Cello Grade 8: Scales & Arpeggios

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your cello fingerboard. Scales are like a ladder — each note is one rung higher or lower.

2. 2

   Slide your finger along the fingerboard to find the notes of a D major scale.

3. 3

   Let's play a D major arpeggio together — root, 3rd, 5th, octave.

4. 4

   Now try a G major arpeggio — find the root, 3rd, 5th, and octave on your fingerboard.

5. 5

   What is the 3rd note of a D major scale?

6. 6

   Build a C major arpeggio — root, 3rd, 5th, octave — on your fingerboard.

7. 7

   In a D major arpeggio, which note is the 5th?