1. Please choose three works from five classical periods. Every work must be at least 10 minutes long.
2. If the student chooses a sonata, all movements must be played.

All majors and minors, including harmonic and melodic scales. (Both legato and staccato)

(the scale of C, G, F, D, B flat, A, E flat, E, A flat, B, D flat, G flat Major; the scale of a, e, d, b, g, f sharp, c, c sharp, f, g sharp, b flat, e flat minor)

• a. The hands are placed on the piano at an interval of an octave; ascend for two octaves and then play in the opposite direction for two octaves. And then play in the same direction for two octaves and descend for four octaves to go back to the tonic. End with a cadence.
  (Attention: the scale must be played continually.)
• b. The hands are placed at intervals of major/ minor third and major/ minor sixth; ascend and descend for four octaves.
  (For majors: Major third + minor sixth. For minors: Minor third + major sixth.)
• c. The two hands are placed on the piano at an interval of an octave and play major/minor thirds (interval) respectively for four octaves in the same direction at the same time.(Ascend and descend)
• d. The two hands are placed on the piano at an interval of an octave and play octaves (interval) respectively for two octaves in the same direction at the same time.(Ascend and descend)
• e. The two hands are placed on the piano at an interval of an octave and play broken octaves (interval) respectively for two octaves in the same direction at the same time.(Ascend and descend)

The way the examinee plays the chromatic scale (for instance, start from which note, in the same or opposite direction, in legato or staccato way.) is decided by the examiner.

• a. Play the chromatic scale from any note assigned by the examiner with your hands at an interval of an octave for four octaves.
  (Ascend and descend in the same direction at the same time.)
• b. Play the chromatic scale from any note assigned by the examiner with your hands at an interval of a major/minor third and major and minor sixth for four octaves.
  (Ascend and descend in the same direction at the same time.)

• a. The examinee's hands start from the same note and the examinee plays the scale for two octaves in the opposite direction. (ascend and descend)
• b. The interval between two hands would be major/ minor third or major/ minor sixth and the examinee plays the scale for two octaves in the opposite direction. (ascend and descend)

The way the examinee plays the arpeggio (for instance, start from which note, in the same or opposite direction, in legato or staccato way.) is decided by the examiner.

• a. The hands are placed on the piano at an interval of an octave; ascend for two octaves and then play in the opposite direction for two octaves. And then play in the same direction for two octaves and descend for four octaves to go back to the tonic.
  (Attention: the arpeggio must be played continually.)
• b. Play the broken major/minor chord with the hands at an interval of one octave for four octaves (ascend and descend) in the same direction at the same time.
  (The root, the first, and the second position.) (Only play in legato way)
• c.Play the broken dominant seventh with the hands at an interval of one octave for four octaves (ascend and descend) in the same direction at the same time.
  (The root, the first, the second, and the third position.) (Only play in legato way) (From any note assigned by the examiner.)
• d. Play the broken diminished seventh with the hands at an interval of one octave for four octaves (ascend and descend) in the same direction at the same time.
  (The root, the first, the second, and the third position.) (Only play in legato way) (From any note assigned by the examiner.)

1. Composers: name, nationality, style, biography, the origin of the work you play, other piano works, orchestral works, opera, other important works, the importance and evaluation in history.
2. The musical compositions you play: style, musical form, tonality, tempo, motif, counterpoint, sonata form, coda, program or absolute music, the atmosphere of the composition.
3. Others: terminology, dynamics, expressions, modulation, cadence, the climax of the whole composition, special harmony, composition skills, etc.