Technique Level 1

Piano Department
All Major Keys: Scales and Tonic Triad Arpeggios in Octaves. Quarter Note = 72 bpm.
in Rhythmic Groupings of 1:1. 2:1, 3:1, 4:1
I, IV, V, I and I, VI, II, V, I Diatonic Triadic Progressions

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I

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IV

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VI

II

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1 3

3 1

1 3

1 4

3 1

3 1

1 3

3 1

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3 1

1 4

1 4

2 1

1 4

5 3

1 4

4 1

2 1

2 4
5

3 2

1 3

1 4

3 1

4 5

1 2

2 1

3 5

1 2
3 2
3 1
1
2
3 5
3 2
5
5
3
3
2
2 1
1
3
3
2
1 2

3 21 2 3
1 3

3 1

4 1

3 1

1 3

4 5

1 2

4 1

2 1

2 4

2 1

1 4

1 3

1 4

1 3 21
1 3

2 1 2 3
3
4 1
1 3

1 3

3 1

II

1 3

VI

1 2

3 1

1 3

1 3

1 4

4 1

1 3

3 1

3 1

1 3

4 1

3 1

1 4

4 1

3 1

4 1

1 3

3 1

4 1

3 1

1 3

1 3

Arps lh 5,4,2 fingerings may also use 5,3,2

3 1

4 1

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3 1

II

1 3

VI

3 1

4 1

1 3

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3 1

1 3

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5

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4 1

3 1

2
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5 3

1 3

4 1

1 2

5 3

3 5

2 1

2 3

3 2

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1

Db

Ab

bb
&bb
bb

& b
1 4

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bb

3 1

1 4

4 1

&b
1

1 3

1 3

1 3

1 2 1

3 4

4 1

1 4

3 1

1 3

3 1

4 21

3 1

4 1

4 1 2

1 3

4 1

1 4

3 1

2 1

1 2

1 4

1 2

1 2

1 2
4

1 2

2 1

1 2

1 4

4 2

2 1

1 4

4 2

2 1

1 3

1 4

1 4

4 2

2 1

1 3

4 1 2

3 1

4 1 2

1 4

3 1

1 4

13

3 1

4 1

1 2 1

3 1

1 3

1 4

1 4

1 4

4 1

4 1

4 1

4 1

1 2 1

4 1

3 1

1 4

1 3

1 2

3 1

1
4

2
1

1 2
2

4
4 1
1

1 3

3 2
1 3

3 1

1 4

2 1
4

1 2

4 1

3 1

3 1

Bb

1 4

Eb

4 1

3 1

4 1

1
3

3 1

4
3

21

1 2
4
4 2
4

1 4

bb

& b b b
1
3
3

1 2 1

3 1

4 1

1
23

1 4

1 3

3 1 2 1

4 1

3 1

4 1

Arps lh 5,4,2 fingerings may also use 5,3,2

21 2

2 1

2 1

12

4 5

Piano Department

Technique Level 2

All minor keys:

Real Melodic and Traditional Melodic, Harmonic scales and tonic triad arpeggios. Quarter Note = 72 bpm.
in rhythmic groupings of 1:1 , 2:1, 3:1, 4:1
I,IV,V,I and I, VI, II6, V, I Diatonic Triadic Progressions

