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Catherine Bracegirdle
December 1, 2020
Grade 1

Grade 1 ABRSM Piano Scales list

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 1, 2020
Grade 1
Grade 1 ABRSM Piano Scales list

Here is a Grade 1 ABRSM scales list for the current syllabus.

Tagged: Grade 1, Scales, Technique, ABRSM, Examinations

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 1, 2020
Grade 3

Grade 3 ABRSM Piano Scales List

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 1, 2020
Grade 3
Grade 3 ABRSM Piano Scales List

Here is a Grade 3 ABRSM scales list for the current syllabus.

Tagged: Grade 3, Scales, Technique, List, ABRSM

Catherine Bracegirdle
November 16, 2020
Grade 2

Impertinence HWV 494 Handel Grade 2 ABRSM

Catherine Bracegirdle
November 16, 2020
Grade 2
Impertinence HWV 494 Handel Grade 2 ABRSM

This piece was last in the ABRSM syllabus in 2015 - 2016. Its cheerful and energetic character continues to ensure that this piece remains popular amongst those learning the piano.

Tagged: Handel, Baroque, Bourrée

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 19, 2020
Grade 2

Minuet in G BWV Anh. 114 from the Anna Magdalena Bach Book

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 19, 2020
Grade 2
Minuet in G BWV Anh. 114 from the Anna Magdalena Bach Book

This is a piece that is included in the 1725 notebook and until 1970, it was attributed to Johann Sebastien Bach however it is now thought to have been written by Christian Petzold.

Tagged: Grade 2, J S Bach, Anna Magdalena Bach

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 18, 2020
Grade 2

Menuet in G minor BWV Anh. 115 Petzold

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 18, 2020
Grade 2
Menuet in G minor BWV Anh. 115 Petzold

This beautiful menuet, Menuet in G minor BWV Anh. 115 by Petzold from the Anna Magdalena book was an exam piece in the ABRSM Grade 2 piano syllabus in 2011 and 2012.

Tagged: Anna Magdalena Bach, Minuet, Petzold, Grade 2

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 27, 2020
Grade 3

Clowns Kabalevsky Grade 3

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 27, 2020
Grade 3
Clowns Kabalevsky Grade 3

This piece is always a winner; I have never found anyone who does not enjoy and respond to this mercurial and spontaneous piece.

Tagged: Grade 3, Kabalevsky, ABRSM, articulation, Character piece

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 18, 2020
Grade 2

Night Journey, Cornelius Gurlitt

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 18, 2020
Grade 2
Night Journey, Cornelius Gurlitt

This is a piece that I have taught many times over the years. It never fails to impress both the young and the older.

Tagged: Grade 2, ABRSM, Gurlitt, Character piece

Catherine Bracegirdle
June 22, 2020
Grade 1

Minuet in F, K2 Mozart

Catherine Bracegirdle
June 22, 2020
Grade 1
Minuet in F, K2 Mozart

It is rare to find a student who does not like this beautiful and graceful minuet.

Tagged: Minuet, K2, Mozart, phrasing, articulation, appoggiaturas, cadences, dance

Catherine Bracegirdle
March 6, 2019
Grade 3

Kleiner Walzer No. 3 from Jugend-Album, Op. 25, Korganov, ABRSM Grade 3 Piano Exam 2011-2012

Catherine Bracegirdle
March 6, 2019
Grade 3
Kleiner Walzer No. 3 from Jugend-Album, Op. 25, Korganov, ABRSM Grade 3 Piano Exam 2011-2012

One set of notes is short; outlining the various categories that are essential in conveying the character and story of the music to the listener.

Tagged: Kleiner Walzer Korganov

Catherine Bracegirdle
February 12, 2019
Grade 3

ABRSM Grade 3 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 B section comments

Catherine Bracegirdle
February 12, 2019
Grade 3
ABRSM Grade 3 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 B section comments

A brief summary of the pieces contained in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 3 B section Piano Examination 2019 - 2020.

Catherine Bracegirdle
February 12, 2019
Grade 3

ABRSM Grade 3 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 A section comments

Catherine Bracegirdle
February 12, 2019
Grade 3
ABRSM Grade 3 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 A section comments

A brief summary of the pieces contained in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 3 A section Piano Examination 2019 - 2020.

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 14, 2019
Grade 2

ABRSM Grade 2 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 B section comments

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 14, 2019
Grade 2
ABRSM Grade 2 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 B section comments

A brief summary of the pieces contained in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 2 B section Piano Examination 2019 - 2020.

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 14, 2019
Grade 2

ABRSM Grade 2 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 A section comments

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 14, 2019
Grade 2
ABRSM Grade 2 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 A section comments

A brief summary of the pieces contained in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 1 B section Piano Examination 2019 - 2020.

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 10, 2019
Grade 1

ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 B section comments

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 10, 2019
Grade 1
ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 B section comments

A brief summary of the pieces contained in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 1 B section Piano Examination 2019 - 2020.

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 31, 2018
Grade 1

ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 A section comments

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 31, 2018
Grade 1
ABRSM Grade 1 Piano Exam Pieces 2019-2020 A section comments

A brief summary of the pieces contained in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 1 A section Piano Examination 2019 - 2020.

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