A Guide to the ABRSM Syllabus (2023 - 2024)


Naomi Yandell - Secret Footpath

ABRSM Initial Grade – B3

Naomi Yandell’s gently expressive Secret Foothpath presents the top melodic line in a fragmented fashion, each short phrase interspersed by rests. This gives the player the opportunity to cultivate sensitivity to phrase shaping using drop-roll motions in the wrist, listening carefully to tonal balance between the hands.

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