ABRSM Encore Book 3 (Grades 5 & 6)

ABRSM Encore Book 3 (Grades 5 & 6)

Your Favourite ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces

'Encore' is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM piano exam pieces, selected from syllabuses over the past few decades. This volume features 19 popular pieces suitable for Grades 5 and 6, offering an appealing mix of repertoire for both pianists and teachers. Enjoy exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, such as Satie's *Gymnopedie No. 1* and Haydn's *Vivace assai*.

Each piece is accompanied by footnotes providing background information, summaries of key skills developed, and new ideas for engaging with the music. 'Encore' is perfect for:

- Developing skills and technique between grades
- Sourcing music for concerts or recitals
- Learning for fun outside the exam format
- Adults returning to piano, seeking approachable and recognisable repertoire

Teachers will appreciate the carefully balanced content at every level, with quick reference notes highlighting skills to focus on. *Encore* motivates students with its popular selections, forming a rich bank of content to help each student improve while introducing new skills and techniques to prepare exam candidates for their next level.

Whether working through exams, playing informally, or planning performances, 'Encore' is filled with music you'll want to play again and again! 40 pages.

Song Titles Include:

• The Blue Pool (No. 5 from On the Cool Side) [Brian Chapple]
• Miniature in D minor, No. 2 from 10 Miniatures en forme d’Études, Op. 8 [Aleksandr Fyodorovich Gedike]
• Vivace assai: No. 11 from XII petites pièces [Joseph Haydn]
• Air in F, from the ‘Water Music’, HWV 464 [George Frideric Handel]
• Rondo: Sonatina in E, Op. 12 No. 12, second movement [James Hook]
• Of Foreign Lands and People (Von fremden Landern und Menschen), Op. 15 No. 1 [Robert Schumann]
• By the Brook, No. 6 from Album for the Young, Op. 25 [Genari Karganov]
• To a Wild Rose: No. 1 from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 [Edward MacDowell / Rowsby Woof]
• Jackson Street Blues, from Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 4 [Martha Mier]
• Invention No. 14 in B flat, BWV 785 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Adagio: 2nd movt from Sonata in C, WoO 51 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• Columbine Dances, No. 1 from Puppets, Vol. 1 [Bohuslav Martinu]
• Waltz in A flat: No. 15 from Waltzes, Op.39 [Johannes Brahms / Kevin Hathway]
• Modulations (from Blue Piano) [Mike Cornick]
• Soirée Polka [Stephen Collins Foster]
• Adagio: 1st movement from Sonata in D, Op. 1 No. 4 [Baldassare Galuppi]
• Song without Words [Felix Mendelssohn]
• Gymnopedie No. 1 [Eric Satie]
• Vals Poetico (Poetic Waltz) No. 5 [Enrique Granados / Kevin Hathway]

"Could easily serve as a one-stop shop for a piano curriculum. An inspiring and excellent set of repertoire" Music Teacher.