MusicYears 5–8Piano
Piano Grade 5: Scales & Arpeggios
All major and minor scales, hands together, 2-4 octaves; chromatic scales; dominant 7th arpeggios
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine a scale is like a ladder 🪜 — you step up one note at a time, all the way to the top!
- 2
How many notes do you play to climb a full scale? 🪜
- 3
Tap the white keys to play a C major scale — start on C, step up one by one 🎹
- 4
Let's play a C major arpeggio — it's like a scale but you skip some notes! 🎶
- 5
Now try a G major arpeggio — start on G, then skip to B, then D, then top G 🎵
- 6
In an arpeggio, do you play every single note or skip some? 🎶
- 7
What notes are in a C major arpeggio? 🎹
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