KODAIKANAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

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KODAIKANAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

• SCHOOL OF MUSIC
• THEORY OF MUSIC
• TRINITY EXAM SYLLABUS
• DELWIN SUNDAR. R
• MUSIC INSTRUCTOR

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Note Reading
A staff is made up of five horizontal lines and
four spaces.
Pitches are named after the first seven letters
of the alphabet (A B C D E F G).
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• CLEFS
• A clef is a musical symbol placed at the
  beginning of the staff that determines the letter
  names of the lines and spaces.
• The two main clefs are the treble and the
  bass

Treble Clef
Bass Clef
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PLURAL STAFFS

• A grand staff is a combination of both the treble
  and bass clefs connected by a vertical line on
  the left side of the staves

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Note ValuesEach note has a specific duration.

• Value

• Four beats
• Two beats
• One beat
• Half beat
• Quarter beat

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Meter

• In Western music there are two types of meter,
  simple and compoud.
• In simple meter the upper number is either 2, 3,
  or 4. Each beat is subdivided by two.
• In compound meter the upper number is either 6,9,
  or 12. Each beat is a dotted note and subdivided
  into groups of three beats.
• Simple meter

Compound meter
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Chords Symbols

• Triad
• A triad is a group of three notes having a
  specific construction and relationship to one
  another. They are constructed on 3 consecutive
  lines or three consecutive spaces. Each member of
  the triad is separated by an interval of a third.
  The triad is composed of a Root, Third, and Fifth

There are four types of triads major, minor,
diminished and augmented.
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Inversions of Triads

• All triads have three positions that they can be
  arranged in. The root, 1st inversion, and 2nd
  inversion.
• Root Position Triad
• If the triad root is in the lowest voice
  then the triad is in Root Position.

1st Inversion Triad If the third of the triad is
in the lowest voice the triad is the 1st
inversion.
2nd Inversion Triad If the 5th of the triad is
in the lowest voice, the triad is in the 2nd
inversion.
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Figured Bass

• Figured Bass was developed in the early Baroque
  period. It was a system of musical shorthand that
  made the writing of keyboard parts easier.
• In figured bass the Arabic numerals
  represent the intervals that sound above a given
  bass part. Certain abbreviations have become well
  known.

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Roman Numeral Analysis

• In the early 1800's, German composers
  started to use roman numerals to symbolize
  harmony. Each note in a scale can have a triad or
  chord built above it. Upper case (Major) and
  lower case (minor) Roman Numerals are used to
  indicate the type of chord. I, IV, V are major
  triads/chords, ii, iii, vi are minor
  triads/chords, and vii is diminished.

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Expression Marks

• Tempo

• Largo Very
  slow
• Larghetto Not as slow as
  largo
• Adagio Slow,
  leisurely
• Lento Slow
• Moderato Moderate
• Andante Moving with a
  moderate tempo
• Andantino Faster than
  andante
• Allegretto A little slower
  than allegro
• Allegro
  Moderately fast
• Vivace Lively,
  animated, brisk
• Presto Fast,
  rapid
• Prestissimo Very rapidly

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Dynamics

• Pianissimo Very soft
• Piano Soft
• Mezzo piano Moderately soft
• Mezzo forte Moderately loud
• Forte Loud
• Fortissimo Very loud
• Crescendo Increasing in
  loudness
• Decrescendo decreasing in
  loudness
• Diminuendo diminishing in
  loudness
• Rinforzando sudden increase
  in loudness
• Sforzando play the note with
  sudden emphasis

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KOADIKANAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF MUSIC

• PIANO SYLLABOUS
• SUB CODE PNO

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PIANO SYLLABUS 2007-08
Initial

• Blake/Capp Little Waltz
• Dickinson Bell
• Kember Swan Song
• Korn Witching Hour
• Lynch The Bus Driver duet part optional
• Mitchell Robin Hood and his Merry Men
• Plé Les Cloches
• Rybicki Tittle-Tattle
• Sebba Falling Asleep

