Beginner's guide to the major scale (Easy flute tutorial)

[@SpiritScienceOfficial]

All in all this was a good video - it did help, except as someone who is brand new to Flute I had difficulty with actually identifying which keys you were pressing. It would have been good to have you film yourself from above or behind a little bit, in order to show the notes. However -I looked up your scale chart alongside a fingering key to identify what to press, and figured it out. Thanks for the video! Keep it up ^_^

[@Krankygoldfish]

I really like that even more advanced players can learn something from your videos. Love the idea of saying your scales backwards, maybe that will help with my minor scales. Thank you.

[@TheFlutePractice]

It's a very useful skill. I am glad. I think it took me many years to think through the why and what of scales. Everyone just expects you to accept that it is the way it is.

[@PatotoBird]

thank you for making this video! i’ve watched a bunch of videos on scales- and why the flats and sharps are placed where they are. i never understood it because it wasn’t clearly explained. your video cleared it up for me

[@TheFlutePractice]

Yay! I am so glad it was so helpful!

[@eleazartria3391]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@ofiterpunte]

The reason why E and F are separated by a semitone is that for many centuries western music used the hexachord system. What is funny is that the reason why B and C are separated by a semitone is that they're actally E an F sung lower, starting from the low G (gamma ut) haha. Medieval people had a lot of brain capacity to waste without standardisation.

[@TheFlutePractice]

Interesting! I was explained by a music theorist once it had to do with the structure of the keyboard, but, of course, as with so many things these systems organically developed over time and ended up not necessarily being the best way of doing it!

[@thesilenceisdeafening]

Oh my word, Tatiana, this has been so eye-opening! And I've watched it twice now and everytime it unlocks something else in my very tired brain. And I will be watching it over and over. Because I think I have been just trying to memorise it all, but this is helping me understand it sooo much better. And with understanding, the memorisation will be much easier😊. So I will take it one at a time, with you, because you're way of bringing it across is so good😁 Thank you for this, Tatiana. I appreciate it. ~Anthea

[@TheFlutePractice]

Ah!!! I’m so so excited to hear it is so helpful for you 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 hopefully no more just memorizing needed. More understanding!