C-Arp

C- Jazz / Real Melodic

& b b n n

C- Trad. Melodic

b b
& b b n n

C- Harmonic

& b b n

G-Arp

G- Jazz / Real Melodic

b
n

&b

G- Trad. Melodic

# n b
b
n

n
&b

#

&
#

G- Harmonic

D-Arp

D- Jazz / real Melodic

b
n

&

D- Trad. Melodic

n

#

b
n

&

D- Harmonic

& b #

A-Arp

A- JAzz/ Real Melodic

# #

&
#

A- Trad Melodic

n n

&
#

A- Harmonic

&
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& #

E- Jazz / real Melodic

#
&

E- Trad. Melodic

#
&

E- Harmonic

# #

# #

E-Arp

n n
n
n

B-Arp

##
#

#
&
#

B- Trad. Melodic

##

n n
&
# #

B- Harmonic

##

&
#

B- Jazz / Real Melodic

F#-Arp

F#- Jazz / Real Melodic

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&

F#- Trad. Melodic

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n
#
&

F#- Harmonic

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&

C#-Arp
C#- Jazz / Real Melodic

# # ##

&

C#- Trad. Melodic

## #
n

n
&

C#- Harmonic

## #

&

G#-Arp

# # ##

&

G#- Trad. Melodic

# n
# # ##

#

&

# n
#

G#- Harmonic

# # ##

#

&

E b-Arp

E b- Jazz / Real Melodic

bbb

& b b

E b- Trad. Melodic

bb
b b
n

& b b bb n

E b- Harmonic

bb
n

& b b bb

G#- Jazz / Real Melodic

B b-Arp

B b- Jazz / Real Melodic

& b b b n n

B b- Trad. Melodic

n n b b

b b
n
&b b b
n

B b- Harmonic

n
&b b b

F-Arp

F- Jazz / Real Melodic

n n

bb
n
n

& b

F- Trad. Melodic

b
n

b b
bb
n n

&

F- Harmonic

bb
n

&b b

b
& b b
n

n

n n

n
7

? b
bb

I IV V I

IV V I

I IV V I

I VI II6 V I

I VI II6 V I

I VI II6 V I

Piano Department
All keys : Aeolian / Dorian / Phrygian Scales
Diminished 7th Arpeggios. Quarter Note = 72 bpm
Diatonic Seventh Chord Progressions in All major keys.

Technique Level 3

Co7 Arp

C Aeolian

n
&

C Dorian

&b

C Phrygian

bb



&b b

Go7 Arp

G Aeolian

&

G Dorian

&

G Phrygian

& b

Do7 Arp

2
D Aeolian

b n
&

D Dorian

&

D Phrygian

b


&b

Ao7 Arp

A Aeolian

&

A Dorian

&

A Phrygian

&b

Eo7 Arp

E Aeolian

b b

&

E Dorian
3

##

&

E Phrygian

&

Bo7 Arp



B Aeolian

##

b
&

B Dorian

###

&

B Phrygian

&

F#o7 Arp

F# Aeolian

###

&

F# Dorian

# # ##

&

F# Phrygian

##

&

C#o7 Arp

C# Aeolian

# # ##

&

C# Dorian

# # ##

#

&

C# Phrygian

###

&

G#o7 Arp
G# Aeolian

# # ##

&

G# Dorian

## # #

#
&

G# Phrygian

# # ##

&

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bo7 Arp

Eb Aeolian

bb

n n
& b b bb

Eb Dorian

&b b b

Eb Phrygian

& b b bbb

Bbo7 Arp

B Aeolian

&b b b

&b b

Bb Dorian

& b b bb

Bb Phrgian

Fo7 Arp

F Aeolian

bb

& b

F Dorian

&b b

F Phrygian

&b b b

&

Imaj7 IVmaj7 VIIm7( 5) IIIm7

VIm7

IIm7

V7

Imaj7 IVMaj7 VIIm7( b 5) IIIm7

VIm7

IIm7

V7

Imaj7

Piano Department

All Keys: Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian

and Dominant Seventh Arpeggios. Quarter Note = 72 bpm.
Secondary dominant exercise in all major keys.

Technique Level 4

C7 Arp

C lydian

&

C Mixolidian

&b

C Locrian

& b b bb

G Lydian
G7 Arp

##

&

G Mixolydian

&

G Locrian

bb

&b b

D Lydian
D7 Arp

##

nn

&

D Mixolydian

&

D Locrian

b



&b b

A7 Arp

A lydian

n nn

# # ##

&

A mixolydian

##

&

A Locrian

&b

E7 Arp

E Lydian

# # ##
n nnn

n
&

E Mixolydian

##

&

E Locrian

&b

B7 Arp
B Lydian

n n n

# # ## #

n

n n
#

&

B Mixolydian

# # ##

&

B Locrian

&

F# Lydian

F#7 Arp

# # ## ##

n

nnnn

&

# #

F# Mixolydian

#

## #

#

&

F# Locrian

&

Db7 Arp
D Lydian

n
b

n nn b b b
& b b

D Mixolydian

bb

& b b bb

##

&

C# Locrian

Ab 7 Arp

nn
&b b
bb

Ab Mixolydian

bb

& b

G# Locrian

##

&

Eb 7 Arp

E Lydian

b b

n
b

&

Ab Lydian

Eb Mixo

& b bb

D# Locrian

# # ##

&

Bb 7 Arp

n
b

&

Bb Mixo

&b b

B Locrian

& b b bbb

F Lydian

F7 Arp

&

F Mixo

&

F Locrian

&b b b

Bb Lydian

Secondary Dominant Harmony

& b # # b n
n
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b


I

V7/II

II

V7/III

III

V7/IV

n n # # # n b
n

IV

V7/V

V7/VI

VI

V7/VII V

V7/I

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Piano Department

All Major Keys: Scales in 3rds (10th Optional)

