 4 vol. I FHM)
Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich
Technique: Technical Requirements for Piano 4 ● Partita in G minor (Clavierbüchlein vor Wilhelm
Popular Selections: Popular Section List Friedemann Bach BAR)
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading S Italian Air
Skills resources Telemann, Georg Philipp
● Fantasia in E minor, TWV 33:21
S 3rd section: Très vite
● Fantasia in G major, TWV 33:7
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org S 2nd section: Largo
Level 4
47
List B List C
Classical and Classical-style Repertoire Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century
Repertoire
André, Johann Anton
● Sonatina in C major, op. 34, no. 1 Alcon, Susan
S 3rd movement: Rondo Wind Chimes FHM
● Sonatina in F major, op. 34, no. 5
● Feeling Lucky
S 3rd movement: Rondo
Archer, Violet
Beethoven, Ludwig van ● Waltzing Along (Rainbows ALK)
Twelve German Dances, WoO13 OTT; SCH Eleven Short Pieces ALK
● No. 9 in E flat major ● Rondino (no. 4)
Biehl, Albert ● Wide Open Spaces (no. 5)
● Sonatina in A minor, op. 94, no. 4 Barrell, Bernard
S 1st movement Five Bagatelles, op. 87 FRE
Clementi, Muzio ● Intrada (no. 1) (Studio 21, 2 UNI)
● Sonatina in G major, op. 36, no. 2
Bartók, Béla
S 2nd movement or
For Children, 1 B&H
S 3rd movement
X Children’s Game (no. 8)
Diabelli, Anton ● Allegretto (no. 22)
● Sonatina in G major, op. 151, no. 1 ● Allegro non troppo (no. 33)
S one movement For Children, 2 B&H
● Sonatina in F major, op. 168, no. 1 ● Andante, molto rubato (no. 28)
S 1st movement ● Dance (no. 8)
● The Highway Robber (no. 31)
Gurlitt, Cornelius
● Farewell (no. 34)
Six Sonatinas, op. 188
● Sonatina in G major (no. 3) Benedict, Robert C.
S 1st movement Watercolours for Piano WAT
● Shallows
Haydn, Franz Joseph
● Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:9 Berlin, Boris
S 3rd movement: Scherzo ● Squirrels at Play (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
Mayer, Charles ● Yanina Polish Dance (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM)
● Exercise (Übungsstück), op. 340, no. 2 (A Romantic Berr, Bruce
Sketchbook for Piano, 2 ABR; Graded Pianoforte Studies, Explorations in Style HAL
First Series, Grade 3 ABR) ● Droplets
Melartin, Erkki Boyd, Bill
X Sonatina Bill Boyd: Jazz Sketches HAL
Schmitt, Jacob ● Home Fried Potatoes
Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich Franz
S 2nd movement
● Sonatina in G major, op. 249, no. 2 ● Ballade, op. 100, no. 15
S 1st movement Chatman, Stephen
Türk, Daniel Gottlob Amusements, 3 FHM
Sixty Pieces for Aspiring Players, 1 ABR ● Game of Hypnosis
X German Song Coulthard, Jean
Wesley, Samuel Four Piano Pieces BER
X Sonatina in B flat major, op. 4, no. 8 ● Pleading
Crosby, Anne
In the Mermaid’s Garden FHM
X Dreamcatcher
Decoursey, Ralph
● Steamboat’s A-Comin’! BER
Level 4
48
Dello Joio, Norman Kirchner, Theodor Fürchtegott
Suite for the Young EDW New Scenes of Childhood, op. 55 ABR
● Little Brother (no. 4) ● Andantino (no. 3)
● Small Fry (no. 11)
Kisbey-Hicks, Marjory
Duke, David ● Three-legged Race BER
X Barcarole (Music of Our Time, 4 WAT)
Klein, Lothar
Evans, Lee Spring Folio CMC
● Spooky Spirits (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, ● Ballet Lesson
Showcase Solos HAL) ● Dots
Fiala, George Klose, Carol
● Mood in the Dorian Mode (Horizons, 1 WAT) ● Dance of the Trolls (Hal Leonard Student Piano
● Miniature Suite BER
Library, Showcase Solos HAL)
S Almost a Waltz
Linn, Jennifer
Filtz, Bohdana ● Wizard’s Wish (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library,
● A Lost Toy (Ukrainian Echoes FHM)
Showcase Solos HAL)
● Playing Ball (Childhood Memories FHM)
Maikapar, Samuil
Gillock, William L. ● Dewdrops, op. 33, no. 12 MCA
Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style SUM
● Interlude Milhaud, Darius
L’enfant aime / A Child Loves, op. 289 UNI
Goldston, Margaret ● Les bonbons / Candy
The Magic Typewriter ECS
● The Magic Typewriter Muczynski, Robert
Fables: Nine Pieces for the Young, op. 21 SCH
Grechaninov, Alexandr T. X Fable (no. 3)
Grandfather’s Album, op. 119 OTT
● An Old Romance (no. 2) Nakada, Yoshinao
● On the Meadow (no. 4) Children’s Dreams
X Happy Meeting (no. 15) X A Winter Melody KAW
● Returning Home (no. 16)
Norton, Christopher
Gurlitt, Cornelius Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 4 FHM
Der erste Vortrag, op. 210 ● Deep in Thought
X Dancing on the Green ● Open Window
Little Flowers, op. 205 ABR ● Positively Swinging
● Little Flower in F major (no. 8) The Microjazz Collection, 2 B&H
X Play It Again
Hanson, Howard
● Enchantment FIS Olson, Lynn Freeman
Audience Pleasers, 3 ALF
Haughton, Alan
● Whirligig
Rhythm and Rag ABR
● Freeway Papp, Lajos
Images LEM
Ishchenko, Yuri
X The Rooster Crows
● Trembitas in the Distance (Ukrainian Echoes FHM)
Paterson, Lorna
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Just a Second FHM
30 Pieces for Children, op. 27 SCH ● Lullaby
● A Sad Story (no. 6) (also titled “A Sad Little
Pianimals FHM
Tale”) ● The Loon
● Dance on the Lawn (no. 17)
24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH Pearce, Elvina
● Hopping (no. 18) (also titled “Galop”) Seven Preludes in Seven Keys BEL
Children’s Adventures, op. 89 ● Prelude no. 2 in D minor
X Chastushka (no. 25)
Level 4
49
Pentland, Barbara Szelényi, István
Music of Now, 3 AVO; CMC Vierzig kleine Klavierstücke für Anfänger, 2 EMB
● Aubade X Changing Bars
Pozzoli, Ettore Tansman, Alexandre
Piccole scintille RIC On s’amuse au piano / Happy Time, 1 WAR
● The Cuckoo (no. 6) ● Little Prelude
● Before the Crib (no. 7) X Mélodie
● Soldier’s March (no. 12) Pour les enfants, 1 ESC
● Fin de vacances
Rebikov, Vladimir Ivanovich
Pour les enfants, 2 ESC
Silhouettes, op. 31 ALF; SCH
● Petite solemnité
● The Little Shepherd (no. 8) Pour les enfants, 3 ESC
Reubart, Dale ● Réveil (no. l)
Parodies FHM
Taranta, Italo
X Thinguma Jig Piano Miniatures WIL
Schumann, Robert ● Creole Lullaby
Album für die Jugend, op. 68
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich
X The Wild Horseman (no. 8)
Album for the Young, op. 39
● The Happy Farmer (no. 10)
● The Doll’s Funeral (no. 7)
● The First Loss (no. 16)
● Italian Song (no. 15)
Sheftel, Paul ● Old French Song (no. 16)
Interludes: Mood Studies for Piano FIS
Telfer, Nancy
X Nocturne She’s Like the Swallow FHM
Shostakovich, Dmitri ● Feller from Fortune (arr.)
Six Children’s Pieces, op. 69 SCH
Vandall, Robert D.
● A Sad Fairy Tale (no. 5) Bagatelles, 1 MYK
Silvester, Frederick ● Bagatelle no. 8
● Twilight (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM) Zhuravytsky, Vadim
● The Detective (Postcards from Ukraine FHM)
Starer, Robert
Games with Names, Notes and Numbers SCH
● Twelve Notes Twelve Times
Substitutions
Request)
one One repertoire selection from One selection from the One etude from Level 5
Repertoire piano literature comparable corresponding List of
or
selection in style and difficulty to the or Level 5 or
corresponding List A, B, or C of One Student’s Choice selection (must
or
Level 4 be of equal difficulty and a length of
one 1–1.5 minutes)
Etude
or
One selection from the Popular
Selection List for Level 4 or Level 5
Level 4
50
2 Technical Requirements Czerny, Carl
X Study in B flat major, op. 599, no. 83
Etudes Duvernoy, Jean-Baptiste
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Elementary Studies, op. 176
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and X Study in A major (no. 15)
will not be rewarded with extra marks. X Study in C major (no. 24)
Gillock, William L.
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style SUM
X Dragon Fly
Piano Studies / Etudes 4 FHM
Hässler, Johann Wilhelm
Cinquante pièces à l’usage des commensans, op. 38
Balázs, Árpád
X Allegro in G major (no. 19)
Fourteen Pieces for Piano EMB
X Game Heller, Stephen
25 Études faciles, op. 45
Bonis, Mel. X The Avalanche (no. 2)
Album pour les tout-petits COM
X La toupie / The Top Loeschhorn, Carl Albert
Etuden für Anfanger, op. 65
Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich X Study in E minor (no. 42)
25 Études faciles et progressives, op. 100
X The Wagtail (no. 11) Niamath, Linda
Fancy Free FHM
Chatman, Stephen X Masquerade
Preludes for Piano, 3 FHM
X Hotshot Norton, Christopher
Crawley, Clifford X Blues No. 1
Exchanges FHM
X You’re Joking! Reubart, Dale
Kaleidoscope FHM
X Bike Ride
Students may substitute a popular

p. 125 for details.
Level 4
51
Technical Tests
Keys for Level 4 Major D, A, B , E

Minor B, F, G, C
Scale Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Parallel Motion D, A, B , E major HT = 92
B, F, G, C minor (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
Staccato D, B major HS = 104
B, G minor (harmonic) 2 octaves
Formula Pattern C minor (harmonic) HT = 92
2 octaves
Chromatic beginning on D HS = 104
1 octave
values
Triads D, A, B , E major HS = 76
(root position and inversions) B, F, G, C minor 2 octaves (no cadence)
broken HT = 60
1 octave
(ending with V–I cadence)
blocked D, A, B , E major HS = 132
B, F, G, C minor 2 octaves
(no cadence)
HT = 120
1 octave (ending with V–I cadence)
Arpeggios Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Tonic D, A major HS = 72
(root position only) G, C minor 2 octaves
Level 4
52
3 Musicianship
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm Students will be asked to play a short passage, hands
of a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice. together. The right-hand part will be in eighth notes,
quarter notes, or half notes; the left-hand part will be in
Time signature Approximate length half notes.
24 68 two to three measures
Difficulty Time Approximate Keys
signature length
Example only
Level 1 44 34 six measures G, F, D major
1
repertoire E, D minor
Clapping
Students will be asked to clap or tap the rhythm of a
2 melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
expected.

34 44 four measures
Intervals
The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form. Example only
or

major and minor 3rds minor 3rd
perfect 4th
perfect octave perfect octave
Playback
first five notes of a major scale. The adjudicator will name
the key, play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

tonic, mediant, or six notes C, F, G, D major
dominant
Example only
Level 4
53
Level 5
The Level 5 assessment presents intermediate students 1 Repertoire
with the opportunity to expand their technical and musical Students must prepare three contrasting selections:
abilities. Musical engagement is promoted through a more one from each of List A, List B, and List C. Repertoire
diverse selection of repertoire choices with longer forms, selections must be memorized. Please note that up to two
thicker harmonic textures, and exposure to new genres. In memory marks will be deducted for each selection where
technical requirements, dominant-seventh and diminished- music is used.
seventh patterns are introduced to expand harmonic
vocabulary. These new patterns, which involve a wider span Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
of the hand, help to develop dexterity. The Basic Rudiments ● one selection
academic assessment is a co-requisite that enriches musical S part or section of a larger work
awareness and literacy through the study of notation, X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®:
including: intervals, key signatures, scales, and triads. Piano Repertoire 5 FHM
Level 5 Requirements Marks
1 Repertoire 50
one selection from List B: Classical and 18 List A
Classical-style Repertoire Baroque Repertoire
Memory (2 marks per selection awarded for 6 Arnold, Samuel
memory) ● Sonata in D major, op. 12, bk 2, no. 3 (English Piano
Music 1780–1800 ABR)
S 2nd movement: Siciliana
Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list 6+6
Technical Tests 12 Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Major keys: A, E, E , A ● March in G major, BWV Anh. 124 (Notenbuch der
Minor keys: F, C, C, F Anna Magdalena Bach WEI)
– parallel motion scales
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich
– staccato scales
– formula pattern scales
– chromatic scale ● Angloise in D major
– triads Bach, Johann Sebastian
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords X Allemande in G minor, BWV 836
– tonic arpeggios ● French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 S Minuet
Aural Skills 10 X Little Prelude in C major, BWV 939
Clapback (3)
Intervals (3) Dieupart, Charles
Playback (4) Six suittes de clavessin (1701)
Reading Skills 10 ● Suite no. 2 in D major
Playing (7) S Passepied
Clapping (3) Graupner, Christoph
● Intrada in C major (Baroque Piano ALF)
Basic Rudiments
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 Handel, George Frideric
● Fuga (Sonatina) in G major, HWV 582 (Celebrate
Resources for Level 5 Assessment Preparation Handel FHM)
● Sonatina in B flat major, HWV 585 (Celebrate Handel
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 5
FHM)
Kirnberger, Johann Philipp
Technique: Technical Requirements for Piano 5 Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristiques
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List X Gigue in D major (no. 10)
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Skills resources Pièces de clavecin (1724)
● Suite no. 1
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org S Deux rigaudons
Level 5
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Scarlatti, Domenico Hässler, Johann Wilhelm
● Sonata in C minor, L 357, K 40 (Celebrate Scarlatti, Fifty Pieces for Beginners, op. 38 ABR
vol. I FHM) ● Capriccio in C major
● Sonata in D minor, LS 7, K 34 (Celebrate Scarlatti, vol.
I FHM) Haydn, Franz Joseph
● Sonata in B flat, LS 36, K42 (Celebrate Scarlatti, vol. I ● Divertimento in G major, Hob. XVI:8
S 1st movement or
FHM)
S 3rd and 4th movements
Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich
Kuhlau, Friedrich
Partita (Clavierbüchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR)
● Six Variations in G major, op. 42, no. 1
X Bourrée in G minor
Lichner, Heinrich
● Sonatina in F major, op. 4, no. 2 KJO; SCH
● Fantasia in C major, TWV 33:14
S 2nd section: Gaiment in C major S 1st movement
● Fantasia in E flat major, TWV 33:35 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
S 2nd section: Moderato in C minor ● Minuet in F major, K 5
Zipoli, Domenico Viennese Sonatinas, K 439b
Sonate d’intavolatura per organo e cimbalo, parte prima, op. 1 ● Viennese Sonatina no. 1 in C major
X Verso in E minor S Minuetto and Trio
Spindler, Fritz
● Sonatina in C major, op. 157, no. 4 ALF
List B S 2nd movement
Classical and Classical-style Repertoire Wesley, Samuel

● Sonata in A major, op. 5, no. 1 (English Piano Music
1780–1800 ABR)
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich S 2nd movement: Allegro
X Allegretto in F major
Beethoven, Ludwig van List C
● Minuet in G major, WoO 10, no. 2 (Celebrate
Beethoven, vol. I FHM) Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century
Zwei Klaviersonatinen, Anh. 5 Repertoire
● Sonatina in F major
S 1st or 2nd movement
Agay, Denes
Twelve German Dances, WoO13 OTT; SCH
Petit Trianon Suite SCH
● No. 1 in D major
● Sarabande d’amour
● No. 5 in F major
Archer, Violet
Cimarosa, Domenico Three Scenes (Habitant Sketches) BER
● Sonata no. 17 in D minor (Melodious Masterpieces,
3 ALF) X Jig
Clementi, Muzio Bartók, Béla

● Sonatina in G major, op. 36, no. 2 For Children, 1 B&H
S 1st movement ● Children’s Dance (no. 10)
● Sonatina in C major, op. 36, no. 3 ● Ballad (no. 13)
S 3rd movement ● Moderato (no. 26)
● Sonatina in G major, op. 36, no. 5 X Jest (no. 27)
● Choral (no. 28)
For Children, 2 B&H
Diabelli, Anton ● Lento (no. 11)
● Sonatina in F major, op. 168, no. 1 ● Teasing Song (no. 18)
S 2nd movement ● Romance (no. 19)
● Sonatina in G major, op. 168, no. 2 ● Game of Tag (no. 20)
S 1st movement
Beach, Amy
● Sonatina in C major, op. 168, no. 3
Children’s Carnival, op. 25 HIL
S 1st or 3rd movement
● Pierrot and Pierrette (no. 4)
Gurlitt, Cornelius
Four Sonatinas, op. 214
X Sonatina in A minor, op. 214, no. 4
S 1st movement or
S 2nd and 3rd movements
Level 5
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Beckwith, John Frid, Grigori
Six Mobiles, 2 BER A Day in the Country FHM
● Minor or Major? ● Garmoshka
● Two and Three are Five Russian Tales FHM
● What Goes Up Must Come Down ● Chastushka
Youthful Adventures FHM
Bortkiewicz, Sergei
● A Little Song
Andersen’s Fairy Tales, op. 30 SIM
● The Hardy Tin Soldier (no. 3) Gillock, William L.
Bruce, Robert ● Legend
Picture Studies for the Piano CEL ● Serenade
● Rag Doll
Gretchaninov, Alexander
Carroll, Walter Glass Beads, op. 123 OTT
Sea Idylls FOR ● Waltz
● From the Cliffs (no. 1)
● Sea-Nymphs (no. 3) Grieg, Edvard
● Moon Beams (no. 6) Lyric Pieces, op. 12
● A Passing Storm (no. 7) X Waltz (no. 2)
● To a Sea-Bird (no. 8)
Griesdale, Susan
● The Lifeboat (no. 9)
Piano Mime OCE
● Alone at Sunset (no. 10)
● Dancing Clowns
Chatman, Stephen ● Sleepwalking
Hansen, Joan
● Poltergeist
● Traffic (Music of Our Time, 5 WAT)
Cherney, Brian
Harmer, Daniel
● Elegy for a Misty Afternoon (Horizons, 1 WAT)
● Hop, Skip and Jump BER
Copland, Aaron
Haughton, Alan
● Sunday Afternoon Music (Masters of Our Day FIS) Rhythm and Rag ABR
Coulthard, Jean ● Lazy
● The Rocking Chair (Music of Our Time, 5 WAT) Huang, An-Lun
X Star Gazing (Music of Our Time, 6 WAT) A Chinese Festival, 1 BEL
Four Piano Pieces BER
● Cradle Song
● Little Song of Long Ago
Ibert, Jacques
Creston, Paul
Petite suite en quinze images FOE
Five Little Dances SCH
● Berceuse aux étoiles (no. 4)
● Rustic Dance (no. 1)
Jaque, Rhené
Eurina, Ludmilla
● Rustic Dance GVT
● Pastorale (Town and Country FHM)
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Faith, Richard
Finger Paintings for Piano SHA
● Cradle Song (no. 8)
● Moonless Night ● Sonatina in A minor (no. 18)
Fiala, George 24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH
Australian Suite, op. 2 BER X A Slow Waltz (no. 23)
● Black Swan Easy Variations for Piano, op. 51
● Emu ● Five Happy Variations on a Russian Folk Song
● Koala (no. 1)
● Lyre Byrd
Karganov, Génari
● Platypus
Ten Postludes for Young Students, op. 7 WAT X Arabesque, op. 6, no. 2
X Postlude no. 6 (à la Shostakovich) Kenins, Talivaldis

Two Little Pieces (Meet Canadian Composers at the Piano, 2 GVT
Filtz, Bohdana
[OP])
● A Song about Grandmother (Childhood Memories
X Little March
FHM)
Fleming, Robert
Bag-o-Tricks WAT
● Gently (no. 1)
Level 5
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Kirchner, Theodor F. Rejino, Mona
Miniaturen, op. 62 ABR Portraits in Style HAL
● Miniature in C minor (no. 15) ● Nocturne
Koechlin, Charles Rowley, Alec
Dix petites pièces faciles, op. 61c SAL X The Lake, op. 42, no. 9
● La maison heurese (no. 3)
Schoenmehl, Mike
Kuzmenko, Larysa Piano Studies in Pop SIK
X Romance X Melancholy Reflections
Lebeda, Miroslav Schumann, Robert
Music for Young Pianists FHM Album für die Jugend, op. 68
● March ● Hunting Song (no. 7)
● Little Folk Song (no. 9)
McLean, Edwin
● Sicilienne (no. 11)
Impressions on Rock, Bone, Wood, Earth FJH
● A Little Romance (no. 19)
● Bird Whistle (Bone) ● Nordic Song (no. 41)
Merath, Siegfried Shostakovich, Dmitri
Tanz-Typen, 1 OTT ● The Barrel-Organ Waltz (from film score for
X Cha-Cha The Gadfly, op. 97) SCH
Mier, Martha Seven Doll’s Dances SCH; SIK
● Hurdy-Gurdy (no. 6)
Jazz, Rags & Blues, 2 ALF
Six Children’s Pieces, op. 69 SCH
● Red Rose Rendezvous
● The Mechanical Doll
Mould, Warren Starer, Robert
● Jamaican Serenade (Legacy Collection, 3 FHM) Sketches in Color WAR
Muczynski, Robert ● Shades of Blue (no. 2)
Fables: Nine Pieces for the Young SCH ● Black and White (no. 3)
● Allegro (no. 1) Takács, Jenó´
Niemann, Walter Klänge und farben, op. 95 DOB
Im Kinderland, op. 46 PET X Sounding the Accordion
● Cradle Song Tansman, Alexandre

On s’amuse au piano / Happy Time, 1 WAR
Norton, Christopher
● Petite promenade
X Scamp
● Valse – Boston
● Moonscape
● Boxcar Blues
● Souvenir de George Gershwin, 1925
Pour les enfants, 3 ESC
● In a Hurry
● Petite rêverie (no. 4)
Papineau-Couture, Jean
● Aria BER
Papp, Lajos ● Polka (no. 10)
Petite suite EMB ● Mazurka (no. 11)
● Cock-crow ● Sweet Dreams (no. 21)
Pinto, Octavio Telfer, Nancy

Festa de Crianças (Children’s Festival) SCH Planets and Stars FHM
● Little March X When Rivers Flowed on Mars
● Serenade
Volkmann, Robert
Previn, André Lieder des Grossmütter, op. 27
Impressions for Piano WAR X Grandmother’s Song (no. 10)
● Trees at Twilight (no. 7)
Reinecke, Carl
Hausmusik, op. 77
● Romanza (no. 8)
Level 5
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2 Technical Requirements Gurlitt, Cornelius
Der erste Vorträg, op. 210
X The Merry Wanderer (no. 29)
Etudes
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Kabalevsky, Dmitri
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and 24 Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH
will not be rewarded with extra marks. X Prelude (no. 19)
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Kadosa, Pál

X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Eight Little Piano Pieces EMB
Piano Studies / Etudes 5 FHM X Vivo
Maikapar, Samuil
X Staccato Prelude, op. 31, no. 6
Bertini, Henri Jérôme
25 Primary Etudes for the Piano, op. 166 Rohde, Eduard
X Study in G major (no. 7) X Dance of the Dragonflies, op. 76, no. 7
Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich Schoenmehl, Mike
25 Études faciles et progressives, op. 100 Piano Studies in Pop SIK
X Sweet Sorrow (no. 16) X Chicken Talk
Crosby, Anne Takács, Jenó´

In the Mermaid’s Garden FHM Für mich, op. 76 DOB
X Dragonfly Scherzo X The Little Fly
Czerny, Carl Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich

X Study in G major, op. 139, no. 38 Album for the Young, op. 39
X In Church (no. 24)
Fuchs, Robert
Jugendklänge: Leichte Stücke für Pianoforte, op. 32 Telfer, Nancy
X The Little Trumpeter (no. 4) Planets and Stars FHM
X Supernova
Gedike, Alexander
Twelve Melodious Studies for Beginners, op. 32
X Study in C major (no. 16) .
Gnesina, Yelena Fabianovna
Small Pieces – Tableaux
X Skipping Rope Students may substitute a popular
p. 125 for details.
Substitutions

Request)
one One repertoire selection One selection from One etude from Level 6
Repertoire from piano literature the corresponding
or
selection comparable in style or List of Level 6 or
and difficulty to the One Student’s Choice selection (must be
or
corresponding List A, B, of equal difficulty and a length of 1.5–2
one or C of Level 5 minutes)
Etude
or
One selection from the Popular Selection List
for Level 5 or Level 6
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Technical Tests
indicate minimum speeds. All scales are to be played
legato unless otherwise indicated.
Keys for Level 5 Major A, E, E , A

Minor F, C, C, F
values
Parallel Motion A, E, E , A major HT = 104
F, C, C, F minor (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
Staccato A, E major HS = 112
F, C minor (harmonic) 2 octaves
Formula Pattern E major HT = 104
C minor (harmonic) 2 octaves
Chromatic beginning on A HT = 104
1 octave
values
Triads A, E, E , A major HT = 66
(root position and inversions) F, C, C, F minor 2 octaves
broken (ending with V–I cadence)
blocked = 132
Dominant 7th A, E, E , A major HS = 72
(root position and inversions) 1 octave
broken
blocked = 120
Diminished 7th F, C, C, F minor HS = 72
(root position and inversions) 1 octave
broken
blocked = 120
values
Tonic A, E, E , A major HS = 80
(root position only) F, C, C, F minor 2 octaves
Level 5
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3 Musicianship
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm Students will be asked to play a passage of music by sight.
of a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice.
Time signature Approximate length signature length
34 68 two to four measures Level 2 34 44 68 eight major and minor
repertoire measures keys up to two
sharps or two flats
Example only
1
Clapping
melody. Tied notes may be included. A steady pace and
2 rhythmic accentuation are expected.

