Thank you sir ,You also spoke about chromatic scales and didn't really get that. The other question is how can you make hymn playing better That is church pianist
Random little question; I was looking to step up the difficulty of the pieces i'm trying to play, and of cours with more difficult peacees coms, most of the time, more difficult rading. Problem is: I'm not really good at sightrading... like i can read the notes farely fast but when it comes to chords i just freeze an have to take a while to find every single note, and memorizing thm is evn harder. Now my question is, do you have an efficient and at least kinda fun way to memorize/get familiar with rading chords? Like knowing i have to play idk... C sharp add 7 or like, E flat or G add 6 (i am not sure if this is how you call them in english, in general i don't know if my teerminology is correct, not my first language sorry) without having to read every single note
I was watching and afraid it was a “short”, but no! You broke it all down! Thanks so much! Decades of playing but still may take your course. Thanks for all your time sharing your knowledge and love of piano!🎶🎶
Sometimes I like to practice scales hands together but with polyrhythms, which kinda kills a few birds with one stone - training you with finger independence, fluid and precise rhythm. This could look like any of the following: Triplets or other tuplets against straight, dotted against straight, alternating 8th and 16th notes etc, and then switch hands. Try doing it parallel and contrary. You also have to pay close attention to where you start on the keyboard in relation to each hand, so that they don't clash or you don't run out of keyboard - but if executed from the right place each hand will usually sync up at the same starting note after 2-3 octaves. Anyway, it's a fun way to practice scales and rhythms at the same time. I've done the russian scales in the past too - great warm up! I've also heard it called the "grand scale" or the "grand form."
hello, I would like to follow your piano lessons but it would be too difficult for me because I do not speak English. But, I would like to know if it is possible to play the piano, without knowing music theory, without knowing the notes on the piano, without knowing the chords on the piano? I really appreciated the little exercise with both hands to desynchronize them. Thank you for your response in advance. N.B.: I have to use Google translate to communicate with you. A_+😕
It was interesting to hear when playing octaves to play closer to the black keys. It makes sense as less distance to go. With small hands I find there’s more tension when I do that versus playing by the edge of the white keys. Curious to hear any thoughts around that. Thanks for the great video Jazer!
Still early days of learning for me (Day Sixty One!) and today I learned I'm really bad at playing scales, even without the two handed stuff! I managed thirds with a C Major scale. I am SO bad at doing it with any other scale. Yikes! Keep going, me!
A brilliant video, merci beaucoup. I decided to start learning first species counterpoint, and realized that practicing scales in the traditional way is using parallel octaves. So I need to start practicing in thirds and sixths. Great timing for this video. The Russian scales look way too cool, I'm going to try that. I've been working on harmonizing the scales with the Rule of the Octave. I'd really like to see you do a video on this technique. Derek Remes has material available on his website to explain it. A very generous offer.
Great video and wonderful suggestions. I never practiced the Octaves and the Russian scales, actually I didn't know that the Russian scale existed! I'm going to try it at once. I started taking lessons in December and my teacher made me start with Db major, then he added Gb major, the chromatic scale, and B major. I still make errors when practicing Gb major in sixths. I love your videos, they are a great source of ideas and useful examples.
Mamma mia!!....that´s a very nice but difficult for beginners like me. I'll try but how will I be able to untangle my fingers later!. Un abrazo desde La Palma-.
Jaze Lee, peço muita desculpa, tenho muita dificuladade em escrever e falar em inglês . Tenho 76 anos e gostava muito de aprender a tocar piano. M. Obrigado pelo seu trabalho.
I'm trying to learn piano but have 0 idea where to start I know all the notes and can somewhat read sheet although need time but other than that I have 0 skill and idea what I'm doing
Grear video Jazer! I like to practice intervals while going around the circle of fifths by playing 1,4,5 then that 5 becomes 1. 1,4,5 then that five becomes 1 and then repeat through all 12 keys until I end where I started. I found that this really helpful in getting muscle memory down to make it feel natural to modulate through keys this way and just generally learning the movements between fifths this was a very quick way to do it without having to memorize every note for all 12 major scale positions and incorporating them. I also sometimes practice it 1,2,5 ->1,2,5. Or 1,6,5->1,6,5 but you could do this with any other interval in the scale by starting on 1, then playing the interval you're practicing, and then ending on 5 and making that 5 a 1 in the next sequence. It sounds quite nice to the ears and I had never learned the circle of 5s before and found its very satisfying to cycle though all 12 keys this way for the first time and for me it made the circle of fifths much more approachable to learn. I use it as a warm-up all the time now. Once i get one interval really down I move to the next one. So I'm learning all the (major) scales at once, one interval at a time. I'm happy to have this video to help me combine proper fingering with my unconventional learning method (and to have more interesting ways to learn scales). Thanks Jazer! 🌞👋
i started playing the piano about 5 years ago, my family couldn’t afford lessons so taught myself how to play by watching synthesia tutorials through youtube and i was able to master the technical sense of piano. but my biggest regret was not investing into piano lessons. because of how i learned and taught myself, i have no idea how to read music nor understand exactly what i am playing, i simply can just play by vision and ear. i have come to a stage where i am definitely happy with my piano playing and skill but ive reached a wall i cant cross. any tips on where to go from the stage i’m at now will be really helpful. thank you!
Very good. Another way of doing scales is to practice scales with differing rhythms and accents. Also, play left hand C then right hand C the left hand D then right hand D etc. ;)
I have started practicing in thirds over multiple octaves with easier scales so far until I feel I am getting the hang of it. With so many varieties, Arpeggios, Hanon which all can include different varieties, you can hours a day just practicing technique and not even practicing any pieces...just not enough hours in a day...Cheers!
