The G Major Scale

Lesson 2/50 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Clarinet
The G Major Scale

The G Major Scale

A major scale is a group of eight notes that produces the familiar sound:

You now know all of the notes needed to play the G major scale.

The number underneath each note indicates its position in the scale. These numbers are called scale degrees. The names of the first and last notes of a major scale are always the same. In the G major scale, the distance from one G to the G note above it (or below it) is one octave (eight notes). An octave is the range of eight notes of a major scale.

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1- The Clarinet as a Transposing Instrument 2- The Note F 3- The Note D 4- The Common Time Signature 5- The Eighth Rest 6- INTRODUCTION 7- Tuning Your Clarinet 8- The Note Low E 9- The Triplet 10- New Sounds and Rhythms, Sharps and Flats, Transposing 11- The Eighth Note 12- The Note Low B 13- Parts of the Clarinet 14- The Dotted Quarter Note 15- The G Major Scale 16- Learning the Notes, Basic Techniques 17- D.C Al Fine 18- 12 Bar Blues 19- The Tie 20- First And Second Endings 21- Keys And Key Signatures 22- The Lead-in 23- How To Read Music 24- Syncopation 25- Swing Rhythms 26- Index of Fingerings 27- Putting the Clarinet Together 28- Before You Begin 29- Chord Symbols 30- Breathing Technique 31- Attaching the Mouthpiece 32- Keys And Key Signatures 33- Tone Development 34- Clarinets 35- The F Major Scale 36- Other Useful Exercises 37- Relative Keys 38- The Key Of F Major 39- Keeping Time 40- Attaching the Reed 41- Reeds 42- Transposing 43- Posture 44- Breath Marks (<span class="symbolB">;</span>) 45- How to Hold the Clarinet 46- Approach to Practice 47- Playing In All Keys 48- Fingering Numbers 49- Playing Your First Note 50- Tonguing

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