How To Really Practice Scales - Part 1

Please support us on Patreon to download a PDF for Jason’s handwritten notes for the entire tutorial series:   / jasonzac  . Also, consider joining our “Music Gym” with properly defined monthly goals to help you grow as a three-dimensional musician (Ear training, Music theory & technique) Here’s a 5-part series with “creative rhythmic approaches” to practice Major scales ascending & descending. All of the exercises given will work on your improvisation skills while holding the shape and fingering of the exercise. This set of tutorials aims to be a lot more interesting than just playing the scale up and down, where the only intention might be speed & dexterity Part 1:    • How To Really Practice Scales - Part 1   A scale has 7 notes which provide for a rather odd sum of notes (14 up and down). We transform this journey over 4 beats to a measure and end up making one note longer than the others both ascending & descending. The result achieved by maintaining a steady left-hand pulse and counting an eighth note time feel Part 2:    • How To Really Practice Scales - Part 2   We play the scale ascending & descending in irregular (odd-number) groupings of 3s and 5s while maintaining the same pattern of notes Part 3:    • How To Really Practice Scales - Part 3   We develop the “Swing” feel, commonly used in Jazz & Blues music to practice our scales with a keen sense of groove and the off beats ( 2 and 4) Also, check out how to use the Metronome:    • How to Use the Metronome (5 techniques) Be...   Part 4:    • How To Really Practice Scales - Part 4   We use one of the most iconic Latin rhythms, the Son Clave, and play the Major scale ascending & descending Part 5:    • How To Really Practice Scales - Part 4   We take a beat-division system of let's say 3 beats or 4 beats and define a rhythm pattern around simple binary permutations using notes & rests #pianoscales #practicescales #majorscale Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com More of Jason’s riffs here: https://bit.ly/2D6diVV More lessons here: https://bit.ly/2P6SGBL Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jasonzac Like us on Facebook:   / nathanielmusic   Subscribe to our YouTube channel:    / nathanielschool