Electronic Keyboard - Initial
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2 or section 3.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission portal.
All requirements are contained in Trinity’s book Electronic Keyboard Pieces & Technical Work from 2019: Initial.
Further information is available in the graded syllabus.
Either
1. SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE SET A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
• C major right hand
mf min.
• A minor pentatonic (5 notes) left hand one octave
legato ♩ = 60
• Chromatic scale starting on D right hand
• Triad of A minor (root position) left hand
Or
2. SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE SET B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
• A minor (candidate’s choice of either harmonic
right hand
or melodic or natural minor) mf min.
one octave
• C major pentatonic (5 notes) left hand legato ♩ = 60
• Chromatic scale starting on D right hand
• Triad of C major (root position) left hand
Or
3. EXERCISES (music may be used)
Candidates choose and perform two exercises.
1. Bossa Boy keyboard functions exercise
2. Smooth Parade scalic exercise
3. Windfall pianistic exercise
2
Electronic Keyboard – Grade 1
DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK
Candidates prepare either section 1 or section 2 or section 3.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission portal.
All requirements are contained in Trinity’s book Electronic Keyboard Pieces & Technical Work from 2019: Grade 1.
Further information is available in the graded syllabus.
Either
1. KEYBOARD EXERCISE, SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE SET A
All requirements should be performed.
KEYBOARD EXERCISE (music may be used)
G major – Candidates should play the specified scale in the RH, accompanied by chords I and V in the LH, as illustrated in
Electronic Keyboard Pieces & Technical Work from 2019: Grade 1. (Tempo as for scales below.)
SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE (from memory)
• D minor (candidate’s choice of either harmonic or
melodic or natural minor) left hand
• Dorian scale on G right hand
• G major pentatonic (5 notes) left hand mf min.
one octave
right hand, legato ♩ = 70
• Blues scale on D straight or swung
(candidate’s choice)
• Chromatic scale in contrary motion starting on D hands together
• Chord progression of I-V-I in D minor left hand
Or
2. KEYBOARD EXERCISE, SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE SET B
All requirements should be performed.
KEYBOARD EXERCISE (music may be used)
D harmonic minor – Candidates should play the specified scale in the RH, accompanied by chords I and V in the LH, as
illustrated in Electronic Keyboard Pieces & Technical Work from 2019: Grade 1. (Tempo as for scales below.)
SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE (from memory)
• G major left hand
• Dorian scale on D right hand
• D minor pentatonic (5 notes) left hand
mf min.
right hand, one octave
legato ♩ = 70
• Blues scale on D straight or swung
(candidate’s choice)
• Chromatic scale in contrary motion starting on D hands together
• Chord progression of I-V-I in G major left hand only
Or
3. KEYBOARD EXERCISE & EXERCISES (music may be used)
Candidates perform (i) Keyboard exercise and (ii) Exercises.
(i) KEYBOARD EXERCISE
Candidates should play one of the following scales in the RH, accompanied by chords I and V in the LH, as illustrated in
Electronic Keyboard Pieces & Technical Work from 2019: Grade 1. (Tempo as for scales above.)
• G major or D harmonic minor
(ii) EXERCISES
Candidates choose and perform two exercises.
1. Left Right, Left Right keyboard functions exercise
2. Morning Stretch scalic exercise
3. Dark Towers pianistic exercise
