MusicYears 5–8Violin
Violin Grade 5: Scales & Arpeggios
Ab, B major scales, 3 octaves; F#, G minor, 3 octaves; chromatic scale starting on A
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine sliding your fingers up a long, smooth 🎸 string. That's like a scale — each note is one fingerstep higher!
- 2
When you play a scale, do your fingers go up or down?
- 3
Tap the notes in order from low to high on this fingerboard — that's a scale!
- 4
Let's do a G major scale together — 8 notes up, then 8 notes back down. 🎵
- 5
Now try an arpeggio — skip notes to make a chord shape! 🎶
- 6
How many notes are in a one-octave scale?
- 7
Which three notes make a G major arpeggio?
Practise Violin Grade 5: Scales & Arpeggios with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 9–13. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.