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Preparatory Theory
Examination | Piano Etudes | National Music Certificate Program Piano Syllabus | Popular
Selection List, 2007 edition | Theory Syllabus,
2002 edition
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National Music Certificate Program Syllabus
The essential reference for teachers, students, and parents,
the Piano Syllabus, 2004 edition details all the requirements
for piano examinations. The Syllabus covers all thirteen
levels from Preparatory A through to the ARCT diploma.
A listing of Piano Etudes from which candidates may choose
a piece as part of the examination requirements is also available
by clicking on the appropriate link above.
To purchase this syllabus, visit the Frederick
Harris Music website and click on Syllabi in
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Popular Selection List, 2007 Edition
(for Piano Only)
The Popular Selection List, 2007 Edition, an addendum to the Piano Syllabus, 2004 Edition, is a compliation of non-classical pieces, carefully selected to suit each grade level.
Candidates in Grades 3 to 9 have the option of substituting a piece chosen from the Popular Selection List for one study in their grade. Candidates should consult the Piano Syllabus, 2004 Edition for detailed information on substitution policies.
Please note the specific editions/collections and the year of publication which are listed in the syllabus. Some pieces listed in thePopular Selection List may not be contained in new publications. For example, only the 1996 Warner bros. publication The Giants of Jazz contains the Lullaby of Birdland arrangement. Lullaby of Birdland was not published in the 2004 version of The Giants of Jazz.
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Click to view the pedagogical features for the selections from the 2002 Edition . [PDF]
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Theory Syllabus, 2002 edition
An essential resource for all teachers, students, and parents,
the Theory Syllabus, 2002 edition details all the requirements
for the theory examinations which are designed to complement
practical studies.
To purchase this syllabus, visit The
Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited website.
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Preparatory
Theory Examination
Examination length: 45 mins.
The Preparatory Theory examination tests candidates’ understanding
of basic elements of musical notation. The material covered in
this examination is recommended as concurrent study for students
in Preparatory A and Preparatory B practical examinations.
Pitch
- treble and bass clefs
- grand staff
- names of notes
- names and use of ledger lines (up to two above and below the
treble clef and up to two above and below the bass clef)
- matching notes to a keyboard picture
- accidentals (sharp, flat, natural)
- semitones (half steps) and whole tones (steps)
Example:
“For each of the following pairs of notes, circle the note
which sounds LOWER.”
(Two notes on a staff would be given.)
Rhythm
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time values of notes and rests up to eighths
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dotted notes (half and quarter)
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time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4
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bar lines in simple time
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addition of a time signature, bar lines, or
rests to a single line of music
Example: “Add
the correct time signature at the beginning of each excerpt”
(A simple rhythmic sample would be given)
Example: “Add bar lines to the following excerpt”
(A simple rhythmic sample with a time signature would be
given)
Example: “Draw a line to match the RESTS with
the NOTES of equal time value.”
Scales
(keys up to and including one sharp and flat)
Example: “Draw a
Treble clef and write an F major scale with either key signature
or accidentals.”
(A blank staff would be given.)
Intervals
Example: “Name the
size of the following intervals.”
(Intervals on a staff would be given)
Triads
(keys up to and including one sharp and flat)
Example: “Draw the
following tonic triad: G major.”
(A blank staff with a clef would be given.)
Example: “Analyse
the following piece of music by answering the questions
below:
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What is the
tempo marking?
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Circle a double
bar line.
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Name the note
in the box.”
