RCM Level 5 Piano Repertoire Guide
April 10, 2025 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 5 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 5 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 5 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 5 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Baroque Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 939 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4 |
| Fantasia in E flat Major, TWV 33:35 2nd Section | Georg Philipp Telemann | 5 |
| Deux rigaudons | Jean-Philippe Rameau | 6 |
| Angloise in D Major | Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach | 8 |
| Sonata in D Minor, K 34* | Domenico Scarlatti | 9 |
| Allegro in C Minor | Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas | 10 |
| Fuga (Sonatina) in G Major, HWV 582 | George Frideric Handel | 11 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List B: Classical and Classical-Style Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato in F Major | Leopold Mozart | 12 |
| Sonatina in G Major, op. 168, no. 2 1st Movement | Anton Diabelli | 14 |
| Sonatina in F Major, Anh. 5, no. 2 1st Movement* | attr. Ludwig van Beethoven | 16 |
| Minuet in C Major, Hob. IX:8, no. 1 | Franz Joseph Haydn | 18 |
| Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 3 3rd Movement* | Muzio Clementi | 20 |
| Sonatina in G Major 3rd Movement* | Jean Theodore Latour | 23 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List C: Romantic, 20th, and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Song (Ernteliedchen), op. 68, no. 24 | Robert Schumann | 26 |
| Polka, op. 39, no. 10 | Pyotr Il'yitch Tchaikovsky | 27 |
| Pierrot and Pierrette, op. 25, no. 4 | Amy Beach | 28 |
| Dusk | Nkeiru Okoye | 30 |
| Lyric Piece, op. 27, no. 16 | Dmitri Kabalevsky | 32 |
| Petite piece pour piano no. 2 | Nadia Boulanger | 34 |
| Quietude | Dennis Alexander | 35 |
| Sidewalk Chalk | Christine Donkin | 38 |
| The Spice of Life | Tom Gerou | 40 |
| Little Sparrows | Alexina Louie | 42 |
| Melancholy Reflections* | Mike Schoenmehl | 44 |
| Winter Rose | Ailbhe McDonagh | 45 |
| Sunset in Rio* | Mike Springer | 46 |
| Little March | Talivaldis Kenins | 48 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
See all RCM Level 5 Pieces Performed!
Note: this recording is for the older, 2015 Edition. 2022 edition recordings coming soon!
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