Scales - YouTube Playlist

Theory

1. 5 Reasons You MUST Learn Your Piano Scales (I’m Serious!!!) - Become a Piano Superhuman (14:48)

   This is a question we get ALL the time… “Zach, WHY do I have to learn scales?? How exactly are scales gonna help me learn songs? Basically, once you’ve mastered your scales in all 12 keys, you’ll actually have 70% to 80% of the muscle memory of a song already learned BEFORE you even practice it!! Sounds crazy, but you’ll see what we mean in the video.

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2. The Major Scales EXPLAINED - PianoPig (11:22)

   Major scales are a fundamental part of music harmony and learning them in all 12 keys is very important for any musician looking to understand music theory, sight read, improvise or produce music.

3. How To Spell Scales And Chords - Aimee Nolte Music (18:32)

   Do you ever wonder if you should write an F# or a Gb? Well, let's take care of that RIGHT NOW. Hang out with Aimee and talk about how to spell scales and chords!

4. ALL ABOUT MUSICAL SCALES - A COMPLETE GUIDE! - NewJaz (21:35)

   Simple method to organize ALL MUSICAL SCALES of harmonies. Demonstrates a simple method based on families and circular interval patterns to organize all scales that are well suited for building up harmonies: "THE SCALES OF HARMONIES." Explore and systematize the Major Modes, Melodic minor Modes, Harmonic minor Modes, Harmonic Major Modes, Diminished Modes, Whole tone Mode and Augmented Modes.

5. How to Play All 12 Major Scales on the Piano With Fingering - Piano Lessons On The Web (27:09)

   This is a lesson on how to play all 12 major scales on the piano with the fingering included of course. Learning your scales will help you play piano pieces but it will also help you understand the layout of keys and music theory a lot better. While you learn your scales, it also really helps to learn and memorize your key signatures.

6. PIANO SCALES: The ULTIMATE Step-By-Step Guide For Beginners - Creative Piano Academy (44:28)

   Piano scales for ABSOLUTE beginners. Here we go! Grab a coffee and join me in real time as we tick off the essentials and tackle your very first piano scale. This is the perfect starting point for beginners.

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7. A Simple 'Trick' for Mastering the Major Scales (part 1)-Beginner Piano - Kent Hewitt (27:17)

   Shows a simple "trick" to understanding the major scale fingerings. Includes scale formula and theory. Learning the importance of major scales as warm-ups in a practice routine. Also links the major scales to developing good technique and facility. Discusses the relationship of major scales to jazz improvisation

8. Learn Scales Fast ∆ Magic Music Method ∆ Major Scales - Ernest Chapman (10:38)

   Ernest Chapman teaches you how to learn scales fast using plenty of visuals. Learn scales fast with the Magic Music Method.

9. Learn your MAJOR SCALES in ALL 12 KEYS - Soulphonic (01:56)

   Learn the major scales in all 12 keys. Piano displaying all notes and scales visually. Starting on C major and ending on B major. Played in octaves (both hands)

10. How To Play Any Major Scale On The Piano - Pianote (03:49)

    Scales might be the most important thing you learn as a piano player. Learning scales allows us to understand how to play in any and all keys. Scales also help us to develop keyboard familiarity, dexterity, speed, and so much more. To become great at scales you need to be able to practice them - and to practice them you need to understand how they are made.

11. Piano scales - why bother? - Bill Hilton (06:26)

    A video tutorial on the basics of piano scales, and why they're useful - even if you're mainly interested in improvisation styles rather than classical piano.

12. Understanding the major scale and the number system - worshipwoodshed (05:44)

    Worshipwoodshed lesson on learning how to form both the Major scale and the number system notes.

13. Major Scale Formula - Music Theory on the Piano - PianoChops (03:38)

    To create a major scale you need to know the correct formula. Here it is: W W h W W W h

14. A-11 How to Play Major Scales on Piano - What is a scale - Building Scales Free Beginner Lesson 11 - PianoVideoLessons (07:58)

    What is a scale? When we read we use words to form our ideas, and those words are made of letters. Music is a lot the same. We use scales to form our ideas and the scales are made of notes. A scale is the system of notes that melodies and chords are builet on. They follow rules and once you know them, it's easy!!

15. How To Understand And Create Major Scales - patdavidmusic (14:45)

    Today we are looking at how to construct a major scale. In this example we are using tones and semitones.