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  separately, legato and mf
• C major (one octave)
• A minor (one octave) candidates choice of
  either harmonic or melodic or natural minor
• ii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare three exercises, one from
  each of the following pairs
• 1a. Pause for Thought or 1b. Ludwig (for tone,
  balance and voicing)
• 2a. Lift your Spirits or 2b. Bugle Call (for
  co-ordination)
• 3a. Sorry or 3b. Tannoy (for finger wrist
  strength and flexibility)

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GRADE 1

• Pieces
• TJ C Bach Aria in F, BWV 131
• Beniston Moody Boogie
• Croft Minuet
• Korn Flatfoot March
• Kreiger Menuet in A minor
• Lynch The Mad Professor
• Mozart Menuett in F, K. 2
• Müller Study in A minor
• Reinhardt Hesitation

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  separately, legato and mf
• F and G major (one octave)
• D and E minor (one octave) candidates choice of
  either harmonic or melodic or natural minor
• Chromatic scale in contrary motion starting on D
  (one octave, hands together)
• ii) Broken Chords
• The following broken chords to be performed hands
  separately, legato and mf using the pattern
• indicated below
• F and G major (one octave)
• D and E minor (one octave)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare nos 1 (a or b) 2 (a or b)
  and 3 (three exercises in all)
• 1a. A Sad Song and Strange! or 1b. Chinese
  Lantern (for tone, balance and voicing)
• 2a. Have Some Fun or 2b. Chickens (for
  co-ordination)
• 3. Slithery Snake (for finger wrist strength
  and flexibility)

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Piano Grade 2

• Pieces
• Agnestig Ponny
• Carse Thinking
• Hounsome Easy Trapezey
• Kember Mean Streets
• Le Fleming Jaywalk
• Maikapar Restless Moment
• Mitchell Sunshine Rag
• Seiber Tango (Habañera)
• Türk Tender Lovers

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  together and legato, f or p as requested by the
  examiner
• Bb and D major (two octaves)
• G and B minor (two octaves) candidates choice
  of either harmonic or melodic minor
• Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on Bb
  (two octaves)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed hands
  separately, legato and mf
• Bb and D major (two octaves)
• G and B minor (two octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare three exercises, one from
  each of the following pairs
• 1a. I Wish or 1b. Medieval Mood (for tone,
  balance and voicing)
• 2a. Go to the Superstore or 2b. Mountain Echo
  (for co-ordination)
• 3a. Gathering Strength or 3b. Up Hill, Down Dale
  (for finger wrist strength and flexibility)

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Piano Grade 3

• Pieces
• J S Bach attrib. Minuet in G, BWV 116
• Handel Bourrée HWV 363a
• Beethoven German Dance WoO13 no. 6
• Reinecke Canzonetta op. 183 4/2
• Gretchaninov A Terrible Event
• Bartók Waltz
• Rowley Allegro
• Seiber Cakewalk
• Cullen New Orleans

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  together and legato, f or p as requested by the
  examiner
• Eb and A major (two octaves)
• C and F minor (two octaves) candidates choice
  of either harmonic or melodic minor
• Eb major contrary motion scale (two octaves)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed hands
  separately, legato and mf
• Eb and A major (two octaves)
• C and F minor (two octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare nos 1 (a or b) 2 (a or b)
  and 3 (three exercises in all)
• 1a. Weird or What? or 1b. Caribbean Cakewalk (for
  tone, balance and voicing)
• 2a. Easy Going or 2b. Ghosts (for co-ordination)

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Piano Grade 4

• Pieces
• Group A
• Purcell Air in G minor, ZT 693(2)
• W F Bach Allegro in A
• Karganov March of the Tin Soldiers op. 25 no. 1
• Shostakovich Clockwork Doll
• Sutermeister Erster Ferienmorgen (First Morning
  of the Holidays)
• Group B
• Vanhal Andante from Sonatine in F
• Mozart Adagio in F, K. 439b with repeats
• Pütz Sleep Well Blues
• Bleicher Last Dance

