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Grade 4 Pieces
Four pieces; at least one chosen by the candidate from each of the three Lists, A, B and C, and a fourth of the candidate’s own choice; for further programming requirements, see the ABRSM Exam Syllabus.
Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus.
Please note the first three pieces in each list are in ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028 Grade 4
Books marked with 📖 are currently unavailable in the UK.
Grade 4 Scales & Arpeggios
ABRSM Piano Scales & Arpeggios Grade 4
Grade 4 Sight-Reading
ABRSM Piano Sight-Reading Grade 4
Grade 4 Aural
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests Grades 4-5
Additional Resources
Grade 4 Scale & Arpeggios
Improve Your Scales Grade 4
Grade 4 Sight Reading
ABRSM More Piano Sight-Reading Grade 4
Joining the Dots Grade 4
Improve Your Sight-Reading Grade 4
Grade 4 Aural
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5
Improve Your Aural Grade 4
Aural Test Survival Grade 4
Theory of Music
ABRSM Music Theory Exam Materials
Additional Music Theory Resources
Grade 4 2027 & 2028 List A
1. D. Scarlatti, Minuet, (2nd movt from Sonata in A , Kp. 83), Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
2. J. C. F. Bach, Scherzo (from Musikalische Nebenstunden), Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
3. Schytte, Hide and Seek (No. 6 from 30 Easy and Melodious Studies, Op. 66), Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
4. Beethoven, Allegro assai, Allegro assai (1st movt from Sonatina in F, Anh. 5 No. 2), The New Sonatina Book, Vol. 1 (Schott)
5. J. F. F. Burgmüller, Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15, Encore, Book 2 (ABRSM) or Lang Lang Piano Academy – Mastering the Piano, Level 4 (Faber)
6. Buxtehude, Saraband (from Suite in E minor, BuxWV 236), Baroque Keyboard Anthology, Vol. 1 (Schott)
7. R. Center, The Merry-Go-Round, From Childhood (Goodmusic)
8. Dring, Scherzando, 12 Pieces in the Form of Studies (Weinberger)
9. Gambarini, Grazioso (from Sonata No. 2), HerStory – The Piano Collection (Faber)
10. Grieg, Alvedans, Core Classics, Grades 3–4 (ABRSM) or Lyric Pieces & Poetic Tone-Pictures (ABRSM)
11. Gurlitt, Allegretto scherzando (3rd movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 188 No. 4), Sonatinas for Piano, Book 1 (PWM)
12. Haydn, Allegro scherzando in F, Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Vol. 6 (Alfred)
13. S. Heller, Study in A minor, Op. 45 No. 2, 20 Miscellaneous Studies (ABRSM) or Piano Literature for a Dark and Stormy Night, Vol. 1 (Faber Piano Adventures)
14. J. Hisaishi, A Town with an Ocean View (from Kiki’s Delivery Service), Studio Ghibli Best Hits – Intermediate Level (Yamaha)
15. L. Köhler, Sledging Party (from Kinderfreund, Op. 243), with first repeat Splash! (Breitkopf & Härtel)
16. Mozart, Rondo in F, K. 15hh, Core Classics, Grades 3–4 (ABRSM) or 25 Early Pieces (ABRSM) or The Best of Grade 4 Piano (Faber)
Grade 4 2027 & 2028 List B
1. F. Faux, The Lonesome Trail, Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
2. H. Hammond, Where the Blackcap Sings, Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
3. A. M. Pirio, Last Dark Before Dawn, Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
4. A. Adkins & G. Kurstin, arr. Dunlop, Easy on Me, Pop Performer, Grades 4–5 (ABRSM)
5. J. Stephens & T. Gad, All of Me, Pop Performer, Grades 4–5 (ABRSM)
6. C. P. E. Bach (arr.), Andante, Lang Lang Piano Academy – Mastering the Piano, Level 4 (Faber)
7. W. Carroll, Sunrise, River and Rainbow (Forsyth)
8. M. David, A. Hoffman & Livingston, arr. Keveren, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (from Cinderella), The Phillip Keveren Series – Disney Songs For Classical Piano (Hal Leonard)
9. P. Doyle, arr. Coates, Neville’s Waltz, Selections from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Easy Piano Edition (Alfred)
10. Estévez, Canción para dormir una muñeca (No. 7 from 17 piezas infantiles), Encore Plus, Book 2 (ABRSM) 📖
11. Granados, Dedicatoria, Stories of the Young, Op. 1 (ABRSM) or More Romantic Pieces for Piano, Book 2 (ABRSM)
12. H. Hammond, Once Upon a Frozen Winter, Ballads Without Words, Vol. 1 (EVC)
13. Khachaturian, A Little Song (Andantino), Pictures of Childhood (Boosey & Hawkes)
14. Liszt, La cloche sonne, S. 238, Chopin, Liszt, Hiller – Urtext Primo, Vol. 5 (Wiener Urtext)
15. Mendelssohn, arr. Scott-Burt, Andante (2nd movt from Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64), Piano Mix 3 (ABRSM)
16. Trad. Malay, arr. Siagian, Voyage of the Sampan, with repeats Malay Folk Songs Collection (Hal Leonard)
Grade 4 2027 & 2028 List C
1. N. Ikeda, The Midnight Ball, Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
2 Shostakovich, Clockwork Doll, Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
3. African American Spiritual, arr. Önaç, Wade in the Water, Piano Exam Pieces 2027 & 2028, Grade 4 (ABRSM)
4. B. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus & Anderson, arr. Önaç, Dancing Queen, Pop Performer, Grades 4–5 (ABRSM)
5. C. Coles, Phantom, Five Sketches (Bardic Edition)
6. Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46), Piano Mix 3 (ABRSM)
7. Kabalevsky, Toccatina (No. 12), 30 Children’s Pieces, Op. 27 (Boosey & Hawkes) or The Best of Grade 4 Piano (Faber)
8. Maikapar, At the Smithy, Op. 8 No. 5, A Romantic Sketchbook for Piano, Book 2 (ABRSM)
9. A. Mathews, Buried Rubies, Treasure Trove (Editions Musica Ferrum) or Encore Plus, Book 2 (ABRSM) 📖
10. M. Mier, Worrisome Blues, Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 3 (Alfred)
11. A. Pärt, Für Anna Maria, fröhlich or nachdenklich, Für Anna Maria (Universal)
12. F. Price, The Goblin and the Mosquito, Isata Kanneh-Mason – Piano Inspiration, Book 1 (ABRSM)
13. Prokofiev, Marche (No. 10), Musiques d’enfants, Op. 65 (Boosey & Hawkes)
14. Trad., arr. Bennett, Shenandoah, The Graded Piano Player, Grades 3–5 (Faber)
15. Waller, Razaf & H. Brooks, arr. Iles, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Nikki Iles and Friends, Book 1 (ABRSM)
16. J. Williams, arr. Turner, Star Wars (Main Theme), Simply Film, Piano Grades 4–5 (Faber)
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