ABRSM piano scales and arpeggios

All the scale requirements should be played from memory, ascending and descending according to the
specified range, without undue accentuation and at a pace that is consistent with accuracy and distinctness
recommended minimum speeds are given in These Music Exams.

In all grades, the scale requirements should be prepared legato, unless the
syllabus specifies staccato .

Any practical and systematic fingering that produces a good result
will be accepted.

Pedalling must not be used.
For all ‘hands together’ requirements, the hands should be one octave apart, unless otherwise indicated.
Arpeggios, diminished and dominant sevenths are required in root position only, except where otherwise
indicated.

Scales in thirds or a third apart should begin with the tonic in the lower voice, while scales in
sixths or a sixth apart should begin with the tonic in the upper voice.

Examiners will usually ask for at least one type of scale, arpeggio or broken chord required at each grade
and, from Grade 6, will aim to hear a balance of legato and staccato as appropriate.

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 1 This book of scales and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales C, G, D, F majors, A, D minors hands separately 2 octaves Contrary-motion scale C major in contrary motion hands beginning on the key-note (unison) 1 octave Broken chords C, G, F majors and A, D minors hands separately
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 2 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales (similar motion) G, D, A, F majors,E, D, G minors, hands together and separately 2 octaves Contrary-motion scales C, E majors hands beginning on the key-note (unison) 2 octaves Chromatic scale beginning on D hands separately 1 octave Arpeggios G, D, A majors,D, G minors hands separately 2 octaves Broken chords F major and E minor hands separately, according to the pattern for this grade
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 3 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales (similar motion) A, E, B, Bb, Eb majors, B, G, C minors,hands together and separately 2 octaves Contrary-motion scales A major, A harmonic minor hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves (unison) Chromatic scales beginning on Ab and on C hands separately 2 octaves Arpeggios A major,G minor, hands together only. 2 octaves. E, B, Bb, Ebmajors, B, C minors hands separately only. 2 octaves
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 4 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales B, Bb, E b, Ab, Dbmajors, C#, G#, C, F minors hands together and separately 2 octavesodic or Contrary-motion scales F, Eb majors,D, C harmonicminors (unison) 2 octaves Chromatic scales beginning on any black key hands together andseparately 2 octaves Arpeggios B, Bb, Eb, Ab, Dbmajors,C#, G#, C, F minors hands together and separately 2 octaves
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 5 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales(similar motion)all keys, major and minor (melodic/harmonic) hands together andseparately 3octave Contrary-motion scales Group 1: F, Db/C# majors and harmonic minors hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves. or Group 2: F#, Bb majors and harmonic minors (unison) Chromatic scales beginning on any note hands together andseparately 3 octaves Chromatic contrary-motion scales beginning on D (unison) and on Ab (unison) 2 octaves Arpeggios all keys, major and minor hands together andseparately 3 octaves
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 6 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales (similar motion) all keys, major and minor(harmonic/melodic) hands together andseparately 4oct Staccato scales Group 1: A, Ebmajors or Group 2: E, Bb majors, hands separately 4 octaves Contrary-motion scales Group 1: A, Eb majors and harmonic minors legato, hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves or Group 2: E, Bb majors and harmonic minors (unison) Staccato scale in thirds C major hands separately 2 octaves Chromatic scales beginning on any note, hands together andseparately 4 octaves Chromatic contrary-motion scale beginning on A# (L.H.) and C# (R.H.), legato 2 octaves Arpeggios all keys, major and minor legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves Diminished sevenths beginning on B and on C# legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 7 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales (similar motion) Group 1: C, D, E, F#, Bb, Ab/G# majors & minors(harmonic&melodic) legato or staccato 4 octaves or Group 2: G, A, B, F, Eb, Db/C# majors & minors (harmonic&melodic) hands together and separately Scales a third apart Group 1 or Group 2 (minors: harmonic form only) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together Contrary-motion scales Group 1 or Group 2 keys as above legato or staccato 2 octaves (minors: harmonic form only) hands beginning on the key-note (unison) Legato scale in thirds C major hands separately 2 octaves Staccato scale in sixths C major hands separately 2 octaves Chromatic scales beginning on any note legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together and separately Chromatic contrary-motion scales beginning on C (unison) and on F# (unison) legato or staccato 2 octaves Arpeggios Group 1 or Group 2 keys as above legato, hands together and separately, in root position and first inversion- 4 octaves Dominant sevenths Group 1: in the keys of C, D, E, F#, Bb, Ab legato, hands together and sepa- 4 octaves or Group 2: in the keys of G, A, B, F, Eb, Db rately Diminished sevenths beginning on A and on C# legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves
ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 8 This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following; Scales (similar motion) C, D, B, F#, F, Eb, Ab/G#, Db/C# majors & minors(harmonic&melodic) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together and separately Scales a third apart keys as above (minors: harmonic form only) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together Scales a sixth apart keys as above (minors: harmonic form only) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together Legato scales in thirds C and Bb majors hands separately 2 octaves Chromatic scales a minor third apart beginning on any notes legato or staccato 4 octaves , hands together Chromatic scale in minor thirds beginning on A#/C# legato, hands separately 2 octaves Whole-tone scale beginning on E legato, hands together and separately 2 octaves Arpeggios keys as for scales (similar motion) above legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves , in root position, first and second inversions Dominant sevenths in the keys of C, D, B, F#, F, Eb, Ab, Db legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves Diminished sevenths beginning on any note named by the examiner legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 1

