![]() Images copyright © 2022 ABRSM, used with permission. The nine brand new Piano Exam Pieces books are now available, one for each grade from Initial to Grade 8, each including a selection of nine pieces, three from each of syllabus Lists A, B and C. There is a one year overlap up to 31 December 2023 but all three set pieces must be prepared from the same syllabus.įor Practical Grades, the scales and arpeggios, sight-reading and aural-test requirements remain exactly the same as for the 2021-22 syllabus.Īs in previous syllabus reviews, I will consider the new publications, repertoire trends and content, select some of my favourite choices at each grade, and share some initial conclusions… read on to find out more! The 2023-24 syllabus comes into effect on 1 January 2023, and only then can candidates begin to present pieces from the new lists. As with the Practical Grades however, those taking Performance Grades 6, 7 or 8 must first have passed ABRSM’s online-only Grade 5 theory exam or accepted alternative. The 2023-4 syllabus is valid both for the “Practical Grades” (ABRSM’s face-to-face exams) and their recently introduced “Performance Grades” (which despite their name remain video recordings, made at the candidate’s leisure and submitted online).įrom August 2022, the Performance Grades are available “on demand”, which should in my view add to their popularity. A further nine “new” pieces have been added to the ‘other piece’ lists for each grade.The contents of Piano Exam Pieces books have been fully updated with nine new choices per grade.70% of the 2021 & 2022 repertoire has been retained.There are now 39 pieces per grade, divided equally between Lists A, B and C.The current 2021-22 syllabus, reviewed here, was launched at the height of the pandemic in Summer 2020 and met a mixed reaction, its broadly popular repertoire accompanied by a revision to the scales syllabus that divided opinion.įor this new syllabus, ABRSM tell us that they have refreshed the pieces lists to give a greater choice of repertoire than ever before, including “music by a more diverse range of composers”. The arrival of a new piano syllabus from ABRSM has become etched in the calendar as a biennial event of important interest for piano teachers here in the UK and in those countries where the board has a significant presence. Readers will note that my conclusions are entirely consistent with my other writings. I have however written the following review as a fully-independent agent, and as a teacher who has entered students for ABRSM exams for 30 years. Products featured here are selected for review by ANDREW EALESĪBRSM have selected my original composition Fresh Air for inclusion in the Grade 1 Piano Pieces book for 2023-24.
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