RCM Level 4 Piano Repertoire Guide
April 10, 2025 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 4 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 4 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 4 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 4 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Baroque Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132 | attr. Johann Sebastian Bach | 4 |
| Air in B flat Major, HWV 471* | George Frideric Handel | 5 |
| March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122* | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | 6 |
| Sonata in C Minor, K 40 | Domenico Scarlatti | 7 |
| Gavotte in F Major | Christoph Graupner | 8 |
| Allegretto in E Minor, op. 38, no. 24 | Johann Wilhelm Hassler | 9 |
| Rigadoon in A Minor* | William Babell | 10 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List B: Classical and Classical-Style Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Sonatina in C Major, op. 4, no. 1 | Samuel Wesley | 11 |
| Sonata in D Minor, C 17 | Domenico Cimarosa | 12 |
| Sonatina in F Major, op. 168, no. 1 1st Movement* | Anton Diabelli | 14 |
| Sonatina in G Major, op. 66, no. 3 1st Movement | Heinrich Lichner | 16 |
| Sonatina in B flat Major, op. 29 1st Movement | Jacob Schmitt | 18 |
| Sonatina in G Major, op. 36, no. 2 3rd Movement* | Muzio Clementi | 20 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List C: Romantic, 20th, and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| The Happy Farmer, op. 68, no. 10* | Robert Schumann | 23 |
| Dreamcatcher* | Anne Crosby Gaudet | 24 |
| Waltz | Bela Bartok | 25 |
| Barcarolle, op. 123, no. 8 | Cecile Chaminade | 26 |
| Cool Cat Waltz | Katya Pine | 28 |
| Window Shopping | Barbara Arens | 30 |
| Eagle Rays | Teresa Richert | 32 |
| The Little Wanderer (Der kleine, rustige Wandersmann), op. 81, no. 2 | Theodor Kullak | 34 |
| Happy Grasshopper | Peter Rudzik | 36 |
| Nighttime in the City | Mike Springer | 37 |
| Yaya sonhando (Yaya Dreaming) | Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez | 38 |
| Squirrels at Play* | Boris Berlin | 40 |
| Sunset at the Beach | Kevin Olson | 42 |
| Flowing Stream Beneath a Little Bridge | Edward Han Jiang | 44 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
See all RCM Level 4 Pieces Performed!
Note: this recording is for the older, 2015 Edition. 2022 edition recordings coming soon!
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