| Technique for all levels |
Examples of Year 1 Technique
All Scales and arpeggios one octave, and all tongued.
To be completed in less than 2:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios:
CMajor Scale, tongue --- CMajor arpeggio, tongue
a natural minor scale, tongue
GMajor Scale, tongue --- GMajor arpeggio, tongue
e natural minor scale, tongue
FMajor Scale, tongue --- FMajor arpeggio, tongue
Chromatice Scale on any starting pitch, tongue
Examples of Year 2 Technique
All scales one octave.
To be completed in less than 2:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
Bb Major, slur --- Bb Major, slur
g natural minor, slur --- g minor, slur
Eb Major, tongue --- Eb Major, tongue
c natural minor, slur
D Major, slur --- D Major, Slur
b natural minor, slur
Chromatic Scale on any starting pitch, tongue
Examples of Year 3 Technique
To be completed in less than 3:15 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
A Major, tongue (one octave) --- A Major, tongue (one octave)
f# natural minor, tongue (one octave) --- f# minor, slur (one octave)
Ab Major, slur (one octave) --- Ab Major, slur (one octave)
f natural minor, slur (one octave) --- f minor, slur (one octave)
Eb Major, tongue (two octaves) --- Eb Major, tongue (two octaves)
d natural minor, slur (2 octaves) --- d minor, slur
D Chromatic Scale, slur (2 octaves)
Examples of Year 4 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:15 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
F Major, slur --- F Mavor - I V I, slur
d harmonic minor, slur --- d minor - I, slur
D Major, single tongue --- D Major - I IV V I, single tongue
E Major, double tongue (2 strokes per note) --- E Major - I, single tongue
f harmonic minor, slur --- f minor - i, slur
F Chromatic Scale slur 2 tongue 2
Examples of Year 5 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:15 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
A Major, tongue --- A Major - I IV V I, tongue
f# natural minor, tongue --- f# minor - i, tongue
G Major, double tongue (one stroke per note) --- G Major - I IV V I, slur
e harmonic minor, double tongue --- e minor - i, slur
Db Major, single tongue --- Db Major - I, single tongue
c harmonic minor, slur --- c minor - i, slur
G Chromatic Scale - Tongue 2, Slur 2
Examples for Year 6 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
E Major, slur --- E Major - I, slur
c# harmonic minor, slur --- c# minor - i, slur
Bb Major, double tongue (one stroke per note) --- Bb Major - I IV V I, slur
g harmonic and melodic minor, double tongue --- g minor - i, slur
Gb Major, single tongue --- Gb Major - I IV V I,single tongue
eb melodic minor, slur --- eb minor - i, slur
Ab Chromatic Scale - slur 3, tongue 1 & Thirds in GM, slur
Examples for Year 7 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
Ab Major, double tongue --- Ab Major - I IV V I, single tongue
f harmonic and melodic minor,single tongue --- f minor - i, single tongue
Eb Major, triple tongue (3 strokes per note) --- Eb Major - I , tongue
c harmonic and melodic minor, slur --- c minor - i, slur
Arpeggios on G, slur - diminished 7, minor, Major, Augmented
Bb Chromatic Scale - Tongue 1, Slur 3
Thirds in DM, slur 2, up to b3
Examples for Year 8 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
B Major, triple tongue (one stroke per note) ---B Major - I IV V7 I, single tongue
b harmonic and melodic minor, slur --- b minor - i, slur
F# Major, double tongue (one stroke per note) --- F# Major - I, slur
d# harmonic and melodic minor, single tongue --- d# minor - i, single tongue
Arpeggios on A, tongue - diminished 7, minor, Major, Augmented
C Chromatic Scale (3 octaves) - slur & Thirds in CM (3 octaves) - slur 2
Examples for Year 9 Technique
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
All scales are one tongue stroke per note.
Scales: Arpeggios
C Major (3 octaves), triple tongue --- C Major - I IV V7 I, slur - c1 to c4, full range
c harmonic & melodic minor (3 octaves), double tongue --- c minor - i iv V i, tongue- c1 to c4, full range
Dorian on G, slur (2 octaves)
Mixolydian on D, tongue (2 octaves)
Arpeggios on G, -GM7, G7, gm7, g half dim7, g dim 7 - slur (2 octaves)
C Whole Tone Scale (3 octaves) - slur & Thirds in EbM (up to c4) - slur 2, tongue 2
Examples of Year 10 Technique
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
All scales are one tongue stroke per note.
Scales: Arpeggios
C# Major (3 octaves), triple tongue --- C# Major - I IV V7 I, slur - c#1 to b3, full range
c# harmonic & melodic minor (3 octaves), single tongue --- c# minor - i iv V i, tongue- c#1 to b3, full range
Phrygian on B, tongue (2 octaves)
Lydian on F, slur (2 octaves)
Arpeggios on AbM, -AbM7, Ab7, abm7, ab half dim7, ab dim7- slur (2 octaves)
B Whole Tone Scale (3 octaves) - slur & Thirds in AM (up to b3) - tongue 2, slur 2,
All Scales and arpeggios one octave, and all tongued.
