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Exams/Scales/Trinity · Grade 1

Scales and arpeggios

Trinity Grade 1 keeps the scale workload minimal — a handful of one-octave scales hands separately at a steady pace, plus tonic triads. The book also includes technical exercises that may be examined.

What this grade asks for

  • Section

    Scales (hands separately, one octave)

    Selected major and minor keys — see the official workbook for the exact list.

  • Section

    Tonic triads / arpeggios

    Hands separately, one octave, in the same keys.

  • Section

    Technical exercises

    Short progressive exercises printed in the book.

Trinity — other grades

Trinity Grade 1 piano scales & arpeggios — Bristol Piano