Introduction
This is not a song, it’s a SCALE. In music, a scale is a set of notes that start and end on the same letter note. So, a ‘C’ Major Scale starts and ends on C.
Notice that in measures 1 and 4, you’ll need to do a funky little move, slipping your thumb under your 3rd finger going up and hopping over your thumb with your 3rd finger on the way down. The same thing happens in measures 6 and 7 with the left hand. Doing them at the same time can be a challenge, but go for it!
Video
The Lesson
At The Piano
Full Speed
Slower
Sheet Music
Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano
Don’t Forget!
You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!
Enrichment
As I said earlier, this is NOT a song, but it did inspire one, written by Richard Rodgers from the movie, The Sound of Music. In the song, the singer is teaching the children solfege, which is a way of singing notes. In solfege, a Major Scale is sung with the sounds Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do.
Notice that the singer sings a major scale right before starting the words to the song. Enjoy!
Did you know that there is a formula for figuring out ANY major scale on the piano? Watch this video below and think of this pattern: Whole – Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Whole – Half
The pianist in the first video at the top of the page is named Lang Lang, and he is a world renown pianist. Check out this performance of his.
Here is Lang Lang at the age of 12. Practice up, guys!!