Clarinet Grade 6: Scales & Arpeggios

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine your clarinet is a slippery snake 🐍. Scales are the notes you play as you slide your fingers up and down the snake — one note after another, like climbing a ladder.

2. 2

   What does a scale do on the clarinet?

3. 3

   Let's play a C major scale together. 🎶

4. 4

   Now try the arpeggio for C major. An arpeggio is like a scale but you skip some notes — it's a broken chord. 🎹

5. 5

   Which notes do you play in a C major arpeggio?

6. 6

   Your turn! Play the G major scale on your clarinet. Start on G (left thumb + 1st finger).

7. 7

   How many sharps are in G major?