FEATURES: Musical Interpretation Guidance:

The book often includes suggestions or annotations to help with musical phrasing, articulation, and dynamics. These can aid students in bringing more expression to their performances.
Composer Information:

Each piece is accompanied by short notes about the composer or the style of the piece, providing students with some background to understand the context of the music.
ABRSM Standard Formatting:

The layout is clear, similar to ABRSM exam music, with well-spaced notation and performance markings like dynamics, articulation, tempo, and phrasing.
The series maintains the same level of detail and professionalism as ABRSM exam materials, ensuring that students are familiar with the format.
Practice Benefits:

The pieces can be used as part of regular practice, giving students the opportunity to revisit and enjoy pieces they may have already studied in the past.
It’s an excellent resource for both exam preparation and recitals, offering plenty of variety for different performance situations.
Appropriate for Exams and Beyond:

While these pieces have been selected from ABRSM exam syllabuses, the book serves as a great post-exam repertoire tool for building repertoire and recital programs.
Versatility:

The pieces are versatile enough to be used for sight-reading practice, building a stronger repertoire, or simply enjoying piano practice between exam preparations.

SPECIFICATION: Graded Levels:

Each volume corresponds to specific ABRSM grades (e.g., Encore Book 1 for Grades 1-2, Book 2 for Grades 3-4, and so on).
Pieces are ordered by difficulty, following the progression of skills expected at each grade.
Popular Exam Pieces:

The series includes a carefully curated selection of favourite pieces from past ABRSM exam syllabuses, chosen based on student feedback and examiner reports.
These pieces reflect a wide range of styles, genres, and time periods, including baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary music.
Performance Focus:

Each piece is designed not only for technical development but also for performance enjoyment. The repertoire is musically satisfying and meant to inspire students to perform with expression and confidence.
Varied Repertoire:

The collection spans different styles to give students a broad musical experience. You’ll find everything from lyrical melodies to lively, rhythmic pieces and characterful dances.
This variety helps build musicality and interpretative skills across different eras of piano music.