Trinity Initial Piano: Starting Your First Exam

Here is some information about the Trinity College London Initial Piano  Exam. This is a pre-grade 1 exam that pianists will start once the basics of note-reading and playing and performing confidently in a beginner hand position have been mastered. You will also need to have completed the 1st and 2nd theory books listed below before starting on the Initial exam work. We recommend practising at least 10 minutes a day in order to work through all the requirements for the exam. A daily practice chart can be found in this handbook. Print a copy each week and show this to your teacher at the start of each lesson. It is important that an effective daily practice routine is maintained at home. We ask parents to supervise as many practice sessions as possible to ensure all requirements for the exam are being practised in rotation. Here are some resources to help you prepare for Trinity exams. Please note that theory exams are taken with ABRSM. All students will need to purchase these books: LIST OF BOOKS BY GRADE: Initial Exam Book (Pre-Grade 1) Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Aural Grades 1 to 5 Sight-Reading book On The Day: Your teacher does not attend your exam. If you are playing a duet you can engage the services of an accompanist. Please contact Theo for more information: theoadler (at) mail.com Practice the aural tests weekly (small monthly subscription fee): http://www.e-musicmaestro.com/auraltests/select Musical Knowledge (please print both sections and bring to your lesson) Trinity Handbook for SE22 Piano  School Students:
MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE SAMPLE QUESTIONS:

New Trinity Exam Syllabus: Valid from 2023 onwards.

New piano exam syllabus is out for Trinity College London

If you have recently completed a grade or you are thinking about starting to learn a new grade, please ensure you buy the NEW syllabus only for Trinity Piano Exams. Please also ensure you only purchase the Extended Version as the lower grades contain a bumper 21 pieces so you will have loads of great pieces to learn for a long time. Nb. Grade 3 extended version did not appear on Amazon at the time of writing this list so please check at the local music shop in East Dulwich where all of these books are available too.

A list of all the grades is listed below for purchase from Trinity on Amazon.co.uk.

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LIST OF BOOKS BY GRADE:

Initial Exam Book (Pre-Grade 1)

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Aural Grades 1 to 5
Sight-Reading book


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