"Arpeggios"
The Art of Connecting Chords

Arpeggios are a method of practicing chords by playing the three note chord and then connecting it to the root note an octave above.

In practice it is used to connect the same chord several times in a row for the full range available in your instrument.

Play Over Several Octaves

Let's say you have an instrument that has a 4 octave range. You play the C Major Arpeggio as follows starting at the lowest note available and working up in tone ending on the same note as you started 4 octaves up.

Going up the Arpeggio:

Then reverse and come down the arpeggio:
Since you landed on C going up the first note played coming down will be G

This is how that will be scored (written) on the staff:

(The fingering for the keyboard is shown - top  is right hand, bottom is left hand, note that on the piano the two hands are played together an octave apart, i.e. the right hand would start on the C an octave higher.)

Accenting an Arpeggio

There are two common ways to practice or play an arpeggio. The first is to group them in threes where you can accent the C every time you play it.