ABRSM Grade 8 Piano 2025 Exam Pieces

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How to play the ABRSM Grade 8 2025 & 2026 piano exam pieces book.
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0:00 A1 - Alla Turca (3rd movt from Sonata in A, K. 331) - Mozart
2:40 A2 - Il pleut - Mel Bonis
5:15 A3 - Sonata in C, Kp. 513 - D. Scarlatti
7:58 B1 - La fille aux cheveux de lin (No. 8 from Préludes, Book 1) - Debussy
11:01 B2 - il porco rosso (from Porco Rosso) - Joe Hisaishi
14:24 B3 - Consolation in E (No. 2 from Consolations, S. 172) - Liszt
17:35 C1 - In the Dew, a Homage to Janáček (from Homages, Book 1) - Cheryl Frances-Hoad
19:32 C2 - Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin
21:28 C3 - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, arr. Iles - Sherwin & Maschwitz
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@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

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@ldgaming4213 2 ай бұрын

Is it just me or are these pieces a lot easier compared to the syllabus of the other years?

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

I’ve got that same feeling

@AndrewChunghi 2 ай бұрын

I think the alla turca was about Grade 5-6 when I learnt Piano😂 Grade 8 meant a Baroque contrapuntal style, a sonata movement, and a tricky Modern Piece to me, but not now anymore 😅

@deirdreh4452 Ай бұрын

Rondo Alla Turca was one of my G8 piece 30 years ago 😂

@zattack5757 Ай бұрын

People say this every year it annoys me so much

@mejamesy Ай бұрын

It’s true I would have got distinction if I didn’t take grade 8 LAST YEAR

@oliviacollins4277 Ай бұрын

Had to re look at the title to make sure this was grade 8 and not 6

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

That much difference? I guess you went though the grades some time ago?

@harryford8340 Ай бұрын

I’m going from grade 6 to grade 8 and let’s just say there is a difference

@Fighting580 Ай бұрын

Grade 8 is much harder. I just took my grade 6 exam 2 years ago and grade 8 have a big difference with grade 6

@aachannel1880 Ай бұрын

I’m so surprised to see Joe Hisaishi’s piece in the selection as I love Ghibli’s movie soundtracks very much, thanks for sharing this, a very good guide for me as I’m preparing for the exam❤️

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Glad it’s helpful! Thank you for watching 😊

@DrFuzzyaka-atomic Ай бұрын

I believe he is in grade 5 too

@leeyahfareed7630 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad porco rosso got added into this, it was a bout time they included some joe hisaishi

@user-meleemain 20 күн бұрын

There’s a few of Joe hisaishi in this syllabus, like grade 5, there is the village in may, etc.

@Vortex-BS 2 ай бұрын

A1 B1 C2 Best Selection... Skipping grade 7 for this one. 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Good luck 🍀

@ILikeHobbies Ай бұрын

A1 B2 C2 for me, a slight alter but I love the style of C2.

@achilles2484 Ай бұрын

I agree with A1 B1 C2. Those are definitely the best pieces. I’m hoping to do my exam either 2025 or early 2026. I just started the syllabus with all a turca

@philipbeck8332 2 ай бұрын

I thought I'd take up piano again on retirement after 45 years of not having played it. Got a straight pass in grade 8 all those years ago when I got merit in G2-7. I bought the 2023-24 G8 syllabus, tried one piece "Over the Bars" by James Johnson and thought S--t this is diffcult. I used to play Maple Leaf Rag for fun when I was a teenager, I thought it's around G6-7 standard, certainly a lot easier than Over the Bars. And Rondo alla Turca and the B3 Liszt piece look perfectly manageable, will aim for entering the exam in 2026. Someone else below already commented on the error in bars 59 and 60 of Maple Leaf Rag, that hit me instantly.

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Great idea! Thank you for sharing it!

@ngcpiano Ай бұрын

lol, that’s me who commented about the maple leaf rag

@CA-9526 Ай бұрын

We crashing Grade 8 in the gap year with this one🗣🗣🗣

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Nice! Which pieces will you choose?

@CA-9526 Ай бұрын

@@HampsteadPianoAcademy Still has 1.5 years to go before I'm free from schoolwork, so let's see...

@chloehtc917 2 ай бұрын

just did my grade 7 exam!! thank you for this ❤

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Yeah! Hope it helps! Which are your favorites pieces ?

@demooisteNAAM 2 ай бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS! SUPER! You bought the book of Grade eight, already? Good luck!

