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Piano Olympics

Level Four

Starting from Level IV all the goals stated previously should be maintained.

Single Note Scales

Regular: Russian pattern, white key major and parallel minor pairs. Also, 4 octaves, parallel motion, black key major and parallel minor keys.

Bonus A (6 points): Russian pattern, all keys, M/m parallel pairs.

Bonus B (9 points): Russian pattern, three pairs of major and relative harmonic minor scales with transitions, starting from C major, without interruption.

Broken Chords

Regular: 4 octaves, all keys

Bonus A (6 points): 2 octaves, first 6 chords of the Russian Harmonic Pattern, from any four white keys.

Bonus B (9 points): Same as bonus A, but 4 octaves.

Chromatic Scale

Regular: 4 octaves, parallel motion, from any note.

Bonus (12 points): Russian pattern, from any note.

Block chords

Regular: 2 octaves of M/m 4-note chords, starting from any note.

Bonus A (6 points): 2 octaves, first 6 chords of the 11-chord Russian Harmonic Pattern, from any four notes.

Bonus B (12 points): Same as Bonus A, from any note.

Russian Broken Chords

Regular: 4 octaves HT (10 groups), major and minor only, starting from any note.

Bonus A (6 points): 2 octaves (7 groups), first 6 chords of RHP, from any four notes.

Bonus B (12 points): Same as Bonus A, but from any note.

Arpeggios

Regular: 4 octaves parallel motion, major and minor only, from any note. Accent in 3 and in 4.

Bonus A (6 points): 4 octaves, first 6 chords of RHP starting from any four notes.

Bonus B (9 points): 4 octaves, Russian Pattern, major and minor only, from any note. Accent in 4.

Bonus C (12 points): 4 octaves, Russian Pattern, first 6 chords of RHP, starting from any 4 notes. Accent in 4.

Double Octave Scales

Regular: 2 octaves, one pair major and parallel minor scales without interruption, from any white note, and the same from any black note but only 1 octave.

Bonus A (6 points): 2 octaves, one pair major and parallel minor scales without interruption, from any note.

Bonus B (12 points): 2 octaves, HT, 2 pairs of major and relative minor scales, with transitions, starting from any note.

Broken Double Octave Scales

Regular: 1 octave, HT, 1 pair of major and parallel harmonic minor scales, starting from any white note.

Bonus A (6 points): Same as Regular, but add black keys.

Bonus 9: Same as Regular, but 2 octaves.

Double Third Scales

Regular: 1 octave, 1 pair of major and parallel harmonic minor scales, starting from any 4 white notes.

Bonus A (12 points): Same as Regular, but 2 octaves.

Bonus B (18 points): Same as Bonus A, but starting from any white note.

Bonus C (24 points): 4 octaves major and harmonic minor from any four white keys.

Breth Trill Exercise

(The Trill Exercise will not be included in your Piano Olympics exam, but should be practiced daily.)

Celine, Ethan