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MPW Grade 1
Foundation Pianist
Meet the keyboard, build a healthy playing shape and make the first confident music.Exit snapshotPlays short pieces with a stable pulseFinds and reads core landmarks
My Piano Week Grades 1–12
A clear road from first notes to a graduate portfolio.
These are internal programme grades—not ABRSM Grades 1–8. Placement and progression depend on demonstrated competence.
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MPW Grade 2
Elementary Player
Coordinate both hands, read more freely and begin useful chord and hymn work.Exit snapshotCoordinates two hands in simple texturesReads elementary grand-staff music
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MPW Grade 3
Developing Hymn & Reading Pianist
Turn reading, inversions and hymn skills into dependable weekly musicianship.Exit snapshotReads short scores without stoppingVoices primary chords smoothly
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MPW Grade 4
Coordinated Pianist
Strengthen technique, accompaniment patterns and transposition with expressive control.Exit snapshotUses several accompaniment texturesTransposes by function
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MPW Grade 5
Lower-Intermediate Musician
Become a more independent reader, interpreter and hymn accompanist.Exit snapshotPrepares music independentlyReads and harmonises at a lower-intermediate level
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MPW Grade 6
Intermediate Musician I
Connect extended harmony, interpretation and improvisation to ensemble-aware playing.Exit snapshotInterprets an intermediate scoreModulates deliberately
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MPW Grade 7
Intermediate Musician II
Build advanced hymn fluency, singer accompaniment and a first working jazz vocabulary.Exit snapshotAccompanies a singer sensitivelyUses seventh chords functionally
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MPW Grade 8
Upper-Intermediate Pianist
Shape advanced voicings, reharmonisation and larger repertoire into assured performance.Exit snapshotPerforms larger works reliablyReharmonises with musical purpose
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MPW Grade 9
Advanced Pianist I
Deepen a chosen specialism while strengthening professional score and collaborative habits.Exit snapshotWorks independently at an advanced levelCommunicates within an ensemble
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MPW Grade 10
Advanced Pianist II
Move from advanced playing to dependable programme building, arranging and professional accompaniment.Exit snapshotBuilds coherent programmesProduces playable arrangements
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MPW Grade 11
Pre-Professional Specialist
Consolidate specialist artistry, teaching foundations and major performance preparation.Exit snapshotDemonstrates a coherent artistic specialismExplains and teaches core concepts
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MPW Grade 12
Graduate Capstone
Bring musicianship, specialism and service together in a substantial public portfolio.Exit snapshotPresents a substantial, coherent musical portfolioDocuments independent artistic decisions