AbstractIn Malaysia, the most common piano examination syllabi used by piano teachers
include the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), Trinity
College London (TRINITY), and London College of Music Examinations (LCM)
(Ang, 2013). A quick search of the syllabi shows that even there contains pieces from
the twentieth century, few use extended techniques, or techniques beyond the
conventional sense. Repertoire examples from the ABRSM examination syllabus
between 2021 and 2022 include Tsunami by Stephen Montague (b. 1943) and
Bamboo Dance II by Chen Yi (b. 1953). Coming from a classical piano background
herself, the researcher would like to set an example for the younger generation in
Malaysia by including piano works by Henry Cowell, György Kurtág, Ge Gan-ru,
Frederic Rzewski, Diana Burrell, George Crumb, and Emma Lou Diemer that use
extended techniques in her recital through practice-led research, having the recital
itself as part of the research output. This stud.....