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

Book 4features popular pieces set onABRSM Grades 7 and 8. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, likeWillie Wagglesticks Walkaboutor a BeethovenAllegro. Plus, 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 G, BWV 860/1: No. 15 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part 1 [Johann Sebastian Bach / Nikki Iles]
• For Johnny Mehegan, No.2 from Four Anniversaries [Leonard Bernstein]
• Willie Wagglestick’s Walkabout, No. 4 from Jazzy Piano 2 [Brian Bonsor]
• Berceuse [Frank Bridge]
• Kleines Klavierstck No. 1, from Vier klieine Klavierstucke (Four Short Piano pieces), S. 192 [Franz Liszt]
• Giga in G minor, from 6 Suits or Lessons for the harpsichord or spinnet [Jean Baptiste Loeillet]
• Menuetto and Trio Third movement from Sonata in E flat, D.568 [Franz Schubert]
• Allegro, First movement from Sonata in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• Nocturne in B, Op. 32 No. 1 [Fryderyk Chopin]
• Piano Blues No. 3 [Aaron Copland]
• Prlude: first movement from Suite bergamasque [Claude Debussy]
• Sonata in F, K. 332 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
• Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C (from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87) [Dmitry Shostakovich]
• Sonata in D, Kp. 535, L. 262 [Domenico Scarlatti]