Piano Grade 8: Performance Pieces

What you'll learn

1. 1

   A performance piece is like telling a story through music 🎵. You need to show the audience how the music feels — happy, sad, or dramatic!

2. 2

   What's the main job of a performance piece?

3. 3

   Let's shape a short phrase. Tap the notes to make the volume go up (crescendo) then down (diminuendo).

4. 4

   Let's work through how to add expression to a 4-bar phrase from a Grade 8 piece.

5. 5

   Which Italian word means 'to get gradually louder'?

6. 6

   Now try shaping a 2-bar phrase yourself. Tap the bar to decide dynamics.

7. 7

   What does 'ritardando' tell you to do?