34 44 68 four measures
Intervals
or

major and minor 3rds major and minor 3rds
major and minor 6ths
perfect 4th
Playback
Students will be asked to play back a melody based on
the first five notes and upper tonic of a major scale. The
adjudicator will name the key, play the tonic triad once, and
play the melody twice.

tonic, mediant, or seven notes C, G, D, F major
dominant
Example only
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Level 6
This late-intermediate level presents new challenges with the 1 Repertoire
introduction of larger works by major composers. Sonata- Students must prepare three contrasting selections.
allegro and rondo forms prepare students for the study Repertoire selections must be memorized. Please note
of sonata movements at higher levels. A wide selection of that up to two memory marks will be deducted for each
20th- and 21st-century repertoire that includes atonal and selection where music is used.
modal works, and pieces based on the blues scale, enriches
the student’s harmonic vocabulary. The technical tests at Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
Level 6 are organized by parallel tonic major and minor keys ● one selection
to reinforce an understanding of tonal relationships. Tonic S part or section of a larger work
chords are expanded to four-note forms to support wider X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®:
figurations in the repertoire. The Intermediate Rudiments Piano Repertoire 6 FHM
academic assessment is a co-requisite that reinforces basic S part or section of a larger work is found in Celebration
elements of notation while exploring concepts encountered Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 6 FHM
in the repertoire and technique at this level.
Level 6 Requirements Marks List A
1 Repertoire 50
18
Baroque Repertoire
one selection from List A: Baroque Repertoire
one selection from List B: Classical and 18
Classical-style Repertoire Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
one selection from List C: Romantic, 20th-, and 14 ● Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 123 (Notenbuch der
21st-century Repertoire Anna Magdalena Bach WEI)
Memory (2 marks per selection awarded for 6 ● Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 125 (Notenbuch der
memory) Anna Magdalena Bach WEI)
2 Technical Requirements 24 Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich
Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list 6+6 Musikalische Nebenstunden ABR
Technical Tests 12 ● Angloise in A major
Major keys: G, E, F, A , D X Scherzo in C major
Minor keys: G, E, F, G , C Bach, Johann Sebastian
– parallel motion scales ● Overture in the French Style in B minor, BWV 831
– staccato scales S Bourrée I
– formula pattern scales ● French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812
– chromatic scales S Sarabande
– triads ● Little Prelude in D minor, BWV 926
– tonic four-note chords ● Little Prelude in C minor, BWV 934
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords X Little Prelude in E minor, BWV 941
– tonic arpeggios ● Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (Celebrate Bach, vol. I
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th arpeggios FHM)
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 Clavierbüchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR
Aural Skills 10 ● Allemande in G minor, BWV 837
Clapback (2) ● Minuet no. 3 in G major, BWV 843
Intervals (3) Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach WIE
Chords (2) ● March in E flat major, BWV Anh. 127
Playback (3)
● Polonaise in G major, BWV Anh. 130
Reading Skills 10
Playing (7) Handel, George Frideric
Clapping (3) ● Allemande in A minor, HWV 478 (Celebrate Handel
Academic Co-requisites FHM)
Intermediate Rudiments ● Suite no. 4 in D minor, HWV 437 (Celebrate Handel
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 FHM)
S Sarabande or Gigue
Resources for Level 6 Assessment Preparation ● Suite no. 9 in G major, HWV 442
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 6 S Prelude
Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes 6 Kirnberger, Johann Philipp
Technique: Technical Requirements for Piano 6 Klavierübungen, erste Sammlung DIA
● Minuet in E major
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristique
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading X Les Carillons (no. 20)
Skills resources
Level 6
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Krebs, Johann Ludwig Dussek, Jan Ladislav
● Suite no. 1 in D major Six Sonatinas, op. 20 ABR
S Burlesca in D major (6th movement) ● Sonatina in G major (no. 1)
● Toccata in E flat major (Essential Keyboard Repertoire, S 1st movement or
7 ALF) S 2nd movement: Rondo
Scarlatti, Domenico Gurlitt, Cornelius
● Sonata in A major, LS 31, K 83b (Celebrate Scarlatti, Four Sonatinas, op. 214
vol. I FHM) ● Sonatina in G major (no. 3)
● Sonata in G major, L 84, K 63 (Celebrate Scarlatti,
S 1st movement
vol. I FHM)
● Sonata in B flat major, L 97, K 440 (Celebrate Haydn, Franz Joseph
Scarlatti, vol. I FHM) ● Divertimento in C major, Hob. XVI:3
S 2nd movement: Minuetto and Trio
Seixas, José Antonio Carlos de ● Divertimento in G major, Hob. XVI:G1
X Toccata in C minor S 1st movement
Stölzel, Gottfried Heinrich ● Sonata [Divertimento] in D major, Hob. XVI:4
● Partita in G minor (Clavierbüchlein vor Wilhelm S 2nd movement: Minuet and Trio
Friedemann Bach BAR) Hook, James
S Minuet in G minor (6th movement) ● Sonata in D major, op. 12, no. 1
Telemann, Georg Philipp S 1st movement
X Aria Kuhlau, Friedrich
● Fantasia in C minor, TWV 33:30 ● Sonatina in C major, op. 20, no. 1
S 1st movement
Zipoli, Domenico
Sonate d’intavolatura per organo e cimbalo, parte seconda,
S 1st movement
op. 1 BAR
● Suite in G minor
S Sarabanda in G minor S 1st movement
Lichner, Heinrich
List B ● Sonatina in G major, op. 4, no. 3 KJO; SCH
S last movement: Rondo
Classical and Classical-style Repertoire
● Andantino, K 236/588b
● German Dance, K 600
Sechs Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber OTT
Viennese Sonatinas, K 439b
● Sonata no. 5 in F major, H 243
● Viennese Sonatina no. 6 in C major
S 3rd movement
S last movement
Rosetti, Antonio
● Lustig und Traurig, WoO 54 Vier Klaviersonaten
Benda, Jiří Antonín (George Anton) ● Sonata in G major, RWV E2
Sammlung vermischter Clavierstücke (Benda: 17 Sonatas for Piano S 2nd movement: Romance
OUP) Wesley, Samuel
● Sonatina in D minor (no. 6) X Sonatina in E flat major, op. 4, no. 7
● Sonatina in A minor ALF
Cimarosa, Domenico List C
X Sonata in A minor, F 55
Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century
Clementi, Muzio Repertoire
● Sonatina in F major, op. 36, no. 4
S one movement
Alexander, Dennis
Diabelli, Anton 24 Character Preludes ALF
● Sonatina in F major, op. 168, no. 1 ● Zigzag
● Sonatina in G major, op. 168, no. 6 Archer, Violet
Three Scenes (Habitant Sketches) BER
● Church Scene
Level 6
62
Bartók, Béla Dolin, Samuel
For Children, 1 B&H ● A Slightly Square Round Dance BER
● Jeering Song (no. 30)
● Andante (no. 32)
Duke, David
● Drunkard’s Song (no. 36) ● Cape Breton Lullaby (Music of Our Time, 5 WAT)
For Children, 2 B&H Dunhill, Thomas
● Variations (no. 5)
● The Irish Boy LEG
● Round Dance 1 (no. 6)
● Bagpipe 2 (no. 30) Faith, Richard
Mikrokosmos, 3 B&H Finger Paintings for Piano SHA
● Merriment (no. 84) ● Celebration
Ten Easy Pieces EMB
● Dawn Fiala, George
Australian Suite, op. 2 BER
Berlin, Boris ● Kangaroo
Holiday in Canada MAY
● Winter Scene Fibich, Zdeněk
X Childhood – Spring (Hudek 55)
Bernstein, Leonard
Five Anniversaries Filtz, Bohdana
X For Susanna Kyle B&H X An Ancient Tale (Town and Country FHM)
Bloch, Ernest Finch, Douglas

Enfantines FIS X Cancan FHM
● Melody (no. 6)
Flagello, Nicholas
● Pastorale (no. 7)
Episodes for Piano GEN
● Teasing (no. 9)
● March
Bouchard, Rémi
Fleming, Robert
● Au jour de l’an (Golden Anniversary Collection WAT)
Bag-O-Tricks WAT
Boyd, Bill ● Bright-Dancy (no. 2)
Jazz Sketches HAL ● Quiet Mood (no. 3)
● Oh So Blue Four Modernistics CMC
● Marching
Byers, Rosemary Barrett
● Seaside Morning HAL Gardiner, Mary
Turnabout STU
Carroll, Walter ● no. 1
Sea Idylls FOR
● no. 4
● Early Morning
● Ebb Tide Gillock, William L.
Chatman, Stephen
X Winter Scene
Fantasies FHM
● Melancholy Song Glière, Reinhold
Preludes for Piano, 3 FHM Eight Easy Piano Pieces, op. 43 ABR
● Prairie Sky X Prayer (no. 2)
● Rose-cheek’d Tara Greaves, Terrence
Chopin, Frédéric More Swinging Rhymes ABR
● Prelude in C minor, op. 28, no. 20 ● Baa, Baa, Blue Sheep’s Waltz (no.5)
● Waltz in A minor, op. posth., B 150 Grieg, Edvard
Copland, Aaron Lyric Pieces, op. 12
● The Young Pioneers (Masters of Our Day FIS) X Arietta (no. 1)
● Watchman’s Song (no. 3)
Coulthard, Jean ● Folksong (no. 5)
Pieces for the Present WAT ● Patriotic Song (no. 8)
● Where the Trade Winds Blow
Haughton, Alan
Dahlgren, David F. Rhythm and Rag ABR
● Jazz Cat ALK ● You and Me
Level 6
63
Hofmann, Heinrich Norton, Christopher
Skizzen, op. 77 ABR Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 6 FHM
X On the Lake (no. 12) ● Bahama Beach
● Little Wood-bird (no. 15) (Hofmann: 17 Miscellaneous ● In Between
Pieces ABR) ● Mississauga Rag
Microstyles 1 B&H
Ibert, Jacques
● Oriental Flower
Petite suite en quinze images FOE
● Parade (no. 6) Pachulski, Henryk
● Romance (no. 8) Six Preludes, op. 8
● Prelude in C minor (no. 1) (A Romantic Sketchbook for
Jaque, Rhené
Piano, 3 ABR)
● Jesting GVT
Papp, Lajos
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Images LEM
X Song of the Cavalry (no. 29) (also titled “Cavalry X Hungarian Dance
Gallop”) Pinto, Octavio
● Warrior’s Dance (no. 19) Festa de Crianças (Children’s Festival) SCH
● Fairy Tale (no. 20)
● Playing Marbles (no. 5)
Kenins, Talivaldis Previn, André
● Toccata-Dance (Legacy Collection, 4 FHM) Impressions for Piano WAR
Khachaturian, Aram ● By a Quiet Stream (no. 5)
Adventures of Ivan ALF; MCA X Roundup (no. 11)
● Ivan Sings Prokofiev, Sergei
Klose, Carol Music for Children, op. 65 SCH
● Vaudeville Repartée (Hal Leonard Student Piano ● Promenade (no. 2)
Library, Piano Solos 5 HAL) Rebikov, Vladimir Ivanovich
Koechlin, Charles X Valse miniature, op. 10, no. 10
Dix petites pieces faciles, op. 61c SAL Reinecke, Carl
● La jolie fleur (no. 2)
● Serenade in G major, op. 183, no. 2 ABR
● Berceuse
S Pastorale
Kolodub, Janna Reubart, Dale
● Carpathian Waterfall (Postcards from Ukraine FHM) Pantomimes FHM
Kullak, Theodor ● March of the Buffoons
Scenes from Childhood, set 2, op. 81 PET; SCH ● Prelude
● Grandmother Tells a Ghost Story (no. 3) Rorem, Ned
Louie, Alexina A Quiet Afternoon PER
Star Light, Star Bright FHM ● A New Game
● Distant Star Scharwenka, Xaver
Lutoslawski, Witold Album for the Young, op. 62
Folk Mélodies (Most Beautiful Lutoslawski PWM) X A Tale (no. 3)
● Master Michael Schubert, Franz
Mendelssohn, Felix Valses sentimentales, op. 50, D 797
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 19, no. 4 ● Valse sentimentale no. 13
Sechs Kinderstücke, op. 72 Schumann, Robert
● Allegro non troppo (no. 1) Album für die Jugend, op. 68
Menotti, Gian Carlo ● Mignon (no. 35)
Poemetti per Maria Rosa: 12 Pieces for Children BEL Albumblätter, op. 124
● Lullaby X Waltz in A minor (no. 4)
Kinderszenen, op. 15
● The Shepherd
● From Foreign Lands and People (no. 1)
Muczynski, Robert
Fables: Nine Pieces for the Young SCH Southam, Ann
● Presto (no. 6) ● Sea Flea BER
Starer, Robert
Sketches in Color WAR
● Purple (no. 1)
X Bright Orange (no. 4)
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Tansman, Alexandre Czerny, Carl
Ten Diversions for the Young Pianist MCA X Study in A flat major, op. 139, no. 51
● Prayer
Finney, Ross Lee
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich 24 Piano Inventions PET
Album for the Young, op. 39 X Playing Ball
● Waltz (no. 8)
Telfer, Nancy Small Pieces – Tableaux
X Fantasy CMC X Song of the Brook
She’s Like the Swallow FHM
Heller, Stephen
● She’s Like the Swallow (arr.)
30 Études progressives, op. 46
● Vive la canadienne! (arr.)
X Fluttering Leaves (no. 11)
Tsitsaros, Christos Notenbuch für Klein und Gross, op. 138
● Song of the Fisherman (Hal Leonard Student Piano ● Barcarolle (no. 5) (Celebrate Heller FHM)
Library, Piano Solos 5 HAL)
Cinderella Suite FHM Kabalevsky, Dmitri
● Cinderella’s Sorrow
X Toccatina (no. 12)
Wuensch, Gerhard
A Winter Foursome, op. 39 WAT Karganov, Génari
● Frosted Windows (no. 1) Jugend-Album, op. 25
X Game of Patience (no. 2)
Nakada, Yoshinao
2 Technical Requirements Japanese Festival WAR
Etudes X The Gear Wheels of a Watch
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Nölck, August
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and Melodische Studien für Klavier
will not be rewarded with extra marks. X Good Humoured
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Papp, Lajos

X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Aquarium: 11 Piano Pieces EMB
Piano Studies / Etudes 6 FHM X Pebbles in the Water
Schoenmehl, Mike
Bertini, Henri Jérôme Little Stories in Jazz OTT
Etudes for the Piano, op. 29 X The Broken Record
X Study in E minor (no. 14)
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Concone, Giuseppe Dances of the Dolls SIK
Twenty-five Melodic Studies, Easy and Progressive, op. 24 X Dance
X Study in B flat major (no. 5)
X Study in C major (no. 10)
Substitutions
Request)
or
or
one 1.5–2 minutes)
Etude
or
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Technical Tests
Keys for Level 6 Major G, E, F, A , D

Minor G, E, F, G , C
values
Parallel Motion G, E, F, A , D major HT = 60
G, E, F, G , C minor (harmonic and 2 octaves
melodic)
Staccato E, F major HT = 60
E minor (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
Formula Pattern E, F major HT = 60
E minor (harmonic) 2 octaves
Chromatic beginning on E, D HT = 60
2 octaves
values
Triads G, E, F, A , D major HT = 80
(root position and inversions) G, E, F, G , C minor 2 octaves
broken (ending with V–I cadence)
blocked HT = 80
2 octaves
Tonic Four-note Chords G, E, F, A , D major HS = 88
(root position and inversions) G, E, F, G , C minor 1 octave (no cadence)
broken
Dominant 7th G, E, F, A , D major HS = 88
(root position and inversions) G, E, F, G , C minor 2 octaves
broken
blocked = 72
Diminished 7th G, E, F, G , C minor HS = 88
(root position and inversions) 2 octaves
broken
blocked = 72
values
Tonic G, E, F, A , D major HS = 92
(root followed by 1st inversion) 2 octaves
Dominant 7th G, E, F, G , C minor
(root position only)
Diminished 7th G, E, F, G , C minor
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3 Musicianship
Clapback Playing
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm Students will be asked to play a passage of music at sight.
of a short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice.
Time signature Approximate length Difficulty Time Approximate Keys
24 34 68 two to four measures signature length
Level 3 24 34 44 68 eight measures major and
repertoire minor keys
Example only up to three
1 sharps or
three flats
Clapping
2 melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
expected.

Intervals
or
major 2nd
major and minor 6ths minor 6th .
Chords
Students will be asked to identify any of the following
chords after the adjudicator has played the chord once in
blocked form, close position.
Chords Position
major and minor triads root position
Playback
complete major scale (tonic to tonic, mediant to mediant,
dominant to dominant). The adjudicator will name the key,
play the tonic triad once, and play the melody twice.

tonic, mediant, or nine notes C, G, D, F major
dominant
Example only
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Level 7
The Level 7 assessment provides a gradual transition into 1 Repertoire
early-advanced repertoire. Two-part inventions and other Students must prepare three contrasting selections:
Baroque forms involving more elaborate ornamentation, one from each of List A, List B, and List C. Repertoire
longer Classical sonatina movements, and more complex selections must be memorized. Please note that up to two
19th- and 20th-century works form the basis for repertoire memory marks will be deducted for each selection where
study at this level. Technical tests reinforce patterns music is used.
and keys from earlier levels and expand to support the
ongoing development of fluency and facility. The Advanced Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
Rudiments academic assessment is a co-requisite that ● one selection
provides students with essential skills for reading and S part or section of a larger work
writing music. Some high schools may accept the Level 7 X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®:
assessment for credit. Piano Repertoire 7 FHM
1 Repertoire 50
one selection from List B: Classical and Classical- 18 List A
style Repertoire Baroque Repertoire
6
Alcock, John
Memory (2 marks per selection awarded for
Six Suites of Easy Lessons ABR
memory)
● Suite no. 1 in A major
2 Technical Requirements 24 S Minuet
Technical Tests 12 Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Major keys: C, D, B, F, B , A , D ● Sonata in E minor, Wq 62/12, H 66
Minor keys: C, D, B, F, B , G , C S 3rd movement: Sarabande
– parallel motion scales Bach, Johann Sebastian
– staccato scales ● French Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815
– formula pattern scales S Allemande
– chromatic scales ● French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816
– scale in 6ths or octaves S Gavotte
– tonic four-note chords ● French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords S Polonaise
– tonic arpeggios X Invention no. 1 in C major, BWV 772
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th arpeggios ● Little Prelude in F major, BWV 927
3 Musicianship Requirements 20 ● Little Prelude in C major, BWV 933
Aural Skills 10 ● Little Prelude in D minor, BWV 935
Clapback (2)
● Little Prelude in A minor, BWV 942
Intervals (3)
Chords (2) Couperin, François
Playback (3) L’art de toucher le clavecin
Reading Skills 10 ● Allemande in D minor
Playing (7)
Clapping (3) Fiocco, Joseph-Hector
● Suite in G major, op. 1, no. 1
Advanced Rudiments S 11th movement
Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100 Handel, George Frideric
● Air in G minor, HWV 467 BAR
● Suite no. 4 in D minor, HWV 437
S 3rd movement: Courante (Celebrate Handel FHM)
Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 7 ● Suite no. 7 in G minor, HWV 432
Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes 7 S Allegro
● Suite no. 8 in G major, HWV 441 (Celebrate Handel
FHM)
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List S 1st movement: Allemande or
Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading S 2nd movement: Allegro or
Skills resources. S 4th movement: Aria
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Kirnberger, Johann Philipp Kuhlau, Friedrich
Recueil d’airs de danse caractéristiques ● Sonatina in G major, op. 20, no. 2
X Passepied in D major (no. 1) S 2nd movement
Krebs, Johann Ludwig S 1st movement
● Sonatina No. 4 in B flat major ● Sonatina in C major, op. 88, no. 1
S 3rd movement S 1st movement
● Sonatina in A minor, op. 88, no. 3
Scarlatti, Domenico
● Sonata in A minor, L 93, K 149 (Celebrate Scarlatti, S 3rd movement
vol. 1 FHM) Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
● Sonata in F major, L 297, K 274 Viennese Sonatinas, K 439b
● Sonata in A major, L 483, K 322 (Celebrate Scarlatti, ● Viennese Sonatina no. 1 in C major
vol. 1 FHM) S 4th movement: Allegro
● Viennese Sonatina no. 2 in A major
S 1st movement
● Fantasia in B flat major, TWV 33:18
● Viennese Sonatina no. 5 in F major
S 2nd movement: Gaiment
S 1st movement
● Fantasia in B flat major, TWV 33:36
● Viennese Sonatina no. 6 in C major
S Vivace
S 1st movement
● Fantasia in G minor, TWV 33:29
S 1st section: Allegro Schumann, Robert
Essercizii Musici, TWV 32 ● Children’s Sonata, op. 118a, no. 1
● Solo in F major, TWV 32:4 S 1st movement or 2nd movement: Theme and
S 2nd movement: Bourrée variations
Storace, Stephen
List B ● Sonatina no. 5 in D major
Classical and Classical-style Repertoire S 1st movement
Vorisek, Jan Václav

Albéniz, Mateo ● Rondo in G major, op. 18, no. 1
● Sonata in D major ALF
List C
● Bagatelle in D major, op. 33, no. 6 Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century
X Bagatelle, op. 119, no. 1
X Für Elise, WoO 59
Repertoire
Clementi, Muzio Alexander, Dennis
24 Character Preludes ALF
S 1st movement
● Sonatina in D major, op. 36, no. 6 ● Longing
S 1st movement or 2nd movement: Rondo Bartók, Béla
Diabelli, Anton For Children, 1 B&H
● Sonatina in C major, op. 151, no. 2 ● Allegro (no. 12)
S 1st movement X Pentatonic Tune (no. 29)
● Andante tranquillo (no. 31)
Haydn, Franz Joseph ● Winter Solstice Song (no. 38)
● Sonata [Divertimento] in C major, Hob. XVI:1 For Children, 2 B&H
S 2nd movement ● Ballad (no. 35)
● Sonata [Divertimento] in G major, Hob. XVI:27
S 2nd movement: Menuet and Trio Benjamin, Arthur L.
● Sonata [Divertimento] in E flat major, Hob. XVI:28 ● Romance-Impromptu ALF
S 3rd movement Bernstein, Seymour
● Sonata in D major, Hob XVII:D1 Birds, 1 MAN
S 3rd movement: Finale
● The Purple Finch and The Hummingbird
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
Bloch, Ernest
Anweisung zum Piano-forte Spiel
Enfantines FIS
● Scherzo in A major (no. 45) (Sixteen Short Pieces
● Dream (no. 10)
ABR)
Blok, Vladimir
Twelve Pieces in Folk Modes FHM
● Bashkir Chastushka
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Bober, Melody Fuchs, Robert
Cyclone FJH Jugendalbum, op. 47
● Whirling Winds ● Mother Tells a Story (no. 16) (Fuchs: Children’s
Pieces ABR)
Bonsor, Brian
Jazzy Piano, 2 UNI Gallant, Pierre
X Feelin’ Good X A Joke (Legacy Collection, 4 FHM)
Brown, Stephen Gillock, William L.

