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Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

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5

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 4 (Quatrieme gnossienne)

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6

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

7

Milne E.

Salt and Pepper

hardest piece O.O

Chopin F.

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

Grade 8 - 9 seems reasonable for this piece. People who put it under grade 8 either have never played it or just have huge hands and said **** polyriythms

Beethoven L.

Sonata in G major Op 49 No 2 - mvt 2 tempo di minuetto

PS grade revised from 5 to 6 (Jan '22)

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Song Without Words

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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4

Bach J.S.

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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4

Schumann R.

An Important Event No 6 from Kinderszenen Op 15

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6

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

6

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

7

Reinecke C.

Sonatina in C major Op 47 No 1 - mvt 3 Vivace

User Poll: avg = 5.8; median = 6

6

Schubert F.

Minuet in E Major D 335

User Poll: avg = 4.6; median = 5

5

Haydn J.

Quadrille

Suggested grade

0

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 5 - mvt 3 Rondo

PS grade revised from 4 to 5 (Dec '21)

5

Handel G.

Suite No 9 in G major HWV 442 - mvt 1 Prelude

Thanks - AMEB grade corrected.

0

Handel G.

Suite No 9 in G major HWV 442 - mvt 1 Prelude

AMEB is listed as Grade 3. Incorrectly listed here as 4.

3

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

Suggested grade

4

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

Suggested grade

3

Tchaikovsky P.

Song Without words - op 40 no 6 A minor

PS grade revised from 5 to 6 (Dec '21)

6

Sibelius J.

Valse Triste Op 44 No 1

PS grade revised from 5 to 7 (Dec '21)

7

Sibelius J.

Valse Triste Op 44 No 1

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

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

LOL

10

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

7

Szalit P.

Intermezzo Op 3 No 3

User Poll: avg = 7.3; median = 7

7

Norton C.

Hot Day

Suggested grade

5

Haydn J.

Quadrille

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1

Schubert F.

Hungarian Melody D817

User Poll: avg = 6.7; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Mazurka in G minor Op 67 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 16 no 4 Eb minor

Suggested grade

5

Tchaikovsky P.

June - Barcarolle - op 37 no 6 G minor

Suggested grade

6

Bach J.S.

Sheep may safely graze from BWV 208

Youtube link fixed, thanks

Bach J.S.

Sheep may safely graze from BWV 208

video doesnt work

Henselt A.

Romance in Bb minor Op 10

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 5

5

Grieg E.

Holje Dale - op 17 no 19 A minor

Suggested grade

5

Clementi M.

Sonata in F# minor Op 25 No 5 - mvt 1

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7

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

User Poll: avg = 7.1; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

6

Kuhlau F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Grieg E.

Dance of the Elves No 4 from Lyric Pieces Op 12 in E minor

User Poll: average = 5; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Bartok B.

Jack-in-the-Box (Merry Andrew) No 139 from Mikrokosmos Vol 5 BB 105

PS grade revised from 6 to 7 (Nov '21)

7

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

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

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2

Scarlatti D.

Sonata - K 208 A major

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

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7

Grieg E.

Dance of the Elves No 4 from Lyric Pieces Op 12 in E minor

Suggested grade

5

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

5

Chapple B.

Lazy Days

PS rating revised from 2 to 3 (Nov '21)

3

Chopin F.

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

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7

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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5

Czerny C.

Allegro in G major Op139 No24

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1

Czerny C.

Allegro in G major Op139 No24

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1

Chopin F.

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

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7

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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3

Arens B.

Fuzzy Wuzzy

Suggested grade

2

Beethoven L.

Peasant Dance in F major

This is an arrangement from WoO 42, originally for violin and piano.

1

Szymanowska M.

Mazurka

PS rating revised from 1 to 2 (Oct '21)

2

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

6

Rebikov V.

Morceau Lyrique Op 13 No 9

User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 4

4

Grechaninov A.

Cradle Song (Lullaby) No 9 from Childrens Album Op 98

PS rating revised from 3 to 2 (Oct '21)

2

Grechaninov A.

Cradle Song (Lullaby) No 9 from Childrens Album Op 98

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2

Mier M.

Wild honeysuckle rag

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4

Bartok B.

Jeering Song (No 30) from For Children 1 BB 53 Sz 42

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7

Severac D. de

Invocation a Schumann

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3

Schumann R.

Knight Rupert in A minor No 12 from Album fur die Jugend Op 68

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6

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

6

Bach J.S.

French suite No 1 in D minor BWV 812 - mvt 2 Courante

PS rating revised from 6 to 7 (Oct '21)

7

Bach J.S.

French suite No 1 in D minor BWV 812 - mvt 2 Courante

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

already 5

5

Beethoven L.

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

Maybe not a 3 but definitely not 5

4

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Agreed 7

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Beethoven L.

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

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3

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

It is already a grade 8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

It is already a grade 10.

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Definitely not 6. While it may seem fast, it just playing the c major scale up and down.

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

it is already a 6.

Gillock W.

Forest murmurs

Suggested grade

5

Petzold C.

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

Admin - always good to see comments confirming existing grades, as well as those proposing a different grade.

2

Petzold C.

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

it is already a grade 2

Petzold C.

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

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2

Brahms J.

Waltz No 1 in B major Op 39

Thanks - link fixed.

Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G major

Suggested grade

5

Brahms J.

Waltz No 1 in B major Op 39

Video link not working

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Glinka M.

Polka

Suggested grade

3

Benjamin A.

Silent and Soft and Slow Descends the Snow from Fantasies 2

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7

Reinecke C.

Elegy - mvt 2 from Clavier-Serenade Op 183 No 2

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2

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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7

Joplin S.

Solace

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 4 in Eb major BWV 815 - Allemande

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Partita No 1 in Bb major BWV 825 - Praeludium mvt 1

Suggested grade

7