The technique test will be administered once at the beginning of each semester and once at the end. The goal is not 100% initially but rather evidence of progress throughout the semester and from semester to semester. You will not only be in competition with yourself to increase your score but also your studio peers. The test will consist of Major Scales, Harmonic Minor Scales, Major/Minor Arpeggios, Major Thirds, Whole Tone Scales, Chromatic Scales, Scales in Augmented Fourths, and Scales in Diminished Thirds. A score of 3 will be given for each accurate scale, 2 for a scale with one mistake, 1 for a scale with two mistakes, and a score of 0 for three or more mistakes. A perfect score on the entire test will yield a total of 228 points. Everyone will receive an excel file documenting each technique test as illustrated below.