West Coast Sundries SWA Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style SUM
X Moonlight Mood
● Ballade for Liliane
Buczynski, Walter Ginastera, Alberto

Ten Piano Pieces for Children CMC Dos canciones, op. 3 RIC
● Milonga
● Mood Indigo
Glière, Reinhold
Chatman, Stephen Eight Easy Piano Pieces, op. 43 ABR
Amusements, 3 FHM X Arietta (no. 7)
● Earthquake
Pièces enfantines / Twelve Children’s Pieces, op. 31 MAS
Fantasies FHM ● Cradle Song (no. 3)
● Blue Angel
● Romance (no. 7)
X Katherine
● Night Sounds Godard, Benjamin
● Sunrise at Jericho Beach X First Sorrow, op. 149, no. 6
● Ginger Snaps
Granados, Enrique
Cuentos de la juventud / Stories of the Young, op. 1 ABR; MAS
Chopin, Frédéric ● La huerfana / The Little Orphan Girl (no. 9)
● Polonaise in B flat major, op. posth., CT 160 (1817)
● Polonaise in G minor, op. posth., CT 161 Grieg, Edvard
X Prelude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4 Lyric Pieces, op. 12
● Elfin Dance (no. 4)
Coulthard, Jean ● Album-leaf (no. 7)
Pieces for the Present WAT Lyric Pieces, op. 43
● Far Above the Clouds
● Solitary Traveller (no. 2)
Dello Joio, Norman Haughton, Alan
Lyric Pieces for the Young EDW More Rhythm and Rag ABR
X Prayer of the Matador
● Bread and Butter
Duncan, Martha Hofmann, Heinrich
Isla Vista Suite Skizzen, op. 77
● Eucalyptus Grove (Diamond Jubilee Collection WAT)
X Go to Sleep! (no. 9)
Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen Ibert, Jacques
From My Childhood, 1: Alphabet Pieces WAT Petite suite en quinze images HUG
● “P” Poissarde (Fisherwoman) ● Le cavalier Sans-Souci (no. 5)
Eggleston, Anne X Sérénade sur l’eau (no. 10)
● Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! (Horizons, 2 WAT) Jaque, Rhené

X Lutin / Goblin (Meet Canadian Composers at the Piano,
Falla, Manuel de
2 GVT [OP])
● Récit du pêcheur [also titled The Fisherman’s
● Suite no. 1 pour piano BER
Story, The Magic Circle] (from El amor brujo) CHS
S L’heure d’angoisse
Fiala, George
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Sonatina, op. 1 BER
Easy Variations for Piano, op. 51
● 1st movement
● Seven Good-Humoured Variations on a Ukrainian
Frid, Grigori Folk Song (no. 4)
Russian Tales FHM Four Rondos, op. 60
● Nocturne X Rondo–March (no. 1)
● A Sad Song ● Rondo–Dance (no. 2)
● Rondo–Song (no. 3)
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Khachaturian, Aram Pentland, Barbara
Adventures of Ivan ALF; MCA Hands across the C AVO
● Ivan Is Very Busy ● Sparks (no. 1)
● Seashore (no. 3)
Koechlin, Charles
Dix petites pièces faciles, op. 61c SAL Pinto, Octavio
● L’enfant bien sage (no. 1) Scenas infantis SCH
● Sicilienne (no. 10) ● Sleeping Time
Kossenko, Viktor Poole, Clifford
24 Pieces for Children, op. 15 ● Ghost Town (Legacy Collection, 4 FHM)
X Waltz ● Nocturne (Legacy Collection, 4 FHM)
Lebeda, Miroslav Poulenc, Francis
Music for Young Pianists FHM Villageoises SAL
● Toccata ● Valse tyrolienne (no. 1)
Louie, Alexina ● Staccato (no. 2)
Star Light, Star Bright FHM Prokofiev, Sergei
● Blue Sky II Music for Children, op. 65 SCH
● Shooting Stars ● Regrets (no. 5)
● Waltz (no. 6)
Lutoslawski, Witold
● March of the Grasshoppers (no. 7)
Bucolics PWM
● March (no. 10)
● no. 4
● Evening (no. 11)
MacDowell, Edward
Rebikov, Vladimir Ivanovich
Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Album of Easy Pieces
● To a Wild Rose (no. 1)
X Waltz (no. 6)
Martinů, Bohuslav
Rossi, Wynn-Anne
Spring in the Garden BAR
An Alaska Tour FJH
● It Isn’t Bad, Is It, To Pick a Few Flowers
● Arctic Moon
Mendelssohn, Felix
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 30 Rybicki, Feliks
● Consolation (no. 3) This Is Our Garden Fair PWM
X Venetian Boat Song (no. 6) X Our Little Garden
Menotti, Gian Carlo Schubert, Franz

Poemetti per Maria Rosa: 12 Pieces for Children BEL Walzer, Ländler, und Ecossaisen, op. 18, D 145
● Giga ● Waltz in B minor (no. 6)
● War Song Schumann, Robert
Muczynski, Robert Albumblätter, op. 124
Diversions SCH ● Fantastic Dance (no. 5)
● Allegro molto (no. 9) ● Wiegenliedchen / Little Cradle Song (no. 6)
Niemann, Walter Stone, Court

Im Kinderland, op. 46 PET ● Ottawa Valley Song HOM
● The Little Mermaid in the Shell (no. 9)
Takács, Jenó´
Norton, Christopher From Far Away Places, op. 111 UNI
Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 7 FHM ● Song and Alborada (no. 14)
● Fantasy Bossa
● Hanging Gardens
● Ringing Changes
● Chant de l’alouette / Song of the Lark (no. 22)
Papp, Lajos
X Song and Dance
Telfer, Nancy
● Petite Suite EMB
She’s Like the Swallow FHM
S Alpine Horn and Chamois ● The Morning Dew (arr.)
Thompson, John
● Variations on Three Blind Mice WIL
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Tsitsaros, Christos Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Cinderella Suite FHM 30 Pieces for Children, op. 27 SCH
● At the Prince’s Ball X Etude (no. 3)
Nine Tales FHM X Dance (no. 27)
● Tap Dance Maikapar, Samuil
Wuensch, Gerhard Trifles, op. 8
Twelve Glimpses into 20th Century Idioms, op. 37 B&H X Toccatina (no. 1)
● Beatless Norton, Christopher
● Quick March in Minor Sixths Christopher Norton Connections for Piano™, 7 FHM
X Wound Up
Previn, André
2 Technical Requirements Impressions for Piano WAR
X Mechanical Toy
Etudes
Schoenmehl, Mike
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Piano Studies in Pop SIK
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and X Cyclone
will not be rewarded with extra marks.
Swinstead, Felix
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Six Studies for the Development of the Left Hand B&H
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: X Study in G major
Piano Studies / Etudes 7 FHM Takács, Jenó´
Klänge und Farben, op. 95 DOB
Bertini, Henri Jérôme X In a Great Hurry (no. 3)
Etudes for the Piano, op. 29 Tcherepnin, Alexander
X Study in C minor (no. 7) Batagelles, op. 5
Concone, Giuseppe X Bagatelle (no. 9)
Twenty-five Melodic Studies, Easy and Progressive, op. 24
Small Pieces – Tableaux Students may substitute a popular
X Spinning Top selection for one of the etudes.
Hofmann, Heinrich See p. 125 for details.
Skizzen, op. 77
X Elegie (no. 2)
Substitutions
Request)
or
or
one 1.5–2 minutes)
Etude
or
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Technical Tests
Keys for Level 7 Major C, D, B, F, B , A , D

Minor C, D, B, F, B , G, C
values
Parallel Motion C, D, B, F, B , A , D major HT = 76
C, D, B, F, B , G , C (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
Staccato C, D major HT = 76
C, D minor (harmonic and melodic) 3 octaves
Formula Pattern C, D major HT = 76

C, D minor (harmonic) 2 octaves
Chromatic Beginning on D and A HT = 76

2 octaves
Scale in 6ths C major HS = 88
blocked staccato (beginning on tonic as upper note, mediant as 1 octave
lower note)
or
Scale in octaves C major = 100
broken legato

values
Tonic Four-note Chords C, D, B, F, B , A , D major HS = 69
(root position and inversions) C, D, B, F, B , G , C minor 2 octaves
broken (no cadence)
HT = 60
1 octave
Dominant 7th C, D, B, F, B , A , D major HT = 60
(root position and inversions) C, D, B, F, B , G , C minor 2 octaves
broken
blocked = 80
Diminished 7th C, D, B, F, B , G , C minor HT = 60
broken
blocked = 80
values
Tonic C, D, B, F, B , A , D major HT = 60
(root position followed by 1st and C, D, B, F, B , G , C minor 2 octaves
2nd inversions)
Dominant 7th
Diminished 7th C, D, B, F, B , G , C minor
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3 Musicianship
Aural Skills
Clapback Playback
Students will choose to either clap, tap, or sing the rhythm of a Students will be asked to play back a melody based on the
short melody after the adjudicator has played it twice. complete major scale (tonic to tonic, mediant to mediant,
dominant to dominant). The adjudicator will name the key,
Time signature Approximate length play the tonic chord once, and play the melody twice.
Beginning note Approximate Keys
length
Example only tonic, mediant, nine notes C, G, D, F, B major
1 dominant, or upper
tonic
Example only
2
Intervals
Students will be asked to identify the following intervals. Reading Skills
or Playing
Students may choose to sing or hum the following Students will be asked to play a short composition at sight.
signature length
Level 4 24 34 44 68 twelve major and minor keys
major and minor 2nds
repertoire measures up to three sharps or
three flats
major and minor 6ths minor 6th
major 7th
perfect 4th perfect 4th Clapping
perfect 5th perfect 5th Students will be asked to clap or tap the rhythm of a
perfect octave perfect octave melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
expected.
Chords Time signature Approximate length
Students will be asked to identify any of the following 24 34 44 68 four measures
blocked form, close position.
Chords Position Example only
major and minor triads root position
dominant 7th root position
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Level 8
Students at this early-advanced level begin to explore Resources for Level 8 Assessment Preparation
concert repertoire by master composers, developing Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 8
a deeper awareness of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes 8
and 20th- and 21st century musical styles. By Level 8,
students will have encountered technical exercises in Technique: Technical Requirements for Piano 8
all major and minor keys in a range of patterns. The Popular Selections: Popular Selection List
required musicianship and technical skills support Musicianship: see p. 130 for Aural Skills and Reading
ongoing artistic development and the study of more Skills resources.
complex repertoire. The Advanced Rudiments academic
assessment is a co-requisite that completes the study of
musical notation through the introduction of new clefs, 1 Repertoire
orchestral transposition, and score study. Some high Students must prepare four contrasting selections: one
schools may accept the Level 8 assessment for credit. from each of List A, List B, List C, and List D. Repertoire
selections must be memorized. Please note that marks will
Level 8 Requirements Marks be deducted if music is used.
1 Repertoire 56 Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
one selection from List A: Baroque Repertoire 16 (1.5) ● one selection
one selection from List B: Classical and Classical- 16 (1.5) S part or section of a larger work
style Repertoire X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®:
one selection from List C: Romantic Repertoire 12 (1) Piano Repertoire 8 FHM
one selection from List D: Post-Romantic, 20th-, 12 (1)
and 21st-century Repertoire
(The figures in parentheses indicate marks
awarded for memory as a portion of the total List A
mark for each selection.) Baroque Repertoire
Technical Tests Arne, Thomas
Major keys: C, D, A, E, B, B , E , G 12 Eight Sonatas or Lessons for the Harpsichord
Minor keys: C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F ● Sonata no. 6
– parallel motion scales S Gigue
– staccato scales
– formula pattern scales
● Solfegietto
– chromatic scales
– scales in octaves Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich
– tonic four-note chords Musikalische Nebenstunden ABR
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords ● Allegro in G major
– tonic arpeggios
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th arpeggios Bach, Johann Sebastian
● French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
3 Musicianship Requirements 20
S Air
Aural Skills 10
● French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814
Clapback (3)
S Minuet and Trio
Intervals (2)
Chords (2) Two-Part Inventions
● Invention no. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
Playback (3)
● Invention no. 3 in D major, BWV 774
Reading Skills 10
● Invention no. 4 in D minor, BWV 775
Playing (7)
● Invention no. 5 in E flat major, BWV 776
Clapping (3)
● Invention no. 6 in E major, BWV 777
● Invention no. 7 in E minor, BWV 778
Advanced Rudiments
● Invention no. 8 in F major, BWV 779
Introductory Harmony (recommended)
● Invention no. 9 in F minor, BWV 780
● Invention no. 10 in G major, BWV 781
● Invention no. 11 in G minor, BWV 782
● Invention no. 12 in A major, BWV 783
Visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org X Invention no. 13 in A minor, BWV 784
● Invention no. 14 in B flat major, BWV 785
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (continued) Clementi, Muzio
● Invention no. 15 in B minor, BWV 786 ● Sonatina in G major, op. 36, no. 5
X Little Prelude in D major, BWV 925 (Clavierbüchlein S 1st movement
vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR) ● Sonatina in E flat major, op. 37, no. 1
● Little Prelude in F major, BWV 928 S 1st or 2nd movement
● Little Prelude in D major, BWV 936 ● Sonatina in B flat major, op. 38, no. 2
● Little Prelude in E major, BWV 937 S 1st movement
● Little Prelude in E minor, BWV 938
Dussek, Jan Ladislav
Handel, George Frideric Six Sonatinas, op. 20 ABR
● Suite no. 4 in D minor, HWV 437 ● Sonatina in E flat major (no. 6)
S Allemande S 1st movement
● Suite no. 5 in E minor, HWV 438
S Allemande Haydn, Franz Joseph
● Suite no. 7 in G minor, HWV 432 ● Sonata [Divertimento] in D major, Hob. XVI:4
S 1st movement
S 5th movement: Gigue
● Sonata [Divertimento] in G major, Hob. XVI:27
Krebs, Johann Ludwig S Finale
● Suite no. 1 in D major ● Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI:39
S 8th movement: Gigue S 1st movement
Pescetti, Giovanni Battista Hummel, Johann Nepomuk

Six Sonatas (ca 1756) ● Rondo in C major, op. 52, no. 6
● Sonata in C minor (Baroque Spirit, 1 ALF)
S 3rd movement Kuhlau, Friedrich
Purcell, Henry S 1st movement
● Suite no. 5 in C major, Z 666 ● Sonatina in F major, op. 20, no. 3
S Prelude S 1st movement
Scarlatti, Domenico
S 1st movement
● Sonata in C major, L 218, K 398
● Sonatina in A major, op. 59, no. 1
● Sonata in E major, L 430, K 531
S 1st movement or
● Sonata in F minor, L 173, K 185
S 2nd movement
Telemann, Georg Philipp ● Sonatina in A major, op. 60, no. 2
X Fantasia in D minor, TWV 33:2 S 1st movement
● Fantasia in G minor, TWV 33:8
● Sonata in C major, K 545
List B S 1st movement
Classical and Classical-style Repertoire Viennese Sonatinas, K 439b
● Viennese Sonatina no. 2 in A major
S Rondo
Arnold, Samuel
● Sonata in D major, op. 12, bk 2, no. 3 (English Piano
Music 1780–1800 ABR)
List C
S 1st movement or Romantic Repertoire
Beethoven, Ludwig van Brahms, Johannes
● Bagatelle in F major, op. 33, no. 3 Walzer, op. 39 (Brahms’ simplified version)(Celebrate Brahms
● Six Variations on a Swiss Theme in F major, FHM)
WoO 64 ● Waltz in A flat major (no. 15)
● Sonata in G minor, op. 49, no. 1
S Andante or Rondo Chopin, Frédéric
● Sonata in G major, op. 49, no. 2 ● Mazurka in A minor, op. 7, no. 2
S 1st movement or ● Mazurka in G minor, op. 67, no. 2, CT 93
S 2nd movement ● Mazurka in A minor, op. 68, no. 2
● Sonatina in E flat major, WoO 47, no. 1 ● Nocturne in G minor, op. 15, no. 3
● Polonaise in A flat major, CT 162
S 1st movement
X Prelude in B minor, op. 28, no. 6
Cimarosa, Domenico ● Prelude in E major, op. 28, no. 9
● Sonata in B flat major (no. 27 in Sonatas vol. 1 ZAN) ● Waltz in A flat major, op. 69, no. 1 (“L’adieu”)
● Sonata in A major (no. 35 in Sonatas vol. 1 ZAN) ● Waltz in B minor, op. 69, no. 2
Field, John
● Nocturne no. 5 in B flat, H 37
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Gade, Niels Smetana, Bedřich
Albumleaves Sechs Albumblätter, op. 2 BAR
● Capriccio (More Romantic Pieces for Piano, 5 ABR) ● Song (no. 2)
Aquarelles, op. 19 ABR
● Intermezzo (no. 8)
The Seasons, op. 37b
Glière, Reinhold ● March (Song of the Lark)
● Melody, op. 34, no. 13
Eight Easy Piano Pieces, op. 43 ABR List D
X Prelude in D flat major (no. 1)
Post-Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century
Grieg, Edvard
● Humoreske in C major, op. 6, no. 3 PET
Repertoire
Lyric Pieces, op. 71
● Puck (no. 3) Albéniz, Isaac
Six Poetic Tone Pictures, op. 3 ABR España, op. 165
X Allegro, ma non troppo (no. 1) ● Prelude (no. 1)
● Allegro cantabile (no. 2) ● Tango (no. 2)
● Andante con sentimento (no. 4)
Archer, Violet
Hofmann, Heinrich Four Bagatelles WAT
Stimmungsbilder, op. 88 ● Forceful (no. 1)
X Nocturne (no. 3) Six Preludes WAT
● Prelude (no. 5)
Kalinnikov, Vasili Sergeievich
X Chanson triste / A Sad Song Bartók, Béla
For Children, 1 B&H
Lyadov, Anatoli Konstantinovich ● Allegro moderato (no. 39)
● Prelude in B flat minor, op. 31, no. 2 (Preludes, ● Swine-herd’s Dance (no. 40)
Trifles and Other Pieces PET) For Children, 2 B&H
Liszt, Franz ● Revelry (no. 22)
Six Consolations ● Canon (no. 29)
Ten Easy Pieces EMB
● Andante con moto (no. 1)
X Evening at the Village
Macdowell, Edward Behrens, Jack
Woodland Sketches
● New Year Waltz CMC
● At an Old Trysting-Place (no. 3)
Benjamin, Arthur L.
Mendelssohn, Felix Fantasies, 2 B&H
● Gondellied (Barcarole) in A major
● Silent and Soft and Slow Descends the Snow
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 19, no. 2
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 62, no. 4 Bernstein, Seymour
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 102, no. 2 Birds, 2 MAN
Sechs Kinderstücke, op. 72 ● The Nightingale (no. 7)
X Andante sostenuto (no. 2) Brown, Stephen
Rebikov, Vladimir Ivanovich Giant Things SWA
● Valse mélancolique, op. 2, no. 3 KJO ● Ukrainian Easter Egg
Reinecke, Carl Casella, Alfredo

● Sonatina in B flat major, op. 47, no. 3 Eleven Children’s Pieces, op. 35 MAS
● Bolero
S 2nd movement
Schubert, Franz Chatman, Stephen

Zwei Scherzi, D 593 Amusements, 3 FHM
X Sneaky
● Scherzo in B flat major
Schumann, Robert Coulthard, Jean

Album für die Jugend, op. 68 Early Pieces for Piano ALK
● Knight Rupert (no. 12) ● The Rider on the Plain (no. 10)
● The Horseman (no. 23) Debussy, Claude
● Remembrance (no. 28) ● Page d’album
● The Stranger (no. 29) Children’s Corner Suite
Kinderszenen, op. 15 ● Jimbo’s Lullaby (no. 2)
X An Important Event (no. 6) X The Little Shepherd (no. 5)
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Faith, Richard Peterson, Oscar
● Souvenir (12 X 11: Piano Music in 20th Century ● The Gentle Waltz (Oscar Peterson Originals HAL)
America ALF) Jazz Piano for the Young Pianist, 3 HSN [OP]
X Jazz Exercise No. 2
Freedman, Harry X Jazz Exercise No. 3
● Rent a Rag ANE
Piazzolla, Astor
Gardiner, Mary
X Milonga del ángel LAG
Short Circuits STU
● Currents Pinto, Octavio
● Luminescence Scenas infantis SCH
● March, Little Soldier!
Grovlez, Gabriel
X Roda-roda!
L’almanach aux images S&B
● Berceuse de la poupée Ravel, Maurice
X Petites litanies de Jésus / Little Litanies of Jesus ● Prélude DUR
Ibert, Jacques Satie, Eric

Histoires pour piano ALF; LED ● Gnossienne no. 3
● A Giddy Girl (no. 4)
Trois gymnopédies
● any one
Jaque, Rhené
● Caprice CHC
Scriabin, Alexander
● Toccata (Sur touches blanches / On the White
Twenty-Four Preludes, op. 11
● Prelude (no. 22)
Keys) CHC
Southam, Ann
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Three in Blue: Jazz Preludes BER
● Prelude, op. 38, no. 8
● any one
In the Pioneer Camp, op. 3/86
X Early Morning Exercises (no. 2) Starer, Robert
Sketches in Color WAR
Kenins, Talivaldis X Pink and Crimson
● Bagatelle (Legacy Collection, 4 FHM)
Thurgood, George
Kodály, Zoltán ● Fissure CMC
Children’s Dances (Gyermektáncok) B&H ● Saturday Night CMC
● Vivace (no. 3) and Moderato cantabile (no. 4)
Torjussen, Trygve
Kuzmenko, Larysa ● To the Rising Sun, op. 4, no. 1 ALF
X Mysterious Summer’s Night
Tsitsaros, Christos
Louie, Alexina Nine Tales FHM
Star Light, Star Bright FHM ● Mayflowers
● Blue Sky I
Turina, Joaquín
X O Moon
Miniaturas, op. 52 OTT
● Rings of Saturn
● La aldea duerme/ The Sleeping Village
● Star Gazing
Wuensch, Gerhard
Milhaud, Darius ● Scherzo (Horizons, 2 WAT)
L’enfant aime / A Child Loves, op. 289 UNI Twelve Glimpses into 20th Century Idioms, op. 37 B&H
● La vie / Life (no. 5) ● Oliver’s Twist
Nakada, Yoshinao
Japanese Festival WAR
X Etude Allegro
Norton, Christopher
● Celtic Lament
● Cuban Romance
● Hot Day
Rock Preludes B&H
● Prelude I: Wildcat
● Prelude VI: Blue Sneakers
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2 Technical Requirements Norton, Christopher
X Jane’s Song
Etudes
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Previn, André
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and Impressions for Piano WAR
will not be rewarded with extra marks. X In Perpetual Motion
Rowley, Alec
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Thirty Melodic and Rhythmic Studies, op. 42
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: X Lied (no. 13)
Schoenmehl, Mike
Piano Studies in Pop SIK
Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich X Classical Pop Tune
18 Characteristic Studies, op. 109
X The Gypsies (no. 4) Stamaty, Camille Marie
Vingt études de moyenne difficulté, op. 38 (Paris, 1859)
Chatman, Stephen X Etude in F major (no. 2)
X Chromatic Etude Swinstead, Felix
Six Studies for the Development of the Left Hand B&H
Heller, Stephen X Study in D major
25 Études faciles, op. 45
X Etude in D minor (no. 15) Takács, Jenó´
Klänge und Farben, op. 95 DOB
Hofmann, Heinrich X Toccatina (no. 12)
Stimmungsbilder, op. 88
X Lyric Song (no. 7) Tarenghi, Mario
Three Small Scenes for Children RIC
Kabalevsky, Dmitri X Dance of the Marionettes
X Etude (no. 24)
Loeschhorn, Carl Albert Students may substitute a popular

X Song of the Waterfall selection for one of the etudes.
See p. 125 for details.
Substitutions
Request)
one One repertoire selection One selection from One etude from Level 9
Repertoire from piano literature the corresponding
or
selection comparable in style or List of Level 9 or
and difficulty to the One Student’s Choice selection (must be
or
corresponding List A, B, C, of equal difficulty and a length of 2–2.5
one or D of Level 8 minutes)
Etude
or
One selection from the Popular Selection List for
Level 8 or Level 9
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Technical Tests
Keys for Level 8 Major C, D, A, E, B, B , E , G

