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Scales & Arpeggios

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands	Direction	Articulation
C major		1 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
G, F majors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
A, D minors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
C major		1 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
	G major	1 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
	A minor	1 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands	Direction	Articulation	Tempo
G, F majors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Crotchet = 66
A, D minors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
D, A majors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
E, G minors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
C major		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
Chromatic from D		1 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
	D, A majors	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
	E, G minors	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands	Direction	Articulation	Tempo
D, A majors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Crotchet = 80
E, G minors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
Bb, Eb majors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
B, C minors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
E major		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
Chromatic from D		1 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
	D, A majors	2 oct.	Together	n/a	Legato	Crotchet = 72
	E, G minors	2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
	Bb, Eb majors	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
	B, C minors	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands	Direction	Articulation	Tempo	Extra Info
Bb, Eb majors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Crotchet = 100
B, C minors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato		Minor scales can be harmonic or melodic
B, F#, Ab majors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
F#, F minors		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
Eb major		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
C harmonic minor		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
Chromatic from F#		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Crotchet = 80
	Bb, Eb majors	2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
	B, C minors	2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
	B, F#, Ab majors	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
	F#, F minors	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands	Direction	Articulation	Tempo	Extra Info
A, E, B, F#, Db majors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Minim = 60
F#, C#, G#, Eb, Bb minors		2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
Ab staccato		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
F minor staccato		2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato
Db major		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
C# harmonic minor		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
Chromatic from F# and A#		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato		F# (LH) and A# (RH)
	A, E, B, F#, Db majors	2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Minim = 44
	F#, C#, G#, Eb, Bb minors	2 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
	Dim. 7th from B	2 oct.	Separately	n/a	Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands	Direction	Articulation	Tempo	Extra Info
D, F Ab, B majors		4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato, staccato	Minim = 72	All hands together from now on
D, F, G#, B minors		4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato, staccato		Minor scales must be harmonic and melodic
D, F Ab, B majors		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
D, F, G#, B harmonic minors		2 oct.	Together	Contrary	Legato
Chromatic from G#		4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato, staccato
Chromatic from B		4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato, staccato
	D, F Ab, B majors	4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato	Minim = 50
	D, F, G#, B minors	4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
	Dominant 7th in the keys of D, F, Ab, B	4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato		Starting on A, C, Eb, F#, Ending on tonic.
	Dim. 7th: Starting on G#	4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato
	Dim. 7th: Starting on B	4 oct.	Together	Similar	Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands/Motion	Inversion	Articulation	Tempo	Extra Info
Db, E, G, Bb majors		4 oct.	Similar		Legato, staccato	Minim = 80
C#, E, G, Bb minors		4 oct.	Similar		Legato, staccato		Minor scales must be harmonic and melodic
3rd apart: Db, E, G, Bb majors		4 oct.	Similar		Legato, staccato	Minim = 60	LH on tonic
3rd apart: C#, E, G, Bb minors		4 oct.	Similar		Legato, staccato		LH on tonic
Db, E, G, Bb majors		2 oct.	Contrary		Legato, staccato
C#, E, G, Bb minors		2 oct.	Contrary		Legato, staccato
G major in 3rds (one-handed)		2 oct.	Separately		Legato, staccato	Minim = 50
Chromatic from C# and E		2 oct.	Contrary		Legato, staccato		C# (LH) and E (RH)
	Db, E, G, Bb majors	4 oct.	Similar	1st inversion	Legato	Minim = 56
	C#, E, G, Bb minors	4 oct.	Similar	1st inversion	Legato
	Dominant 7th in the keys of Db, E, G, Bb	4 oct.	Similar		Legato	Starting on Ab, B, D, F, Ending on tonic	Starting on Ab, B, D, F, Ending on tonic
	Dim. 7th starting on Bb	4 oct.	Similar		Legato
	Dim. 7th starting on E	4 oct.	Similar		Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Hands/Motion	Inversion	Articulation	Tempo	Extra Info
C, Eb, F#, A majors		4 oct.	Together		Legato, staccato	Minim = 88
C, Eb, F#, A minors		4 oct.	Together		Legato, staccato		Minor scales must be harmonic and melodic
Eb, C Whole-Tone		4 oct.	Together		Legato, staccato
6th apart: C, Eb, F#, A majors		4 oct.	Together		Legato, staccato	Minim = 60	RH on tonic, LH 6th below
6th apart: C, Eb, F#, A harm. minors		4 oct.	Together		Legato, staccato		RH on tonic, LH 6th below
C in 6ths (one-handed)		2 oct.	Separately		Staccato	Minim = 54
Eb in 3rds (one-handed)		2 oct.	Separately		Legato
Chromatic from Eb and C (one-handed)		2 oct.	Separately		Legato, staccato
	C, Eb, F#, A majors	4 oct.	Together	2nd inversion	Legato	Minim = 66
	C, Eb, F#, A minors	4 oct.	Together	2nd inversion	Legato
	Dominant 7ths in the keys of C, Eb, F#, A	4 oct.	Together		Legato		Starting on G, Bb, C#, E, Ending on tonic.
	Dim. 7th starting on Eb	4 oct.	Together		Legato
	Dim. 7th starting on C	4 oct.	Together		Legato

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Requirements
D, A majors		1 oct.	Separate bows or slurred (2 quavers to a bow), at examiner's choice; even notes or long tonic at candidate's choice
E natural minor		1 oct.
G major		2 oct.
	D, A majors	1 oct.	Separate bows; Even notes
	E minor	1 oct.
	G major	2 oct.

Scale	Arpeggio	Range	Requirements	More Requirements
C, F majors		1 oct.	Separate bows or slurred (2 quavers to a bow), at examiner's choice; Even notes or long tonic, at candidates choice
G, D minors		1 oct.		Natural, harmonic or melodic at candidate's choice
G, A, Bb majors		2 oct.
	C, F majors	1 oct.	Separately bows; Even notes
	G, D minors	1 oct.
	G, A, Bb majors	2 oct.

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Pass

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Grade

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Mark

24-26

20-23

17-19

10-16

Highly accurate notes and intonation.

Largely accurate notes and intonation.

Generally correct notes.

Sufficiently reliable intonation to maintain tonality.

Frequent note errors.

Insufficiently reliable intonation to maintain tonality.

Largely inaccurate notes and/or intonation.

Scales & Arpeggios Grading

24-26

20-23

17-19

10-16

Highly accurate notes/pitch.

Fluent, rhythmic, musically shaped and confident.

Largely accurate notes/pitches with secure responses.

Mostly regular flow and mainly even tone.

Generally correct notes/pitch with cautious responses.

Continuity and tone are generally maintained.

Frequent errors in notes/pithes with uncertain responses.

Continuity and tone are unreliable and some items incomplete.

Very approximate notes/pitches with very uncertain responses.

Sporadic, serious lack of tonal control and several items not attempted.

Sight-Reading Grading

24-26

20-23

17-19

10-16

Fluent with accurate rhythms, notes, pitches and key.

Musical detail realised and a confident presentation.

Adequate tempo, usually steady pulse and largely secure.

Mainly correct rhythms, notes, pitches and key.

Continuity generally maintained and cautious presentation.

Note values and pitch outlines mostly in place despite errors.

Lacking overall continuity with insecure presentation.

Incorrect note values and very approximate notes.

No continuity or incomplete and very uncertain.

Pitch outlines absent and note values unrealised.

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