Piano Scales And Arpeggios - Piano Initial Abrsm

Get started learning scales and arpeggios - Scales for Piano and Keyboard Beginners and piano primers

What you'll learn

Anyone interested to get started learning skills

Students who want to take the ABRSM Initial Grade Practical Exam, and are preparing for the scales and arpeggios section

Learn the D minor and C Major scale

Learn C Major contrary motion (5th)

Learn C Major and D minor arpeggios (5th)

Requirements

Piano or keyboard to practice the scales and arpeggios

Description

Welcome to this course on Piano Scales and Arpeggios for Initial Grade, written for anyone wants to prepare for the ABRSM Initial Grade practical exam, or anyone who wants to get started playing scales on piano or keyboard. I'm RL your instructor, and I'll show you how to play scales on a piano or keyboard, and also bring you behind the scene to understand why you are playing the scales and arpeggios this way!This is a COMPLETE scales and arpeggios course for Initial Grade Piano. Here's what you'll get in this course.In this course, you'll learn how to play the following:LEARN ABRSM INITIAL GRADE SCALES ON THE PIANO OR KEYBOARDYou'll learn to play C Major scales first one hand at a time.We'll also learn to play D minor harmonic scales.In this video course, I will guide you step-by-step how to play each of them! You'll also get tips and tricks on how to play them easily.LEARN WHAT IS CONTRARY MOTION AND HOW TO FORM CONTRARY MOTIONWe'll use C Major as an example on what is contrary motion, and how to play it. LEARN ABOUT CHORDS – TONIC TRIADSWe'll learn what are tonic triads, and how to form them.LEARN TO ARPEGGIOS ON THE PIANO OR KEYBOARDYou'll learn step-by-step through our piano video tutorials how to play the arpeggios up to a 5th for C Major and D minor key.Understand the turnsThe scales involve turning. How do you do it? I'll explain in detail in the course.Is this what you are looking for? Then what are you waiting for? I'll see you inside my course!This course does not require any prior knowledge of scales or arpeggios. I'll be explaining them.This is the most complete Initial Grade scales and arpeggios course you can find. If this is what you are looking for, I'll see you in the course!About RL WongHi, I'm RL Wong your instructor, and I have been playing the piano for more than 2 decades, and have taught many students how to play the piano, and many have passed with distinction. This course is the scales and arpeggios lessons that I start students off with when they first get started playing the piano.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 About this course

Lecture 2 What you will learn

Lecture 3 The Scales You Will Learn

Section 2: Basics of Piano Keyboard and Music

Lecture 4 About this section

Lecture 5 Notes on the piano

Lecture 6 Finding middle C

Lecture 7 How to position yourself

Lecture 8 How to curve your fingers

Lecture 9 Fingerings

Section 3: Scales - Range: 1 Octave, Hands separately

Lecture 10 C Major Scales Right Hand

Lecture 11 C Major Scales Left Hand

Lecture 12 Turns

Lecture 13 D Minor Scales

Lecture 14 D Harmonic Minor Scales

Section 4: Contrary Motion - Range of a 5th

Lecture 15 What you will be learning

Lecture 16 Contrary Motion in C Major (up to a 5th)

Section 5: Tonic Triads

Lecture 17 Tonic Triads

Section 6: Arpeggios - Range of a 5th

Lecture 18 C Major Arpeggios

Lecture 19 D minor Arpeggios

Section 7: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 20 Bonus Lecture

Anyone who wants to get started with scales and arpeggios.,Students who want to take the ABRSM Initial Grade Practical Exam, and are preparing for the scales and arpeggios section