In each assigned key, the student will…
Level 1: Major Keys
- Play major 5-finger patterns, hands separately and together
- Play a tonic triad at the end of each pattern
Level 2: Minor Keys
- Play minor 5-finger patterns hands separately and together
- Play a tonic triad at the end of each pattern
Level 3: Major Keys
- Play major tetrascales
- Play I, IV and V triads in root position
Level 4: Minor Keys
- Play natural minor tetrascales
- Play harmonic minor tetrascales
- Play tonic triads
Level 5: Major Keys
- Play single-hand major scales, one octave, hands separately
- Play I, IV and V7 chords in root position
- Play I-IV-I-V7-I common-tone progressions
- Play 2-octave, hand-over-hand I chord arpeggios
Level 6: Minor Keys
- Play single-hand natural minor scales, one octave, hands separately
- Play single-hand harmonic minor scales, one octave, hands separately
- Play i, iv and V7 chords in root position
- Play 2-octave, hand-over-hand, i chord arpeggios
Level 7: Major Keys
- Play single-hand major scales, one octave, hands together
- Play I, IV and V7 chords in root position
- Play I-IV-I-V7-I common-tone chord progressions
- Play I chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion
- Play I chord hand-over-hand arpeggios the full length of the keyboard
Level 8: Minor Keys
- Play single-hand natural minor scales, one octave, hands together
- Play single-hand harmonic minor scales, one octave, hands together
- Play single-hand melodic minor scales, one octave, hands together
- Play i, iv and V7 chords in root position
- Play i-iv-i-V7-I common-tone chord progressions
- Play i chord hand-over-hand arpeggios the full length of the keyboard
Level 9: Major Keys
- Play 2-octave major scales
- Play root position I, IV, ii, vi and V7 chords
- Play I-IV-V7-I common tone progressions
- Play I, IV and V7 chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion
- Play single-hand I chord arpeggios, 2 octaves, hands separately
Level 10: Minor Keys
- Play 2-octave natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales
- Play i, iv and V7 chords in root position
- Play i-iv-V7-i common-tone chord progressions
- Play i chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion
- Play single-hand i chord arpeggios, 2 octaves, hands separately
Level 11: Major Keys
- Play major scales using the following pattern: 1 octave (up and back) in
- quarter notes, 2 octaves in eighth notes and 3 octaves in triplets
- Play root position I, IV, ii, vi and V7 chords
- Play I, IV and V7 chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion
- Play I-IV-ii-V7-I common-tone chord progressions
- Play single-hand I chord arpeggios, 3 octaves, hands together
Level 12: Minor Keys
- Play natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales: 1 octave (up and back) in quarter
notes, 2 octaves in eighth notes and 3 octaves in triplets
- Play i-iv-V7-i common-tone chord progressions
- Play i, iv and V7 chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion
- Play single-hand i chord arpeggios, 3 octaves, hands together