Resources — Ylan Chu

RESOURCES / LINKS

(Please note that I am the sole creator of @ClassicalSqueak and you can find me at the handles @classicalsqueak or @ylanchu)

Chart of all @classicalsqueak videos:

Google Spreadsheet

Support the channel:

Bandcamp (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 debut album)
Classical Squeak Shop
Ko-fi Shop (Digital PDFs, bundles)
Ko-fi (@classicalsqueak)

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RCM INFORMATION

RCM Account:

RCM Syllabi (Links to PDFs):

RCM Piano Syllabus (2022 Edition)
RCM Piano Syllabus (2015 Edition is now out of date and cannot be used for exams)
RCM Popular Selection List (2022 Edition)
RCM Popular Selection List (2017 Edition is now out of date and cannot be used for exams)
RCM Theory Syllabus (2016 Edition)
RCM Voice Syllabus (2025 Edition)
RCM Percussion Syllabus (2026 Edition)
RCM Musicianship Addendum (March 2024 - *NOT* for Piano, Guitar, Violin, Voice)
All Syllabi
RCM Abbreviations for Publishing Houses (updated 2019)
- e.g. HEN = G. Henle Verlag, BAR = Bärenreiter, PET - Peters, DOV = Dover Publications…
- HAL = Hal Leonard, B&H = Boosey & Hawkes, etc., OUP = Oxford University Press…
- ALF = Alfred Publishing Co., Inc, etc. / Full list and other abbreviations listed in the PDF above

RCM High School Credit Equivalencies:

List by Province

RCM Sessional Dates:

Exam Dates and Registration (Canada)
Exam Dates and Registration (US)

RCM When Will I Receive my Certificate?:

Recognizing Achievement (Canada)
Recognizing Achievement (US)

LISTENING / THEORY / EAR TRAINING

Chart of all @classicalsqueak videos:
Google Spreadsheet

Piano Syllabus Repertoire Playlists

YouTube and YouTube Music Playlists containing the repertoire for all RCM, Conservatory Canada, ABRSM, and Trinity College London piano syllabi selections - since there are a lot of links, please visit the dedicated page:
https://www.ylanchu.com/pianosyllabusproject

Ear Training Exercises:
Classical Squeak (YouTube)

Playlists by Level (YouTube):

Playlists by Category (YouTube):
- RCM Mock Examinations (Level 1-8)
- Chord Identification (Prep A-B, Level 1-10)
  - Major, Minor, Augmented Triads
  - Dominant Seventh, Diminished Seventh
  - Four-note chords: Major, Minor
  - Major-Major Seventh, Minor-Minor Seventh
- Interval Identification (Level 1-10)

Technical Work/Technique/Scales:

Classical Squeak (YouTube)
Tonic Four-Note Chord Progression Endings (YouTube)

Sight Reading:

Classical Squeak (YouTube; Play-Along Videos)
Beginner Sight Reading (C major Pentascale) (Ko-fi Shop)
Level 1 Sight Reading PDF (Ko-fi Shop)
Level 2 Sight Reading PDF (Ko-fi Shop)

RCM History (Spotify Playlists):

Music Theory

Chords (Triads, V7, vii°7), Inversions, and Roman Numeral Analysis Basics | Music Theory Lecture
- Functional Chord Symbols | use of 5/3, 6/3, 6/4, 7, 6/5, 4/3, 4/2
What are these numbers? 6, 6/4, 7, 6/5, 4/3, 4/2 (YouTube)
Lecture Notes (20 page PDF with notes, exercises, and answers) (PDF on Ko-fi)

Digital PDFs:

Purchase on Ko-fi Shop
Happy Birthday Sheet Music (Playlist and PDFs)
- January: Video (YT) | Ko-fi Shop (PDF) | Sheet Music Plus (PDF)
- February: Video (YT) | Ko-fi Shop (PDF) | Sheet Music Plus (PDF)

PLACES TO PURCHASE BOOKS / SHEET MUSIC

Digital PDFs from my YouTube channel (Ko-fi Shop)
Long & McQuade (The Leading Note)
Sheet Music Plus
RCM Shop

COMPETITIONS (Ottawa / Ontario / Canada)

Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival (OKMF)
Ottawa Piano Festival
Ontario Music Festivals Association (OMFA)
Canadian Music Competition (CMC) and Stepping Stone

RESEARCH

Maurice Ravel

Books:

Arbie Orenstein, ed. - A Ravel Reader: Correspondence, Articles, Interviews
Roger Nichols - Ravel
- Borrow: WorldCat
Deborah Mawer, ed. - The Cambridge Companion to Ravel
Roy Howat - The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier

Scores Consulted / Sheet Music:

Ravel - Sonatine ( Henle | Durand | Peters | Dover )
Ravel - Pavane pour une Infante défunte ( Henle | Durand | Peters | Dover )
Ravel - Works for Piano / Oeuvres pour piano ( Durand-Salabert-Eschig )
Ravel - Piano Masterpieces of Maurice Ravel ( Dover )
Ravel - Piano Trio ( Henle )

Thesis:

Below is a version of my synthèse completed in 2019.
Pop-out to download or view below.

Citation:
Chu, Ylan. "Deciphering Authenticity, Creativity, and Interpretation in Selected Piano Works by Maurice Ravel." DMus diss., Université de Montréal, 2019.

My doctoral studies were funded in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC).

If you were ever curious about the books and resources used throughout my studies (from beginner to Doctorate), this video and the following list includes music theory, music history, and music research resources.

I included all books mentioned (including current editions that I may not have used, but the older editions are no longer available).

There will be a separate video for piano practical materials. These links lead to the Google Books page, publishing company, or retailers that carry the resource.

If you would like to support my channel via an affiliate link, there is SheetMusicPlus and Bookshop.org (US).

If you liked this video and want more ways to support my channel, you can purchase or stream my albums, or leave a tip or purchase/download PDFs from my Ko-fi (@ClassicalSqueak).

BOOKS

Syllabi