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Grade 1
Broken Chords C G Am Dm F
Contrary C contrary motion
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Grade 2
Arpeggios G D A Gm Dm
Chromatic D to D RH LH
Broken Chords F RH Em RH F LH Em LH
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Grade 3
Arpeggios separate B Eb Bb E Cm Bm
Chromatic Scales Ab start
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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
Chromatic
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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
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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
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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#
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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
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Arpeggios C D B F# F Eb Ab /G# Db / C# All All
* Majors and Minors
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Dominant 7ths C D B F# F Eb Ab /G# Db / C# All All
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Legato scale in 3rds C Bb
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Chromatic Scales a minor 3rd apart
Chromatic Scales in Minor thirds
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Whole tone scale in E
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