25+ Ways to Practice a Major Scale

[@ADCar]

Thank you. Lots of good ideas here that I'll have to add to my practice routine.

[@DojoOfCool]

Made it to the end and wondered if there is a PDF of the exercises you are doing available? I checked your website and a lot of books and stuff but didn't see anything like this.

[@JeremySiskind]

Sorry, nothing like that at the moment.

[@erikkihss]

Wonderful ideas, Jeremy! My first jazz teacher, Sanford Gold (back in the 60s) had us do similar things with arpeggios. Major arps in Flatted 5ths, diminished and augmented arps in all intervals, etc. I particularly liked augmented arps a minor 10th apart and diminished arps a major tenth apart. Diminished arps in minor 6ths were also a fun. This made for great ear training as well.

[@davidgerber9317]

Great suggestions.

[@JeremySiskind]

Loving that, Erik! Thanks!

[@mfurman]

Great lesson! Thank you Jeremy

[@jacobkuhlmann1616]

Thanks for the video! I especially like your last way of adding the non-chord tones.

[@JeremySiskind]

Ooh, you made it to the end for sure, Jacob! Thanks for watching!

[@MasterRancisis]

Got to the end! Cool stuff... favourite is the counterpoint, that'll be a cool excercise

[@JeremySiskind]

Nice work getting to the end, Ben! 😂

[@MasterRancisis]

@@JeremySiskind :D

[@pianogirl13669]

I made it to the end! There are a few in there I need to try. Thanks!

[@JeremySiskind]

Wow, that's commitment! I hope you get something out of your practice!

[@francescomanfredi]

Jeremy this is great, by the way please check your audio with headphones because when you play a lot of buzz is occurring whenever you play loud so I think it’s distortion in the preamps of your device :)

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for the tip, Francesco! I'll do that. I'm trying to get a good balance between two microphones, which is sometimes challenging, but I'm working on it. I appreciate the note!

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thanx, Maestro 🌹🌹🌹

[@JeremySiskind]

My pleasure, Brenda!!! Sending 🌹 your way. :)

[@bernardosantos6213]

As useful and interesting as always, Jeremy! Cheers!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thank you, el presidente!

[@magc3520]

Lovely! Brilliant 💡 ideas! Thank you for demonstrating what and how to shape or focus on scales practices so lively! Your humor, energy and camera are inspiring me to practice with my piano and kinda making me hungry a little bit since you're mentioning chicken here and there 😋

[@babsyg]

Loving these ideas, Jeremy - thanks so much!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much, Barbara! Hi from California!

[@wayoflifetaichi3864]

Made it to the end. Love the exercises. Question are all those exercises in your Playing Solo Jazz Piano book?

[@JeremySiskind]

Hey there! No, those exercises aren't in the book. you don't need a book for these exercises - I think you can figure them out yourself!

[@wayoflifetaichi3864]

@Jeremy Siskind Understand. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 🙏🏿😊

[@RanBlakePiano]

Wonderful wish audio louder but impressive

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for watching, Ran! Have a great gig with Dominique Eade coming up!

[@ili626]

I’d add drop-2 and locked hand voicings

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome! Let's keep adding to the list!

[@davidgerber9317]

I made it to the end...but I took a couple of breaks along the way!

[@JeremySiskind]

Breaks are necessary! Thanks for watching, David. I hope you found a few exercises in there that were worth trying!