grade 1-5 scales for violin

8/20/2019 Grade 1-5 Scales for Violin

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Violin Scales and Arpeggios, Grades 1-5

Owain Sutton

www.owainsutton.co.uk

November 8, 2011

A= LA

B= SI

C= DO

D= RE

E= MI

F= FA

G= SOL

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Contents

1 Grade 1 5

1.1 D major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2 A major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.3 G major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.4 E natural minor, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Grade 2 13

2.1 G major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 A major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.3 B♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.4 C major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.5 F major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.6 D harmonic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.7 D melodic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.8 D natural minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.9 G harmonic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.10 G melodic minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.11 G natural minor scale, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282.12 D & G minor arpeggios, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3 Grade 3 30

3.1 B♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.2 D major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.3 A♭ major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.4 E♭ major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333.5 E major, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343.6 A harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353.7 A melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.8 A minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373.9 D harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373.10 D melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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3.11 D minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3.12 Chromatic scale starting on D, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4 Grade 4 40

4.1 A♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404.2 B major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414.3 C major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.4 D major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444.5 G harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454.6 G melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464.7 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4.8 B melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484.9 C harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494.10 C melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504.11 G minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514.12 B minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514.13 C minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.14 Dominant 7th in C, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.15 Dominant 7th in D, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.16 Chromatic scale starting on A, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.17 Chromatic scale starting on E, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5 Grade 5 54

5.1 G major, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545.2 A major, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565.3 D♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575.4 E♭ major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.5 F major, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.6 G harmonic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625.7 G melodic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635.8 A harmonic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645.9 A melodic minor scale, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665.10 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685.11 B melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695.12 C♯ harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705.13 C♯ melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715.14 E harmonic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725.15 E melodic minor scale, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735.16 G minor arpeggio, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745.17 A minor arpeggio, three octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745.18 B minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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5.19 C♯ minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.20 E minor arpeggio, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755.21 Dominant 7th in C, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.22 Dominant 7th in D, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.23 Dominant 7th in B♭, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.24 Diminished 7th starting on G, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.25 Diminished 7th starting on D, one octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.26 Chromatic scale starting on G, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.27 Chromatic scale starting on A, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.28 Chromatic scale starting on B♭, two octaves . . . . . . . . . . . 79

One form of minor scales (harmonic, melodic, or at Grade 2 natural) to be played.

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Chapter 1

Grade 1

1.1 D major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

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D major, one octave Grade 1

Separate bows

2 3 32

0

4 4 2

0 1 1

0 1 0 2

3 1

or

00 2 3 1 1

3 23 0 4 4 2

1

0 2 1

Slurred bows

0 3 1

1

03

0 1 1 2 3

0

2

22 4 4

or

4 4 0

0

0

32

0

1

12 3 12

1 23

Arpeggio

22

0

43 0 0 0

3

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Grade 1 A major, one octave

1.2 A major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

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A major, one octave Grade 1

Separate bows

0 3 2 0 2 32 3 1 0 1 2 0

1

4 4 1

or2

10

203 2 1 0 2 0 13

1 4 4 3

Slurred bows

2 0 3 0 4 4

1 1 3 1

12 2

02

03

or3

2 032 0 4 4

1 3 10

2 1 2

0 1

Arpeggio

43 0

2 3

0 2 00

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Grade 1 G major, two octaves

1.3 G major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

Separate bows

1 22 0 1 0 4 4 3

00 2

1

1

0 1

3

2

3

0

3

2

1 2 1

03 2 1

0

3

or

10

1

2

2

13 02 1

1

4 4

0

032

3

0

2 1 2

3 0

1

3

00

23 1

9


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G major, two octaves Grade 1

Slurred bows

2 13 4 4 2 3

0 22

1 3

1 0

0 10 1

0

1 1

1 3 30

003 2 2 2

or0

0

33 2

1

1

4 4 2 1

0

0

12

2 3

1

2 3

1 2 0 10 0 1 0

3

23

Arpeggio

2

30

0

1

30

1

2

03

43 2

3

10


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Grade 1 E natural minor, one octave

1.4 E natural minor, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

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E natural minor, one octave Grade 1

