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ClassicalPiano
Grade1
Lengthofexamination:20minutes
ExaminationFee:Pleaseconsultourwebsiteforthescheduleoffees:w
ww.conservatorycanada.ca
Corequisite:ThereisnowrittenexaminationcorequisiteforthecompletionofGrade1.
REQUIREMENTS&MARKING
Requirements TotalMarks
Group1Piece 12
Repertoire Group1o
rGroup2Piece 12
4piecesofvarying
styles Group2Piece 12
OwnChoicePiece 12
Memory Twomarksforeachpiecememorized 8
Technique Scales/Triads 16
SightReading Rhythm(3)PianoPassage(7) 10
AuralTests ClapBack(4)Triads(3)ChordTones(3) 10
BackgroundInformation 8
TotalPossibleMarks 100
*OnebonusmarkwillbeawardedforincludingarepertoirepiecebyaCanadiancomposer
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REPERTOIRE
● Repertoirepiecesaredividedintotwogroups:
● Group1piecesareBaroqueandClassicalinstyle
● Group2piecesarefromtheRomanticeraandthe20th/21stcentury
● Candidatesmustbepreparedtoplayf ourpiecesvaryinginstyle,withatleastthreedifferentcomposers
beingrepresentedtoreceivefullmarks:
● OneGroup1piece
● OneGroup1o rGroup2piece
● OneGroup2piece
● OneOwnChoicepiece:
● Thispiecemaybechosenfromtherepertoirelist(ClassicalorContemporaryIdioms)or
maybeafreechoice(notchosenfromtherepertoirelist).
● Freechoicepiecesdonotrequireapproval.
● MustbeatorabovetheGrade1level(canbemorethanonelevelabove).
● ApprovalisrequiredforGrouppieceschosenfromoutsidetherepertoirelist.Thescoremustbeprovided
totheRegistrar(registrar@conservatorycanada.ca)withtherequestedGradelevelandGroup.Approvals
arefreeofchargeandcandidateswillbefurnishedwithanapprovallettertopresenttotheexaminerat
theexamination.
● Twomarksperpiecewillbeawardedformemorizingeachofthefourrepertoirepieces(8marksintotal).
● RepeatsareoptionalforBaroquepieces,fromGrades1–6only.Allotherrepeatsmustbedisregarded,
withtheexceptionofrepeatsthatareintegraltotheformofthemusic(DaCapoandDalSegno
indications).
● RepertoirewrittenbyCanadiancomposersisencouraged,althoughnotrequired.O nebonusmarkwillbe
awardedforincludingaGrouppieceorOwnChoicepiecebyaCanadiancomposer.Canadian
composersareindicatedintherepertoirelistswithanasterisk(*).
● ContemporaryIdiomsrepertoireselections:
● Longerpopstylingsshouldbeeditedtocondensethelengthbyomittingexcessiverepeatson
similarverses,repetitivechorusesorextendedsolosectionsthatarenotidiomatictothe
instrument.
● Editingthenotationandrhythmofpopstylingsisallowedtobringtheperformanceclosertoa
morerealisticrepresentationoftheoriginalrecordedversionorliveperformanceversion,orto
makethemusicmoreaccessibleandlevelappropriateforthecandidate.
● Insomecases,thepublicationand/orpublisherhasbeenindicatedintherepertoirelisttofacilitate
locatingthescore;however,anystandardeditionmaybeusedforthisexamination.
TECHNIQUE
● Alltechnicaltestsmustbeplayedascendinganddescendingfrommemorywithasteadypulse,eventone
andlogicalfingering.Thesearefingeringsthatresultinthebestpossiblesoundandperformanceforthe
candidate.
● Metronomemarkingsshouldberegardedasrecommendedspeeds,withaccuracyandtonequalitybeing
assessedwithmoreimportancethanspeed.
● Donotrepeattheuppertonicwhenplayingscales.
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Scales
Natural&
A,E Separate 2octaves 69 Legatoineighthnotes
HarmonicMinor
Triads
C,Gmajor Quarternotes,separatedbya
Solid Separate 1octave 100
A,Eminor quarterrest
C,Gmajor
Broken Separate 1octave 52 Triplet8thnotes
A,Eminor
CBluesExample:
*Bluesscaletobeplayedovertwooctaves
SIGHTREADING
Candidateswillbegivenabriefperiodtoscanthescoreforthefollowingtwotests:
Rhythm
Tap,claporplayononenote(atthecandidate’schoice)arhythm,4barsinlength.
● Timesignaturemaybeeither2/4or3/4.