Minor C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F

values
Parallel Motion C, D, A, E, B, B , E , G major HT = 88
C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F minor 4 octaves
(harmonic and melodic)
Staccato A, B, B major HT = 88
B minor (harmonic and melodic) 3 octaves
Formula Pattern A, B, B major HT = 88
B minor (harmonic) 4 octaves
Chromatic beginning on A and B HT = 88
2 octaves
Scales in octaves A, B major HS = 88
blocked staccato 1 octave
or
Scales in octaves = 108
broken legato

values
Tonic Four-note Chords C, D, A, E, B, B , E , G major HT = 80
(root position and inversions) C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F minor 2 octaves
broken (ending with I–IV–V–I chord progression)
Dominant 7th C, D, A, E, B, B , E , G major HT = 80
(root position and inversions) C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F minor 2 octaves
broken
blocked = 100
Diminished 7th C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F minor HT = 80
broken
blocked = 100

values
Tonic C, D, A, E, B, B , E , G major HT = 69
(root position followed by C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F minor 4 octaves
inversions in sequence)
Dominant 7th
Diminished 7th C, D, A, E, B, B , E , F minor
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3 Musicianship Playback
Students will be asked to play back a melody
Aural Skills approximately one octave in range. The adjudicator will
name the key, play the tonic chord once, and play the
Intervals melody twice.
The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form. Approximate length Keys
or nine notes C, G, D, F, B major
intervals. The adjudicator will play the first note once. Example only
major and minor 2nds major 2nd
major and minor 6ths minor 6th
minor 7th major 7th
perfect octave perfect octave Reading Skills
Playing
Chords Students will be asked to play a short composition at
Students will be asked to identify any of the following sight.
blocked form, close position. Difficulty Time signature Keys
Level 5 repertoire any time signature major and minor
Chords Position keys up to five
major and minor triads root position sharps or five flats
diminished 7th root position
Clapping
Cadences melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
Students will be asked to identify the following cadences expected.
by name or symbols. The adjudicator will play the tonic
chord once, and then play a short phrase ending in a Time signature Approximate length
cadence twice. The short phrase may be in a major or a 24 34 44 68 four measures
minor key.
Example only
Name of Cadence Symbols
perfect or authentic V–I
plagal IV–I
Example only
The Junior Musicianship assessment can be substituted

for the Musicianship section sections of the Level 8 piano
assessment (see p. 121).
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Level 9
The Level 9 assessment challenges and rewards students Level 9 Requirements Marks
through the exploration of works by the great masters 1 Repertoire 56
of piano literature. Repertoire at this level brings new one selection from List A: Baroque Repertoire 16 (1.5)
musical demands for the hand, ear, and mind. Three- and one selection from List B: Classical Repertoire 16 (1.5)
four-part contrapuntal textures, contrasting movements one selection from List C: Romantic Repertoire 12 (1)
of Classical sonatas, and technically and interpretively one selection from List D: Post-Romantic, 20th-, 12 (1)
demanding Romantic and Contemporary character pieces and 21st-century Repertoire
provide opportunities for developing artistry and facility. (The figures in parentheses indicate marks
The academic requirements for this level encourage awarded for memory as a portion of the total
students to integrate their repertoire into a larger musical mark for each selection.)
context. The study of basic harmony and history invites 2 Technical Requirements 24
students into a life-long exploration of how music fits and Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list 6+6
functions in society while enhancing stylistic awareness Technical Tests
to support performance skills. Musicianship skills provide Major keys: all 12
a foundation for active music making in both solo and Minor keys: all
– parallel motion scales
ensemble repertoire.
– staccato scales
Students who begin teaching while studying at this level – formula pattern scales
may wish to prepare for the Elementary Piano Pedagogy – chromatic scales
Certificate, the first level of The Achievement Program’s – scales in octaves
Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy. – chromatic scales in octaves
– tonic four-note chords
Students who plan to take an Associate Diploma in Piano – dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords
Performance must include a Prelude and Fugue by J.S. – tonic arpeggios
Bach in the assessment program for their Level 9, Level 10, – dominant 7th and diminished 7th arpeggios
or Associate Diploma assessment. 3 Musicianship Requirements 20
Aural Skills 10
Intervals (3)
Chords (2)
Cadences (2)
Playback (3)
Reading Skills 10
Playing (7)
Clapping (3)
Advanced Rudiments
Basic Harmony or Basic Keyboard Harmony
History 1: An Overview

Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 9
Popular Selections: Popular Selection List
Skills resources
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1 Repertoire Krebs, Johann Ludwig
● Suite no. 3 in E flat major
Students must prepare four contrasting selections: one
S 10th movement: Gigue
from each of List A, List B, List C, and List D. Repertoire
selections must be memorized. Please note that marks will Scarlatti, Domenico
be deducted if music is used. Students are encouraged to ● Sonata in C major, L 104, K 159
consider the overall length and balance of their programs ● Sonata in G minor, L 128, K 426
X Sonata in F minor, L 187, K 481
within the time allotted for the assessment.
● Sonata in B minor, L 263, K 377
● Sonata in F minor, L 281, K 239
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: ● Sonata in E minor, L 321, K 263
● one selection ● Sonata in D minor, L 413, K 9
S part or section of a larger work X Sonata in D major, L 463, K 430
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: ● Sonata in G major, L 486, K 13
S part or section of a larger work is found in Celebration List B
Classical Repertoire
List A
Baroque Repertoire Sei sonate per cembalo (Prussian Sonatas)
● Sonata in C minor, Wq 48/4, H 27
S 3rd movement
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Clavier-Sonatenbebst einegen Rondos
● Capriccio sopra la lontananza del fratello
● Sonata in F minor, Wq 57/6, H 173
dilettissimo, BWV 992
S 1st movement: Allegro assai
S 1st movement: Adagissimo
● Fugue in C major, BWV 952 Bach, Johann Christian
● Fugue in C major, BWV 953 (Klavierbüchlein vor ● Sonata in D major, op. 5, no. 2
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach BAR) S 1st movement
Das wohltemperierte Klavier, 1 ● Sonata in B flat major, op. 17, no. 6
X Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 S 1st movement
Three-part Inventions (Sinfonias)
● Sinfonia no. 1 in C major, BWV 787 Beethoven, Ludwig van
● Sinfonia no. 2 in C minor, BWV 788 ● Bagatelle in E flat major, op. 33, no. 1
● Sinfonia no. 3 in D major, BWV 789 ● Neun Variationen über das Thema “Quant’ è più
● Sinfonia no. 4 in D minor, BWV 790 bello,” WoO 69
● Sinfonia no. 5 in E flat major, BWV 791 X Rondo in C major, op. 51, no. 1
X Sinfonia no. 6 in E major, BWV 792 X Six Easy Variations on an Original Theme,
X Sinfonia no. 7 in E minor, BWV 793 WoO 77
● Sinfonia no. 8 in F major, BWV 794 ● Six Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento” (La
● Sinfonia no. 9 in F minor, BWV 795 Molinara by Paisiello), WoO 70 (Celebrate Beethoven,
● Sinfonia no. 10 in G major, BWV 796 vol. I FHM)
● Sinfonia no. 11 in G minor, BWV 797 ● Sonata in G major, op. 79
● Sinfonia no. 12 in A major, BWV 798 S 1st movement
● Sinfonia no. 13 in A minor, BWV 799
Haydn, Franz Joseph
● Sinfonia no. 14 in B flat major, BWV 800
● Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23
● Sinfonia no. 15 in B minor, BWV 801
S 1st movement
Daquin, Louis-Claude X Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34
Premier livre de pièces de clavecin S 1st movement or
● Troisième suite S 2nd movement or
S Le coucou (Rondeau) S 3rd movement
● Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:37
Handel, George Frideric S 1st movement
● Suite no. 1 in B flat major, HWV 434
S Air with variations
● Suite no. 4 in E minor, HWV 429
S 2nd movement: Allemande
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mendelssohn, Felix
X Fantasia in D minor, K 397 (385g) ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 19, no. 1
● Sonata in G major, K 283 (189h) X Lied ohne Worte, op. 30, no.1
S 1st or 2nd movement ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 38, no. 1
● Sonata in C major, K 330 (300h) ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 38, no. 2
S 1st movement or ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 38, no. 6 (Duetto)
S 2nd movement ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 53, no. 2
● Sonata in B flat major, K 570 ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 62, no. 1
S 1st movement ● Lied ohne Worte, op. 85, no. 1
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 102, no. 4
Soler, Antonio
● Sonata in D minor, EA no. 25 HEN Schubert, Franz
Moments musicaux, op. 94, D 780
List C ● no. 3 in F minor: Allegretto moderato
● no. 6 in A flat major: Allegretto
Romantic Repertoire Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 142, D 935
X Impromptu in A flat major (no. 2)
Brahms, Johannes Schumann, Robert
● Intermezzo in B flat major, op. 76, no. 4 ● Romance in F sharp major, op. 28, no. 2
X Intermezzo in A minor, op. 76, no. 7 Fantasiestücke, op. 12
Chopin, Frédéric ● Grillen (no. 4)
● Mazurka in F sharp minor, op. 6, no. 1 Waldszenen: neun Klavierstücke, op. 82
● Mazurka in A minor, op. posth. 67, no. 4 ● Herberge (no. 6)
● Mazurka in C major, op. 68, no. 1 Albumblätter, op. 124
● Nocturne in E flat major, op. 9, no. 2 X Schlummerlied / Slumber Song (no. 16)
● Nocturne in B major, op. 32, no. 1 Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich
● Nocturne in G minor, op. 37, no. 1 The Seasons, op. 37b
● Nocturne in F minor, op. 55, no. 1 ● April (Snowdrop) (no. 4)
X Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. posth. KK IVa 16 ● June (Barcarolle) (no. 6)
● Prelude in F sharp major, op. 28, no. 13 ● October (Autumn Song) (no. 10)
● Prelude in D flat major, op. 28, no. 15 ● December (Christmas) (no. 12)
● Waltz in D flat major, op. 64, no. 1 (“Minute”)
● Waltz in C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2
● Waltz in A flat major, op. 64, no. 3
List D
X Waltz in G flat major, op. posth. 70, no. 1, CT 217 Post-Romantic, 20th-, and 21st-century
● Waltz in F minor, op. posth. 70, no. 2
● Waltz in D flat major, op. posth. 70, no. 3
Repertoire
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich
Archer, Violet
● Variations on a Russian Song (A minor) KON Four Bagatelles WAT
Grieg, Edvard ● Capricious (no. 2)
Lyric Pieces, op. 43 ● Introspective (no. 3)
● Butterfly (no. 1) ● Festive (no. 4)
● Erotik (no. 5) Arlen, Harold
● To Spring (no. 6)
X Over the Rainbow (arr. George Shearing) ALF
Lyric Pieces, op. 54
X Notturno (no. 4) Bartók, Béla
Ten Easy Pieces EMB
Liszt, Franz
● Bear Dance
● En rêve, S 207
Six Consolations HEN Beach, Amy
● Consolation no. 2: Un poco più mosso ● Scottish Legend, op. 54, no. 1 (Piano Music: Amy
X Consolation no. 3: Lento placido Beach DOV)
● Consolation no. 4: Quasi adagio
Copland, Aaron
MacDowell, Edward Four Piano Blues B&H
● Scotch Poem, op. 31, no. 2 ● no. 1
Woodland Sketches, op, 51 ● no. 2
● Will o’ the Wisp (no. 2) ● no. 3
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Coulthard, Jean Ibert, Jacques
● White Caps BER Histoires pour piano ALF; LED
Twelve Preludes for Piano BER ● La cage de cristal
● Prelude no. 1 (Leggiero) ● Le petit âne blanc
Debussy, Claude Ireland, John
● Mazurka PET ● The Darkened Valley S&B
● Rêverie
Children’s Corner Suite Kabalevsky, Dmitri
● Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk ● Sonatina in C major, op. 13, no. 1
Préludes, 1 S 1st movement
X La fille aux cheveux de lin (no. 8) ● Variations in D major, op. 40, no. 1
Préludes, 2 Easy Variations for Piano, op. 51
● Canope (no. 10) ● Six Variations on a Ukrainian Folk Song (no. 5)
24 Preludes, op. 38
Dolin, Samuel ● Prelude no. 1 and Prelude no. 2
● Prelude for John Weinzweig CMC ● Prelude no. 12
Duncan, Martha Hill Six Pieces for Piano, op. 88
Isla Vista Suite CMC X Dreams (no. 1)
● Monarchs Six Preludes and Fugues, op. 61
● Santa Ana Winds ● Prelude and Fugue no. 5 in C minor
● Prelude and Fugue no. 6 in F major
Fauré, Gabriel
X Romance sans paroles, op. 17, no. 3 Kenins, Talivaldis
Huit pièces brèves, op. 84 LED Diversities CMC
● Improvisation (no. 5) ● two of nos. 5, 9, 12
Fleming, Robert Khachaturian, Aram

● Toccatina WAT ● Sonatina SCH
S 1st or 3rd movement
Gardiner, Mary
● Footloose ALK Louie, Alexina
Two for D CMC Music for Piano GVT
● no. 1 or no. 2 ● Changes
X Distant Memories
Gershwin, George ● The Enchanted Bells
● Prelude (Melody no. 17) ALF
● Once upon a Time
Granados, Enrique Star Light, Star Bright FHM
Danzas españolas ● Moonlight Toccata
● Andaluza (Playera), op. 37, no. 5 ALF; SAL
Manzano, Miguel
Grechaninov, Alexandr T. Spanish Preludes B&H
Sonatina in F major, op. 110, no. 2 X Decadent Sentimental Song
● 1st movement
Mompou, Federico
Griffes, Charles T. Cancións y Danzas SAL
Three Tone Pictures, op. 5 SCH ● Cantabile expressivo (no. 6 )
● The Lake at Evening (no. 1)
Morawetz, Oskar
Grovlez, Gabriel ● Scherzino CMC
L’almanach aux images S&B Muczynski, Robert
● Les ânes
Six Preludes, op. 6 (Muczynski: Collected Piano Pieces SCH)
● Chanson de l’escarpolette
● Prelude (no. 6)
● La sarabande
A Child’s Garden CHS Palmgren, Selim
● Chanson (no. 5) ● May Night, op. 27, no. 4 ALF; SCH
● Pepita (no. 6)
Pépin, Clermont
Henderson, Ruth Watson Three Short Pieces for the Piano CMC
X Ocean Vista ● Le nez
Hovhaness, Alan Peterson, Oscar
● Mystic Flute PET Canadiana Suite HAL
● Laurentide Waltz (no. 2)
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Pinto, Octavio Turina, Joaquín
Scenas infantis SCH Niñeras (Petite suite), op. 21
● Run, Run! ● Procession of the Tin Soldiers (no. 3) SAL
X Salta, Salta El circo / The Circus OTT
● Trapeze Artists (no. 6)
Poulenc, Francis Cuentos d’España, op. 20
● Valse (Album des six ESC; MAS) ● In the Garden of Murcia (no. 4) SAL
Prokofiev, Sergei Turina, Joaquín (continued)
Four Pieces, op. 32 Cinco danzas gitanas I, op. 55 SAL
● Gavotte (no. 3) ● Sacro-Monte (no. 5)
Tales of the Old Grandmother, op. 31 Miniaturas, op. 52 SCH; OTT
● Sostenuto (no. 4) ● two of:
Ravel, Maurice – Caminando (no. 1)
Le tombeau de Couperin DUR – Se acercan soldados (no. 2)
– Amanecer (no. 4)
● Menuet
– El mercando (no. 5)
Schafer, R. Murray – Duo sentimental (no. 6)
● Polytonality ARC – Fiesta (no. 7)
– La Vuelta (no. 8)
Schwantner, Joseph
● Veiled Autumn (Kindertoteslied) (Changing Faces: New Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Piano Works OTT) Prole do bebê ALF
● O Polinchinello (Punch)
Scriabin, Alexander
24 Preludes, op. 11 Weiner, Leo
● two of nos. 9, 10, and 13
Three Hungarian Rural Dances EMB
● Fox Dance (no. 1) PRE
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich
X Humoreske
Wuensch, Gerhard
Mini-Suite no. 1 B&H
Shostakovich, Dmitri ● Prelude
24 Preludes, op. 34 ● Tarantella
● Prelude no. 24 in D minor Mini-Suite no. 2 B&H
● Prelude
Sibelius, Jean
Ten Pieces, op. 24; KAL; MAS
X Romance (no. 9) 2 Technical Requirements
Starer, Robert Etudes
Five Preludes MCA
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the
● Prelude no. 2 and Prelude no. 3
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and
Stevens, Halsey will not be rewarded with extra marks.
● Notturno (12 X 11: Piano Music in 20th Century
America ALF) Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes:
Stone, Court X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano
● Old Country Suite HOM Studies / Etudes 9 FHM
S Mist
Bartók, Béla
Strauss, Richard Fourteen Bagatelles, op. 6 EMB
Fünf Stimmungsbilder, op. 9 UNI X Bagatelle no. 2
● Träumerei (no. 4)
Berens, Hermann
Takács, Jenő Neueste Schule der Geläfigkeit, op. 61
● Kleine Sonate, op. 51 DOB X Study in A minor (no. 13)
Wenn der Frosch auf Reisen geht DOB
X Merry Andrew Concone, Giuseppe
20 Études chantantes, op. 30
Tcherepnin, Alexander X Study in C major (no. 20)
Bagatelles, op. 5 ALF; HEU; SCH
● no. 1 and no. 4 Cramer, Johann Baptist
● no. 3 and no. 5 Studio per il pianoforte, 1
● no. 8 X Study in E minor (no. 2)
● no. 10
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Czerny, Carl Ibert, Jacques
X Study in C major, op. 553, no. 1 Petite suite en quinze images FOE
X La promenade en traîneau
Duvernoy, Jean-Baptiste
École de mécanisme, op. 120 Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Six Pieces for Piano, op. 88
X Who’ll Win the Argument? (no. 2)
Gade, Niels
Aquarelles, op. 19 ABR Moszkowski, Moritz
Dexterity and Style: 20 Melodic Studies for the Piano, op. 91
X Scherzo (no. 2)
X Study in E flat major (no. 17)
Heller, Stephen
25 études pour former au sentiment du rythme et à l’expression, Schytte, Ludwig
op. 47 25 Études modernes, faciles et progressives
X Study in A major, op. 68, no. 7
X Etude in G major (no. 24)
Hofmann, Heinrich
Nachklänge, op. 37
X To the Lute (no. 1)
Substitutions

Request)
one One repertoire selection from piano One selection from One etude from Level 10
Repertoire literature comparable in style and the corresponding
or
selection difficulty to the corresponding or List of Level 10 or
List A, B, or C of Level 9 One selection from the Popular
or or
Selection List for Level 9
one One Student’s Choice
Etude selection may replace
a piece from List D
Level 9
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Technical Tests
Keys for Level 9: all major keys; all minor keys

values
Parallel Motion all major keys HT = 104
all minor keys (harmonic and melodic) 4 octaves
Staccato B, A , D major HT = 104
G , F, B minor (harmonic and melodic) 3 octaves
Formula Pattern B, A , D major HT = 96

G , F, B minor (harmonic) 4 octaves
Chromatic beginning on any note HT = 96
4 octaves
Scales in Octaves B, A , D major HT = 60
blocked staccato F minor (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
or
broken legato = 72
Chromatic Scales in Octaves beginning on any note HT = 60
blocked staccato 2 octaves
or
broken legato = 72
values
Tonic Four-note Chords all keys HT = 104
broken (ending with I–IV–I 64 –V–I
blocked chord progression) = 80
or
broken alternate-note pattern = 80
Dominant 7th all keys HT = 104
broken
blocked = 104
Diminished 7th all minor keys HT = 104
broken
blocked = 104
values
Tonic all keys HT = 84
(students may be asked to play all 4 octaves
inversions in sequence beginning in root
position or any inversion, or to play root
position or any one inversion only)
Dominant 7th
(root position followed by inversions in
sequence)
Diminished 7th all minor keys
(root position followed by inversions in
sequence)
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3 Musicianship
Intervals Playing
Students will be asked to identify the following intervals. Students will be asked to play a short composition at
The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form. sight.
or
Students may choose to sing or hum the following Difficulty Time signature Keys
intervals. The adjudicator will play the first note once. Level 6 any time signature major and minor keys up to
Above a given note Below a given note repertoire six sharps or six flats
any interval within the any interval within the octave except
octave diminished 5th / augmented 4th Clapping
Chords
melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
Students will be asked to identify any of the following expected.
chords and their inversion or position after the adjudicator
has played the chord once in blocked form, close position.
24 34 44 68 five measures
Chords Position
major and minor triads root position, 1st inversion
diminished 7th root position Example only
Cadences
Students will be asked to identify the following cadences by
name or symbols. The adjudicator will play the tonic chord
once, and then play a short phrase ending in a cadence twice.
The short phrase may be in a major or a minor key.
Name of Cadence Symbols

perfect or authentic V–I
plagal IV–I The intermediate Musicianship assessment can be
imperfect I–V submitted for the Musicianship section of the Level 9
piano assessment (see p. 121).
Example only
Playback
Students will be asked to play back the upper voice of a
two-voice phrase. The adjudicator will name the key, play
the tonic chord once, and play the melody twice.
Approximate length Keys

two or three measures C, G, D, F, B major
Example only
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Level 10
The Level 10 assessment represents a significant 2 Technical Requirements 24 (17)
accomplishment, celebrating dedication and commitment Etudes: two etudes from the Syllabus list 6+6
to excellence. Achievement at this advanced level Technical Tests
prepares students for future musical studies, including Major keys: all 12
The Achievement Program’s Associate Diplomas in Piano Minor keys: all
Performance or Piano Pedagogy and the Licentiate – parallel motion scales
Diploma in Performance. Performance of five pieces and – staccato scales
– major scales separated by 3rds, 6ths, and
two etudes chosen from lists of outstanding concert
10ths
repertoire are supported by technical tests in all major and – formula pattern scales
minor keys including scales, chords, arpeggios, and other – chromatic scales
exercises requiring a high level of fluency and facility. Aural – scales in octaves
identification of harmonies and chords builds on the solid – chromatic scales in octaves
foundation established in earlier levels while adding depth – tonic four-note chords
to the understanding of possibilities for improvisation and – dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords
composition. – tonic arpeggios
– dominant 7th and diminished 7th
Students who are teaching while studying at this level may arpeggios
wish to prepare concurrently for the Intermediate Piano – one exercise of student’s choice (see p. 95)
Pedagogy Certificate, the second level of The Achievement
Program’s Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy. 3 Musicianship Requirements 20
Aural Skills 10
Students who plan to take an Associate Diploma in Piano Intervals (3)
Performance must include a Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Chords (2)
Bach in the assessment program for their Level 9, Level 10, Cadences (2)
or Associate Diploma assessment. Playback (3)
Reading Skills 10
Playing (7)
Clapping (3)
1 Repertoire 56 (39)
one selection from List A: Works of J.S. Bach 12 (1.5) Academic Co-requisites
one selection from List B: Classical Repertoire 14 (1.5) Advanced Rudiments
one selection from List C: Romantic Repertoire 10 (1) History 1: An Overview
one selection from List D: Post-Romantic and 10 (1) History 2: Middle Ages to Classical
Early 20th-century Repertoire Intermediate Harmony or Intermediate Keyboard
one selection from List E: 20th- and 21st-century 10 (1) Harmony
Repertoire Total possible marks (pass = 60) 100
(Figures in bold parentheses next to the total