Separate bows

2 2 0 0

2 4 4 1

12 3 1 3 1

3 03 or

2 2

1 1

0

4 4 3 3 2

302 1 0

3 1

Slurred bows

3 23 0 4 4

3 1 13 12 2 1 0 2

0

or

2 2 4 4

32 3 1 0 1 1

3

1

0

3

0

2

Arpeggio

3

1

43 1

1 1

3

0

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Chapter 2

Grade 2

2.1 G major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

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G major, two octaves Grade 2

Separate bows

30 02

0

2 2 3 1 1 1 4 4

0 3 1 2

0 1

33

2

1 1

0 2 1 3 0

02

or

3 3 0

4 4 0 1 2

1

2

2

0 1 1

32 0 1

2 10 3 3

1 0 10

22

3

0

Slurred bows

0

0

3 1 1

2

0

1 3

13

02

20 2 1 4 4

1

23

2

2

3

0

0

3

1

0 1

or

3 0

22

4 4 1 1

1 3 1 13 2

0 2

0

0

1

23 1

1

0

33 2 0

0 20

Arpeggio

1 22

0 10 3 30 2

0

3

3 43

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Grade 2 A major, two octaves

2.2 A major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

Separate bows

1

3 23

1

4 4

2 12 0

0

32 1 0

1 1 12

3

0

3 0 332

2

12

0

or

0

1 1

4 4 2

2

32

3

3

1 20

0

32 1

1 1 0 1 2 3

0

3

3

10

2

2

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A major, two octaves Grade 2

Slurred bows

3 3 4 4

1 0

1

2

1

2

2 3 0 0

2

13

3

0

1

1 0

202

13 2 2 3 1

or

3 13 3

2

2

0

2

4 4 2

3

0

1

2

1

10

0

0

1 2

3 3 2 0 12 13 1

Arpeggio

0

1

3

0

1

3

1 1

0

0

2

3

2

43

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Grade 2 B ♭ major, two octaves

2.3 B♭ major, two octaves

Scale Arpeggio

Separate bows

2

0 1 13 1 4 4

3 4 33 2 22

0

4 3 22

2 1

0

3

4 0

3 1 1

3 2

or

2

43

1

02 3

2

4 4 1 1

33 0

2

4

3

3 0 3 1

2

2 2

4 12

30

1

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B ♭ major, two octaves Grade 2

Slurred bows

2

0

2 1

1 3 1 2

3 4 3 3

2

4 4 0

2

2 02 1

4

3

1 13

2

0 3 3 4

or

1

1

0

4

2

3

4 4 3

2

4 3

2

1

3

3

0

2

2

1 3 20

2 3 4 3 2

1 1 0

Arpeggio

2

3

2 1

2

43 0

0 1

4

1

2 3

1

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Grade 2 C major, one octave

2.4 C major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

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C major, one octave Grade 2

Separate bows

2 3 2 2

0

0 1 1 1

30 1

3

0

3 4 4

or

3

2

1

0

0 123

2 0 3

4 4 1

0 13

Slurred bows

3 1

2

1 3

3 0

0

1

0

4 4 32 20 1

or

2

32

1 13 3

00 2 1

0 3

4 4 10

Arpeggio

1 3 1

3

2

33

43

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Grade 2 F major, one octave

2.5 F major, one octave

Scale Arpeggio

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F major, one octave Grade 2

Separate bows

3

2 4 4

0 3 0320 1 13 2

0

2 1or

13 2 22 1

0

3 1 4 4

300 32 0

Slurred bows

3 1

0

2 1

2 0

4 4 0

0 3

3 3 1 2 2

or

2 4 4 2

32 0

3 1

32 0 0 13 0

1

Arpeggio

2

02

43 2

2 1

0

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Grade 2 D harmonic minor scale, one octave

2.6 D harmonic minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

3 2

0

0

3

0

3 1

1

0

1

2 2

4 4 2

1

or

1 2 3 0

2 1

3

2 0

2 10

0 4 4 1 3

Slurred bows

2

3

20

3

0

1

1

4 4 2

3 2

1

0

0

1

or 1 1 4 4

20 332

0

1 2

2

0

1 0 3

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D melodic minor scale, one octave Grade 2