● Notevaluesmayincludeeighth,quarter,halfanddottedhalf.
Example:
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PianoPassage
Playatsightasimplemelody,inafive‐fingerpattern,withinthelimitsofthegrandstaff.
● Themelodywillbedividedbetweenthehands.
● Appropriatefingeringwillbegiven.
● ThepiecemaybeinthekeysofCandGmajorwithatimesignatureofeither2/4or3/4.
● Notevaluesmayincludeeighth,quarter,halfanddottedhalf.
● Wholerestsmaybeused.
Example:
AURALTESTS
Candidateswillberequiredtocompletethefollowingthreetests:
ClapBack
Clapbacktherhythmicpatternofashortmelodyin2/4or3/4timeafterithasbeenplayedtwice
bytheexaminer.
● Notevaluesmayincludeeighth,quarter,halfanddottedhalfnotes.
Example:
TriadIdentification
Identifymajorandminortriadsplayedoncebytheexaminer.Thetriadswillbeinrootposition,
andwillbeplayedinbrokenform,ascendinganddescending.
Example:
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ChordToneIdentification
Identifyoneofthefournotesthathasbeenre-soundedaftertheexaminerhasplayedamajor
four-notechordonce.Thechordwillbeinrootpositionandplayedslowly,broken,ascendingand
descending.There-soundednotemaybeidentifiedby:
● theintervalnumber(1,3,5,8)o r
● thetonicsol-faname(do,mi,sol,upperdo)
Example:
BACKGROUNDINFORMATION
CandidatesmustbepreparedtogiveverbalanswerstothefollowingquestionspertainingtotheGrouppieces:
1. Withoutreferencetothescore,givethetitle,composer/arranger,andkeyofallthreeGrouppieces.
Studentswillnotbeexpectedtoidentifykeysofmodernpiecesthatarenon-diatonic(i.e.atonal,modal,
etc.).
2. Explainallsigns(includingclefs,timesignatures,keysignatures,accidentals,etc.),articulationmarkings
(legato,staccato,accents,phraseorslurmarkings,etc.),dynamicmarkings,tempomarkings,andother
musicaltermsfoundinallthreeGrouppieces.
3. ExplainthemeaningofthetitleofeachGrouppiece.
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REPERTOIRELIST
Group1 Baroque&ClassicalStyleRepertoire
ARNOLD,S. ● No.15(TheHunt)N MS
● GigueinCMajorY oungP ianist'sR epertoire-
Faber HÄNDEL,G.F.
● AirinCMajorP ianist’s1 stM asterpieces
BEETHOVEN,L. ● MinuetinGMajorP ianoC lassics,1 A- H
arris
Variationsf orV iolin&
P
iano,O p.1
07N o.3
● Theme(RussianFolkSong)N MS HASSLER,J.W.
● MenuetinCMajorP ianoC lassics,1 A- H
arris
BACH,J.S.
● AirinFMajor,BWVAnh.131 HAYDN,F.J.
● AngloiseinAMajor ● Capriccio,Hob.XVII:1(1765)
● BourréeinAMinor,BWV1002N MS ● CountryDance(DanseVillageoise)
● ChoraleinCMajor,BWV514N MS ● GermanDanceinGMajor,HobIX:22/3
● MenuetinGMinor,BWV822N MS ● MinuetinCMajor,Hob.IX:29N MS
● MinuetinEMajorN MS
BERTINI,H. ● MinuetinG M
ajor,H ob.X VI:1 5
● Hop,Skip&JumpT echnicisF un,E lementaryB - 2ndmovement
Alfred
HOOK,J.
BUTTSTEDT,J.H. ● AllegrettoinCMajorA J amesH ookA lbum-Elkin
● AirinFMajorP ianoC lassics,1 A-Harris ● TempodiMinuettoinCMajorA J amesH ook
Album- Elkin
CLARKE,J.
● ATrumpetMinuetN MS KIRNBERGER,J.P.
● TheTwoParrotsN MS
CLEMENTI,M.
● SonatinainC M
ajor,O p.3
6N o.3 KÖHLER,L.
2ndmovementN MS ● BusyStreetT echnicisF un,E lementaryB - A
lfred
● Children'sSongE verybody’sP erfectM asterpieces,
D'ANGLEBERT,J.H. 1- A
lfred
● MinuetinFMajorN MS ● ThemeandVariationP reparatoryP ianoL iterature
-F
aber
DUNCOMBE,W.
● SonatinainC M
ajor KRIEGER,J.
