3 CREATIVE ways to Improvise and Practice PENTATONIC Scales

[@nathanielschool]

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[@Nichtokobokorlok]

Thank you so much Jason. I am an old beginner and I discover your chanel recently. Great lessons, easy to follow. Explanations are fantastically clear. With your 12 bar serie and this one, you open my mind and I hope my hand will follow. You are a great teacher. Thank you for your job.

[@nathanielschool]

You're very welcome Denis! Welcome aboard!

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Jason, you're my BEST! Phenomenal Teacher and Musician! You make me smile with EVERY lesson cause now I'm UNDERSTANDING piano without sheet music! YOU'VE OPENED MY MIND TO PIANO PLAYING! Finally I can sit at the piano, relax and make pleasant music! I've been reading/playing sheets on and off all my life...now at 55 I can fly! I searched for you for years and you found me (it's said that "when the student is ready the teacher appears'.) I literally look forward to seeing you everyday...you're a Refreshing Spirit! A Healer! A Blessing to millions! "Thanks so so much" is not enough. 🕉❤🇯🇲

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks a ton for your support and encouragement. These words mean a lot ❤

[@curtpiazza1688]

You convey musical knowledge a lot better than many teachers in America! Thanx!

[@nathanielschool]

My pleasure Curt!

[@soundofmusic0613]

You're a music genius, Sir! You give music scales their most dynamic style. Now I found the best way to practice pentatonic scales. Thank you!

[@nathanielschool]

Wow, thanks a ton!

[@shawnb3d]

I graduated from BERKLEE school of music in 1983, I learned a LOT. I know a LOT. But what you are teaching is like Berklee on steroids to ME. I am a drummer. I am an audio guy. I took a lot of arranging courses at Berklee. They never taught me this stuff. I know all the major scales, tensions b9, #11, b13, all that. I should be able to play a 12 bar blues, C7-F7-G7, I guess a could do that but I learn SOOO much more from YOU. Cant thank you enough. I have Cubase 10 and Impulse 61 so I have toys to play with. Thanks again. Love your channel. Hope to watch and learn every RIFF you put out there.

[@vernondsingh1]

I don't usually comment but man... this is a beautiful lesson... well put across. You have taught me so much. Thanks for ur lessons and for sharing

[@nathanielschool]

I appreciate that Vernon :)

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Every time I listen to you I learn something and understand better. Thank you Awesome

[@nathanielschool]

So happy to hear that Yudi! Do stay tuned!

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You are such a source of treasure. Thank you!

[@nathanielschool]

So nice of you. You are too kind!

[@786emjay]

Just simply beautiful! another Blockbuster Tutorial from Jason. Thanks

[@nathanielschool]

Wow, thanks a ton :)

[@Kurtlane]

That moment at 15:12, when you went from chords to riffs (after going on with chords for a loooooong time) -- that was terrific.

[@nathanielschool]

Thank you, Kurtlane!

[@fincityaquariums261]

KZbin suggested this right on time ! *THANK YOU JASON.* I've been doing Maj/min/Blues scales for years & needed this - I'll be watching this video more than a few times.

[@nathanielschool]

All hail KZbin :)

[@fincityaquariums261]

@@nathanielschool LOL I thanked *YOU* - I knew from first video you know music ="feel" it AND are a good instructor (especially for us slow people ha ha) Lot's of great stuff ! I'll be six months with this video alone.

[@babup8986]

Mohansm and Sivarenjini are sister ragas most pleasing and ancient across all the cultures. Great, thanks.

[@nathanielschool]

Yes, you are totally right Babu! Love these scales!

[@manohardixit5866]

Thank you Jason for considering my request.....This is really good.....I'm gonna play these scales & pick one more scale & practice improvising using the chords progressions you showed.....Bass riffs sound good & really catchy....Thanks again for the lesson...👍🙂

[@nathanielschool]

Rock on Manohar! Thanks for the suggestions and more to come :)

[@thelazysunday7313]

Wow.. This is so beautifully explained..This make me learn so many things..Thank you Jason!!!

[@nathanielschool]

So glad!

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Awesome tutorials ...I couldn't skip even a single second sir...

[@nathanielschool]

Glad to hear that Francis! Have fun learning!

[@hutch22925]

Best piano trainer on the web

[@fortunefamily]

This is such a wonderful lesson. Thank you so much for sharing these powerful principles in a clear enjoyable way!

[@nathanielschool]

You are so welcome!

[@reziahamed6654]

Wow... Unbelievable... Jason you are just a mind bending tutor... thanks sooooo much for the Riff building tips shared...👍👍 stay blessed... tc.. 🎉🎉🎉

[@nathanielschool]

My pleasure Rezi! Rock on!

[@johnhajuno]

This was the best video I've found in all my searches. Thank you. You explained everything so nice.

[@nathanielschool]

So glad John! Thanks for watching! Do stay tuned for more 😊

[@jayquanroach6317]

awesome stuff!!!! rifts are just flowing from my mind

[@nathanielschool]

Awesome Jayquan! Rock on!

[@julie3025]

you are a great teacher I learn so much from you thank you

[@nathanielschool]

So nice of you Julie!

[@PasanRANASINGHE26]

I love these tutorials very much. Thank god I found this channel.

