How To Make Practicing Scales FUN

Practicing scales don't have to be boring - they can actually be quite fun!
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In this lesson, we're going to be learning some tips and tricks to help us make our scale practice a bit more fun and exciting.
Scales are absolutely essential to know and master in order to become a competent musician. They are the foundation of what everything else is built upon.
However, scales are probably the number one reason people actually STOP playing the piano. They get so caught up practicing them, forget to practice everything else and just get so bored and frustrated with the entire process.
Fortunately, practicing scales doesn't have to be boring! It can actually be quite fun. We just have to get creative with them and find new and different ways to practice them and mix it up.
Different ways we can do this include using patterns, changing the direction and using a backing track.
Let me know in the comments what other methods you use to keep your scale practice exciting!
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Just started learning back the basics after prioritizing songs w/out understanding anything i played lol

[@waterdrinker_]

You and me both lol. I decided the best way to start would be learning Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies....

[@TheLoneWanderUK]

I’m having the same problem haha is there any theory books or anything you’d recommend?

[@CaptainQueue]

Your teaching method with the split screen is superb. So few online teachers have grasped this key concept of teaching online effectively, in all genres, not just music. Well done!

[@johnmitchelljr]

I just pound on the keys with my fist blindfolded. Thank you for sharing a good lesson.

[@nihaldoddamani]

New perspective bro. Thank you very much. Helped me alot ❤️

[@simplialf22]

Thanks for one more video. Simon is not just competent, but fun and an absolutely great teacher. Making music learn interesting.

[@Piano_Pig]

Thanks, I appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying the channel 🙂

[@gabethebabe8187]

Wow this is super useful! Something we can all try and play around with. Thanks a lot Simon!

[@Piano_Pig]

No worries dude, glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@dimasmayda8021]

Just what i needed! As always :P. Thanks bro!

[@Piano_Pig]

No worries!

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Interesantísimo como tudo o que publicas. Saludos from Rio de Janeiro!

[@ammiammi1974]

Brilliant idea. Thanks a lot.

[@Piano_Pig]

My pleasure!

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Like the drumbeat

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[@Piano_Pig]

It's my pleasure man! 🙂

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[@Piano_Pig]

What other methods do you use to keep you scale practice exciting? 🙂

[@1TreukFlyyy]

Soloing over a backing track like you did but more creative / less robotic. Starting with a lot of step motion and then going for some leaps.

[@GoaWay4Sanity]

Yooo Simon! This video is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I have a question for you-I now know how to “jam” by using various scales and stuff ...but how do these musicians know which chords to play and what goes best together. Is that based of the chords of the diatonic scale? Also when it comes to slash chords F/C. I hope you know what I’m talking about. As always Simon great content!!

[@Brian-rt5bb]

a slash chord is telling you to play the note after the slash as the bass note of the chord instead of the root note. So a C/E would be the notes of a C Major chord, but over an E rather than a C.

[@lkm5106]

First! Love your videos from an aspiring jazz pianist!

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you're enjoying the videos dude! 🙂

[@tantif1]

This is good. I prefer to try and count the scale degrees when I practice scales now so that the numbers are embedded in my mind and memory - ascending and descending as they are so essential 😀.

[@Piano_Pig]

That's a great idea and a fantastic way to make your scale practice more effective 😀

[@DesignVidalLA]

Hi Simon. What keyboard do you recommend I purchase? So many choices....

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Really useful... New subscriber ✋🏼

[@Piano_Pig]

Glad you found it useful!

[@Andre-by1cv]

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[@shounyou7146]

Any specific tips/pointers for finger position when practicing patterns across scales (eg, the 1-2-3-1 pattern you described)?

[@Piano_Pig]

Improvise the fingering! It's part of the exercise :)

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Very interesting. Have you ever practiced them going in opposite directions?

[@Piano_Pig]

Yes this is another great way to practice them!

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You sound like Phoenix

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[@lizabeththrasher2045]

im watching the chords for beginners playlist and im 10 so its hard for me to reach chords like a chord that has C E G B flat is there a way to fix that or make it easier?

[@lizabeththrasher2045]

* C E G & B flat

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