1. Textbook: "Collection of National Pipa Performance (Amateur) Grade Examination Works" (compiled by the Pipa Expert Committee of the National Instrument Performance (Amateur) Grade Examination Committee of the Chinese Musicians Association, published by Xinhua News Agency). 2. Exam content and requirements Etudes: Each level can choose two of their own within the prescribed range. Music: For grades 1 to 4, you can choose two pieces within the specified range; for grades 5 to 8, you can choose one piece with and without an * mark within the prescribed range. For grades 9-10, you can choose two songs marked with * and one without * within the specified range. 3. Others: All students must perform from memory during the exam. Judges may ask students to start or end their performance at any section of the piece.

Level 1 1. Practice part 1, 1 = D grade 1, 2, and 3 position pressing practice 2, third-degree molding practice 3, rolling practice 4, wheel sweeping practice 5, wheel picking and wheel fingering practice 6, Four finger wheel exercises for food, middle, name, and small 7. Playing exercises……………………………………………………Xia Rengen’s piece 2. Musical part 1. Laoliuban (fill in flowers)… ……………Folk music edited by Lin Shicheng 2, Xiluo poetry………………Folk music compiled by Lin Shicheng 3, Meng Jiangnu…………………… …………Chinese Folk Songs compiled by Lin Shicheng 4. Silver twisted silk………………Chinese Folk Songs compiled by Lin Shicheng 5. Small Ten Faces…………………… ………… Ancient tune compiled by Lin Shicheng 6. Carrying our guns……………….. Arranged by Lin Shicheng, composed by China Conservatory of Music Level 2 1. Exercise part 1, 1 = D phase position phoneme exercise 2, Pentatonic scale progression exercise 3, second-string chord exercise 4, pinch sweep exercise 5, string changing exercise 6, overtone exercise 7, division, harp, and picking exercises……………………………… Xia Rengen's music 2, music part 1, Hantian Lei......................... Guangdong folk music compiled by Lin Shicheng 2, Sanliu......................... …Arrangement of folk music by Lin Shicheng 3. Dance of the Golden Snake……………………………… Arrangement of Nie Er’s music by Wang Fandi 4. Presbyopic Liuban………… ...... Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo Music Composed by Lin Shicheng 5. Xiao Yue'er Gao......................... Ancient music Fan Shaoyun Performance Score 6. Lao Liuban Variations (ten sections)... …………Folk music Arranged by Lin Shicheng 7, Zizhu tune…………………………………………. Shanghai opera tune Tang Liangzhou performed Level 3 1. Exercise part 1, 1 = C scale exercise 2 , 1=G scale exercise 3, holding down, bringing, pulling, and overtone exercises 4, pushing, pulling, lifting, and bumping exercises 5, changing handle exercises 6, 1=D heptatonic scale exercise 7, half-round, playing and picking comprehensive Exercise 2, music part 1, Kitten Fishing 2, Dance of Youth……………………………………………………Lin Shicheng Song 3, Colorful Clothes Song…………………… ……………………Folk music Arranged by Lin Shicheng 4. Spring Festival Dance………………Xinjiang Folk Song Arranged by Lin Shicheng 5. Happy Days…………………… ………………Ma Shenglong’s song 6, Malan Flowers Bloom………………Lei Zhenbang’s song Liu Dehai’s custom fingering 7, embroidered skirt………… ……………Northeast Folk Song adapted by Kuang Yuzhong 8. Yangchun Song (no limit to the traditional version) Level 4 1. Exercise part 1. 1=F scale exercise 2. 1=A scale exercise 3. Finger spacing Exercise 4. Two-hand live finger exercise for sub-string quality. Exercise 5. Jumping bar exercise 6. Shooting, lifting, sweeping, buckling, picking, and playing the board. Exercise 2. Music part 1. Big waves washing away the sand………… Performance by A Bing (1950) Notation by Cao Anhe 2. Flying Flowers and Spotted Green…………………………………….. Performance by Liu Tianhua, an ancient tune 3. Send me a rose………… …………Xinjiang folk song Wang Fandi’s arrangement 4. Liuyang River………………………………………………Liu Dehai’s arrangement 5. The hanging curtain…… ………… Guangdong music Arranged by Liu Dehai 6. Caiyun Chaiyue…………………………………… Composed by Ren Guang Arranged by Lin Shicheng 7. Linked buttons………… ……………Folk music edited by Lin Shicheng 8, Senji Dema……………………He Luting’s piece adapted by Ye Xuran Level 5 1. Practice part 1, 1=drop B scale exercise 2, 1 = E flat scale exercise 3, drag exercise 4, shaki exercise 5, chromatic scale exercise 6, modular exercise 2, music part 1, song and dance introduction………… ………………………Liu Tianhua Song 2, Zhaojun goes out of the fortress………………

