#scale practice

Jazz Scales! The 3 You Need to practice and How You apply them to Jazz Chords

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Jazz Scales can seem like a million options that you all need to learn in all positions and all chords, but there is a way to approach this that is a little easier than trying to learn all jazz scales in all modes. After all the Dorian mode is not as important as the Major or Minor key.

In this video I am going to take a practical look at the chord progressions you will encounter and what scales over what chords you are going to need. I am also going to discuss how you apply the scales to the chords and practice in a more general way towards being able to use a scale over any of it's diatonic chords. 

Practice Major Scales like this and You will get more out of it!

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You may think that this is a guitar technique video, but there is more to scale practice than moving your fingers. Most musicians study major scales as part of their practice routine. In this video I want to talk about what you want to learn, what you need it for and how you use it to build on when making music. Hopefully you can recognize and maybe re-shape your practice and connect things more.

 For a lot of you this may be a big check list that you can cross a lot of stuff off on, but it will also give you some new ideas on where to go and connect the things you already know. I may give you the advice to learn a bit of theory.

From SCALE practice to JAZZ LICKS - Work towards Music!

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If you don't want to waste your time you want to make sure to turn everything you practice into material that you can use when you improvise.

We all practice scales and work on our technique by doing Scale Exercises, arpeggios, diatonic triads and patterns. In this video I want to show you how you can take your exercises and start turning them into jazz licks. 

SAXOPHONE PRACTICE DAY 13

11/1/19

This is it. The day you’ve all been waiting for... TWISTER SCALES.

The twister scale is a kind of scale I learned about in college. It was part of the prescribed scale routine. Above is an example of a 3-step-twister scale.

So basically playing 3 consecutive notes of the scale starting on the first note, then starting on the second note, then the third etc and back down again. I’d forgotten about these scales for a while, I’m fact I haven’t practised them since my third year scale exam. But now it’s time to bring them back in again!

Inktober Day 19 and 20: Scales!

Have you practised your scales today?

If you’re getting ready for an exam in a few weeks don’t forget that scales are easy marks - easy to get and easy to loose.

Prepare you worst one the most then prepare to be nicely surprised if you don’t get asked to play it.

The scale section of the exam is almost as many marks as each of your pieces. They’re that important.

A quick word on scales today.

I know lots of students of all ages who hate practising scales.  But they don't need to daunting or frustrating.  Part of the issue can just be remembering them.  And by grade 8 there certainly are plenty to remember.

Here's a tip to help you.

Practise singing the scales before you play them.  If you can sing them you can play them!

Start by singing the first five notes of a scale starting on any note then play it.

Give it go!