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How do I get used to weighted keys?

It's just a matter of getting used to how much energy is required to press the keys. So don't worry - you won't be starting over from ground zero or have to go through rigorous time consuming exercises. Just start playing it as much as you can and over time, you will get used to the difference in feel.

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The transition will not be too difficult if you have the desire and patience to put in the playing time. I own both the type keyboard you have been learning on and the type you aspire to transition to. There is very definitely a different feel to the keys and the way they respond - both from a tactile (feel) sense and musically (the way the note sustains, how the volume reacts to the velocity of the key depression and release, etc.). However the fingerings for chords and notes and hand positions will all be the same. So what you have learned to play so far will translate to the fully weighted hammer action keys. But you will need to spend some time playing to get used to the way the new keys feel and respond. It's very similar to learning to type on a different computer keyboard. Recently I had to start using an external keyboard for my laptop after I spilled a drink on the keyboard and it quit working. All the letters are in the same place in relation to one another and the finger reaches are exactly the same. But the new keyboard has a distinctively different feel. At first it slowed down my typing. But the longer I use the new keyboard, the faster I get. It's just a matter of getting used to how much energy is required to press the keys. So don't worry - you won't be starting over from ground zero or have to go through rigorous time consuming exercises. Just start playing it as much as you can and over time, you will get used to the difference in feel. I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy expanding to a full 88 key keyboard. Hopefully you will also find some value in the ability to better control the dynamics of your music using the weighted hammer action piano style keys.

Good luck.

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What are the 3 major scales?

You should already know the scales of C, D, G and F major which are covered in Grade One Music Theory. In Grade Two ABRSM there are three new major scales which you need to know: A, Bb and Eb major. For Grade Two Trinity there are no new major scales to learn.

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Grade Two Music Theory Lesson 3: Major Scales

Suitable for: ABRSM Grade 2 GCSE AP Music Theory Beginners

Major Scales

Major scales are built from tones and semitones, with the pattern TTS TTTS. (T=tone (whole step), S=semitone (half step)) You should already know the scales of C, D, G and F major which are covered in Grade One Music Theory. In Grade Two ABRSM there are three new major scales which you need to know: A, Bb and Eb major. For Grade Two Trinity there are no new major scales to learn.

A Major Scale

A major has three sharps - F#, C# and G#.

Here's the scale of A major ascending (going up) and descending (going down) in the treble and bass clefs:

Bb and Eb Major Scales

Bb major has two flats - Bb and Eb. Here's Bb major in full: Eb major has three flats - Bb, Eb and Ab. Here's Eb major: Tip! All major keys which have the word "flat" in their name have flats in the scale but no sharps, and all keys with the word "sharp" in their name contain sharps but no flats! That's another reason why we always write Eb in the scale of Bb major, and never D#, for example. Remember, in a scale, you can use each letter name only once, except for the first and last note.

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