Technical Requirement: Scale
Level
Preparatory
Level
Pentatonic
Scale
C, D, E, F, G,
and A major
Major Scale
(parallel)
C major
1 octave (HS)
Minor Scale
(parallel)
A minor: natural
1 octave (HS)
Contrary
Scale
(HT)
Chromatic
Scale
Formula Pattern
Scale (HT)
Scale in
Octaves
C major
1 octave
Level 1
C, G and F major A and D minor:
1 octave (HS)
natural and harmonic
2 octaves (HS)
C major
2 octaves
Level 2
D and A major
2 octaves (HS)
E and G minor:
natural and harmonic (HS)
G major
2 octaves
Level 3
B♭and E major
2 octaves (HS)
A and D minor: all forms
2 octaves (HS)
F major
1 octave (HT)
A minor: harmonic
1 octave (HT)
Level 4
D and A major
2 octaves (HT)
Level 5
B♭and E♭major
2 octaves (HT)
Level 6
Level 7
Starts on C
1 octave (HS)
C major
2 octaves
Starts on G
1 octave (HT)
G major
2 octaves
C and G minor: all forms
2 octaves (HT)
Starts on D
1 octave (HT)
C minor: harmonic
2 octaves
F and B minor: all forms
2 octaves (HT)
Starts on B♭
1 octave (HT)
E♭ major
2 octaves
A♭and D♭major F♯ and E minor: all forms
2 octaves (HT)
2 octaves (HT)
Starts on C
2 octaves (HT)
E major
2 octaves
G♭and B major
2 octaves (HT)
Starts on G♭
2 octaves (HT)
G minor: harmonic C major
2 octaves
broken
1 octave
(HS)
E♭and G♯ minor: all forms
2 octaves (HT)
Level
Pentatonic
Scale
Major Scale
(parallel)
Minor Scale
(parallel)
Contrary
Scale
Chromatic Scale
Formula
Pattern
Scale (HT)
Scale in Octaves
Level 8
A and E♭ major
4 octaves (HT)
G and B minor:
all forms
4 octaves (HT)
Starts on G
2 octaves (HT)
Level 9
D♭, F, and A♭major
4 octaves (HT)
C♯, B♭, and F minor
all forms
4 octaves (HT)
Starts on any notes B major and
4 octaves (HT)
E minor:
harmonic
4 octaves
D♭major and
F minor: harmonic
1 octave in broken or
blocked (HT)
Level 10
All major keys
4 octaves (HT)
All minor keys:
harmonic only
4 octaves (HT)
Starts on any notes
4 octaves (HT)
G♭and B major,
D minor: harmonic
2 octaves in broken or
blocked (HT)
Tempo Requirements for scale:
Preparatory Level… Pentatonic scale ♩= 100
Parallel and contrary scale
= 60
Level 1…
Parallel and contrary scale
= 69
Level 2…
Contrary and formula scale
= 69
Parallel and chromatic scale
= 80
Level 3…
Parallel (HT), chromatic and formula scale
= 69
Parallel (HS) scale
= 92
Level 4…
Parallel, chromatic and formula scale
= 80
Level 5…
Parallel and formula scale
= 80
Chromatic scale
= 92
Level 6…
Parallel and formula scale
= 92
Chromatic scale
= 104
Level 7…
Parallel, chromatic, formula scale and scale in octaves
= 60
Level 8…
Parallel, chromatic, formula scale and scale in octaves
= 88
Level 9…
Parallel, chromatic, formula scale and scale in octaves
= 100
Level 10…
Parallel, chromatic scale and scale in octaves
= 112
G major
4 octaves
A and E♭major
broken
1 octave (HS)
Technical Requirement: Chords and Arpeggio
Level
Triad Inversion
Arpeggio
Preparatory
Level
C and G major, A minor
2 octaves (Cross Hand)
Level 1
C and G major, A minor
2 octaves (Cross Hand)
Cadence
Dominant 7th/
Diminished7th
Tonic Four-note
chord
Level 2
D major and E minor:
broken only (HS)
D major and E minor
4 octaves (Cross Hand)
Level 3
E major and A minor:
broken and blocked (HS)
E major and A minor
4 octaves (Cross Hand)
Level 4
D and A major,
C and G minor:
broken and blocked (HT)
D and A major,
C and G minor
2 octaves (HS)
I-V-I
in D and A major
Level 5
E♭major, F and B minor:
broken and blocked (HT)
E♭major, F and B minor
2 octaves (HS)
I-IV-V-I
C, F, and G major:
in B♭ and E♭major root position only,
broken then blocked (HS)
Level 6
A♭and D♭major,
F♯ and E minor:
broken and blocked (HT)
A♭and D♭major, F♯ and
E minor: root position
2 octaves (HT)
I-IV-V7-I in
A♭ and D♭major
D, A, and B♭ major:
all positions of inversion
broken and blocked (HS)
Level 7
G♭and B major,
E♭and G♯ minor:
root position
2 octave (HT)
I-vi-IV-V-V7-I
in G♭and B major
E♭and B major, A minor:
all positions of inversion
broken and blocked (HT)
C major and
G minor: all position
in broken only (HS)
Level 8
A and E♭major,
G and B minor
4 octaves (HT)
I-IV-I 64 -V7-I
in A and E♭major
A and E♭major,
G and B minor:
all positions of inversion
broken and blocked (HT)
A major and B minor:
all position in broken
only (HS)
Level
Triad
Inversion
Arpeggio
Cadence
Dominant 7th/
Diminished 7th
Level 9
D♭, F, and A♭major,
C♯, B♭, and F minor
4 octaves (HT)
Level 10
All major and minor keys I-vi-IV-ii-V7-I
C, B♭, and A♭major:
4 octaves (HT)
in B♭, A♭, and E major arpeggio (HT)
I-IV-I 64 -V7-I
in D♭and A♭major
F and D major:
arpeggio (HT)
Tempo Requirements for arpeggio and chord:
Preparatory Level… Arpeggio
= 50
Level 1…
Arpeggio
Level 2…
Triad
= 60
Arpeggio
= 69
Triad (broken) and arpeggio
