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Te.hnical Requirements Jor Adno sewes rhe curriculum of The Royal Cons€Mrory of Music. Thes€ bookswill assist students in building a rechnical foundalion graduallt and logically from the very lirst level ofstudla Thus, technical requiremenb are now included ar rhe Prepamtory level, \\'irh five-finger patternsand major scal€s to be played hands separately (HS), and rhe conrrary motion scale ro be played handstogether (HT).

The technical requirements are designed ro complement rhe reperroir€ rbat studenrs are learning ar thesame level of study, and to prepare adequately for rhe challenges o[ the nexr level. By studying lhernaterial presented for their level over the course of the year, studenrs should find rhar rhey are *,eLlprepared to meet these challenges. The requiremens for each level are summarized rn an overvjew chart.so that students and teachers can see at a glance what rhey will be working on to prepare for rheir

In Levels Preparatory to 5, rhe presemation of keys is by major and relatile minor keys. ln Levels 6 ro8, the presentation of keys is by major and ronic minor keys. All the technical requirements rhar srudenrswill be required to play for their examinarions are denved from the selecrion of keys required for theirlevel. When a new key is introduced at any level, { will remain in rhe requirements for ar leas! lwosubsequetu levelsin orderto reinforc€ studems facilir.' in and lamilianiy wrrh rhese keys k is undersroodtlut the study of all requiremems should b€ cumulari\,e, and rhar rhe selecrion ol ke)s is for examinarionpurpos€s onry

For examination requircments ol The Royal Consenator), o[ Music and the National Music CeiificaleProgram, please reler to the Piano s]yildbus, 2008 Edition.

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TECH N ICAL REQU IREMENTSFOR PIANO

Contents

O v e r v i e w . . . . . 2S c a l e s . . . . . . . . 3C h o r d s . . . . . . . 9A r p e g g i o s . . . . i 5

Library and Archives canada Caraloguing in Publication

Technrcal requiremenE tor piano knusicl / Royal consenatory of Music.

To be complele in 9 volumesConlenrs: Pr€paratort Book I - Book 2 Book 3 -- Book 4

Book 5 - Book 6 Book 7 .- Book LISBN 978 I 55440-154-3 (preparatory).-IsBN 978 I tt440-r55-0 (book t).

ISBN 978 l-55440-156 7 (book 2) -ISBN 978 I 55440-l i7-4 (book 3).ISBN 978-l-55440 l5B I (book 4).-- l5BN 978 I 55440-159-8 (book 5).ISBN 978-l-55440 160-4 (book 6).-l5BN 978 l-55440-16l-l (book 7).

-ISBN 978-l'55440 162'8 (book 8)

L Piano -Srudi€s and exercises 2 Musical intenals and scales.L Royal Consenatory o[ Music ll Trtle.MT231.T255 2008 786.2.1)46 C2007 906492-2

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Overview

(EYS Major D

Mhor BA Bb Eb

F d C c

a = 9 2 nPaullel Motion Seales !) A, Bt. E! major I HTB, Ffi. G, C mmor l2octa!€s(lBrmonic Iand melodic) |

nSkccato kales D, B! major lfis I J = tooB.Cminor 2 ocldles(harmonic)

Formula Paltem Scale a minor H I(harmonic) 2 oc\aves

Chromatic Scale lBeginninsonD Hs

I l�octa\'€

) = 9 2 ) )

: ;l-1

, = I 0 4 ) a

. A1l scales are ro be played tegato unless otheruiq indica(ed

,5). nl. r! .".yo,V, Fg, G, c mtnor

[q,)A. Bl. Eb rnajorB. Fl, G, C minor

H\ c-.,o i- f2 ortales (no cadence )

HT +1I octale (ending with ./ = 60 ' ' /

V-l cadence)

H s . ] - ' , , J t2 octaves (no cadence)

HT. , . : t t r t ) t

I octave {endlng wl(h: V-l cadence)

Tnads(root position andinversions)broken

solid 6locked)

Major

Minor

D A B' E'

B F $ G C

Scales

(harmornc and melodic)

Parallel Molron Scales D. A. Bt, Et majorB, Ff, G, C minor

and melodic)

HT2 octaves

t-la = 9 2 ) )

Staccato ScaL€s

/ l_armonr' )

Formula Pattern Scale

D. Bt majorB, G minor

H52 octales

Chromatic Scal€

C minor HT(harmonic) 2 octaYes

Beginning on D HSI octave

92

I04

' \ l * r ' . . r e t " e p r , e J l r 3 a t u u n l r . . u t h e r $ r € , r d ( r r . d

Parallel Motion Scales

D Majora = 9 2

B Minor Harmonica = 9 2

B Minor Melodic

A Major. r = 9 2

J t l '- t t d

F# Minor Harmonica = 9 )

()) oll 4 t

F# Minor Melodica = 9 )

Bb Major, = 9 2

G Minor Harmonic. = 9 2

J

G Minor Melodic. = q 2

J A t ' - '. - t A Z

Eb Major

. = 9 2

l t l( 2 )

#

J J t "- t t j j

C Minor Harmonic. = 9 )

C Minor Melodic

a = 9 2

Staccato Scales

D Major, = 104

B Minor Harmonic, = I0-1

Bb Major

, = r 0 4

LH

G Minor Harmonic

, = 10.1

Formula Pattern Scale

C Minor Harmonic

t = 9 2

Chromatic Scale

Beginning on D, = 1 0 4

I l 2 I I I I I J 2 t t r : t r 2 l r : l r I r z t l

) = r u

J = 6 0

Tiads(root position andinversions)broken

solid (blocked)

D, A, Bb, Eb majorB, Ff,, G, C minor

HS2 octaves (no caderrce)

HTI octave (ending withV-l cadence)

HS2 octaves (no cadence)

HTI octave (ending withV-l cadence)

t , - .

J= , ro

D, A, Bb, Eb rnajorB, F*, c, c minor

l 0

D MajorSolid (Blocked)j = ,.. r.l= r.,o nl

B MinorBroken

r = 7 6 | J = 6 0 H T )

Solid (Blocked)

.l= r' t.]= rro rl

t tl l

5 t

!-1.- =-'-

A MajorBroken

J = 7 r j ( . = 6 0 H T )

Solid (Blocked)

. = 132 (. = 120 HT)

t 52 31 l

I 5V I

Ffi MinorBroken

. ] = r u t . = u o n r r

5 5

. J t

- t,. t 3z

2

a--,-- =l=

12

Ff MinorSolid (Blocked)

, = 132 (. = 120 HT)

Bb MajorBroken

, = 7 6 ( . = 6 0 H T )

Solid (Blocked)

.l= r;r tl = rzo no

5 t

5 5

!-7.- 2:-'- t - . - t 1

Eb MajorSolid (Blocked)

.] = r., r.] = r.ro "r)

C MinorBroken. r = 7 6 ( . = 6 0 H T )

Solid (Blocked)

.l = r:, (.1 = rro "t)

t 5

t 5

5 t2 3l l

?-t '- *t-

-:- - 'J-?

Arpeggios

KEYS Major

Minor

D Major

a = i 2

G Minor. = 1 2

DG c

A Major

) = r '

LH

C Minort - -

iI

E

Tonic(rooi posrt ion onl) )

D, A maior HSG,Cminor 2 octa\.es

t = 7 2 n

r r l r r r l r 2 J

Jz r " 2 l l 4 r l-4 5

4 t 2 4 5

!

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