Preparatory A
Preparatory A level exams are for the very beginning student. MEA Piano Studio students may take this exam one or more times.
Preparatory A - Required Pieces
Students must chose two of the following:
Adair, Yvonne
Little Dog Tales B&H
Alexander, Dennis
- Dennis Alexander’s Favorite Solos, 1 ALF March King
Alexander, Dennis, and Martha Mier
- Shadows (in Alfred’s Premier Piano Course: Lesson
Book, 2A ALF)
Armand, George
- Echo (in The Russian Piano School, 1 SIK)
Berlin, Boris
- A Skating Waltz (in The ABC of Piano Playing, 3 FHM)
Chatman, Stephen
Amusements, 1 FHM
- Foolin’ Around
- Monkey Business
Escapades, 1 FHM
- The Mouse in the Grandfather Clock (in Celebrate
Piano!®: Solos, 2 FHM)
Costley, Kevin
Year ’Round Fun, 1 FJH
Donkin, Christine
Jumping in the Mud FHM
- The Haunted Harp
- Sleigh Bells
Duke, David
- March for a Reluctant Soldier (in Music of Our Time,
Preliminary WAT)
Faber, Nancy, and Randall Faber
- The Haunted Mouse (in Piano Adventures: Lesson Book, 1 FPA)
- Jazz Blast (in Piano Adventures: Lesson Book, 2A FPA) Garrow, Louise
- Calliope ALF
Gieck, Janet
When I Grow Up RLP
Goolkasian Rahbee, Dianne
Pictures and Beyond, 1 FJH
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Children’s Adventures, op. 89 SCH
- The Trumpeter and the Echo (no. 15) Twenty-four Pieces for Children, op. 39 SCH
- Melody (no. 1)
- Marching (no. 3)
Mier, Martha
- Bright Painted Ponies (in Belwin Contest Winners, 1
ALF)
Milligan, John
- Rowing Round (in Legacy Collection: Folk-Song
Arrangements FHM)
Milne, Elissa
Very Easy Little Peppers FAB
Niamath, Linda
In My Garden FHM
Olson, Kevin
My Kind of Music, 1 FJH
- Making Faces
- Spider vs. Fly
- Stepping on the Cracks
Papp, Lajos
Starting the Piano EMB
Pearce, Elvina
- Let’s Waltz (in Celebrate Piano!®: Solos, 2 FHM)
Poe, John Robert
Simon Says KJO
Reubart, Dale
- The Teeter-totter (in Celebrate Piano!®: Solos, 1 FHM) Richert, Teresa
Copycat Copycat RLP
Rollin, Catherine
The Bean Bag Zoo Collector’s Series, 1 ALF
- Owl in the Night
- Rainbow Fish
Türk, Daniel Gottlob
Handstücke für angehende Klavierspieler, 1
Repertoire from Method Books
The ABC of Piano Playing FHM
Book 2
- The Cuckoo
- On Parade
- We Play Hockey
Book 3
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course ALF
Lesson 1B
- I Asked My Mother
- The Joke
- My Sombrero
Lesson 2A
Performance 1B
- As Morning Dawns
- My Dog
- Pogo Stick
Bastien Piano Basics KJO
Performance 1
- Golden Trumpets
- On the Planet of Mars
- Seconds, Please!
Piano 1
- Rock Group
- Sing, Bird, Sing
- Space Walk
- Swingin’ Beat
Celebrate Piano! ® FHM
Lesson and Musicianship 1B
- Aura Lee
- Lazy Summer Day
- The Sad Dragon
- Lesson and Musicianship 2A Easy Day
Solos 1
- Ladybug Waltz
- Trumpet Parade
Solos 2
Hal Leonard Student Piano Library HAL
Piano Lessons 2
- Bayou Blues
- Circle Dance
- First Light
Piano Solos 2
- Goofy Gadget
- The Stream
- Those Creepy Crawly Things on the Cellar Floor Viva la rhumba
John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course WIL Book 2
- The Dancing Bear
- Turkey in the Straw
Music for Young Children MYC
Moonbeams 1
- Hurrah
- Melody for Alphorn
- Music Signs
- Wake Up!
Moonbeams 2
- Frère Jacques
- Lady Bug
- Pixie Waltz
Sunbeams 2
Music Pathways FIS
Piano Discoveries B
- Fiesta Dance
- Two White Swans
The Music Tree ALF
Student’s Book 1
- First Boogie
- Forest Echoes
- Spanish Guitars
- When the Saints Go Marching In
Student’s Book 2A
- Knights at the Ball
- Morning Has Broken
Piano Adventures FPA
Lesson Book 1
- Grumpy Old Troll
- The Juggler
- Song for a Scarecrow
Lesson Book 2A
- Snake Charmer
- Storms on Saturn
Lesson Book 2B
Performance Book 1
Piano Discoveries HMP
Explorer Book 1A
- Eek! Bump! Yikes! Jump!
- Giggling Goblins
- Have You Seen the Leprechaun?
- The Mirror
Explorer Book 1B
- Let’s Go to the Fair
- Ragamuffin Rag
- Things That Go Bump in the Night Where Have All the Socks Gone?
Piano Town KJO
Lessons 1
- Candlelight
- Feeling Sneaky The Flashlight Simple Gifts
Lessons 2
- Butterf ly Camouf lage
- The Ladybug
Preparatory A - Choice Pieces
MEA Piano Studio students can choose one piece from the following:
Ayler, Michelle
MEA Piano Studio, Original Solos
- Busy Bee
- Penguin Tango
- Day at the Circus
- Creepy Crawly Spider
- Waking Up
- Seahorse
- Nocturne in A Minor
- Serenade
- Cool Cats
- Little Boogie, Jr.
- Black Key Boogie
- Waterfalls
- Old McDonald
- Bells of the Sea
- A Spooky Song
- Two Note Bop
- Littlest Boogie
- Itsy Bitsy Sonatiny
- Ancient Clock
- One Hand Blues
- Over the Rainbow With Letters