Que jouer après Nocturne no. 2, H.25 ?

Choose your level of commitment: consolidate, move up a tier or prepare a challenge. The top-ranked cards combine difficulty, risk, shared skills and confidence.

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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle

Prelude and Nocturne for left hand only, op. 9

Alexander Scriabin

56/100 +4 pts 5-10 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: Indépendance des mains and Voix chantante — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Gentle

Nocturne no. 7, H.45

John Field

56/100 +4 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk fair confidence

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Gentle

Nocturne no. 5, H.37

John Field

55/100 +3 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk fair confidence

Gentle

Nocturne, op. 26

Vincent d'Indy

55/100 +3 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Gentle

Nocturne no. 4 in E flat major, op. 36

Gabriel Fauré

55/100 +3 pts 5-10 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 Voix chantante — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced

Nocturne no. 13, H.59, "Dernière pensée"

John Field

62/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk fair confidence

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Balanced

Nocturne no. 6, H.40, "Cradle Song"

John Field

60/100 +8 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk fair confidence

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge

Nocturne no. 1 in F

Georges Bizet

70/100 +18 pts 28-56 weeks

close skills high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level

Choral Prelude and Fugue in A minor, WoO 7

Johannes Brahms

52/100 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. What changes is the skill in play: Connaissance des formes and Polyphonie à trois voix ou plus — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Same level

Arabesque No.1

Claude Debussy

49/100 -3 pts 3-4 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Ornements romantiques — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

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.