@2C_22LinTsoiKiuAlly-rn7ig Ай бұрын

It’s true that the 2025-2026 pieces are much easier than the 2023-2024 grade 8 exam piece , especially the 2023-2024 C3 piece Over the Bars was the hardest and I picked it 🤦🏼‍♀️

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Yeah, over the bars was harder than most

@ZENITHCHONGMoe-ki7ge 21 күн бұрын

It’s not just the note, you also need to do the other staff in order to achieve is best result

@orbstars2 Ай бұрын

JOE HISAISHI????????!!! IS THAT JOE HISAISHI THE MASTERMIND THE GENIUS OF STUDIO GHIBLI MUSIC????? oh im buying this instantly

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

That’s the man

@zattack5757 Ай бұрын

B2 is absolutely amazing👏👏 can’t wait to do this next year

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching

@user-hz8gh5qw4f 10 күн бұрын

Turkey march grade8 really?? i learn that in a very young age😂

@NgKQ96 2 ай бұрын

This has to be my favorite of all grades. Three of our familiar pieces are featured in this grade 😭 Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca, The Maiden with Flaxen Hair and Maple Leaf Rag 😭

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

That’s a great selection! Amongst my favorite ones

@harryford8340 Ай бұрын

My piano teacher knows all the songs already so I’m gonna do those for my grade 8 this year

@ceinwenbran Ай бұрын

I am about to give the alla turca to a teenager who is working towards grade 6 - he will be delighted!

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Fantastic 😃

@ngcpiano 2 ай бұрын

20:56 Left hand, bar 59: The notes should be Gb not G natural, you’re playing the chords of Eb major but it should be Eb minor. Right hand: Same as the left hand, basically all G naturals that you’re playing should be Gb 👍 I play this piece a lot so I know how it sounds like lol, btw I think I’ll pick A1, B1 and B3 sounds good so I’ll have to decide between them and def C2!

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for spotting those mistakes - I guess it’s part of sight reading 80-90 pieces all at once 😅

@melikemozart78903 5 күн бұрын

@@HampsteadPianoAcademyomg you sight read all grade eight pieces? It’s like so dang hard I can’t even sight read grade two ones.😅

@roselite4661 3 күн бұрын

What the this song selection WHAT??? MIGHT CONSIDER SKIPPING GRADE 6 and 7 for this????

@rocketmillion 26 күн бұрын

FIRE VID BRO

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 26 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

@tszhimtimothyfong8577 3 күн бұрын

I think A1 and C2 is very famous and Joe Hisaishi is here too!

@MZT555 Ай бұрын

Impressive playing 👏I think I can choose which pieces to play now :)

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Have fun!

@chuashanganluciennhps9992 3 күн бұрын

omg alla turca time to flex my wrist strength for the octaves and left hand decorated notes

@chuashanganluciennhps9992 3 күн бұрын

update: i just saw joe hisaishi definitely playing that one even if it's the hardest i have to pay my respects

@thebeatlessssss Ай бұрын

I watched this whole video knowing im only grade 5 and not gonna get to grade 8 before 2027, which means I am missing out on my fav piece (Maple leaf rag, and im also sad about missing A1) 😭😭 At least i can practice it in my spare time haha

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Watch the alternative list - maybe your favorite ones are included there and you can also pick it in a future syllabus :)

@A_BIank_Canvas Ай бұрын

For Alla Turca, how do you play the octaves so cleanly? I can't stretch my hands out to do that many octaves for my life ;-;

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Practice just the thumb voice with your right thumb only

@zattack5757 Ай бұрын

It’s only octaves? How can your hands be that small

@nupurnaagarmusic 16 күн бұрын

Is this really eighth grade I don't think so these pieces are of 8th grade these seems to be of fifth or sixth grade

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 16 күн бұрын

That’s it! Some of us believe the syllabus is getting easier over time

@Phymacss 15 күн бұрын

Turkish March is grade 8? Wow

@demooisteNAAM 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for playing! You made it look soo easy, which helps me to go on practising and one day in the future, play the exam for Grade 8 too! Many greetings and blessings from Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands! 😁🙋‍♀️⚘️🌷⚘️🦋🎹🎼🎵🎶

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helps! Thanks for the kind words. They help to carry on uploading these videos for you guys! Greetings from London 🇬🇧

@ceinwenbran Ай бұрын

Incredible sight reading! Very impressive!

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@zachsaw78 Ай бұрын

Thought Alla Turca used to be grade 6??

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

That’s what people is saying! 🤔

@cutesnorlax1431 19 күн бұрын

Isn’t Turkish march like grade 3 or grade 5 max?

@melikemozart78903 5 күн бұрын

Nope grade three def not but g5 maybe🤷‍♀️

@Ryukung2555 5 күн бұрын

Can you make a tutorial please for every single Level?

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 4 күн бұрын

Check out the channel - they’re ready

@Ryukung2555 4 күн бұрын

@@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ok

@draf31_hatgaming42 Ай бұрын

Are these pieces offical for the exam? Cause I thought Turkish march was grade 6.

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

For this year, yes, they are visibly getting easier..

@kn597 Ай бұрын

Quite a bit of wrong notes for B2...

