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PIANO REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION:

Prepared by: Gerardo Vicente A. Muyuela

Piano 1a 1b

Richter
Thompson Easiest Piano course
Fletcher Bk. 1
Alfreds
Aaron
Bastien
Scales (in 2 octaves) : C, G, D, F (major)
A, D (minor choice of natural,
melodic, harmonic)
Arpeggio:

Piano 2a -2b

Choose one study: Burgmuller Etude faciles et progressives

op. 100
Duvernoy School of Mechanism Book
1 op. 120
Bertini Etude facile op. 100
Czerny for beginners op. 599
Czerny Progressive exercises op. 261
Sonatina: Clementi op. 36 & 37
Haydn Hob. XI
Beethoven Anh. 5
Gurlitt two sonatinas op. 214
Sonatinas for beginners
(for 2b, a 3-movement sonatina is required for
recommendation exam)
Bach: Anna Magdalena Album
Bach 12 small preludes for beginners
Bartok Mikrokosmos vol 1 (for 2b)
Scales (in 2 to 4 octaves) in major and relative minor
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(see Hanon)
Arpeggio: major and relative minor

Piano 3a 3b

Choose one study: Berens op. 70 Bk. 1

Heller op. 47
Sonatina: Kuhlau op. 20,55, 66 and 68
Dussek op 19
Mozart Viennese Sonatinas
(for 2b, a 3-movement sonatina is required for
recommendation exam)

Bach: 2-part Invention

Little Preludes and fugues
Bartok: Mikrokosmos vol. 2 (for 3a) and
vol. 3 (for 3b)
10 Easy Pieces Sz. 39
Scales in contrary motion (major and minor)
(see Liszts Technical Exercises Book 3)
Arpeggio Godowsky exercises for arpeggios

Piano 4a 4b

Choose one study: Czerny (School of Velocity) op. 299

Sonata : Telleman/Scarlatti (for 4a)
Haydn
Mozart
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Beethoven (early period) op. 2, 7, 10, 14,

22
(for 4b, a 3-movement sonata is required for
recommendation exam)
Bach: 3-part invention (Sinfonia)
Bartok Mikrokosmos vo. 4
Scales major and minor 3rds and 6th
(see Liszts Technical Exercises Book 3)
Arpeggio (see Liszts Technical Exercises Book 9)

Piano 5a 5b

Study (choose 1)Cramer 60 exercises

Kullak Preparatory exercises op. 48
Bach The well-tempered clavier
Bartok Mikrokosmos vol. 5
Sonatas Beethoven (middle period) op. 26, 27,
28, 31, 49
53, 54, 57,78, 79. 81a,90
Clementi op. 40
Haydn Hob. XVI
(for 5b, a 3-movement sonata is required for
recommendation exam)
Scales chromatic (see Liszts Technical
Exercises Book IV)

Piano 6a 6b

Study Moscheles 24 etudes op. 70

Tausig Daily Studies Bk. 1
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Kullak Octave studies op. 48

Clementi Gradus ad Parnassum
Bach The well-tempered clavier
Bartok (choose one) Mikrokosmos vol. 6
Bagatelles op. 6
Sonatas Beethoven (late period) op. 101,
106,109, 110, 111
Clementi op. 47
Haydn Hob. XVI
(for 6b, a 3-movement sonata is required for
recommendation exam)

Scales broken octaves (see Liszts Technical

Exercises
Book 8)
diminished 7th chords (Book 9)
scales in double 3rds and 6ths (Book
6)

Piano 7a 7b

Study Moscheles 24 etudes op. 70

Tausig Daily Studies Bk. 1
Kullak Octave studies op. 48
Bach The well-tempered clavier
English Suite
French Suite
Chopin /Debussy Preludes
Bartok (choose two) 6 Dances in Bulgarian rhythm
15 Hungarian Folk Songs Sz.
71
Sonatas Chopin op 4,35, 58
Schumann op. 11, 14, 22
Rachmaninov op. 28, 36
(for 7b, a 3-movement sonata is required for
recommendation exam)
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Scales broken chords and arpeggios in

doubles 3rds and
6ths (Book 11)

Piano 8a 8b
Study Chopin Etudes op. 10, 25
Saint Saens 6 Etudes op. 111
Debussy 12 Etudes Bk. 1 and 2 L.
136
Rachmaninov Etude Tableaux op. 33,
39
Prokofiev Etudes
Liszt Transcendental Etudes
Kapustin 8 Concert Etudes
Bach Partitas
Fantasia and Fugue
French Suite
Bartok 3 Studies op. 18
Rachmaninov Preludes op. 23, 32

Sonatas Brahms op. 1, 2, 5

Prokofiev
Bartok
Scales broken chords and arpeggios in
doubles 3rds and
6ths. Exercises in solid chords and
inversions
(Book 12)