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Major Scales, Arpeggios, and Cadences, 2 Octaves

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Major Scales, Arpeggios, and Cadences, 2 octaves

 These scales are arranged pianistically by groups according to fingering patterns to facilitate memorization
 Harmonic form of the minor scale is shown
 Duplicate enharmonic spellings are not shown; students should be aware of theoretical enharmonic spellings
from theory work

GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

C MAJOR FINGERING GROUP

 All scales have same fingering


 Finger number 3s always fall together
 When first learning H.T., follow the R.H. closely ascending, follow L.H. closely descending, making sure 3s fall
together

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


THUMBS TOGETHER GROUP

 Thumbs fall together on white keys


 B Major, F© Major and D¨ Major form a subgroup where all black keys are played within the scale

GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


Same Fingering Group

 A¨ Major, G© Minor, and C© Minor all share the same fingering

GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


No group

 B¨ Major, E¨ Major, and F© Minor share no common pattern when played H.T.
 E¨ Major is similar to A¨ Major (L.H. is the same fingering, R.H. is slightly different)

GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano


GO TO:
C Major Fingering Group Thumbs Together Group Same Fingering Group No group
C Major C Minor F Major F Minor A¨ Major B¨ Major
G Major G Minor B Major B Minor G© Minor E¨ Major
D Major D Minor F© Major B¨ Minor C© Minor F© Minor
A Major A Minor D¨ Major E¨ Minor
E Major E Minor

Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves Margaret Denton, piano

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