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. 1

    Imagine a piano keyboard — it's like a staircase of white and black keys. 🎹

  2. 2

    What's a scale like on a piano?

  3. 3

    Play the C major scale — start at C and walk up 8 white keys in a row.

  4. 4

    Let's play a C major arpeggio together — it's like a chord broken into single notes.

  5. 5

    Now try the C major arpeggio yourself — tap C, then E, then G, then the next C.

  6. 6

    Which notes are in a C major arpeggio? (Start at C)

  7. 7

    What's the difference between a scale and an arpeggio?

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