Please use the links below to find the titles recommended in the ABRSM Exam Syllabus:

Grade 5 Scales
ABRSM Piano Scales Grade 5

Grade 5 Sight-reading
ABRSM Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Grade 5
Additional Sight Reading Resources
ABRSM More Piano Sight Reading Grade 5
Join the Dots Grade 5

Grade 5 Aurals
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book only)
ABRSM Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)
ABRSM Aural Training in Practice, Grades 4-5 (book and CD)

Grade 5 Pieces
One piece must be chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. Please note that the first three pieces in each list are found in the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces book:
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 5 (book only)
ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 5 (book and CD)

List A
1. J. S. Bach Aria (4th movt from Partita No. 4 in D, BWV 828)
2. Haydn Andante in A, Hob. I:53/II
3. Jean Baptiste Loeillet Minuetto (5th movt from Suite No. 6 in Eb)
4. W. F. Bach Allegro in A: from At the Piano with the Sons of Bach
5. Handel Aria in G (4th movt from Suite in G, HWV 441): from Handel: Selected Keyboard Works, Book 1
6. Kuhlau Allegretto grazioso (2nd movt from Sonatina in C, Op. 55 No. 3): from Barenreiter Sonatina Album, Vol. 2

List B
1. T. Kirchner Plauderei (No. 1 from Plaudereien, Op. 60)
2. Farrenc Etude in A minor (No. 2 from 25 études faciles, Op. 50)
3. Sibelius Joueur de harpe (No. 8 from Bagatelles, Op. 34)
4. Bloch Dream: No. 10 from Enfantines
5. Franck Poco lento (No. 5 from L'Organiste, Vol. 1): No. 10 from Franck: 25 Short Pieces from L'Organiste
6. Schumann Erinnerung: No. 28 from Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68

List C
1. Lutoslawski Rektor (No. 12 from Melodie ludowe)
2. Prokofiev Lentamente (No. 1 from Visions fugitives, Op. 22)
3. Mike Cornick Film Noir
4. Gillock New Orleans Nightfall: from New Orleans Jazz Styles
5. Poulenc Valse Tyrolienne (No. 1 from Villageoises)
6. Pam Wedgwood Hang-Up: from After Hours, Book 3

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