Piano scales: the foundation of musical understanding and mastery of the instrument

Piano scales lay the foundation for a pianist’s keyboard skills and understanding of music. Mastering the music scales on the piano will not only help you know your keyboard, it will also provide you a knowledge base for learning piano music and even composing your own music.

The following pages offer a resource for pianists of all levels. Fingerings and practicing tips are for everyone. (For an in depth practice plan for scales, go to "How To Practice Piano" .)

A beginner should go through, learning and mastering these elements in the order presented here.

The Major Scales

Major Scales I (C major & the flat keys):

Major Scales II (the sharp-keys):

The Minor Scales

The A Minor Scales

The B-flat Minor Scales

The B Minor Scales

The C Minor Scales

The C-sharp Minor Scales

The D Minor Scales

The E-flat Minor Scales

The D-sharp Minor Scales

The E Minor Scales

The F Minor Scales

The F-sharp Minor Scales

The G Minor Scales

The G-sharp Minor Scales

Other topics related to scales:

A simple chart of the key signatures for reference and/or memorization.


Piano Exercises
From basic exercises for beginners to advanced exercises, this page offers some advice and resources for developing your technique using the incredible array of exercises available to pianists. Take careful note of the practice tips.

Reading Music Mastering the scales will greatly enhance your music reading at the piano. If you have not started developing your music reading skills, get started now using this plan.


Piano Technique(under construction)

Learn some proven methods for developing and improving your piano technique using scales and scale-related exercises.

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