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Offline jadekirby

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What Grade are these pieces?
on: July 09, 2011, 07:39:57 AM
hi i was wondering what AMEB (The Australian Music Examinations Board) grade the following pieces are;
-For Elise, Beethoven
-First movement of the "moonlight" sonata, Beethoven
-Prelude BWV 846, Bach
-Andante from sonata K 545, Mozart
-Rondo Alla Turca, Mozart
-Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4, Chopin
-Prelude in D flat Op.28 No.15 (raindrop), Chopin
-Two part invention in C major No.1, Bach
-Clair de Lune, Debussy

Thanks it would really help  :)

Offline scott13

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #1 on: July 09, 2011, 08:13:36 AM
Almost all would be (in my opinion between grade 4-6 ) The possible exception being the Chopin preludes as although they may not be technically difficult, to make them musically beautiful can be a challenge.

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #2 on: July 09, 2011, 10:58:51 AM
between grade 4-7. Chopin preludes are musically more difficult than the others but technically they would be around grade 7. Rest are fairly simple pieces.

Offline pianoviolin

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #3 on: July 10, 2011, 01:41:28 PM
You can have a look at what level they are on this website, but I'm not sure whether they'll be the same as the AMEB grades.
Keep that smile on that dial !

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #4 on: July 11, 2011, 05:30:01 AM
AMEB 2011 syllabus.


-For Elise, Beethoven
Piano for Leisure 5th Grade.

-First movement of the "moonlight" sonata, Beethoven
way to cliche to appear anywhere I think.

-Prelude BWV 846, Bach
8th grade for prelude *and* fugue.

-Andante from sonata K 545, Mozart
That used to be a 4t grade piece. The entire sonata is on the Certificate of Performance now.


-Rondo Alla Turca, Mozart
Not on the syllabus.

-Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4, Chopin
not there.

-Prelude in D flat Op.28 No.15 (raindrop), Chopin
6th grade.

-Two part invention in C major No.1, Bach
4th grade.

-Clair de Lune, Debussy
the third movement is 8th grade piano for leisure.

The NZMEB syllabus is pretty similar to the AMEB one and available online, so you can look these things up yourself.

https://www.nzmeb.org/download/Syllabuses/Performance_Piano.pdf

Offline jadekirby

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #5 on: July 11, 2011, 10:27:52 PM
Thanks much this has helped me to get a rough idea

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #6 on: July 14, 2011, 09:46:03 PM
Hi Jade,

The only one on there which I think is really rather difficult is Claire de Lune. I believe it's been an ABRSM Grade 7 piece before, but I actually disagree with it being played at that sort of level. It's a piece which really demands to be played well - I don't mean that in a pompous way - rather that to bring out the melody, you need to be very comfortable with arpeggios, playing on the outside of your hands to weight melodic lines along with wrist and arm control - in other words, you need to be a reasonably good pianist.

If you enjoy Debussy, listen to 'The Girl with the Flaxen Hair' - that is a shorter prelude, with some good challenges.

It is also beautiful!

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Re: What Grade are these pieces?
Reply #7 on: November 14, 2013, 01:07:02 AM
-Prelude in E minor Op.28 No.4, Chopin
not there.


Just saw this old post of mine ... dont know what I was thinking! Op28 #4 is 4th grade of course!
Not that anyone would care now.
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