In this video/blog post, we’re going to take a look at some of my favorite grade 3 piano pieces. The video shows some quick clips of what the pieces sound like, and all the information is listed below.

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In today’s video, we’re going to take a look at ABRSM exams – what they are, where you can take them, and why. Last month we did a similar video featuring RCM exams, so take a look at that if you’re located in Canada or United States, as it’s a very popular music school in…

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In today’s video, we’re going to talk about the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), a Canadian music school that offers standardized exams called “grades”. If you’ve ever heard someone say “I have my grade 6 in music”, they’re probably talking about the RCM and RCM exams.

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In today’s video, we’re going to talk all about grade 3 piano through the RCM, as well as grade 3 ABRSM piano. These are two major systems of grading, exams and levels in the piano world.

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9 Today’s video is a quick compilation of my favorite grade 1 piano pieces. I play through some short clips of various grade 1 songs in the RCM syllabus, and show what books the music comes from. I’ve done a video on my favorite grade 1 books, and some of these books are included in…

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Today’s video covers the ABRSM’s grade 2 piano technique requirements. This includes scales and triads, solid and broken. I’ll be playing with the metronome in this video at the MINIMUM required speeds (feel free to go a little faster), and will label each technique on the screen as I play them. I’ve also done the…

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Today’s video covers the RCM’s grade 2 piano technique requirements (updated for the 2015 syllabus). This includes scales and triads, solid and broken. I’ll be playing with the metronome in this video at the MINIMUM required speeds (feel free to go a little faster), and will label each technique on the screen as I play…

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In today’s video, we’re going to discuss grade 2 piano, RCM as well as grade 2 ABRSM. These are two major systems of grading, exams and levels in the piano world. So we’re going to talk about the different exam categories of grade 2 piano: song categories, the technique that’s required, as well as ear…

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Today’s episode is all about ABRSM Grade 1 (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music). In a previous video I talked about grade 1 through the RCM, so if that’s something up your alley, definitely check it out as well.

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