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Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

8

Grieg E.

23 Little Piano Pieces EG 104 No 12

User Poll: avg = 3.5; median = 4

4

Ravel M.

Sonatine - mvt 2 Mouvement de menuet in Db major

Suggested grade

7

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

Suggested grade

10

Puccini G.

Nessun dorma arr. Hodgson

Suggested grade

5

Hummel J.

Ecossaise in C Major No 5 from 6 pieces tres faciles Op 52

Suggested grade

2

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

6

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Suggested grade

9

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Rondo in C major Op 51 No 1

Suggested grade

8

Schumann R.

Album for the Young Op 68 No 1 in C major - Melodie

Suggested grade

3

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

Suggested grade

10

Handel G.

Suite in E minor HWV 429 - mvt 3 Courante

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in E minor Op 72 No 1

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

ABRSM 2025/26 Syllabus

8

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 1

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Etude in Gb major No 9 from Etudes Op 25/CT 34

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Schubert: Standchen (Horch horch) Bb major S558/9

Suggested grade

9

Haydn J.

Sonata in Eb Hob.XVI/52

Suggested grade

10

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 17 Ab major

Suggested grade

4

Yiruma

Kiss the Rain

Suggested grade

6

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

6

Haydn J.

Sonata in C minor Hob XVI/20

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Eb major D 899/0p. 90 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Mazurka in F major Op 68 No 3

Suggested grade

5

Copland A.

Down a Country Lane

User Poll: avg = 3.3; median = 3

3

Liszt F.

Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141

Suggested grade

10

Bach C.P.E.

Solfeggio in C minor W 117/2 H 220

Suggested grade

6

Brahms J.

Waltz Op 39 No 15 arr Tanner

Suggested grade

4

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

Suggested grade

6

Liszt F.

Etude in 12 Exercises Op 1 No 4 in D minor S136

Suggested grade

6

Lane P.

Struttin' at the Waldorf

Suggested grade

7

Gade N.

Intermezzo Op 2a No 1

User Poll: avg = 5; median = 5

5

Mier M.

Beach Buggy Boogie

Suggested grade

5

Shearing G.

Lullaby of Birdland

Thanks - link added.

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 116

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20

Suggested grade

6

Shearing G.

Lullaby of Birdland

https://youtu.be/7zJnoQiIqDU?si=OsrlWNCsZWUVKVfB

Mozart W.

Rondo in D major K 485

Suggested grade

7

Heller S.

Etude in E minor Op 46 No 7 - Tarantelle

Suggested grade

5

Lane P.

Struttin' at the Waldorf

Suggested grade

7

Mier M.

Jackson Street Blues

Suggested grade

6

Thomson D.

Heriot Water (from A Borders Suite)

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in G major K 283 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in G minor Op 15 No 3

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

12 Variations on

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Prelude in A minor Op 28 no 2

PS rating revised from 9 to 7 (May '24)

7

Tchaikovsky P.

The Hurdy-Gurdy - op 39 no 23

We see "The Hurdy-Gurdy Man" as Op 39 No 23 and "In Church" as Op 39 No 24.

Tchaikovsky P.

The Hurdy-Gurdy - op 39 no 23

this is No 24

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Prelude in A minor Op 28 no 2

Suggested grade

7

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

Suggested grade

7

Palmgren S.

Barcarolle Op 14

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5

Kabalevsky D.

Variations in D major Op 40 No 1

Suggested grade

4

Mozart W.

Sonata K 331 in A major - mvt 3 Alla Turca

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 3 in B minor BWV 814 – mvt 1 Allemande

Suggested grade

7

Schubert F.

Impromptu No 1 in C minor D899/Op90

Suggested grade

5

Handel G.

Air in G minor HWV 467

Suggested grade

7

Kabalevsky D.

Seven variations on a Ukrainian folk song Op 51 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Rondo from Divertimento in D major K334 mvt 6

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Mazurka in F major Op 68 No 3

Suggested grade

7

Duvernoy J.

Study No 15 from Elementary studies for piano Op 176

Suggested grade

1

Haydn J.

Landler C major

Suggested grade

3

Handel G.

Suite in G minor HWV 432 - mvt 6 Passacaille (Passacaglia)

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Nakada Y.

Japanese Festival No 6 - The Song of Twilight

Ameb also grade 3

3

Nakada Y.

Japanese Festival No 6 - The Song of Twilight

Suggested grade

3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Bach J.C.

Menuett in G major

Suggested grade

1

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in C major BWV 933

Suggested grade

7

Kabalevsky D.

Novelette No 25 from 30 pieces for children Op 27

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Fantasy in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

7

Tcherepnin A.

Bagatelle Op 5 No 9

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

4

Foote A.

Five Poems after Omar Khayyam Op 41 No 1

User Poll: avg = 5.8; median = 6

6

Kuhlau F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Kuhlau F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Lane P.

Struttin' at the Waldorf

Suggested grade

5

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

6

Heller S.

Op 45 No 2 in A minor - Avalanche

Suggested grade

4

Einaudi L.

Nuvole Bianchi

Suggested grade

6

Haydn J.

Divertimento in C major Hob XVI:1 - mvt 1

PS rating revised from 5 to 6 (Apr '24)

6

Handel G.

Suite in G minor HWV 432 - mvt 6 Passacaille (Passacaglia)

Suggested grade

6

Goedicke A.

Moderato No 2 from 20 Little Pieces for Beginners Op 6

Suggested grade

4

Grieg E.

Erotik (Lyric Pieces Op 43 No5)

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Mazurka in C minor Op 30 No 1 CT 68

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Beach A.

Secrets from Children's Carnival Op 25 No 5

User Poll: avg = 3.2; median = 3

3

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Coda is really fun to play and easy to play at lower BPMS, but if you're trying to get to atleast 220 BPM all I can say is good luck

Bach J.S.

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

Suggested grade

5