Important: GEMS does not prescribe or approve repertoire. Teachers and families choose pieces at their own discretion. The examples below are illustrative, not exhaustive, and no selection is required to match these suggestions.

Primary (up to 7)

Baroque / Classical

• J.S. Bach (Petzold) — Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114
  
  

• J.S. Bach (Petzold) — Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126
  
  

• G.F. Handel — Air
  
  

• W.A. Mozart — Minuet in F
  
  

• T. Attwood — Tuneful Dialogue
  
  

• D.G. Türk — Allegretto
  
  

Romantic / 20th–21st Century

• R. Schumann — Melody (from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68)
  
  

• R. Schumann — Soldier’s March (Op. 68)
  
  

• C. Gurlitt — Waltz (early album piece)
  
  

• A. Gretchaninov — The Bear
  
  

• D. Kabalevsky — Clowns (Op. 39 No. 20)
  
  

• D. Kabalevsky — A Little Dance (Op. 39 No. 10)
  
  

• B. Bartók — Children at Play
  
  

• B. Bartók — Evening in the Country
  
  

Elementary (up to 9)

Baroque / Classical

• J.S. Bach — Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 939
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Little Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (easy selections)
  
  

• G.F. Handel — Gavotte (easy suite movement)
  
  

• J. Haydn — Minuet in D (keyboard piece)
  
  

• L. van Beethoven — Écossaise in G, WoO 23
  
  

• D. Scarlatti — Short Sonata in A or D (easy selections)
  
  

Romantic / 20th–21st Century

• F. Burgmüller — Arabesque (Op. 100 No. 2)
  
  

• F. Burgmüller — Innocence (Op. 100 No. 5)
  
  

• C. Gurlitt — Scherzo (Op. 140 No. 17)
  
  

• R. Schumann — The Wild Horseman (Op. 68)
  
  

• E. Grieg — Arietta (from Lyric Pieces)
  
  

• D. Kabalevsky — Toccatina (Op. 27 No. 12)
  
  

• B. Bartók — From the Diary of a Fly (simpler arrangement only if appropriate level)
  
  

• A. Tansman — Petite étude (from Pièces enfantines)
  
  

Intermediate I (up to 12)

Baroque / Classical

• J.S. Bach — Two-Part Invention in C Major, BWV 772
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Two-Part Invention in F Major, BWV 779
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Little Preludes (selection)
  
  

• M. Clementi — Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1 (1st movement)
  
  

• D. Scarlatti — Sonata in D Minor, K. 9 (“Pastorale”)
  
  

• W.A. Mozart — Menuet or Allegro (early keyboard pieces, K. 1–3 selections)
  
  

• L. van Beethoven — Six Écossaises, WoO 83 (selection)
  
  

Romantic / 20th–21st Century

• F. Burgmüller — Ballade (Op. 100 No. 15)
  
  

• J. Heller — Etude in A Minor (Op. 47 No. 3)
  
  

• R. Schumann — First Loss; Sicilienne (Op. 68)
  
  

• P.I. Tchaikovsky — Morning Prayer; The Sick Doll (from Album for the Young)
  
  

• D. Kabalevsky — Novelette (from 30 Children’s Pieces, Op. 27)
  
  

• B. Bartók — Evening in the Country (from Ten Easy Pieces)
  
  

• S. Prokofiev — Vision fugitive (very easy selection only)
  
  

Intermediate II (up to 14)

Baroque / Classical

• J.S. Bach — Two-Part Invention in C Major, BWV 772; or in E Major, BWV 777
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Three-Part Sinfonia in C Minor, BWV 788 (if suitable)
  
  

• D. Scarlatti — Sonata in E Major, K. 380
  
  

• J. Haydn — Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:35 (1st movement)
  
  

• W.A. Mozart — Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (1st movement)
  
  

• L. van Beethoven — Bagatelle in A Minor, Op. 119 No. 9 (or similar)
  
  

Romantic / 20th–21st Century

• F. Chopin — Waltz in A Minor (posth.)
  
  

• F. Chopin — Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67 No. 4
  
  

• E. Grieg — Puck (Op. 71 No. 3)
  
  

• S. Rachmaninoff — Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 (abridgment not allowed; assign only if ready)
  
  

• D. Shostakovich — Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 34 No. 15
  
  

• D. Kabalevsky — Etude in A Minor (Op. 27 No. 24)
  
  

• C. Debussy — Le petit nègre
  
  

Advanced I (up to 16)

Baroque / Classical

• J.S. Bach — Two-Part Invention in A Major, BWV 783; or in A Minor, BWV 784
  
  

• J.S. Bach — French Suite in G Major (one movement)
  
  

• W.A. Mozart — Sonata in C Major, K. 330 (1st movement)
  
  

• W.A. Mozart — Sonata in A Major, K. 331 (1st movement)
  
  

• L. van Beethoven — Sonata in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 (1st movement)
  
  

• F.J. Haydn — Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49 (1st movement)
  
  

Romantic / Impressionist / 20th Century

• F. Chopin — Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
  
  

• F. Chopin — Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1
  
  

• E. Grieg — Butterfly (Op. 43 No. 1)
  
  

• C. Debussy — Arabesque No. 1
  
  

• C. Debussy — Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
  
  

• S. Prokofiev — Visions fugitives (selected movements)
  
  

Advanced II (up to 18)

Baroque / Classical

• J.S. Bach — Prelude and Fugue (WTC I or II; suitable selections)
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Italian Concerto (any single movement)
  
  

• J.S. Bach — Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903 (if appropriate)
  
  

• W.A. Mozart — Sonata in A Major, K. 331 (complete, or selected movement other than the Rondo if preferred)
  
  

• L. van Beethoven — Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique” (1st or 2nd movement)
  
  

• L. van Beethoven — Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” (1st or 2nd movement)
  
  

• F.J. Haydn — Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 (1st movement)
  
  

Romantic / Impressionist / 20th–21st Century

• F. Chopin — Etude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3
  
  

• F. Chopin — Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1 (“Aeolian Harp”)
  
  

• F. Chopin — Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
  
  

• F. Liszt — Liebesträume No. 3
  
  

• S. Rachmaninoff — Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  
  

• S. Rachmaninoff — Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2
  
  

• C. Debussy — Reflets dans l’eau (from Images I)
  
  

• C. Debussy — Pour le Piano (any movement)
  
  

• M. Ravel — Sonatine (any single movement)
  
  

• M. Ravel — Valses nobles et sentimentales (selected movement)
  
  

• S. Prokofiev — Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11
  
  

• D. Shostakovich — Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Op. 87 No. 24
  
  

• B. Bartók — Suite, Op. 14 (any movement)