For Grade 5, students will be tested ALL major and minor scales and arpeggios. As students by now should be familiar with most scales and arpeggios learnt in the last four grades, only new scales will be featured here.
For a compilation of all scales and arpeggios, click on the links below
All Major Scales
All Minor Scales (harmonic)
All Major Arpeggios
All Minor Arpeggios
To aid in the learning of scales, you may also like to print out Scales Checklist G5
For the scales and arpeggios syllabus of other grades, please click here
All scales and arpeggios are to be played two octaves, hands together and separately.
Students have a choice of group 1 or group 2 for contrary motion scales
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F sharp Major Scale
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Major Scale Video:
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F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
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B flat Harmonic Minor Scale
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B flat Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
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E flat Harmonic Minor Scale
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
E flat Harmonic Minor Scale Video:
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Contrary Motion Scales (Group 1)
F Major Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with thumbs on F, 2 octaves
F Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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D flat Major Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with index fingers on D flat, 2 octaves
D flat Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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F Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with thumbs on F, 2 octaves
F Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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C sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale (enharmonic D flat)
Left and Right hand, starting with index fingers on C sharp, 2 octaves
C sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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Contrary Motion Scales (Group 2)
F sharp Major Contrary Motion Scale (enharmonic G flat)
Left and Right hand, starting with index fingers on F sharp, 2 octaves
F sharp Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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B flat Major Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with index fingers on B flat, 2 octaves
B flat Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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F sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with index fingers on F sharp, 2 octaves
F sharp Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video
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B flat Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale
Left and Right hand, starting with index fingers on B flat, 2 octaves
B flat Harmonic Minor Contrary Motion Scale Video:
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Chromatic Scale beginning on any key
(Note: The chromatic scale featured here is beginning on C. You are required to start on any key for grade 5. All chromatic scales are to be played 3 octaves)
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
Chromatic Scale beginning on C Video:
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C Major Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
C Major Arpeggio Video:
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F Major Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F Major Arpeggio Video:
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A Minor Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
A Minor Arpeggio Video:
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E Minor Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
E Minor Arpeggio Video:
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F sharp Major Arpeggio (enharmonic G flat)
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp Major Arpeggio Video:
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F sharp minor Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
F sharp minor Arpeggio Video:
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E flat minor Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
E flat minor Arpeggio Video:
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B flat minor Arpeggio
Right Hand:
Left Hand:
B flat minor Arpeggio Video:
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