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Exams/Scales/RSL · Grade 5

Scales and arpeggios

RSL Grade 5 demands hands-together fluency on scales and arpeggios in core keys, plus a wider modal and blues vocabulary.

What this grade asks for

  • Section

    Scales (hands together, two octaves)

    Major + minor in nominated keys.

  • Section

    Modal + blues

    Hands separately, two octaves, in nominated keys.

  • Section

    Arpeggios

    Hands together where listed; otherwise hands separately.

RSL — other grades

RSL Grade 5 piano scales & arpeggios — Bristol Piano