16. Know Your Major Scales! Why They Should Be 100% Mastered | Improvisation & Orientation - danthecomposer(15:45)

    Melodies and chords are based on them, other scales are identified by altering their notes, note values in improvisation are found instantly, chord progressions are mastered, ... the all powerful: Major Scales! This video is just a few words and demos on how knowing them will assist with fluency and orientation and how I see them as the next chord arrives, rather than always thinking about the key of the piece

17. Allan Holdsworth talks about scales (13:17)

    Genius guitar improviser shares how he builds chords from scales

Practice

1. How To Practice Major Scales - Aimee Nolte Music (17:06)

   The key to understanding music theory, lies behind your knowledge of the 12 major scales. Learn fingerings, practice methods, and little tricks to help you remember the notes as I walk you through the scales, as I learned them.

2. How to Practice Piano Scales Part 1 - Hotwired Music (12:52)

   Getting your practice philosophy correct from the start will enable you to learn faster and more assuredly. This video shows you a particular plan of attack that you can adopt when approaching any type of scale for the very first time.

3. Piano Scales: Better Ways to Practice Keyboard Scales - Colin Thomson (09:17)
4. I Bet You Didn't Know Piano Scales Could Sound Like This! - Pianote (05:05)

   Scales are like vegetables. If you don't do them you'll DIE!! Okay, that's a bit dramatic. But scales are super important for your development as a pianist. If you want to develop a better understanding of the piano and be able to play faster, scales are a must. But ... they can be boring to practice (I hope I haven't upset all the traditionalists!) Playing endless scales up and down the piano is no fun. So here is a way to practice scales that will help improve your technique while sounding beautiful at the same time.

5. Lightning Fast Piano Scales! - Zach Evans (02:29)

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6. How To REALLY Practice Scales - PianoPig (04:35)

   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.

7. Art of Piano Technique - Scales, Part 1 - Opus123 Music (07:21)

   Learn to play the scale of C Major, while developing fluid legato, lightness, finesse, and beautiful tone.

8. How to Practice Piano Scales and Arpeggios - The Art Behind The Exercise - PianoCareer (15:31)

   This video tutorial is the Introductory Lesson of a holistic step-by-step Video Course dedicated to the art of practicing scales & arpeggios, according to the system and methodical order used in the Russian piano school.

9. PIANO CHORDS: The ULTIMATE Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners - Creative Piano Academy (33:00)
   • Want to start playing piano chords? Chord progressions? In this video I take you from the very beginning step-by-step in real time as we learn the basics together. Its Fast, It's Packed with practical information and you'll LOVE IT!
   • This is what you'll get out of this video...
   • First we look at all the BASIC chords in the key of C and how to play each and every one of them. We also take a look at some basic chord theory so you know how to build any chord you want.
   • Next, we take a look at Chord Inversions, what they are and a few examples of how to play them including a really cool sounding fun exercise to get you going straight away.
   • Finally, we take a look at a few basic chord progressions using everything we've learned so you can start playing and creating music.

Absolute Major Scale Mastery Playlist

This playlist which will help you master all 12 major scales.

1. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - C Major - danthecomposer (21:46)

   Welcome to video 1/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

2. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - F Major - danthecomposer (10:15)

   Welcome to video 2/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

3. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - Bb Major - danthecomposer (08:28)

   Welcome to video 3/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

4. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - Eb Major - danthecomposer (06:44)

   Welcome to video 4/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

5. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - Ab Major - danthecomposer (06:51)

   Welcome to video 5/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

6. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - Db Major - danthecomposer (06:44)

   Welcome to video 6/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

7. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - Gb Major - danthecomposer (15:43)

   Welcome to video 7/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

8. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - B Major - danthecomposer (08:00)

   Welcome to video 8/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

9. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - E Major - danthecomposer (07:44)

   Welcome to video 9/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

10. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - A Major - danthecomposer (10:40)

    Welcome to video 10/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

11. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - D Major - danthecomposer (06:40)

    Welcome to video 11/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!

12. Absolute Major Scale Mastery - G Major - danthecomposer (09:31)

    Welcome to video 12/12 in the Major Scale Mastery playlist - the playlist which will have you master all 12 major scales in both at and away from the piano so that all my other videos make a lot more sense!