RCM Level 5 sight-reading
Four piano sight-reading tests written to RCM's published rules for Level 5. Print them, or play one at your MIDI keyboard and get every note marked, then ask for a new one.
Two parts: clapping or tapping a short rhythm while keeping the beat, then playing a short passage at the piano. These tests are the playing part.
Playing one needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet. Printing needs nothing. No keyboard yet? Which keyboard to buy.
What the test can ask for
| RCM Level 5 | These tests | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Eight measures | 8 bars |
| Time | 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8 | The same |
| Keys | C, G, F, D and B♭ major; A, D, E, B and G minor | The same |
| Hands | A passage comparable to Level 2 repertoire, hands together, moving beyond a five-finger position | The same |
| Note values | Whole notes (semibreves), half notes (minims), quarter notes (crotchets), eighth notes in pairs (quavers) and dotted half notes (dotted minims) | The same |
RCM's rules from its Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition: the Sight Reading section of each level. Clefsight isn't connected with ABRSM or The Royal Conservatory. Clefsight writes these tests to the rules each board publishes for its piano sight-reading test; they aren't the boards' own tests, and a board's real test may use anything its rules allow.
Test 1
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Test 2
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Test 3
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Test 4
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RCM Level 5 sight-reading tests from clefsight.com/sight-reading/exams/rcm-level-5. Play any of them, or a new one, at a MIDI keyboard there and get every note marked.