Step 2
All the required material for the exam is contained within Piano Handbook 2021–2024: Step 2 (LCM).

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Component 1: Exercises                                                            (25 marks)

Performance from memory of a selection of the following scales:

• C , G and D major; A harmonic minor: one octave, hands separately and together

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Performance of any our of the following exercises:

• Snakes and Ladders

• Spiral Staircase

• All Together Now!

• Playground Pranks

• Feeling a Little Sad

• An Empty Desert

• A Warm Sunny Day

• Bang on the Drum

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Component 2: List A Pieces                                                      (20 marks)

Performance of any two of the following:

• Little Story

• Melody in C

• Smooth and Crunchy

• Ghostly Goings-On

• The Wheels on the Bus

• The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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Component 3: List B Pieces                                                      (40 marks)

Performance of any two of the following:

• Secret Passage

• M for Moonbeam

• Honey Bee Boogie

• If You’re Happy And You Know It

• Under The Sea

• Theme from Jupiter

 

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Component 4: Discussion Questions                                        (15 marks)

Candidates should be able to recognise and identify the following in the music performed: staff, treble clef, barlines, time signature, pitch names, and note and rest types and values.