There is a delicious mixture of the traditional and the unfamiliar in the final grade’s diverse list of options. On the one hand, regular favourites that appear just as much in past Grade 8 ABRSM as Trinity syllabuses are in evidence (Mozart Sonata in B flat K570 and Debussy’s Minstrels). On the other, it is refreshing and stimulating to see works by living composers, as well as shockingly neglected figures from past generations. We really are spoilt for choice in a syllabus that truly caters for just about everyone.
Murray McLachlan, European Piano Teachers Association, August 2020
…when it comes to syllabus design that supports educational and musical excellence, it now seems to me that TCL have delivered the new number one choice, a syllabus that ticks every box. Welcome to the new “Gold Standard".
Andrew Eales, pianodao.com, August 2020
The exceptionally wide-ranging, new piano syllabus launched by Trinity last week goes out of its way to provide maximum flexibility and opportunity for candidates to flourish. The two-list format is quite different from ABRSM, and even though numerous pieces in both boards interchange and connect from grade to grade, the current Trinity list prioritises flexibility and freedom of choice to an exceptional extent. The sheer number of choices on offer is staggering, and though past syllabus material is present, the fact that candidates themselves have not known the music previously means that they are presented throughout the whole selection with an extremely diverse and contrasted range.
Murray McLachlan, European Piano Teachers Association, August 2020
Trinity College London Press
Trinity College London Press
Trinity College London Press
Trinity College London Press
