15

The candidate chooses one of the two groups* Published by ABRSM (Scale requirements, Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Specimen Aural Tests)

Piano GRADE 5

SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS*: see also p. 8 Scales (similar motion)

all keys, major and minor hands together and separately 3 octaves (minors harmonic or melodic at candidates choice)

Contrary-motion scalesGroup 1: F, Db/C# majors and harmonic minors hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves

or Group 2: F#, Bb majors and harmonic minors (unison) Chromatic scales

beginning on any note named by the examiner hands together and separately 3 octaves Chromatic contrary-motion scales

beginning on D (unison) and on Ab (unison) 2 octavesArpeggios

all keys, major and minor hands together and separately 3 octaves

THREE PIECES: one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C:LIST A1 J. S. Bach Prelude in C minor: No. 2 from Six Prludes fr Anfnger auf dem Clavier, BWV 934 Piano Exam Pieces2 J. L. Dussek Allegro non tanto: 1st movt from Sonatina in G, Op. 19 No. 1 2015 & 2016, 3 I. J. Pleyel Adagio: 2nd movt from Sonata in B b, B. 571

Grade 5 (ABRSM)

4 Handel Entre in G minor (from HWV 453). No. 10 from Handel Easy Piano Pieces and Dances (Brenreiter BA 6578)5 Haydn Minuet in C minor. The Classical Spirit, Book 1 (Alfred 16720) 6 Mozart Allegro: 1st movt from Viennese Sonatina No. 6 in C. Mozart Six Viennese Sonatinas (Schott ED 9021)LIST B 1 J. F. F. Burgmller Lorage (The Storm): No. 13 from tudes de genre, Op. 1092 Glier Gaiamente: No. 3 from 12 esquisses, Op. 47 Piano Exam Pieces 2015 & 2016, 3 H. Hofmann Am Abend (In the Evening): No. 2 from Stimmungsbilder, Op. 88

Grade 5 (ABRSM)4 Bridge Allegretto con moto: No. 1 from Miniature Pastorals, 1st Set (Boosey & Hawkes). Also available in: Bridge

Nine Miniature Pastorals (Thames TH978002) 5 Jensen Lied (Song), Op. 33 No. 10. More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 3 (ABRSM)6 Maikapar Prelude in F: No. 19 from 20 Preludes for Pedal, Op. 38 (Prhythm) LIST C 1 Bartk Este a szkelyeknl (An Evening in the Village): No. 5 from 10 Easy Piano Pieces2 Tansman Cache-cache (Hide-and-Seek): No. 4 from Pour les enfants, Vol. 4 Piano Exam Pieces 2015 & 3 Evelien Vis 60s Swing: No. 1 from Swinging Rhythms

2016, Grade 5 (ABRSM)4 Valerie Capers Sweet Mister Jelly Roll: No. 3 from Portraits in Jazz (OUP)5 Shande Ding To the Suburbs: 1st movt from Suite for Children. Chinese Piano Music for Children (Schott ED 7652) 6 Shostakovich Dance: No. 7 from Dances of the Dolls (Boosey & Hawkes)

SIGHT-READING*: a piece of around eight to twelve bars in length, time signatures as Grade 4, keys up to four sharps/flats (major) or three sharps/flats (minor). Four-part chords (two notes maximum in either hand), simple syncopation and a slowing of tempo at the end may be encountered. See also p. 9.

AURAL TESTS FOR THE GRADE*: see pp. 22 and 25

2015 & 2016

2014 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Aura

l Tes

ts G

RADE

5A

T

o si

ng o

r pl

ay f

rom

mem

ory

a m

elod

y pl

ayed

tw

ice

by t

he e

xam

iner

. The

melo

dy w

ill be

with

in the

ra

nge

of a

n oc

tave

, in

a m

ajor

or

min

or k

ey w

ith u

p to

thr

ee s

harp

s or

flat

s. F

irst

the

exa

min

er w

ill p

lay

the k

ey-ch

ord a

nd th

e sta

rting

note

and

then

cou

nt in

two

bars.

(If t

he c

andid

ate c

hoos

es to

play,

the

exam

iner

will

also

name

the

key-c

hord

and

the s

tartin

g no

te, a

s ap

propri

ate f

or the

instr

umen

t.) I

f ne

cessa

ry, th

e exa

mine

r will

play t

he m

elody

again

and a

llow

a sec

ond a

ttemp

t (alt

houg

h this

will

affec

t the

asses

smen

t).B

T

o si

ng s

ix n

otes

fro

m s

core

in

free

tim

e. T

he ca

ndida

te ma

y cho

ose t

o sing

from

treb

le or

bass

clef.

The

note

s w

ill E

e w

ithin

the

ran

ge o

f a

fifth

aEo

ve a

nd a

fou

rth

Eelo

w t

he t

onic

, in

a m

ajor

key

with

up

to t

wo

shar

ps o

r fla

ts. T

he t

est

will

Eeg

in a

nd e

nd o

n th

e to

nic

and

will

not

con

tain

int

erva

ls g

reat

er t

han

a th

ird,

ex

cept

for th

e risi

ng fo

urth f

rom do

mina

nt to

tonic.

Firs

t the

exam

iner w

ill na

me an

d play

the k

ey-ch

ord

and

the st

arting

note

. If n

ecess

ary, t

he ex

amine

r will

help

the ca

ndida

te by

play

ing an

d ide

ntifyi

ng th

e co

rrect

note

if an

y no

te is

sung

at th

e wron

g pit

ch.

