For your grade 1 piano exam you will tested on your performance of three pieces, scales and broken chords, sight-reading, and additional aural tests. You will be marked out of a total scoring of 150. To pass you will need to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Grade 1
Here is the piano fingering for the D Minor scales as taught in my lessons: One octave R.H (up) 12312345 (down) 4321321 One octave L.H (up) 54321321 (down) 2312345 Two octaves R.H (up) 123123412312345 (down) 43213214321321 Two octaves L.H (up) … Continue reading
The D Major has the same fingering as the C major scale but contains two sharpened notes (F sharp and C sharp). Just like all the other scales it’s best to start off with 1 and 2 octave hands separately … Continue reading
The F Major scale can be tricky to begin with as the right hand fingering starts with thumb under the 4th, instead of the 3rd, which is different to most other scales that start on a white note. I would … Continue reading
The G Major scale is normally the second major scale I teach students and follows on very well after learning the A minor scale which is very similar in shape (having one sharpened note at the top). The G Major … Continue reading
The A minor scale is the most easy minor scale to learn on the piano and follows on quite nicely after learning the C major scale. The A minor scale is the first minor scale I teach students starting with … Continue reading
The C Major scale is considered to be the easiest scale to learn on the piano as it uses only the white notes of the piano starting on C. This is normally the first scale I teach students (both children … Continue reading