MusicYears 1–3Cello

Cello Grade 1: Scales & Arpeggios

C, G, D major scales, 1 octave; A minor natural/harmonic, 1 octave; arpeggios

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine your cello strings are like a ladder. 🎻 The notes go up step by step!

  2. 2

    What do we call going up the notes one by one?

  3. 3

    Play the first 3 notes of the C major scale on your cello. 🎵

  4. 4

    Let's do a C major scale together! 🎶

  5. 5

    What note comes after D in the C major scale?

  6. 6

    Now try an arpeggio — skip notes! Play C, then E, then G. 🎶

  7. 7

    In a C major arpeggio, which notes do you play?

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