2.7 D melodic minor scale, one octave

Up Down

Separate bows

3 2 2

1 03 1 2 1 30

4 4 0

1 2 0 or

0 0 32

1 10 2

2

12

0 3 4 4

1 3

Slurred bows

2 1 1

0 0

4 4 3

20

2 2 1

0

3 1 3

or2

0

3

1 4 4

1

0

3 0

0

1

2 32 2 1

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Grade 2 D natural minor scale, one octave

2.8 D natural minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

1 3

4 4 2

22 1

32

0

0

30 1

0 1

or

1

4 4 32

0 2 33 00 12

1

0 1

2

Slurred bows

0

2

2

33

1 1

0

3

4 4 0

2 2

1

0 1

or

1

0

2 1 2 2

3

0 4 4

0 0

23 3 1 1

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G harmonic minor scale, one octave Grade 2

2.9 G harmonic minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

2

0

4 4 1

1

0

3

0

2 0

2

2

1 33 1

or

4 4 2

0

1 1

3

00 2

23

1 2

0 1

3

Slurred bows

4 4 3 100

1 2 1

2

23

03

1

20

or

2 1

0 13

00 4 4

2

0

2

1 2

13

3

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Grade 2 G melodic minor scale, one octave

2.10 G melodic minor scale, one octave

Up Down

Separate bows

3 1 22 0

3

4 4 000 2 1

3

1

1 2

or

1 1 1

3

3 00

2

0 02

23

1

2

4 4

Slurred bows

0

3

1

0

0 4 4

1 2

0

3

1

2

2

1

2

3

or3

2

1 4 4

2 3

0

1 0

0 2

3

1 0

1 2

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G natural minor scale, one octave Grade 2

2.11 G natural minor scale, one octave

Separate bows

0 3

2

1

4 4 12 2

0

0

1

0

1

3

3 2

or

0

1

4 4 3

1 32 0

3

1

020 22 1

Slurred bows

3

00 0

0

32

4 4 2

1

1 1 1 2

23

or

2 1 00 1

2 33

1 2

0

3

1 02

4 4

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Grade 2 D & G minor arpeggios, one octave

2.12 D & G minor arpeggios, one octave

D minor arpeggio G minor arpeggio

D minor arpeggio

43 0

2

02

003

G minor arpeggio

43 00

232

00

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Chapter 3

Grade 3

3.1 B♭ major, two octaves

Separate bows

4

2

4 4 00

0

4

4

0

or

4 0 4 4

2

0

4

2

0 4

0

Slurred bows

0 0

4 4 2

4

0

4 4 0 or

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Grade 3 D major, two octaves

4

2

4 4 0

4

0

4

0 0

Arpeggio, separate bows

2 20 1 1

0

2

3

3 2

43 1 1

4

Arpeggio, slurred bows

10 3

4

1 3 2 43 0

1

1

22 2

3.2 D major, two octaves

Separate bows

4 4 2

1

10 0

4

4

0

2 0

1

1

4

or

0

1

2 0 4 4 4

1 4

1 02

0 4 1

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A♭ major, one octave Grade 3

Slurred bows

4 4 1 0

0 4 1

2

0 1

2

4 4

1 0

or

4

1 4

12

0 0

4 4

1

0 1

2 0

4


43 2

1

4

3

1 2

13

0

0

1

0 0


0

2

0

1

1

3

0 2 1

3 1 4

43 0

3.3 A♭ major, one octave

Scale, separate bows

4

4 4 4

1 1

1

1 4

or

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Grade 3 E ♭ major, one octave

1 1 4

1

4 4 4

1

4

Scale, slurred bows

1

4 4 4

4

1

1

4 1 or

1

4

4

1 4

1

4 4 1


3 1 1

4

43 3 1 1


43 1 1

3

1

4

1 3

3.4 E♭ major, one octave


4 4

1 1 4 4

4 1 1or 1 4 1

4 1 4 4 1

4

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E major, one octave Grade 3

Scale, slurred bows

1

1

4 4 1 4 4 4

1

or

4 4 4 1

1

4 4 1 1


3

3

1

4

43 1

1

1


1 43

1

1

1 4

3 3

3.5 E major, one octave


4 4

4

4 1 1

4

or

1 4 4 4

1 4 4

Scale, slurred bows

1 4 4 4

4 1 4

or

4 4 4

1 4 1

4

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Grade 3 A harmonic minor scale, two octaves


