Grade 5: Blue Belt

Grade 5 Introduction video here

What's in Grade 5

Scales

Scales and arpeggios may be selected by the examiner in ANY key. Candidates will not be asked to play in fingerboard positions that are inaccessible for their particular instrument.

• 1 octave Pentatonic Minor scale in 5 different fingerboard positions.
• 1 octave Blues scale in 5 different fingerboard positions
• 1 octave Major scale in 3 different fingerboard positions.
• 2 octave Pentatonic Major scale in 3 different fingerboard positions.
• 2 octave Harmonic Minor scale.
• 1 octave Pentatonic Minor scale in 5ths.
• All Minor 7th, Major 7th, Dominant 7th, Suspended 4th, Major 6th, Minor 6th – 1 octave arpeggios in 2 different fingerboard positions.
• All requirements from the previous grade.

Chords

Candidates should be able to play the following chords at any pitch (as selected by the examiner), in 2 different fingerboard positions.

• All Major 6ths.
• All Minor 6ths.
• All Sus 4ths.
• All requirements from the previous grade.