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[lisztmusicfan]

Hello,
I am an eigth grader who is fairly new to piano, as I just started taking lessons two months ago. In that time, I have been able to learn Rach's C sharp, first movement of moonlight, and clair de lune. My piano teacher says I am aspiring quickly and I am starting to prepare and think about my ultimate goal: Julliard. The requirements for auditions are
1. A Prelude and Fugue from WTC (Well tempered clavier)
2. A Classical Sonata (I was thinking Haydn's 47)
3. A Substantial Work by a Romantic composer
4. Two etudes, one by Chopin and one by significant other
5. A substantial piece or collection of shorter ones written by somebody different than already played.
I am unsure about the path to take to learn this monster list of pieces. If you could take some time in just trying to guide me through this, I would be eternally grateful!
Thanks

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Did you talk to your teacher?

Getting into Julliard after only 4 years of piano is pretty uuh...

Ambitious.


No but yeah, anyways, your teacher is best in helping you decide repertoire.

[drew98]

That's definitely ambitious to try for Juilliard.
Congrats on the Rachmaninov Prelude! I played that about a year ago.
Anyways, these may not be the exact pieces you would use for the audition, but just to get started with the feel of the types of pieces, and as you progress, you could replace these suggestions with more difficult works:

Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847

Sonata No. 50 in D Major by Haydn

Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32 No. 10 by Rachmaninov

Impromptu in E Flat Major, Op. 90 No. 2

Skip the Etudes for right now, unless if you really wanna play Chopin's Op. 10 No. 3 or something.

Maybe the Shostakovich Fantastic Dances Op. 5, maybe the second movement of Ravel's Sonatine.

Again, these are only preparatory and could work for an audition, but harder pieces would probably suffice. Good luck! I'm an eighth grader too

[chopin2015]

Hello,
I am an eigth grader who is fairly new to piano, as I just started taking lessons two months ago. In that time, I have been able to learn Rach's C sharp, first movement of moonlight, and clair de lune. My piano teacher says I am aspiring quickly and I am starting to prepare and think about my ultimate goal: Julliard. The requirements for auditions are
1. A Prelude and Fugue from WTC (Well tempered clavier)
2. A Classical Sonata (I was thinking Haydn's 47)
3. A Substantial Work by a Romantic composer
4. Two etudes, one by Chopin and one by significant other
5. A substantial piece or collection of shorter ones written by somebody different than already played.
I am unsure about the path to take to learn this monster list of pieces. If you could take some time in just trying to guide me through this, I would be eternally grateful!
Thanks

You mean Another significant composer...lol

How 'bout Debussy etudes?

So, what are you working on right now?

[h_chopin148]

Hi,

Trying to get into Julliard with only 4 years of playing is very difficult.  You might want to re-evaluate this decision in a couple years.
For your repertoire, there is no point planning out your pieces 4 years ahead.  You can decide what pieces you should play now to prepare for the pieces you have as your goal. 
1) For the prelude and fugue if you have not played one before, I would start with a sinfonia or 2 part invention first.
2)For the classical sonatas you might want to try Beethoven Op. 2 no. 1 or Op. 14 no. 1 first.  You could also do a Mozart sonata. K 330 is a good choice.
3)For the substantial work by a romantic composer, if you have not played many romantic pieces you might want to start with a Chopin waltz or nocturne first.  Chopin op. 64 no. 2 and op. 69 no. 2 are nice waltzes.
4) Etudes: If you have not been playing piano for long I would hold off on that for now.  Especially the Chopin etudes.  They are of high technical difficulty. Trust me.  You could start with some Czerny or Moszkowski etudes.
5) Do a modern piece like Debussy or Ravel.

I wish you the best of luck

[lisztmusicfan]

Thanks to all who have given suggestions I appreciate it a lot! I know it is VERY difficult to get into Julliard on 4 years, but I am willing to put in all of the time and 10x the effort if it will get me into Julliard Right now, I'm working on Beethoven Sonata #14 op.26, Chopin Prelude 24, and Liebestraum #3. I hope by the start of next school year to at least be ready for a semi major etude. Thanks again to all

[lighthand045]

Hi there, you should be pretty committed to your work i assume but there are many more choices to go to, this would be my 5:

1) Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 850
2) Piano Sonata No.17 in B-flat major, K.570 by Mozart
3) This is a tough one... but i would choose Chopin's Scherzo 4 Op.54;it's by no means easier than   the other ones, maybe technically "easier" but more demanding "musically".
4)Chopin, either Op.10 No.2,4,5,7,12 or Op.25 No.3,5,10,11,12. and Scriabin Op.65 No.1 or 3.
5) Something by Alkan

Personal preference only.

[lisztmusicfan]

Hi there, you should be pretty committed to your work i assume but there are many more choices to go to, this would be my 5:

1) Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 850
2) Piano Sonata No.17 in B-flat major, K.570 by Mozart
3) This is a tough one... but i would choose Chopin's Scherzo 4 Op.54;it's by no means easier than   the other ones, maybe technically "easier" but more demanding "musically".
4)Chopin, either Op.10 No.2,4,5,7,12 or Op.25 No.3,5,10,11,12. and Scriabin Op.65 No.1 or 3.
5) Something by Alkan

Personal preference only.

I like all of these and think that this would be a definite goal for me, but I was actually thinking for the 5th one maybe Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky or Jeux de'au by Ravel

[lighthand045]

I like all of these and think that this would be a definite goal for me, but I was actually thinking for the 5th one maybe Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky or Jeux de'au by Ravel

I rethinked and i believe a more suitable piece would be Enrique Granados's Goyescas or his Spanish Dances(there are 12), but it's your choice.