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RCM Piano Etudes - Full List of Pieces

August 29, 2020 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
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Introduction

The complete list of RCM Piano Etudes pieces students can choose from to prepare for their RCM examinations.

Note: While the names of all the pieces in this article are from the newest, 2022 Edition of RCM Piano Repertoire books, the video recordings have not yet all been updated to this latest edition. We are, however, in the process of re-recording the videos, so they will all gradually be updated. Please stay tuned and thank you for your understanding!

Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2022 Edition (latest edition)

Table of Contents

Level 1 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Celebration*Anne Crosby Gaudet4
2Etude in C Major, op. 125, no. 3*Anton Diabelli5
3Heavenly BlueTom Gerou6
4ClockworkDavid L. McIntyre8
5Beaver BoogieStephen Chatman9
6Morning Greeting, op. 117, no. 13*Cornelius Gurlitt10
7Morning Fanfare (Wake Up)Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez11
8Etude in C MajorFelix Le Couppey12
9Both WaysAlexandre Tansman13
10Tricky TrafficLouise Garrow14
11Speedy CometAlison Mathews16
12Far Away*Teresa Richert17
13Answering*Emma Lou Diemer18
14Jump Pop HopTimothy Brown19
15Melodie in F Major, op. 218, no. 36Christian L. H. Kohler20
16Into the WavesLinda Niamath21
17Detectives*Christine Donkin22
18Scherzo, op. 39, no. 12Dmitri Kabalevsky23
19Four-Wheel DriveChristopher Norton24
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

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Level 2 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Etude in F Major, op. 190, no. 27*Christian L. H. Kohler4
2Allegro in C Major, op. 38, no. 8Johann Wilhelm Hassler5
3Etude in D Major, op. 139, no. 33Carl Czerny6
4Etude in D Minor, op. 82, no. 65*Cornelius Gurlitt7
5Pierrot Skipping (Pierrot sautille)Hedwige Chretien8
6The Little Juggler, op. 89, no. 21Dmitri Kabalevsky9
7Bird in the BebopWynn-Anne Rossi10
8Arcade GameJanet Gieck12
9Crazy Comics*Christine Donkin13
10Trumpet BluesChristopher Norton14
11The Wind*Chee-Hwa Tan16
12Autumn LeavesLinda Niamath17
13Rustic DanceKerstin Strecke18
14The Lonely ShepherdDennis Alexander19
15Razzle DazzleAibhe McDonagh20
16PlayingEmily Doolittle22
17Etude in G Major, op. 166, no. 6Henri Bertini23
18Peking Opera on Black KeysEdward Han Jiang24
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

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Level 3 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Etude in D Major, op. 37, no. 17*Henry Lemoine4
2Etude in G Major, op. 108, no. 19Ludvig Schytte5
3Arabesque, op. 100, no. 2*Johann F. Burgmuller6
4Left Alone*Joyce Grill7
5Wild RoseTeresa Richert8
6Dance in Bulgarian Rhythmattr. Fritz Emonts10
7Trumpet March, op. 36, no. 53Aleksandr Gedike11
8Prelude No. 4 in F MajorElvina Pearce12
9Witches and Wizards*Christine Donkin14
10Ripple EffectJoanne Bender15
11ZigzagLee Evans16
12WaspsJason Noble18
13Playful SnakeletsVincent Ho19
14Prelude VIIBarbara Arens20
15On Horseback, op. 98, no. 5Aleksandr Grechaninov21
16Mouse DanceJakub Metelka22
17Clockwork ChimesEvelyn Glennie23
18Computer ChatterChristine Donkin24
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

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Level 4 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Etude in E Minor, op. 65, no. 42Carl Albert Loeschhorn4
2Chastushka, op. 89, no. 25Dmitri Kabalevsky5
3Masquerade*Linda Niamath6
4The Lonely TravellerEvelyn Glennie8
5Etude in C Major, op. 65, no. 5Theodor Kirchner9
6A Frightening Experience, op. 98, no. 11Aleksandr Grechaninov10
7Dewdrops, op. 33, no. 12Samuel Maykapar11
8The Somersault King*Mike Schoenmehl12
9Parade of the PenguinsAndre Previn13
10Ballade, op. 100, no. 15Johann F. Burgmuller14
11Cloud DanceMaria Case16
12Solitude*Joyce Grill17
13The Avalanche, op. 45, no. 2*Stephen Heller18
14The SpiesJean Coulthard20
15FirecrackersKevin Olson22
16When the Planets Are AlignedNancy Telfer24
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

