Technique Examples for Required Technique
o All Technique Level I and above must be played hands together. o Recommended fingerings are on pages 40-41.
FTVE FINGERPATTERNS Introduced in Preparatorv Level Major five finger patterns and triads
minor five finger patterns and triads Lower the 3rd tone a half step
SCALES (Suggested fingerings are on pages 38-39.) Introduced in Prep Level Major scales one octave
I 2 3 5 4321 2 RH2 3 5 (Preparatory Level only)
Introduced in Level 1 Natural minor scales one octave
Introduced in Level 2 Major scales, one then two octaves
Harmonic Form of the minor, one octave - Raise 7th tone of the natural minor scale a half step
Section 3: Technique Examples 29 MTAC Piano Syllabus 2012 Introduced in Level3 Major scales tlvo octaves
Natural minor scales two octaves
Hamronic minor scales two octaves
Introduced in Level4 Major Scales, two tlren three octaves
Chromatic scale contrary motion, one octave
lntroduced in Level 5 Chromatic scale, parallel motion, one octave
Section 3: Technique Examples 30 MTAC Piano Syllabus 2012 Melodic Form of the minor, two octaves - Raise the 6th and 7th tones when ascending. Use the natural form when descending.
Introduced in Level 6 Major scales, three then four octaves
Introduced in Level 7 Harmonic minor scales three octaves
Melodic minor scales three octaves
Ionian mode on C three octaves (same as Major scale)
Aeolian mode onAthree octaves (same as natural minor scale)
Whole tone scale on F{
Section Technique 3: Examples 31 MTAC Piano Syllabus 2012 Major scales in tenths
Melodic minor scale four octaves
Section 3: Technique Examples 32 MTAC Piano Syllabus 2012 Octave Scale
Dorian mode on A (half steps between 2-3 and 6-7)
Phrygian mode on B (half steps between 1-2 and 5-6)
Lydian mode on C (half steps between 4-5 and 7-8)
Introduced in Level 9 Major scale in sixths, four octaves
Section 3: Technique Examples JJ MTAC Piano Syllabus 2012 Locrian mode on E (half steps between 1-2 and4-5)
Whole Tone Scale on C
Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings
Major Scales
C G D A E ADorian DMixolydian B, Ci Bbhrygian RH t23 1234 t23 1234s RH 1231234123t2345 LH 54321 321 4321 321 LH 4321432t3214321
rl GL C* DL RH 234123t234123 t2 RH 2312341231234t2 LH 4321321432132 t4 LH 321432132t43213
F C Lydian BL RH 12341231234t234 RH 4 123 1234 123 t234 LH 543213214321321 LH 321 4321 321 4321 3
Eb E Locrian A} RH 3 1234 t23 1234 r23 RH 34 123 1234 t23 123 LH 32r 4321 321 4321 3 LH 321 4321 32t 4321 3
Minor Scales (Harmonic Form) aedgc RH 123 1234 t23 12345 RH 123t2341 23 | 2345 LH 5432t 321 4321 321 LH 432r4321 32 | 4321
fl cl RH 341231234123123 RH 34 123 t234 123 123 LH 43 2t 321 43 2t 321 4 LH 32t 4321 321 4321 3
$aL f RH 34 123 1234 123 123 RH 12341231 234 1 234 LH 321 4321 321 4321 3 LH s432t321 432 I 321
dt* bL af RH 3 1234 123 t234 123 RH 4t 231 234t 231 234 LH 2 | 432t 321 4321 32 LH 21 321 4321 321 43
Whole Tone Scales Cil RH 34 t2 t23 Ft RH 2341212 CRH 12 t2341 LH 43?1214 LH 432 t2t4 LH 32 14321