How To REALLY Practice Scales

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This lesson shows you some tips on how to practice scales.You should practice them rhythmically, using a metronome. You can also play the scales as broken 3rds and 4ths. This allows you to see the scale from multiple perspectives, allowing you to properly internalize it. It will also give you patterns to use when improvising as well as L.H. fourth voicings to comp with.
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@denispoyser3910 6 лет назад

You are a great teacher, very simply explained. Being in my eighties I need to grasp things quickly. I have been a wind instrument and brass musician now need to fulfill my love of playing via the keyboard,. Thanks for your lessons.......

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Thanks Denis! Glad you are enjoying the videos :)

@11111972cjb 5 лет назад

Well, this gives me hope! I'm 67 and looking for my first piano/keyboard but thought I was too old to learn. I need something to occupy my mind as I slowly slip into decrepantcy and a couple of marbles slip out of position.. Good on you for doing it at your age.

@sampanicker4725 4 года назад

Best of luck

@RedAvery1 4 года назад

Take your time

@therealwhite 4 года назад

@GhostDogg o yess man, it's never too late, and hey, you can go as far as you want to go if you just keep at it :D

@domjanabi6006 6 лет назад

"no speed is too slow" *plays at 1/13140000 bpm (1 beat every 25 years)*

@jstdun 6 лет назад

domjanabi LOL

@praisefreak 5 лет назад

😂😂😂😂

@alimazing 5 лет назад

domjanabi where did you get that metronome?

@h3arty 5 лет назад

You sound hella posh.

@truthdirector8431 5 лет назад

hahahahahaahah

@TuneStunnaMusic 5 лет назад

I saw this video and didnt think it would help, but I clicked it anyway and I started gaining speed right away from your exercise. I subbed long ago, I should have known it would work.Your videos clicked with me long ago.

@agambhatti4372 3 года назад

This guy sounds like a more sophisticated version of Deji

@BoomBang101 3 года назад

😂

@phintrobopsphintrobops132 3 года назад

Weirdly the most accurate statement I’ve ever heard

@2heartio 3 года назад

BRUH AHHAHAHAH

@HauTran-xe2mx 3 года назад

LOL

@rayhanrafiqul4948 3 года назад

Underrated comment

@philanisimamane 3 года назад

I liked the point on playing the scales in 3rds & 4ths. I was really stuck on muscle memory of the scales. It really forces you to think about the scales & know them.

@bron-sconcess.10 3 года назад

Hi For a returner to playing, after many years I appreciate the teaching method you use. I am unfamiliar with the 3rds and 4ths practice, but am in no doubt of the benefit. Your approach makes the slog feel important. Thanks!

@matthewdavies269 Год назад

This is so great - by doing the “in thirds” exercise you also learn every triad chord in the scale too!

@playingpianowithchords1578 3 года назад

I like the tips towards the end about playing patterns in 3rds! This really opens up a whole new range of musical possibilities, instead of just running up and down the scales.

@thegiantratthatmakesalloft9415 Год назад

Name checks out

@YungFlavo Год назад

Thats where i got confused ?

@sheridaducky-xk6lx Год назад

I don't understand it BC I've never had official music lessons. I'm just trying to learn how to read sheet music and learn piano. I'm teaching myself through RU-vid but I dint understand playing in 3rds and 4ths. But maybe that's what this book I have talks about also

@marshwetland3808 2 месяца назад

@@YungFlavo It's kind of like broken chords up and down the scale. So, in C, it's C E G, D F A, E G B, F A C, and then I can't remember if that's where he descended from or if he went all the way up through G B D, A C E, B D F, C E G before reversing the whole pattern on the way down. Kinda think he did the latter.

@helengarside3665 2 месяца назад

Really like this. Very clear. I am a musician, but don't play the piano. Trying to teach my 83 year old mum (she has some basics, but only learned as a child) the importance of scales and this is nice introduction. Thank you!

@paxwallacejazz 6 лет назад

Shape visualize the scale shapes that will help cement the location of half steps in a very intuitive graphic way.

@xpansionteam1537 5 лет назад

Brilliant video as usual. You've really helped me get a foundation for learning. Thank you

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

Happy to be able to help 😀

@frederickweeksjr.1189 5 лет назад

Thank you for the tutorial. I surely hope this improves my playing as well as my thought process in how it's done.

