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Exams/Scales/RSL · Grade 6

Scales and arpeggios

RSL Grade 6 broadens the harmonic scope — diminished and altered scales appear, and arpeggios cover a wider key list hands together over multiple octaves.

What this grade asks for

  • Section

    Scales (hands together, four octaves)

    Major + minor + modal patterns.

  • Section

    Altered + diminished scales

    Hands separately or together as listed.

  • Section

    Arpeggios

    Hands together, multiple octaves, including dominant 7ths.

RSL — other grades

RSL Grade 6 piano scales & arpeggios — Bristol Piano