PIANO LESSON - PLAYING G & D MAJOR SCALES ON THE PIANO. (LEARN PIANO LESSONS TODAY)

It has been a while since our last piano/keyboard lesson. In our last piano lesson  an article was done on the concept of major scales. The term "Major Scale" was defined and illustrations were showning how to play the C major scale on the piano.

Today I will be showing you some illustration as to how you can play the G and D major with the right and left hand on the piano.

For those of you who would like to view the previous piano lesson on major scales you can click here.

Let's begin! First let us take a look at both G and D major scales.

G Major Scale

D Major Scale

It is very important that you look carefully at the notes used for each scale. In G major scale you will play the all the notes in the natural or white key except for F sharp. When playing the D major scale you will play D, E, G, A, B as natural keys but F sharp and C sharp will be played on the specific black key assigned to them.

If you are not clear as to how to find the sharp keys, please click here for a lesson on that topic.

Below are illustrations showing you how to play the G and D major scale on the piano. Please try and analyse the techniques used.

ILLUSTRATIONS FOR G MAJOR SCALE

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ILLUSTRATIONS FOR D MAJOR SCALE

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 NB - (RIGHT FINGERS IN ILLUSTRATION 2 FOR D MAJOR SCALE SHOULD BE LEFT FINGERS)

The illustrations are clear and simple, once you have the basic knowledge of the letters of the keyboard then you will be able to play them.
Play each scale slowly first then increase in speed as you go along. Play the scales using each hand separately until you can play them fluently. Then try playing the scales using both hands at the same time.


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