1stmovementN MS ● MinuetinDMinorN MS
GAMBARINI,E.de LECOUPPEY,F.
● MenuetinFMajorOp.1No.6IMSLP,Hildegard ● MusetteP ianoL iterature,1 - F
aber
● TheShepherd'sPipe(alsoknownasBagpipe
GRAUPNER,C. Dance)
● BourréeinDMinor
LULLY,J.B.
GURLITT,C. ● MenuetinDMinorN MS
● See-SawT echnicisF un,E lementaryB - A
lfred
TheF irstL
essons,O p.1 17 MOZART,L.
● No.6(Rocking) ● BourréeinEMinorP ianoC lassics,1 A- H
arris
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*BROWN,S. GEDIKE,A.
● ExtremityNo.1C FMTAJ ubilee- W aterloo ● Rigaudon
● DanseNo.112
*BRUCE,R. ● ALittleRabbit,Op.36No.4P ianoC lassics,1 B)-
● AFriendlyDog Harris
● BlackCat
GEORGE,J.
*CHATMAN,S. ● DistantChimesS ummy-Birchard
Amusements,1 H
arris ● DriftingCloudsN MS
● SillyArgument ● SnakeCharmerN MS
Amusements,2 H
arris
● Bozo'sFlippityFlopN MS GILLOCK,W.
Away! ● TheProwlingPussycatN MS
● SpringLight
GOUD,S.
*COOK,D.F. ● MoonThroughtheWindowC FMTAJ ubilee-
● Barkey’sBoogieNMS Waterloo
*COULTHARD,J. GRETCHANINOV,A.
● EnRêveA lbertaKeys Children’sA lbum,O p.9
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● FirstLittleDanceMusico fO
urT ime,1 -Waterloo ● No.1(ALittleFairyTale)
*CROSBYGAUDET,S. *HANSEN,J.
● Angelfish ● AeolianLullabyN MS,M usico fO urT ime,1 -
Waterloo
DOLINSKY,A. ● IrishJigM usico fO urT ime,1 -Waterloo
● LittleShepherdR ussianM usicf ort heY oung
Pianist,1 - M
CA *HARBRIDGE,A.
● EastSideBoogieP ianozzazz,1 - W
AN
*DONKIN,C. ● MarchoftheWInd-UpTinSoldier
● CraftyCardTricks ● OCanada
● DreamJourney ● TheBigBrownBearBirthday…
● TimeTravel ● TheOlympianP ianoS tyles,1
- W
AN
● Soaring
HOPKINS,A.
*DUKE,D. ● ThirdsN MS
● DreamingM usico fO
urT
ime,1 -Waterloo
● MarchMusico fO
urT ime,1 -Waterloo KABALEVSKY,D.
● RussianSpringDanceM usico fO urT
ime,1 - 24P iecesf orC
hildren,O p.3 9
Waterloo ● No.12(ALittleJoke)N MS
● No.13(Waltz)
FOWKE/JOHNSTON(arr.) 35E asyP
ieces,O p.8 9
● CitadelHillN MS/CCRS ● No.2(FirstWaltz)
● No.6(JumpingChampion)
*GALLANT,P. ● No.8(PorcupineDance)
● ThisOldMan ● No.30(BattleSong)
● “Croc”theCurmudgeon
*KASEMETS,U.
GARSCIA,J. ● AuClairedelaLuneO ne-Plus-One,2 - B
erandol
● TheLittleBell
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*RUMANCIK,M. ● SteppingStones
Albumf ort heY
oungP rairieSky
● Butterly SUZUKI,S.
● InventingaGroove ● AllegroinGMajorZ en-OnMusic
● They’reNotPlayingNice
● TheSadDollDances TAN,C.
AC hild’sG
ardeno
fV
ersesH
arris
SALUTRINSKAYA,T. ● MyShadow
● Hop-ScotchF romR ussiaf orY
outh- H
arris ● PirateStoryN MS
● WhereGotheBoats?
SCHYTTE,L.
● MelodyforLeftHand,Op.108No.12P iano *TELFER,N.
Literature,2 - F
aber ● AGreatBigSeaN MS
● MontésurunéléphantH arris
SHOSTAKOVICH,D.
● March,Op.69No.1P ianoC lassics,1 B- H
arris VOLKOV,V.
● WaltzinAMinorN MS ● Waltz
STRAVINSKY,S. *WANLESS,D.
PianoM usicf orC hildrenP eters ● Pentastic!P
ianozzazz-W
AN
● FortheKidsNextDoor
● Pagoda
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