MusicYears 7–10Piano
Piano Grade 6: Scales & Arpeggios
All major/minor scales, 4 octaves; chromatic in minor 3rds; diminished 7th arpeggios
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine a piano keyboard — it's like a staircase of white and black keys. 🎹
- 2
What's a scale like on a piano?
- 3
Play the C major scale — start at C and walk up 8 white keys in a row.
- 4
Let's play a C major arpeggio together — it's like a chord broken into single notes.
- 5
Now try the C major arpeggio yourself — tap C, then E, then G, then the next C.
- 6
Which notes are in a C major arpeggio? (Start at C)
- 7
What's the difference between a scale and an arpeggio?
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