3

1

1

43 4 1 3 1


43

3

4 3

1

1 1 1

3.6 A harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

0 0 1

4 4

0

03

0

1

0

or

0

4 4

1

0 30

0

00

Slurred bows

0 1 0

4 4

0

0

3 0 0

1or

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A melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 3

4 4 0

0 1

0

3

0

00

3.7 A melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

1

0 4 4

0 0

000 3

1

or 1 4 4 3

00

0

0 0

0

Slurred bows

1 4 4

00 0

1

0 0

3 0

or

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Grade 3 A minor arpeggio, two octaves

0

4 4 1

3

0

0

0

0 0

3.8 A minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows0 1

3

43 02

12

1

1

3

3

0 0

Slurred bows

1

3

1 10 23

1

0 3 43

0

20

3.9 D harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

0 120

4 1

4 4

1

2 1

0

0

4

4

or

4 4 1

2 4 4

0 1

0

1 2 0

10

4

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D melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 3

Slurred bows

4 4 0 1 4 0

2

1

1

4

0 1 2

0

4

or

1

4

0

0

1

4 4 4

2

0 0 1

4 1

2

3.10 D melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

1

4 4 0 4 0

12

1

1

0

0

2 4

4

or

4 4 4

4

1

0 20 1

1 0

0 1 4 2

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Grade 3 D minor arpeggio, two octaves

Slurred bows 1

4

0 0

2 1 4 4 0

4

0 1

1 4 2

or

0

4 4

4

4 1 10

2

1 0 0

4

2 1

3.11 D minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

12

4

1

1

3 1 3 0

0

0 0

43 2

Slurred bows

03 1

0

2

4 1

3 1 43 1

0

0 2

3.12 Chromatic scale starting on D, one octave

4 4 332 00 2 1

1 1 1 2 4 2 1 22

1

2

12

1

0

3

4 0

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Chapter 4

Grade 4

4.1 A♭ major, two octaves


4 1 4 4

4 1 4

1

1

4 1

1

4

1

4

3

1

or

3

1 1 4

1 4 4

4

4 1 4

1 1

1

4

4

Scale, slurred bows

4 1

4

1

1 1 4 4

4 1 1

4

4

3

4 1

1

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Grade 4 B major, two octaves

or

1

4

1 4 4 4

3

1

4

4 1 1 4 1

1

4


4 86 3 1 1

3 4

2 1 1

3

4

2 4


4 2 33

1

43

86

2 4 4 1

1 1

4.2 B major, two octaves

Separate bows

1 4

4

2 4

1 1

4 4

4

1 4

1

4

1

4

2

or

1 4 4 4 2 4 1

1 4 4

2

1 4 4 4

1 1

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C major, two octaves Grade 4

