The C Major Scale
A major scale is a group of eight notes that gives the familiar sound: DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO. You now know enough notes to play the C major scale. To play the C major scale smoothly you will need to play the F note with your thumb.
Do this by moving your thumb underneath your second and third fingers on the way up the scale. On the way down the scale, move your second and third fingers over your thumb. This is called the crossover.
An octave is the range of eight notes of a major scale. The first note and the last note of a major scale always have the same name. In the C major scale the distance from Middle C to the C note above it (or below it) is one octave (eight notes). It is important to practice scales up and down every day.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- The Note A
3- The Eighth Note
4- Staccato
5- Legato
6- The Note B (below Middle C)
7- The Dotted Quarter Note
8- The Note B (above Middle C)
9- The Note C (above Middle C)
10- Right Hand Positions
11- The Note A (on the Bass Staff)
12- The Note B (below Middle C)
13- The Middle C (on the Bass Staff)
14- The Tie
15- The C Major Scale
16- Left Hand Positions