2018 onwards

ABRSM Grade 1 Saxophone Scales & Arpeggios

At grade 1, scales should be prepared to a minimum speed of q = 50
and arpeggios to e = 72

Tongued, and slurred articulations are required.

All scales & arpeggios should be known from memory.
At grade 1 EITHER harmonic, natural, OR melodic minors can be prepared.

F major scale (one octave)

œ œ œ œ œ U
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
F major arpeggio (one octave)
œ U
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ™

U
G major scale (one octave)
# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ U
G major arpeggio (one octave)

Ϫ
# œ œ
& œ œ œ

U
D minor harmonic scale (one octave)

&b œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ

U
D minor (natural) scale (one octave)

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ

<n>œ <b>œ
U
D minor melodic scale (one octave)

œ nœ #œ œ
&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

U
D minor arpeggio (one octave)

&b œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ™

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