Dominating! Controlling! The big power!

That is the dominant. It is the strongest note of the scale… after of course the first note of the scale.

Example:

In the scale of C, C is the first note of the scale. The dominant is the 5th note in the scale of  C.

The second note in the scale of C is D.

The third note in the scale of C is E.

The fourth note in the scale of C is F.

The fifth note in the scale of C is G.

And this fifth note of the scale is also called dominant.

That’s basically how I explain the dominant at the beginning in a piano lesson. Not getting too complex.

Later we can give more explanation about it but at the beginning, don’t bother.

So the fifth note of a scale is the dominant.

Assignment: know very well the fifth note of all the scales you already know.

Musically,
Patrick
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