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8.c. A Major Basics – Scales, Arpeggios and Triads for Grade 2

Posted on April 9, 2025April 23, 2025 by Helena Papapostolou

Another major we will study is the A Major scale. A Major starts from the note A and write the notes in order, up to A an octave higher. First, we notice that E-F interval is a natural semitone. To form the major scale, we observe that the interval C-D is a tone, but for the major…

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8.b. D Major Basics – Scales, Arpeggios and Triads for Grade 1

Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025 by Helena Papapostolou

The third major we will study is the D Major scale. Just like G Major scale we studied earlier in this post, we start from the note D and write the notes in order, up to D an octave higher. First, we notice that E-F interval is a natural semitone. To form the major scale,…

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8.c. F Major Basics – Scales, Arpeggios, and Triads for Grade 1

Posted on April 2, 2025April 3, 2025 by Helena Papapostolou

F Major Like the previous scales (G & D) we’ll study and “build” the F Major! We start by writing the first note, the tonic F. Then, we continue writing the notes step by step. Our aim is to reach the F one octave higher! To make this scale sound major, we apply the Tone-Semitone…

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8.a. G Major Basics- Scales, Arpeggios, and Triads for Grade 1

Posted on April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by Helena Papapostolou

G Major Mastered C Major? Now we will move on to the G Major Scale! The first note of the scale, which is the tonic degree, is G. As we write the notes in sequence until we reach the next G an octave higher, we form intervals of whole tones and semitones, making this scale…

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