Exams/Scales/Trinity · Grade 8
Scales and arpeggios
Trinity Grade 8 matches the technical demand of an ABRSM Grade 8 — all keys, hands together, four octaves, scales in thirds and sixths apart, arpeggio inversions and 7ths. Touch and accuracy must be reliable at speed.
What this grade asks for
Section
Scales (hands together, four octaves)
All major and minor keys, legato + staccato.
Section
Scales in thirds / sixths apart
Hands together, two octaves, in nominated keys.
Section
Chromatic scales
Hands together, four octaves, plus a third / minor third apart.
Section
Arpeggios + 7ths
Hands together, four octaves, all inversions.