RCM Level 6 Piano Repertoire Guide
April 10, 2025 by Taras (Terry) Babyuk
Introduction
Planning to take your RCM Level 6 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 6 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 6 Practical Piano Exam.
Level 6 Piano Repertoire Pieces
Sixth Edition (2022)
List A: Baroque Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Little Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4 |
| L'indifferente | Jean-Philippe Rameau | 6 |
| Giga in G Major | Elisabetta de Gambarini | 8 |
| Polonaise in B flat Major | Johann Christian Bach | 10 |
| Aria in G Major* | Georg Philipp Telemann | 11 |
| Sarabande in D Minor* | George Frideric Handel | 12 |
| Sonata in B flat Major, K 440 | Domenico Scarlatti | 14 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List B: Classical and Classical-Style Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Viennese Sonatina in C Major 4th Movement: Finale | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 16 |
| Sonatina in E flat Major, op. 4, no. 7 | Samuel Wesley | 20 |
| Sonatina in G Major, op. 19/20, no. 1 1st Movement* | Jan Ladislav Dussek | 22 |
| Sonata in F Major, Wq. 55/5 3rd Movement | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | 24 |
| Sonatina in A Minor* | Georg Anton Benda | 26 |
| Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:G1 1st Movement | Franz Joseph Haydn | 28 |
| As Swift as a Deer* | Daniel Gottlob Turk | 31 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
List C: Romantic, 20th, and 21st Century Repertoire
| PIECE | COMPOSER | PAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Waltz in A Minor, op. posth., B 150 | Frederic Chopin | 32 |
| Spanish, op. 55, no. 5* | Agathe Backer Grondahl | 34 |
| Of Foreign Lands and Peoples (Von fremden Landern und Menschen), op. 15, no. 1 | Robert Schumann | 37 |
| Fairy Tale, op. 27, no. 20 | Dmitri Kabalevsky | 38 |
| Dance of the Tiger Cubs | Vincent Ho | 40 |
| Running for the Bus | Alexina Louie | 42 |
| Air de ballet, op. 123, no. 11 | Cecile Chaminade | 44 |
| Miimii (Mourning Dove) | Barbara Assiginaak | 46 |
| Jasmine Flower | Chinese folk song, arr. Edward Han Jiang | 47 |
| Sweet Mister Jelly Roll | Valerie Capers | 48 |
| Gentle Breeze* | Joanne Bender | 50 |
| Happy Time Jazz* | Martha Mier | 52 |
| Whirlwind | Dennis Alexander | 54 |
| Little Nocturne | Jakub Metelka | 56 |
| * pieces that were kept from the previous, 2015 edition | ||
See all RCM Level 6 Pieces Performed!
Note: this recording is for the older, 2015 Edition. 2022 edition recordings coming soon!
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