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ClassicalPiano
Grade5
Lengthofexamination:25minutes
ExaminationFee:Pleaseconsultourwebsiteforthescheduleoffees:w
ww.conservatorycanada.ca
Corequisite:SuccessfulcompletionoftheTHEORY1examinationisrequiredforthecompletionof
Grade5.
REQUIREMENTS&MARKING
Requirements TotalMarks
Group1Piece 10
Group1Piece 10
Repertoire
5piecesofvarying Group2Piece 10
styles
Group2Piece 10
OwnChoicePiece 10
Memory OnemarkforeachofthefourGrouppiecesmemorized 4
Technique Scales/Triads/Chords/Arpeggios 14
SightReading Rhythm(3)PianoPassage(7) 10
AuralTests Play/SingBack(4)Chords(3)Intervals(3) 10
KeyboardSkills Progression(2)Harmonization(4) 6
BackgroundInformation 6
TotalPossibleMarks 100
*OnebonusmarkwillbeawardedforincludingarepertoirepiecebyaCanadiancomposer
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REPERTOIRE
● Repertoirepiecesaredividedintotwogroups:
● Group1piecesareBaroqueandClassicalinstyle
● Group2piecesarefromtheRomanticeraandthe20th/21stcentury
● Candidatesmustbepreparedtoplayfi vepiecesvaryinginstyle,withatleastfourdifferentcomposers
beingrepresentedtoreceivefullmarks:
● TwoGroup1pieces
● TwoGroup2pieces
● OneOwnChoicepiece:
● Thispiecemaybechosenfromtherepertoirelist(ClassicalorContemporaryIdioms)or
maybeafreechoice(notchosenfromtherepertoirelist).
● Freechoicepiecesdonotrequireapproval.
● MustbeatorabovetheGrade5level(canbemorethanonelevelabove).
● ApprovalisrequiredforGrouppieceschosenfromoutsidetherepertoirelist.Thescoremustbeprovided
totheRegistrar(registrar@conservatorycanada.ca)withtherequestedGradelevelandGroup.Approvals
arefreeofchargeandcandidateswillbefurnishedwithanapprovallettertopresenttotheexaminerat
theexamination.
● OnemarkperpiecewillbeawardedformemorizingeachofthefourGrouppieces(4marksintotal).
● 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
Harmonic&
C♯,F Together 2octaves 104 Legatoineighthnotes
Melodicminor
Triads
E,A♭major
Solid Together 2octaves 72 Quarternotes,withoutrests
C♯,Fminor
E,A♭major
Broken Together 2octaves 72 Triplet8thnotes
C♯,Fminor
Dominant7thChords*
Arpeggios
E,A♭major
Major&Minor Separate 2octaves 88 Eighthnotes
C♯,Fminor
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● Notevaluesmayincludesixteenth,eighth,dottedeighth,tripleteighth,quarter,dottedquarter,half
anddottedhalf.Tiednotesmaybeused.
● Restvaluesmayincludeeighth,quarter,halfandwhole.
Example:
PianoPassage
Playatsightapiece8barsinlength,approximatelyequalindifficultytoGrade2.Theexcerptmaybeina
majororminorkeywithuptoandincludingtwosharpsorflats.RepertoirefromConservatoryCanada’s
classicalsyllabusisappropriateinpreparationforthisrequirement.
Example:
AURALTESTS
Candidateswillberequiredtocompletethefollowingthreetests:
Play/SingBack
Playbackorsingbackonanyvowel(atthecandidate’schoice),ashortmelodyofsixtoeight
notesin2/4,3/4or4/4time.Themelodywillbebasedonthefirstfivenotesandlowerleading
toneofamajororminorscaleandwillbeginonthetonicnote.Theexaminerwill:
● Namethekey—eitherC,G,D,Fmajor,orAminor.
● Playthetonicfour-notechordinbrokenform.
● Playthemelodytwice.
Example:
ChordIdentification
Identifythefollowingchordsafterbeingplayedoncebytheexaminer.
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● Allchordswillbeplayedinsolidform.
Chord Inversion Position
Majortriad Root Close
Minortriad Root Close
Dominant7th Root Close
IntervalIdentification
Identifyanyofthefollowingintervalsplayedoncebytheexaminer.
● Allintervalswillbeplayedinbrokenform.
Ascending Descending
minor3rd minor3rd
major3rd major3rd
perfect4th perfect4th
perfect5th perfect5th
minor6th -
major6th -
perfect8th perfect8th
KEYBOARDSKILLS
Itisrecommendedthatcandidatesreferto“KeyboardHarmony:IntroductoryLevel1”byDebraWanless,pages
21–62toprepareandfindappropriateexamplesforGrade5.
