Cello Grade 7: Scales & Arpeggios

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your cello bow is a paintbrush 🖌️ and you're painting smooth, even strokes across all four strings.

2. 2

   How many different notes are in a major scale?

3. 3

   Place your first finger on the D string (4th finger on G) — now slide up one whole step at a time to feel the scale shape.

4. 4

   Let's play a C major scale together — one octave, starting on open C string.

5. 5

   Now try a G major arpeggio — play open G, then 2nd finger B, then 4th finger D, then high G.

6. 6

   What's the pattern for a major arpeggio? (root, 3rd, 5th, octave)

7. 7

   Which finger plays the 3rd of a G major arpeggio (B note on the D string)?