No Nonsense Scales

Online Video Tutorials

Stress-free piano scales for beginners

Sheet Music

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 No Nonsense Scales
Online Video Tutorials

Stress-free piano scales for beginners

Sheet Music

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No Nonsense Scales Sheet Music playaroundpiano.com

Welcome to No Nonsense Scales Video Tutorials. Get ready to improve your technique and play your scales
with more fluency and accuracy.

Each video tutorial shows you the notes of the scale, best fingering choices and demonstrates how they can be
played.

The sheet music in this bundle shows the scales fully notated to optimise your learning experience. Tutorial 1
starts at the very beginning and assumes no musical knowledge.

The complete YouTube No Nonsense Scale Tutorial Playlist is here.

Don’t be in a hurry and feel that you have to rush through these tutorials. Give yourself plenty of time to let
your brain and your fingers work out what they need to do. It's the journey rather than the destination that
is your goal.

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Let’s get onto the piano and have some fun with our scales!
Keep practising from
Joanne

No Nonsense Scales Sheet Music by Joanne Kanigowski

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NO NONSENSE PIANO SCALES – C MAJOR

Parallel Motion 1 Octave

- Major scales are made up of 2 tetrachords separated by a tone. Semitones occur

between the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th notes.

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

Parallel Motion 2 Octaves

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

Contrary Motion 1 Octave

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
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Contrary Motion 2 Octaves

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

C Chromatic Parallel Motion 1 Octave

- Chromatic scales consist entirely of semitones. You play every note.

1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1

1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1

C Major Arpeggio 2 Octaves

- Major arpeggios and triads are made up of the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the major
scale

1 2 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 3 2 1

5 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 5

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C Major Arpeggio Pattern 1 Octave

1 3 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 5 3 1 5 3 1 5 2 1 5 3 1

5 3 1 5 3 1 5 2 1 5 3 1 1 3 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

C Major Traids 1 Octave

5
5 3 5
5 3 3 5
5 1 5
2 1 1 2
3 3
1 1
1 1

1
1 3 1
1 2 5 2 1
1 1
3 5 5 3
3 3
5 5
5 5

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NO NONSENSE PIANO SCALES – G MAJOR

Parallel Motion 1 Octave

- Major scales are made up of 2 tetrachords separated by a tone. Semitones occur

between the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th notes.

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

Parallel Motion 2 Octaves

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

Contrary Motion 1 Octave

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

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Contrary Motion 2 Octaves

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

G Chromatic Parallel Motion 1 Octave

- Chromatic scales consist entirely of semitones. You play every note.

1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1

1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1

G Major Arpeggio 2 Octaves

- Major arpeggios and triads are made up of the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the major
scale

1 2 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 3 2 1

5 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 4 5

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G Major Arpeggio Pattern 1 Octave

1 3 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 5 3 1 5 3 1 5 2 1 5 3 1

5 3 1 5 3 1 5 2 1 5 3 1 1 3 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 3 5

G Major Traids 1 Octave

5
5 3 5
5 3 3 5
1
5 2 1 1 2 5
3 1 1 3
1 1

1 1 1
2 3 2
1 1
1 5 1
3 5 5 3
3 3
5 5
5 5

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