Slurred bows

4 1 1 4

4

2

1

4 4

1

1 1

4

4 4

4 2

or

1

1

4

1

4 4

4

4 4 2

4

1

4

4 1 1


3 1

86

4

2

2 4 12 1 4

3

1

2


1 1 3

4 1

2

4 2

22 1

3

4

86

4.3 C major, two octavesSeparate bows

4 4

2

1

1 1

4 4 4

1 1

4

1 2 4 4

4

42


43/80

Grade 4 C major, two octaves

or

4 4 2 1

1

4 1 4 4 4

1 2

1 4 4 1

4

Slurred bows

4

4

1

4

4 4 1

2

1

1

4 1

1

4 2 4 4

or 2

4

4

1 1

4 4

1 4 4

4

4

2 1 4 1

1


2

4

2 4

2

3 1

1

3

2

4

86 1 1


3

2 2 4 4

1

4

3 286

1 2

1

1

43


44/80

D major, two octaves Grade 4

4.4 D major, two octaves

Separate bows

4 1

1

4 4 4

4 2 1

1 4

1

4

4 2 1

4

or

4 4 4

1

2 4

1 1

4

4

4 1 4

2

4 1

1

Slurred bows

12

4 4

1 4 4 4

1

4

1 4 2 4

1

1 4

or

1 2

1

4 1

4

4 4 4

4

4 1 4

2 1 1 4

44


45/80

Grade 4 G harmonic minor scale, two octaves


1 3 2 1 1

2

1

86 4

4

2 4 3 2


2

4

3 1 1

86

1 4

4

2 2

2

3

1

4.5 G harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

0 4 4

10

0 4 0

1 0

4

2

0

or

0

2

4 4 1

4

0

10

4 0

0

0

Slurred bows 4 4 4

0 1

0 0

0

0 1

0 42

45


46/80

G melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 4

or

4 4

0

0

4 1

1

2

0

4

000

4.6 G melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

0 4 4

0

0

10

1

0

4

20

0

or

2

0 0

4 4 0 1

1

0

0

0

4 0

Slurred bows

4 4 0 0

0 0 1

4 0

0

2

0

1

or

46


47/80

Grade 4 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves

0

4 4 0

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

0 4

4.7 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4 4 4 4

42

1 1 1

4

2

1

4

4

1 4

1

or 1

4 4

4 2

4 4

4 1 1

1

4

1 4

4 1 2

Slurred bows

4 4 4 4 1 2

1

1

4

4

2 4 4

1

1 4 1

or

47


48/80

B melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 4

1

4 1 4

4 4 4

1

4

2

1

4

4

1 1

4

4.8 B melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4 4 4 1

4 4

2

1

1

4

2

4

4 1

1 1 4

or 1 4 2 4 4 4

4

1 1

4

1 4 1

4 42

1

Slurred bows

4

12 4 4

4

1 1

4

1 4 1 2

4

1

4

4

or

48


49/80

Grade 4 C harmonic minor scale, two octaves

1

1

4 4 4

4

1 4

4

2

4

4

1 1 4 1

4.9 C harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4 4 4

1

1

4

1 2

4

2

4

4

4

4 1 1

1

or

1 4

4 4 4 2

1

4 1

4

1 2 1 4 1

4

4

Slurred bows

4 4 42 1

1

1 4

4

1 4 1

4

4

4

2

1

or

49


50/80

C melodic minor scale, two octaves Grade 4

1

1

4 4 1 4

4

4

2

4

2

4

4 1 4

1

1

4.10 C melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

1

1 2 4 4 4

1 4 4

4 1 1 4

1 4

4 2

or 1 4 4 4

42 1

4

1 4

4 4 4 2 1

1 1

Slurred bows

4 4 2

4

4

1

4 1

1

4 1

1 4

4

4

1 2 or

50


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Grade 4 G minor arpeggio, two octaves

1

4

4 4 4

4 4

1

2

1

4

4

2

1 1 4 1

4.11 G minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

286 0

1 0 03 2 1

33 0 2

3

Slurred bows

3

86 2 1

00

3

32

0 0

1 3

2

4.12 B minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

1

4 4

86 2

2

2

4

2

3

1

1

13

Slurred bows

1 4

2 86

2 2

3

4

1

4

23 1

1

51


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C minor arpeggio, two octaves Grade 4

4.13 C minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

2

1 13 4

2 43 2

2

1

1

86 4

Slurred bows

4

1

2

2

3

4 12

4

1

86 23

1

4.14 Dominant 7th in C, one octave

0

2

20

3 22 3 4 4

0

4.15 Dominant 7th in D, one octave

4 1 1 4 4 3

33 0

1 3

4.16 Chromatic scale starting on A, one octave

Separate bows

3

4

2 4

3

4 4 2

2 1

2

3

3

2 1 0 1

3

10 2

2

4 3

2

1 1

52


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Grade 4 Chromatic scale starting on E, one octave