(Sample questions based on a
short piece of music on the grand staff)
Musical Terms and Signs
Candidates will be asked to define musical terms or signs
from the following list. Candidates will also be asked to recognize
these terms and signs in a music example. The definitions and
translations given below are acceptable for theory examinations,
but candidates may also use any definitions and translations found
in standard rudiments textbooks, music dictionaries, or other
music reference books.
| Terms |
Definitions or translations |
| mezzo piano, mp |
moderately soft |
| mezzo forte, mf |
moderately loud |
| piano, p |
soft |
| forte, f |
loud |
| crescendo, cresc. |
becoming louder |
| decrescendo, descresc. |
becoming softer |
| diminuendo, dim. |
becoming softer |
| staccato |
sharply detached |
| legato |
smoothly |
| allegro |
fast |
| moderato |
at a moderate tempo |
| andante |
slow; at a walking pace |
| largo |
very slow |
| ritardando, rit. |
slowing down gradually |
Example: “Circle
the correct answer for each of the following questions:”
(For example: “Which of these terms means to play the loudest?” and
a choice of options will be given)
Signs
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bar line |
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measure/bar: a unit of musical time |
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double bar line |
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repeat signs: repeat the music within the double bars
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pause: (fermata) hold the note or rest longer than its written
value. |
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slur: play the notes legato |
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tie: hold for the combined value of the tied notes |
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crescendo: becoming louder |
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decrescendo: becoming softer |
Example: “Draw the
MUSICAL SIGN for each of the following items:”
PIANO
ETUDES
Piano Etudes 1
| Etude no. 1: Robins |
Niamath, L. |
| Etude no. 2: A Porcupine Dance, op. 89, no.
8 |
Kabalevsky, D. |
| Etude no. 3: Study in C Major, op. 777, no.
3 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 4: Morning Greeting, op. 117, no.
13 |
Gurlitt, C. |
| Etude no. 5: Martellato and Forte-Piano |
Papp, L. |
| Etude no. 6: Hunting Horns |
Oesten, T. |
| Etude no. 7: Both Ways |
Tansman, A. |
| Etude no. 8: The Bear |
Rebikov, V.I. |
| Etude no. 9: Kites |
Niamath, L. |
| Etude no. 10: Prelude for Aries |
Owens, T.W. |
| Etude no. 11: Ins and Outs |
Sheftel, P. |
| Etude no. 12: Little Mouse |
Lefeld, J. |
| Etude no. 13: Woodland Scene |
Aubry, L. |
Piano Etudes 2
| Etude no. 1: Study in G Major |
Gedike, A. |
| Etude no. 2: Study in G Major, op. 166, no.
6 |
Bertini, H. |
| Etude no. 3: Study in A Minor |
Kadosa, P. |
| Etude no. 4: Study in C Major, op. 261, no.
3 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 5: Study in C Major |
Berkovich, I. |
| Etude no. 6: Kangaroos |
Krausas, V. |
| Etude no. 7: Irish Jig |
Hansen, J. |
| Etude no. 8: Butterflies |
Niamath, L. |
| Etude no. 9: Skipping Rope |
Khachaturian, A. |
| Etude no. 10: The Wind |
Tan, C-H. |
| Etude no. 11: Moon through the Window |
Goud, S. |
| Etude no. 12: Tram Stop |
Norton, C. |
Piano Etudes 3
| Etude no. 1: Bike Ride |
Raphling, S. |
| Etude no. 2: Arabesque, op. 100, no. 2 |
Burgmüller, J.F. |
| Etude no. 3: Inter-city Stomp |
Norton, C. |
| Etude no. 4: Minuet |
Bartók, B. |
| Etude no. 5: The Young Shepherd's Song, op.
28, no. 3 |
Maikapar, S. |
| Etude no. 6: Study in D Minor, op. 261, no.
53 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 7: Having Fun |
Türk, D.G. |
| Etude no. 8: Two Ants |
Blok, V. |
| Etude no. 9: Undaunted, op. 197, no. 7 |
Gurlitt, C. |
| Etude no. 10: Chinese Kites |
Fitch, G. |
| Etude no. 11: The Doll |
Tansman, A. |
| Etude no. 12: Study in E Minor, op. 32, no.
12 |
Gedike, A. |
| Etude no. 13: Rush Hour |
Paterson, L. |
Piano Etudes 4
| Etude no. 1: Study in G Major, op. 599, no.
