Publications
A Recital Anthology – Piano Solo
- Page 84 – Sonata in F major (Mozart) – bars 186 and 188 RH are incorrect in the first impression. Bars 185-188 should appear as in this PDF. (Bar 186 RH: crotchet B natural slurred to quaver C, then crotchet G and quaver rest. Bar 188 RH: crotchet A flat tied to semiquaver A flat with turn symbol above, semiquaver B flat, crotchet C, quaver rest.) [amended in the second impression]
- Page 96 – Sonata in C minor 'Pathétique' (Beethoven) – bar 272, LH 5th note should be G (not B flat as in the first impression)
- Bar 176 – Deep River (Coleridge-Taylor) – bar 38 LH last chord flat sign should be in front of the E (and not in front of the F) [amended in the second impression]
- Page 199 – Suite (Bartók) is op. 14 (not op. 32 as in the first impression)
- Page 23 – Toccata no. 5 in E minor (J S Bach) – the tempo marking should be ‘Allegro’, rather than ‘Adagio’ [amended in the second impression]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021*: Grade 2
- Page 8 – Canzonet (Neefe) – bar 11 LH C should have a sharp sign. [amended in the second impression]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021*: Grade 4
- Page 28 – Exercise 1a. Sarabande – bar 4 LH should not have lower G on either chord - these should be two-note chords only (crotchet B flat and D natural, minim B flat and D flat) [amended in the second impression]
- Audio – Calypso (Knowles) – at 0’34’’ the rhythm in the RH on the first beats of bars 19 and 21 has been played incorrectly (swapped around). The score is correct.
- Calypso (Knowles) - the RH rhythm in bar 24 should be as bar 23. [Corrected in the 3rd impression.]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021*: Grade 5
- Page 21 – Sports Car (McCabe) – bar 4 RH the first two notes should be dotted crotchet – quaver.
- Page 22 – Sports Car (McCabe) – bar 29 RH chord on beat one should be E-F sharp-A (as in bar 33). [amended in the second impression]
- Page 23 - Sports Car (McCabe) - bar 43 LH 5th note should be a G
- Page 25 - Large Wave (Wedgwood) - bar 24-25 the RH C should be tied across the bar. [amended in the second impression]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021*: Grade 6
- Pages 11-13 (Standard Edition), 13-15 (Extended Edition) – Finale (Haydn) – bars 20-21, 49-50, 73-74, 90-91 LH upper G should be tied (as in bars 3-4)[amended in the second impression]
- Page 13 – Finale (Haydn) – bar 89 first quaver should be a C (not E). Either version will be acceptable in the exam. [amended in the second impression]
- Page 16 – Ivan is Very Busy (Khachaturian) – bar 1 all quavers in the left hand should be marked as staccato.
- Page 18 – Ivan is Very Busy (Khachaturian) – bar 72 last quaver should be a G (not E). Either version will be acceptable in the exam. [amended in the second impression]
- Page 16 & 18 – Ivan is Very Busy (Khachaturian) - Bar 13 pedalling should be from quaver 4 (RH chord) to quaver 7 (LH Bb), and a similar pattern in bar 14 (the same for bars 64 & 65). Bar 15 should be pedalled from quaver 2 (LH F) to quaver 5 (LH Db) [Corrected in impression 4]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021*: Grade 8
- Page 26 – Feodora (Czerny) – bar 50 RH the first G should be a G natural followed by a G sharp [amended in the third impression]
- Page 30 – No. 2, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (Bartók) – bar 51 LH chords should be identical to those in bars 52-54 (first impression had A natural instead of A flat). [amended in the second impression]
- Page 34 – Andaluza (Granados) – bar 9 LH last quaver should be a D [amended in the second impression (third impression Extended Edition)]
- Page 38 – Andaluza (Granados) – bar 77 RH second dotted quaver (on 5th quaver beat) should be a C (not A) [amended in the second impression (third impression Extended Edition)]
- Page 52 – Blue Air (Dring) – bar 35 RH the ♮ sign should apply to the A, not the B. [amended in the third impression (Standard Edition), fourth impression (Extended Edition)]
- Page 55 – Romance (Sciarra) – bar 25 LH beat 4 second triple quaver should be D♮ (not D♭) [amended in the second impression (third impression Extended Edition)]
- Page 56 – Romance (Sciarra) – bar 33 RH beat 4 – the 3rd flourished demisemiquaver (32nd note) should be F sharp (not G sharp) [amended in the second impression (third impression Extended Edition)]
- Page 34 – Andaluza (Granados) the metronome mark should be dotted crotchet = 50
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 2
- Page 8 (Extended Edition) - Hornpipe (Purcell) - there should be a forward repeat at the start of the first full bar. [amended in the second impression]
- Page 15 (Extended Edition) - Tale (Maykapar) – on the audio recording in bars 2 and 6 the final quaver (B) is played incorrectly as an A. Note that the notation does have an A in bar 19. The printed notation is correct.