and 6ths.
All Major , minor, aug triad arpeggios in all positions

C

&

Technique Level 5

Quarter Note = 72 bpm Performance Track 92 bpm

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Db

& bbb

? b b

bbb

Ab

bbb
b
&
? bb
bb
Eb

&

? b

bb

Bb

b
b

&

? b

& b

? b

bbb

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# # ## #
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F#

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Db

b
& b b bb

? bb

bbb

Ab

bb
& bb

? bb b

Eb

b
& bb

? b

bb

Bb

& b

? b

&

&

C min

bbb

? b
bb

G min

b
& b

? b
b

D min

& b

?b


&

A min

&

E min

?#

B min

##
&

? # #

F# min

###

&

? ###

C# min

&

# # ##

? # # ##

G# min

&

# # ##

? # # ##
#

E b min

bb
& b b bb

? bbb
bbb

B b min

b
& b b bb

? bb
bbb


F min

bb
& bb

? bb

bb

C, E, G# Augmented

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#

C#, F, A Augmented

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# #

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D, F#, Bb Augmented

#

&
# b
# #

# # b #
b

? # b #
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b

#
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Eb, G, B Augmented

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b

10

b
b

b #
# b

Piano Department

Technique Level 6

All Keys: Harmonic Minor scales in 3rds (10ths optional) and 6ths.
All dominant 7th arpeggios in all positions Quarter Note = 72 bpm, Performance Track 92 bpm

Cmin

b
n
n

& bb

? b
n
bb

Gmin

& b

# #
#

? b #
#

b
#

Dmin

# #
#

& b

?
#
b

Amin

&
# #
#

? #

#
#

&

? #

Emin

# #

##

&
# #
#

? # #

F#min

#
##

&

? ###


#

C#min

# # ##

# #
#

&

? # # #
#

Bmin

G#min

&

# # ##

? # # ##
#

bbb b

&
b

n

? b b b
bbb

Bb min

b
n
n

& b b bb

? b b b n
bb

F min

bb
& bb

? b b b n
b

Eb min

n n

3

n n

C7

& b

G7

&

D7

&

?#

A7

##

&

? ##

E7

& #

? ###

B7

# # ##

&

? # # ##

F#7

#
## #

&

? # # ##

D 7

& b b bb b

? b b b

b b b

bb

b
& bb

? bb b

b b

Eb7

bb

& bb

? b b

b b

B 7

& bb

? b

b b

F7

& b

? b

Ab7

Piano Department

Technique Level 7

Symmetrical diminished scales starting on any note

Quarter Note = 92 bpm

1 2 3 1 2 12 31 2 31 21 2 3 4 321

&
?

&
?

b # #

#
b b #

b A a

4 3 21 321 21 3 21 321 2 1

b # #

b b n

#
#

2 12 3 1

b n

1 4

1 2

b b n

b b n

1 2

N b A

2 34

a b

2 1 4 321 21

1 2 3412 1

3 21 2 1 3 21 3 2

31

31

a N b

21

3 2 1

a a b

a N b A

34121

N b A

3 21 3 2 1 2 13 21 3 2 1 2 1 2 12

b b b n

3 2121

1 3

21

2 31 212

b n # N b A

2 3 1 2 3 1 21 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 34 3 2

&

a b A

b n # N b A

21 214 3 2 1 21 214 3 2 1 2

b b b n

3 2 1 3 21

A
b

a a b A
b b #

21 21 2 3 4 1 2121 2 3 4 1 2

21

N b A A

231 2 1 2 3 1 23

N b A

Whole tone scales- starting on any note

1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5

2 1 2 1

2 1 2 1

4 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 1

4 1 2 1

4 1 2 3

# a a a
#

a a
& # # #
a

3 2 1

a a
#

a a a

# #
2 3 1 2 3 1

2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1

3 2 1 3 2 1

3 1 2 3 1

A A
b b
& b b
A A
?

3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 1

A A
b b

A A

b b