Materials for ABRSM Piano ARSM Diploma

Where to Get Music (online & music shops):

There is a lot of music on Amazon but it does not have everything. IMSLP is a good starting point but it is always better to buy the music you play which you willl spend a lot of time with.

🎹 Chimes Music

🎹 Boosey & Hawkes

🎹 Presto Music

🎹 Stretta Music

🎹 Music Room

🎹 Sheet Music at Foyles

🎹 Sheet Music Plus

📖 "You must reach the stage where you are able to understand a piece of music, just from seeing it on paper."
Robert Schumann

📖 "Do not aim for mere dexterity, or the so-called 'bravura'. Try to recreate the spirit intended by the composer, nothing more; anything else is a caricature. All mechanical brilliance fades over time; technical skill is of value only when it serves a higher purpose."
Robert Schumann

📖 "It goes without saying, that technical proficiency should be one of the first acquisitions of the student who would become a fine pianist. It is impossible to conceive of fine playing that is not marked by clean, fluent, distinct, elastic technic. The technical ability of the performer should be of such a nature that it can be applied immediately to all the artistic demands of the composition to be interpreted. Of course, there may be individual passages which require some special technical study, but, generally speaking, technic is worthless unless the hands and the mind of the player are so trained that they can encompass the principal difficulties found in modern compositions."
Sergei Rachmaninov in James Francis Cooke's Great Pianists on Piano Playing

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📖 "Through diligent study and perseverance you will rise ever higher."
Robert Schumann

Materials for preparation for ABRSM's ARSM diploma.

The repertoire for piano ARSM is exactly the same as for piano DipABRSM.

👉 Please visit the DipABRSM page to find recordings, books, advice on technical skills and much more to prepare for the ARSM diploma.

👉 Find the official preparation materials for diplomas on the ABRSM website

The ARSM diploma is for piano students who are looking for a way to bridge the gap between grade 8 and DipABRSM which is quite different from the last grade.

📖 “For those who have reached the age of maturity the first step in the unfolding of personality is a firm belief in the existence of the Ego, or inner self - a possession differing from that which exists in any other person: something infinitely precious, potential, powerful: something which demands courage, conviction and confidence. Realization of this hidden force must be an act of faith, joyous and complete, for only thus is the spirit of leadership inspired and the foundation of progress well and truly laid.
Emancipation from the bondage of a specialised career must be sought if freedom for the expansion of individual power is to be attained. Concentration upon a single purpose, to the neglect of all others, is not conductive to true self-expression, which calls for a wide range of thought, varied social contacts and broad cultural interests. These may seem to have little connection with the daily routine of business or profession but they are the soil in which new ideas germinate and bring to our work fresh founts of energy and inspiration.”
Walter Carroll Music in Life and Education. Essays and Outlines (1948)

Download Alternative Piano Repertoire Bridging Between Grade 8 and DipABRSM

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👉 Duvernoy Au Clair de la Lune, Op. 296

👉 Duvernoy Fantaisie sur 'Don Juan' de Mozart, Op. 284

ABRSM Piano ARSM Materials

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Download Alternative Piano Repertoire Bridging Between Grade 8 and DipABRSM