MusicYears 3–5Violin
Violin Grade 3: Scales & Arpeggios
C, F major scales, 2 octaves; A, D minor harmonic/melodic, 2 octaves; arpeggios
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine your violin strings are like a ladder 🪜. A scale is when you step up the ladder, one note at a time, all the way to the top!
- 2
How many notes do you play in a 1-octave scale? 🎵
- 3
Tap the notes of a D major scale in the right order! 🎶
- 4
Let's play a D major arpeggio together — like jumping over the ladder rungs! 🎻
- 5
What is the 3rd note of a D major scale? 🎵
- 6
Now try a G major scale — start on G (open G string) and go up 8 notes. 🎻
- 7
Which finger plays F# in a G major scale? 🎻
Practise Violin Grade 3: Scales & Arpeggios with Whizlo
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