ABRSM Encore Piano Book 1 (G1-2)

A collection of some of the most popular exam pieces from grades 1 and 2 over the last few decades.

Compiled by Karen Marshall.

For teachers, we’ve made sure that the content is perfectly balanced at every level. For quick reference, each piece has a note highlighting skills to focus on. Encore is packed full of music that will:

– Motivate students – all the pieces have been chosen for their ongoing popular appeal – Form a bank of rich content, so you can pick and choose pieces to help each student improve – Introduce new skills and techniques, to prepare exam candidates for the next level

Whether you’re working through our exams, playing informally, or planning a performance, Encore is full of music you’ll want to play again and again!

Contents:

Cradle Song, No. 17 from The First Lessons, Op. 117 [Cornelius Gurlitt] Theme and First Variation, from 5 Happy Variations on a Russian Folksong, Op. 51 No. 1 [Dmitri Kabalevsky] Das Echo, No. 14 from Maiblumchen, Op. 61 [Theodor Oesten] African Dance [John Rowcroft] Das Ballet: No. 19 from Handstucke fur angehende Klavierspieler (Pieces for aspiring players) [Daniel Gottlob Turk] Chattanooga Choo Choo [Harry Warren] Vampire Blues [Kevin Wooding] Musette in D, BWV Anh. II 126 [Anon.] Ecossaise in Eb, WoO 86 [Ludwig van Beethoven] The Prince of Denmark’s March: Round O [Jeremiah Clarke] Balletto [Georg Lohlein] Mozzie [Elissa Milne] Cloudy Day, No. 6 from Microjazz I [Christopher Norton] The Bee [Alec Rowley] Lullaby: No. 5 from ‘Six Sketches’ [Charles Villiers Stanford] Strange Things Happen [Sarah Watts] Garage Sale [Pam Wedgwood] Gavotte in C, Op. 81, Lesson 3 [James Hook] Giga: Third movement from Lesson in C, Op. 12 No. 2 [Samuel Arnold] A Song of Erin: No. 8 [Thomas Dunhill] The Old Cuckoo-Clock [N. Batschinskaja]