mark allotted for each section indicate the
minimum number of marks required to receive Repertoire: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 10
70 percent. Figures in normal parentheses Etudes: Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes 10
indicate marks awarded for memory as a portion
of the total mark for each selection.)
Skills.
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1 Repertoire List B
Students must prepare five contrasting selections: one from Classical Repertoire
each of List A, List B, List C, List D, and List E. Repertoire
selections must be memorized. Please note that marks will Beethoven, Ludwig van
be deducted if music is used. ● Sonata in F minor, op. 2, no. 1
S 1st and 2nd movements or 3rd and 4th
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: movements
● one selection ● Sonata in C minor, op. 10, no. 1
S part or section of a larger work S 1st and 2nd movements or 2nd and 3rd
X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®: movements
● Sonata in F major, op. 10, no. 2
S 1st and 2nd movements or 2nd and 3rd
movements
Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 10 FHM X Sonata in E major, op. 14, no. 1
S 1st and 2nd movements or
List A ● Sonata in G major, op. 14, no. 2
Works of J.S. Bach movements
● Sonata in D major, op. 28
Bach, Johann Sebastian S 1st and 2nd movements or 3rd and 4th
● Capriccio sopra la lontananza del fratello movements
dilettissimo, BWV 992 Clementi, Muzio
S 4th, 5th, and 6th movements
● Sonata in B flat major, op. 47, no. 2 (identified as
● English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
op. 24 no. 2 in PET)
S Allemande and Gigue
● English Suite no. 4 in F major, BWV 809
movements
S Allemande and Gigue
X Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 Haydn, Franz Joseph
● French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 ● Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:19
S Allemande and Gigue S 1st and 2nd movements
● French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816 ● Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32
S Allemande and Gigue X Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:33
● French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817 ● Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:35
S Allemande and Gigue ● Sonata in C sharp minor, Hob. XVI:36
Das wohltemperierte Klavier, 1 ● Sonata in G minor, Hob. XVI:44
● Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 ● Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:51
● Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
● Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
● Fantasia in C minor, K 396
● Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
● Rondo in D major, K 485
● Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856
● Rondo in A minor, K 511
● Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major, BWV 858
● Sonata in F major, K 280 (189e)
● Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BWV 859
● Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
movements
● Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, BWV 862
● Sonata in B flat major, K 281
● Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, BWV 863
● Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV 866
movements
● Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868
X Sonata in E flat major, K 282 (189g)
Das wohltemperierte Klavier, 2 ● Sonata in C major, K 309
● Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870
● Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871
movements
● Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 872
● Sonata in F major, K 332
● Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875
X Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 876
movements
● Prelude and Fugue in D sharp minor, BWV 877
● Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 878
● Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 879
● Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881
● Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 884
● Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 888
● Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 889
● Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893
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List C Schubert, Franz
Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 90, D 899
Romantic Repertoire ● Impromptu in E flat major (no. 2)
● Impromptu in A flat major (no. 4)
Brahms, Johannes Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 142, D 935
● Ballade in D minor, op. 10, no. 1 ● Impromptu in B flat major (no. 3)
● Ballade in B major, op. 10, no. 4 ● Impromptu in F minor (no. 4)
● Intermezzo in A major, op. 76, no. 6 Six moments musicaux, op. 94, D 780
● Intermezzo in E major, op. 116, no. 6 X no. 2 in A flat major
● Intermezzo in E flat major, op. 117, no. 1 ● no. 4 in C sharp minor
● Intermezzo in B flat minor, op. 117, no. 2
Schumann, Clara
● Intermezzo in C sharp minor, op. 117, no. 3
Quatre pièces fugitives, op. 15 BRE
● Intermezzo in F minor, op. 118, no. 4
● Andante espressivo (no. 3)
● Intermezzo in B minor, op. 119, no. 1
X Intermezzo in E minor, op. 119, no. 2 Schumann, Robert
● Intermezzo in C major, op. 119, no. 3 ● Arabesque, op. 18
● Romance in F major, op. 118, no. 5 ● Intermezzo, op. 4, no. 5
Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op. 26
Chopin, Frédéric
● Mazurka in B flat minor, op. 24, no. 4 ● Intermezzo (no. 4)
● Mazurka in C major, op. 33, no. 3 and Mazurka in Novelletten, op. 21
B minor, op. 33, no. 4 ● no. 1 or no. 7
● Mazurka in B major, op. 63, no. 1 Fantasiestücke, op. 12
● Nocturne in B flat minor, op. 9, no. 1 ● Aufschwung (no. 2)
● Nocturne in F major, op. 15, no. 1 Waldszenen, op. 82
X Nocturne in F sharp major, op. 15, no. 2 ● Vogels als Prophet (no. 7)
● Nocturne in A flat major, op. 32, no. 2
● Nocturne in E minor, op. 72, no. 1
X Polonaise in C sharp minor, op. 26, no. 1 List D
● Polonaise in A major, op. 40, no. 1
● Polonaise in G sharp minor, op. posth. KK IVa, Post-Romantic and Early 20th-century
No. 3 Repertoire
● Prelude in A flat major, op. 28, no. 17
● Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 45
● Waltz in A flat major, op. 34, no. 1 Albéniz, Isaac
● Waltz in E minor, op. posth., B 56 X Córdoba, op. 232, no. 4
Trois Écossaises, op. 72, no. 3, CT 13 Beach, Amy
● no. 1 in D major, no. 2 in G major, and no. 3 in ● A Hermit Thrush at Eve, op. 92, no. 1 (Music for
D flat major Piano, 2 HIL)
Grieg, Edvard Trois morceaux caractéristiques, op. 28
Lyric Pieces, op. 57 ● Barcarolle (no. 1) (Piano Music: Amy Beach DOV)
● Vanished Days (no. 1) Debussy, Claude
Lyric Pieces, op. 65 ● La plus que lente
● Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (no. 6) Deux arabesques
Pictures from Life in the Country, op. 19 X no. 1
● Norwegian Bridal Procession (no. 2) ● no. 2
Liszt, Franz Children’s Corner Suite
● Liebestraum no. 1 ● Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
X Liebestraum no. 3 ● Serenade for the Doll
Années de pèlerinage, 2 DUR ● The Snow is Dancing
● Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa Préludes, 1
Trois valses oubliées, op. 1 ● Danseuses de Delphes (no. 1)
● Valse oubliée no. 1 ● Des pas sur la neige (no. 6)
Vier kleine Klavierstücke ● La sérénade interrompue (no. 9)
● Klavierstücke no. 2 ● Minstrels (no. 12)
Préludes, 2
Mendelssohn, Felix ● Brouillards (no. 1)
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 53, no. 1 ● Feuilles mortes (no. 2)
● Lied ohne Worte, op. 67, no. 4 (“Spinning Song”) ● Bruyères (no. 5)
● Albumblatt in E minor, op. 117 ● General Lavine–eccentric (no. 6)
● Hommage à S. Pickwick, Esq. (no. 9)
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Debussy, Claude (continued) Scriabin, Alexander
Suite bergamasque 24 Preludes, op. 11
● Prélude ● Prelude no. 2 and Prelude no. 14
● Menuet ● Prelude no. 4 and Prelude no. 6
● Clair de lune
● Passepied Szymanowski, Karol
Pour le piano Mazurkas, op. 50 UNI
● Sarabande ● no. 1
● no. 2
Falla, Manuel de ● no. 3
X Danse du meunier (from El sombrero de tres picos)
CHS List E
● Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) CHS
20th- and 21st-century Repertoire
Fauré, Gabriel
X Barcarolle no. 4 in A flat major, op. 44 INT; LED;
PET Archer, Violet
Six Preludes WAT
Gershwin, George ● Prelude no. 1
● Rialto Ripples ALF ● Prelude no. 6
Griffes, Charles T. Barber, Samuel
Roman Sketches, op. 7 SCH Souvenirs, op. 28 SCH
● The Fountain of the Acqua Paola (no. 3) ● Waltz (no. 1)
● Clouds (no. 4) X Pas de deux (no. 3)
● Galop (no. 6)
Hofmann, Josef
X Berceuse, op. 20, no. 5 Bartók, Béla
● Roumanian Folk Dances UNI
Ibert, Jacques Fourteen Bagatelles, op. 6 EMB
● Le vent dans les ruines LED ● no. 12
Janáček, Leoš Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs UNI
V mlhách (In the Mist), JW VIII/22 MAS; BAR ● nos. 1–5
● any two Mikrokosmos, 6 B&H
● Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm
Palmgren, Selim S two of nos. 148–153
● The Sea CHS Three Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, op. 84
Poulenc, Francis X Rondo (no. 1)
● Pastourelle (L’éventail de Jeanne) HEU Behrens, Jack
● Trois mouvements perpétuels CHS ● Hommage à Chopin CMC
Cinq impromptus CHS; MAS
● Léger (1996) CMC
● two impromptus
Trois novelettes CHS Bissell, Keith
● no. 1 ● Variations on a Folk Song WAT
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Bolcom, William
10 Préludes, op. 23 ● Graceful Ghost Rag EMB
● no. 8
● no. 10 Chatman, Stephen
13 Préludes, op. 32 Preludes for Piano, 3 FHM
● no. 11 ● Spring Celebration
Morceaux de fantasie, op. 3
X Élégie (no. 1)
Copland, Aaron
● The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)
● Prélude (no. 2)
● Mélodie (no. 3) ALF; B&H; MAS
● Sérénade (no. 5) Dela, Maurice
Ravel, Maurice ● Hommage BER
Le tombeau de Couperin ALF; DUR; PET La vieille capitale BER
● Prélude ● Prélude (Veille sous la porte Saint-Jean)
Scott, Cyril Deshevov, Vladimir Mikhaylovich

● Danse nègre, op. 58, no. 5 ALF; NOV X The Rails, op. 16
● Lotus Land, op. 47, no. 1 MAS; OTT
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Duncan, Martha Hill Nancarrow, Conlon
The Sunken Garden CMC Three Two-Part Studies for Piano PET; SON
● The Japanese Tea Garden ● no. 1 (Presto)
● The River ● no. 2 (Andantino) and no. 3 (Allegro)
● The Theatre
Papineau-Couture, Jean
Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen ● Ideé ... DOM
From My Childhood, 1: Alphabet Pieces WAT
● “V” Valse chromatique Pentland, Barbara
● Shadows / Ombres AVO
Gallant, Pierre
X Six Variations on “Land of the Silver Birch” Pépin, Clermont
X Trois pièces pour la légende dorée CMC
Gardiner, Mary
X Synergy CMC Peterson, Oscar
Canadiana Suite HAL
Ginastera, Alberto ● Hogtown Blues
X Rondo sobre temas infantiles argentinos, op. 19
● Land of the Misty Giants
B&H
Prokofiev, Sergei
Hovhaness, Alan ● March from The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33 B&H
● Macedonian Mountain Dance, op. 144, no. 1 PET ● Sonatina, op. 54, no. 2 B&H
Kabalevsky, Dmitri S 1st or 3rd movement
● Sonatina in C major, op. 13, no. 1 Episodes: Ten Pieces, op. 12 MCA; SCH
S 2nd and 3rd movements ● March (no. 1)
X Variations in A minor, op. 40, no. 2 ● Prelude (Harp) (no. 7)
24 Preludes, op. 38 SCH Schoenberg, Arnold
● Prelude no. 3
● Six Little Piano Pieces, op. 19 BEL
● Prelude no. 5 and Prelude no. 9
● Prelude no. 6 and Prelude no. 20 Shostakovich, Dmitri
● Three Fantastic Dances, op. 5
Liu Zhuang
● Variations TIM
24 Preludes, op. 34
● two of nos. 5, 9, 11, 12, 18, 20
McDonald, Boyd
Three Preludes for Piano CMC Somers, Harry
● no. 1 (Maestoso) and no. 2 (Moderato) X Strangeness of Heart BER
● no. 2 (Moderato) and no. 3 (Vivo) Southam, Ann
McInytre, David L. Four Bagatelles BER
● Toccata ALK ● no. 2 and no. 4
Rivers (second set) CMC
Messiaen, Olivier
● any one
Huit préludes pour piano DUR
● Plainte calme (no. 7) Takács, Jenó´
Morel, François X Toccata, op. 54 DOB
Deux études de sonorité BER Tsitsaros, Christos
● no. 1 Nine Tales FHM
X Snow Games
Muczynski, Robert
Six Preludes, op. 6 (Muczynski: Collected Piano Pieces SCH)
X Prelude no. 1 and Prelude no. 6
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Substitutions
Students may substitute one repertoire selection and/or one etude selection with a musical work not found in the
Repertoire Lists for Level 10. See p. 125 for more information on substitutions.

Permitted (Submit a Substitute
Piece Request)
Repertoire Repertoire Etude Substitution
Substitution Substitution
one One repertoire selection One selection from the corresponding One selection from the
Repertoire from piano literature List of the Associate Diploma in Piano Concert Etudes List of
selection comparable in style or Performance including a complete and/ the Associate Diploma
and difficulty to the Sonata from List B of the Associate or in Piano Performance
and/or corresponding List A, B, Diploma in Piano Performance
or C of Level 10 (including (Discretion must be shown with regards
one two movements of a to the length of the work in relation to
Etude Sonata from List B of the the length of the assessment.)
Associate Diploma in
or
Piano Performance)
One Student’s Choice selection may
replace a piece from List D or E
2 Technical Requirements Hofmann, Heinrich

Nachklänge, op. 37
Etudes X By the Mountain Torrent (no. 2)
Students must prepare two contrasting selections from the Loeschhorn, Carl Albert
following list of etudes. Memorization is not required and Etuden für Geübtere, op. 67
will not be rewarded with extra marks. X Etude in E minor (no. 5)
Lyadov, Anatoli Konstantinovich
Bullets used to denote selections for assessment purposes: Trifles, op. 2
X no. 12
Moszkowski, Moritz
Sechs Fantasiestücke, op. 52
Alkan, Charles-Valentin X Zwiegesang (no. 3)
Cinquième recueil de chants, op. 70
X La voix de l’instrument (no. 4)
Rachmaninoff, Serge
Étude-tableaux, op. 33
Bartók, Béla X no. 8
Fourteen Bagatelles, op. 6 EMB
X Bagatelle no. 5
Takács, Jenő
Wenn der Frosch auf Reisen geht DOB
Concone, Giuseppe X When the Frog Goes Wandering
20 Études chantantes, op. 30
X Study in A flat major (no. 19)
Tsitaros, Christos
Nine Tales FHM
Czerny, Carl X Gallop
X Study in A minor, op. 740, no. 41
Chopin, Frédéric Technical Tests

Trois nouvelles études
X Étude in A flat major
Haberbier, Ernst fingering, at a steady tempo. Metronome markings
Études-Poésies, op. 53 indicate minimum speeds. All scales are to be played legato
X Serenade (no. 5) unless otherwise indicated.
Heller, Stephen
24 Preludes, op. 81
X Prelude in C sharp minor (no. 10)
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Keys for Level 10: all major keys; all minor keys
values
Staccato B , A , G major HT = 120
F, C , E minor (harmonic and melodic) 3 octaves
Separated by a 3rd C, D D, E , major HT = 104
4 octaves
Separated by a 6th E, F, G G major HT = 104
4 octaves
Separated by a 10th A , A, B , B major HT = 104
4 octaves
Formula Pattern B , A , G major HT = 112
F, C , E minor (harmonic) 4 octaves
4 octaves
Scales in Octaves B , A , G major HT = 80
blocked staccato F, C , E minor (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves

values
Tonic Four-note Chords all keys HT = 120
broken 2 octaves
blocked (root position and inversions = 120
ending with I–IV–I 64 –V7–I chord
broken alternate-note pattern
progression)
=96
broken 2 octaves
blocked (root position and inversions) = 120
broken alternate-note pattern =96
broken 2 octaves
blocked (root position and inversions} = 120
broken alternate-note pattern =96
values
Dominant 7th 4 octaves
Diminished 7th all minor keys (root position and inversions,
either individually or in sequence
beginning in root position or in
any inversion)
Exercises Keys Played Tempo Note
values
Students must prepare one exercise from the following list:
Triplet Repeated-Note Pattern Scales D, A , G major HT = 100
(3–2–1 fingering) D, F minor 2 octaves
(harmonic and melodic)
Double 3rd Scales, legato C, B, B major HT = 60
2 octaves
Scales in Octaves with Alternating Hands any major key HT = 84
blocked staccato LH leads
2 octaves
Cross-Rhythm Scales (2 against 3) D, A , G major HT = 100 LH
parallel or contrary motion – student’s D, F minor (harmonic) LH 2 octaves
choice RH 3 octaves RH
Chromatic Scales Separated by a LH beginning on any note HT = 100
Minor 3rd 4 octaves
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Examples of Exercises
Triplet Repeated-note Pattern Scales (3–2–1 fingering) (to be played two octaves)
Double 3rd Scales, legato
Scales in Octaves with Alternating Hands, blocked staccato (to be played two octaves)
Cross-Rhythm Scales (parallel motion)
Chromatic Scales Separated by a Minor 3rd (to be played four octaves)
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3 Musicianship
Aural Skills
Intervals Playback
Students will be asked to identify the following intervals. Students will be asked to play back the lower voice of a
The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form. two-voice phrase. The adjudicator will name the key, play
or the tonic chord once, and play the phrase twice.
intervals. The adjudicator will play the first note of each Approximate length Keys
interval once. two to four measures C, F, D major
Example only
any interval within the any interval within the
octave octave
Chords
Students will be asked to identify any of the following
chords and their inversion or position after the adjudicator
has played the chord once in blocked form, close position.
Chords Position
major and minor four-note root position, 1st inversion,
chords 2nd inversion Reading Skills
Playing
diminished 7th root position
Students will be asked to play a short composition at sight.
Cadences Difficulty Time signature Keys
Students will be asked to identify by name or symbols Level 7 repertoire any time signature any major or minor
key up to seven
the following cadences played within a single phrase. The
sharps or seven
phrase may be in a major or a minor key and may contain flats
up to three cadences. The adjudicator will play the tonic
chord once, then play the phrase twice.
Name of Cadence Symbols Clapping
perfect or authentic V(7) –I Students will be asked to clap or tap the rhythm of a
plagal IV–I melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
imperfect I–V expected.
deceptive (interrupted) V(7) –VI Time signature Approximate length
24 34 44 68 six measures
Example only
Example only
The Senior Musicianship assessment can be substituted for

the Musicianship section of the Level 10 piano assessment
(see p. 121).
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Supplemental Assessments
Improve a Level 10 Piano assessment mark
Supplemental Assessments are available for the Technical
Requirements and Musicianship sections of the Level 10
performance assessment.
• Students must achieve a minimum mark of 65 percent
overall and 70 percent in the Repertoire section to be
eligible for a Supplemental Assessment.
• Students may take a maximum of two Supplemental
Assessments per complete assessment.
• Supplemental Assessments must be taken within two
years of the original assessment, during a regularly
scheduled assessment period.
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Associate Diploma in Piano Performance

The Diploma Levels represent the pinnacle of Criteria for Pass and Failure
accomplishment within The Achievement Program. A continuous, convincing performance is a fundamental
Performance students present a sixty-minute recital requirement for a passing mark in the Associate Diploma
consisting of six contrasting selections including a work in Piano Performance assessment. A failing mark may be
by J.S. Bach, a complete Classical sonata, a Romantic given for one or more of the following reasons:
work, a Post-Romantic or early 20th-century work, a • lack of stylistic awareness
20th/21st-century work and a concert etude. This
assessment is evaluated as a concert performance. It is • repeated interruptions in continuity
expected that the program be played with confidence and • substantial omissions
conviction, communicating the essence of the music and • textual inaccuracies
demonstrating keyboard command, while showing an • complete breakdown of performance
understanding of stylistic and structural elements.
Students may apply for the Associate Performer’s Diploma
upon successful completion of the Level 10 performance Memorization is compulsory. A mark of zero will be given
assessment and all co-requisite academic requirements. for any selection played from the score. Consultation of
the score is not permitted.
Two years of preparation following Level 10 is
recommended for the Associate Diploma assessment.
The adjudicator will stop the performance if the time 1 Repertoire
exceeds 60 minutes.
Students must prepare six contrasting selections from
memory: one from each of List A, List, B, List C, List D,
Associate Diploma in Piano Performance Marks
Requirements List E, and Concert Etudes. A single selection is indicated
1 Repertoire 100 by a bullet (●).
one selection from List A: Works of J.S. Bach 20
one selection from List B: Sonatas 25 List A
one selection from List C: Romantic Repertoire 15
one selection from List D: Post-Romantic and 15 Works of J.S. Bach
Early 20th-century Repertoire
one selection from List E: 20th- and 21st-century 15 Please note: In order to graduate with an Associate
Repertoire Diploma in Piano Performance, students must include
one Concert Etude 10 a Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach on their assessment
program for their Level 9, Level 10, or Associate Diploma
Counterpoint
assessments.
Advanced Harmony or Advanced Keyboard
Harmony Bach, Johann Sebastian
History 3: 19th Century to Present ● Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903
Analysis ● English Suite no. 1 in A major, BWV 806
Academic Requirements S Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue
Advanced Rudiments ● English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
History 1: An Overview S Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue
History 2: Middle Ages to Classical ● English Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Intermediate Harmony or Intermediate Keyboard S Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue
Harmony ● English Suite no. 5 in E minor, BWV 810
Total possible marks (pass = 70) 100 S Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue
● English Suite no. 6 in D minor, BWV 811
S Prelude, Sarabande, and Gigue
● Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Classification of Marks ● Italian Concerto, BWV 971
● Partita no. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
First Class Honors with Distinction 90–100 S Praeludium, Sarabande and Gigue
First Class Honors 80–89 ● Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Honors 70–79 S Sinfonia, or
Pass 70 S Allemande, Sarabande, and Capriccio
● Partita no. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
S Fantasia, Sarabande, and Gigue
● Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828
S Overture and one additional movement

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Bach, Johann Sebastian (continued) Haydn, Franz Joseph
● Partita no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 ● Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20
S Praeambulum, Sarabande, and Gigue ● Sonata in A flat major, Hob. XVI:46
● Suite in A minor, BWV 818 ● Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:49
● Toccata in F sharp minor, BWV 910 ● Sonata in C major (“English”), Hob. XVI:50
● Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 ● Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52
● Toccata in D major, BWV 912
● Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
● Sonata in D major, K 284
● Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
● Sonata in A minor, K 310
● Toccata in G minor, BWV 915
● Sonata in D major, K 311
Das wohltemperierte Klavier, 1
● Sonata in A major, K 331
● Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
● Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848
● Sonata in C minor, K 457
● Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849
● Sonata in F major, K 533
● Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852
● Prelude and Fugue in D sharp minor, BWV 853 Schubert, Franz
● Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 ● Sonata in A minor, op. 42, D 845
● Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860 ● Sonata in G major, op. 78, D 894
● Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864 ● Sonata in A major, op. 120, D 664
● Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865 ● Sonata in A minor, op. 143, D 784
● Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV 867 ● Sonata in A minor, op. 164, D 537
● Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 ● Sonata in B flat major, op. posth., D 960
Das wohltemperierte Klavier, 2
● Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 873 List C
● Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874
● Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 880 Romantic Repertoire
● Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major, BWV 882
● Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BWV 883
Brahms, Johannes
● Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885
● Ballade in D major, op. 10, no. 2
● Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, BWV 886
● Ballade in G minor, op. 118, no. 3
● Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, BWV 887
● Capriccio in F sharp minor, op. 76, no. 1 and
● Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV 890
Capriccio in B minor, op. 76, no. 2
● Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV 891
● Capriccio in C sharp minor, op. 76, no. 5
● Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 892
● Intermezzo in A minor, op. 118, no. 1 and
Intermezzo in A major, op. 118, no. 2
List B ● Intermezzo in E flat minor, op. 118, no. 6
● Rhapsody in B minor, op. 79, no. 1
Sonatas ● Rhapsody in G minor, op. 79, no. 2
● Rhapsody in E flat major, op. 119, no. 4
Beethoven, Ludwig van ● Scherzo in E flat minor, op. 4
● Sonata in A major, op. 2, no. 2
Chopin, Frédéric
● Sonata in C major, op. 2, no. 3
● Ballade in G minor, op. 23
● Sonata in E flat major, op. 7
● Ballade in F major, op. 38
● Sonata in D major, op. 10, no. 3
● Ballade in A flat major, op. 47
● Sonata in C minor, op. 13
● Ballade in F minor, op. 52
● Sonata in B flat major, op. 22
● Barcarolle in F sharp major, op. 60
● Sonata in A flat major, op. 26
● Berceuse, op. 57
● Sonata in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2
● Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
● Sonata in G major, op. 31, no. 1
● Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66
● Sonata in D minor, op. 31, no. 2
● Impromptu in F sharp major, op. 36
● Sonata in E flat major, op. 31, no. 3
● Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 1
● Sonata in C major, op. 53
● Nocturne in D flat major, op. 27, no. 2
● Sonata in F major, op. 54
● Nocturne in G major, op. 37, no. 2
● Sonata in F minor, op. 57
● Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1
● Sonata in F sharp major, op. 78
● Nocturne in E flat major, op. 55, no. 2
● Sonata in E flat major, op. 81a
● Nocturne in B major, op. 62, no. 1
● Sonata in E minor, op. 90
● Polonaise in F sharp minor, op. 44
● Sonata in A major, op. 101
● Polonaise in A flat major, op. 53
● Sonata in E major, op. 109
● Scherzo in B minor, op. 20
● Sonata in A flat major, op. 110
● Scherzo in B flat minor, op. 31
● Sonata in C minor, op. 111
● Scherzo in C sharp minor, op. 39
Clementi, Muzio ● Scherzo in E major, op. 54
● Sonata in B minor, op. 40, no. 2 ● Waltz in E flat major, op. 18

