ABRSM 2025 & 2026 - Grade 2 Piano Exam - B:2 ~ A Little Song ~ D. B. Kabalevsky

ABRSM 2025 & 2026 - Grade 2 Piano Exam - B:2 ~ A Little Song ~ D. B. Kabalevsky
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TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
ABRSM’s recommended tempo for this piece is 88 bpm, as played in this video.
The words cantabile (in a singing style) and dolce (sweetly) appear at the beginning, so be sure to play in a gentle and calm manner.
There is a subtle difference between the right hand melody played p (soft) and the left-hand part marked pp (very soft) so be careful to play the upper part slightly louder, so it sings out above. At bar 5 the overall contrast between parts continues, but with p in the right-hand part and mf (moderately loud) - at this point the melody is transferred to the left-hand and therefore it must sing out more than the accompanying right hand chords.
At bar 9 the balance between parts is similar to the beginning, but watch out for the early missable cresc. marking at bar 10… building up until bar 12… then a sudden drop back down to p (soft) / pp (very soft) at bar 13. (The marking sub. at bar 13 is short for subito. (suddenly)
The final three bars can be played a little louder and possibly slightly slower.