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Major Scales I (the flat keys + CMajor)
"ere are the se#en $at-%e& 'a!or Scales plus the ( 'a!or) written out *or one an+
two octa#es *or pianists) alon, with piano n,erin,s. 'aster& o* these scales
enets all usicians. Instruentalists ,ain a hi,her wor%in, %nowle+,e o* their
instruent an+ o* the usic the& pla&. now &our scales00
or pianists) start with !ust one octa#e an+ aster the n,erin, an+ the notes *or
each scale) han+ separatel&) an+ then han+s to,ether. Practice slowl&) usin, a
etronoe to help estalish a stea+& tepo. Onl& ,o *aster as the n,erin,s an+
notes ecoe eas& an+ $ow naturall&.
Once &ou ha#e astere+ the a!or scales in sin,le octa#e scales) tr& e2ten+in,
each scale to two octa#es. This will e easier i* &ou put a stop in a*ter the rst
octa#e) ,i#in, &our rain a chance to start the pattern o#er *or the secon+ octa#e.
As with all other scales that &our pla&) ultipl& the enets to &our piano-pla&in,
*oun+ation & *ollowin, the with Arpe,,ios) a ca+ence) an+ a tune in the sae
%e&. 3o this) an+ &ou will e ,reatl& enhancin, &ou %nowle+,e an+ &our s%ills.
e&oar+ ia,er& will e e2pan+in, in &our in+ an+ in &our han+s. This will help
treen+ousl& in all the other areas o* piano stu+&: tunes) usic rea+in,) an+
learnin, an+ eori4in, piano pieces. 5See Piano Player... You) the eoo%
where &ou will n+ the coplete plan *or &our piano-pla&in, *oun+ation.6
7The asterin, o* all a!or an+ inor scales will enet &our piano s%ills in
countless wa&s. 8our %nowle+,e o* %e&oar+ ,eo,raph& an+ con+ence in the *eel
an+ shape o* each scale will help in rea+in, an+ eori4in, usic) as well as
un+erstan+in, the structure o* the usic &ou pla&. (hor+s an+ chor+al structures
will a%e uch ore sense to &ou an+ &ou will see relationships an+ patterns
which woul+ not occur to &ou without proper %nowle+,e o* the scales. Also) &our
techni9ue will ,row an+ &our ailit& to sol#e an+ aster n,erin, issues will
e2pan+ ,reatl&. The pianist who has all the a!or an+ inor scales rl& in his
hea+ an+ in his han+s will e uch ore con+ent an+ co*ortale with all areas
o* piano pla&in, then one who +oes not. So aster the scales... all o* the. Learn
the n,erin,s *or all) +e#elop spee+ an+ +e2terit& usin, the etronoe) rh&ths
an+ lin%s. Pla& the scales in octa#es) pla& the scales in thir+s) in si2ths) in tenths.
Pla& the han+s-separatel&) han+s-to,ether. Pla& the parallel an+ in contrar&
otion. Pla& the lou+) pla& the so*t) pla& the with usical shapin, an+ touch.
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Pla& the in &our pa!aas) pla& the in &our wor% clothes) pla& the in &our
*ootall uni*or... Pla& the) pla& the) pla& the. Oh &eah... +on;t *or,et to en!o&
the0 Scales can e lots o* *un. 8ou shoul+ ne#er e ore+ when the scales are on
&our in+ an+ in &our n,ers. TRUE PIANO LESSON http://www.true-piano-lessons.co/a!or-scales.htl
B-flat Major
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? TRUE PIANO LESSON http://www.true-piano-lessons.co/a!or-scales.htl
Key signature:
E-flat Major
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Key signature:
A-flat Major
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Key signature:
D-flat Major
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Key signature:
G-flat Major
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Key signature:
C-flat Major
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Key signature:
Octave Scales
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8ou will also want to incorporate octa#e scales into &our practice routine.
-clic% here to learn aout octa#e scales-
-clic% here *or ore aout scales-
hat !o" #
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Major Scales II (the shar$ keys)
"ere are the se#en sharp %e& 'a!or Scales) written out *or one an+ two octa#es *or
pianists) alon, with piano n,erin,s.
The ia,er& o* the scales on the %e&oar+ is particularl& iportant *or an& pianist
wantin, to aster the instruent.
& learnin, an+ asterin, each scale) &ou +e#elop a picture in &our in+ o* each
%e& an+ how it la&s on the %e&s. This ia,e) alon, with the n,erin,s will help &ou
*eel at hoe in the %e&) whether &ou are eori4in, a piece o* usic or rea+in, in
that %e&.
As with all other scales that &our pla&) ultipl& the enets to &our piano-pla&in,
*oun+ation & *ollowin, the with Arpe,,ios) a ca+ence) an+ a tune in the sae
%e&. 3o this) an+ &ou will e ,reatl& enhancin, &ou %nowle+,e an+ &our s%ills.
e&oar+ ia,er& will e e2pan+in, in &our in+ an+ in &our han+s. This will help
treen+ousl& in all the other areas o* piano stu+&: tunes) usic rea+in,) an+
learnin, an+ eori4in, piano pieces. 5See Piano Player... You) the eoo% where
&ou will n+ the coplete plan *or &our piano-pla&in, *oun+ation.6
7The asterin, o* all a!or an+ inor scales will enet &our piano s%ills in
countless wa&s. 8our %nowle+,e o* %e&oar+ ,eo,raph& an+ con+ence in the *eelan+ shape o* each scale will help in rea+in, an+ eori4in, usic) as well as
un+erstan+in, the structure o* the usic &ou pla&. (hor+s an+ chor+al structures
will a%e uch ore sense to &ou an+ &ou will see relationships an+ patterns
which woul+ not occur to &ou without proper %nowle+,e o* the scales. Also) &our
techni9ue will ,row an+ &our ailit& to sol#e an+ aster n,erin, issues will
e2pan+ ,reatl&. The pianist who has all the a!or an+ inor scales rl& in his
hea+ an+ in his han+s will e uch ore con+ent an+ co*ortale with all areas
o* piano pla&in, then one who +oes not. So aster the scales... all o* the. Learn
the n,erin,s *or all) +e#elop spee+ an+ +e2terit& usin, the etronoe) rh&ths
an+ lin%s. Pla& the scales in octa#es) pla& the scales in thir+s) in si2ths) in tenths.
Pla& the han+s-separatel&) han+s-to,ether. Pla& the parallel an+ in contrar&
otion. Pla& the lou+) pla& the so*t) pla& the with usical shapin, an+ touch.
Pla& the in &our pa!aas) pla& the in &our wor% clothes) pla& the in &our
*ootall uni*or... Pla& the) pla& the) pla& the. Oh &eah... +on;t *or,et to en!o&
the0 Scales can e lots o* *un. 8ou shoul+ ne#er e ore+ when the scales are on
&our in+ an+ in &our n,ers.
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To see how your work here fts into your piano-playing
oundation, read "Piano Player... You".
Major Scales: G Major
"ere;s the scale written with its key signature:
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D Major
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"ere;s the scale written with its key signature:
A %ajor
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"ere;s the scale written with its key signature:
E Major
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"ere;s the scale written with its key signature:
B Major
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"ere;s the scale written with its key signature:
F-shar$ Major
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5sorr&) I +o not ha#e it written with the %e& si,nature) ut...6 here;s the key
signature:
C-shar$ Major
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5sorr&) I +o not ha#e it written with the %e& si,nature) ut...6 here;s the key
signature:
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