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Theory Masterclass Part 1 – Major Scales

August 2, 2012 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

The first in an occasional series of articles on basic music theory. A scale is a sequence of notes, either ascending (going up) or descending (going down). The most common scale of all is C major, which is made up from white notes only. Most students would agree that the C Major scale is the… Continue reading Theory Masterclass Part 1 – Major Scales

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