C (i)

To

answ

er q

uest

ions

abo

ut t

wo

feat

ures

of

a pi

ece

play

ed b

y th

e ex

amin

er.

Befor

e pla

ying,

the

exam

iner

will

tel

l th

e ca

ndid

ate

whi

ch t

wo

feat

ures

the

Tue

stio

ns w

ill E

e aE

out.

The

firs

t w

ill E

e one o

f th

e fo

llow

ing:

dyn

amic

s, a

rtic

ulat

ion,

tem

po,

tona

lity,

cha

ract

er

the

seco

nd w

ill E

e st

yle

and

peri

od.

(ii)

To

clap

the

rhy

thm

of

the

note

s in

an

extr

act

from

the

sam

e pi

ece,

and

to

iden

tify

whe

ther

it

is i

n tw

o ti

me,

thr

ee t

ime

or f

our

tim

e. T

he e

xami

ner w

ill pla

y the

extr

act t

wice

(unh

armon

ized),

afte

r wh

ich th

e can

didate

shou

ld cla

p ba

ck th

e rhy

thm. T

he ex

amine

r will

then

ask w

hethe

r the

mus

ic is

in tw

o tim

e, thr

ee ti

me o

r fou

r tim

e. Th

e can

didate

is not

requ

ired

to sta

te the

time

sign

ature.

Aura

l Tes

ts G

RADE

6A

T

o si

ng o

r pl

ay f

rom

mem

ory

the upper

part

of

a tw

o-pa

rt p

hras

e pl

ayed

tw

ice

by t

he e

xam

iner

. Th

e upp

er pa

rt wi

ll be

with

in the

rang

e of a

n octa

ve, i

n a m

ajor o

r mino

r key

with

up to

three

sharp

s or

flats

. Fi

rst

the

exam

iner

will

pla

y th

e ke

y-ch

ord

and

the

star

ting

note

and

the

n co

unt

in t

wo

Ears

. (I

f th

e ca

ndida

te ch

ooses

to

play,

the e

xami

ner

will

also

name

the

key

-chord

and

the

star

ting

note,

as

appro

priate

for t

he in

strum

ent.)

If ne

cessa

ry, th

e exa

mine

r will

play t

he ph

rase a

gain

and a

llow

a sec

ond

attem

pt (al

thoug

h thi

s will

affec

t the

asses

smen

t).B

T

o si

ng a

mel

ody

from

sco

re,

wit

h an

acc

ompa

nim

ent

play

ed b

y th

e ex

amin

er.

The c

andid

ate m

ay

choo

se to

sing

from

treble

or b

ass cl

ef. T

he m

elody

will

be w

ithin

the ra

nge o

f an

octav

e, in

a majo

r or

min

or k

ey w

ith u

p to

thr

ee s

harp

s or

flat

s. F

irst

the

exa

min

er w

ill n

ame

and

play

the

key

-cho

rd a

nd t

he

starti

ng n

ote a

nd th

en g

ive th

e pu

lse. A

brie

f pe

riod

of pre

parat

ion w

ill fol

low d

uring

whic

h the

ca

ndida

te ma

y sin

g ou

t lou

d. Th

e exa

mine

r will

play

the k

ey-ch

ord an

d the

start

ing n

ote ag

ain an

d the

n co

unt i

n tw

o ba

rs. If

nec

essary

, the

exam

iner w

ill all

ow a

secon

d att

empt

(altho

ugh

this w

ill aff

ect t

he

assess

ment)

.C

T

o id

enti

fy t

he c

aden

ce a

t th

e en

d of

a p

hras

e as

per

fect

or

impe

rfec

t. Th

e phra

se wi

ll be

in a

major

or

mino

r key

and

will

be p

layed

twice

by

the ex

amine

r. Th

e cho

rds fo

rming

the c

aden

ce w

ill be

in ro

ot po

sitio

n. B

efor

e th

e fir

st p

layi

ng,

the

exam

iner

will

pla

y th

e ke

y-ch

ord.

D (i)

To

answ

er q

uest

ions

abo

ut t

wo

feat

ures

of

a pi

ece

play

ed b

y th

e ex

amin

er. B

efore

playin

g, the

ex

amin

er w

ill t

ell

the

cand

idat

e w

hich

tw

o fe

atur

es t

he T

uest

ions

will

Ee

aEou

t. T

he fi

rst

will

Ee:

tex

ture

or

str

uctu

re

the

seco

nd w

ill E

e one

of t

he f

ollo

win

g: d

ynam

ics,

art

icul

atio

n, t

empo

, to

nalit

y, c

hara

cter

, sty

le an

d pe

riod,

textur

e/stru

cture.

(i

i) T

o cl

ap t

he r

hyth

m o

f th

e no

tes

in a

n ex

trac

t fr

om t

he s

ame

piec

e, a

nd t

o id

enti

fy w

heth

er i

t is

in

two

tim

e, t

hree

tim

e or

fou

r ti

me.

The

exam

iner w

ill pla

y the

extra

ct tw

ice (u

nharm

onize

d), af

ter w

hich

the ca

ndida

te sh

ould

clap b

ack t

he rh

ythm.

The

exam

iner w

ill the

n ask

whe

ther t

he m

usic

is in

two t

ime,

three

time

or f

our t

ime.

The c

andid

ate is

not

requ

ired

to sta

te the

time

sign

ature.