RCM Level 3 Piano Repertoire Guide
April 10, 2025 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 3 Practical Piano Exam? You're in the right place! In this post, you will learn how the Repertoire section is graded, view the full list of pieces to choose from, and pick up a few helpful tips to get you ready for this portion of the exam.
Source: RCM Celebration Series books, 2022 Edition (latest edition)
How Level 3 Piano Repertoire Is Graded
At this level, students must perform three Repertoire pieces - one from each list: A, B, and C. Each memorized piece earns an additional 2 marks. Up to 56 out of 100 total marks can be earned for the Repertoire section, making it the most heavily weighted component of the Level 3 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 3 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Baroque Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Bouree in A Minor | Johann Krieger | 4 |
| Harlequinade* | Johann Ludwig Krebs | 5 |
| Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 | Christian Petzold | 6 |
| Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 | Christian Petzold | 7 |
| Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126* | attr. Johann Sebastian Bach | 8 |
| Polonaise in G Minor, BWV Anh. 119* | attr. Johann Sebastian Bach | 9 |
| Gavot in C Major | John Blow | 10 |
| A New Irish Tune | Henry Purcell | 11 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List B: Classical and Classical-Style Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Viennese Sonatina in B Flat Major - 1st Movement | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 12 |
| Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1 - 1st Movement | attr. Ludwig van Beethoven | 13 |
| Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, no. 1 - 2nd Movement: Romanze | attr. Ludwig van Beethoven | 14 |
| Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 1 - 1st Movement* | Muzio Clementi | 16 |
| Sonatina in A Minor, op. 94, no. 4 - 1st Movement* | Albert Biehl | 18 |
| Sonatina in F Major, op. 257, no. 2 - 4th Movement: Finale* | Theodore Lack | 20 |
| Andantino in A Major, op. 38, no. 31 | Johann Wilhelm Hassler | 22 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List C: Romantic, 20th, and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| At Night on the River, op. 27, no. 4 | Dmitri Kabalevsky | 23 |
| Play | Bela Bartok | 24 |
| Tender Thought | Ulysses Kay | 25 |
| Variations on a Russian Folk Song* | Isaak Berkovich | 26 |
| The Stormy Sea | Anne Crosby Gaudet | 28 |
| The Elegant Toreador | Seymour Bernstein | 30 |
| Gentle Breezes | Dennis Alexander | 32 |
| Tarantelle | Clifford Poole | 34 |
| Twilight Prelude | Mike Springer | 36 |
| Lemon Sherbet Rag | Barbara Arens | 38 |
| Walk the Talk | Bradley Sowash | 39 |
| Icicles | Martha Hill Duncan | 40 |
| Arctic Voices* | Susan Griesdale | 41 |
| Ragtime Cha-Cha | Melody Bober | 42 |
| Danse | Jeannine Vanier | 44 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
See all RCM Level 3 Pieces Performed!
To see performance of the old, 2015 edition of RCM Level 3 Piano Repertoire, click here.
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