Grade 2 Pieces for Piano: Twenty Solo Piano Pieces for Grade 2

by Piano Hive, James Alexander Thompson, Janette Mason

Overview

Grade 2 Pieces for Piano is a book of 20 relaxing and peaceful pieces for solo Piano.

Preparation for Piano grades can be stressful. We all want to succeed, pass the exam with flying colours and then move onto the next grade as quickly as possible. There is pressure from teachers, parents and obviously the pressure we put upon ourselves..

The main purpose of this book Grade 2 Pieces for Piano, is to provide beautiful sounding pieces incorporating all the necessary technical requirements, including keys and time signatures to achieve a Grade 2 standard, but act as a welcome break from your exam pieces!

Whether your preparing for ABRSM grade 2 Piano, Trinity, LCM or Rockschool, this book will be a complimentary tool to help you achieving the best result.

Maybe you have just completed your ABRSM grade 1 Piano and are looking to move onto your grade 2, with this book you will have plenty to get you started towards achieving your goal.

There are five pieces from each of our best-selling books, Relaxing Piano, Cinematic Piano and Peaceful Christmas plus 5 brand new compositions, so in total 20 pieces to keep you interested all year round.

As with all Piano Hive material, every melody, chord sequence, arpeggio and dynamic marking has been discussed and developed in the composition process. Our aim is to create a pleasant and enjoyable experience for the pianist and listener alike whilst improving your technique and musicianship.

Includes:

Composers Tips - at least one or two tips given for all 20 pieces

How to Use This Book - advice page on pedalling, dynamics, metronome markings and fingering

Free Audio - follow the QR code at the front of book, enter any amount from 0 and your email address then you can download the full album

Key Signatures - all pieces in book use key signatures required by ABRSM grade 2 piano

Tempo - tempo markings noted at start of each piece

Dynamics - variations in loudness marked throughout using correct Italian terms

This book is for Grade 1 level, up to anyone who is undertaking a Grade 2 piano exam. The book can be used beyond this level as a sight reading tool.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940166633637
Publisher:	Piano Hive
Publication date:	05/14/2023
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Piano Hive is the collaborative project of composers Janette Mason and James Alexander Thompson.

Piano Hive is all about creating piano music that not only sounds great but is infinitely enjoyable to play.

We have taken the upmost care whilst composing to make sure the pieces fit under the fingers well, explore various pianist techniques and take in a variety of key and time signatures.

James, a classically trained pianist from an early age went on to study jazz at the Sage Gateshead before attaining a BA Hons in Pop Music from Leeds College of Music and winning the Friends Prize Award for his penultimate piano recital. He has since then been involved in many aspects of the music business, from live performing, session work for TV ads, composing and educating. Having spent time abroad teaching in Hong Kong and Thailand, James is now UK based focusing his creativity on writing with various composers across the pop and classical genres.

Janette is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and producer with a diverse musical career.

She has toured extensively with artists such as Oasis, Pulp and Robert Wyatt and has been musical director for various TV shows including the Jonathan Ross Show. She is a sought after arranger and producer and has contributed tracks to many recordings including the soundtrack CD to Cars 3 and Lea DeLaria’s, The Live Smoke Sessions, which reached the Grammy Ballot. She is a recording artists in her own right with five CDs released to date.