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What to play after Aria detta la Frescobalda ?
Girolamo Frescobaldi · difficulty 30/100

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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle
Aria e corrente
Girolamo Frescobaldi
35/100 +5 pts 3-6 weeks
close skills low risk fair confidence
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante and Style baroque — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.
Gentle
Aria in A major, T.218
Johann Pachelbel
35/100 +5 pts 3-6 weeks
close skills low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante and Style baroque — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.
Gentle
Aria in A minor, T.219
Johann Pachelbel
35/100 +5 pts 3-6 weeks
close skills low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Voix chantante and Style baroque — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.
Gentle
Piano arrangement of the aria “Io son poverina” from La vera costanza
Franz Joseph Haydn
35/100 +5 pts 3-6 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM). The demand here is musical rather than mechanical: Phrasé — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.
Gentle
Gymnopédie No.1
Erik Satie
36/100 +6 pts 3-6 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 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 step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced
Nocturne in F minor (posthumous) B.108
Frédéric Chopin
40/100 +10 pts 8-16 weeks
close skills moderate risk to confirm
A real step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 5 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
Corrente in F
Girolamo Frescobaldi
43/100 +13 pts 8-16 weeks
close skills moderate risk to confirm
A real step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Balanced
Corrente in G
Girolamo Frescobaldi
44/100 +14 pts 8-16 weeks
close skills moderate risk to confirm
A real step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge
Piano Sonata (Cantabile Andantino) d minor R. 359 (24)
Johann Kuhnau
46/100 +16 pts 16-32 weeks
new reflexes high risk to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Balance mains — what matters is quality of attack and evenness of tone, not speed.
Challenge
Piano Sonata (Cantabile) G major R. deest
Johann Kuhnau
45/100 +15 pts 16-32 weeks
partial transfer moderate risk to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Caractère et style — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Challenge
Balletto Primo: Corrente del Balletto Passacagli
Girolamo Frescobaldi
45/100 +15 pts 16-32 weeks
close skills moderate risk to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. The skill that will carry the work: Style baroque and Ornements baroque — 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
Gymnopédie No.2
Erik Satie
31/100 +1 pts 2-3 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. 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
Burgmüller - Consolation Op.100 No.13
Friedrich Burgmüller
29/100 -1 pts 1-2 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Staccato — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
Same level
Burgmüller - Barcarolle Op.100 No.22
Friedrich Burgmüller
29/100 -1 pts 1-2 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Balance mains and Staccato — what matters is quality of attack and evenness of tone, not speed.
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