@paulthompson6284 5 лет назад

Interesting variation. I'll have to have a dabble in this method of playing scales myself. So far I've just been doing it the usual method 👍

@lawrencetaylor4101 Год назад

Merci beaucoup for this lesson. I'm now 66 and been playing for 6 months. But I noticed that to really be technical I made too many fingering mistakes with scales. And yes, I've slowed down more. That's a good idea with thirds, and was a bit surprised with the fourths. But it makes sense. I also think by playing thirds and then sevenths like you did with thirds is a great way to internalize the scales and chords.

@benedictcarter8095 4 года назад

Great lesson. To the point and useful.

@alexarcadia7289 11 месяцев назад

I love how the 3rds and 4ths also really promote and strengthen finger independence. I do wish that you would explain something very critical which is fingering when going a double octave run or longer. Also fingering for 3rds and 4ths would be great. Love the video. As a beginner learning all the scales now(up and down) your useful suggestions came at the perfect time for me.

@rhysjennings6985 3 года назад

Found this super helpful for my practice this evening. Going to subscribe and have a poke around other videos on your channel to see what else can help. Thanks!

@willsims2009 3 года назад

Im learning this in every key. Those 4th patterns are excellent for those of us that play jazz especially!!

@Piano_Pig 3 года назад

Yes they really are!

@albertoromero3431 4 года назад

This is very helpful! Thank you so much!

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

It's my pleasure! 😀

@barbaragrossman4089 6 лет назад

Excellent instruction. I'm learning.

@thomaswilke6312 2 года назад

Very nice! Thumbs up!

@user-qm7nw7vd5s 4 года назад

Wonderful, thank you so much!

@ursisemler7148 3 года назад

That is very helpful! Thank you!

@brucermorgan 5 лет назад

VERY CLEAR presentation ! Thank you !

@Piano_Pig 5 лет назад

My pleasure, Bruce!

@truequote1889 2 года назад

This was helpful, thank you🙏🏼

@sidsimo 5 лет назад

I'd like to see proper finger placement on major, minor, and pentatonic/blues scales in order to drill these.

@cryptojointer 4 года назад

Please?

@currentlyspeakingbmwmusic1793 4 года назад

ok pentatonic as well as whole tone scales are horror with fingerings.

@satvikkhare1844 4 года назад

Even I am searching for this. If you find any resources, please share with me

@snl4742 4 года назад

I agree

@csimon4974 4 года назад

Same Here

@JoshElliottMusic 4 года назад

This is great! Even though I don’t want to do this I’m going to force myself to. Do you have a similar exercise for chords?

@pranavjayaprakasanut 4 года назад

Very informative video . Thank you

@Mckeycee 5 лет назад

awesome video thank you for sharing. Subbed!

@Piano_Pig 5 лет назад

No worries Michael, good to know you enjoyed it!

@bhavinipatel8078 2 года назад

I was confused in finger position for both hands together.... But he has proved that I was thinking right... Just lack of confidence and practice... Thanks bro!!

@elijahj-l825 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing!!

@abdibashe567 5 лет назад

Thanks a lot I have been watching your vdios with blue scale very interesting.

@JuneFurlow 3 года назад

This is great, thank you!

@kireinapratama8555 3 года назад

Thank you!! This helped a lot!!

@Gliitch88 6 месяцев назад

great video!

@jacksolitaire697 8 месяцев назад

Hey mate this is really cool. Short video but great exercises, cheers!

@Piano_Pig 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

@friedluck 5 лет назад

This was quite insightfull, thanks!

@Piano_Pig 5 лет назад

No worries!

@dongyingxia6574 4 года назад

Thank you this helped me so much

@samuelsebahene8152 6 лет назад

Biggest fan....... love your videos!

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Awesome, good to hear :)

@ReefHeater 6 лет назад

Awesome idea!! thanks

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

My pleasure :)

@alejandromedina2349 4 года назад

I love your videos, thanks for sharing them :) I practice a different key major every day:scales, chords and progressions in that key. I tried to incorporate minors as well, like G major and minor in the same session. But I realized that if instead I use the relative minor, I "stay in the same keyboard" and it seems to deepen the practice. Same flats and sharps, equal or similar fingering often...but no longer I do practice G major/Gminor but instead Gmajor/E minor. Is that a good idea or should I stick with my initial approach?

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

Your new approach is absolutely the best way to go about it. G major and G minor have pretty much nothing in common so it makes no sense to swap between these. Changing between major and the relative minor is a very sensible and systematic way to practice scales 😊

@astrowave4732 4 года назад

I love these lessons, they explain things so well! You are such an amazing teacher thank you so much!

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

That's great to hear, glad you've been enjoying them 😀🙏

@willcliftonmusic3914 4 года назад

Thanks a lot. Very helpful.

