Technical work

Candidates prepare section 1. and either section 2. or section 3.

1. KEYB0ARD EXERCISE (music may be used)

V and VIin the LH, as illustrated below and on page 17.

Candidates should play one of the following scales in the RH, accompanied by chords I, IV,
A major or G harmonic minor (candidate choice)

Either
2. SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE (from memory) Examiners select from the following:

A major
Gminor (candidate choice of either harmonicor
melodic or natural minor)
hands together
Mixolydian scale on A

DDorian scale on G legato min.

two octaves
Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on G and A 90

A major pentatonic hands separately, straight

or swung (candidate choice)
Gminor pentatonic
RH only, straight or swung
Blues scale on G (candidate choice)

Chords in root position, first and second inversions: E", D"|

RH only or LH only (candidate choice)
Chord progression of -VI-IV-V- in the following keys:
A major, o

or
three exercises.
3. EXERCiSES (music may be used) Candidates prepare all
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Candidates choose one exercise to play first. Examiners then select one of the remaining two exercises to be performed.

keyboard functions exercise

1. Highland Laddie

scalic exercise
2. Havana Moonlight
pianistic exercise
3. Midnight Valley

1. Keyboard exercise
A major scale accompanied by LH chords I, IV, V' and vi

A Ffm/A D/A E/G

Chord V may be played in place of V (ie E/G# may be played in place of E/G#)
 and VI
G harmonic
minor scale accompanied by LH chordt i, iv, V
Cm/G D'/F Gm
FVG

of D/F#)
of V (ie D/rt may be plaved place
in
in place
Chord Vmay be piaved

2. Scales& chord knowledge

A major
scale (two octaves)

Gminor scale: harmonic (two octaves)

octaves)
G minor scale: melodic (two

G minor scale: natural (two octaves)

7
 Mixolydian scale on A (two octaves)

Dorian scale on G (two octaves)

4

Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on G (two octaves)

3

2 1 3 3 3

Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on A (two octaves)

23

A major pentatonic scale (two octaves), straight or swung

(3)
5)
rh.

h.

(2)

8
G minor pentatonic scale (two octaves), straight or swung
2
rh

(2

.h

Blues scale on G (two octaves), straight or swung

rh

Chords in root position, first and second inversions

E7/G E/B
rh. E7 E7/G E7/B Lh. E

r. D7 D/F# D7/A .h. D7 D7/F D/A

Chord progression of I-vi-IV-V7-I in A major

rh. .h.

Chord progression of i-VI-iv-V?-i in G minor

rh. lh.