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What should a Grade 2 piano know?

Grade 2 Scales and Arpeggios G Major Scale. F Major Scale. E Harmonic Minor Scale. G Harmonic Minor Scale. C Major Contrary Motion Scale. (Note: you are required to play 2 octaves for grade 2 contrary motion) ... E Major Contrary Motion Scale. ... Chromatic Scale beginning on D. ... G Major Arpeggio. More items...

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For Grade 2, students would be required to play all scales both hands. The transition from playing separate hands to both hands scales is not easy, especially for young children. They need a lot of reinforcement to remember the fingering and the coordination between hands. Thus it is advisable for parents to learn so that they can guide their children at home. Arpeggios and broken chords would still be played separate hands, but grade 2 broken chords is a more difficult version than the grade 1 one and many young students have problem learning them and would need more guidance at home. To aid in the learning of scales, you may also like to print out Scales Checklist G2

For the scales and arpeggios syllabus of other grades, please click here

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G Major Scale

Right hand:

Left hand:

G Major Scale Video:

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D Major Scale

Right hand: Left hand:

D Major Scale Video:

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A Major Scale

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

A Major Scale Video:

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F Major Scale

Right hand:

Left hand:

F Major Scale Video:

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E Harmonic Minor Scale

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

E Harmonic Minor Scale Video:

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D Harmonic Minor Scale

Right hand:

Left hand:

D Harmonic Minor Scale Video:

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G Harmonic Minor Scale

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

G Harmonic Minor Scale Video

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C Major Contrary Motion Scale

(Note: you are required to play 2 octaves for grade 2 contrary motion)

Left and Right hand, starting with thumbs on middle C

C Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:

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E Major Contrary Motion Scale

Left and Right hand, starting with thumbs on E

E Major Contrary Motion Scale Video:

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Chromatic Scale beginning on D

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

Chromatic Scale beginning on D Video:

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G Major Arpeggio

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

G Major Arpeggio Video:

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D Major Arpeggio

Right hand:

Left hand:

D Major Arpeggio Video:

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A Major Arpeggio

Right hand:

Left hand:

A Major Arpeggio Video:

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D Minor Arpeggio

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

D Minor Arpeggio Video:

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G Minor Arpeggio

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

G Minor Arpeggio Video:

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F Major Broken Chord

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

F Major Broken Chord Video:

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E Minor Broken Chord

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

E Minor Broken Chord Video:

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What songs can I play with 4 chords piano?

50 well-known songs that beginning pianists can play with just four chords, including: Brave • Cecilia • Despacito • Fields of Gold • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) • Ho Hey • I'm Yours • Let It Be • Mean • Peaceful Easy Feeling • Roar • Stand by Me • Toes • Viva La Vida • With or Without You • You Raise Me Up • and ...

First 50 4-Chord Songs You Should Play on the Piano

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50 well-known songs that beginning pianists can play with just four chords, including: Brave • Cecilia • Despacito • Fields of Gold • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) • Ho Hey • I'm Yours • Let It Be • Mean • Peaceful Easy Feeling • Roar • Stand by Me • Toes • Viva La Vida • With or Without You • You Raise Me Up • and more.

Blowin' In The Wind

Brave

Breathe

Brown Eyed Girl

Call Me Maybe

Candle In The Wind

Careless Whisper

Cecilia

Despacito

Drift Away

Fields Of Gold

Fun, Fun, Fun

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Hello

Hey, Soul Sister

Ho Hey

I Can See Clearly Now

I Just Called To Say I Love You

I Saw Her Standing There

I Will Always Love You

I'll Be

I'm Yours

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Last Kiss

Learning To Fly

Let It Be

Mean

No Woman No Cry

Peaceful Easy Feeling

Poker Face

Red, Red Wine

Roar

7 Years

A Sky Full Of Stars

Some Nights

Southern Cross

Stand By Me

Superman (It's Not Easy)

3 AM

Toes

Turn The Page

Viva La Vida

Wanted Dead Or Alive

With Or Without You

Wonderful Tonight

You Raise Me Up

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