Piano for Trinity Grade 7 by Arjun Saraf

This 54-hour advanced online course offers one class per week, taught by our expert instructors. Refine your skills with personalized mentorship and elevate your expertise as you progress toward certification with confidence!
 

1. Repertoire

 

Candidates must perform a balanced program of three contrasting pieces selected from the Trinity Grade 7 syllabus, ensuring at least one piece from each group.

Focus areas include:

• Expressive phrasing, tone control, and stylistic accuracy
• Mastery of rhythm, articulation, and tempo variation
• Dynamic interpretation and musical communication


2. Scales & Arpeggios (Four octaves, hands together)
 

Scales: 

• Ab and E major, G# and E minor (harmonic & melodic)
• Chromatic scale in similar motion a minor 3rd apart, LH starting on C, RH starting on Eb
• E major scale in 3rds (two octaves, hands separately)

 

Arpeggios:

• Diminished 7ths starting on Ab and E
• Dominant 7ths in the keys of Ab and E
• E major contrary motion (two octaves)
   

Exercises: Candidates prepare three technical exercises: one from each of the three prescribed groups.


3. Music Theory

• Irregular time signatures and changing meters
• Understanding ornamentation (turns, mordents, appoggiaturas, grace notes)
• Recognizing and writing pentatonic major, pentatonic minor, and blues scales
• Recognizing and writing Dorian mode scales starting on C, D, F, or G
• Identifying an extract written using Dorian mode
• Recognizing and writing whole-tone scales


4. Aural Skills

• Identify modulations to relative major/minor, dominant, or subdominant keys
• Recognize changes in texture, articulation, and harmonic progressions
• Identify melodic and rhythmic differences in a played excerpt.

 

5. Transposing melody

• Transposing melodies up or down an octave from treble clef to bass clef and vice versa, ensuring fluidity and tonal accuracy. 
• Focus on mastery of key signatures and transposition for any required instrument.


6. Practice Tips

• Divide large repertoire pieces into smaller sections, practicing hands separately before combining them for better coordination.
• Pay attention to dynamics, articulation, and expression while maintaining a relaxed posture and controlled movements.
• Refine speed and finger control with Hanon No. 1–31, using rhythmic alterations for variety.