Slurred bows

4

22

3

3

4 4 3

40

3

2

2 1

2

3 1

1

23

0

1

1

4

2 1

2

4.17 Chromatic scale starting on E, one octave

Separate bows

43 2 1

2 3 3 1

3

1 2 0 43 2 2 4 4 1 2 2

1 4 2 3 0

1

Slurred bows

2

4 4 1

2 3

2 1 4

33 4 02 2 3

13

1

4

1 2 1 2 23 0

53


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Chapter 5

Grade 5

5.1 G major, three octaves


2 0

1 4 2

0

4 1

1

0

4 4

1

4

0

1 02

4

4

1 0

2

or 0

12

4 4 4

0 0

1

4

4

4

2 1

0 0

1

0

1 42 2

1

54


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Grade 5 G major, three octaves

Scale, slurred bows

1 2

4 4

4 10

2

0 0

4

1

2 0 1

4 4

0

2

0

1

1 4

or 4

4 4 4

1

4

0

4 0

0

2

1

2

1

4 0 0

0

1 12

1

2


1 3

1 4

03

13

1

0

2 1 1 0

0 3

89 2

1

1


1

4

1 1 0

1

0 1 1

2

1

3

0

3

1

3

89

2

0

3

55


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A major, three octaves Grade 5

5.2 A major, three octaves


2 4

1 4 4 2 1

1

0 0

1

1

2

4

0

4

2

0 1

4

1

or

1 1 4 4

2 1 2

0 2 10 4 4

1

4

1

1

4

2 0

0

Scale, slurred bows

4 4 1

1

0

0

2

1

4

1

1

2

2

1 2 0 1

4

4

4 0

or

56


57/80

Grade 5 D ♭ major, two octaves

4

4

2

2

1

0 2 1

1

10

4 4 1

0

1

4

1

4

2

0


1

1

1

1 4

3

1

3

1

3

1 1 1

3

3 89

1

1

3 1


1

3

1 1 1

3 1 3

13

1

3

1

89 1 3 1 1

4 1

5.3 D♭ major, two octaves

Separate bows

1

4 4 1

4 4

2 1

4

4 1 2

4

1

1 4 4

or

57


58/80

D ♭ major, two octaves Grade 5

1

4

1 4

1

4 4 2

4

4

1

4 4 1 4 2 1

Slurred bows

4 4

1

1

2

4

4 4 1

1

1

4

4

4 1 4

2

or

4

4

1 4 4 2

1

4

4 1

4

4

2 1

1 4

1


3

1 3

22

1

1 4

1

86

4

42 2


386

3 1

4 12 2

1

42 2 1 4

58


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Grade 5 E ♭ major, two octaves

5.4 E♭ major, two octaves

Separate bows

4

2 4 4

1 4

1 4

1

4 4 1 1

2

4

4 1

or

1 4

4 4 1 4 2

1 4 4

4

2

4 1 1 4 1

Slurred bows

4

1

1

4 4

1 4 42

4

4 1 1 4 4

1

2

or

2

4

1

4 4 1 1

4

4 4

4

1

2

4 1

1 4

59


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F major, two octaves Grade 5


3 86

1

1 422 3 4

2 1

4

2

1


1

2

3

4 1 4

1 1

22

4

23

86

5.5 F major, two octaves

Separate bows

2 1

4

1

4 4 4

4 1 sul G

1 2

1

4

4 1 4 4

or

4

4 4 1 sul G

1

2

4 4 1 4

1

1 4 4 2 4

1

60


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Grade 5 F major, two octaves

Slurred bows

1

2 1

4 4 sul G 4 4 1

4

2 1

4

4

4

4 1 1

or

4 1

2 4 1 4 4

sul G 4 4 1 1 4

4 1 4 2

1


86 1

3 12 4 2

sul G 2 42 1 4

1

3


1 4 4

2

4 1

3

286

sul G 32

1

1

2

61


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G harmonic minor scale, three octaves Grade 5

