{"id":48066,"date":"2024-10-03T16:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f05d19c6-a4fb-42fb-ba88-e84c37457d0e"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:07:14","slug":"abrsm-announces-new-exams-for-one-handed-pianists","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/abrsm-announces-new-exams-for-one-handed-pianists\/","title":{"rendered":"ABRSM announces new exams for one handed pianists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Thursday, 03 October 2024 at 14:23 PM<\/p>

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The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music<\/strong> (ABRSM) has announced that it has developed the first ever exam repertoire lists for pianists playing with one hand, making exams more accessible for musicians with upper limb differences or impairments.<\/p>

The new syllabus covers grades 1 to 5, and features 62 pieces including music by Chopin<\/a><\/strong>, Italian composer Antonio Sartorio (1630-1680), American composer Harold Arlen (1905-1986) and emerging composers.<\/p>

The syllabus, which includes seven new commissions, has been developed by ABRSM in order to increase accessibility and repertoire choice. This comes after research revealed a shortage in the existing repertoire of pieces written for one-hand.\u00a0<\/p>