Scales and arpeggios
ABRSM Grade 2 - Piano
1
3
PBR
= 66 (Speeds are given as a general guide)
4
SCALES (SIMILAR MOTION)
3
2 oct. | hands together
G major 1
1
1 4 3
4 3 1
1 1
5 3
F major
5 4
1 1 1
4 3 1 1
1 1 3 4 3
5 3 1
1
Minor scales (natural or harmonic or melodic, at candidate's choice)
A minor (natural) A minor (harmonic)
9
1 1 1 1
4 3 1
1 3 4 3
5 3 1 1 5 3
1
A minor (melodic)
14
1 1
4 3 1
3 4 3
1 1 5 3
1
D minor (natural)
18
1 1 1
1 3 4
4 3 1 1 1 3
5
D minor (harmonic)
22
3 1 1 1
4 3 1 1 1 3
5
3
2
D minor (melodic)
26 1
4 3 1 1 1
3
3
1 1 1 3
1
4
4
5
1
2 oct. | hands separately
D major
30
3 1 1
1 3 4
4 3 1 1 1
34
3
1
1 1
3 3
4
5
39 A major 1
3 4 3
1 1 1
43
1
5 3 4 3
Minor scales (natural or harmonic or melodic, at candidate's choice)
E minor (natural)
47
1 1 1
1 1 1
4 3
51
3
3 4 3 1
1
5
1 4
3
E minor (harmonic)
56 3
1 1 1 3
1
61
1
3 4 3 1 1
1
5
E minor (melodic)
65 3
1 1 1 4 3
69
1 1 3 4 3
3 4 3 1 1
1
5
G minor (natural)
73 1 1
1
5 3
G minor (harmonic)
78 1
1
1 3 4 3
4 3 1 1 1
82
5 3
1
4
G minor (melodic)
86 1 1
4 3 1 1 1
1 3 4 3
90
5
CONTRARY-MOTION SCALE = 66
3
2 oct. | hands starting on the tonic (unison)
C major
94 1
1 1
4 3 1 1 1 1 1
5 3
1
= 66
1
4
CHROMATIC SCALE
1 oct. | hands separately
98
3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1
1 3 4 3
5
102 3 1 3 1
32 13 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 1
2 1 3 1 3 1
1 3
ARPEGGIOS = 63
3 2 1 3 2 1
2 oct. | hands separately
D major
5
106 1 2 3 1 2 3
3 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1
3 3
2 2 1
5
1 2 3 3 2 1
5
A major
111 1
2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2
3 2 1 2
3 3
5 5 5 3 2 1
3
2 1
E minor
5
116 1 2 3 1 2 3
3 2 1
3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3
3 1 2 3 5 5 5
3 3
1
1 2 3
2 1 3 2 1
5
G minor
121 2
3 2 1 3 2 1 2
5 3 1 5
2 3
