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Intermediate Repertoire Index

Every piece in the intermediate course. Find any song by session, genre, or difficulty. Difficulty ratings follow ABRSM grades: 1.5 = late beginner, 2.0 = early intermediate, 2.5 = solid intermediate, 3.0 = late intermediate.


SessionTitleComposer/ArtistKeyTimeGenreDifficulty
1Beginner recital piece 1 (student’s choice)VariousVarious4/4Various1.0-1.5
1Beginner recital piece 2 (student’s choice)VariousVariousVariousVarious1.0-1.5
2Scale Etude in D MajorOriginal exerciseD major4/4Classical/Etude1.5
3”Clair de Lune” Theme (simplified)Claude DebussyDb major9/8Classical2.5
4”Moonlight Sonata” Mvt 1 (simplified)Ludwig van BeethovenA minor4/4Classical2.5
5Chord Inversions MedleyOriginal exerciseVarious4/4Exercise2.0
6”Autumn Leaves” (simplified)Joseph KosmaAm/C4/4Jazz2.5
7”Prelude in E minor” Op. 28 No. 4 (simplified)Frederic ChopinE minor4/4Classical2.5
8”Greensleeves”Traditional EnglishA minor6/8Classical/Folk2.0
8”Tere Bina”BollywoodVarious6/8Indian/Bollywood2.0
9”All of Me” (simplified)John LegendF major4/4Pop/Contemporary2.5
10”Minuet in G” BWV Anh. 114J.S. BachG major3/4Classical2.0
10”Fur Elise” (A section)Ludwig van BeethovenA minor3/8Classical2.5
11”Imagine”John LennonC major4/4Pop/Contemporary2.0
12”Waltz in A minor” B.150 (simplified)Frederic ChopinA minor3/4Classical3.0
13Ear transcription exercise (student’s choice)VariousVarious4/4Various2.0-2.5
14Raga Yaman AlankarsTraditionalC Lydian (Sa=C)FreeIndian Classical2.0
14”Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai”Laxmikant-PyarelalYaman (Sa=C)4/4Indian/Bollywood2.5
15”Lag Ja Gale”Madan MohanVarious4/4Indian/Bollywood2.5
15”Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai”Salim-SulaimanVarious4/4Indian/Bollywood2.5
16”Clocks” (simplified)ColdplayBb major4/4Pop/Contemporary2.5
16”Perfect”Ed SheeranG major6/8Pop/Contemporary2.0
1712-Bar Blues in CTraditionalC major (blues)4/4Jazz/Blues2.0
17”Fly Me to the Moon” (simplified)Bart HowardAm/C4/4Jazz2.5
18Pentatonic Improvisation ExerciseOriginalAm pentatonic4/4Jazz/Blues2.0
18Blues Improvisation over 12-BarOriginalC blues4/4Jazz/Blues2.5
18I-IV-V-I Improvisation in GOriginalG major4/4Exercise2.0
19”Yesterday” (from lead sheet)The BeatlesF major4/4Pop/Contemporary2.0
19”Hallelujah” (from lead sheet)Leonard CohenC major6/8Pop/Contemporary2.5
19”Kal Ho Naa Ho” (from lead sheet)Shankar-Ehsaan-LoyVarious4/4Indian/Bollywood2.5
20”Kabira”PritamVarious4/4Indian/Bollywood2.5
20”Kun Faya Kun”A.R. RahmanDes (Sa=C)4/4Indian/Bollywood3.0
20Raga Bhairavi CompositionTraditionalBhairavi (Sa=C)FreeIndian Classical2.5
215 Sight-Reading Pieces (graded)VariousVariousVariousVarious1.5-3.0
22Classical polish piece (student’s choice)Bach/Beethoven/ChopinVariousVariousClassical2.5-3.0
22Pop polish piece (student’s choice)VariousVariousVariousPop/Contemporary2.0-3.0
22Indian polish piece (student’s choice)VariousVariousVariousIndian/Bollywood2.0-3.0
232 Additional polish pieces (student’s choice)VariousVariousVariousAny genre2.0-3.0
24Modal Improvisation ExerciseOriginalVarious modes4/4Jazz/Contemporary2.5
24Student Composition (8 bars)Student originalVariousVariousVarious2.0-3.0
25Graduation Recital — 5 piecesVariousVariousVariousMixed (all genres)2.5-3.0

