New: 2025 Video Submission- How to upload an Unlisted video to YouTube
Step 1: Access YouTube and Sign In
Go to the YouTube website and log in to your Google account.
Step 2: Initiate Upload
Click the "Upload video" button located in the top right corner, usually represented by a video camera icon.
Step 3: Select Your Video File
Browse your computer to find the video file you want to upload and select it.
Step 4: Add Basic Details
Title the video: Student First & Last Name/Level/Category [For example: Jane Doe/Lv 8/Composition]
Step 5: Set Privacy to "Unlisted"
On the upload screen, navigate to the "Visibility" section.
Select "Unlisted" from the dropdown menu.
Step 6: Confirm and Upload
Click "Save" or "Upload" to finalize your video settings and start the upload process.
Important Points to Remember:
Unlisted Videos are Not Searchable:
An unlisted video will not appear in YouTube search results or on your channel unless someone has the direct link.
Sharing Unlisted Videos:
To share an unlisted video, simply copy the URL from the video page and send it to the people you want to be able to view it.
Practice Theory Test Links (Updated in 2024):
These Theory Practice Test PDFs were updated in 2024. They include all tests that students will need to know for each level.
BEGINNER LEVELS
In levels 1-4 students will be required to do all of the previous levels, and their current level. [For example: The Level 3 Link includes Primer, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 ].
Primer Level
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Intermediate Levels
In levels 5-7 students will be required to do levels Primer through four, and the level (5, 6, or 7) that they are on.
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Advanced Levels.
In levels 8-10 students will be required to do levels Primer through four, Level 7, and the level (8, 9, or 10) that they are on.
Level 8
Level 9
Level 10
Link for a combined PDF of All Levels, Primer through 10:
ALL Levels
Musical Period Guidelines :
The following list contains sample pieces and composers for the different time periods. Please remember that this is only a suggested list. There are many choices for each category.
Baroque Period Pre-1750
JS Bach*, Henry Purcell, Francios Couperin, Jean-Phillipe Rameau, George Friedrich Handel, Domenico Scarlatti, Antonio Soler.
William Gillock Fanfare and Other Courtly Dances in Baroque Style. Gigues, Sarabandes, Allemnades, Minuets, Musettes by 20th century composers may fit the qualifications.
ClassicalPeriod 1750-1820
CPE Bach, Franz Joseph Hadyn, JC Bach, Muzio Clementi, Friedrich Kuhlau, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Leopold Mozart.
William Gillock Accent on Rhythm and Style- Sonatina in Classic Style. Classical Style arrangements in method books, i.e. Bastien, Noona, Alfred, Faber, etc., would be appropriate for beginning students.
Romantic Period 1820-1900
Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Edward Grieg, Peter Tchaikovsky, Edward MacDowell, James Bastien, Prelude in Romantic Style
Contemporary Period 1900-present
Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Bela Bartok*, Zoltan Kodaly, Dmitri Kabalevsky*, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Serge Prokofieff, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Robert Vandall, David Carr Glover, Eugenie Rocherolle, William Gillock, Walter and Carol Noona, James and Jane Bastien*, Frances Clark, Nancy Faber*, etc.
*These composers have written excellent pieces for all levels of students.