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Electronic Keyboard - Grade 6: Digital Grades: Technical Work

The document provides requirements for the Electronic Keyboard - Grade 6 technical work section of the exam. Candidates must prepare Section 1 and choose one of Sections 2, 3, or 4. Section 2 involves performing scales, arpeggios, and chords from memory using specified keys and techniques. Section 3 is similar but uses different scales and chords. Section 4 allows candidates to choose two exercises to perform, selecting from options that work on keyboard functions, scales, pianistic skills, or sequencing.

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Electronic Keyboard - Grade 6: Digital Grades: Technical Work

The document provides requirements for the Electronic Keyboard - Grade 6 technical work section of the exam. Candidates must prepare Section 1 and choose one of Sections 2, 3, or 4. Section 2 involves performing scales, arpeggios, and chords from memory using specified keys and techniques. Section 3 is similar but uses different scales and chords. Section 4 allows candidates to choose two exercises to perform, selecting from options that work on keyboard functions, scales, pianistic skills, or sequencing.

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Electronic Keyboard – Grade 6

DIGITAL GRADES: TECHNICAL WORK


Candidates prepare section 1 AND either section 2 or section 3 or section 4.
Choice of technical work should be indicated on the submission information form.
All requirements are contained in Trinity’s book Electronic Keyboard Pieces & Technical Work 2019-2022: Grade 6.
Further information is available in the graded syllabus.

1. KEYBOARD EXERCISE (from memory)


Candidates should choose one of the scale & arpeggio combinations (marked *) in section 2 or 3 below using one of the
tonal/modal centres of F, D or D♭/C# (candidate’s choice).
Either
2. SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE SET A (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
Using a key not chosen for the keyboard exercise: scale hands together,
* Major scale followed by major 7th arpeggio arpeggio right hand
* Dorian scale followed by minor 7th arpeggio only
right hand,
• D major pentatonic scale
straight rhythm two mf min.
left hand, octaves legato ♩ = 120
• F minor pentatonic scale
swung rhythm
• Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on any white note hands together
right hand,
• Blues scale on C#
straight rhythm
Chords in root position: bass note in LH and
• F6, A7, D♭m7 & D°7 remaining notes in RH
Or
3. SCALES & CHORD KNOWLEDGE SET B (from memory)
All requirements should be performed.
Using a key not chosen for the keyboard exercise:
* Major scale followed by major 7th arpeggio scale hands together,
* Mixolydian scale followed by major arpeggio with a lowered 7th arpeggio right hand
only
(F7, D7, D♭7)
right hand,
• F major pentatonic scale two mf min.
swung rhythm
octaves legato ♩ = 120
right hand,
• C# minor pentatonic scale
straight rhythm
• Chromatic scale in similar motion starting on any white note hands together
right hand,
• Blues scale on D
swung rhythm
Chords in root position: bass note in LH and
• Fm6, A♭7, D♭maj7, Dm7 & F°7 remaining notes in RH
Or
4. EXERCISES (music may be used)
Candidates choose and perform two exercises.
1. Eastern Song keyboard functions exercise
2. Beguine scalic exercise
3. Latin Escapade pianistic exercise
4. Fishes’ Lament sequencing exercise

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