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Chopin, Frédéric (continued) Albéniz, Isaac (continued)
Préludes, op. 28 Iberia Suite, 2 HEN; INT
● four of nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, ● Triana
22, 23, 24 Iberia Suite, 3 INT
● El Albaicin
Franck, César
● Prélude, chorale, et fugue Beach, Amy
Grieg, Edvard ● Ballad, op. 6 (Piano Music: Amy Beach DOV)
● Sonata in E minor, op. 7 Debussy, Claude
Liszt, Franz ● Ballade
● Ballade no. 2 in B minor ● L’isle joyeuse
● Mephisto Waltz no. 1 (Episode from Lenau’s Estampes
poem “Faust”) ● Jardins sous la pluie
● Polonaise no. 2 in E major ● La soirée dans Grenade
Années de pèlerinage, 1 ● Pagodes
● Au bord d’une source Images, 1
Années de pèlerinage, 2 ● Hommage à Rameau
● Sonetto 47 del Petrarca ● Mouvement
● Sonetto 104 del Petrarca ● Reflets dans l’eau
● Sonetto 123 del Petrarca Images, 2
● Sposalizio ● Cloches à travers les feuilles
Hungarian Rhapsodies ● Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
● one rhapsody (excluding nos. 3, 17, and 18) ● Poissons d’or
Légendes Préludes, 1
● St François d’Assise: La prédication aux oiseaux ● Le vent dans la plaine (no. 3)
● St François de Paule marchant sur les flots ● Les collines d’Anacapri (no. 5)
● Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest (no. 7)
Mendelssohn, Felix ● La cathédrale engloutie (no. 10)
● Andante and Rondo capriccioso, op. 14 ● La danse de Puck (no. 11)
● Andante con variazioni, op. 82 Préludes, 2
● Prelude and Fugue in E minor, op. 35, no. 1 ● La puerta del Vino (no. 3)
● Scherzo in E minor, op. 16, no. 2 ● Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses (no. 4)
● Variations sérieuses, op. 54 ● La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune (no. 7)
Schubert, Franz ● Feux d’artifice (no. 12)
Drei Klavierstücke, D 946 Suite pour le piano
● no. 1 or no. 3 ● Prélude
Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 90, D 899 ● Toccata
● Impromptu in C minor (no. 1)
Dohnányi, Ernö
Vier Impromptus für Klavier, op. 142, D 935 Four Pieces, op. 2 B&H; DOB
● Impromptu in F minor (no. 1)
● Capriccio in B minor (no. 4)
Schumann, Robert Four Rhapsodies, op. 11 DOB; KAL
● Abegg Variations, op. 1 ● Rhapsody in F sharp minor (no. 2)
● Papillons, op. 2 ● Rhapsody in C major (no. 3)
Fantasiestücke, op. 12 ● Rhapsody in E flat minor (no. 4)
● In der Nacht (no. 5)
Fauré, Gabriel
● Traumes-Wirren (no. 7)
● Barcarolle no. 5 in F sharp minor, op. 66
Fantasiestücke, op. 111 ● Barcarolle no. 6 in E flat major, op. 70
● no. 1 or no. 3
● Barcarolle no. 8 in D flat major, op. 96
Novelletten, op. 21 ● Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31
● no. 2 or no. 8
● Impromptu no. 3 in A flat major, op. 34
● Nocturne no. 1 in E flat minor, op. 33
List D ● Nocturne no. 4 in E flat major, op. 36
● Nocturne no. 5 in B flat major, op. 37
Post-Romantic and Early 20th-century ● Nocturne no. 6 in D flat major, op. 63
Repertoire
Gershwin, George
● Three Preludes ALF
Albéniz, Isaac
Asturias INT Granados, Enrique
● Leyenda Escenas romanticas SAL; SCH
Cantos de España HEN; INT ● no. 3 (Lento) or no. 5 (Allegro appassionato)
● Seguidillas Goyescas (Los majos enamorados) KAL; SCH
Iberia Suite, 1 HEN; INT ● El fandango de candil (no. 3)
● El Puerto ● La maja y el ruiseñor (no. 4)
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Griffes, Charles T. Bartók, Béla (continued)
Fantasy Pieces, op. 6 MAS Szabadban (Out of Doors Suite) UNI
● Barcarolle (no. 1) ● two movements
● Notturno (no. 2) Two Roumanian Dances, op. 8a B&H
● Scherzo (no. 3) ● no. 1 or no. 2
Roman Sketches, op. 7 SCH Two Elegies, op. 8b EMB
● The White Peacock ● no. 1 or no. 2
Three Burlesques, op. 8c EMB
Ireland, John
● two burlesques
Decorations S&B
Mikrokosmos, 6 B&H
● Island Spell (no. 1)
● two of nos. 142, 144, 146
MacDowell, Edward
Behrens, Jack
● Witches’ Dance, op. 17, no. 2
● DiBella Variations CMC
Medtner, Nikolai Karlovich ● Feast of Life CMC
● Fairy Tale, op. 20, no. 1 B&H
Bell, Allan Gordon
Poulenc, Francis ● Old Coyote’s Saturday Night ALK
● Intermezzo in A flat major ESC
Berg, Alban
Improvisations SAL
● Sonata, op. 1 HEN; UNI
● any four
Trois pièces HEU Bolcom, William
● Toccata (no. 3) Nine Bagatelles (1996) MAR
● five consecutive movements
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Morceaux de fantasie, op. 3 Buczynski, Walter
● Polichinelle (no. 4) ● Amorphous CMC
10 Préludes, op. 23 ● Aria and Toccata CMC
● one of nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Camilleri, Charles
13 Préludes, op. 32 ● Sonatina no. 1 CRA
● one of nos. 3, 5, 9, 10, 12
Champagne, Claude
Ravel, Maurice
● Quadrilha brasileira BER
● Jeux d’eau DUR; PET
● Sonatine DUR; PET Copland, Aaron
● Valses nobles et sentimentales ● Passacaglia MAS; SAL
Gaspard de la nuit DUR
● Ondine Coulthard, Jean
Miroirs DUR; PET ● Image astrale (1981) AVO; CMC
● Alborada del gracioso ● Image terrestre (1991) AVO; CMC
● Une barque sur l’océan
Crumb, George
● Noctuelles
● Processional PET (memory not required)
● Oiseaux tristes
● La vallée des cloches Finney, Ross Lee
Le tombeau de Couperin DUR; PET ● Sonata no. 1 in D minor (1933) PRE
● Toccata ● Variations on a Theme by Alban Berg PET
Gardiner, Mary
List E ● Polarities CMC
20th- and 21st-century Repertoire Ginastera, Alberto
● Danzas argentinas, op. 2 DUR
Anhalt, István ● Malambo, op. 7 RIC
● Fantasia BER ● Suite de danzas criollas, op. 15 B&H
Barber, Samuel Hétu, Jacques

● Ballade, op. 46 SCH ● Ballade, op. 30 DOB
● Nocturne (Homage to John Field), op. 33 SCH ● Variations pour piano, op. 8 BER
Excursions, op. 20 SCH Hindemith, Paul
● any two
● Sonata no. 2 OTT
Bartók, Béla Ho, Vincent
● Allegro barbaro ALF; MAS; UNI
● Three Scenes of Childhood ALK
● Sonatina ALF; EMB
Suite, op. 14 UNI Honegger, Arthur
● three movements Trois pièces SAL
● Hommage à Ravel (no. 2) and Danse (no. 3)

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Jaque, Rhené Muczynski, Robert
● Deuxième suite BER ● Desperate Measures (Paganini Variations), op. 48
PRE
Joachim, Otto
● Toccata, op. 15 SCH
● L’eclosion BER
Nancarrow, Conlon
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
● Prelude and Blues PRE; SON
● Sonata no. 3 in F major, op. 46
24 Preludes, op. 38 Papineau-Couture, Jean
● two of nos. 10, 14, 16, 22, 24 ● Suite pour piano BER
Kenins, Talivaldis S 5th movement: Rondo
● Sonata no. 1 (1961) CMC Paulus, Stephen

Preludes, 1 OTT
Kennan, Kent
● Three Preludes SCH ● Rollicking (no. 5)
Kuzmenko, Larysa Peeters, Flor

● In Memoriam to Victims of Chornobyl PLA ● Toccata, op. 51a PET
Kymlicka, Milan Pentland, Barbara

● Five Preludes for Piano CAN ● Studies in Line BER
● Toccata BER
Lambro, Phillip
● Toccata for Piano TRG; WIM Pépin, Clermont
Night Pieces for Piano TRG; WIM ● Suite pour piano CMC
● two of nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 S one movement
Liebermann, Lowell Persichetti, Vincent
Gargoyles, op. 29 PRE Poems for Piano, vol. 2, op. 5 ELK
● any two ● And warm winds spilled fragrance into her
solitudes (no. 7) and To whose more clear than
Louie, Alexina crystal voice the frost had joined a crystal spell
● I leap through the sky with stars GVT
(no. 8) and Make me drunken with deep red
Scenes from a Jade Terrace (1996) CMC torrents of joy (no. 11)
● Southern Sky
● Warrior Prokofiev, Sergei
● Sonata no. 3, op. 28 B&H
Martin, Frank ● Toccata, op. 11 MAS
Eight Preludes for Piano UNI Four Pieces, op. 4 MAS
● three preludes ● Diabolical Suggestion
McIntyre, David ● two of Elan, Despair, Reminiscences
● Butterflies and Bobcats ALK Episodes: Ten Pieces, op. 12 MCA; SCH
● Scherzo (no. 10)
Messiaen, Olivier Sarcasms, op. 17 MAS
Huit préludes pour piano DUR ● two consecutive movements
● Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste (no. 2) Visions fugitives, op. 22 B&H; MAS
● Le nombre léger (no. 3) ● five movements
● Un reflet dans le vent (no. 8)
Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus DUR Rapoport, Alexander
● Regard de la vierge (no. 4) ● Sonata for Pianoforte no. 2 (1997) PLA
● Regard du fils sur le fils (no. 5)
Rawsthorne, Alan
● Regard des hauteurs (no. 8)
● Première communion de la Vierge (no. 11) ● Bagatelles (Rawsthorne: Selected Piano Pieces OUP)
● Regard des Anges (no. 14) Rochberg, George
● Regard du silence (no. 17)
● Nach Bach PRE
● Je dors, mais mon coeur veille (no. 19)
Rorem, Ned
Morawetz, Oskar ● Barcarolles (1949) PET
● Fantasy, Elegy, and Toccata JAY [OP]
● Toccata (4th movement of Piano Sonata no. 1,
S Toccata
1948) PET
● Scherzo B&H
Mozetich, Marjan
● Three Pieces for Piano Solo (1989) CMC

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Rudnyts’kyi, Antin Lavallée, Calixa
● Variations on a Simple Theme, op. 38 WIM; TRI ● Le papillon / The Butterfly WIL
Sancan, Pierre Ligeti, György

● Toccata DUR Études for Piano, 1 OTT
● any one
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantovich
Two Polyphonic Pieces SIK Liszt, Franz
● Basso Ostinato ● Gnomenreigen
● Waldesrauschen
Shostakovich, Dmitri Études d’exécution transcendante
24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87 PET ● any one
● one prelude and fugue (excluding nos. 1, 5, 7) Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini
● any one (excluding La chasse)
Skarecky, Jana
Trois études de concert
● Tekarra CMC
● any one
Somers, Harry
● Sonata no. 1: “Testament of Youth”; CMC
MacDowell, Edward
● Étude de concert, op. 36
Tajcevic, Marko Zwölf virtuosen-étuden, op. 46
● Balkantanze OTT ● any one (except no. 4)
S five movements
Mendelssohn, Felix
Webern, Anton ● Étude in F minor
● Variations, op. 27 UNI ● Perpetuum mobile, op. 119
Three Preludes, op. 104a
● any one
Concert Etudes Morel, François
Bartók, Béla Deux études de sonorité BER
Three Etudes, op. 18 B&H ● Etude no. 2
● any one Moscheles, Ignaz
Beach, Amy 12 charakteristiche Studien, op. 95
● any one
● Fireflies, op. 15, no. 4 (Amy Beach: Piano Music DOV)
Three Concert Études (Allegri di bravura), op. 51 PET; MAS
Chopin, Frédéric ● any one
Études, op. 10
● any one
Moszkowski, Moritz
Études, op. 25 15 Virtuoso Etudes, op. 72 (“Per aspera”) ALF; SCH
● any one (excluding no. 4 or no. 10)
● any one (except no. 2)
École des doubles-notes (third part), op. 64 ENO
Coulthard, Jean ● any one
Four Etudes for Piano BER Three Concert Studies, op. 24
● any one ● any one
Debussy, Claude Poulenc, Francis
Douze études DUR
● Presto en si-bémol SAL
● any one
Prokofiev, Sergei
Dohnányi, Ernö
Four Etudes, op. 2
Six Concert Etudes, op. 28 EMB
● any one
● no. 5 or no. 6
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Dubois, Pierre Max
Études-tableaux, op. 33 B&H
Études de concert LED
● any one (except no. 8)
● any one
Études-tableaux, op. 39 B&H
Eckhardt-Gramatté, Sophie-Carmen ● any one
From My Childhood, 2 WAT
Saint-Saëns, Camille
● Étude de concert
Six études, op. 52
Kapustin, Nikolai ● one of nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Eight Concert Etudes, op. 40 ARM Six études, op. 111

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Schumann, Robert Stravinsky, Igor
Six Etudes on the Caprices of Paganini, op. 10 Four Etudes, op. 7 (Stravinsky: Short Piano Pieces B&H)
Scriabin, Alexander Szymanowski, Karol
Douze études, op. 8 Four Etudes, op. 4 MAS
● any one ● one of nos. 1, 2, 3
Four Pieces, op. 56
● Étude (no. 4) Weber, Carl Maria von
Huit études, op. 42 ● Momento capriccioso in B flat major, op. 12
● one of nos. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 ● Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 24
Three Pieces, op. 49 S Perpetuum mobile (Rondo)
● Étude (no. 1)
Trois études, op. 65
● any one
Substitutions
Students may substitute one repertoire selection with a musical work not found in the Associate Diploma Repertoire Lists.
See p. 125 for more information on substitutions.

Permitted (Submit a Substitute Piece Request)
Repertoire Repertoire
Substitution Substitution
one One repertoire selection from piano One Student’s Choice selection may replace a piece from
Repertoire literature comparable in style and List D or E
selection difficulty to the corresponding List A, or
B, or C of the Associate Diploma in
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Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy

Fostering Excellence in Teaching Advantages of the Piano
The Piano Pedagogy Certificate Program is designed to Pedagogy Certificate Program
strengthen the qualifications and teaching techniques • Students can begin pedagogy training while
of private studio teachers. Pedagogical ability and completing requirements for the Level 9 Piano
accomplishment are tested through a three-level Certificate.
assessment and certificate program. • Students build knowledge and develop skills
Elementary Piano Pedagogy: Pedagogy for teaching gradually over a period of several years.
beginners through to Level 2 piano students • Students receive an Associate Diploma in Piano
Intermediate Piano Pedagogy: Pedagogy for teaching Pedagogy upon successful completion of the
Levels 3 to 6 piano students requirements of all three Piano Pedagogy levels.
Advanced Piano Pedagogy: Pedagogy for teaching
Levels 7 to 10 piano students
Certificates will be awarded upon the successful

completion of each of the Elementary and Intermediate
Piano Pedagogy requirements.
Elementary Piano Pedagogy

Elementary Piano Pedagogy—the first stage of the Elementary Piano Pedagogy Marks
Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy—addresses Requirements
pedagogical issues at the Preparatory, Level 1, and Level 2 Part 1 Level 9 Piano Certificate
levels. (Please see p. 81 for detailed
requirements)
• Students are advised to complete all the requirements
Part 2 Viva Voce Assessment (45 minutes) 100
for the Level 8 Piano Certificate before attempting the
(pass = 70)
Elementary Piano Pedagogy assessment.
• Discussion of general pedagogical 25
• The Elementary Piano Pedagogy Certificate is awarded topics, the beginning student, and the
upon completion of three parts: a Level 9 Piano professional studio
Certificate, a Viva Voce (oral) Assessment, and a Written • Teaching rhythm, technique, 25
Assessment. musicianship, and other essential skills
• The three parts may be completed in any order, at one • Performance of selections from the 25
Teaching Repertoire Sample
or more assessment sessions. There is no time limit for
• Detailed pedagogical discussion of 25
completion. selections from the Teaching Repertoire
Sample
Resources for Assessment Preparation Part 3 Written Assessment (3 hours) 100
See “Resources” on p. 130 for suggested reading. Discussion of general pedagogy, the (pass = 70)
professional studio, beginner methods,
the beginning student, technique,
Part 1 Level 9 Piano Certificate artistry, other essential skills, and the
Students must complete performance and academic Teaching Repertoire Sample
requirements for the Level 9 Piano Certificate. See p. 81
for detailed assessment requirements. Classification of Marks
First Class Honors with Distinction 90–100
First Class Honors 80–89
Honors 70–79
Pass 70

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Part 2 Viva Voce Assessment • teaching materials suitable for the elementary levels
(including aural and reading skills, traditional and
Teaching Repertoire Sample popular repertoire collections, and duets)
Students must prepare a balanced program of fourteen • studio resource materials (books, computer software,
contrasting selections as outlined in the chart below. One websites, and other teaching aids)
repertoire selection must be memorized. Students may The Beginning Student
choose selections from the following sources:
• getting started – the initial meeting with a prospective
• a well-known beginner method (chosen from the student and parents
following: The ABC of Piano Playing; Alfred’s Premier Piano • the first lesson
Course; Alfred’s Basic Piano Library; Bastien Piano Basics;
• beginner piano methods (comparison of three
Celebrate Piano!®; Hal Leonard Student Piano Library; The
methods)
Music Tree; or Piano Adventures®)
• approaches to developing note-reading skills
• repertoire and etudes listed in the Syllabus for • introducing basic academic concepts and relating them
Preparatory, Level 1, and Level 2 to repertoire
Students should be prepared to: • developing musicianship skills including reading skills,
• Perform selections chosen by the adjudicator from the aural skills, and improvisation
Teaching Repertoire Sample.
Technique
• Discuss teaching approaches for the chosen selections.
• developing healthy technique and physiology, including
• Discuss materials for technical exercises, reading skills,
posture, hand position, and finger movement
and aural skills suitable for elementary levels.
• developing basic motor skills, finger strength, hand
• Describe the chosen beginner method series and
independence, and control and choreography of
compare it with two other methods.
movements
Level Repertoire Etudes • basic touches, including legato and staccato
Beginner four selections from one of the • approaches to tone production
beginner methods listed above • fingering strategies
(showing level of study at the end of
• technical exercises and supporting materials suitable
the first and second years of study)
for the elementary levels
two repertoire selections from
Celebration Series: Perspectives®: Rhythm and Tempo
Preparatory Piano Repertoire • introducing rhythm, meter and time signatures
Level 1 three contrasting selections: one from one etude • approaches to developing an internal sense of rhythm
each List and maintaining a steady tempo
Level 2 three contrasting selections: one from one etude
each List Artistry
• nurturing the development of imagination and
Elementary Piano Pedagogy Assessment Topics expression
Students should be prepared to discuss the following • developing dynamic range, tone color, and variety of
topics with reference, as appropriate, to their chosen touch and phrasing
Teaching Repertoire Sample. • introducing the damper pedal
General Pedagogy
Part 3 Written Assessment
• goal setting and lesson planning
In this written assessment, students should be prepared
• strategies for effective practicing
to discuss the “Elementary Piano Pedagogy Assessment
• strategies for motivating students Topics” listed in Part 2. The Teaching Repertoire Sample
• evaluating student progress must be chosen from Celebration Series Perspectives® and the
• imagination, including use of imagery, analogy, beginner methods listed in Part 2. Please note that this is
improvisation, and movement a closed-book assessment.
• development of critical listening skills
• preparation for performances, including recitals and Students will also be asked to discuss approaches
festivals to teaching a given repertoire selection by answering
questions on specified pedagogical issues.
The Professional Studio
• basics of studio management
• communication with parents

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Intermediate Piano Pedagogy
Intermediate Piano Pedagogy—the second stage of Part 1 Level 10 Piano Certificate
the Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy—addresses
Students must complete all required performance and
pedagogical issues at Levels 3, 4, 5, and 6, but familiarity
academic requirements for the Level 10 Piano Certificate.
with earlier levels and some teaching experience is
See p. 89 for detailed assessment requirements.
expected.
• Students must have completed the Elementary Piano
Pedagogy Certificate at least one session prior to
attempting the Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Viva Voce Part 2 Viva Voce Assessment
and Written Assessments.
Teaching Repertoire Sample
• The Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Certificate is awarded
Students must prepare a balanced program of sixteen
upon completion of three parts: a Level 10 Piano
contrasting selections as outlined in the chart below. One
Certificate, a Viva Voce (oral) Assessment, and a Written
repertoire selection must be memorized. Etudes should
Assessment.
demonstrate specific technical issues at the intermediate
• The three parts may be completed in any order, at one level.
or more assessment sessions. There is no time limit for
completion. Students may choose selections from repertoire and
etudes for Levels 3, 4, 5, and 6 listed in the Syllabus. One
etude selection must be chosen from the Popular Selection
Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Marks
List.
Requirements
Part 1 Level 10 Piano Certificate Students should be prepared to:
(Please see p. 89 for detailed
• Perform selections chosen by the adjudicator from the
requirements)
Teaching Repertoire Sample.
Part 2 Viva Voce Assessment (45 minutes) 100
• Discuss teaching methods for the chosen selections.
(pass = 70)
• Discussion of general pedagogical 25 • Discuss technical exercises, reading skills, and aural
topics and the professional studio skills materials suitable for Levels 3, 4, 5, and 6.
• Teaching rhythm, technique, 25
musicianship, and other essential skills Level Repertoire Etudes*
• Performance of selections from the 25 Level 3 three contrasting selections: one one etude
Teaching Repertoire Sample from each List
• Detailed pedagogical discussion of 25 Level 4 three contrasting selections: one one etude
selections from the Teaching Repertoire from each List
Sample
Level 5 three contrasting selections: one one etude
Part 3 Written Assessment (3 hours) 100 from each List
Discussion of general pedagogy, the (pass = 70) Level 6 three contrasting selections: one one etude
professional studio, technique, artistry, from each List
and the student’s Teaching Repertoire
Sample * Please note that one etude must be chosen from the
Popular Selection List.
Classification of Marks
First Class Honors with Distinction 90–100 Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Assessment
First Class Honors 80–89 Topics
Honors 70–79 Students should be prepared to discuss the following
Pass 70 topics with reference, as appropriate, to the Teaching
Resources for Assessment Preparation Repertoire Sample.
See “Resources” on p. 130 for suggested reading. General Pedagogy
• planning and structure as applied to lessons, practicing,
and long-term objectives
• development of diagnostic skills and strategies for
addressing common learning and performance
challenges
• teaching practice techniques and time management
• motivating students

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• fostering critical listening Artistry
• memorization techniques and strategies • development of musical imagination and creativity
• characteristics of different musical genres (for example, • building stylistic awareness: phrasing, articulation, and
Baroque dances, sonatinas) rubato specific to each style period
• stylistic characteristics of the significant composers and • refining dynamic range, voicing, and balance
historical style periods encountered in the intermediate • developing performance communication and musical
levels expression
The Professional Studio • introducing ornamentation
• basics of studio management, including communication • developing pedal technique
with parents
• teaching materials suitable for the intermediate levels
(including solo repertoire, duets, and etudes) with an Part 3 Written Assessment
emphasis on the major style periods of keyboard music Students will be asked to discuss approaches to teaching
(Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Post-Romantic, and 20th a given repertoire selection by answering questions on
and 21st centuries) specific pedagogical issues.
• intermediate-level popular materials and repertoire
Students will also be asked to edit the selection for
• studio resource materials, including complementary students by adding markings such as:
teaching technology such as software, Internet
resources, and digital keyboards • tempo and character indications
• opportunities for professional development • fingering
• phrasing and articulation
Rhythm and Tempo • dynamics
• general approaches to teaching rhythm and meter in • pedaling
the intermediate levels • realization of ornamentation
• rhythmic patterns encountered in intermediate-level
repertoire (for example dotted rhythms, triplets)
• approaches to achieving consistency and flexibility of
tempo
Technique
• understanding of the basic physiology involved in
promoting a healthy technique and preventing injury
• materials and exercises to promote technical
development in the intermediate levels
• development of coordination, fluency, facility, and agility
• practice strategies for solving specific technical
problems
• intermediate-level scales, chords, and arpeggios
• approaches to tone production and control of sound

