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HomeExaminationsThe New ABRSM Syllabus – Initial Grade

The New ABRSM Syllabus – Initial Grade

By Graham Fitch, 2020-12-17 Posted in: Examinations, Learning Pieces

The final instalment in my exploration of the pieces from the new ABRSM piano syllabus is now available on the Online Academy. This features video walk-throughs for each of the main pieces for the Initial Grade, an important exam on the path to Grade 1 (where a large number of technical and musical skills are already a requirement for success).

In each of the videos, I stress the importance of developing a strong technical foundation that needs to get laid down right from the word go, at the most elementary level of piano instruction. These videos demonstrate the movements involved in the Initial grade, some of the pitfalls to avoid, and how to stimulate the imagination so that we might play with a sense of narrative. There are plenty of tips that will be helpful to the teacher and player.

The following video provides a brief preview of the type of content featured in these walk-throughs (click here for links to previews for other grades):

How to access?

Please click here to view the full videos for the Initial Grade or click here for an index of other grades if you are an Online Academy subscriber (further information about the Online Academy is available here).

The complete set of video-walkthroughs for all ABRSM grades can also be purchased separately along with recordings from our recent workshop day on the syllabus. Please click here for more information or if you have already purchased a ticket then you can access the videos by signing in to your account.

What’s next?

With the addition of the Initial Grade, I have now covered repertoire from all of the grades (over seventy pieces!) in the new syllabus. These will now be followed by:

  • General videos on scales, aural tests and exam and recital preparation
  • More walk-through videos on repertoire from other examination boards

Please be sure to sign-up for my mailing list here and subscribing to our YouTube channel for further updates and previews.

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