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Grade 6

This document provides guidance for students taking a grade 6 piano exam, advising them to compose a 4-5 minute piece using advanced techniques like theme and variations form, an extensive range, and melodic ornamentation. It suggests including pedal effects and different forms, and adapting starters from previous grades into a composition meeting the technical demands of this level through improvisation and development. A sample starter is provided.

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Grade 6

This document provides guidance for students taking a grade 6 piano exam, advising them to compose a 4-5 minute piece using advanced techniques like theme and variations form, an extensive range, and melodic ornamentation. It suggests including pedal effects and different forms, and adapting starters from previous grades into a composition meeting the technical demands of this level through improvisation and development. A sample starter is provided.

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PIANO GRADE: 6

Duration: 4 - 5 minutes
Techniques to include: More advanced use of form (eg theme and variations)
Extensive range
More advanced melodic ornamentation or inflection
Use of any key
You may want to... ...include pedal effects
...investigate different types of form
As stated previously, starters for this grade and above can be drawn from any of the starters from
previous grades. Spend time improvising and adapting music for the piece. Expand ideas and
techniques until a piece is crafted with similar technical demands to the other pieces in this grade.
Look through other pieces in this grade and analyse their form, range and technical demands. Use
this to help create a checklist of things to include in the composition.

Below is a starter adapted from Example #2 from Grade 3 this is one of many starters that could be
adapted into a piece using theme and variations as a compositional tool. Improvise changing time
signature, tempo, melody, harmony, rhythm, embellishments etc.

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