← 2.4 Western Musical Instruments (Solo Performer)
The two-octave scale of D major
Music and Dance · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Play the D major scale over two octaves and name its two sharps.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Families of Western instruments
- How a solo instrument makes sound
- The solo instrumental score
- Reading pitch on the staff
- Note values and rests
- Posture, hand position and practice
- The pattern of the major scale
- The two-octave scale of C major
- The two-octave scale of G major
- The two-octave scale of D major
- The two-octave scale of A major
- The two-octave scale of E major
- The two-octave scale of F major
- The two-octave scale of B flat major
- Arpeggios in C, G and D
- Arpeggios in A, E, F and B flat
- Sight reading a four-bar melody
- Key signatures and rhythms for sight reading
- Choosing and learning a piece
- Performing at a school function