5.6 G harmonic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

2

0 1

1

1 4 4

4

0 0

2

4

2

00

1

0

2

4

1

4

4

1

or 4

20 4

1

4

1

4 4

0

1

20

4

2 2 1

4

0

1

0 0

1

Slurred bows

1

2

0

4

4 4 0

1

4

0

1

2

0 00

1

1

4

4

4

2

1

2

or

62


63/80

Grade 5 G melodic minor scale, three octaves

4

4

1

00 0 4 4

4

4

1

2 1

2

2

0

2

0

1

1 4

1

0

5.7 G melodic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

1 0

0 1

4

4 4

1

0

4

2

2

2 1 4

4

12

1

4

0 00

or

1

4 4 2 42 1

0 0

0

4 4 1 4

0

0

2 1

1 2 1 4 0

63


64/80

A harmonic minor scale, three octaves Grade 5

Slurred bows

1

0

0

0 1

4

1 4 4

2

2 4

2

1

4

00

2

1

0

4

4 1

or

0

4 4

4

1

4

1

0

2

2

1

4

0

4

0 1 0

2

1

0

4 2 1

5.8 A harmonic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

2

2 1

4 1

1 1

0 0 1

2

4 4

2

4

0 1

0

4 4

1

or

64


65/80

Grade 5 A harmonic minor scale, three octaves

0 1

1 0

4

2

4 4 1

1

2

2

4 1

0 4

1 4 0

2

1

Slurred bows

1

2

2

0

4

0 2

1

4 4 1

1

1

40

1

0

4

1

2

4

or

0 4

4

1 2 4 4 2

2

1

1

1

10

0 2

1

4

0

4

1

65


66/80

A melodic minor scale, three octaves Grade 5

5.9 A melodic minor scale, three octaves

Separate bows

0

1 1

2

1

2

40 1

4 4 1

2

1 0

0

1

4

4

2

4

or

22

0

4 4

1

1

0 4 1

1

1 2

4

4

0

0

1

1

2

4

Slurred bows

1

0

2

1

1

1

1

2

4

2

0

4 4

10

4

0

1

4

4

2

or

66


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Grade 5 A melodic minor scale, three octaves

2

0 1

4

2

4 4

1

4 1

0 1

2

1

1

0

4

0

1

2 4

67


68/80

B harmonic minor scale, two octaves Grade 5

5.10 B harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4 4 4 2

1 4 4 1

1

2 4 1 1

4 1 4

4

or

4 4 1 1

4

4

4 4 1

2

4 4 4 1 1

1 2

Slurred bows

4 4 1 1

2 4

1

4 4

4

42 1

1 4 1

4

or

1 1 4

4

4

1 4 2 4 4

4

4 1 1

1

4

68


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Grade 5 B melodic minor scale, two octaves

5.11 B melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

1 4 4

12

4

4 4 1

1 1

1 2

4 4

4

4

or

1 1

2

4 4 4

4 1 4

4

4 1

1

2

4

4 1

Slurred bows

1

4 4 4 1

4 2 1 4

4

1

4 2 1 1

4

4

or

4 1

1

4 4

4 4 4

2

1

1

4 1 4 4

1

69


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C ♯ harmonic minor scale, two octaves Grade 5

5.12 C♯ harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

2

4 4 4 1

4

1

4

1

4

1 4 2 1

1

4 4

or

4 4 1

1

4 4 1

4 4

2 2

1

4

4 1 4 1

Slurred bows

1

4 1 4 42 4 4

1

4

1 1 4

1

4

2

4

or

4 4 4

4

1

12

4 4 1

1

1 4

4

1 2 4

70


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Grade 5 C ♯ melodic minor scale, two octaves

5.13 C♯ melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4

1 1

1

4

4 4 2 4

1

4 4 1

1 2 4

4 or

1

4

1

4 4

1

4

2 4 4

1 4 1 4 1 2

4

Slurred bows

1 2 4 1

1

4 4 4

4

2 1 1 4 4

4

1

4

or

1 4

4

4

1 1

4 4

4

2

1

1

1 4 4 4

2

71


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E harmonic minor scale, two octaves Grade 5

5.14 E harmonic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4 4 2 1

4 4 1

4 1

1

2 4

4

4

1

1

4

or

4

1 1 4

4 4 1 2 4 4

1 1 1 4

4

4

Slurred bows

1 4 4

4 2 1

1

4 4

1

1 4

1

4 4 2

4

or

1

4

2

4 4

1 4

4

1 4

4 1

4

1

1 4

72


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Grade 5 E melodic minor scale, two octaves

