I am referring to the practice of repeating the root or tonic of a scale when spelling (not playing) a scale. I recall being told to __ my scale but I cannot remember the word… at all.
I'd probably call it completing or finishing or even resolving the scale. But I imagine the word you might have heard is tagging in the sense of touching base.
A B C# D E F# G# (A)
-- saying that last A is____ing
the scale. – user28 Jan 25 '13 at 5:35