2025 Syllabus - Piano - Solo

Jazz Piano Solos

Any 1 or 2 jazz selections from RCM, CC, or CNCM syllabus
(See Rule #4 for Definitions of levels)

ClassFee
Class:3010 - Beginner - Level 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3011 - Level 3 - 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3012 - Level 6 - 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3013 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3014 - Level 9, 10 and AssociateFee:$20.00Closed

Improvisational Jazz Piano

(2-6 Participants)
*Participants must provide a written melody line to the adjudicator – 5 - minute time limit

ClassFee
Class:3015 - Level 1-2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3016 - Level 3 -5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3017 - Level 6-7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3018 - Level 8 - 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3019 - Level 10, AssociateFee:$20.00Closed

Concerti

Solo Must Be Memorized
(See Rule #4 for Definitions of levels)
Secondo may be played by an amateur or professional pianist and will not be adjudicated.
The accompanying piano may be a digital piano.

ClassFee
Class:3040 - Intermediate Concerto – First or Last MovementFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3041 - Senior Concerto– Two Contrasting MovementsFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3042 - Advanced Open Concerto – Two Contrasting MovementsFee:$20.00Closed

Solos

(Selections from CNCM, CC, or RCM syllabus)
One Selection

ClassFee
Class:3052 - Pre Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3053 - Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3054 - Level 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3056 - Level 3Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3057 - Level 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3058 - Level 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3059 - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3060 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3061 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3062 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3063 - Level 10Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3064 - Associate LevelFee:$20.00Closed

Canadian Showcase

(Selections from RCM, CC, or CNCM syllabus)
One selection by Canadian Composers

ClassFee
Class:3070 - Pre-Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3071 - Level 1-2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3072 - Level 3-4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3073 - Level 5-6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3074 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3075 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3076 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3077 - Level 10 or Associate LevelFee:$20.00Closed

Contemporary Classes

(Contemporary Selections from RCM, CC, or CNCM)
One piece

ClassFee
Class:3080 - Pre- Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3081 - Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3082 - Level 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3083 - Level 3Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3084 - Level 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3085 - Level 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3086 - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3087 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3088 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3089 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3090 - Level 10/AssociateFee:$20.00Closed

Adult Contemporary classes

Own Choice
(Non – competitive - Over 28 Years of Age)
(Select Contemporary pieces from RCM, CC, OR CNCM Library)

ClassFee
Class:3091 - Beginner level (Pre- Level 1 - Level 2)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3092 - Junior level (Level 3 -5)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3093 - Intermediate Level 6 -7)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3094 - Senior level (Level 8-9)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3095 - Advanced (Level 10 /Associate level)Fee:$20.00Closed

Graded Solos

One Selection from RCM, CNCM or CC Syllabus
(List A, B or C)

ClassFee
Class:3101 - Level 1 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3102 - Level 2 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3103 - Level 3 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3104 - Level 4 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3105 - Level 5 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3106 - Level 6 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3107 - Level 7 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3108 - Level 8 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3109 - Level 9 PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3110 - Level 10 or Associate PianoFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3111 - Associate Level Piano

Any Concert Étude

Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3112 - Open Piano - Any Level

Open Piano class – Any level (cannot be one level below the stated grade of study but can be more than
one level above)

Fee:$20.00Closed

Baroque Classes

(Selections from CC, CNCM, or RCM syllabus)
*Note: Selection may not include the works of J.S. Bach
Any List A

ClassFee
Class:3201 - Level 1 - 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3202 - Level 3 - 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3203 - Level 5 - 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3204 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3205 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3206 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3207 - Level 10/AssociateFee:$20.00Closed

Chopin Classes

Competitor's Choice

ClassFee
Class:3212 - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3213 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3214 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3215 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3216 - Level 10Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3217 - Associate LevelFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3218 - Open (any level, any age)Fee:$20.00Closed

Bach Classes

Competitor's Choice

ClassFee
Class:3249 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo – Open, non – competitive (any level)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3250 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - Level 1 - 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3251 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - Level 3 - 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3252 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - Level 5 - 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3253 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - Two Part Inventions(no age restriction)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3254 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - Three Part Inventions/Sinfonias(no age restriction)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3255 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - OPEN - Partitas - any three movements.Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3256 - J.S. Bach Piano Solo - OPEN - Prelude & Fugue - One complete, from "Well-Tempered Clavier", Vol. 1 or 2.Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3257 - J.S. Bach - Adv. Open - Toccata/Fantasy/Italian Concerto(Level 10 or assoc.)Fee:$20.00Closed

