ABRSM Grade 8 Piano 2025 Exam Pieces

How to play the ABRSM Grade 8 2025 & 2026 piano exam pieces book.

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0:00 A1 - Alla Turca (3rd movt from Sonata in A, K. 331) - Mozart
2:40 A2 - Il pleut - Mel Bonis
5:15 A3 - Sonata in C, Kp. 513 - D. Scarlatti
7:58 B1 - La fille aux cheveux de lin (No. 8 from Préludes, Book 1) - Debussy
11:01 B2 - il porco rosso (from Porco Rosso) - Joe Hisaishi
14:24 B3 - Consolation in E (No. 2 from Consolations, S. 172) - Liszt
17:35 C1 - In the Dew, a Homage to Janáček (from Homages, Book 1) - Cheryl Frances-Hoad
19:32 C2 - Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin
21:28 C3 - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, arr. Iles - Sherwin & Maschwitz

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[ldgaming]

Is it just me or are these pieces a lot easier compared to the syllabus of the other years?

[oliviacollins]

Had to re look at the title to make sure this was grade 8 and not 6

[leeyahfareed]

I'm so glad porco rosso got added into this, it was a bout time they included some joe hisaishi

[aachannel]

I’m so surprised to see Joe Hisaishi’s piece in the selection as I love Ghibli’s movie soundtracks very much, thanks for sharing this, a very good guide for me as I’m preparing for the exam❤️

[Vortex-BS]

A1 B1 C2 Best Selection... Skipping grade 7 for this one. 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[philipbeck]

I thought I'd take up piano again on retirement after 45 years of not having played it. Got a straight pass in grade 8 all those years ago when I got merit in G2-7. I bought the 2023-24 G8 syllabus, tried one piece "Over the Bars" by James Johnson and thought S--t this is diffcult. I used to play Maple Leaf Rag for fun when I was a teenager, I thought it's around G6-7 standard, certainly a lot easier than Over the Bars. And Rondo alla Turca and the B3 Liszt piece look perfectly manageable, will aim for entering the exam in 2026. Someone else below already commented on the error in bars 59 and 60 of Maple Leaf Rag, that hit me instantly.

[CA-]

We crashing Grade 8 in the gap year with this one🗣🗣🗣

[orbstars]

JOE IS THAT JOE HISAISHI THE MASTERMIND THE GENIUS OF STUDIO GHIBLI oh im buying this instantly

[zattack]

B2 is absolutely amazing👏👏 can’t wait to do this next year

[C_LinTsoiKiuAlly-rnig]

It’s true that the 2025-2026 pieces are much easier than the 2023-2024 grade 8 exam piece, especially the 2023-2024 C3 piece Over the Bars was the hardest and I picked it 🤦🏼‍♀️

[chloehtc]

just did my grade 7 exam!! thank you for this ❤

[ceinwenbran]

I am about to give the alla turca to a teenager who is working towards grade 6 - he will be delighted!

[petertsang]

alla turka is actually one of my fav❤❤

[ZENITHCHONGMoe-kige]

It’s not just the note, you also need to do the other staff in order to achieve is best result

[tszhimtimothyfong]

I think A1 and C2 is very famous and Joe Hisaishi is here too!

[ngcpiano]

20:56 Left hand, bar 59: The notes should be Gb not G natural, you’re playing the chords of Eb major but it should be Eb minor.
Right hand: Same as the left hand, basically all G naturals that you’re playing should be Gb 👍

I play this piece a lot so I know how it sounds like lol, btw I think I’ll pick A1, B1 and B3 sounds good so I’ll have to decide between them and def C2!

[NgKQ]

This has to be my favorite of all grades.

Three of our familiar pieces are featured in this grade 😭

Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca, The Maiden with Flaxen Hair and Maple Leaf Rag 😭

[thebeatlessssss]

I watched this whole video knowing im only grade 5 and not gonna get to grade 8 before 2027, which means I am missing out on my fav piece (Maple leaf rag, and im also sad about missing A1) 😭😭

At least i can practice it in my spare time haha

[roselite]

What the this song selection WHAT??? MIGHT CONSIDER SKIPPING GRADE 6 and 7 for this????

[MZT]

Impressive playing 👏I think I can choose which pieces to play now :)