Piano for Trinity Grade 4 by Angel Nivetha Rajam C

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1. Technical Skills

Scales:

• Ab and E major, F and C# minor (candidate’s choice of harmonic or melodic minor). Chromatic scales:
• In similar motion starting on B (two octaves, hands together).
• In contrary motion starting on Ab (one octave).
• E major contrary motion scale (two octaves, hands together).
   

Arpeggios: All major and minor keys above, hands separately (two octaves).

2. Musical Knowledge

Rhythm and Time Signatures:

• Time signatures of 5/8, 7/8, and 5/4.
• Rhythmic patterns including dotted and tied notes, syncopation, and triplets in irregular meters.
   

Intervals and Harmony:

• Identify augmented 4ths and diminished 5ths.
• Understand and recognize parallel 5ths and octaves.
   

3. Musical Words and Symbols
 

• Dynamic and Articulation Marks: Fortepiano (fp), sforzando (sfz), and abbreviations for these where appropriate.
   
• Tempo and Expression Marks: Accelerando, animato, assai, con moto, ben, brio, giocoso, largo, l’istesso, maestoso, pesante, primo, sempre, senza, simile, subito, troppo, ma non troppo.


4. Aural and Sight-Reading Skills

Aural Tests:
 

• Identify tonality: Determine whether a piece is in a major or minor key.
   
• Final cadence: Recognize cadences as perfect or imperfect.
   
• Interval identification: Distinguish between minor and major seconds, minor and major thirds, perfect fourths and fifths, and minor and major sixths.
   
• Sight-Reading: Play short passages with attention to dynamic, articulation, and rhythmic details.
   

5. Repertoire 

• Perform three contrasting pieces from the Trinity Grade 4 syllabus.
• Explore works from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and contemporary styles.
   

6. Practice Tips

• Practice regularly in focused sessions, breaking down complex passages and gradually increasing tempo.
• Use a metronome for rhythm accuracy and record your playing to assess dynamics and articulation.
• Strengthen finger independence with Hanon No. 1–6, emphasizing clarity and precision.