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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle

Variations on a Theme by Winter, WoO 75

Ludwig van Beethoven

61/100 +5 pts 6-12 weeks

close skills low risk fair confidence

Next piece in the same collection, Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM): the order its editor chose, a progression already tested. 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

Andante and Variations, op. 46

Robert Schumann

61/100 +6 pts 6-12 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 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

Variations in B flat minor, op. 3, M5

Karol Szymanowski

60/100 +4 pts 6-12 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Ornements romantiques and Connaissance des formes — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Gentle

Theme and Variations in B flat major, JW VIII/6, "Zdenciny variace,' 'Zdenka Variations"

Leoš Janáček

60/100 +4 pts 6-12 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 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

Variations on a Theme by Dittersdorf, WoO 66

Ludwig van Beethoven

59/100 +4 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced

9 Variations on a Russian air ;Schöne Minka,' J.179, op. 40

Carl Maria von Weber

66/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Advanced (around grade 7 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.

Balanced

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3

Ludwig van Beethoven

65/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

Balanced

Piano Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54

Ludwig van Beethoven

69/100 +13 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

Balanced

Variations on the name Abegg, op. 1

Robert Schumann

69/100 +14 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Ornements romantiques and Demi-pédale — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge

Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, "Moonlight"

Ludwig van Beethoven

73/100 +17 pts 28-56 weeks

partial transfer high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Trilles and Balance mains — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Challenge

7 Variations on a Gypsy Song, J.219, op. 55

Carl Maria von Weber

72/100 +17 pts 28-56 weeks

close skills high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. 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.

Challenge

Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90

Ludwig van Beethoven

76/100 +20 pts 28-56 weeks

close skills high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Passages rapides and Demi-pédale — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level

Mazurkas, op. 67

Frédéric Chopin

56/100 same level 4-6 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Indépendance des mains — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Same level

Rondos, op. 51

Ludwig van Beethoven

55/100 same level 4-6 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Same level

Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52

Ludwig van Beethoven

56/100 same level 4-6 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. The demand here is musical rather than mechanical: Nuances — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Progressions computed from difficulty, skill overlap and style between works. A What do we play next? recommendation should remain a pedagogical starting point, not an automatic prescription.