Piano Exam Pieces 2025-26, Grade 7

From the Publisher

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM’s Grade 7 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C – ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer.

The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information.

Recordings of all pieces are available on all major streaming platforms.

Approved Exam Music

Recommended for the following exam grade(s):

ABRSM Piano (2025 to 2026)
Grades: 7

Contents

List A

• Scherzo: third movement from Sonata in A, Op. 2 No. 2 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• Pop Corn: No. 18 from Confections: A Piano Sweet [Akira Yuyama]
• Le coucou (Rondeau): first movement from Troisième suite [Louis-Claude Daquin]

List B

• *** : No. 30 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 [Robert Schumann]
• Adagietto pianissimo: No. 1 from Suite de danzas criollas, Op. 15 [Alberto Ginastera]
• Musical Sketch in B flat: No. 1 from Two Musical Sketches [Felix Mendelssohn]

List C

• The Watermill [Esther Kahn]
• Lowside Blues [Joanna MacGregor]
• Allegretto: No. 1 from Three Fantastic Dances, Op. 5 [Dmitry Shostakovich]

Item Details

Instrumentation

• Part 1: Piano