SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 60bpm.

1. C- Major – One octave (open position)
2. G- Major – One octave ( open position)

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 60bpm.

1. C – Major arpeggio (upto 5th)
2. G – Major arpeggio (upto 5th)

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• C – Major| G – Major| C – Major| in 4/4 time signature at 60 bpm tempo

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Knowing which is No sharp major scale & one sharp major(#) scale
• Which is the Tonic note in the scale?
• Knowing treble clef, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver
• Time intervals: unison, major 2nd, major 3rd.

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 72bpm.

1. A – Natural minor - One octave (open position)
2. E – Natural minor - One octave (open position)
3. C – Major – Two octaves (open position)
4. G – Major – Two octaves (open position)

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 72bpm.

1. A – minor arpeggio (one octave)
2. E – minor arpeggio (one octave)
3. C – Major arpeggio (one octave)
4. G – Major arpeggio (one octave)

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• C – Major| A – minor| E – minor| G – Major| in 4/4 time signature in quarter note stumming pattern in 72 bpm

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• What is time signature?
• What is relative minor?
• Notes on the line & notes in the space, sharp (#) symbol and flat (b) symbol.
• Time intervals: unison, major 2nd , minor 2nd, major 3rd, minor 3rd.

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 88bpm.

1. D - Major - One octave (open position)
2. D – Natural minor - One octave (open position)
3. F – Major – Two octaves (open position)
4. A – Melodic minor – Two octaves
5. E – Harmonic minor – Two octaves

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 72bpm.

1. D – Major arpeggio (one octave)
2. D – minor arpeggio (one octave)
3. F – Major arpeggio (one octave)
4. A - minor arpeggio (two octave)
5. E - minor arpeggio (two octave)

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• A – minor| D – minor| E – minor| A – minor| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and accent in the 1st beat in 60 bpm.
• C – Major| F – Major| G7| C – Major| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and accent in the 1st beat in 60 bpm.
• E – minor| C – Major| G – Major| D – Major| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and accent in the 1st beat in 60 bpm.

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Which is tonic chord, sub-dominant chord, dominant chord?
• What is tempo, bpm, forte, mezzo forte, piano, mezzo piano means?
• Time intervals: from unison to perfect 5th

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 88bpm.

1. D – Major – Two octaves (closed position starting from 5th string 5th fret)
2. A – Major – Two octaves (closed position starting from 6th string 5th fret)
3. Bb – Major – Two octaves (open or closed position)
4. B – Harmonic minor – Two octaves (closed position)
5. F# - Natural minor – Two octaves (starting from 6th string 2nd fret)
6. G – Melodic minor – Two octaves (closed position starting from 6th string 3rd fret)

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS & EXERCISES

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 80bpm.

1. D – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
2. A – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
3. Bb – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
4. B – minor arpeggio – Two octaves
5. F# - minor arpeggio – Two octaves
6. G – minor arpeggio – Two octaves
7. F chromatic scale – Two octaves

(Note: all scales & arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• D – Major| B – minor| G – Major| A7| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and giving accent in all downbeat beat in 60 bpm.
• F – Major| Bb – Major| C7| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and giving accent in all downbeat beat in 60 bpm.
• D - minor| C – Major | Bb – Major| A – Major| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and giving accent in all downbeat beat in 60 bpm.
• B - minor| G – Major| D – Major| A – Major| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern and giving accent in all downbeat beat in 60 bpm.

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Time intervals: from unison to octave.
• Chord formula: Major, minor, dominant 7
• Scale pattern: major scale, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor.

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 88bpm.

1. E – Major – Two octaves (open position)
2. E – Major – Two octaves (closed position starting from 5th string 7th fret)
3. B – Major – Two octaves
4. Eb – Major – Two octaves
5. C# - Natural minor – Two octaves ( closed position)
6. G# - Harmonic minor – Two octaves ( closed position)
7. C – Melodic minor – Two octaves ( closed position)

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 80bpm.