Candidateswillberequiredtocompletethefollowingtwotests:
ChordProgression
Playthefollowingchordprogression,frommemory.
● CandidatesmustbepreparedtoplaythisprogressioninthekeysofC,GandFmajor.
● ChordsIandV7willbeused.
● Thisprogressioncanbefoundonpages16,25and35of“KeyboardHarmony:IntroductoryLevel
1”byDebraWanless.
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Harmonization
Harmonizeasimplemelodyatsight,asoutlinedin“KeyboardHarmony:IntroductoryLevel1”byDebra
Wanless.
● Useleadsheetstyle(threenoteschordsintheLH,singlemelodynotesintheRH).
● KeysofC,GandFmajormaybeused.
● ChordsIandV7maybeused.
● Chordswillbeindicatedbyachordsymbolabovethestaff.Candidatesareencouragedtowritein
chordsymbolsatthe“x’s”intheworkbook,orintheextraexamplesattheendofthebookto
prepare.
● Additionalexamplesmaybefoundin“153FunTunestoHarmonizeforEasyFakePiano”byDebra
Wanless.TheConservatoryCanadae sharpclubforteachersincludessomeleadsheetexamples
undertheContemporaryIdiomssectionthatmaybesuitable.
Example:
BACKGROUNDINFORMATION
CandidatesmustbepreparedtogiveverbalanswerstothefollowingquestionspertainingtotheGrouppieces:
1. Withoutreferencetothescore,givethetitle,composer/arranger,andkeyofallfourGrouppieces.
Studentswillnotbeexpectedtoidentifykeysofmodernpiecesthatarenon-diatonic(i.e.atonal,modal,
etc.).
2. Explainallsigns(includingclefs,timesignatures,keysignatures,accidentals,etc.),articulationmarkings
(legato,staccato,accents,phraseorslurmarkings,etc.),dynamicmarkings,tempomarkings,andother
musicaltermsfoundinallfourGrouppieces.
3. ExplainthemeaningofthetitleofeachGrouppiece.
4. GiveafewrelevantdetailsaboutthecomposerofeachGrouppiece(wheredetailscanbereadily
obtained).
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REPERTOIRELIST
Group1 Baroque&ClassicalStyleRepertoire
ANDRÉ,J.A. BIEHL,A.
● RondoinCP ianoC lassics,5 A-Harris ● AndantemaestosoB estT raditionalP ianoE tudes,2
SonatinainG M
ajor,O p.3 4 -Alfred
● 1stmovementN MS
CHAMBONNIÈRES,J
BACH,C.P.E. ● GigueinGMinorB aroqueP iano-Alfred
● AllegrettoinEMinorN MS ● SarabandeinGMajor(JeunesZephirs)N MS
● MarchinGMajor,BWVAnh.124
Morceauxd iversp ourc lavecin,W q.1 17 CLEMENTI,M.
● LaCaroline SonatinainG M ajor,O
p.3 6,N o.2
● 1stmovement
BACH,J.S. SonatinainF M
ajor,O p.3 6N o.4
● AllemandeinGMinor,BWV836 ● 2ndmovement
● MenuetinGMinor,BWV842
● PreludeinCMinor,BWV934 CROFT,W.
● PreludeinCMajor,BWV939 SuiteN o.4 inC M
ajor
● PreludeinCMinor,BWV999N MS ● Sarabande
FrenchS uiteN o.4 E♭Major,B
in WV8 15
● Gavotte CZERNY,C.
FrenchS uiteN o.6
inE M ajor,B WV8 17 ● MarzialeN MS
● MenuetN MS 100P rogressiveS tudies,O p.1 39
● No.38inGMajor
BACH,J.S.(attr.)
● PolonaiseinFMajor,BWVAnh.117 DIABELLI,A.
SonatinainC M ajor,O
p.1 51N o.2
BARRETT,J. ● 1stmovement
● JiginBMinorN MS SonatinainG M ajor,O
p.1 68N o.2
● 1stmovement
BEETHOVEN,L.
6M inuets,W oO1 0 EDELMANN,M.S.
● No.1(Minuet&TrioinCMajor) SonataN o.2 inG M
ajorH
ildegard
● No.2(MinuetinGMajor) ● Romance
SonatinainF M
ajor,A nh.5 N
o.2
● 1stmovementN MS GAMBARINI,E.de
● 2ndmovement(Rondo) ● GigueinGMajorOp.2No.4A lfred,Hildegard,
IMSLP
BENDA-REICHARDT,J.
