Question Posted Wednesday September 6 2006, 7:50 pm
hey i play oboe and i need to know how to play an arpeggio.. i need to no it for the F major scale for sure but like also all the other scales... how do you play an arpeggio tho.. like how do u no what it is
uisforukelele answered Wednesday September 6 2006, 11:09 pm: an arpeggio is the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th note in each scale. so for the key of F, the F scale is F, G, A, Bflat, C, D, E, F. The arpeggio is F, A, C, F. And for the C scale, the arpeggio is C, E, G, C. You would go up and down (an octave) probably in triplet form. So, low F, A, C, high F, A, C, low F. if you don't understand or need more info, send one to my inbox... i've been taking piano for over half my life so i should be able to help. i don't know the exact fingerings for oboe (i'm a sax player so they're similar), but arpeggios and scales are the same principle for every single instrument in the world. so if you need to know the arpeggio for a certain scale, make sure you know the notes in the scale and then the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th notes are the arpeggio. arpeggio is just a fancy word for "a few notes out of a scale" so don't be overwhelmed or anything. [ uisforukelele's advice column | Ask uisforukelele A Question ]
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