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THE PENTASCALE
Half steps, whole steps and Pentatonic Do
Pentascales: major starting on white notes
Pentascales: minor starting on white notes
Pentascales: major starting on black notes
Pentascales: minor starting on black notes
Feeling Centered in the Scale: 1-4-5-THE-END
Play that Tune — transposing (Other tunes to try: Happy Birthday, Christmas tunes)
OUTSIDE THE PENTASCALE
The 6th Note of the Scale: Twinkle and Creepy Twinkle
CREATIVITY
OCTAVE SCALES
Octave Scales, Group 1: C Major is Queen
- (Almost) all the white note scales, Major and Minor: C, G, D, A, E
Octave Scales, Group 2: All the Black Keys
- MAJORS: B, Gb and Db
- MINORS: Ebm, Abm and Bbm
Octave Scales, Group 3: Doing It’s Own Thing
- MAJORS: Ab, Eb, Bb and sort of F
Octave Scales, Group 4: Black Key Minors
Playing the Circle of 4ths: How to Play Any Standard, Step 1 (How Major Chords Move)
Playing the Circle of 4ths: How to Play Any Standard, Step 2 (How Chords Move Within a Key)
Reading Music
Note Reading: steps, clefs and spaces
Note Reading: Do and La positions
LARGE STAFF: blank piano staff, treble and bass clef
Print your choice of clefs, staff size etc from here (leaves this website)
Sarah Beall 