By Grade 6, students should be familiar with almost all scales and arpeggios learnt in the last four grades, only new scales will be featured here. Also by this grade, students are required to play both harmonic and melodic minor scales instead of choosing between both. For those who have been choosing harmonic minor scales all along, you would have to take some time to learn and get familiar with melodic minor scales.
For a compilation of all scales and arpeggios, click on the links below
All Major Scales
All Minor Scales (harmonic)
All Minor Scales (melodic)
All Major Arpeggios
All Minor Arpeggios
To aid in the learning of scales, you may also like to print out Scales Checklist G6
For the scales and arpeggios syllabus of other grades, please click here
All scales are to be played hands together, four octaves, legato or staccato at examiner’s choice. Contrary motion scales are to be played two octaves, legato only. All arpeggios are to be played hands together, four octaves, legato only.
Contrary Motion Scales
D Major Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on D, 2 octaves
D Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
F Major Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on F, 2 octaves
F Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
A flat Major Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with index fingers A flat, 2 octaves
A flat Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
B major Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on B, 2 octaves
B Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
D Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on D, 2 octaves
D Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
F Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on F, 2 octaves
F Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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G sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with index fingers G sharp , 2 octaves
G sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
B Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on B, 2 octaves
B Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
Chromatic Scales
(Note: The chromatic scale featured in the video here is beginning on C. You are required to start G sharp or B grade 6.)
Hands Together, 4 octaves, legato or staccato
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Chromatic Scale beginning on C Video:
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of D
Hands together, 4 octaves, legato, ending from leading note to tonic
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of D Video:
[pending]
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of F
Hands together, 4 octaves, legato, ending from leading note to tonic
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of F Video:
[pending]
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of A flat
Hands together, 4 octaves, legato, ending from leading note to tonic
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of A flat Video:
[pending]
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of B
Hands together, 4 octaves, legato, ending from leading note to tonic
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Dominant 7th Arpeggio in the key of B Video:
[pending]
Diminished 7th Arpeggio starting on G sharp
Hands together, 4 octaves, legato
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Diminished 7th Arpeggio starting on G sharp Video:
[pending]
Diminished 7th Arpeggio starting on B
Hands together, 4 octaves, legato
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Diminished 7th Arpeggio starting on B Video:
[pending]
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