@joewipat5452 10 күн бұрын

Gonna have to be A1 B2 C2 for me

@srilakshmiroopa1894 Ай бұрын

Dude how do you learn these pieces so fast?

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Practice=)

@chloe155 7 күн бұрын

I learned Alla Turca when I was like 5 😭💀

@BeyoondGB 20 күн бұрын

A1 C2 I learned when I first started playing the piano 😭 seems strange the drop in skill required to be a grade 8 pianist these days devalues it

@user-ut4ks5ff2y 16 күн бұрын

im grade 4 piano and already finished this song

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 16 күн бұрын

Well done

@chenwong1036 Ай бұрын

I find Turkish March and Maple Leaf Rag more level 6 difficulty than level 8.

@dorsamilani 2 ай бұрын

Best syllabus ever!❤

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Not too bad this year :)

@dorsamilani 2 ай бұрын

@HampsteadPianoAcademy I think this was better than last year's syllabus 😅

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

@@dorsamilani glad you like it! Which grade are you on now?

@dorsamilani 2 ай бұрын

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Thank you so much! I'm preparing myself for Grade 8. 🥰😉

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

@@dorsamilani oh! Amazing! One question, any idea how best could this channel help you? Good luck 🍀

@YJBYJBYJB 27 күн бұрын

Its funny how I learnt the turkish march in grade 4

@exoticpumpkins Ай бұрын

Does grade 8 really mean anything atp why are these so much easier than before 😭😭😭💔

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

@@exoticpumpkins same feeling

@Kyenn_ Ай бұрын

NO WAY THIS IS GRADE 8

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

@@Kyenn_ getting easier right?

@flyingcheeseburger2970 Ай бұрын

About 3:35 it’s like among us

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

@@flyingcheeseburger2970 nice metaphor

@musiquexx Ай бұрын

bro this is so easy compared to rcm 10 i dont get how ppl think those r equal

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

True, grades are getting easier. Which one do you do at the moment ?

@musiquexx Ай бұрын

@@HampsteadPianoAcademy rcm 10 i dont do abrsm

@JaymesSinnah 12 күн бұрын

Agreed

@JaymesSinnah 12 күн бұрын

I passed with merit in the 2008 syllabus and played Bach partita in A , Mozart sonata k330, and Schumann Faschinggschwank Aus Wien Intermezzo

@TheKellylyyaya Ай бұрын

Easy to get pass but difficult to get distinction

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Which 3 pieces would you choose?

@lucasgaming61 2 күн бұрын

Why did it have to be Alla Turca 😭

@James-io8lj 2 ай бұрын

What prey is the full name of the instrument you are teaching. How about echos is the alla turka. I just about hear the f as louder. Nothing is quiet anywhere. Wouldnt the start of thje second piece be beautiful if it was mp. I cannot guess the dynamics you are attempting . Exams dont get good marks if dynamic range isnt present. The full use of the piano is more important than strikct ahearence to markings .

@HampsteadPianoAcademy 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback

@ngcpiano 2 ай бұрын

I mean u could try to play and record the whole grade 8 2025 pieces perfectly lol😅😂

@James-io8lj 2 ай бұрын

@@ngcpiano No just play with dynamics. They are an essential part of the music. No piano performance is complete that doesnt at times peak lower than 55db* (a strong p) and sometimes higher than 80 (a subdued but clear f) For nearby audience. This is all on one level and a very bad message for candidates

@JM-dr9bk 2 ай бұрын

😭😭😭😭

@ngcpiano 2 ай бұрын

@@James-io8lj The person who is playing is trying their best and it's not easy recording all the grade 1-8 pieces perfectly. I understand that we need dynamics for the exam but this video is just a guide, like a starting point and you can improve your pieces from there

@xthetansiblingsx5405 Ай бұрын

I hated previous year zero that i liked, and decided to switch to trinity. Heck what? I already like few of the pieces from here. Ugh!

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Which ones?:)

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

Which ones?:)

@xthetansiblingsx5405 Ай бұрын

@HampsteadPianoAcademy A1, A3, B3, C3. I'll still go for Trinity, though & focusing more towards the classical one. They have wider choices and best part they reuse their pieces 🥰

@calvin2013 Ай бұрын

Why are the pressed keys still yellow… is it not obvious that theyre barely visible on white and its way too easy to miss them

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

which color do you suggest?

@GoldClav Ай бұрын

Yellow looks fine and it’s not a harsh colour like blue

@calvin2013 Ай бұрын

@@HampsteadPianoAcademy i lost the right to pick a color with the arrogant tone in my comment, but any higher-contrasting colour would be appreciated:)

@calvin2013 Ай бұрын

Maybe a darker yellow. It turns out my favor for low brightness + the true tone colours activated at all times don’t help me out and it really is a me problem

@HampsteadPianoAcademy Ай бұрын

@@calvin2013 needs to stand out among black and white keys alike 😊