Exam Pieces

[kop442000]

Hi everyone.

I am hoping to take my Grade 3 this time around. I can't afford a teacher right now, but am hoping I can manage it myself.

I am just at the point of deciding which of the exam pieces to select. Is it best to select the pieces that you like most - therefore being more keen to practise etc..

Or is it best to try and select the "easiest" pieces to play?

Thanks for any replies posted.
Paul.

[chopinfan_22]

You will find that you will have more fun and play more if you practice the pieces you love to play. With this in mind, choose pieces that you love.

Hope this helps.

[bernhard]

You will find that you will have more fun and play more if you practice the pieces you love to play. With this in mind, choose pieces that you love.

Hope this helps.

Indeed!

[desordre]

 Dear Kop:
 What pieces do you want to play? And what was your grade 2 repertory?
 
 

[kop442000]

I haven't done the grade 2. I did grade 1 years and years ago, but I have kept up playing for fun and feel like the grade 3 is definitely within my grasp.

I have the CD of the grade 3 pieces and have just been listening to them. Some I like better than others, but some sound easier than others. I think I am just going to go for the ones that I like best.. I will have more fun playing them.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

[pianochild]

ABRSM, yes?        2005 - 2006 - you doing it this year?
 Well 3 good pieces are:

Siegfried Merath Cha-Cha             - -
Dieupart Passepied                       - ---         they are not the easiest, but they sound best
Rathgeber Aria                              - -

Here is the syllabus:


LIST A
1 Dieupart Passepied: 6th movt from Suite no.2 in D
2 Rathgeber Aria: no.28 from ‘Musikalischer Zeit-Vertreib’
3 S. Wesley Sonatina in Bb: no.8 from ‘12 Sonatinas’, Op.4
4 C. P. E. Bach March in D, H.1.1, BWV Anh. 122. The Anna Magdalena Bach Book of 1725 (Associated Board)
5 Mozart Allegro in Bb, K.3. No.8 from Mozart 25 Early Pieces (Associated Board) or No.12 from A Keyboard
Anthology, 1st Series, Book 1 (Associated Board)
6 Pleyel Menuetto in C (Lesson no.17 from ‘Méthode pour le piano forte’). No.15 from A Keyboard Anthology, 1st
Series, Book 1 (Associated Board)
LIST B
1 Gurlitt Song: no.1 from ‘Miniatures’, Op.172
2 Tchaikovsky Marche des soldats de bois: no.5 from ‘Album pour enfants’, Op.39
3 Tarp Sunshine: no.6 from ‘Six Easy Pieces’, Op.55a
4 Hiller Polish Song, Op.117 no.18. More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 1 (Associated Board)
5 Niemann Morgen im Walde (Morning in the Woods), Op.58 no.15. New Recital Book for Piano, Vol. 1 (Schott ED
2793/M.D.S.)
6 Stravinsky Lento: no.6 from ‘Les cinq doigts’ (Chester/Music Sales)
LIST C
1 Bartók Dance: no.8 from ‘For Children’, Vol. 2
2 Siegfried Merath Cha-Cha: no.4 from ‘Tanz-Typen’, Vol. 1
3 Raymond Weber Equivoque no.8
4 Mike Cornick Sue’s Blues: no.3 from ‘Easy Jazzy Piano 2’ (Universal 16590/M.D.S.)
5 Michael Finnissy Tango. Spectrum 2: 30 Miniatures for Solo Piano (Associated Board)
6 William Gillock Flamenco. No.18 from Hello, Mr Gillock! Hello, Carl Czerny! (Breitkopf & Härtel EB 8627)