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 3
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 4
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Page 40 (Standard Edition), 64 (Extended Edition) – Exercise 2d (Against the Flow) – bar 2 RH the A♭ should be staccato, as in other bars. [amended in 2nd impression – Std, 3rd impression Ext]
- Page 41 (Standard Edition), 65 (Extended Edition) – Exercise 3c (Stately Cascade) – both mordents should be lower mordents. [amended in 2nd impression Std, 3rd impression Ext]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 5
- Page 12 (Standard Edition), 28 (Extended Edition) – Grisaille (Greyness) – bar 55 the final pedal marking should start in bar 56. [amended in the second impression]
- Page 16 (Extended Edition) – Fantasia in D minor (Handel) – bar 16 LH, the E should be a C♯. [amended in the second impression]
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Page 23 (Standard Edition), 47 (Extended Edition) – Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh (Shankar-Jaikishan (2) arr. Misri) – bar 18 RH, the rhythm of the last two notes on the audio recording is swapped around - the printed version is correct.
- Page 34 (Extended Edition) – Scherzino (Scharwenka) - bar 61 RH, the final note should be an F♯, not an E. [amended in the third impression]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 6
- Page 18 (Standard Edition), 36 (Extended Edition) - Snowfall (Sainio) - bar 29: the printed notation is correct. There are errors in the demonstration audio in beats 3 and 4.
- Page 29 (Extended Edition) - I Giorni (Einaudi) - bar 93: the direction should be 'allarg.' instead of 'accel.' [amended in the third impression]
- Page 30 (Standard Edition), 48 (Extended Edition) - Victor’s Piano Solo (Elfman) - bar 12: the crotchet on the 2nd beat of the RH should be an E, not an F♯. [amended in the second impression]
- Page 41 (Standard Edition), 69 (Extended Edition) - My Funny Valentine (Rodgers & Hart)
- bar 26: the third note in the LH should be a B♭ as the lowest note (rather than a B♮) [amended in the second (std)/third (ext) impression]
- bars 25 & 49: RH beat 1, the A♭ should be an A♮ [amended in the second (std)/third (ext) impression]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 7
- Page 14 (Extended Edition) – Fughetta – bar 82 the slur in the RH has been removed. [amended in the second impression]
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Page 16 (Extended Edition) – Andante (2nd movt from Sonata in E) (Haydn) – bar 2 the penultimate RH note should be a G, not F♯ (as in bar 47). [amended in the second impression]
- Pages 39-44 (Extended Edition) – Navajo Vocable for Piano no. 1 (Chee) – the high A♭s should be Cs in bars 5, 6, 23, 24, 41, 42 and 53. The audio is also incorrect. [amended in 3rd impression]
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Pages 41-42 (Standard Edition), 75-76 (Extended Edition) – No Surprises (Yorke/Selway/O’Brien/Greenwood/Greenwood arr. Cohen):
- Page 53 (Standard Edition), 91 (Extended Edition) – Spain – bar 9 the final F in the LH should be an F♯. [amended in the second impression]
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Pages 85 & 88 (Extended Edition) – Long Drive in the Rain (Tebbs) – audio errors in bar 8 beat 2 RH, bar 9 beat 2 RH, bar 54 beat 2 RH, and bar 55 beat 2 RH. [printed copy is correct in all cases]
Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 8
* The Piano Pieces Plus Exercises from 2021 books were previously titled Piano Pieces Plus Exercises 2021-2023. They are being changed at reprint to 'from 2021' to reflect the continued validity of the repertoire for use in exams. For further information see our Piano Syllabus Page.
[Piano section last updated 15 November 2024]