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Online Piano Lesson #16
A Major - Full Scale & Broken Chord
R.H. Only

A Major - 1 Octave Scale

1 minute every day on scales is a great investment of your practice time if you truly want to master right hand melody lines.

A Major - Full Scale - Up

The full 1 octave scale is a good exercise to get your right hand moving beyond the basic 5-note hand position.

An octave is a series of 8 scale tones.

To play the full A major scale going up the keyboard 1 full octave, (8 notes), you will start with your right-hand thumb, (1st finger), on A and play the first 3 notes of the scale: A, B and C#. (see illustration below)

With your 3rd finger firmly holding the C# key, bring your right-hand thumb under your fingers and place it on the D key. This will require a slight twist of your wrist. Release the C# key as soon as you play the D key.

With your right-hand thumb firmly holding the D key, bring your wrist back into a comfortable, straight position in front of your body.

As your wrist straightens, your 2nd finger should now be directly over the E key, giving you 4 fingers to complete the 4 remaining notes of the A major scale.

A Major - Full Scale - Down

To play the full A major scale going down the keyboard, you will start with your right-hand pinky, (5th finger), on A and play the first 5 notes of the scale descending: A, G#, F#, E and D. (see illustration below)

With you thumb firmly holding on the D key, bring your 3rd finger over your thumb and place it on the C# key. This will require a slight twist of your wrist to the right.

With your 3rd finger firmly holding the C# key, bring your wrist back into a comfortable, straight position in front of your body.

As your wrist straightens, your 2nd finger should now be directly over the B key, giving you 2 fingers to complete the 2 remaining notes of the descending A major scale.

Video: A Major - Full Scale

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear The A Major Scale - 1 Full Octave.

Go to your piano or keyboard and try playing this scale for yourself. It's not that hard when you take your time and follow the video.

The A Major Broken Chord

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear the A major full octave broken chord. Go to your piano or keyboard and try playing this broken chord when you're ready.

Rhythm Exercise: A Scale

Click the play button for the video directly below to see and hear The Rhythm Exercise using the full A Major Scale.

This exercise will have you listen to a 1-measure rhythm that will repeat over a 4-measure time frame. The repeat sign will automatically return to measure 2 and repeat the same rhythms again.

This is an ear training exercise.