@jiromarc7873 5 лет назад

You should have emphasized the importance of "thumb under" to make your scales smoother and more even, more so when you play the scales very fast on different keys. This is one of the fundamentals.

@famatu 4 года назад

Why is putting it under instead of above the other fingers better? I am a relatively new player, just curious

@747maran 4 года назад

@@famatu - its faster - you can have the thumb under that 4th before you lift up the 3rd versus having to move the whole hand doing above.

@famatu 4 года назад

@@747maran Thanks, that makes sense.

@proverbalizer 4 года назад

@@famatu what kind of thumb do you have that it can even reach "above" the other fingers? I don't even understand

@Korezbot 4 года назад

@@proverbalizer lmao

@haysburns8247 4 года назад

Candid. Thank you.

@prapprapo6570 4 года назад

Thank you very much.Hope for your best

@zaphnathdg154 4 года назад

Thanks it really helpful

@alexarcadia7289 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@bazleethomas4147 2 года назад

Thanks bro,you just showed me how to play the beginning of the star wars song. Your awesome.👍👍👍.

@blogleftbanker 6 лет назад

Thanks, you taught me something useful today.

@Piano_Pig 6 лет назад

Awesome!

@1495978707 5 лет назад

I would add that you can practice scales in many different ways, and you should come up with whatever you need to keep it interesting. You can do varied rhythms, like dotted eighth sixteenth as an example. Using lilting rhythms like this is especially good for learning speed, because you are training yourself to be faster in smaller increments. But in general it’s most important to keep it interesting so that you want to practice scales

@buttplug2162 2 года назад

Underrated comment

@sophiakapoor5563 Год назад

This!!!

@brendaboykin3281 3 года назад

Thanx, Maestro 🌹🌹🌹😎

@deericcio3379 2 года назад

59 and just bought first (used) Yamaha oldie , e403 , arthritic fingers , but giving it a go lads !

@aminehmovahedmansoori8858 4 года назад

Thank you for your effort. Can you kindly explain what it means when you say play it in 3rd or 4th??

@quinnrehkemper1213 4 года назад

Thank you so much!!!

@Liboo52 4 года назад

Thank you!

@jzhen001 4 года назад

how do u do this with scales that have minor 3rds and non even steps?

@mishraaryan 4 года назад

Thank you

@narendralalwani7035 4 года назад

You are great teacher

@alxcross1850 5 лет назад

Awesome!

@josefernandomosquera3267 6 лет назад

MUY IMPORTANTES LOS CONSEJOS Y LA PRACTICA DIARIA GRACIAS SON MUY PRACTICAS

@amitabhaelliott 6 лет назад

Do you have a video about the fingering for the 3rds exercise on the flats?

@mrs.pulliam839 4 года назад

This was helpful.

@gavdobs 4 года назад

very cool!

@disguy145 4 года назад

The thumb under at the first exercise really f me up. I practiced a lot left and right hand separately that i can play really fast without even looking but when it comes to both hand, my brain just suddenly stops working...

@jnkerpol4211 4 года назад

Don't worry I had the same problem just do it frequently and then muscle memory will develop.

@-LBG- 3 года назад

Same

@MoveOverMozart 3 года назад

Your playing will become better over time. Be patient and practice little and often. 🎶🎹💙

@haleylampley1056 3 года назад

I've literally been practicing on the C scale for 3 days straight with both hands and still screw up. It's a trip, that's for sure.

@lecy1075 3 года назад

@@jnkerpol4211 ty

@johnmorgan4469 4 года назад

I like it very much! Thanks

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

No problem 🙏😀

@kayleesandches8847 2 года назад

Thxs

@callmedeno 4 года назад

does anyone know of anywhere with all the correct fingerings for the scales? And maybe the proper technique for crossing over and actually striking the keys, should the arm be pretty static and use the fingers mostly? Or should the arm/wrist be used more to 'bounce' up and down. I also find my fingers get caught up in the black keys, should the fingers be curled up a bit or laid flat?

@raelynnlopez760 3 года назад

when i did it slow you sounded funny biut you really helped me with scales i appreciate you

@ngocpheR 10 месяцев назад

Thanks alot!1

@r.p.4261 3 года назад

Could you post a link for the circle of 5ths and Major scales to print out for practice ?? Thank you very much !!!

@jadonx 3 года назад

I practiced awhile ago but used the contrary motion for the c,g,d,a,e and b. F major and the flats were all played as here. Need to start again, so wondering if I should just stick to straight same motion scales?