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Technical Work

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• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  together, legato or staccato f or p as requested
  by the
• examiner
• Ab and E major (two octaves)
• F and C minor (two octaves) candidates choice
  of either harmonic or melodic minor
• Ab major contrary motion scale (two octaves)
• Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on Ab,
  C, E and F (two octaves)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed hands
  separately and legato, f or p as requested by the
• examiner
• Ab and E major (two octaves)
• F and C minor (two octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare three exercises, one from
  each of the following pairs
• 1a. Gossip or 1b. Hustle and Bustle (for tone,
  balance and voicing)
• 2a. Graceful Dance or 2b. Autumn Leaf (for
  co-ordination)
• 3a. Go Ahead! or 3b. Gliding (for finger wrist
  strength and flexibility

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Piano Grade 5

• Pieces
• Group A
• Telemann Fantasia no. 2 in D minor TWV 33/2
• Clementi Sonatina in C, op. 36 no. 3, 1st movt
  Spiritoso
• J C F Bach Polonaise in F
• Schumann Kinder-Sonate in G, op. 118 no. 1
• Kabalevsky Sonatina op. 27 no. 18
• Group B
• Gade Canzonette op. 19 no. 3
• Camilleri Cantilena
• Lemond Chasing Rainbows
• Rózsa Canzone (no. 5 from Bagatellen für Klavier,
  op. 12)

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Grade 6

• Group A
• J S Bach Invention no. 14 in Bb, BWV 785
• Benda Sonatina no. 26
• Mozart Sonata in Eb, K.282 Minuetti I and II
• Beethoven Bagatelle in C, WoO56 with repeats
• Group B
• Glière Albumblatt op. 31 no. 11.
• Bartók Village Joke (from Mikrokosmos book 5)
• Lilburn Rondino (from Occasional Pieces)
• Norton Prelude no. 5 (from Latin Preludes)
• Slonimsky Modinha Russo-Brasileira

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  together, legato or staccato, f or p as requested
  by the
• examiner
• Db and B major (two octaves)
• Bb and G minor (two octaves) candidates choice
  of either harmonic or melodic minor
• G harmonic minor contrary motion scale (two
  octaves)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed hands
  together, legato or staccato, f or p as requested
  by the
• examiner
• Db and B major (two octaves)
• Bb and G minor (two octaves)
• Diminished 7th starting on B (two octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare three exercises, one from
  each of the following pairs
• 1a. Searching or 1b. Windmills (for tone, balance
  and voicing)
• 2a. Sad Sounds or 2b. Quite Contrary (for
  co-ordination)
• 3a. Neat and Tidy or 3b. Fanfare (for finger
  wrist strength and flexibility)

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed hands
  together, legato or staccato, f or mf or p as
  requested by
• the examiner
• Bb and D major (four octaves)
• Bb and D harmonic and melodic minor (four
  octaves)
• Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on Bb
  and D (four octaves)
• C major scale in double 3rds hands separately
  and legato (one octave)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed hands
  together, legato or staccato, f or mf or p as
  requested by
• the examiner
• Bb and D major (four octaves)
• Bb and D minor (four octaves)
• Diminished 7th starting on Bb and D (four
  octaves)
• Dominant 7th in the key of Bb and D (four
  octaves)
• Dominant 7th on Bb and D (four octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare three exercises from the
  following list

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Piano Grade 7

• Pieces
• Group A
• J S Bach Partita no. 1 in Bb, BWV 825 Allemande
• Scarlatti Sonata in D, K. 353
• Beethoven Sonata in Bb, op. 22 3rd movt Menuetto
  and Trio
• Mendelssohn Song Without Words op. 102 no. 3
• Grieg Puck (no. 3 from Lyric Pieces op. 71)
• Group B
• Rachmaninov Romance op. 10 no. 6
• Montsalvatge No. II Muy dulce (from Tres
  Divertimentos Sobre Temas de Autores Olvidados)
• Weill Tango-Ballade
• Millward Stilt Dance

