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- Play an ascending/descending major
five-finger pattern in all keys
chromatically.
- Play the following major and harmonic
minor scales, hands together for one octave
and hands separately for two octaves:
Major: C, G, D, A, E, F, Bb, Eb, Ab
Harmonic Minor: c, d, e, f, g, a, b
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| B. |
- Harmonize a descending major scale
pattern in all keys, using the following
progression: I, iii, IV, I, ii6, I6/4, V7,
I.
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| C. |
- Improvise accompaniments to melodic
lines implementing various styles to include
at least three of the following: blocked
chords, broken chords, Alberti bass, chord
inversions, chord substitutions, and stride
LH . Other styles may be substituted with
the approval of the Area Coordinator for
keyboard. Choose melodies from the approved
list to include five different major keys
and five different minor keys.
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| D. |
- Performance of one short work from the
literature of the piano at a difficulty
level comparable to the following (from
memory not required):
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Bach: Selections from the Notebook for
Anna Magdalena
Beethoven: Eccosaise in G
Chopin: Prelude in E Minor
Kabalevsky: Toccatina |
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