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Advanced Piano Pedagogy is the final step towards the The Advanced Piano Pedagogy level comprises three
Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy. It addresses parts: a performance assessment, a Viva Voce (oral)
pedagogical issues at Levels 7, 8, 9, and 10. Students assessment, and a written assessment.
are expected to have teaching experience up to at least • The three parts may be completed in any order, in one
Level 7 and be familiar with pedagogical issues concerning or more sessions. There is no time limit for completion.
all levels of instruction.
• Students who have passed the Associate Diploma in
• Students must have completed the Intermediate Piano Piano Performance may choose to be exempted from
Pedagogy Certificate at least one session prior to the Repertoire section of the performance assessment.
attempting any of Parts 1, 2, or 3 of the Advanced Piano The remaining sections of Part 1 must be taken during
Pedagogy level. the same session as the Part 2: Viva Voce Assessment
• Students must have completed the Level 10 Piano and within five years of the date of the Associate
assessment with a total mark of 75 or minimum of 70 Diploma in Piano Performance assessment.
percent in each section, at least one session prior to
attempting any of Parts, 1, 2, or 3 of the Advanced Piano Classification of Marks
Pedagogy level. First Class Honors with Distinction 90–100
• Students must have fulfilled all the Level 10 academic First Class Honors 80–89
co-requisites with a total mark of at least 60 for each Honors 70–79
assessment at least one session prior to attempting any Pass 70 in each section of Part 1 (Repertoire, Technical
of Parts 1, 2, or 3 of the Advanced Piano Pedagogy level. Requirements, Musicianship Requirements)
Successful students will be awarded the Associate Resources for Assessment Preparation
Diploma in Piano Pedagogy if they meet the following
See “Resources” on p. 130 for suggested reading.
criteria:
• Students must be at least 18 years old.
• Students must have completed all three levels of the
Piano Pedagogy Certificate Program (Elementary,
Intermediate, and Advanced).
• Students must have completed all the Associate
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Advanced Piano Pedagogy Requirements Marks
Part 1 Performance Assessment 100
1 Repertoire 50 (pass = 35)
one Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach chosen from List A of the Level 10 or Associate Diploma in Piano
Performance Repertoire List
one selection from the Level 9 Repertoire Lists
one selection from the Level 10 Repertoire Lists
two selections from the Associate Diploma in Piano Performance Repertoire Lists
2 Technical Requirements 20 (pass = 14)
Technical Tests
Major keys: all
Minor keys: all
– parallel motion scales – chromatic scales in octaves
– staccato scales – tonic four-note chords
– scales separated by 3rds, 6ths, and 10ths – dominant 7th and diminished 7th chords
– formula pattern scales – tonic arpeggios
– chromatic scales – dominant 7th and diminished 7th arpeggios
– scales in octaves – one exercise of student’s choice, see p. 113
3 Musicianship Requirements 30 (pass = 21)
Aural Skills 15 (pass = 10.5)
Meter (2)
Intervals (5)
Chords (4)
Playback (4)
Reading Skills 15 (pass = 10.5)
Playing (4 + 4 + 4)
Clapping (3)
Part 2 Viva Voce Assessment (45 minutes) 100 (pass = 70)
• Discussion of general pedagogical topics and the professional studio 25
• Teaching rhythm, technique, musicianship, and other essential skills 25
• Performance of selections from the Teaching Repertoire Sample 25
• Detailed pedagogical discussion of selections from the Teaching Repertoire Sample 25
Part 3 Written Assessment (3 hours) 100 (pass = 70)
Discussion of general pedagogy, the professional studio, technique, artistry, and other essential skills.
The Teaching Repertoire Sample for this level must be chosen from the Piano Syllabus, 2008 Edition.
Academic Requirements
Counterpoint
Advanced Harmony or Advanced Keyboard Harmony
History 3: 19th Century to Present
Analysis
Advanced Rudiments
Intermediate Harmony or Intermediate Keyboard Harmony
History 2: Middle Ages to Classical
Part 1 Performance Assessment 2 Technical Requirements

1 Repertoire Technical Tests
Students must prepare five contrasting selections from the
following list of sources. Memorization is encouraged but
not required. The student’s assessment program should
include selections from each of Lists A, B, C, D, and E.
One total mark will be awarded for the performance of the
Repertoire section.
• one Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach from List A of
Level 9, Level 10, or Associate Diploma in Piano
Performance
• one selection from Level 9 repertoire
• one selection from Level 10 repertoire
• two selections from the Associate Diploma in Piano
Performance repertoire
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Keys for Advanced Piano Pedagogy: all major keys; all minor keys
values
Staccato B , E , A , D , G major HT = 120
B , E , G , C, F, F, B minor (harmonic and 3 octaves
melodic)
Separated by a 3rd A , A, B , B, major HT = 104
4 octaves
Separated by a 6th C, D , D, E , major HT = 104
4 octaves
Separated by a 10th E, F, G , G major HT = 104
4 octaves
Formula Pattern B , E , A , D , G major HT = 120
B , E , G , C, F, F, B minor (harmonic) 4 octaves
4 octaves
Scales in Octaves B , E , A , D , G major HT = 84
blocked staccato B , E , G , C, F, F, B (harmonic and melodic) 2 octaves
values
Tonic Four-Note Chords all keys HT = 120
broken 2 octaves
(ending with I–vi–ii 65 –I 64 –V7–I chord
broken alternate-note pattern progression) = 104
broken 2 octaves
broken 2 octaves
values
4 octaves
Dominant 7th root position and inversions, either
individually or in sequence beginning
Diminished 7th all minor keys in root position or in any inversion
Exercises Keys Played Tempo Note

values
Students must prepare one exercise from the following list.
Modal Scales beginning on different scale degrees of HT = 100
Supertonic (Dorian) A, D , E major 4 octaves
Mediant (Phrygian)
Subdominant (Lydian)
Dominant (Mixolydian)
Double 3rd Scales, legato D, A major HT =60
A, D minor (harmonic) 2 octaves
Tonic Arpeggios Beginning at C, D, A major 6th: RH begins tonic, LH begins mediant = 80
the 6th or 10th C, D, G minor 10th: RH begins mediant, LH begins
tonic
4 octaves
Arpeggio Sequence beginning and ending on C or F HT = 80
I—i— VI6 —vi6 —IV 64 –iv 64 –I 4 octaves
Chromatic Scales in Octaves, beginning on any note HT = 72
blocked legato 2 octaves
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Examples of Exercises
Scale beginnning on the Supertonic (of A major)—Dorian Mode (beginning on B) (to be played four octaves)
Scale beginning on the Mediant (of A major)—Phrygian Mode (beginning on C) (to be played four octaves)
Scale beginning on the Subdominant (of A major)—Lydian Mode (beginning on D) (to be played four octaves)
Scale beginning on the Dominant (of A major)—Mixolydian Mode (beginning on B) (to be played four octaves)
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Tonic Arpeggios Beginning at the 6th
Tonic Arpeggios Beginning at the 10th
Arpeggio Sequence (beginning and ending on C, two octaves shown; when playing the four-octave version, ascend four
octaves in each key before descending)
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3 Musicianship Example only
Aural Skills
Meter
Students will be asked to identify the time signature of
a four-measure passage. The adjudicator will play each
passage once.
2 3 6 9
Time Signatures 4 4 8 8 Reading Skills
Playing
Intervals Students will be asked to play three passages at sight:
Students will be asked to identify the following intervals. • Two passages will be approximately equal in difficulty
The adjudicator will play each interval once in broken form. to Level 8 repertoire.
or • One passage will be a piece of simulated Level 3
Students may choose to sing or hum the following teaching repertoire. Students are expected to
intervals. The adjudicator will play the first note once. demonstrate musical features through articulate playing
meant to inspire a Level 3 student to learn this piece.
any interval within a major any interval within the octave
9th Clapping
Chords melody. A steady pace and rhythmic accentuation are
Students will be asked to identify the chords used in a expected.
four-measure phrase. The adjudicator will play the tonic
chord once and the phrase twice at a slow to moderate Example only
tempo. During the second playing, the student will name
each chord after it is played.
• The phrase will be in a major key and will begin with a
tonic chord.
• The phrase may include chords built on the first,
second, fourth, fifth, and sixth degrees of the scale.
• The final cadence may contain a cadential six-four chord The Senior Musicianship assessment can be substituted
and/or a dominant 7th chord. for the Musicianship section of the Advanced Piano
Pedagogy assessment (see p. 121).
Example only
Improve an Advanced Piano Pedagogy Part 1
assessment mark
In order to improve an overall mark, students may take
one Supplemental Assessment in Part 1. Please note
that Supplemental Assessments are not available for the
Repertoire section of the assessment or for Part 2 or
Part 3. Supplemental Assessments are available for for the
Technical Requirements and Musicianship sections of the
Advanced Piano Pedagogy performance assessment only:
• Students must achieve a minimum of 70 percent in the
Repertoire section to be eligible for a supplemental
assessment.
Playback • Supplemental assessments must take place within two
Students will be asked to play back a two-part phrase years of the original assessment, during the regularly
of approximately three measures in a major key. The scheduled assessment period.
adjudicator will name the key, play the tonic chord once,
and play the two-part phrase three times.

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Part 2 Viva Voce Assessment
Teaching Repertoire Sample The Professional Studio
Students must prepare a balanced program of thirteen • basics of studio management
contrasting selections as outlined in the chart below. One • studio resource materials, including complementary
repertoire selection must be memorized. Etudes should teaching technology such as software, Internet
demonstrate specific technical issues at the advanced level. resources, and digital keyboards
• editions of music and other publications related to
Students may choose selections from Repertoire and pedagogy
Etudes for Levels 7, 8, 9, and 10 listed in the Piano • teaching materials suitable for the advanced levels
Syllabus, 2008 edition. One of the etude selections may be (including solo repertoire, ensemble works, concerti,
chosen from the Popular Selection List. and etudes) with an emphasis on the major style
Students should be prepared to: periods of keyboard music: Baroque, Classical,
• Perform selections chosen by the adjudicator from the Romantic, Post-Romantic, and 20th and 21st centuries,
Teaching Repertoire Sample. popular, and jazz
• Discuss teaching approaches for the chosen selections. • opportunities for professional development
• Discuss technical exercises, reading skills, and aural
skills materials suitable for Levels 7, 8, 9, and 10. Technique
• understanding of basic physiology involved in
Level Repertoire Etudes* developing a healthy technique and preventing injury
Level 7** two contrasting selections one etude • materials and exercises to promote technical
Level 8** two contrasting selections one etude development
Level 9** two contrasting selections one etude • ongoing development of facility, agility, and control
Level 10** three contrasting selections one etude • relevant physical approaches to tone production
including a Prelude and Fugue by • practice strategies for solving technical problems
J.S. Bach and a List E piece. • advanced-level scales, chords, arpeggios, and octaves
(Students may substitute the Level
10 Prelude and Fugue with an Artistry
Associate Diploma Prelude and • nurturing the ongoing development of imagination
Fugue.) and creativity
* Please note that one etude may be chosen from the • developing interpretive insight, character, confidence,
Popular Selection List. and communication in performance
• awareness of historical performance practice including
** All List designations (List A, B, etc.) must be represented ornamentation, articulation, tone production,
including one sonata-form movement from Level 9 or 10. dynamics, and tempo
Advanced Piano Pedagogy Assessment Topics • interpreting 20th- and 21st-century notational symbols
• artistic pedaling
Students should be prepared to discuss the following topics
• relationship of formal structure and harmonic
with reference, as appropriate, to their chosen Teaching
language to interpretation and appreciation of music
Repertoire Sample. An understanding of elementary- and
intermediate-level pedagogy is also required.
Part 3 Written Assessment
General Pedagogy Students will be asked to discuss approaches to teaching
• planning and structure as applied to lessons, a given repertoire selection by answering questions on
practicing, and long-term objectives specific pedagogical issues.
• development of diagnostic skills and strategies for
addressing learning and performance challenges at the Students will also be asked to edit the selection for
advanced levels students by adding markings such as:
• practice techniques and time management • tempo and character indications
• motivating students • fingering
• fostering critical listening • phrasing and articulation
• characteristics of different musical genres (for • dynamics
example, fugues, sonatas) • pedaling
• stylistic characteristics of the significant composers and • realization of ornamentation
historical periods encountered in the advanced levels
• developing musicianship skills including integrating
reading skills, advanced aural skills, improvisation,
and academic studies into the learning process
• memorization techniques for advanced repertoire

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Register for an Assessment

Assessment Sessions and Registration Deadlines
Exact dates and deadlines can be found online. Register early to avoid disappointment: late
registrations are subject to an additional fee and may be denied.
Online Registration
All registrations should be submitted using the online registration process.
• visit www.TheAchievementProgram.org and follow the instructions provided
• payment information—Visa or MasterCard accepted
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Assessment Regulations
Assessment Procedures
Students must be ready to perform at least fifteen minutes before their scheduled time.
Please note that student assessment times cannot be exchanged.
• Page turners and other assistants are not permitted in the assessment room. Waiting
areas are provided for parents, teachers, and assistants.
• Warm-up rooms are not provided for piano students.
• Photo ID may be requested before students are admitted to the assessment room.
• Students should list all repertoire and etudes to be performed on the Assessment
Program Form and bring it to the assessment.
• Students should bring all music to be performed to the assessment, whether or not
selections are memorized. Please note that photocopied music is not permitted in the assessment
room unless the student has a letter of permission from the publisher. (Please see “Copyright and
Photocopying” on p. 125.)
• Recording devices are strictly prohibited in the assessment room.
The student’s performance may be interrupted at the adjudicator’s discretion when an
assessment has been reached.
Credits and Refunds for Missed Assessments

Credits and refunds are only granted under two specific conditions. Students who are unable
to attend an assessment for medical reasons or because of a direct time conflict with a school
examination are eligible to request either a credit for the full amount of the assessment fee or
a 50 percent refund of the assessment fee.
Requests for credits or refunds must be made to The Achievement Program in writing and
accompanied by the following documentation:
• for medical reasons—a physician’s letter and the student’s assessment schedule
• for direct time conflicts with school examinations—a letter from a school official on
school letterhead and the student’s Assessment Schedule
All requests must be submitted by mail or by fax within two weeks following the
assessment.
Students who, for any reason, are unable to attend an assessment should contact the Center
Representative listed on their Assessment Schedule immediately.
Assessment Credit
A credit may be applied to the fee of a future assessment. Credits are valid for one year
from the date of the original scheduled assessment.
Credits can be redeemed when the student registers for their next assessment. The credit
will be automatically applied during the online registration process.
Fee Refund
Students who cannot redeem a credit within a year may apply instead for a 50 percent
refund of the assessment fee.
Requests for refunds or credits must be made to The Achievement Program in writing and
accompanied by the necessary documentation (see above). All requests must be submitted
within two weeks following the assessment by mail or by fax.
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Students with Special Needs
Students with special needs should submit a Special Needs Request Form—by mail or fax
to The Achievement Program Office—as soon as possible before the application deadline.
Each case will be assessed individually.
Students may receive help in and out of the assessment room if required. Please note
that helpers must remain in the waiting area during the actual assessment.
Assessment Results
Students and teachers can access assessment results online within six weeks of the
assessment:
Go to www.TheAchievementProgram.org
Please note that results will not be mailed or given by telephone.
Interpreting Assessment Results

All students may access their official results (including adjudicators’ comments) online
four to six weeks after the assessment. The adjudicator’s report explains in general terms
how the final mark was calculated. It is intended to assist students in their future musical
development. Please note that the mark reflects the adjudicator’s evaluation of the
student’s performance during the assessment. Assessment results do not reflect a student’s
previously demonstrated abilities or potential for future development. Appeals on performance
assessments will not be considered.
Classification of Marks
First Class Honors with Distinction 90–100
First Class Honors 80–89
Honors 70–79
Pass (Levels 1 to 10) 60
Pass (Associate Diploma in Piano Performance) 70
Pass (Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy) 70 percent in each section
Marking Criteria
First Class Honors with Distinction: 90–100
Only truly exceptional students achieve this standing. Students must demonstrate complete
technical command and perform with a confident, masterful style. These students clearly
demonstrate an authentic personal performance spark.
First Class Honors: 85–89

Students present a truly engaging and intelligent performance, displaying technical polish
and finesse, definite and apt characterization, and a sense of spontaneity.
First Class Honors: 80–84

Students are technically solid and demonstrate sensitivity, intelligence, and talent. They
are well prepared and able to execute the assessment requirements thoughtfully and
confidently.
Honors: 70–79
Students exhibit thorough and careful preparation and demonstrate some interpretive skills.
Repertoire is presented with overall command and accuracy. There is awareness and general
security in technical elements.
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Table of Marks
Associate Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy

Prep- Level Level Levels Levels Levels Level Diploma Elementary Inter- Advanced
aratory 1 2 3–5 6–7 8–9 10 in Piano mediate
A–B Performance
Repertoire 60 50 50 50 50 56 56(39) 100
List A 20 (2) 18 18 18 18 16 (1.5) 12 (1.5) 20
List B 20 (2) 18 18 18 18 16 (1.5) 14 (1.5) 25 50
List C 20 (2) 14 14 14 14 12 (1) 10 (1) 15
(pass = 35)
List D - - - - - 12 (1) 10 (1) 15
List E - - - - - - 10 (1) 15 Level 9 Level 10
Concert Etudes - - - - - - - 10
Memory - 6 6 6 6 - - - Certificate Certificate -
Technical 20 24 24 24 24 24 24(17) - 20
Requirements (pass = 14)
Etudes - 12 12 6+6 6+6 6+6 6+6 - -
Technical Tests 20 12 12 12 12 12 12 - 20
Aural Skills 10 10 10 10 10 10 10(7) - 15
(pass = 10.5)
Meter - - - - - - - - 2
Rhythm 5 5 3 3 2 - - - -
Intervals - - 3 3 3 3 2 - 5
Chords - - - - 2 2 2 - 4
Cadences - - - - - 2 3 - -
Playback 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 - 4
Reading Skills 10 10 10 10 10 10 10(7) - 15
(pass = 10.5)
Melody 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 - 4+4+4
Rhythm 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - 3
Totals 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
(pass = 70)
Viva Voce - - - - - - - -
General Topics 25 25 25
Essential Skills 25 25 25
Performance 25 25 25
Discussion 25 25 25
Totals 100 100 100
(pass = 70) (pass = 70) (pass = 70)
Written - - - - - - - - 100 100 100
(pass = 70) (pass = 70) (pass = 70)
Note: Figures in bold parentheses next to the total mark allotted for each section indicate the minimum number of marks required to receive 70 percent.
Figures in regular parentheses indicate marks awarded for memory.
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Improve an assessment mark
Students seeking to improve their overall mark at the Level 10 or Advanced Piano Pedagogy
levels may take a Supplemental Assessment.
• Supplemental Assessments must occur within two years of the original assessment.
• Supplemental Assessments are given during regular assessment sessions.
• Students in Level 10 may repeat any two sections of a performance assessment.
• To be eligible for a Supplemental Assessment in Level 10, students must achieve a
minimum mark of 65 overall and 70 percent in the Repertoire section.
• Students in Advanced Piano Pedagogy may repeat any two sections of Part 1.
• To be eligible for a Supplemental Assessment in Part 1 of Advanced Piano Pedagogy,
students must achieve at least 70 percent in the Repertoire section.
Students in Level 10 must complete the Level 10 academic co-requisites within five years
of the original performance assessment, not any subsequent supplemental assessments.
Musicianship Assessments
A musicianship assessment may replace the Musicianship section of a Level 8, 9, 10,
or Advanced Piano Pedagogy assessment. Please consult the website for assessment
requirements. The musicianship assessment must be taken at least one session before the
performance assessment.
Musicianship Level Performance Assessment Level

Junior Musicianship Level 8
Intermediate Musicianship Level 9
Senior Musicianship Level 10 and Advanced Piano
Pedagogy
Students who have completed a musicianship assessment should submit the following
documentation when registering for the corresponding performance assessment:
• a photocopy of the musicianship assessment results
• a letter requesting exemption from the musicianship section sections of the upcoming
performance assessment
Performance Assessment Certificates

Certificates are awarded to students who successfully complete the requirements for their
level.
Beginning in Level 5, certificates are awarded after the academic co-requisites for that level
have been successfully completed. Academic co-requisites must be completed within five years
of the original performance assessment.
Please note that Associate Diplomas are awarded to students at the annual Convocation
ceremony.
School Credits
Assessment results can sometimes be used as a credit toward high school graduation or
toward college entrance. Students are advised to discuss the eligibility of their assessment
results with their school principal or guidance counselor.
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Certificates of Excellence
Each academic year (September to August) Certificates of Excellence are awarded to
students who achieve exceptional assessment results. No application is required.
Assessment Repertoire
The Syllabus lists the repertoire eligible for assessments. Information given for each item
includes:
• the composer
• the larger work of which the selection is a part (where applicable)
• the title of the selection
• collections or anthologies in which the selection can be found (where applicable)
• performance directions (where applicable) indicating the section(s) or movement(s) of a
work to be prepared
• the publisher of a suggested edition (where applicable)
Names of publishers are indicated by an assigned abbreviation. Please see p. 127 for a list of
publishers and their respective abbreviations.
Da Capo Signs and Repeats

• When performing repertoire at an assessment, da capo signs should be observed.
• Repeat signs should ordinarily be ignored. However, repeats in repertoire from Celebration
Series Perspectives® should be observed if indicated in a footnote below the music.
Memory
• In Preparatory A and Preparatory B, 2 marks for memorization are included in the
repertoire marks.
• In Levels 1 to 7, memorization of repertoire is marked separately. Up to 2 marks will be
awarded for each repertoire selection that is played from memory.
• In Levels 8 to 10, marks for memorization are included in the repertoire marks: 1.5 marks
are awarded for memory for each piece in Lists A and B; 1 mark is awarded for memory
for each piece in Lists C, D, and E.
• For the Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, memorization is compulsory. Students
not playing from memory will receive comments only. Any selection played with the music
will receive a mark of zero.
• In all levels, etudes need not be memorized, and no extra marks will be awarded for
memory.
• In all levels, technical tests must be played from memory.
Fingering
Any appropriate fingering will be accepted for repertoire, etudes, and technical tests.
Syllabus Repertoire Lists
The Repertoire for each level (except Preparatory A and B) is divided into several lists,
according to stylistic period.
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Syllabus Repertoire Lists
Level List A List B List C List D List E List F
Levels 1 and 2 Baroque and Romantic, Inventions
Classical 20th-, and
Repertoire 21st-century
Repertoire
Levels 3–7 Baroque Classical and Romantic,
Repertoire Classical-style 20th-, and
Repertoire
Level 8 Baroque Classical and Romantic Post-Romantic,
Repertoire Classical-style Repertoire 20th-, and
Repertoire
Level 9 Baroque Classical Romantic Post-Romantic,
Repertoire Repertoire Repertoire 20th-, and
21st-century
Repertoire
Level 10 Works of J.S. Classical Romantic Post-Romantic 20th- and
Bach Repertoire Repertoire and Early 21st-century
20th-century Repertoire
Repertoire
Associate Works of J.S. Sonatas Romantic Post-Romantic 20th- and Concert Etudes
Diploma Bach Repertoire and Early 21st-century
20th-century Repertoire
Repertoire
Editions
For many repertoire items, the Syllabus listing includes a suggested edition (indicated by an
assigned publisher abbreviation). These editions have been chosen for their quality or for
their availability in North America. When no publisher is indicated, students are encouraged
to use the best edition available—the edition that most accurately reflects the composer’s
intentions.
Editorial markings vary from one edition to another. Assessment marks will not be deducted
for altering these editorial suggestions as long as the resulting change is musically and
stylistically acceptable.
Availability
The Achievement Program has made every effort to ensure that most of the materials listed
in this Syllabus are in print and easily available at leading music retailers throughout North
America. However, please note that the publishing industry changes rapidly. Works go out of
print, and copyrights move from one firm to another.
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Anthologies and Collections
If a repertoire selection is published in a collection of a composer’s music or in an anthology
containing music by a number of composers, the title of the collection or anthology is usually
included in the Syllabus listing. Individual selections may also be found in other sources. In
order to save space, the words “volume” and “book” have usually been omitted; a number
following a title indicates the number of the volume, book, or set number in which a selection
can be found (for example, Music of Our Time, 2).
Celebration Series Perspectives®

