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- Where to Buy RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Book
- Pre-requisite Skills for RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
- Some Skills and Concepts You'll Work on in RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
- Song List (RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Book)
- Female Composers Featured in RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Book
- Performances of RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Pieces and Songs
- Allegro in C Major, op. 1, no. 4 – Alexander Reinagle
- Melody in G Major, op. 101, no. 39 – Ferdinand Beyer
- The Juggler – Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
- On the Trampoline – Linda Niamath
- Bluebottle – Christopher Norton
- Giraffe – Teresa Richert
- Ladybug Waltz – Susan Ogilvy
- Owl in the Night – Catherine Rollin
- Bumper Cars – Kevin Olson
- The Haunted Mouse – Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
- Criss Cross – Florence B. Price
- A Skating Waltz – Boris Berlin
- Sleigh Bells – Christine Donkin
- Barefoot on the Beach – Anne Crosby Gaudet
- Panda Blues – Edward Han Jiang
- The Haunted Harp – Christine Donkin
- Rock Climbing – Sarah Konecsni
- What's That Noise? – Martha Mier
- Around a Roundabout – Tom Gerou
- Prickly Pear Rag – Dennis Alexander
- The Wandering Ogre – Mark Mrozinski
- Sleepy Head – Marth Hill Duncan
- Baby Kangaroo – Anne Crosby Gaudet
- Curious Cat – Teresa Richert
- Smooth and Crunchy – Elissa Milne
- Final Thoughts
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Where to Buy RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Book
The Royal Conservatory of Music's Preparatory A Piano Repertoire book (Celebration Series, Sixth Edition) is available on Amazon.
Pre-requisite Skills for RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
RCM's Prep A and Prep B books function as a bridge between piano method books and RCM's Level 1 piano books.
In a method book series, you'll learn the basics of piano, like how to read music and how to sit at the piano. But to be ready for RCM's Level 1 piano books, there are some additional skills you'll need to master first. The Prep A and Prep B books will help you do that.
The pieces and songs included in RCM's Prep A and Prep B books are also a good introduction to the more formal and stark presentation of traditional sheet music. Method books are often designed to be colourful and fun, so many students feel intimidated when they transition to standard sheet music that looks less “friendly.”
The Prep A and Prep B books provide simple pieces, presented in standard “boring” sheet music format, so you can be successful with this presentation and overcome any nervousness you may have felt about sheet music.
You know you're ready for RCM's Prep A Piano Repertoire if you are already comfortable with the following:
- reading music on the entire range of the grand staff
- jumping around the keyboard (you're not locked into 5-finger position-based playing)
- 8th notes
- sharps and flats
Some Skills and Concepts You'll Work on in RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
- 2-note slurs
- key signatures with up to 2 sharps
- new time signatures: 6/4 and cut time
- 2- and 3-note chords
- 8va
- pedalling
- phrasing
- legato
- staccato
- ledger lines
- D.C. al Fine
- hand cross-overs
- clef changes
- treble clef in left hand
- bass clef in right hand
Song List (RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Book)
- Allegro in C Major, op. 1, no. 4 – Alexander Reinagle
- Melody in G Major, op. 101, no. 39 – Ferdinand Beyer
- The Juggler – Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
- On the Trampoline – Linda Niamath
- Bluebottle – Christopher Norton
- Giraffe – Teresa Richert
- Ladybug Waltz – Susan Ogilvy
- Owl in the Night – Catherine Rollin
- Bumper Cars – Kevin Olson
- The Haunted Mouse – Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
- Criss Cross – Florence B. Price
- A Skating Waltz – Boris Berlin
- Sleigh Bells – Christine Donkin
- Barefoot on the Beach – Anne Crosby Gaudet
- Panda Blues – Edward Han Jiang
- The Haunted Harp – Christine Donkin
- Rock Climbing – Sarah Konecsni
- What's That Noise? – Martha Mier
- Around a Roundabout – Tom Gerou
- Prickly Pear Rag – Dennis Alexander
- The Wandering Ogre – Mark Mrozinski
- Sleepy Head – Marth Hill Duncan
- Baby Kangaroo – Anne Crosby Gaudet
- Curious Cat – Teresa Richert
- Smooth and Crunchy – Elissa Milne
Female Composers Featured in RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Book
RCM did a good job of including in this book many pieces by female composers. Here is a list of the female composers featured:
- Nancy Faber
- Linda Niamath
- Teresa Richert
- Susan Ogilvy
- Catherine Rollin
- Florence B. Price
- Christine Donkin
- Anne Crosby Gaudet
- Sarah Konecsni
- Martha Mier
- Martha Hill Duncan
- Elissa Milne
Performances of RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire Pieces and Songs
Allegro in C Major, op. 1, no. 4 – Alexander Reinagle
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Melody in G Major, op. 101, no. 39 – Ferdinand Beyer
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
The Juggler – Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
On the Trampoline – Linda Niamath
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Bluebottle – Christopher Norton
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Giraffe – Teresa Richert
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Ladybug Waltz – Susan Ogilvy
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Owl in the Night – Catherine Rollin
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Bumper Cars – Kevin Olson
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
The Haunted Mouse – Nancy Faber and Randall Faber
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Criss Cross – Florence B. Price
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
A Skating Waltz – Boris Berlin
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Sleigh Bells – Christine Donkin
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Barefoot on the Beach – Anne Crosby Gaudet
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Panda Blues – Edward Han Jiang
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
The Haunted Harp – Christine Donkin
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Rock Climbing – Sarah Konecsni
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
What's That Noise? – Martha Mier
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Around a Roundabout – Tom Gerou
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Prickly Pear Rag – Dennis Alexander
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
The Wandering Ogre – Mark Mrozinski
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Sleepy Head – Marth Hill Duncan
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Baby Kangaroo – Anne Crosby Gaudet
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Curious Cat – Teresa Richert
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Smooth and Crunchy – Elissa Milne
RCM Preparatory A Piano Repertoire
Final Thoughts
I've had both adult students and young students who enjoyed working on pieces in this book. And it works well as an effective bridge between method books and RCM's Level 1 piano repertoire.
If you're interested in learning the pieces above, you can find The Royal Conservatory of Music's Preparatory A Piano Repertoire book (Celebration Series, Sixth Edition) on Amazon.