ABRSM Grade 4 - Piano Exam Pieces

This collection of video walk-throughs from our guide to the ABRSM 2021 & 2022 piano examination syllabus provides practice suggestions, tips on style and interpretation and other ideas for each of the Grade 4 pieces.

Contents

Index

JS Bach - Prelude in C minor, BWV 999

Kabalevsky - Etude in A minor (No. 3 from 30 Children’s Pieces, Op. 27)

Schubert - Minuet and Trio (D. 41 No. 21)

Arens - Moonbeams (No.1 from Rendezvous with Midnight)

Bridge - Miniature Pastoral (No. 2 from Three Miniature Pastorals, Set 1)

Schumann - Erster Verlust (No.16 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68)

Bartók- Teasing Song (No.18 from For Children, Vol. 2)

Ben Crosland - I Hear What You Say (No. 4 from Cool Beans!, Vol. 1)

Sam Wedgwood - Shark Soup (from Sam Wedgwood’s Project, Book 2)

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Graham Fitch

Graham Fitch, based in London, maintains an international career not only as a pianist, but also as a teacher, adjudicator, examiner, lecturer, writer and commentator on piano playing and musical subjects.

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