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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle

Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 1

Johannes Brahms

80/100 +4 pts 7-14 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Connaissance des formes — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Gentle

Piano Sonata no. 1, op. 24

Carl Maria von Weber

79/100 +4 pts 7-14 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Gentle

Piano Sonata no. 2 in F sharp minor, op. 2

Johannes Brahms

82/100 +7 pts 8-16 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up — but it is the one that moves you into Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8). New compared with the previous piece: Indépendance des mains and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Gentle

Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101

Ludwig van Beethoven

83/100 +7 pts 8-16 weeks

close skills low risk fair confidence

Next piece in the same collection, Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8): the order its editor chose, a progression already tested. New compared with the previous piece: Indépendance des mains and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, op. 110

Ludwig van Beethoven

86/100 +10 pts 16-32 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8). New compared with the previous piece: Indépendance des mains and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Balanced

Piano Sonata no. 3 in F sharp minor, op. 23, "Etats d'âme"

Alexander Scriabin

86/100 +10 pts 16-32 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8). The skill that will carry the work: Connaissance des formes and Passages rapides — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Balanced

Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109

Ludwig van Beethoven

85/100 +10 pts 16-32 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

Balanced

Piano Sonata no. 5, op. 53

Alexander Scriabin

88/100 +12 pts 16-32 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8). The skill that will carry the work: Connaissance des formes and Demi-pédale — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B flat major, op. 106, "Hammerklavier"

Ludwig van Beethoven

95/100 +19 pts 36-72 weeks

close skills high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Indépendance des mains and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Challenge

Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 36

Sergei Rachmaninoff

91/100 +15 pts 36-72 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. The skill that will carry the work: Connaissance des formes and Passages rapides — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Challenge

Sonatina in G major Op.79

Ludwig van Beethoven

43/100 -33 pts 16-32 weeks

new reflexes high risk to confirm

Next piece in the same collection, Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM): the order its editor chose, a progression already tested. New compared with the previous piece: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.

Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level

Piano Sonata no. 26 in E flat major, op. 81a, "Les Adieux"

Ludwig van Beethoven

75/100 -1 pts 5-8 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.

Same level

Impromptu no. 2 in F sharp major, op. 36

Frédéric Chopin

74/100 -2 pts 5-8 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Voix chantante and Ornements romantiques — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

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