45 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 2: Study in G Major, op. 36, no. 26
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Gedike, A. |
| Etude no. 3: Study in B flat Major, op. 599,
no. 83 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 4: Game |
Balázs, A. |
| Etude no. 5: The Avalanche, op. 45, no. 2 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 6: The Wagtail, op. 100, no. 11 |
Burgmüller, J.S. |
| Etude no. 7: Adults |
Snowdon, J. |
| Etude no. 8: You're Joking! |
Crawley, C. |
| Etude no. 9: Progress, op. 100, no. 6 |
Burgmüller, J.F. |
| Etude no. 10: Study in C Major, op. 176, no.
24 |
Duvernoy, J-B |
| Etude no. 11: Skating |
Tansman, A. |
| Etude no. 12: Sailing Along |
Karp, D. |
| Etude no. 13: Scherzo |
Paterson, L. |
| Etude no. 14: Syncopated Dance |
Bartók, B. |
| Etude no. 15: Blues No. 1 |
Norton, C. |
Piano Etudes 5
| Etude no. 1: Allegro in C Major |
Bach, J.C.F. |
| Etude no. 2: Prelude, op. 39, no. 19 |
Kabalevsky, D. |
| Etude no. 3: Study in A flat Major, op. 37,
no. 44 |
Lemoine, A.H. |
| Etude no. 4: Blues "Mignon" |
Eurina, L. |
| Etude no. 5: Sweet Sorrow, op. 100, no. 16 |
Burgmüller, J.F. |
| Etude no. 6: The Hunt, op. 100, no. 9 |
Burgmüller, J.F. |
| Etude no. 7: The Little Fly |
Takács, J. |
| Etude no. 8: Study in D Minor, op. 65, no. 40 |
Loeschhorn, C.A. |
| Etude no. 9: Study in D Major, op. 125, no.
12 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 10: Study in C Major, op. 32, no.
16 |
Gedike, A. |
| Etude no. 11: Vivo |
Kadosa, P. |
| Etude no. 12: In the Forest, op. 51, no. 4 |
Rebikov, V. |
| Etude no. 13: Staccato Prelude, op. 31, no.
6 |
Maikapar, S. |
Piano Etudes 6
| Etude no. 1: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 |
Bach, J.S. |
| Etude no. 2: Toccatina, op. 27, no. 12 |
Kabalevsky, D. |
| Etude no. 3: Entrée in G Minor, HWV 453 |
Handel, G.F. |
| Etude no. 4: Study in E Minor, op. 132, no.
1 |
Gurlitt, C. |
| Etude no. 5: Barcarolle, op. 138, no. 5 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 6: Toccatina |
Henderson, R.W. |
| Etude no. 7: Study in E Minor, op. 29, no. 14 |
Bertini, H. |
| Etude no. 8: Fluttering Leaves, op. 46, no.
11 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 9: Dance |
Shostakovich, D. |
| Etude no. 10: Abenddämmerung / Dusk, op.
138, no. 3 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 11: Playing Ball |
Finney, R.L. |
| Etude no. 12: A Little Song, op. 47, no. 4 |
Fuchs, R. |
| Etude no. 13: Game of Patience, op. 25, no.
2 |
Karganov, G. |
Piano Etudes 7
| Etude no. 1: Etude in E Minor, op. 29, no. 16 |
Bertini, H. |
| Etude no. 2: Toccatina, op. 8, no. 1 |
Maikapar, S. |
| Etude no. 3: Grief, op. 47, no. 15 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 4: In a Great Hurry, op. 95, no. 3
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Takács, J. |
| Etude no. 5: Kitten |
Chatman, S. |
| Etude no. 6: Etude in C Minor, op. 29, no. 7 |
Bertini, H. |
| Etude no. 7: Study in G Major, op. 132, no.
7 |
Gurlitt, C. |
| Etude no. 8: Study in G Major, op. 3, no. 3 |
Schmidt, J. |
| Etude no. 9: Little Prelude in F Major, BWV
927 |
Bach, J.S. |
| Etude no. 10: A Sort of Rondo |
Balázs, A. |
| Etude no. 11: Fantastic Dance, op. 124, no.