1. E – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
2. B – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
3. Eb – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
4. C# - minor arpeggio – Two octaves
5. G# - minor arpeggio – Two octaves
6. C – minor arpeggio – Two octaves
7. Chromatic scales starting from A

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• E – Major| Amaj7| B7| - in 6/8 time signature strumming
• B – Major| G# - minor|Emaj7| F#7| - in 4/4 time signature 16th note strumming pattern in 60bpm.
• Eb – Major| C – minor| Ab – Major| G – minor| Bb – Major| in 4/4 time signature 16th note strumming pattern in 60bpm.
• C#min7| F#min7|G#min7| in 4/4 time signature 8th note strumming pattern in 60bpm.

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• What is simple time signature and compound time signature?
• Cadences: Perfect and Imperfect cadences.
• Chord formulas: major, minor, min7, maj7.

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 80bpm.

1. Ab – Major – Two octaves
2. Db – Major – Two octaves
3. F – Harmonic minor – Two octaves
4. Bb – Natural minor – Two octaves
5. A – minor pentatonic – Two octaves
6. G – Major pentatonic – Two octaves
7. C – Dorian – Two octaves

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 80bpm.

1. Ab – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
2. Db – Major arpeggio – Two octaves
3. F – minor arpeggio – Two octaves
4. Bb – minor arpeggio – Two octavs
5. A – minor half barre study
6. Broken chord sequences: D – Major| G – Major| A – Major|

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• 12 Bar blues in A : A5| A5| A5| A5|D5| D5|A5| A5| E5| D5| A5| E5| in 4/4 time signature in swing rhythm in 80bpm.
• Bb7| Eb7| G7b9|Cmin7|F7| in 4/4 time signature in 80bpm.
• A min7| D7| Gmaj7| in 3/4 time signature in 90bpm.

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Cadences: Perfect, Imperfect, Plagal , Deceptive cadences.
• Chord formula: Major, minor, augmented, half diminished.
• Chord inversions: root mean position, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion.

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 100bpm.

1. F# - Major pentatonic – Two octaves
2. A Blues scale – Two octaves in swing rhythm.
3. C – Diminished – Two octaves
4. Chromatic scale starting on F – Three octaves
5. B – Locrian – Two octaves
6. G – Major – Three octaves
7. G – Harmonic minor – Three octaves
8. G – Melodic minor – Three octaves

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 90bpm.

1. G – Major arpeggio – Three octaves
2. G – minor arpeggio – Three octaves
3. A – Major 7th arpeggio upto 12th
4. C – Major scale – One octave, closed position in staccato
5. D – Major scale – slurred – One octave.

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• Fmaj7| Em7b5 - A7b9| Dm7 – G7| Cm7 – F7| Bb7| Bbm7 – Eb7| Am7 – B7| Abm7 – Db7| Gm7| C7| F – D7| Gm7 – C7| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern in 90bpm.

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Modes of scales
• Inversions of chords: Root mean position, 1st inversion, 2nd inversion, 3rd inversion.
• Composing 8 bar rhythm.
• Writing a chord sequences based on the given key, cadences and time signature.

SCALES

All scales in a tempo of 110bpm.

1. A – Major – Three octaves in triplet rhythm
2. A – Natural minor – Three octaves in triplet rhythm
3. A – Melodic minor – Three octaves in triplet rhythm
4. A – Harmonic minor – Three octaves in triplet rhythm
5. A – Mixolydian – Two octaves
6. E – Natural minor – Two octaves in closed position
7. E – Harmonic minor – Two octaves in closed position
8. E – Melodic minor – Two octaves in closed position

(Note: all scales need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

ARPEGGIOS

All arpeggios & exercises in a tempo of 90bpm.

1. A – Major arpeggio – Three octaves
2. A – minor arpeggio – Three octaves
3. E – minor 7th arpeggio upto 12th
4. A – Pentatonic minor scale slurred
5. D – Major scale – Two octaves in closed position in vibrato

(Note: all arpeggios need to be played with both ascending & descending order)

CHORD SEQUENCES

• C13| F9| C13| Gm7 - C13| F9| F9| C13| Em7 – Ebm7| Dm7| G9| C13 – A7| Dm7 – G9| in 4/4 time signature in 8th note strumming pattern in 90bpm.

MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Write a chord sequences based on the given key, chord inversion, cadences.
• Compose a 4 bar melody based on the given key, time signature, rhythm pattern and cadences.