According to the RCM/NCMP examination board,
Candidates must play all Technical Tests from memory, ascending and descending with good tone and logical fingering, at a steady tempo. The metronome marking indicates minimum speed.
Technical Requirements: Piano Preparatory B
Scales
1. Pentascales in the following keys: A, E and F major plus E and D minor
- hands separately
- play pentascale (tonic to dominant to tonic) ending with solid root position triad; played in eighth notes
- tempo: quarter note = 60
2. Scales in the following keys: C and G major plus A minor (natural)
- hands separately in ONE octave, played in eighth notes
- tempo: quarter note = 60
3. Contrary motion scale in C major
- hands together for ONE octave, played in eighth notes
- tempo: quarter note = 60
Triads
1. Triads played in root position and 1st inversion, broken in C and G major plus A minor
- hands separately for ONE octave, played in triplets
- tempo: quarter note = 50
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