5.15 E melodic minor scale, two octaves

Separate bows

4

2 4 4

1

1 1 4 4

1

4

1 4 4 4

1 2 or

4

4 4 1 1

2

4 4 4

1

1 4 4

4 1 1

Slurred bows

4 4

4 1 1 2 4

4

1

4 4 1 4

4

1 2

1 or

1 1

4

2 4 4

4 4

4

1

4

1

1

1

4 4

73


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G minor arpeggio, three octaves Grade 5

5.16 G minor arpeggio, three octaves

Separate bows

1

1 0 1 0

1 20

4

2 89

3 1

3

3 1 1

10

3

Slurred bows

0

3

10 3 1

0 89 4

1

23 0 1

1

3

2 1 1

1

5.17 A minor arpeggio, three octaves

Separate bows

3 3

1 1

1

3

4

1

1

1

3 1 189 1 1

3 1

3 1

Slurred bows

1 33 1 4

89 1

3 1 1 13

1

3 1 1 3 1

1

1

74


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Grade 5 B minor arpeggio, two octaves

5.18 B minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

1

4 4

86 2

2

2 4

2 3 1 1

13

Slurred bows

1

4

2

86 2

2

3

4

1

4

2

3

1

1

5.19 C♯ minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

3

1

86 2

4

2

1

43

2

2

1

4

1

Slurred bows

2 3 3

4 1

4

4

86 1

2

2

1 1 2

5.20 E minor arpeggio, two octaves

Separate bows

3 2 2 4

1 2 86 12 4 1

4 1

3

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Dominant 7 th in C, two octaves Grade 5

Slurred bows

1 4

32

86 2

3

2

1

4

2 4

1

1

5.21 Dominant 7th in C, two octaves

Separate bows

0

0 2 1

20 13 3 4 4 1 1 2

32

3 2 3

Slurred bows

22

4 4

0

1

3

122

1

30

3

3 0

2 1

3

5.22 Dominant 7th in D, two octaves

Separate bows

0

4 4

10

3

0

1

3

0

2

2

0 3

2 3

23

1

Slurred bows

3 0

0 2

1 23

2

3

2

1 3

0 1 03

0

4 4

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Grade 5 Dominant 7 th in B ♭, one octave

5.23 Dominant 7th in B♭, one octave

Separate bows

4 4 1 33 4 1 1 4 3

3

Slurred bows3

1 1

3 4 4

4

13

43

5.24 Diminished 7th starting on G, one octave

4

1

2

4 4 1 3

0

0

42

5.25 Diminished 7th starting on D, one octave

0

4 4 3 2

40 1 1 4 2

5.26 Chromatic scale starting on G, two octaves

Separate bows

4

3

4 4 2

0

1 1

1

2

2

3

2

4 1 10 0

0 2 4 12 22 2 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 4

2 2

1

1

0

0 0

2

1

3 1

4 1

4 3

1

2 77


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Chromatic scale starting on A, two octaves Grade 5

Slurred bows

1

132

2

1

1 4 4 4

00 2 4

0 1

3

2

1 0 2 32 2 1 1 42 1 4

2 0 1 3

3 1

1

2 4

1

2

3

2

2 1

1 0 4

0

1

0

5.27 Chromatic scale starting on A, two octaves

Separate bows

2 1 10

4 4 1 4 2 432

2

32 1 1

0

3

22

4 2

3 1 1 4 1

1 02

32 0

3

2

0 4 0 4 1

2

2 12 0 1

2 1 3 2

Slurred bows

13

1

2 1 4

2

2 2

2

0

4 4 4

1 0

13

2 1 4 1 3 1 0

2

2 3 2 0 2 4 1 3

0 1 4 2

0

2 422

2 03 1 1

3

1 2

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Grade 5 Chromatic scale starting on B ♭, two octaves

5.28 Chromatic scale starting on B♭, two octaves

Separate bows

2 4 4 4

0 12 3 1

13 1

2 2 42 0

2

022 1 12 3 1 4 13 4 4 0 23

1

1 4

1

0

2

3

2 2

1

3

3

2

0

2

42

Slurred bows

1 4 12

4 4 2

1 02

4 2 3

20 23

1

4 1 32 0

0 4 2 1 2

23 13 4 1

2 2

3

32

0 0

2

4

3

1 1 1 4 2

2 1

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