@williamwinkler7737 4 года назад

Time is a tool you can put on the wall or wear it on your wrist

@ANHDUONG-zz8vs 3 года назад

Hello. I would like to know whether I should imagine the image of the note while doing scales, I have some problems with sight-reading as I can’t stop watching my fingers to identify the position

@taylorbrock4635 4 года назад

When doing the fourths, is there a reason why you're using right hand 2 but left hand 3 to hit the middle notes? I assume in this video it's just a comfort thing, but if there's a best practice one way or the other, I'd like to know so I don't develop any bad habits.

@williamvega8652 2 года назад

Can you make a video about practicing all the different keys in 3rds & 4th? I tried searching on RU-vid on how to practice in 3rds but their way is so different to yours…

@sidneyramsarran4691 2 года назад

I really like tour teaching its so easy to understand🥰 thanks so much i learn plenty

@Piano_Pig 2 года назад

Thanks man! I appreciate that 🙏🏻

@amitdeypablo4127 4 года назад

thank you💗

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

Thank YOU for watching 🙏

@frederickweeksjr.1189 3 года назад

SIR......THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

@alexandery8508 4 года назад

Hey! Why did you play c and not c# when applying major 3rd to F? at 2:54 I get it! the first interval is major 3rd and the second interval is minor 3rd.

@A-N-D-Y-O-U Год назад

Are you transitioning your hand placement/fingers utilized on each key in a classical manner? I would like to learn the classical way and want to verify. Thanks

@lecy1075 3 года назад

1:15 im a beginner and i was so confused while practicing but i watched your fingers closey LMAOO thank you

@sut_den624 3 года назад

i recommend learning sheets as fast as possible that’s a thing i didn’t do so now im here

@lecy1075 3 года назад

@@sut_den624 TY

@kainanchen 5 лет назад

In the last practice, why you use your index finger on your right hand for the 4th note, but middle finger on your left hand?

@pakkekorki4266 4 года назад

Really good advice, only one thing: Going from F to B is actually a tritone. So at the fourth note in a Major Scale u have to break the pattern of perfect 4th's in order to stay in key. Greetings

@johnhernandez8919 2 года назад

Okay i love the lesson, but what i wanna know is hand technique, for instance from C to the next C octane, how should my finger glide to the next key or what finger should overlap the other to move down or up the scale. I know how to figure out key signatures but I want finger techniques that will help me glide through the scale. Can you do a video on that?

@LeeXhaf 5 лет назад

Really really good. I've pretty much nailed everything up to the 3rds and 4ths. Now I to practice them.

@Piano_Pig 5 лет назад

Awesome! Keep up the good work :)

@haroldvondenstein 4 года назад

From reading the comments I guess you can't please everyone eh!... GREAT LESSON...THANKS SO MUCH

@Piano_Pig 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

@Oxygen-cu9kz 4 года назад

Nice

@alexandery8508 4 года назад

why do i need to play the chords in the interval of perfect 4th? No major chords has that interval between their 3 notes.

@alexandery8508 4 года назад

Hello! At level 4 " play each notes in the interval of 3rd. What about if it would be minor scale? Should i play a interval of 3rd minor or still holding to 3rd major? I don´t get why you did pick these intervals, Does it lead to other keys inside the playing scale?

@willrichards1454 4 года назад

Hey Piano Pig, how would you do this exercise for ones that have the sharps because it makes it a lot trickier. Could you do a video of D for example?

@digitalpianoschool 4 года назад

Its all about the pattern of the scale. I have a video on my page that explains major vs minor in just 1 minute. D would use the same fingering as a C scale.

@simretyemane11 3 года назад

I thought this would not help but this helped a lot

@prasshanthvp1082 5 лет назад

Can you please explain how to practice using circle of 5th. I have never really understood the potential of circle of 5ths.

@FilipPandrc 5 лет назад

That means you play C major scale, then G major, then D major, A, E, B, F#, Db, Ab, Eb, Bb, F and back to C.

@philipmacnaughton3454 3 года назад

I’m having trouble with fingerings. I don’t have a problem when doing one octave but doing 2 octaves messes the fingerings up

@benjaminfindon5028 2 года назад

Hi im new to piano I have a burning question. How can I know what scales I should learn first based off the type of music I want to make? I read somewhere that there are 48 musical scales, 12 major and 3 forms of minor natural, harmonic and melodic. Do I need to learn all of these where should i start and where do i finish?

@mc7685 8 месяцев назад

Can you do a video on G scale 3rds and 4ths? C scale is pretty straight forward since there are no sharps and flats. If you do one more scale such as G or D that would tell us excatly who you recommend practicing 3rd and 4ths.