ABRSM Publishing PIANO EXAM PIECES 2025 & 2026 - INITIAL GRADE
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Summary of This Book
Designed to accompany the ABRSM Piano 2025 syllabus, this collection brings together nine exam pieces chosen to reflect a broad spectrum of styles, eras, and characters. The goal is clear: to offer a motivating and relevant repertoire while meeting the expectations of an exam that assesses precision as well as stylistic understanding, phrasing sense, and sound quality.Throughout the pages, the student is encouraged to explore contrasting worlds: clear articulations, solid pulse, management of sound layers, variety of touch, and construction of a coherent interpretation. For the teacher, it is a particularly effective resource to develop transversal skills (sight-reading, coordination, listening, expression) through short and memorable pieces, easy to integrate into a weekly lesson.
This volume includes the following titles, to be worked on as an exam program or as supplementary musical material to broaden the repertoire:
1. Gopak [Alan Haughton]
2. Make Way for the King! [Pam Wedgwood]
3. Bjørnen sover (The Bear is Sleeping)
4. Melody in G (Op.101 No. 39) [Ferdinand Beyer]
5. King for a Day! [Ben Crosland]
6. Lift Me Up (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) [Robyn Fenty]
7. The Elephant Herd [June Armstrong]
8. In the Dead of Night [Edmund Jolliffe]
9. The Wibbly Waltz [Sarah Watts]
With large-scale exams organized worldwide, ABRSM remains a benchmark for many learning paths. This collection fully meets this quality requirement while offering lively, current, and stimulating content, adapted to a wide diversity of student profiles.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Edition | ABRSM | Genre | Exam pieces / educational score |
| Instrumentation | Piano | ||
Questions frequently asked
Which pieces are included in Piano Exam Pieces 2025 & 2026 Initial Grade?
The collection contains nine pieces, including Alan Haughton's Gopak, Ferdinand Beyer's Melody in G Op.101 No.39, and Sarah Watts' The Wibbly Waltz. Lift Me Up, from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and credited to Robyn Fenty, is also featured.
Is this book suitable for the ABRSM Initial Grade 2025-2026 exam?
This ABRSM edition is designed to accompany the 2025 and 2026 piano syllabus at Initial Grade level. The nine pieces are selected as exam repertoire.
Which instrument is covered by this ABRSM music score?
The indicated instrumentation is piano.
What musical styles are covered in this Initial Grade collection?
The selection brings together pieces from different eras and contrasting characters, including a melody by Ferdinand Beyer and works by Pam Wedgwood, Ben Crosland, and June Armstrong. The focus is on articulation, pulse, sound layers, and a variety of touch techniques. Bjørnen sover (The bear is sleeping) completes this programme of nine titles.
Can these pieces be used outside of exam preparation?
The volume can serve as supplementary musical material to broaden the piano repertoire. The short pieces specifically allow practice in sight-reading, coordination, listening, and expression within the context of a weekly lesson.