SonatainG M ajorH
ildegard,Tonger GRAUPNER,C.
● 2ndmovement(AllaPolacca) ● IntradainCMajorN MS
BERTINI,H. GURLITT,C.
● AndantinoinAMinorB estT raditionalP ianoE
tudes, Albumf ort heY oung,O p.1 40
2-Alfred ● No.2(StormAndStress)N MS
SonatinainA M
inor,O p.2 14N o.4
● 2nda nd3rdmovements
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HÄNDEL,G.F. MOZART,L.
● ChaconneConVariazioniinGMajorN MS Notebookf orW olfgang
● FantasiainDMinorN MS ● MarchinFMajor
HÄSSLER,J.W. MOZART,W.A.
● CapriccioinCMajorN MS ● AndantinoinE♭,K.236N MS
● MinuetinDMajor,K.315aNo.3
HAYDN,F.J. ● SicilianoinDMinor,K.15u
DivertimentoinC M ajor,H ob.X VI:3 VienneseS onatinainA M
ajor,N o.2
● 3rdmovement ● 2ndmovement
DivertimentoinG M ajor,H ob.X VI:8
● 1stmovement MYSLIVEČEK,J.
● 2ndan d3rdmovements ● DivertimentoNo.3inDMajor
● 3rda nd4 thmovements
DivertimentoinF M ajor,H ob.X VI:9 PAGANELLI,G.A.
● 1stmovement SonatinainD M
ajor( BandI)H enle
DivertimentoinC M ajor,H ob.X VI:1 0 ● 1stmovement
● 2ndmovement
SonatainA ♭M ajor,H ob.X VI:4
3 RAMEAU,J.
● 2ndmovementN MS ● LaBoiteuseA nthology,1 -Yorktown
● TwoRigaudonsN MS
HOOK,J.
Guidad iM
usica,O p.3 7 SANCHO,I.
● AirinAMajorN MS MinuetsIMSLP,composersofcolor.hcommons.org
● No.5inFMajor
JOHNSON,F. ● No.11inB♭Major
AC ollectiono fN
ewC otillionsIMSLP TwelveC ountryD ancesIMSLP,
● Augustus composersofcolor.hcommons.org
● Ford ● LindrindodLassesandStrawberriesandCream
● Francis
● MariaCaroline SCARLATTI,D.
● SonatainC Minor,L.357/K.40
KINDERMANN,J.E.
● BalletinEMinorB aroqueP iano-Alfred SCHMITT,J.
SonatinainD M
ajor,O p.2 07N
o.1
KIRNBERGER,J.P. ● 1stmovement
● PassepiedP iecesint heE lementaryG rades,1 -
Schirmer STÖLZEL,G.H.
W.F.B achN otebook
KUHLAU,F. ● Bourrée
● SixVariationsinGMajor,Op.42No.1N MS ● MenuetinGMinor
SonatinainG M
ajor,O p.5 5N
o.1
● 1stmovement TELEMANN,G.P.
SonatinainG M
ajor,O p.5 5N
o.2 ● AriainGMajorN MS
● 1stmovement ● BourréeinAMajorN MS
Fantasias,T WV3 3
LATOUR,J.T. ● FantasiainCMajor,TWV33:14
SonatinainG M
ajor
● 3rdmovement TISDALE,W.
● PavaneD anceM usicf romT hreeC
enturies,1
-
Curwen
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TURNER,E. WITT,C.F.
Sixlessonsf ort heH
arpsichord ● PassacagliainDMinorB
aroqueP
iano-Alfred
● MinuettoAffettuoso,Lesson3No.2
● SavoyardinAMajor,Lesson5No.4 ZIPOLI,D.
IMSLP,Hildegard,W omanC omposersV
olume1 - OneEye ● VersoinEMinor
Group2 Romantic&20th/21stCenturyRepertoire
ere
NOTE:MorerepertoireisavailableonourContemporaryIdiomsRepertoireListh
*ALEXANDER,D. BEBIROV,A.
● ZincPinkN MS ● Game
AMIROV,A. BERNSTEIN,S.
● LyricDance Birds,1 S
chroeder
● No.1(ThePurpleFinch)
*ARCHER,V. ● No.4(TheSeagull)
● JigN MS ● No.7(ThePenguin)
11S hortP iecesA lbertaKeys
● Dance BLOCH,E.
● SongofthePlains Enfantines
Herea ndN owA lbertaKeys ● Elves
● QuietMoments
BORTKIEWICZ,S.