Mozart and Beethoven Sonatas and Sonatinas

1st or last movement
(*Must be memorized)
Competitor's Choice

ClassFee
Class:3258 - Level 3Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3259 - Level 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3260 - Level 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3261 - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3262 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3263 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3264 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3265 - Level 10Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3266 - Associate LevelFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3267 - Open, non – competitive (any level)Fee:$20.00Closed

Sonata and Sonatina (Solo)

1st or last movement
(Composers other than Mozart and Beethoven)
(RCM, CNCM, or CC Syllabus, List B)
*Must be memorized

ClassFee
Class:3300 - Open Class (Any Age up to 28 yrs) - Competitor's Choice (Must be at stated grade level, or one grade above)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3301 - Level 3 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3302 - Level 4 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3303 - Level 5 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3304 - Level 6 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3305 - Level 7 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3306 - Level 8 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3307 - Level 9 - Competitor's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3308 - Level 10 or Associate Level - any Sonata listed in the current syllabiFee:$20.00Closed

Concert Groups

Two or more pieces, contrasting in style and period, not to exceed the time limit.
Selections from the RCM, CNCM, or CC syllabus

ClassFee
Class:3450 - Junior - Level 4 - 5 (6 minutes or less)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3451 - Intermediate - Level 6 - 7 (8 minutes or less)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3452 - Senior - Level 8 (10 minutes or less)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3453 - Senior - Level 9 (15 minutes or less)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3454 - Advanced - Level 10 or Associate (15 minutes or less)Fee:$20.00Closed

Conservatory Exam Preparation

*Note: These classes are non-competitive and are for adjudication only. Performers are requested to play one piece and one study.

ClassFee
Class:3521 - Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3522 - Level 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3523 - Level 3Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3524 - Level 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3525 - Level 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3526 - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3527 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3528 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3529 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3530 - Level 10Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3531 - Associate LevelFee:$20.00Closed

Non-Competitive Adult Classes(21 yrs and over)

(See Rule #4 for Definitions of levels)
(* These classes are for adjudication only- no marks or seals will be assigned)

ClassFee
Class:3550 - Piano Solo - Beginner - Participant's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3551 - Piano Solo - Junior - Participant's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3552 - Piano Solo - Intermediate - Participant's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3553 - Piano Solo - Senior - Participant's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3554 - Piano Solo - Advanced/Associate level - Participant's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3555 - Piano Solo - Professional (25 years and over) - Participant's ChoiceFee:$20.00Closed

Non-Competitive(under 21 yrs)

(See Rule #4 for Definitions of levels)
Participant's Choice
(*These classes are for adjudication only – no marks or seals will be assigned)

ClassFee
Class:3556 - Piano Solo - Beginner(up to Level 2)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3557 - Piano Solo - Junior( Level 3 - 5)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3558 - Piano Solo - Intermediate(Level 6 - 7)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3559 - Piano Solo - Senior(Level 8 - 9)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3560 - Piano Solo - Advanced/Associate levelFee:$20.00Closed

Disney/Film/Showtunes

(Music from Disney movies or contemporary stage and movie musicals)
Competitor's choice

ClassFee
Class:3620 - Level 1 - (Pre-Level 1)Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3621 - Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3623 - Level 3Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3624 - Level 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3625 - Level 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3626 - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3627 - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3628 - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3629 - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3630 - Level 10 or AssociateFee:$20.00Closed

Sight Reading

In Classes 3701 to 3711, a test piece chosen by the Adjudicator will be presented to competitors at the time scheduled in the Program for the class to perform. (*All competitors will be removed from the performance room and brought in, one at a time, to play.) Competitors will have approximately two minutes to study the test piece.

ClassFee
Class:3701 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 1Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3702 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 2Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3703 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 3Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3704 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 4Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3705 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 5Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3706 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 6Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3707 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 7Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3708 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 8Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3709 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 9Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3710 - Piano Sight Reading - Level 10Fee:$20.00Closed
Class:3711 - Piano Sight Reading - Associate LevelFee:$20.00Closed
Class:3712 - Piano Sight Reading (*Non – competitive – any level)Fee:$20.00Closed