ABRSM Grade 1 Scales & Broken Chords


Broken Chord Guides

This article provides detailed worksheets and practice exercises for the ABRSM Grade 1 Broken chords syllabus which illustrate areas such as blocking, the passing of the thumb, wrist freedom and how to practice using different rhythms for each broken chord.

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