= 76
Triad (blocked) ♩ = 100
Triad (broken) and arpeggio
= 69
Triad (blocked) and cadence ♩ = 112
Level 3…
Level 4…
Level 5…
Level 6…
Level 7…
Level 8…
Level 9…
= 60
Triad (broken) and arpeggio
= 76
Triad (blocked) and cadence ♩ = 92
Dominant and Diminish 7th
= 72
Triad (broken) and arpeggio
= 80
Triad (blocked) and cadence ♩ = 92
Dominant and Diminish 7th
= 80
Cadence ♩= 100
Tonic four-notes
= 88
Arpeggio and Dominant/Diminish 7th
Cadence ♩ = 112
Tonic four-notes
= 120
Arpeggio and Dominant/Diminish 7th
Cadence ♩ = 112
Tonic four-notes
= 88
Arpeggio and Dominant/Diminish 7th
= 60
= 72
= 92
Tonic Four-note chord
A♭ major and C♯ minor:
all position in broken only (HT)
B♭and E♭major, G and F♯ minor:
all position in broken only (HT)
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Level 10…
Technical Patterns
Scales
Cadence ♩ = 112
Examples of all scale, chord, arpeggio, and cadence patterns are provided in The Royal
Tonicoffour-notes
= 112
Conservatory
Music Piano Technique
Book, 2008 Edition (The Frederick Harris Music Co.,
Arpeggio and Dominant/Diminish 7th
= 112
Limited).
Pentascales (Preparatory A and B)
Scales
Technical Patterns:
Pentascales
(Preparatory
Pentatonic
scale (Preparatory
Level)A and B)
pattern in eighth notes (Grades 2 to 5)
FormulaTwo-octave
Pattern (Level formula
2-7)
Two-octave formula pattern in eighth notes (Grades 2 to 5)
Two-octave formula pattern in sixteenth notes (Grades 6 to 7)
Two-octave formula pattern in sixteenth notes (Grades 6 to 7)
Four-octave formula pattern (Grades 8 to 10 and Advanced Piano Pedagogy)
Formula Pattern (Level 8 - 10)
Triads, Chords, and Arpeggios
Solid (blocked) triads and broken triads
Triad Inversion
(Preparatory
Level Tests”
- Levelsection
6)
Consult
the “Technical
of each grade for the required rhythm.
Triads, Chords, and Arpeggios
Blocked
Solid (blocked) triads and broken triads
Consult the “Technical Tests” section of each grade for the required rhythm.
Broken
Dominant 7th chords
the leading
Dominant 7th chords
Consult the “Technical Tests” section of each grade for the requir
Consult
the “Technical
Tests”
section of each grade for the required rhythm.
Dominant 7th/Diminished
7th (Level
5)
Dominant 7th chords
Consult
the “Technical
Tests”6 section
of each grade for the required rhythm.
Dominant
7th/Diminished
7th (Level
- 8)
note
of the
minor
key.
* Start on the leading note of the minor key.
Quick Reference—Examination Requirements
minor arpeggios*
Major and minor arpeggios*
e “Technical Tests” section of each grade for the required
Consult rhythm.
the “Technical Tests” section of each grade for t
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Diminished 7th chords *
* Start on the leading note of
Consult the “Technical Tests” section of each grade for the required rhythm.
the minor key.
Quick Reference—Examination Requirements
Major and minor arpeggios*
Consult the “Technical Tests” section of each grade for the requir
Quick Reference—Examination Requirements
* Start on the leading note of the minor key.
Major and minor arpeggios*
Cadences
and
Chord
Progressions
Cadences
and Chord
Progressions
Cadences
and
Chord
Progressions
Cadences
Cadences
and
Chord
Progressions
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versions
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are acceptable.
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progressions
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Other
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ofversions
these
progressions
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of these
progressions
acceptable.
are acceptable.
Cadences:
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cadence
to 7) I–IV–V–I
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chord
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to 7)
chord progression
8)
cadence
4(Grades
to 7)(Grades
progression
(Grade
8) (Grade 8)(Grade 8)
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cadence
4 to 7)4I–IV–V–I
chord
I–IV–V–I
chord
(Grade
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Requirement Sight-reading:
Student will be asked to sight-read one short musical examples during the exam. Each example difficulty will be corresponded to the
same level of the Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests books from Frederick Harris Music.
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Preparatory Level
Four%Star%book
Introductory%book
Level 1
book%1
Level 2
book 2
Level 3
book%3
Level 4
book 4
Level 5
book%5
Level 6
book 6
Level 7
book%7
Level 8
book%8
Level 9
book 9
Level 10
book%10