Guidelines for Non-American Selections
Any
non-American piano work that approximates the level of the American selection and meets the other guidelines is acceptable. The following collections will give a general idea of the level of each category.
When
in doubt, please refer to
i. The Pianist’s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature written by Jane Magrath, Alfred Publishing Company
ii. Intermediate Piano Repertoire: A Guide
for Teaching written by Cathy Albergo and Ried Alexander, Frederick
Harris Music
Elementary II
**students
may be working in method books: levels 1-2 (Faber, Alfred, Bastien, etc. or First Grade of John Thompson)
Music
for Millions vol. 17-27
Beginning
Piano Solos (ed. Sheftel)
Essential
Keyboard Repertoire (ed.Olson) vol. 1
Music
Pathways Repertoire 3A-3B
Piano
Repertoire (ed. Snell) Preparatory 1-2
Masterworks
(Alfred) vol. 1-2
Intermediate I
**students
may be working in method books: levels 3 (Faber, Alfred, Bastien or Second
Grade of John Thompson)
Music
for Millions vol. 17-27
Classics
Romantics Moderns (ed. Sheftel)
Essential
Keyboard Repertoire (ed. Olson) vol. 2-3
Music
Pathways Repertoire 3B-4A
Piano
Repertoire (ed. Snell) 2-4
Masterworks
(Alfred) vol. 3-4
Intermediate II
**students
may be working in method books: levels 4-5 (Faber, Alfred, Bastien or Third
Grade and portions of Grade 4 of John Thompson)
Music
for Millions vol. 27-37
More
Classics Romantics Moderns (ed. Sheftel)
Essential
Keyboard Repertoire (ed. Olson) vol. 4-8
Piano
Repertoire (ed. Snell) 4-5
Masterworks
(Alfred) vol. 4-6
Encore
vol. 1
Senior I-II
**students
may be working in method books: Fourth, Fifth Grade and beyond of John Thompson)
Music
for Millions vol. 37-47
Essential
Keyboard Repertoire (ed. Olson) vol. 4-8
Anthology
of Piano Music (ed. Agay) 4 volumes
Piano
Repertoire (ed. Snell) 6-9
Masterworks
(Alfred) vol. 6
Encore
vol. 2-3
Applause
1-2
Young Artist I-II
Any
single work or movement or group of short movements from the standard literature may be used.
Note: Piano literature of the
level of the most difficult Chopin and Liszt Etudes, Schumann, Prokofiev, or Ravel
Toccatas etc. should be used in the Young Artist II category. Students may not use such literature for the Senior I-II or lower categories. If there is doubt about the level of a selection, please contact one of the Young Artist Auditions Coordinators
for a ruling before submitting the student's application.