To be completed in less than 2:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios:
CMajor Scale, tongue --- CMajor arpeggio, tongue
a natural minor scale, tongue
GMajor Scale, tongue --- GMajor arpeggio, tongue
e natural minor scale, tongue
FMajor Scale, tongue --- FMajor arpeggio, tongue
Chromatice Scale on any starting pitch, tongue
Examples of Year 2 Technique
All scales one octave.
To be completed in less than 2:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
Bb Major, slur --- Bb Major, slur
g natural minor, slur --- g minor, slur
Eb Major, tongue --- Eb Major, tongue
c natural minor, slur
D Major, slur --- D Major, Slur
b natural minor, slur
Chromatic Scale on any starting pitch, tongue
Examples of Year 3 Technique
To be completed in less than 3:15 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
A Major, tongue (one octave) --- A Major, tongue (one octave)
f# natural minor, tongue (one octave) --- f# minor, slur (one octave)
Ab Major, slur (one octave) --- Ab Major, slur (one octave)
f natural minor, slur (one octave) --- f minor, slur (one octave)
Eb Major, tongue (two octaves) --- Eb Major, tongue (two octaves)
d natural minor, slur (2 octaves) --- d minor, slur
D Chromatic Scale, slur (2 octaves)
Examples of Year 4 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:15 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
F Major, slur --- F Mavor - I V I, slur
d harmonic minor, slur --- d minor - I, slur
D Major, single tongue --- D Major - I IV V I, single tongue
E Major, double tongue (2 strokes per note) --- E Major - I, single tongue
f harmonic minor, slur --- f minor - i, slur
F Chromatic Scale slur 2 tongue 2
Examples of Year 5 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:15 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
A Major, tongue --- A Major - I IV V I, tongue
f# natural minor, tongue --- f# minor - i, tongue
G Major, double tongue (one stroke per note) --- G Major - I IV V I, slur
e harmonic minor, double tongue --- e minor - i, slur
Db Major, single tongue --- Db Major - I, single tongue
c harmonic minor, slur --- c minor - i, slur
G Chromatic Scale - Tongue 2, Slur 2
Examples for Year 6 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
E Major, slur --- E Major - I, slur
c# harmonic minor, slur --- c# minor - i, slur
Bb Major, double tongue (one stroke per note) --- Bb Major - I IV V I, slur
g harmonic and melodic minor, double tongue --- g minor - i, slur
Gb Major, single tongue --- Gb Major - I IV V I,single tongue
eb melodic minor, slur --- eb minor - i, slur
Ab Chromatic Scale - slur 3, tongue 1 & Thirds in GM, slur
Examples for Year 7 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
Ab Major, double tongue --- Ab Major - I IV V I, single tongue
f harmonic and melodic minor,single tongue --- f minor - i, single tongue
Eb Major, triple tongue (3 strokes per note) --- Eb Major - I , tongue
c harmonic and melodic minor, slur --- c minor - i, slur
Arpeggios on G, slur - diminished 7, minor, Major, Augmented
Bb Chromatic Scale - Tongue 1, Slur 3
Thirds in DM, slur 2, up to b3
Examples for Year 8 Technique
All scales and arpeggios are 2 octaves
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
Scales: Arpeggios
B Major, triple tongue (one stroke per note) ---B Major - I IV V7 I, single tongue
b harmonic and melodic minor, slur --- b minor - i, slur
F# Major, double tongue (one stroke per note) --- F# Major - I, slur
d# harmonic and melodic minor, single tongue --- d# minor - i, single tongue
Arpeggios on A, tongue - diminished 7, minor, Major, Augmented
C Chromatic Scale (3 octaves) - slur & Thirds in CM (3 octaves) - slur 2
Examples for Year 9 Technique
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
All scales are one tongue stroke per note.
Scales: Arpeggios
C Major (3 octaves), triple tongue --- C Major - I IV V7 I, slur - c1 to c4, full range
c harmonic & melodic minor (3 octaves), double tongue --- c minor - i iv V i, tongue- c1 to c4, full range
Dorian on G, slur (2 octaves)
Mixolydian on D, tongue (2 octaves)
Arpeggios on G, -GM7, G7, gm7, g half dim7, g dim 7 - slur (2 octaves)
C Whole Tone Scale (3 octaves) - slur & Thirds in EbM (up to c4) - slur 2, tongue 2
Examples of Year 10 Technique
To be completed in less than 3:30 minutes.
All scales are one tongue stroke per note.
Scales: Arpeggios
C# Major (3 octaves), triple tongue --- C# Major - I IV V7 I, slur - c#1 to b3, full range
c# harmonic & melodic minor (3 octaves), single tongue --- c# minor - i iv V i, tongue- c#1 to b3, full range
Phrygian on B, tongue (2 octaves)
Lydian on F, slur (2 octaves)
Arpeggios on AbM, -AbM7, Ab7, abm7, ab half dim7, ab dim7- slur (2 octaves)
B Whole Tone Scale (3 octaves) - slur & Thirds in AM (up to b3) - tongue 2, slur 2,