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Exams/Sight-reading/ABRSM · Grade 6

Sight-reading

Up to twenty-four bars, all common keys, contrapuntal textures, occasional tied syncopation, more complex pedalling implied by phrasing.

Practice tips for this grade

  • Identify any imitation between the hands before starting.

  • Pulse over precision — a steady tempo with two wrong notes beats a stop.

  • Trust the harmonic outline; if you lose the texture, hold the chord changes.

ABRSM — other grades

ABRSM Grade 6 piano sight-reading — Bristol Piano