*BALODIS,F.M. FromA ndersen’sF airyT ales,O p.3 0
● CanadianWinterWeekend ● No.3(TheHardyTinSoldier)F estivalS
eries,5
-
Harris
BARTÓK,B. Marionettes,O p.5 4
ForC hildren,1 ● No.5(TheGypsy)
● No.6
● No.10 *BOUCHARD,R.
● No.18 HeritageB lackCat
● No.20 ● UnCanadienErrant
● No.23
● No.26 *BRUCE,R.
● No.28 ● RagDollB lackCat
ForC hildren,2
● No.11 BURGMÜLLER,J.F.
● No.18 25P rogressiveP ieces,O p.1
00
● No.19(Romance)N MS ● No.9(TheHunt)
● No.20 ● No.16(Sorrow)N MS
● No.29
Mikrokosmos,2 CARROLL,W.
● No.61(PentatonicMelody) SeaIdylls
● AloneatSunset
BEACH,A. ● FromtheCliffs
Children'sC arnival,O p.2
5 ● Sea-NymphsN MS
● PierrotandPierretteNo.4IMSLP,Hildegard,Alfred,
free-scores.com
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CHAMINADE,C. FILTZ,B.
Albump ourlese nfants- 1 ères érie,O
p.1 23 Town& C
ountryH arris
free-scores.com,IMSLP, musescore.com,W oman ● APaintedShepherdPipe
ComposersV olume1 -OneEye
● No.1(Préludeallatranquillo) GEROU,T.
● No.3(Canzonetta) ● You&I
● No.6(Gigue)
GILLOCK,W.
*CHATMAN,S. ● CanalStreetBluesS tillM
oreN ewO
rleansJ azz-
● MapleBayatTwilight Willis
● Poltergeist ● NewOrleansNightfallN ewO rleansJ
azz-Willis
*CHERNEY,B. GINESSINA,Y.
● ElegyforaMistyAfternoonN MS ● EtudeonBlackKeysR ussianM usicf ort heY oung
Pianist,3 -MCA
*COULTHARD,J.
● CelloThrenodyM usico fo
urT ime,5 -Waterloo GNESSINA,Y.F.
● OntheLawnNMS ● SkippingRope
● StarGazing
*GREEN,I.
*CROSBYGAUDET,A. ● TimeGoneByW anless
● DragonflyScherzo CountryL ivingW anless
InM yD reamsH arris ● OurDogRex
● TheStormySea ● Pastures
*DAVENPORT,G. GRETCHANINOFF,A.
● SarabandeF estivalS eries,5 -Harris AC hild'sD ayO p.1 09
● Grandmother'sWaltz
*DONKIN,C. ● MorningPrayer
● SidewalkChalk GlassB eads,O p.1 23
● No.4(MelancholyTune)
*DUKE,D.
● CapeBretonLullabyM usico fO urT ime,5 - GRIEG,E.
Waterloo,NMS LyricP ieces,O p.1 2
● TheUnicorn'sPavaneM usico fO urT ime,5 - ● No.1(Arietta)
Waterloo ● No.2(Waltz)
● No.3(Watchman’sSong)N MS
*ETHRIDGE,J.
● CoolCatA lbertaKeys GUMMER,E.
● SundayMorningN MS WarriorsO neEye
● Pan
*FIALA,G.
A
ustralianS uite,O p.2 BMI *HARBRIDGE,A.
● BlackSwan ● Arietta
● Emu ● EcossaiseS pectrum,5 -WAN
● Koala ● LydianMelody
● Kookaburra ● StarryNight
● LyreBird ● ThatWhichWeCallARose
● Platypus
10P ostludes,O p.7
● No.6(àlaShostakovich)
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HELLER,S. LIADOV,A.
25E tudes,O p.4 7 ● PreludeNo.1
● No.15inEMinor ● PreludeNo.2
Albumf ort heY oung,O p.1 38
● No.9(ACuriousStory)N MS LOESCHORN,C.A.
● StudyinDMinor
HENGEVELD,G.
13E asyImprovisationsU niversal MASSOUD,K.
● No.1 ● CatchaStar
HOFMANN,H. MAYKAPAR,S.
Skizzen,O p.7 7 ● EtudeinAMinorM CA
● No.6(Tanzlied)N MS
*MCLEAN,G.
JAELL,M. ● TheLotusAwakes
● PetiteValseChantantem ariejaell.org,W oman
ComposersV olume2 -OneEye MIER,M.
