The repertoire of the Grade 8 Piano Test usually includes the following types:

1. Category A

1. Etudes (Op.299 No.24) Che Er Ni.

2. Waltz (Op.64?No.1) Chopin.

3. Sonata (K.311) Mozart’s 1st movement in D major.

4. Gigue Bach.

II. Category B

1. Embroidered gold plaque by Wang Jianzhong.

2. Three Inventions (No. 13) Bach.

3. Sonata (K330) Mozart’s 1st movement in C major.

4. Etudes (No.21) Kramer.

Basic exercises

1. Scales and arpeggios (same direction and reverse, four octaves)

2. Seven arpeggios (d, e, b, ba major)

Selection

Turkish March (K.331a major sonata, 3rd movement) --- Mozart

2. Nocturne (op.9?no.2)---Chopin

3. Impromptu (op.142?no.2)---Schubert

Piano (Italian: pianoforte) is a keyboard instrument in Western classical music and is known as the "King of Instruments". It consists of 88 keys (52 white keys, 36 black keys) and a metal string soundboard. Italian Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) invented the piano in 1709.

The piano range ranges from A0 (27.5Hz) to C8 (4186Hz), covering almost all the sounds in the musical system. It is the instrument with the widest range except the pipe organ. The piano is generally used for solo, ensemble, accompaniment and other performances, and is very convenient for composing and rehearsing music. The performer presses the keys on the keyboard, moves the felt-covered mallet inside the piano, and then strikes the steel strings to produce sound. The piano requires regular care to ensure that its tone remains unchanged.