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Level 5 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Prelude, op. 39, no. 19*Dmitri Kabalevsky4
2Little Piece No. 13Marko Tajcevic5
3Etude in C Major, op. 718, no. 7Carl Czerny6
4Dance of the Dragonflies, op. 76, no. 7*Eduard Rohde8
5Dragonfly Scherzo*Anne Crosby Gaudet9
6Harmony of the Angels, op. 100, no. 21Johann F. Burgmuller10
7Joyous EtudeMelody Bober12
8Little DragonVincent Ho14
9Etude on a Pentatonic ScaleEdward Han Jiang15
10ElvesErnest Bloch16
11Staccatoville!Dennis Alexander18
12A Summer DayChristopher Norton20
13Chromatic MonochromeNaoko Ikeda22
14The Black Pony*Lajos Papp24
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

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(Old, 2015 edition)

Level 6 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Etude in A flat Major, op. 139, no. 51*Carl Czerny4
2Solfeggio in D Major*J. C. F. Bach5
3The Goblin and the MosquitoFlorence B. Price6
4River City Blues*Martha Mier8
5Heartache, op. 32, no. 2Robert Fuchs10
6Miniature, op. 62, no. 6Theodor Kirchner11
7Moto perpetuoTom Gerou12
8MoonbeamsAlexina Louie14
9Dancing Scales*John Burge16
10Courting CountingEvelyn Glennie18
11Etude in F Major, op. 88, no. 18Hermann Berens20
12Math WhizBradley Sowash22
13Jazz Piece No. 2Oscar Peterson24
14Etude in E Minor, op. 29, no. 14Henri Bertini25
15Malfunction! Malfunction!Nancy Telfer26
16Game of Patience, op. 25, no. 2Genari Karganov28
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

Level 7 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Toccatina, op. 8, no. 1Samuel Maykapar4
2Tambourin, op. 2, no. 7Elisabetta de Gambarini6
3Halley's Comet*Nancy Telfer7
4Etude in G Minor, op. 24, no. 15*Giuseppe Concone8
5Leafy Sea DragonIna Dykstra10
6Etude in C sharp Minor, op. 125, no. 19Stephen Heller12
7ChickadeesTeresa Richert14
8Dancing Barefoot in the RainNkeiru Okoye16
9Running Around, op. 105, no. 4Dianne G. Rahbee18
10Lullaby, op. 109, no. 7Johann F. Burgmuller20
11White NoonNaoko Ikeda22
12Mischievous MouseVincent Ho24
13White Sands, Blue SeasGary K. Thomas26
14ZephyrChristine Donkin28
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

Level 8 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1The Storm, op. 109, no. 13*Johann F. Burgmuller4
2Village JokeBela Bartok6
3Romanza, op. 57, no. 4Niels Gade8
4OpenGrieg Janet Gieck10
5Murmures du ruisseauMarie Jaell12
6Sieste caniculaire (Berceuse), op. 82, no. 3Rachel Laurin14
7Bolero, op. 35, no. 4Alfredo Casella16
8Flip FlopsGary K. Thomas18
9The WoodpeckerMaggie Lu20
10Etude in C Major (The Wild Surf), op. 46, no. 24Stephen Heller22
11Etude in A Major, op. 27, no. 26Dmitri Kabalevsky24
12Etude in C Major, op. 299, no. 3Carl Czerny28
13Dance of the Elves, op. 21, no. 3*Genari Karganov30
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

Level 9 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Etude in C Major, op. 32, no. 34Henri Bertini4
2Prelude in G Major, op. 17, no. 3Felix Blumenfeld6
3Etude in B flat Major, op. 30, no. 37Johann B. Cramer8
4Barcarole, op. 19, no. 5*Niels Gade10
5Etude in C MajorH. Leslie Adams13
6AtraenteFrancisca Gonzaga16
7Prelude for the Left Hand, op. 9, no. 1Alexander Scriabin18
8Etude in A Major, op. 636, no. 6Carl Czerny20
9Idylle, op. 24, no. 6Agathe B. Grondahl22
10Prelude No. 10 in C sharp MinorJohn Burge24
11Traumerei, op. 9, no. 4Richard Strauss26
12Syncopated Etude No. 6Erwin Schulhoff28
13Vivace in F Major, op. 72, no. 6Felix Mendelssohn30
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

Level 10 Piano Etudes

Sixth Edition (2022)

ETUDE #PIECECOMPOSERPAGE
1Spring Celebration*Stephen Chatman4
2Periwinkle*Charles Gounod7
3Etude in E flat Major, S 136, no. 7Franz Liszt10
4Hungarian, op. 39, no. 12Edward MacDowell12
5Prelude No. 18 in E MajorMaria Szymanowska16
6Toccata-EtudeJosef Dichler20
7Toccatina No. 3Vincent Persichetti22
8Prelude No. 1 in C MajorJohn Burge26
9Nouvelle etude no. 1Frederic Chopin28
10Postludium, op. 13, no. 10*Erno Dohnanyi31
11Alla reminiscenza, op. 38, no. 8Nikolai Medtner34
12A Little WhimsyDorothy Rudd Moore36
* pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition

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