What level am I at??

[gracefulpianist14]

Hi guys! I was wondering if you could tell me what level (like in numbers) of piano I'm at? I've been playing for about five years and some of the classical repertoire I've studied or been practicing recently have been:
Bach - Inventions in C major and F major
Chopin - Preludes in E minor, B minor, and C minor
Beethoven - Fur Elise and Moonlight Sonata mvt. 1
Schubert - Valse Sentimentale (I'm supposed to study more of his waltz's soon)
Kuhlau - Sonatina 1
Clementi - Sonatinas 1,3,4 and 6 (complete)
Mozart - Sonata in C major
I've also done a two-piano concerto movement (I'm not sure which was one it was)
Greig - Elfan Dance
Satie - Gymnopedie no. 1
Michael W. Smith - Thy Word, Carol Ann, Freedom, and Shine on Us
I'm supposed to start studying some Preludes and Fugues, Mozart Sonata in G, and (possibly) some Chopin Etudes next semester. I know almost all of the scales in four octaves at a decent speed. My dream pieces to learn are the rest of Moonlight Sonata and Pathetique Sonata. Thanks in advance!!

[quantum]

Unless you wish to do the exams for a particular graded system, there is little reason to relate your playing with a particular level.  Music is a multifaceted discipline and people develop their various musical skills at different rates.  The repertoire list you included is a far more accurate description of your abilities then a single grade number.  

[coda_colossale]

I don't know how to say this but grades are... Well, bullshit.
Your current repertoire is technically quite accessible, and I don't see how this is possible but if your teacher is right that you're ready for Chopin Etudes or Prelude&Fugues, I'd say you're advanced. Maybe you've just been concentrating on other things than repertoire.

[visitor]

no knows u piano level, but power level...

[ianw]

You can check the ratings on all of those pieces at www.pianosyllabus.com. They all look to be about grade 5, give or take a bit*. Your teacher knows best of course,  but the Mozart Sonata in G and the Chopin Etudes are all way harder...up around 9 or 10 (as are the complete Moonlight and Pathetique sonatas).

* The major exception is the Mozart Sonata in C which is listed at gr 9. If that's right,  and you are comfortable with it,  the step up to the new pieces wouldn't be so bad.

[hfmadopter]

* The major exception is the Mozart Sonata in C which is listed at gr 9. If that's right,  and you are comfortable with it,  the step up to the new pieces wouldn't be so bad.

Maybe , there are five of them though for solo and two of those are lower and mid intermediate level.

[coda_colossale]

I'm quite sure he meant the K. 545 "Sonata facile".

[hfmadopter]

I'm quite sure he meant the K. 545 "Sonata facile".

I would think so as well, putting it in line with most of the other work the OP has done. That is assuming one were to go by grade level, K545 being about grade 6.

[ianw]

Good point.  The website has half a dozen Mozart sonatas in C and I was looking at the hardest  .  Assuming it is in fact an easier one it highlights the disparity between the existing pieces and the Chopin Etudes.

[nanabush]

Haha WOW, I was going to say "OVER 9000!!!!"... someone beat me to it.

I've noticed, you are just about EXACTLY at an RCM Grade 7 level - most of those pieces are in the current repertoire books.

That's like a late-intermediate level, and you can probably start looking at some pieces that are a little beefier.  Most of those are a couple pages, and show that you probably had to be pretty meticulous in learning them.

Check these out (maybe):


Grieg - Notturno
Brahms - Waltz in G# minor
Debussy - The Little Shepherd


...I'd say you could probably play a few of the Preludes by Bach, but the fugues might be pretty intense.  I kind of slipped through the cracks and hadn't played any 2 or 3 part inventions before tackling the Prelude and Fugue in C minor (whoops, my bad), but I had played enough other baroque stuff from around that level that the contrapuntal nature wasn't that bad to dig into.  I WOULD suggest looking at some sinfonias (the 3 part inventions), and start listening to the Preludes and Fugues.