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Dussek J.

Sonatina in Eb major Op 19 / Op 20 No 6 - mvt 1 Allegro

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz (Sostenuto) in Eb major B133 KK IVb No 10

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5

Norton C.

Prelude No 1 from Latin preludes

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2

Bach C.P.E.

Solfeggio in C minor W 117/2 H 220

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10

Debussy C.

La cathedrale engloutie No 10 from Preludes 1 L117

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7

Schumann R.

From Foreign Lands and People No 1 from Kinderszenen Op 15

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5

Schumann R.

From Foreign Lands and People No 1 from Kinderszenen Op 15

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2

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

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8

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)

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3

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

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3

Rocherolle E.

Un giorno a Roma

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4

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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8

Hisaishi J.

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – Opening arr. Kawamura (Beginner version)

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3

Haughton A.

Swing's the Thing

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4

Gurlitt C.

March of the Tin Soldiers Op 130 No 6

user poll 3.7? This is so easy, only challenge is the rhythm and that left hand has melody, too. There are some grade 2 pieces more difficult than this!

2

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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8

Hensel F.

Notturno in G minor

User Poll: avg = 7.8; median = 7

7

Schumann R.

Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15

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7

Gillock W.

Fountain in the Rain

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7

Gillock W.

Fountain in the Rain

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8

Schmitz M.

Tango fur Elise

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5

Rollin C.

French Movie Waltz

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7

Gershwin G.

Prelude No 1

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6

Glass P.

Opening

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10

Faure G.

Romance sans paroles Op 17 No 3 in Ab major

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4

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 21

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4

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

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8

Bach J.S.

Goldberg Variations - Aria and variation 1 BWV 988

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 25 No 12

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10

Mozart W.

Sonata in A minor K.310

ABRSM

6

Mozart W.

Sonata in A minor K. 310 (complete)

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6

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in C major K 159 L 104

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8

Liszt F.

Notturno in Ab major No 3 from Liebestrume S 541

Very difficult and hard for people with small hands

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

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6

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

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5

Burgmuller J.F.

18 Characteristic Studies Op 109 No 7

Trinity has it at grade 5 of the 2021-23 syllabus.

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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4

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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5

Shostakovich D.

Waltz No 2 from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra arr. Noack

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7

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C minor BWV 999

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5

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

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3

Schubert F.

Waltz in Ab major D 978

User Poll: avg = 5.3; median = 5

5

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

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2

Liszt F.

Six Paganini Studies No 3

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9

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 2 Adagio cantabile

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8

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

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10

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 4 'Mazeppa'

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10

Einaudi L.

Nuvole Bianchi

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6

Liszt F.

Consolation No 3: Lento placido from Six Consolations S172

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10

Schumann R.

Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15

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7

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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10

Liszt F.

Widmung S 566 (transc. from Robert Schumann)

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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9

Spindler F.

Theme Op 308 No 12

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1

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Joplin S.

Maple Leaf Rag

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

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10

Bach J.S.

Applicato in C Major BWV 994

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2

Czerny C.

Allegretto Op 599 No 69

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1

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

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5

Khachaturian A.

Toccata

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6

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 16 no 2 G# minor

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8

Hensel F.

Melody Op 4 No 2

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7

Bach J.S.

Concerto 6 - BWV 977 in C major (after Vivaldi)

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5

Beyer F.

Melody in G major No 39 from ecole preliminaire de piano Op 101

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1

Vicari A.

West Hollywood Avenue

User Poll: avg = 3.9; median = 4

4

Liszt F.

Six Paganini Studies No 3

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10

Sibelius J.

Le Sapin (The Spruce) Op 75 No 5

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3

Gillock W.

Valse Etude

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5

Kabalevsky D.

Variations in D major Op 40 No 1

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10

Seiber M.

Ap agapak- variations on a Bashkirian folk song

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7

Grondahl A.

Spanish from Small Fantasy Pieces Op 55 No 5

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6

Chopin F.

Impromptu No 1 in Ab major Op 29

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10

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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6

Nakada Y.

Japanese Festival No 2 - Butterfly Fluttering

User Poll: avg = 2.8; median = 3

3

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 4 'Mazeppa'

higher than ARCT 100%. This transcends grade 10

10

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Norton C.

Barbed Wire Blues

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Song without Words op. 19b no. 6

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2

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Tchaikovsky P.

March - Song of the Lark - Op 37 No 3 G minor

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6

Ginastera A.

Criolla No 3 from Tres piezas Op 6

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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6

Chopin F.

Preludes Op 28 - complete

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10

Ginastera A.

Criolla No 3 from Tres piezas Op 6

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10

Chopin F.

Berceuse in Db major Op 57 CT 7

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9

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

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9

Chopin F.

Prelude in Bb minor Op 28 No 16

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8

Chopin F.

Prelude in Bb minor Op 28 No 16

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6

Chopin F.

Polonaise in C# minor Op 26 No 1

It’s super challenging in terms of emotional intensity in this piece.

10

Chopin F.

Polonaise in C# minor Op 26 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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10

Haydn J.

Sonata in C major Hob XVI:10

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8

Martinu B.

Pierrot's Serenade H 92 No 1

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Gillock W.

Valse Etude

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5