5 |
Schumann, R. |
| Etude no. 12: Dance, op. 27, no. 27 |
Kabalevsky, D. |
| Etude no. 13: Etude, op. 27, no. 3 |
Kabalevsky, D. |
Piano Etudes 8
| Etude no. 1: Little Bird, op. 43, no. 4 |
Grieg, E. |
| Etude no. 2: Capriccio, HWV 483 |
Handel, G.F. |
| Etude no. 3: Toccatina, op. 95, no. 12 |
Takács, J. |
| Etude no. 4: Dance of the Marionettes |
Tarenghi, M. |
| Etude no. 5: Morning Bell, op. 19, no. 9 |
Burgmüller, J.F. |
| Etude no. 6: The Gypsies, op. 109, no. 4 |
Burgmüller, J.F. |
| Etude no. 7: Spider on the Ceiling |
Goud, S. |
| Etude no. 8: Etude in E Major, op. 47, no. 16 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 9: Song of the Waterfall |
Loeschhorn, C.A. |
| Etude no. 10: Little Toccata |
Dolin, S. |
| Etude no. 11: Etude in D Minor, op. 45, no.
15 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 12: Allegro, op. 23/f, no. 5 |
Kadosa, P. |
| Etude no. 13: Etude, op. 27, no. 24 |
Kabalevsky, D. |
Piano Etudes 9
| Etude no. 1: Study in E Minor, op. 39, no. 2
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Cramer, J.B. |
| Etude no. 2: Study in A Minor, op. 61, no. 13 |
Berens, H. |
| Etude no. 3: Study in F Major, op. 61, no. 8 |
Berens, H. |
| Etude no. 4: Study in C Major, op. 533, no.
1 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 5: Etude in G Major, op. 47, no. 24
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Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 6: Song without Words, op. 102, no.
3 |
Mendelssohn, F. |
| Etude no. 7: Study in E flat Major, op. 91,
no. 6 |
Moszkowski, M. |
| Etude no. 8: Study in F Major, op. 61, no. 10 |
Berens, H. |
| Etude no. 9: Scherzo, op. 19, no. 2 |
Gade, N. |
| Etude no. 10: Bagatelle, op. 6, no. 2 |
Bartók, B. |
| Etude no. 11: Study in C Major, op. 120, no.
10 |
Duvernoy, J-B. |
| Etude no. 12: Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433
(Allemande and Gigue) |
Handel, G.F. |
| Etude no. 13: Study in E flat Major, op. 91,
no. 17 |
Moszkowski, M. |
Piano Etudes 10
| Etude no. 1: Study in A Minor, op. 740, no.
41 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 2: Prelude in C sharp Minor, op. 81,
no. 10 |
Heller, S. |
| Etude no. 3: Serenade, op. 53, no. 5 |
Haberbier, E. |
| Etude no. 4: Study in A Minor, op. 61, no. 32 |
Berens, H. |
| Etude no. 5: Study in C Major, op. 72, no. 4
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Moszkowski, M. |
| Etude no. 6: Etude, op. 2, no. 1 |
Scriabin, A. |
| Etude no. 7: Study in F Major, op. 299, no.
12 |
Czerny, C. |
| Etude no. 8: A Trifle, op. 2, no. 12 |
Lyadov, A.K. |
| Etude no. 9: Etude in E Minor, op. 67, no. 5 |
Loeschhorn, C.A. |
| Etude no. 10: Étude-tableaux, op. 33,
no. 8 |
Rachmaninoff, S. |
| Etude no. 11: Study in C Major, op. 120, no.
13 |
Duvernoy, J-B. |
| Etude no. 12: Study in C Major, op. 91, no.
15 |
Moszkowski, M. |
| Etude no. 13: Bagatelle, op. 6, no. 5 |
Bartók, B. |
| Etude no. 14: Gallop |
Tsitsaros, C. |
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