ABRSM
Grade 2 Piano
Here are detailed video piano lessons on many of the pieces on the ABRSM Grade 2 syllabus.
Which pieces are covered?
2025 & 2026
A3 - Suite de la réjouissance by L-C Daquin
B1 - The Singing Swan by Alexis Ffrench
C1 - Spooky Wood Hollow by Heather Hammond - 🔊
2023 & 2024
A2 - Gavotte in F by J. L. Dussek - ♪
C1 - Railroad Blues by David Blackwell
C2 - Mozzie by Elissa Milne - 🔊
Alternative pieces
A6 - Etude in A minor by A. Goedicke - ♪
A11 - Minuet in D, K7 by W. A. Mozart - ♪
B4 - Sorrow by B. Bartók - ♪
B8 - Farewell by A. Gretchaninov - ♪
B11 - Waltz in A minor by F. Spindler - ♪
B15 - Postcard in Paris by Sarah Watts
C4 - In My Spot by Ben Crosland (backing track only) - 🔊
C6 - The Snow Prelude No.3 by Ludovico Einaudi
C13 - Singing Sun by Peter Sculthorpe
C14 - Tango II (Habanera) by Mátyás Seiber - 🔊
2021 & 2022 - no longer valid
C2 - Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet
♪ - with downloadable sheet music.
🔊 - with backing tracks.
If you'd like to request a piece from the ABRSM Grade 2 syllabus not covered here, jot me an email.
As you watch the video piano lessons, get in touch and ask questions using the comments section at the foot of each lesson.
Downloadable sheet music is available for pieces in the public domain. Some pieces have downloadable backing tracks.
FREE excerpt - look for the PREVIEW button.
The final section helps with Grade 2 aural.
Videos marked 'Performance' are usually also available on YouTube. They are included here to help complete an overview of the syllabus.
More detail
- #1: Introduction (2:03)
- #2: Right Hand (3:27)
- #3: Right Hand - straight through (1:11)
- #4: Ornament (2:44)
- #5: Left Hand (2:54)
- #6: Left Hand - straight through (1:28)
- #7: Left Hand - alternative fingering (2:01)
- #8: Hands Together - walk through (4:45)
- #9: Inégales style? (1:36)
- #10: Performances (3:13)
- #1: Introduction (2:09)
- #2: Warm-Up (1:52)
- #3: Right Hand, Bars 1→10 + sheet music (4:35)
- #4: Right Hand, Bar 11→End (2:35)
- #5: Left Hand, Bars 1→10 (4:13)
- #6: Left Hand, Bar 11→End (2:25)
- #7: Both Hands, Bars 1→10 (2:46)
- #8: Both Hands, Bar 11→End (1:37)
- #9: Violin Sonata K.7 (1:14)
- #10: Steady Tempo (1:14)
- #11: Performance (2:32)
- #1: Introduction (1:16)
- #2: Performance (1:16)
- #3: Right Hand - Rhythm + sheet music (1:08)
- #4: Right Hand - Bars 1-8 (2:44)
- #5: Right Hand - Bars 9-16, Parallel Thirds (3:16)
- #6: Right Hand - Bars 1-16, No Pedal (1:07)
- #7: Left Hand, Bars 1-16 (3:05)
- #8: Harmony - Tonic & Dominant Chords (3:48)
- #9: Hands Together - Steady Tempo, No Pedal, (2:08)
- #10: Pedal - Principles of Legato Pedalling (4:02)
- #11: Hands Together - Steady Tempo, With Pedal (3:34)
- #12: Conclusion & Performance (2:07)
- #1: Introduction (2:08)
- #2: Section A (bars 1-18) - Left Hand (3:25)
- #3: Section A - Right Hand (5:49)
- #4: Section A - Backing Track (1:28)
- #5: Section B (bars 19-26) - Left Hand (3:13)
- #6: Section B - Right Hand (1:57)
- #7: Section A - Hands Together (4:03)
- #8: Section B - Hands Together (5:25)
- #9: All The Way Through, Slowly (1:52)
- #10: Performance (2:02)
- #11: Performance with Backing Track (2:00)
- #12: Backing Track (complete) (2:15)
How to access the Course
Either purchase it individually for 6 months or 1 year, or subscribe to become a Member and gain access to bundles of courses at a reduced rate for the duration of your Membership.
Other Courses
These may interest you too.
Meet your tutor
Hello 👋
I'm Julian and I produce piano-focused, educational content for YouTube, my website and here on Teachable. The YouTube channel has 55k+ subscribers and the videos have had 14M views. The flagship online courses here on Teachable draw on 30 years experience in music eduction preceded by my own education, a music degree, post-graduate teaching qualification and piano performance diploma.
Playing an instrument brings joy to the day through total absorption, mental and physical challenge and emotional involvement. The aim here is to share my own passion for making music, to help others develop their practical skills, their musical knowledge and ultimately, foster a life-long love of playing the piano.
I am married to Kim and we divide our time between Northern Scotland and South-West France.