ABRSM Encore: Book 2, Grades 3 & 4

Encoreis theofficialcollection of best-loved ABRSM piano exam pieces from Grades 1 to 8.

Book 2features popular pieces previously set onABRSM Grades 3 and 4. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, likeTop Cat!or Burgmllers dramaticBalladePlus, weve included background information and new ideas for exploring the music.Encoreis perfect for:

• Developing skills and technique between grades
• Sourcing music for a concert or recital
• Learning or playing for fun, away from the exam format
• Adults returning to piano playing, looking for approachable repertoire theyll recognise

For teachers, weve made sure that the content is perfectly balanced at every level. For quick reference, each piece has a note highlighting skills to focus on.Encoreis packed full of music that will:

• Motivate students all the pieces have been chosen for their ongoing popular appeal
• Form a bank of rich content, so you can pick and choose pieces to help each student improve
• Introduce new skills and techniques, to prepare exam candidates for the next level

Whether youre working through our exams, playing informally, or planning a performance,Encoreis full of music youll want to play again and again!

SHEET MUSIC

• Prelude in C, BWV 939, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellners Collection [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Round Dance , No. 17 from For Children, Vol. 1 [Bla Bartk]
• Wiosna [Fryderyk Chopin]
• Top Cat! [Joseph Barbera / Hoyt Curtin]
• Waldvglein (No. 15 from Skizzen, Op. 77) [Heinrich Hofmann]
• Clowning Around: from 30 Children’s Pieces, Op. 27, No. 10 [Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky]
• Zur Sonnenuntergangsstunde: No. 7 from Regenbogen Prludes [Manfred Schmitz]
• Llphant: from Le carnaval des animaux, arr. Heumann [Camille Saint-Sans]
• Blue Sky Blue: No.1 from Jazz Jazz Jazz [Dave Stapleton]
• Sonatina in Bb, No. 8 from 12 Sonatinas, Op. 4 [Samuel Wesley]
• Arietta in Eb, Op. 12, No. 1 from Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 [Edvard Grieg]
• Allegro in F: No. 33 from Nannerl Notenbuch [Anon.]
• Sonatina in A minor: Andante un poco allegretto [Georg Benda]
• Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15 [Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmller]
• Allegretto: Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2, first movement [Muzio Clementi]
• Carnival in Rio [William Gillock]
• Baa, Baa, Blue Sheeps Waltz, No. 5 from More Swinging Rhymes [Terence Greaves]
• Aria in G, from Suite No. 8 in G (1727 coll.), HWV 441 [George Frideric Handel]
• Little Boats on the Water (Petits bateaux sur leau) [Gustave Sandr]
• Freeway: No. 1 from Rhythm and Rag [Alan Haughton]