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed legato or
  staccato, f or mf or p, or with
• crescendo/diminuendo (pfp) as requested by the
  examiner
• Ab and E major (four octaves)
• G and E harmonic and melodic minor (four
  octaves)
• Chromatic scale in similar motion a minor 3rd
  apart, starting on C and Eb (four octaves)
• E major scale in double 3rds hands separately
  (two octaves)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed legato or
  staccato, f or mf or p, or with
• crescendo/diminuendo (pfp) as requested by the
  examiner
• Ab and E major (four octaves)
• G and E minor (four octaves)
• Diminished 7th starting on Ab and E (four
  octaves)
• Dominant 7th in the key of Ab and E (four
  octaves)
• Dominant 7th on Ab and E (four octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare three exercises from the
  following list
• 1. Puppeteer 4. Split Personality
• 2. Coloratura 5. 3 Part Contraption

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Piano Grade 8

• Pieces
• Group A
• J S Bach Partita no. 5 in G, BWV 829 Praeambulum
• J C Bach Sonata in C minor, op. 5 no. 6, 3rd
  movt Allegro moderato
• Beethoven Sonata quasi una fantasia in Eb, op. 27
  no. 1, 1st movt to bar 86
• Schubert Adagio in C (no. 3 of Fünf Klavierstücke
  D. 459)
• Group B
• Skryabin Étude op. 8 no. 8
• Strauss Auf Stillem Waldespfad (from
  Stimmungsbilder, op. 9 no. 1)
• Karg-Elert Vogelflug op. 127
• Strayhorn Take the A Train
• Tremain No. 1 of Two Bagatelles

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Technical Work

• i) Scales
• The following scales to be performed legato or
  staccato, f or mf or p, or with
• crescendo/diminuendo (pfp) as requested by the
  examiner
• F, Eb and B major (four octaves)
• F, Eb and B harmonic and melodic minor (four
  octaves)
• Chromatic scale starting on F, Eb and B (four
  octaves)
• B melodic minor scale in double 3rds hands
  separately (two octaves)
• B major scale in double 3rds hands separately
  (two octaves)
• ii) Arpeggios
• The following arpeggios to be performed legato or
  staccato, f or mf or p, or with
• crescendo/diminuendo (pfp) as requested by the
  examiner
• F, Eb and B major (four octaves)
• F, Eb and B minor (four octaves)
• Diminished 7th starting on F, Eb and B (four
  octaves)
• Dominant 7th in the key of F, Eb and B (four
  octaves)
• Dominant 7th on Eb and B (four octaves)
• iii) Exercises
• Candidate to prepare nos 1 (a or b) 2 (a or b)
  and 3 (three exercises in all)
• 1a. Showtime or 1b. Drammatico

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Supporting Tests

• Grade 1-5
• Two tests are to be chosen from
• Sight Reading
• Aural
• Improvisation
• Musical Knowledge

• Grade 6-8
• Candidates to prepare i) and ii)
• I ) Sight Reading
• ii) Aural or Improvisation

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KODAIKANAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

• SCHOOL OF MUSIC
• Electronic Keyboard
• Subject code EK

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Initial

• Group A
• Brahms Lullaby
• Dvo?rák Largo from New World Symphony
• Haydn Theme from the Surprise Symphony
• Strauss Kaiser Waltz
• Trad. Chiapenecas
• Group B
• Lloyd Webber Close Every Door
• Moss Floral Dance
• Trad. Keel Row
• Ward Starter Rumba
• Group C
• Trad. Ho La Hi
• Trad. Kum Ba Yah
• Trad. Michael Row The Boat
• Trad. Oh Susannah

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Technical Work

• Both sections i) and ii) to be prepared from
  memory.
• Scales
• Hands separately legato and mf
• C major (one octave)
• A harmonic minor (one octave)
• Arpeggios
• Hands separately legato and mf
• C major (one octave)
• A minor (one octave)

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Grade 1

• Group A
• Brahms Waltz
• Elgar Pomp And Circumstance
• Verdi Anvil Chorus
• from Il Trovatore
• Group B
• Lloyd Webber No Matter What
• Trad. La Cucharacha
• Trad. The Campbells Are Coming
• Group C
• Trad. British Grenadiers
• Trad. Country Gardens
• Trad. Lord Of The Dance
• Trad. Turkey In The Straw
• Ward Comet

