Need more material to practise grade 5 sight-reading? The ABRSM Grade 5 Piano Sight-Reading Specimen Tests book is jam-packed with practice sight-reading exercises to get you ready for the sight-reading assessment in your grade 5 ABRSM piano exam!

ABRSM grade 5 piano sight-reading preparation

As part of your ABRSM grade 5 piano exam, you are asked to play a short piece you’ve not seen before. The ABRSM Grade 5 Piano Sight-Reading book has example exercises to help you develop your sight reading skills, and guidance notes to give you an idea of what to expect!

45 example exercises

The 45 exercises in this ABRSM Grade 5 Piano Sight-Reading book are all typical examples of what you will encounter in your ABRSM grade 5 piano exam, which is a piece of around 8-12 bars in length, in the same time signatures as grade 4 (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 3/8 or 6/8), keys up to 4 sharps/flats (major) or 3 sharps/flats (minor), with the possible addition of four-part chords (two notes maximum in either hand), simple syncopation and a slowing of tempo at the end. The exercises are also marked with dynamics, performance directions, articulations, and fingerings.

The sections of your ABRSM grade 5 exam

Your ABRSM grade 5 piano exam is made up of four sections: a short sight-reading test like this, scales and arpeggios, three pieces chosen by you from the ABRSM Grade 5 Piano pieces book, and aural tests.For more info about ABRSM exams, please visit our ABRSM exams guide!