By Grade 4, students should be very familiar with playing quite a number of white-key major and minor scales with both hands. In this grade, 2 of the black key scales (B flat and E flat major), which are already introduced in the previous grade, will be required to be played both hands. The black key scales uses a different set of fingering each from the white key scales, so more practice would be required to remember them, especially if you have skipped the previous grade.
More arpeggios in Grade 4 are to be played both hands so more practice would be required especially for the black-key arpeggios which also uses a different set of fingering from the white key arpeggios.
All scales and arpeggios are to be played two octaves, hands together and separately.
To aid in the learning of scales, you may also like to print out Scales Checklist G4
For the scales and arpeggios syllabus of other grades, please click here
B flat Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right hand:
Left hand:
B flat Major Scale Video:
E flat Major Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
E flat Major Scale Video:
B Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B Harmonic Minor Scale Video
C Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
C Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
B Major Scale
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B Major Scale Video:
F sharp Major Scale
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Major Scale Video:
A flat Major Scale
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
A flat Major Scale Video
F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
F Harmonic Minor Scale
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
E flat Major Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with index fingers on E flat, 2 octaves
E flat Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
C Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Hands together, starting with thumbs on C, 2 octaves
C Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
Chromatic Scale starting on F sharp
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Chromatic Scale beginning on A flat Video:
*Note that the chromatic scale featured in this video is starting on A flat. You are required to start on F sharp for grade 4.
B flat Major Arpeggio
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand: Left Hand:
B flat Major Arpeggio Video:
E flat Major Arpeggio
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand: Left Hand:
E flat Major Arpeggio Video:
B Minor Arpeggio
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B Minor Arpeggio Video:
C Minor Arpeggio
Hands together, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
C Minor Arpeggio Video:
B Major Arpeggio
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand: Left Hand:
B Major Arpeggio Video:
F sharp Major Arpeggio
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Major Arpeggio Video:
A flat Major Arpeggio
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right hand:
Left hand:
A flat Major Arpeggio Video:
F sharp Minor Arpeggio
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp minor Arpeggio Video:
F Minor Arpeggio
Hands separately, 2 octaves
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F Minor Arpeggio Video:
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