● ContedeFéem ariejaell.org,W omanC omposers ● DanceoftheScarecrowS pecialC ollectiono f
Volume2 -OneEye IntermediateF avoriteP ianoS olos,3 -Alfred
● IndianSerenadeS pecialC ollectiono fIntermediate
KABALEVSKY,D. FavoriteP ianoS olos,3 -Alfred
30P iecesf orC hildren,O p.2 7
● No.8(CradleSong) *MOULD,W.
● No.18(Sonatina),N MS ● JamaicanSerenadeP ianoC lassics,5 B-Harris
24P iecesf orC hildren,O p.3 9
● No.17(FolkDance) NAKADA,Y.
● No.19(Prelude) JapaneseF estivalM
CA
Children’sD reams,O p.8 8 ● DanceoftheAborigines
● No.2(WhoWillWintheArgument?)
*NIAMATH,L.
KIRCHNER,T.F. ● MasqueradeN MS
15M iniatures,O p.6 2
● No.16inCMinorP ianoC lassics,5 B-Harris NORTON,C.
● ThatBlueFeelingN MS
KNELMAN,K. ● WavingNMS
● Flightw ww.knelmanmusic.com ● WomblingN MS
Microjazz,IIB oosey&Hawkes
KULLAK,T. ● InaHurry
Scenesf romC hildhood,O p.6 2 ● SpringSong
● No.3(GrandmotherTellsaGhostStory)
● No.12(EveningBell) *OUCHTERLONY,D.
● TeasingOstinatoF estivalS eries,5 -Harris
*KUZMENKO,L.
● Romance PACHULSKI,H.
● ValseMignonne
LECOUPPEY,F.
● AllegrettoinCMajorB estT raditionalP ianoE
tudes, PARUSINOV,A.
2- Alfred ● RoundDanceR ussianM usicf ort heY oungP ianist,
3-MCA
LEVYTSKY,O.
● TheMerry-Go-RoundC hildhoodM emories-Harris
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*PEPIN,MA. *SCHNEIDER,E.
Albumf orY outhE ditionsEmma-P, 11P iecesS chneider
www.marcandrepepin.com ● ALittleGame
● MelancholicClown
● Two-PartInvention SCHOENMEHL,M.
● ChickenTalk
*PINCKNEY,J.
ModalM oodsJ oyal SCHUBERT,F.
● LydianLabyrinth 38W altzes,L ändlera ndE cossaises,O p.1 8
● No.6(WaltzinBMinor)N MS
PINTO,O.
● SerenadeP ianoC lassics,5 B-Harris SCHUMANN,R.
Albumf ort heY oung,O p.6 8
POZZOLI,E. ● No.11(Sicilienne)N MS
PiccoleS cintilleR
icordi ● No.12KnightRupert
● Soldier'sMarch ● No.18(Reaper’sSong)
● No.19(ALittleRomance)
PRICE,F.
● TheGoblinandtheMosquitoIMSLP, SHOSTAKOVICH,D.
musictheoryexamplesbywomen.com Children’sN otebook,O p.6 9
● Ticklin’ToesIMSLP,P ianoM usico fA fricaa
ndt he ● No.6(TheMechanicalDoll)N MS
AfricanD iasporaV olume1 -Oxford
STARER,R.
REINECKE,C. SketchesinC olour,1 M CA
Hausmusik,O p.7 7 ● ShadesofBlue
● Romance
TAKACS,J.
REINHOLD,H. FromF arA wayP lacesU niversal
24R hythmica ndM elodicS tudies,O p.5 7 ● ReturnoftheHerd
● No.8N MS
TANSMAN,A.
*RIDOUT,G. ● InMemoryofGeorgeGershwin"1925"M CA
● PreludeinFMajor
*TELFER,N.
ROLLIN,C. Planetsa ndS tarsH
arris
● 3/4JumpJ azza L
ittle,J
azza L
ot-Alfred ● Supernova
● WhenRiversFlowedonMars
ROWLEY,A. She’sL iket heS wallowH arris
5M iniatureP reludes& F
uguesC hester ● NovaScotiaSong
● Prelude&FugueNo.2
*WATSONHENDERSON,R.
*RUDZIK,P. 6M iniaturesH arris
● TearsofaUnicorn ● Tag
● BabyGriffin
● ALittleDragonHatchlingT heB ooko fE
asyP iano *WUENSCH,G.
Magic-RedLeaf 12G limpsesB oosey&Hawkes
● LaDanseaQuinte
*RUMANCIK,M.
PianoP ersonasP rairieSky ZIRING,V.
● HowBeautifulistheRain ● ASadMoodR ussianM usicf ort heY oungP ianist,3
-MCA
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