Scales and arpeggios
RSL Grade 1 piano scales focus on contemporary keyboard demands — straightforward major and minor scales hands separately, plus pentatonic shapes that recur in pop and rock writing.
What this grade asks for
Section
Major + minor scales
Hands separately, one octave, in the keys listed in the workbook.
Section
Pentatonic scales
Major + minor pentatonic shapes — useful for blues and pop styles.
Section
Arpeggios
Tonic arpeggios in the listed keys, hands separately.