Major Pentascales (5-Finger Scales or Patterns) Pentascales have five different notes. (Penta means five.) C Major Pentascale G Major a CDEFG 1] Pcialc Rot dototnd I ae J Keath dt How to Play Pentascales * Every note is played by a different finger. ‘The right hand (R.H.) uses fingers 1-2-3-4-5, Play this pattern in the air: 1-2-3-4-54-3-2-1, as you say the finger numbers aloud, # The left hand (L.H.) uses fingers 54-3-2-1 Play this patter in the air: 5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4., as you say the finger numbers aloud. How Pentascales Are Made C Major Pentascale Major pentascales use five notes that are nici a 2nd (step) apart. Major pentascales may start on any key on the piano, white or black. Sometimes pentascales need one or more black keys to make them sound major. These black keys are written as sharps or flats. r Explore the Sound—Try creating major pentascales on the piano. © Start on G. D, then A. Listen carefully (or sing!) and add the black keys needed to make the major sound, ‘ ai FF1266M ajor Arpeggios and Chords Major Arpeggios Arpeggios are built from the Ist, 3rd, and Sth notes of the pentascale. c E SG # The right hand (R.H.) uses fingers 1, 3, and 5. Play this pattern in the air: 1-3-5-3-1, as you say the finger numbers aloud, © The left hand (L.H.) uses fingers §, 3, and 1. Play this pattern in the air: $-3-1-3-5, as you say the finger numbers aloud. C Major Arpeggio Major Chords (Triads) If we play the 3 notes of the arpeggio together, they become a triad (3-note chord). (Tri means three.) Major chords and arpeggios may start on any key on the piano, white or black. Sometimes chords and arpeggios need ‘one or more black keys to make them sound major. Black keys are written as sharps or flats. is FFI265 Explore the Sound—Try creating major chords and arpeggios on the piano. Start on G, D. then A. Listen carefully (or sing!) and add the black keys needed to make the major sound. aeMajor Cadences Cadences are chord patterns made up of two or more chords. Cadences usually come at the end of a phrase, section, or end of a piece of muste L-V-T (one, five, one”) One common cadence uses the chord built on é the Ist seale step (or scale degree) and the chord ‘ built on the Sth scale step. : =e . . 4 Often the chord notes are put in a different order. é This helps the hand move around less. = 99. | * Play the cadence finger pattern in the air with your right hand. 6 Ga 2 4 2 1, * Play the cadence finger pattern I Vv I in the air with your left hand. I-V7-1 (“one, five-seven, one”) Sometimes a note a 7th above the root is added to the V chord to make it a V7 (“five-seven”) chord, The cadence I-V7-I often has the notes in this order. The Sth is left out in this version. FFI266C Major Pentascale (er, optional pedal Tonic Chord — S-P(on repeat) ——~—_—_— optional pedal Authentic Cadences