Associated Board Piano Grade 5 scales (from 2009)
Practice Rota
Scales (similar motion) Hands together, and
(3 octaves)
each hand separately
Scales (contrary
motion) (2 octaves)
Chromatic Scales
(similar motion) (3
octaves)
Chromatic Scales
(contrary motion) (2
octaves)
Syllabus
Arpeggios (3 octaves)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
C major
Db major
D major
Eb major
E major
F major
F# major
G major
Ab major
A major
Bb major
B major
c minor
c# minor
d minor
eb minor
e minor
f minor
f# minor
g minor
g# minor
a minor
bb minor
b minor
F major
OR
F# major
Db major
OR
Bb major
f minor
OR
f# minor
c# minor
OR
bb minor
Db
Eb
F#
Ab
Bb
B
D
Ab
F major
F# major
f minor
f# minor
Hands together(!)
Hands together, and
each hand separately
Hands together(!)
Hands together, and
each hand separately
Scales (similar
motion)
all keys, major and
minor (minors melodic
or harmonic at
candidates choice)
hands together and
separately
3 octaves
C major
Db major
D major
Eb major
E major
G major
Ab major
A major
Bb major
B major
c minor
c# minor
d minor
eb minor
e minor
g minor
g# minor
a minor
bb minor
b minor
Contrary-motion
scales
Group 1: F, Db /C#
majors and harmonic
minors
or
Group 2: F#, Bb
majors and harmonic
minors hands
beginning on the keynote (unison)
2 octaves
Chromatic scales
beginning on any note
named by the
examiner hands
together and
separately
3 octaves
Chromatic contrarymotion scales
beginning on D
(unison) and on Ab
(unison)
2 octaves
Arpeggios
all keys, major and
minor
hands together and
separately
3 octaves