Remember not to pause during the exam, the teacher will deduct points. Relax while playing the piano.
I don't know what grade A you are talking about, but here are the highlights of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the China Conservatory of Music for grades one through ten:
Grade 1:
"Old Six Boards"
"Phoenix Song"
*"Song of the Selling of Newspapers"
"Ten Cups of Wine"
"Fishing for a Kitten"
*"Dance of the Little Dance of the Biscuits"
"On the Golden Mountain of Beijing"
Second Level:
"Birdie Toward the Phoenix"
"Silver Nuance"
*"Milking the Milk"
"The Little Mouse with Three Legs"
*"The Wild Dance of the Golden Snake"
"The Tune of the Purple Bamboo"
Third Level:
"The Western Chamber Lyrics
"The World is the Same"
*"Busy Spinning and Weaving"
*"Little Spotted Dove"
"All Have a Red, Bright Heart"
"Dancing with a Doll and a Bear"
Level 4:
*"The Night of the Fisherman's Boat"
"The Dance of the Little Flying Dancers"
"Backwards Riding Donkey"
"Song of Yenbian"
The Song of Yanbian"
*"Sheep Shearing"
"Fisherman's Song"
Fifth Grade:
*"High Mountains and Flowing Water"
"Warbling Orioles"
"Complaints of Zhaojun"
*"Shandandandandan Blossoms"
*"Shooting Drums on Fragrant Mountain"
"Dongting New Song"
Liaonan Love
Grade 6:
The Lotus in the Water
The Great Eight Panels
Suwu Thinks of His Homeland
Three Plum Blossoms
*Harvest Drums and Gongs[Note: Harvest Drums and Fragrant Mountain Shooting Drums are the Grade 6 pieces]
She Mountain Tea Song
The Lunar New Year's Eve<
Grade 7:
"Cold Crows Playing in the Water"
"Night Rain at the Banana Window"
"Sheep on the Mountain Slope"
*"Battle against the Typhoon"
*"Qin Sang Qu"
"Yi Dance"
*"Spring Dawn of the Snowy Mountains"
*"Happy Drainage Water Comes to My Village"
Grade 8:
Grade 8:
The General's Order
Guangling San
The Fragrance of Jasmine
On the Banks of the Ili River
The Dance of the Dong Tribe
Springtime in Lhasa
Grade 9:
Gaoshan Flowing Water [Note: Grade 9 Gaoshan Flowing Water is not the same as Grade 5 Gaoshan Flowing Water]
Haizhenna Swan"
"The Sun is Red on Jinggang Mountain"
"East China Sea Fishing Song" [Note: "East China Sea Fishing Song" and "Spring Dawn of the Snowy Mountains" are Grade 8 examination pieces of the Central Conservatory of Music]
"Tears of the Ginger Woman"
*"Little Sisters of the Grassland Heroes" [Note: "Little Sisters of the Grassland Heroes" and "Happy Drainage Water to My Village" are Grade 9 examination pieces of the Central Conservatory of Music]
Muqam Prose and Dance Songs
Tatar Dance Songs
Grade 10:
Four Sections of Brocade
Rhyme of the Han River
Linchong's Night Run
Steel Running
*Springtime on the Xiangjiang River
Qianzhong Fugue
*Fantasy Song