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Piano Grade 6
The essential syllabus for the aspiring, contemporary pianist. Piano Grade 6 will provide you with everything you need for your Grade 6 exam, including a diverse range of repertoire, a truly innovative range of supporting tests and a vast array of professionally recorded backing tracks and audio examples.
Important information about the 2019 Piano Syllabus: This syllabus is valid for exam entries until 31 August 2026. For exams after this date, please use the 2025 syllabus. For more information, please visit our Piano Grades page.
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Africa Track 1 of 6£3.99
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Cantaloupe Island Track 2 of 6£3.99
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Defying Gravity Track 3 of 6£3.99
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He's A Pirate Track 4 of 6£3.99
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In The End Track 5 of 6£3.99
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The Way It Is Track 6 of 6£3.99
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Supporting Tests£5.99
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- Songs from Rock and Pop, Jazz, Blues and Soul, Film and Musical Theatre
- Professional backing tracks for pieces and supporting tests
- Downloadable audio
- Fact files
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- Ear Tests
- Technical Exercises
- Sight Reading Examples
- Improvisation and Interpretation Examples
- General Musicianship Questions
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- Toto - 'Africa'
- Herbie Hancock - 'Cantaloupe Island'
- Linkin Park - 'In The End' (Solo)
- Wicked - 'Defying Gravity'
- Bruce Hornsby and The Range - 'The Way It Is'
- Pirates of the Caribbean - 'He’s A Pirate' (Solo)
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Technical Exercises
- Group A - Scales
- Group B - Arpeggios
- Group C - Chord Voicings
- Group D - Technical Studies
Unseen Tests
- Sight Reading
- Improvisation & Interpretation
- Ear Tests (Test 1: Melodic Recall, Test 2: Harmonic Recall)
- General Musicianship Questions
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Pages 25 - 30
He's a Pirate
The left hand (bass clef) part in bars 1–4 has been transposed down an octave. (Updated 3 July 2019)
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