Scales and arpeggios
Grade 7 raises tempo (♩ ≈ 132), expands the scales-in-thirds list, and asks for hands-together arpeggios in inversions across most keys. Staccato touch is examined alongside legato.
What this grade asks for
Section
Scales (hands together, four octaves)
All major and minor keys, legato + staccato as called.
Section
Scales a third apart
Two octaves hands together, in additional major keys.
Section
Scales in legato thirds (one hand)
Two octaves in C and G major. Right hand, legato.
Section
Chromatic scales
Hands together, four octaves, starting on any note.
Section
Chromatic scale a minor third apart
Hands together, two octaves.
Section
Arpeggios + dominant/diminished 7ths
Hands together, four octaves, root position and inversions.