This book of scales and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales C, G, D, F majors, A, D minors hands separately 2 octaves
Contrary-motion scale C major in contrary motion hands beginning on the key-note (unison) 1 octave
Broken chords C, G, F majors and A, D minors hands separately

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 2

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales (similar motion) G, D, A, F majors,E, D, G minors, hands together and separately 2 octaves
Contrary-motion scales C, E majors hands beginning on the key-note (unison) 2 octaves
Chromatic scale beginning on D hands separately 1 octave
Arpeggios G, D, A majors,D, G minors hands separately 2 octaves
Broken chords F major and E minor hands separately, according to the pattern for this grade

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 3

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales (similar motion) A, E, B, Bb, Eb majors, B, G, C minors,hands together and separately 2 octaves
Contrary-motion scales A major, A harmonic minor hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves (unison)
Chromatic scales beginning on Ab and on C hands separately 2 octaves
Arpeggios A major,G minor, hands together only. 2 octaves. E, B, Bb, Ebmajors, B, C minors hands separately only. 2 octaves

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 4

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales B, Bb, E b, Ab, Dbmajors, C#, G#, C, F minors hands together and separately 2 octavesodic or
Contrary-motion scales F, Eb majors,D, C harmonicminors (unison) 2 octaves
Chromatic scales beginning on any black key hands together andseparately 2 octaves
Arpeggios B, Bb, Eb, Ab, Dbmajors,C#, G#, C, F minors hands together and separately 2 octaves

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 5

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales(similar motion)all keys, major and minor (melodic/harmonic) hands together andseparately 3octave
Contrary-motion scales Group 1: F, Db/C# majors and harmonic minors hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves. or Group 2: F#, Bb majors and harmonic minors (unison)
Chromatic scales beginning on any note hands together andseparately 3 octaves
Chromatic contrary-motion scales beginning on D (unison) and on Ab (unison) 2 octaves
Arpeggios all keys, major and minor hands together andseparately 3 octaves

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 6

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales (similar motion) all keys, major and minor(harmonic/melodic) hands together andseparately 4oct
Staccato scales Group 1: A, Ebmajors or Group 2: E, Bb majors, hands separately 4 octaves
Contrary-motion scales Group 1: A, Eb majors and harmonic minors legato, hands beginning on the key-note 2 octaves or Group 2: E, Bb majors and harmonic minors (unison)
Staccato scale in thirds C major hands separately 2 octaves
Chromatic scales beginning on any note, hands together andseparately 4 octaves
Chromatic contrary-motion scale beginning on A# (L.H.) and C# (R.H.), legato 2 octaves
Arpeggios all keys, major and minor legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves
Diminished sevenths beginning on B and on C# legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 7

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales (similar motion)
Group 1: C, D, E, F#, Bb, Ab/G# majors & minors(harmonic&melodic) legato or staccato 4 octaves
or Group 2: G, A, B, F, Eb, Db/C# majors & minors (harmonic&melodic) hands together and separately
Scales a third apart Group 1 or Group 2 (minors: harmonic form only) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together
Contrary-motion scales Group 1 or Group 2 keys as above legato or staccato 2 octaves
(minors: harmonic form only) hands beginning on the key-note (unison)
Legato scale in thirds C major hands separately 2 octaves
Staccato scale in sixths C major hands separately 2 octaves
Chromatic scales beginning on any note legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together and separately
Chromatic contrary-motion scales beginning on C (unison) and on F# (unison) legato or staccato 2 octaves
Arpeggios Group 1 or Group 2 keys as above legato, hands together and separately, in root position and first inversion- 4 octaves
Dominant sevenths
Group 1: in the keys of C, D, E, F#, Bb, Ab legato, hands together and sepa- 4 octaves
or Group 2: in the keys of G, A, B, F, Eb, Db rately
Diminished sevenths
beginning on A and on C# legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves

ABRSM Piano Scales & Broken Chords (from 2009) Grade 8

This book of scales,arpeggios and broken chords is designed to help you to learn notes and fingerings for the following;

Scales (similar motion) C, D, B, F#, F, Eb, Ab/G#, Db/C# majors & minors(harmonic&melodic) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together and separately
Scales a third apart keys as above (minors: harmonic form only) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together
Scales a sixth apart keys as above (minors: harmonic form only) legato or staccato 4 octaves hands together
Legato scales in thirds C and Bb majors hands separately 2 octaves
Chromatic scales a minor third apart beginning on any notes legato or staccato 4 octaves , hands together
Chromatic scale in minor thirds beginning on A#/C# legato, hands separately 2 octaves
Whole-tone scale beginning on E legato, hands together and separately 2 octaves
Arpeggios keys as for scales (similar motion) above legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves , in root position, first and second inversions
Dominant sevenths in the keys of C, D, B, F#, F, Eb, Ab, Db legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves
Diminished sevenths beginning on any note named by the examiner legato, hands together and separately 4 octaves

ABRSM PIANO GRADED scales & arpeggios