For those who are taking the graded exams, scales is one of the requirements of the exam. For a young child, these may not be easy to learn as they all sound the same but consists of different groups of black and white keys. Students not only need to remember the correct notes for each scale, but also need to practice with the correct fingering. Practicing with the correct fingering will allow you to remember the scale fingering and notes easily (most scales have the same fingering) and to avoid playing the wrong notes. The correct fingering may not be the most convenient fingering, thus students need to resist the urge to use the most convenient fingering or to play faster than he/she can control with the correct fingering. Therefore, for young children, it is always advisable for the parents to learn so that they can guide their children at home.
To aid in the learning of scales, you may also like to print out Scales Checklist G1
For the scales and arpeggios syllabus of other grades, please click here
All scales are to be played two octaves, hands separately, except for contrary motion scales.
C Major Scale
Right Hand:
Left hand:
C Major Scale Video
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G Major Scale
Right hand:
Left hand:
G Major Scale Video
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D Major Scale
Right hand:
Left hand:
D Major Scale Video
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F Major Scale
Right hand:
Left hand:
F Major Scale Video
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A Harmonic Minor Scale
Right hand:
Left hand:
A Harmonic Minor Scale Video
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D Harmonic Minor Scale
Right hand:
Left hand:
D Harmonic Minor Scale Video
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C Major Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with thumbs on middle C
C Major Contrary Motion Scale Video
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C Major Broken Chord
Right hand:
Left hand:
C Major Broken Chord Video
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G Major Broken Chord
Right hand
Left hand
G Major Broken Chord Video
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F Major Broken Chord
Right Hand:
Left hand:
F Major Broken Chord
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A Minor Broken Chord
Right hand:
Left hand:
A Minor Broken Chord Video
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D Minor Broken Chord
Right hand:
Left hand:
D Minor Broken Chord Video:
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