Piano 2009 - 2011
New 2009-2011 repertoire lists now available
All repertoire lists for the new piano syllabus can be downloaded from the panel on the right. The alternative pieces at each grade have been carried over from the 2007 & 2008 syllabus to allow these very popular alternative choices to continue to be used.
New 2009-2011 Piano Examination Series available now!
Piano Pieces & Exercises Initial–Grade 8
Separate books for each grade containing a selection of 9 expertly selected pieces from the complete syllabus in addition to the exercises set for the technical work section of the grade.
Piano Examination CDs Initial–Grade 8
Recordings of all the pieces listed in the new syllabus.
Teaching Notes Initial–Grade 8
Guidance on teaching all pieces on the Trinity Guildhall 2009–2011 Piano syllabus.
2009-2011 Piano syllabus now available
The Sound at Sight series of books of Sight Reading examples continue to be the preparation books for this part of the exam.
Scales and Arpeggios books for Piano are available from your local music shop or directly from our online store.
To buy any of the above materials, contact your local music retailer or visit our online store. Click here to purchase securely online.
Syllabus Overlap Session
Please note that there will be one session of overlap for the current and new syllabuses - for the Spring session of 2009 it will still be possible to use the 2007 & 2008 syllabus.
The Pieces
The rules for choosing pieces are:
Initial to Grade 3 – there is one list from which 3 pieces are freely chosen.
Grades 4 to 8 – there are two groups; choose two pieces from one group and one from the other group
The Technical Work
Each grade has scales/arpeggios plus 3 short exercises: for tone, balance and voicing, co-ordination and finger & wrist strength and flexibility. A smaller number of scales are learnt (up to grade 5 the number of sharps/flats equals the Grade being taken!).
At all times the emphasis is on developing good technique through intelligent awareness of different ways of performing the scales, rather than simply learning key signatures through the playing of scales.