Scale Benchmarks

 

 

All Memorized

Quarter 1

Quarter 2

Quarter 3

Quarter 4

Grade 7

All quarter notes;  metronome=80

C, F, G

 

Bb, D

A, Eb

All

Grade 8

All quarter notes;

metronome=100

C, F, G

 

Bb, D, A

 

Eb, E, Ab

 

All

Grade 9

Quarter/eighth pattern;

1 octave;

metronome=96

C, F, G, Bb

 

D, A, Eb, E

Ab, Db, B, F#

All

Grade 10

Quarter/eighth pattern;

1 octave; metronome=120

 

Natural minors:

Quarter/eighth pattern; 1 octave

metronome=88

C, F, G, Bb

 

 

 

 

Natural minors:

a, d, e, g

D, A, Eb, E

 

 

 

 

Natural minors:

b, f#, f, c#

Ab, Db, B, F#

 

 

 

 

Natural minors:

bb, g#, d#, c

All

Grade 11

Major Scales:

Quarter/eighth pattern;

1 octave w/ arpeggios;

metronome=120

 

Natural and harmonic minors: Quarter/eighth pattern; 1 octave

metronome=88

C, F, G, Bb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a, d, e, g

D, A, Eb, E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b, f#, f, c#

Ab, Db, B, F#

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bb, g#, d#, c

All

Grade 12

Major Scales:

Quarter/eighth pattern;

1 octave w/ arpeggios;

metronome=120

 

Natural,  harmonic and melodic minors: Quarter/eighth pattern; 1 octave

metronome=88

 

C, F, G, Bb

 

 

 

 

 

 

a, d, e, g

 

D, A, Eb, E

 

 

 

 

 

 

b, f#, f, c#

 

Ab, Db, B, F#

 

 

 

 

 

 

bb, g#, d#, c

 

All

 

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