I had a Grade 1 student who played Haydn as a Baroque selection, and we received a comment on the exam form about her Baroque choice. In selecting repertoire for exams, should we be selecting "style" or composers by date?

It is realized that some schools go by List A, B, C, etc, but even within those lists they combine a couple of eras and time periods. Haydn is considered a Classical composer, even if listed under a List A selection with other schools. If a piece by a classical composer is in the style of the Baroque period, then the student could make this connection in their introduction to the piece. This happens a lot with W.A. Mozart as well, where some conservatories will list his minuets as a List A piece. For CNCM, the student would need to explain why it is being played as a Baroque piece e.g. "it's in the style of the Baroque minuets." The student could give a bit of history of the Minuet and tie it together with their selection of choice.