World's Largest Sheet Music Selection

Flat Rate Budget Shipping
Now accepting PayPal
  • Share:
  • A Minor
  • A Major
  • A# Minor
  • Melodic Minor Scales

Scales, Chords & Arpeggios by James Bastien. For piano (Bastien Supplementary Books). Bastien Piano. Bastien Piano Basics. Scales, Arpeggios and Chords. Piano reference book. Introductory text, standard notation, fingerings and chord dictionary. 39 pages. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP249).

ISBN 849793513. With introductory text, standard notation, fingerings and chord dictionary. Scales, Arpeggios and Chords. 9x12 inches.

Each major scare (one and two octaves) IV V patterns in different positions, and the two-octave arpeggios are written out on one page, with relative harmonic minor equivalents on the facing page. The melodic minor scales, circle of 5ths, and a chord dictionary are also given.

About Bastien Piano Basics

Bastien Piano Basics is an exciting and comprehensive series for piano study designed to get the young student off to the right start. The learning sequence is carefully graded to assure steady progress, while the full-color illustrations entertain and reinforce along the way.

Ratings + Reviews

Write a Review

stars

Based on 3 Reviews

5 star rating

piano teacher

Location: from Angola, IN

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate

February 11, 2012

Scales,Shords & Arpeggios, Bastien

A great basic book for all levels from beginner to intermediate/advanced students. The easy to read format has 1 and 2 octave major and minor scales, cadence patterns, 2 octave arpeggios, circle of 5ths and a chord dictionary of major, minor, diminished, augmented and dominant 7th chiords.

3 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Was this review useful? Yes No

5 star rating

Anonymous

Location: from Maryland

Difficulty Level:
Beginner

March 9, 2009

Terrific & Versatile Study

I'm a senior citizen who enroled in a senior piano course. Our teacher is working on her doctorates and has the class work on this book for about 20 minutes; we have 3 pianos in the class. Then we each play one of our personal songs from another book. Each...

Read More

12 of 29 people found this review helpful.

Was this review useful? Yes No

5 star rating

J Koehler

Location: from Detroit, MI

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

May 18, 2007

Great for any level pianist

I order a copy of this book for each of my students as a resource book. All major and harmonic minor scales (including enharmonics), circle of 5ths and chord dictionary. Also two octave scales, cadences and melodic minors. Great book.

15 of 27 people found this review helpful.

Was this review useful? Yes No

In stock.