In order to ensure the ready availability of high-quality assessment materials, The Frederick
Harris Music Co., Limited has published Celebration Series Perspectives®. This series includes
eleven Piano Repertoire books (Preparatory to Level 10), ten Piano Studies / Etudes books (Levels
1 to 10), nine Student Workbooks (Preparatory to Level 8), the Answer Book for Student Workbooks,
Compact Discs for each level (Preparatory to Level 10), nine volumes of Technical Requirements for
Piano (Preparatory to Level 8), and the Handbook for Teachers, a resource book designed for use
with the series.
Piano Repertoire
The eleven Celebration Series Perspectives® Repertoire books serve as repertoire selections for
Preparatory B to Level 10. The Piano Repertoire books present an extensive sampling of styles
and composers covering a broad spectrum of piano music from four centuries, and are
suitable for assessments, recitals, competitions, and for enjoyment. The pieces in Levels 1 to
10 are organized according to the style periods listed in the Syllabus.
Piano Etudes
The assessment requirements for Levels 1 to 10 include etudes. These etudes may be selected
from Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes. The ten Piano Studies / Etudes books can be
used effectively as technique builders, for recitals or competitions, and for enjoyment.
Student Workbooks
The nine Student Workbooks from Celebration Series Perspectives® are companion volumes to the
Piano Repertoire books for the Preparatory level to Level 8. The Student Workbooks are written
for the student, using language and music terminology appropriate for students at each
level. Each Workbook contains a detailed discussion of each selection in the Piano Repertoire
album for that level and a glossary of terms.
Answer Book for Student Workbooks

The Answer Book for Student Workbooks is a comprehensive answer book for Celebration Series
Perspectives®: Student Workbooks (Preparatory to Level 8). Teachers and parents will find the
Answer Book a useful and convenient resource.
Handbook for Teachers

The Celebration Series Perspectives®: Handbook for Teachers by Cathy Albergo, Reid Alexander, and
Marvin Blickenstaff is a comprehensive teaching aid that organizes the material in the
Piano Repertoire and Piano Studies / Etudes books for optimum use in the teaching studio. In
addition to a detailed discussion of each selection in the Piano Repertoire and Piano Studies /
Etudes books, the Handbook for Teachers also includes suggestions for presenting and teaching
Celebration Series Perspectives® from start to finish, as well as a complete composer and works
index for the series.
Recordings
Celebration Series Perspectives® includes compact disc recordings of the complete works from the
Piano Repertoire and Piano Studies / Etudes books (Preparatory to Level 10). The recordings may
be used by students as a reliable reference and inspiration for a polished performance, and
teachers will find them an invaluable resource for style period performance practice.
Technical Requirements for Piano

The nine Technical Requirements for Piano books reflect the technical requirements outlined in
the Piano Syllabus, 2008 Edition for the Preparatory level to Level 8. Summary charts provide a
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helpful overview of the scales, chords, arpeggios, tempos, and note values for the required
keys for each level.
Popular Selection List

The Popular Selection List is an addendum to the Piano Syllabus. The Popular Selection List is a
compilation of non-classical pieces, carefully selected to suit each level of study for Levels
3 to 9. Students in Levels 3 to 9 may choose a work from the Popular Selection List for an
etude selection as outlined under “Substitutions.” Please note that students are advised
to use the edition of the chosen piece specified in the Popular Selection List—other editions
may not be accepted as appropriate. The Popular Selection List is also available online at
www.TheAchievementProgram.org.
Copyright and Photocopying

Federal and international copyright laws prohibit the use of photocopies without the
permission of the publisher. The use of unauthorized photocopies for assessment purposes
constitutes copyright infringement as outlined in Title 17 of the United States Code. Additional
information about federal copyright law is available online through the US Copyright Office
at www.copyright.gov.
Please note that photocopied music will not be permitted in the assessment room.
Students who bring unauthorized photocopies to the assessment will not be examined.
Students should bring all music to be performed to the assessment. Students who wish to
photocopy one page of a selection for the purpose of facilitating a page turn must do so
with permission from the publisher.
With this notice, The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited grants permission to festival,
recital, and assessment participants to photocopy single pages from their publications to
facilitate a page turn.
Substitutions
As outlined in the chart below, students may make substitute selections for their
assessment. If approval is required, students must submit an Assessment Substitute Piece
Request (available online) by the Assessment Registration deadline. Students are advised
to prepare an alternate work in case the request is denied.
Student’s Choice
A selection of the Student’s Choice may be substituted for an etude in Levels 1 to 10. The
student’s choice selection must be of equal difficulty and musical quality to the required
works in that level. The Student’s Choice selection should not exceed the normal time
allotted for an etude, according to the level. (For example, at the earliest levels, the Student’s
Choice selection should be shorter than one minute.)
In Level 9, a selection of the Student’s Choice may be substituted for a piece from List D or
an etude. In Level 10 a selection of the Student’s Choice may be substituted for from List D,
or List E, or an etude. For the Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, a selection of the
Student’s Choice may be substituted for a piece from List D or List E.
For Levels 9 to Associate Diploma, the substitute repertoire selection (List D or E) must be
of equal difficulty, length, and musical quality to works in the syllabus for that level, and it
must be from the same historical style period. The mark for performance of this selection will
include an assessment of the appropriateness of the choice. For this reason, The Achievement
Program will not answer questions or give advice regarding Student’s Choice substitutions.
Judgment shown in choosing an appropriate Student’s Choice selection will be considered
in the marking.
Students should clearly indicate “Student’s Choice” on the Assessment Program Form.
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Substitutions

Permitted
Levels 1–2: One repertoire selection One selection from the One etude from next highest level
one from piano literature corresponding List of the next
or
Repertoire selection comparable in style highest level
and difficulty to the or (except Level 2 List C) or One Student’s Choice selection
or
corresponding List A
one or B
Etude
Levels 3–8: Levels 3–7: One selection from the One etude from next highest level
one One repertoire selection corresponding List of the next
or
Repertoire selection from piano literature highest level
comparable in style One Student’s Choice selection
or
and difficulty to the
or
one corresponding List A, B,
Etude or C One selection from the Popular
or or Selection List
Level 8:
One repertoire selection
from piano literature
comparable in style
and difficulty to the
corresponding List A, B,
C, or D
Level 9: One repertoire selection One selection from the One etude from Level 10
one from piano literature corresponding List of Level 10
or
Repertoire selection comparable in style or
and difficulty to the or One Student’s Choice or One selection from the Popular
or
corresponding List A, B, selection may replace a piece Selection List
one or C from List D
Etude
Level 10: One repertoire selection One selection from the One selection from the Concert
one from piano literature corresponding List of the Etudes List of the Associate
Repertoire selection comparable in style Associate Diploma in Piano Diploma in Piano Performance
and difficulty to the Performance
and/or
corresponding List A, B, (including a complete
one or C Sonata from List B of the and/
or
Etude (including two Associate Diploma in Piano or
movements of a Sonata Performance)
from List B of the or
Associate Diploma in One Student’s Choice
Piano Performance) selection may replace a piece
from List D or E
Associate Diploma One repertoire selection One Student’s Choice
in Piano from piano literature selection may replace a piece
Performance: comparable in style from List D or E
or
one and difficulty to the
Repertoire selection corresponding List A, B,
or C
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Abbreviations LEG Lengnick
LEM Lemoine
Names of Publishers MAN Manduca
MAS Masters Music Publications
The following abbreviations identify publishers listed MAY Mayfair
throughout the Syllabus. When no publisher or edition MCA MCA Canada
is indicated for a specific piece, the work is available in MMB MMB Music
several standard editions. For more information, please MYC Music for Young Children
see “Assessment Repertoire” on p. 122. MYK Myklass Press
NSM New School for Music Study Press
ABR Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music NOV Novello
ALF Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. OCE Oceanna Music
ALK Alberta Keys Music Publishing (Calgary) OTT B. Schotts Söhne (Mainz)
ANE Anerca OUP Oxford University Press
ARM A-Ram Moscow PER Peer International
AVO Avondale PET Edition Peters (Frankfurt)
B&H Boosey & Hawkes (London, New York) PLA Plangere Editions
BAR Bärenreiter PRE Theodore Presser
BEL Belwin-Mills (Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.) PWM Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Edition (Krakow)
BER Berandol Music RIC G. Ricordi (Milan)
BOS Bosworth S&B Stainer &Bell
CAN Cantus SAL Éditions Salabert
CFP Clifford Ford Publications SCH G. Schirmer (New York)
CHC Chanteclair Music SHA Shawnee
CHS J. & W. Chester Music SIK Sikorski
CMC available from the Canadian Music Centre SIM Simrock
COM Éditions Combe SON Sonic Art
CRA Cramer Music STU Studea Musica
DIA Diapason SUM Summy-Birchard (Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.)
DOB Doblinger SWA Swan House
DOM Doberman TIM Time Art
DOV Dover Publications TRG Trigram Music
DUR Durand et Cie (Paris) UNI Universal Edition
ECS ECS Publishing WAR Warner Bros. Publications
EDW Edward Marks WAT Waterloo Music Co.
ELK Elkin and Co. WIE Wiener Urtext
EMB Editio Musica Budapest WIL Willis Music
ENO Enoch WIM Wimbleton Music
ESC Max Eshig YOR Yorktown Music Press
FAI Fairbank Music ZAN Zanibon
FHM The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited
FIS Carl Fischer (New York) Other Abbreviations and Symbols
FJH FJH Music Company 8ve octave
FOE Foetisch (Lausanne) arr. arrangement/arranged by
FOR Forsythe attr. attributed to
GEN General Music Publishing bk book
GVT Gordon V. Thompson (Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.) ed. edition/edited by
HAL Hal Leonard Corporation HS hands separately
HEN Henle HT hands together
HEU Heugel et Cie (Paris) no. number
HIL Hildegard [OP] out of print
HMP Heritage Music Press op. opus
HOM Homeland Press p. page
HSN Hansen rev. revised
INT International Music trans. translated by
JAY Jaymar vol. volume
JCC John Church Company
KAL Kalmus ● represents one selection for assessment purposes
KAW Kawai S parts or sections of works to be performed at
KJO Neil A. Kjos Music Company
assessments
KON Könemenn Music (Budapest)
LAG Lagos X selection is found in Celebration Series Perspectives®
LED Alphonse Leduc S part or section of a larger work is found in Celebration
LEE Leeds Music (Canada) Series Perspectives®
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Thematic Catalogs
Opus Numbers and Catalog Numbers
“Opus” (op.) is a term used with a number to designate the position of a given work in the
chronological sequence of works by the composer. However, these numbers are often an
unreliable guide, and may have been assigned by a publisher rather than the composer.
Sometimes a single work will have conflicting opus numbers. Certain genres, such as operas
and other vocal works, were not always assigned opus numbers. For these reasons, individual
works by a number of composers are identified by numbers assigned in scholarly thematic
catalogs. A number of the more important thematic catalogs are listed below.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Works by C.P.E. Bach are often identified by “Wq” and/or “H” (Helm) numbers (for example,
Morceaux divers pour clavecin, Wq 117/39, H 98). Alfred Wotquenne (1867–1939) was a Belgian
music bibliographer and author of Thematisches Verzeichnis der Werke von Carl Philipp Emanuel
Bach (Leipzig, 1905, revised 1964). Eugene Helm is an American musicologist and author of
A Thematic Catalogue of the Works of C.P.E. Bach (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989).
Johann Sebastian Bach

Works by J.S. Bach are identified by “BWV” numbers (for example, Allemande in G Minor,
BWV 836). “BWV” is the abbreviation for Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the short title of the Thematisch-
systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach (Leipzig, 1950), a
thematic catalog of Bach’s complete works originally compiled by the German music
librarian Wolfgang Schmieder.
Ludwig van Beethoven

Works published during Beethoven’s lifetime were given opus numbers. In the thematic
catalog of Beethoven’s works, Das Werk Beethovens (Munich and Duisburg, 1955, completed by
H. Halm), compiled by German musicologist Georg Ludwig Kinsky (1882–1951), works which
were published posthumously were designated “WoO” (see below).
George Frideric Handel

Works by George Frideric Handel are identified by “HWV” numbers (for example, Gavotte in
G Major, HWV 491). “HWV” is an abbreviation for Handel Werke Verzeichnis. The full title for this
thematic catalog, compiled by Margaret and Walter Eisen, is Händel-Handbuch, gleichzeitig Suppl.
zu Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1978–1986).
Franz Joseph Haydn

Works by Haydn are identified by Hoboken numbers (for example, Sonata in D Major, Hob.
XVI:37). Anthony van Hoboken was a Dutch musicologist. His thematic catalog, Joseph Haydn:
Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (Mainz, B. Schott, 1957–1971) divides Haydn’s works
into a number of categories that are indicated by Roman numerals.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Works by Mozart are identified by “K” numbers (for example, Sonata in C Major, K 545). “K”
stands for Köchel Verzeichnis, first published in 1862. Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800–1877) was
an Austrian professor of botany who devoted his retirement years to collecting all the known
works by Mozart. He created a chronological catalog in which these works are listed and
numbered.
Henry Purcell
Works by Henry Purcell are identified by “Z” numbers (for example, Minuet in G major,
Z 651). These numbers were assigned by Franklin B. Zimmerman in his thematic catalog of
Purcell’s works, Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of his Music (London: MacMillan, 1963).
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Domenico Scarlatti
Works by Scarlatti are usually identified by two numbers, one beginning with “L” and one
beginning with “K.” The L numbers are from Opere complete per cavicembalo (Milan: Ricordi,
1906–1908), compiled by Alessandro Longo. “LS” refers to the Longo Supplement. “K” stands
for Ralph Kirkpatrick, an American harpsichordist and scholar who provided a revised and
more exact chronology and a new numbering system for the sonatas in his book Domenico
Scarlatti (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1953, rev. 1968).
Franz Schubert
Works by Schubert are identified by “Deutsch” numbers (for example, Waltz in A Flat, op. 9,
no. 12, D 365). These numbers were assigned by Otto Erich Deutsch (1883–1967) in his
thematic catalog of Schubert’s works, Thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge
(Neue Schubert Ausgabe Serie VIII, Bd. 4, Kassell, 1978).
Georg Philipp Telemann

Works by Telemann are identified by “TWV” numbers (for example, Fantasia in D Minor,
TWV 33:2). “TWV” is an abbreviation for Telemann Werkverzeichnis. This thematic catalog—
Thematischer-Systematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke: Telemann Werkverzeichnis (Kassel: Bärenreiter,
1984)—was compiled by Martin Runke.
Anhang
Some catalog numbers include the prefix “Anh.” (for example, BWV Anh. 121). “Anh.” is an
abbreviation for Anhang, a German word meaning appendix or supplement.
WoO
Some catalog numbers include the prefix “WoO” (for example, WoO 63). “WoO” is an
abbreviation for Werk ohne Opuszahl (work without opus number). These numbers are used to
designate works for which the composer did not assign an opus number.
Thematic Catalogs
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Resources
The following texts are useful for reference, teaching, and assessment preparation. No single
text is necessarily complete for assessment purposes, but these recommended reading and
resource lists are an indispensable source of:
• teaching techniques for ages and abilities
• tips for interpretation of repertoire
• tools for better reading skills
• advice on fostering talent in young people
General Resources
Celebration Series Perspectives®
Celebration Series Perspectives®: Compact Discs. 15 compact discs (Preparatory–Level 10).
Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, 2008.
Celebration Series Perspectives®: Handbook for Teachers. Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music
Co., Limited, 2008.
Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Studies / Etudes. 10 vols. (Levels 1–10). Toronto, ON:
The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, 2008.
Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire. 11 vols. (Preparatory−Level 10). Toronto, ON:
Celebration Series Perspectives®: Student Workbooks. 9 vols. (Preparatory–Level 8). Toronto, ON:
Popular Selection List

Popular Selection List. Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, published bi-
annually.
Also available online at www.TheAchievementProgram.org.
Aural Skills and Reading Skills

Berlin, Boris, and Andrew Markow. Ear Training for Practical Examinations: Melody Playback/
Singback. 4 vols. (Levels 1−Associate Diploma). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music
Co., Limited, 1986–1988.
Berlin, Boris, and Andrew Markow. Ear Training for Practical Examinations: Rhythm Clapback/
Singback. 3 vols. (Levels 1–7). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited,
1989–1991.
Berlin, Boris, and Andrew Markow. Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests. Ed. Scott McBride
Smith. 11 vols. (Introductory−Level 10). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music Co.,
Limited, 2002.
Braaten, Brenda, and Crystal Wiksyk. Sound Advice: Theory and Ear Training (Levels 1–8) (online
audio tracks at www.soundadvicedirect.com). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music
Co., Limited, 2005–2006.
Finn, Cheryl and Eamonn Morris. Perfection Ear: Ear Training Practice Sets. 11 compact discs
(Introductory–Level 10). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music., Limited, 1997.
Schlosar, Carol. Comprehensive Ear Training, Professional Series: Exercises Based on the Examination
Requirements of The Royal Conservatory of Music and National Music Certificate Program. 10 vols.
(Levels 1–Associate Diploma ) (book with CD or MIDI). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris
Music Co., Limited. First published Sicamous, BC: Keystroke Publishing, 1993.
Schlosar, Carol. Comprehensive Ear Training: Student Series. 11 compact discs (Levels 1−
Associate Diploma). Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited. First published
Sicamous, BC: Keystroke Publishing, 1998.
Resources
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Official Academic Assessment Papers
The Royal Conservatory Examinations Official Examination Papers. 15 vols. Toronto, ON: The
Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, published annually.
Basic Rudiments
Intermediate Rudiments
Advanced Rudiments
Introductory Harmony
Basic Harmony
Basic Keyboard Harmony
Intermediate Harmony
Intermediate Keyboard Harmony
History 2: Middle Ages to Classical
Counterpoint
Advanced Harmony
Advanced Keyboard Harmony
History 3: 19th Century to Present
Analysis
Piano Pedgogy Written
General Reference Works

Burkolder, J. Peter, Donald J. Grout, and Claude V. Palisca. A History of Western Music. 7th ed.
New York, NY: Norton, 2005.
Donnington, Robert. The Interpretation of Early Music. Rev. ed. London: Faber, 1989.
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Keyboard Resources
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Technique
Bastien, James. Magic Finger Technique. 3 vols. San Diego, CA: Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
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Music Co., Limited, 2002. First published 1948.
Schmitt, Aloys. Five Finger Exercises / Exercices pour les cinq doigts, op. 16. Ed. Healey Willan.
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Performance
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OR: Amadeus, 1992.
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Pedagogy
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Performance Assessments
What is a performance assessment?
A performance assessment is the test of repertoire, etudes, technique, aural skills, and
reading skills for instruments and voice.
How can I obtain permission to photocopy an out-of-print selection that I find

in a library or receive from a teacher?
Contact the publisher to request permission to make an authorized photocopy. Contact
information for most publishers can be found online or obtained from a music retailer. Some
music retailers can obtain authorized photocopies through a special online service.
Can I photocopy a page of music to facilitate a page turn?

You may photocopy a single page once you have obtained permission from the publisher.
With this notice, The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited grants permission to festival,
recital, and assessment participants to photocopy single pages from their publications to
facilitate a page turn.
How do I choose the best edition for a piece?

The best editions have minimal editorial markings. These editions, often called Urtext,
are available from most music retailers. If you are unsure about the best edition, ask your
music retailer for suggestions.
Should students follow repeat signs? Da capo markings?

Students should observe da capo markings at an assessment performance. Repeat signs
should usually be ignored. However, repeat signs in the Celebration Series Perspectives®
repertoire books should be observed if indicated in a footnote below the music.
Why are teachers and parents not allowed in the room during performance
assessments?
Performance assessments provide a unique opportunity for students to perform in a
highly focused, one-on-one environment, without distraction.
What is the Popular Selection List?

The Popular Selection List includes selections by popular artists and from current films. The list
is revised every two years to ensure that selections remain current and readily available. The
Popular Selection List is also available online at www.TheAchievementProgram.org.
Where can I find recordings of assessment repertoire?

Celebration Series Perspectives® includes compact discs containing the repertoire and
etudes for each level from Preparatory to Level 10, performed by artists from The Royal
Conservatory. These CDs are available at music retailers.
What do I do if I have an emergency situation on the day of my assessment

and I need to cancel?
Contact your Assessment Center Representative listed on your Assessment Schedule by
phone as soon as possible.
What is an academic co-requisite?
An academic co-requisite is an assessment that must be completed before or within five
years of the performance assessment if the student wishes to receive a certificate for the
performance assessment. Students are encouraged to begin academic studies as early as
possible.

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Where can I find sample academic assessment papers?
Official Examination Papers are published annually by Frederick Harris Music to aid with
assessment preparation. Each book includes actual academic assessments from previous
sessions plus an additional assessment created for extra practice. Editions for three
academic years are available at any given time and may be purchased from your local music
retailer.
Performance Assessment Day

Checklist for Students
Before you Leave Home
Plan to arrive 15 minutes early.
Complete your Assessment Program Form.
Bring original copies of all the music being performed in the assessment.
Mark the pieces being performed with a paper clip or a “sticky note.”
Wear proper shoes (pedaling, for example, can be difficult with some types of shoes).
Points to Remember
• Bags and coats must be left in the waiting room.
• There are no warm-up rooms for piano students.
• Parents, other family members, friends, and teachers must wait in the designated waiting
area.
• Standing and listening outside the assessment room door is prohibited.
• Recording devices are strictly prohibited in the assessment room.
• Photocopied music is prohibited (unless authorized by the publisher).
• The performance of repertoire may be interrupted by the adjudicator. An interrupted
performance does not indicate a poor performance.
What to Expect from a Piano Assessment

• A friendly yet professional atmosphere
• The undivided attention of an adjudicator
• An objective assessment of your performance of repertoire, etudes, technique, aural skills,
and reading skills
• The adjudicator’s written evaluation online within six weeks of the assessment
Frequently Asked Questions / Performance Assessment Day Checklist for Students

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Piano

SYLLABUS / 2008 EDITION

Level-by-Level Requirements Resources

Inspire the desire to aspire.

The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program provides a recognized

Find out more at www.TheAchievementProgram.org.

One of the greatest

© PETER MURPHY 2008

Letter from Clive Gillinson

The Royal Conservatory

Letter from Peter Simon

Why Choose The

Why Choose The Achievement Program?

Entering The Achievement Program

What if My Student’s Repertoire Level is Higher Than Their Technical and

Who Will Assess My Students?

Getting Started in The Achievement Program

What Can My Student Expect in a Performance Assessment?

The Comprehensive Achievement Certificate is awarded to students who have completed

Repertoire List Format

Celebrate Piano!®, Lesson and Musicianship 1B FHM

Levels 1 to Associate Diploma Repertoire Lists

Beethoven, Ludwig van

part of complete work

in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 5

part of complete work in Celebration Series Perspectives®: Piano Repertoire 6

Repertoire List Format

Certificates Assessments Required

Diplomas Assessments Required

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Subjects Academic Assessment Titles

Preparing for an Academic Assessment

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Technical Tests Summary: Scales

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Scale in Octaves (broken legato) C HS 1 100

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Pentascales (Preparatory A and B)

Two-octave formula pattern in eighth notes (Levels 2 to 5)

Two-octave formula pattern in sixteenth notes (Levels 6 to 7)

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Triads, Chords, and Arpeggios

Dominant 7th chords

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

* Start on the leading note of the minor key.

Major and minor arpeggios*

Broken alternate-note pattern for major and minor chords

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

Cadences and Chord Progressions

V–I cadence (Levels 4 to 7) I–IV–V–I chord progression (Level 8)

I–vi–ii 65 –I 64 –V7–I chord progression (Advanced Piano Pedagogy)

Quick Reference—Assessment Requirements

See “Technical Patterns” on p. 17 for examples.

Keys for Preparatory A Major C, G, D

See “Technical Patterns” on p. 17 for examples.

Keys for Preparatory B Major C, G, A, E, F

Chords Keys Played Tempo Note

Beginning note Approximate length Keys Example only

Level 1 Requirements Marks List A

Resources for Level 1 Assessment Preparation Dunhill, Thomas

Blok, Vladimir Grechaninov, Alexandr T.