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Technical Work

• Scales
• Hands together legato and mf
• F and G major (one octave)
• A and D harmonic minor (one octave)
• Arpeggios
• Hands separately legato and mf
• F and G major (one octave)
• A and D minor (one octave)
• Fingered Chord Exercise (memory optional)
• The following to be performed
• Scale of C major with fingered chords (one
  octave)

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Grade 2

• Group A
• Smetana Ma Vlast
• Strauss Tritsch Tratsch Polka
• Trad. Dark Eyes
• Group B
• Fanciulli Nisa Guaglione
• Trad. Yellow Bird
• Ward Orlas Treat
• Group C
• Lloyd Webber Love Changes Everything
• Trad. Kalinka
• Ward The Reef

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Technical Work

• Scales
• Hands together mf, and legato or staccato
• A and D major (two octaves)
• B and E harmonic minor (two octaves)
• Contrary motion scale of C major (two octaves,
  legato only)
• Arpeggios
• Hands separately legato and mf
• A and D major (two octaves)
• B and E minor (two octaves)
• Fingered Chord Exercise (memory optional)
• The following to be performed
• Scale of G major with fingered chords (one
  octave)

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Grade 3

• Group A
• Bizet Toreadors Song
• Denza Funiculi, funicula
• Grieg Anitra's Dance
• Group B
• Mancini Pink Panther
• Meacham American Patrol
• Ward Sunday Stroll
• Group C
• Bart Who Will Buy
• Holst Theme from Jupiter
• Ward Dance Track Wave

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Technical Work

• Scales
• Hands together mf, and legato or staccato
• E, Bb and Eb major (two octaves)
• B and C harmonic minor (two octaves)
• Contrary motion scale of A major (two octaves,
  legato only)
• Arpeggios
• Hands together, legato and mf
• E, Bb and Eb major (two octaves)
• B and C minor (two octaves)
• Swing Rhythm Scale
• Scale of C major (two octaves)
• Fingered Chord Exercise (memory optional)

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Grade 4

• Group A
• Brahms Hungarian Dance no. 5
• Delibes Flower Duet from Lakmé
• Fonteyn Pop Looks Bach
• Group B
• Andersson Money, Money, Money
• Barry/
• Duran Duran A View To A Kill
• Lloyd Webber On This Night Of A Thousand Stars
• Group C
• Arlen Over The Rainbow
• Cowles Scaling The Blues
• Mancini Theme from The Thorn Birds

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Technical Work

• Scales
• Hands together mf, and legato or staccato
• B and Ab major (two octaves)
• F, C and G harmonic minor (two octaves)
• Contrary motion scale of F major (two octaves)
• Contrary motion scale of A harmonic minor (two
  octaves)
• Chromatic scale (two octaves, starting on any
  black note requested)
• Arpeggios
• Hands together mf, and legato or staccato
• B and Ab major (two octaves)
• F, C and G harmonic minor (two octaves)
• Swing Rhythm Scale
• Hands together mf and legato, and in swing
  rhythm additional use
• of rhythm setting at candidate's choice
• A and E major (two octaves)
• C and E harmonic minor (two octaves)

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Grade 5

• Group A
• Charpentier Prelude (from Te Deum)
• Elgar Chanson de matin
• Souza Washington Post March
• Group B
• Coates Dambusters March
• Dion My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic)
• Martin Rumba
• Group C
• Berlin Puttin' On The Ritz
• Trad. Folk Song
• Ward Scarlet Bossa

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Technical Work

• Scales
• Hands together mf, and legato or staccato
• Major scales starting on all white notes (two
  octaves, straight or swing rhythm as requested)
• Bb and Eb and C harmonic minor (two octaves)
• Contrary motion scales of A and Bb major (two
  octaves)
• Contrary motion scale of A and Bb harmonic minor
  (two octaves)
• Chromatic scale in contrary motion (two octaves,
  starting on any note requested)
• Arpeggios
• Hands together, mf, and legato or staccato
• Major arpeggios starting on all white notes (two
  octaves)
• Bb and Eb and C minor (two octaves, straight or
  swing rhythm as requested)
• Swing Rhythm Scale
• Hands together mf and legato, and in swing
  rhythm
• Major scales starting on all white notes (two
  octaves)
• C and E harmonic minor (two octaves)
• Exercise