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Beethoven L.

Village Dance

Suggested grade

1

Tchaikovsky P.

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

Suggested grade

8

Schumann R.

Papillons Op 2

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Invention No 7 in E minor BWV 778

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

Not as difficult as thought

5

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

Definitely 9 or 10. That tune with fast speed? It cannot be 8

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847

Suggested grade

10

Czerny C.

Study in A minor Op 740 No 41

Suggested grade

7

Shostakovich D.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Simpler than it looks, muscle memory carries. Difficulty greatly depends on variations of tempo.

9

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

nothing short of a 10

10

Burgmuller J.F.

Twelve Studies Op 105 No 5

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Schubert: Erlkonig G minor S558/4

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

8

Pejacevic D.

Chansons sans paroles Op 10

User Poll: avg = 5.8; median = 6

6

Chaminade C.

Pierrette Op 41

Suggested grade

6

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

5

Mendelssohn F.

Lost Illusions - op 67 no 2 in F# minor

Suggested grade

8

MacDowell E.

To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 1

Suggested grade

6

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

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6

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

Suggested grade

3

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

Suggested grade

4

Haydn J.

Theme and variations in C major Hob XVII:5

Suggested grade

5

Liszt F.

Schubert: Ave Maria Bb major S558/12

Suggested grade

10

Kullak T.

Witches' Dance Op 4 No 2

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

6

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Lichner H.

Sonatina in F major Op 66 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegro moderato

Suggested grade

2

Lichner H.

Sonatina in F major Op 66 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegro moderato

Suggested grade

2

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in F major Anh 5/2 - mvt 1 Allegro assai

Suggested grade

4

Liszt F.

Romance in E minor S 169

Suggested grade

5

Mendelssohn F.

Andante and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14

Suggested grade

10

Granados E.

Goyescas Op 11 No 5 El amor y la muerte balada (Love and death ballad)

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Sonata in B minor S 178

Suggested grade

10

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

1

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 4 in Eb major BWV 815 - Allemande mvt 1

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ('Revolutionary')

Suggested grade

9

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in G major Anh 5/1 - mvt 1 Moderato

Suggested grade

4

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

Suggested grade

9

Rameau J.-P.

Prelude no 1 A minor

Link added - thanks

Rameau J.-P.

Venitienne no 8 A major

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASkLgQJfARo

Rameau J.-P.

Prelude no 1 A minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDNWqB3gzos

Bach J.S.

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

Suggested grade

4

Mier M.

Waterfront Jazz

Suggested grade

4

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 mvt 7 Gigue

Suggested grade

10

Handel G.

Suite No 8 in G major HWV 441 - mvt 4 Aria

Suggested grade

6

Gershwin G.

Rhapsody in Blue

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 mvt 7 Gigue

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807 - Gigue 6th mvt

Suggested grade

8

Daquin L.

Gavotte en Rondeau Les Plaisirs de la Chasse Suite de la Rejoussance

Suggested grade

2

Debussy C.

Rêverie L 68 in F major

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)

Suggested grade

3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

8

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 116

Suggested grade

1

Tchaikovsky P.

Old French Song (No 16) from Album for the Young Op 39

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Preludes and Fugues from Book 2 WTC No. 15 in G major

Suggested grade

8

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 38 No 2

Suggested grade

3

Burgmuller J.F.

La Chevaleresque (The Knight Errant) in C major Op 100 No 25

User Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 5

5

Mendelssohn F.

Consolation No 3 from Lieder ohne Worte Op 30

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ('Revolutionary')

Suggested grade

10

Scriabin A.

Patetico No 12 from Douze etudes Op 8

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Moments musicaux in F minor D780 No 3

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6

Chopin F.

Ballade No 3 in Ab major Op 47

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 19 in G minor Op 49 No 1

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4

Field J.

Nocturne No 5 in Bb major H 37

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

Suggested grade

8

Handel G.

Rigaudon in G major HWV 491

Suggested grade

3

Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead princess) in G major

Suggested grade

9

Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead princess) in G major

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

5

Hofmann H.

Am Abend Op 88 No 2

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3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

Suggested grade

3

Liszt F.

Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade D minor S558/8

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 21 in C major Op 53 Waldstein

Suggested grade

10

Field J.

Nocturne No 5 in Bb major H 37

Suggested grade

8

Kullak T.

Witches' Dance Op 4 No 2

Suggested grade

3

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

Suggested grade

10

Bonis M.

Eglogue Op 12

User Poll: avg = 6.3; median = 6

6

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

im playing this rn and i don't find it very musically or technically very challenging, i dont see why it'd deserve a grade 11 ngl

8

Mendelssohn F.

Lullaby - op 67 no 6 E major

Suggested grade

6

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

Suggested grade

10

Kabalevsky D.

Clowns No 20 from 24 Easy Pieces Op 39

PS grade revised from 2 to 3 (Feb. '25)

3

Schumann R.

Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op 26 No 4 Intermezzo in Eb minor

Suggested grade

10

Tchaikovsky P.

In Church - op 39 no 24

Suggested grade

5

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

6

Heller S.

25 Studies Op 45 No 14 - Sailor's Song

Suggested grade

7