…Performed by A Bing (1950) Notation by Cao Anhe 3. Spring in the Tianshan Mountains*……………… Us Manjiang, Yu Lichun’s music adapted by Wang Fandi 4. Flower Party*……………… ……………………………… Arranged by Ye Xuran 5, Hora Dance…………… Romanian folk music Lin Shicheng’s arrangement 6, New Year’s song………… ……………………Composed by Mao Yuan (violin) Translated by Lin Shicheng 7. Spring River Moonlight Night (ensemble version) 8. Qinglian Yuefu (traditional version not limited) 6th level 1. Practice part 1. Double flying exercise 2, triplet, molding exercise 3, pressing and rolling three strings exercise 4, rocking exercise 5, staccato exercise 2, music part 1, new feather tune green waist………… ………… Yang Jieming’s music and Wang Weihua’s custom fingering 2. Sing a folk song for the party*……………… Zhu Jian’er’s music arranged by Wu Junsheng 3. Mountains and flowing water*……………… …………Cao Dongfu performed Lin Shicheng’s arrangement 4, backer………………………………Hakka Han music Lin Shicheng’s arrangement 5, Dum Dum ……………… Algerian music arranged by Wu Junsheng and Chen Jun 6. Moonlight Variations……………………………… Andreev music arranged by Ye Xuran 7. Lights and Moonlight ( The traditional version is not limited) Level 7 1, Exercise Part 1, Tone Change Exercise 2, 1=E Scale Arpeggio Exercise 3, Chant Exercise 4, Quick Press Exercise 5, Merging Two Strings Exercise 2, Music Part 1, Xu Lai………………………………………………………………Liu Tianhua Qu 2. The Little Knife Club…………………………………………………… Composed by Yi, arranged by Wu Junsheng 3. Yi dance music*…………………………………………………… Arranged by Wang Huiran 4. Jackdaws playing in the water*…………………… …………Chaozhou folk music arranged by Liu Baoshan 5. Guests from afar, please stay……………………Adapted by Liu Dehai 6. Jiangnan March………… ………………………………Wang Huiran’s Song 7, Sai Shang Song (traditional version not limited) 8, Pingsha Luoyan (traditional version not limited) Level 8 1. Practice part 1. Immediate hanging , hanging wheel exercise 2, octave molding exercise 3, twisting the second string exercise 4, combining the third string exercise 5, long wheel with picking, long wheel continuous picking exercise 2, music part 1, spring rain*……………… ……………………………… Zhu Yi, Wenbo Chuanqu 2, Torch Festival Night*…………………………………………Wu Junsheng Song 3. Improvement of Drills………………………………………………………… Liu Tianhua Song 4. The Flying Bumblebee…………………………………… ……Rimsky-Korsakov 5, Turkish March…………W.A.MOZART, composed by Lin Shicheng, transposed 6, Fighting Tigers and Going Up the Mountain……………… …………Wu Junsheng’s arrangement 7, Chu Shui Lian……………… Hakka Han music Lin Shicheng’s adaptation Level 9 1. Exercise part 1, tune and Lining exercises for the scattered notes of the main string 2, octave jumping exercises 3, sextuplet exercises 4, septuplet exercises 5, fifth and third exchange exercises and two string exercises 2, music part 1, Weishui sentiment …………………………………………………… Composed by Ren Hongxiang 2. Complaint - Thoughts after reading the Tang poem "Pipa Xing" ………………………………Wu Houyuan Composition 3, Little Sisters of the Prairie*………………………………………… Liu Dehai, Wu Zuqiang Composition 4, Chaldas Dance………………………………Monty Composer and arrangement by Wu Junsheng 5. Song of the Wanderer……………………………………………………………… Sarasate 6. Moon High (traditional version not limited) 7. Overlord Unarmor (traditional version is not limited) Level 10 1. Practice part 1. Comprehensive practice of twisting strings and parallel strings 2. Practice of merging four strings 3. Decomposing chords into exercises 4. Practicing and wheeling, rolling four strings practice

5. Exercises of moving fingers and changing strings 2. Music part 1. The Five Heroes of Langya Mountain*…………………………………………………… Lü Shaoen’s music 2. Li dance………… ………………………………Shi Wanchun’s Qu Lin Shicheng’s re-arrangement 3, Chen Xingyuan and his fan……………… Henan Bantou’s Qu Lin Shicheng’s re-arrangement 4, Dragon Boat (the version is not the same) Limited) 5, Chen Sui (traditional version not limited) 6, House of Flying Daggers (traditional version not limited) *Liber I am also learning pipa, I hope it can help you