PieceComposerKeySessionDifficulty
Scale Etude in D MajorOriginalD major21.5
”Clair de Lune” Theme (simplified)DebussyDb major32.5
”Moonlight Sonata” Mvt 1 (simplified)BeethovenA minor42.5
”Greensleeves”TraditionalA minor82.0
”Minuet in G” BWV Anh. 114BachG major102.0
”Fur Elise” (A section)BeethovenA minor102.5
”Prelude in E minor” Op. 28 No. 4 (simplified)ChopinE minor72.5
”Waltz in A minor” B.150 (simplified)ChopinA minor123.0
PieceArtistKeySessionDifficulty
”Imagine”John LennonC major112.0
”All of Me” (simplified)John LegendF major92.5
”Perfect”Ed SheeranG major162.0
”Clocks” (simplified)ColdplayBb major162.5
”Yesterday” (from lead sheet)The BeatlesF major192.0
”Hallelujah” (from lead sheet)Leonard CohenC major192.5
PieceComposer/StyleKeySessionDifficulty
”Autumn Leaves” (simplified)Joseph KosmaAm/C62.5
12-Bar Blues in CTraditionalC (blues)172.0
”Fly Me to the Moon” (simplified)Bart HowardAm/C172.5
Pentatonic Improvisation ExerciseOriginalAm pent.182.0
Blues Improvisation over 12-BarOriginalC blues182.5
PieceComposer/ArtistRaga/KeySessionDifficulty
”Tere Bina”BollywoodVarious82.0
Raga Yaman AlankarsTraditionalYaman142.0
”Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai”Laxmikant-PyarelalYaman142.5
”Lag Ja Gale”Madan MohanVarious152.5
”Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai”Salim-SulaimanVarious152.5
”Kal Ho Naa Ho” (from lead sheet)Shankar-Ehsaan-LoyVarious192.5
”Kabira”PritamVarious202.5
”Kun Faya Kun”A.R. RahmanDes203.0
Raga Bhairavi CompositionTraditionalBhairavi202.5
PieceTypeKeySessionDifficulty
Chord Inversions MedleyExerciseVarious52.0
I-IV-V-I Improvisation in GExerciseG major182.0
Modal Improvisation ExerciseExerciseVarious modes242.5
Student Composition (8 bars)OriginalStudent’s choice242.0-3.0

PieceGenreSession
Beginner recital pieces (review)Various1
Scale Etude in D MajorClassical2
Sight-reading piece 1 (easiest)Various21
PieceGenreSession
Chord Inversions MedleyExercise5
”Greensleeves”Classical/Folk8
”Tere Bina”Bollywood8
”Minuet in G” BWV Anh. 114Classical10
”Imagine”Pop11
Raga Yaman AlankarsIndian Classical14
”Perfect”Pop16
12-Bar Blues in CJazz/Blues17
Pentatonic Improvisation ExerciseJazz/Blues18
I-IV-V-I Improvisation in GExercise18
”Yesterday” (from lead sheet)Pop19
PieceGenreSession
”Clair de Lune” Theme (simplified)Classical3
”Moonlight Sonata” Mvt 1 (simplified)Classical4
”Autumn Leaves” (simplified)Jazz6
”Prelude in E minor” Op. 28 No. 4 (simplified)Classical7
”All of Me” (simplified)Pop9
”Fur Elise” (A section)Classical10
”Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai”Bollywood14
”Lag Ja Gale”Bollywood15
”Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai”Bollywood15
”Clocks” (simplified)Pop16
”Fly Me to the Moon” (simplified)Jazz17
Blues Improvisation over 12-BarJazz/Blues18
”Hallelujah” (from lead sheet)Pop19
”Kal Ho Naa Ho” (from lead sheet)Bollywood19
”Kabira”Bollywood20
Raga Bhairavi CompositionIndian Classical20
Modal Improvisation ExerciseJazz/Contemporary24
PieceGenreSession
”Waltz in A minor” B.150 (simplified)Classical12
”Kun Faya Kun”Bollywood/Sufi20
Sight-reading piece 5 (hardest)Various21
Graduation recital selectionsMixed25

CategoryCount
Total unique pieces/exercises35+
Classical8
Pop/Contemporary6
Jazz/Blues5
Indian/Bollywood9
Exercises/Original4
Student choice / Improvisation5+
Pieces from lead sheets3
Difficulty rangeGrade 1.5 to Grade 3.0

Graduation Recital (Session 25) — Requirements

Section titled “Graduation Recital (Session 25) — Requirements”

Perform 5 polished pieces, one from each category:

SlotGenreSuggested Pieces (or student’s choice from course)
1Classical”Fur Elise” (A section), “Moonlight Sonata” (simplified), “Waltz in A minor,” or “Minuet in G”
2Pop/Contemporary”Imagine,” “Clocks,” “All of Me,” “Perfect,” or “Hallelujah”
3Jazz/Blues”Autumn Leaves,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” or 12-Bar Blues with improvisation
4Indian/Bollywood”Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma Hai,” “Lag Ja Gale,” “Kun Faya Kun,” or “Kabira”
5Student’s ChoiceAny piece from the course or a new piece at Grade 2+ level

Intermediate Repertoire Index Every piece in the course — find it by session, genre, or difficulty