GRADE PRACTICE SCHEDULE  

DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT


Grade 1 

Scales  C G Am  D Dm F         

Broken Chords C G Am Dm F

Contrary C contrary motion

_____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 2

Scales G D  A F Gm Dm Em

Arpeggios G D A Gm Dm

Chromatic D to D RH  LH

Broken Chords RH Em RH   F LH Em LH 

Contrary motion C E

_____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 3

Scales A E  B  Bb  Eb     Cm Gm   Bm

Arpeggios both  A     Gm

Arpeggios separate B  Eb   Bb   E   Cm  Bm

Contrary motion    Am  

Chromatic Scales Ab start

_____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 4

Scales   B  Bb  Eb  Ab  Db      Cm  Fm   C#m  G#m

Arpeggios B Bb Eb    Ab  Db Cm  Fm C#m G#m

Contrary motion   Eb   Dm   Cm

Chromatic


_____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 5

Scales Majors C D E  F G  A   B Db   Eb   F#  Ab  Bb  

Scales Minors   C D E  F G  A   B C#   Eb   F# G#  Bb


Arpeggios Majors C D E  F G  A   B Db   Eb   F#  Ab  Bb

Arpeggios Minors    C D E  F G  A   B C#   Eb   F# G#  Bb


Contrary motion F Fm Db C#


Chromatic  Any note


Chromatic Contrary D Ab 


_____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 6

Scales C D E  F G  A   B Db   Eb   F#  Ab  Bb  

* Majors, Minor H, Minor M, 4 octaves, staccato or legato

** Staccato scales  A Eb


Arpeggios C D E  F G  A   B Db   Eb   F#  Ab  Bb  

* Majors, Minors, 4 octaves, staccato or legato, root or 1st inversion


Contrary motion  A Am Eb Ebm


Staccato scale in thirds, 2 octaves, separate hands  : C Major  


Chromatic similar motion : Any note

Chromatic contrary  LH A# RH C#, 2 octaves  


Diminished 7ths, 4 octaves , hands together or separately : Any note  

____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 7

Scales  C D E F# Bb Ab/G#

* Major, Minor H, Minor M, legato or staccato,4 octaves

* Scales a third apart, 4 octaves, legato or staccato, hands together

* Contrary motion scales, 2 octaves, major and minor


Legato scale in thirds : 2 octaves, separate hands : C Major 


Staccato scale in sixths : 2 octaves, separate hands : C Major


Chromatic scales. 4 octaves, legato or staccato : Any note


Chromatic contrary : 2 octaves, legato or staccato:   C      F#   


Arpeggios   C D E F# Bb Ab/G#

* root, first inversion, legato 


Dominant 7ths  C D E F# Bb Ab/G#

* 4 octaves, legato, hands separately or together


Diminished 7ths  legato, hands separately or together, 4 octaves :  A    C# 


_____________________________________________________________________

 DAY MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN


Grade 8

Scales C  D    B  F# F  Eb Ab /G# Db / C# All All


* 4 octaves, similar motion, separate hands or together, legato or staccato, Major, Minor H,  Minor M


* Scales a third apart Majors  and Minor H, legato or staccato


* Scales a 6th apart Majors  and Minor H, legato or staccato

_____________________________________________________________________


Arpeggios C  D    B  F# F  Eb Ab /G# Db / C# All All


* Majors and Minors  

____________________________________________________________________


Dominant 7ths  C  D    B  F# F  Eb Ab /G# Db / C# All All

____________________________________________________________________


Legato scale in 3rds  C Bb

____________________________________________________________________


Chromatic Scales a minor 3rd apart 

Chromatic Scales in Minor thirds 

____________________________________________________________________

Whole tone scale in E  











nigelchapmanmusic.co.uk

Blue_piano.jpgLogo_September_2020.pngNigel_Chapman1.jpg