Violin Grade 6: Scales & Arpeggios

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a scale like a ladder 🪜 — each note is one rung higher than the last. For Grade 6, you play 3 octaves, so the ladder has 3 sections!

2. 2

   How many octaves do you play in a Grade 6 scale?

3. 3

   Tap the notes of a G major scale on the fingerboard — start on G, then A, B, C, D, E, F#, G.

4. 4

   Let's learn a G major arpeggio — it uses the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the scale.

5. 5

   Now play a G major arpeggio — tap the correct notes in order: G, B, D, G (top), then back down.

6. 6

   Which notes are in a G major arpeggio?

7. 7

   What is the 5th note of the G major scale?