[@nathanielschool]

Glad you enjoy it Pasan. Will continue to give my best!

[@OtRatsaphong]

Great tutorial, Jason 👍 Just discovered your channel. A real treasure trove. Thank you from Australia. 🙏

[@nathanielschool]

Welcome! Thanks a ton for being a part of our channel!

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All of your videos are really amazing sir!!!

[@nathanielschool]

So nice of you Rev William!

[@robertattaway7866]

This is by far one of the best explanations of the pentatonic scale and its use I have seen so far. Thank you for this video

[@nathanielschool]

Glad it was helpful Robert!

[@colettebonvarlet8511]

très intéressant, merci pour ce tuto, j’aime 👍

[@emmanuelmahoo1250]

I can't stop smiling, when I watch your videos and lessons.

[@nathanielschool]

That's so nice to hear Emmanuel!

[@AKOSAH-MUSIC]

God bless you more and more Papa. 😀😀😀🎹🎹🎹🎹🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 You are soooo Unique.

[@nathanielschool]

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[@pantarmusic]

JASON YOU ARE JUST GREAT!

[@nathanielschool]

You are too kind Mungal :)

[@hodawa]

so clear, thank you for great work!

[@nathanielschool]

You're very welcome Quang!

[@danilonool6107]

I can't thank you enough jayson...now im learning..you are a genius...

[@nathanielschool]

I appreciate that Danilo!

[@sohailmalik3649]

Excellent work Jason. I'm glad and feel lucky to find oyu on KZbin. God bless you.

[@nathanielschool]

I appreciate that Sohail!

[@veeraraghavuluarigela9022]

Namaste Sir,Your lessons are very good.Thank you Sir.Sir,Two more Pentatonic Scales are there.(1) Suspended Pentatonic Scale(C D F G B,(flat ) C).(2) Scottish Pentatonic Scale(C D F G A C).(3)Minor Pentatonic #5 Scale{C, D(sharf), F G( sharf) ,B(Flat), C}

[@nathanielschool]

That's awesome Veera. Those are amazing scales!

[@violetatio3224]

It is a thorough lesson on pentatonic scale in one lesson. Thank you .

[@nathanielschool]

Most welcome Violeta!

[@bhakthasingh8198]

Oh my God! What a tutorial and music itself. You keep us fascinating with endless possibilities and ways of applying the learning. Clear thought in your action and words too. God bless you brother.

[@nathanielschool]

My pleasure Bhaktha!

[@dalkeiththomas9352]

WOAH THIS ACTUALLY HELPED SO MUCH THANKS MAN, LIKE THIS ACTUALLY HELPED ESPECIALLY THE THREE NOTES

[@nathanielschool]

Hey Dalkeith. Glad it helped you!

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Senor Jason! Thank you so much 😊

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[@nathanielschool]

Most welcome!

[@BoSong]

The series of your lessons kicked off in last couple of weeks set a great momentum. Very practical and inspiring. Keep up the great work! Thanks 👍

[@nathanielschool]

Great to hear Bo! Will continue to grow! And your suggestions mean a lot for our channel

[@LuisBurke]

Thanks again Jason!!! as always, very simple explanation and right to the it-and-grit. Love it!

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks again Luis!

[@LisaMakovski]

thank you very much dear Jason

[@nathanielschool]

Most welcome! Glad you found it useful. And thanks a ton for your support :)

[@FreqWencyMusic]

Hi Zac. Hats off to you for your lucid explanations.A player of any level would surely benefit if HE /SHE were to come across your beautiful channel. May GOD BLESS YOU.

[@darrelfrancisco2941]

Yes beneficial

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks a ton Wency! This means a lot!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I think that your use of languages helps you. You are Indian, I don't know what language is your Mother tongue (Sanskrit?) and you speak English. Then you also learned music. Both Indian music as well as Western music. And so you are able to be a translator for many people. Bravo and merci.

[@marilynbainbridge2788]

Great lesson. I understand yourbteaching more and more and I love it. Namasté.

[@nathanielschool]

Wonderful Marilyn!

[@gtrdoc911]

Thank you Jason. I'm a long time guitar player who is diving deep into the piano and thoroughly enjoying it. Great lesson!

[@nathanielschool]

Rock on!

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I like your down to earth approach. You make it easy to understand. Thanks.

[@nathanielschool]

I appreciate that Ted!

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I am hoping for a reply!😄 Thank you sir!

[@nathanielschool]

Great to hear from you! This means a lot! Rock on and keep learning!

[@preethidesilva2254]

Wonderful teaching, very useful. Thank you.

[@nathanielschool]

Most welcome Preethi!

[@babup3674]

It is an integral part of Chinese music. Ancient churches in Africa have their Church music still in this form.and You know the most ancient bone flute in the World sounds this when blown , the tube says . Our Mohan raga is inevitable to S Indian music like Dhup in the North. Its derivatives are many . Thank You ,Sir, for the lesson.

[@nathanielschool]

Amazing insights Babu!

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You got so, much talent🙌🏼

[@nathanielschool]

Thank you so much Susana 😍

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So awesome, very easy to understand

[@nathanielschool]

Glad it was helpful Nam!

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Thanks for another beautiful lesson.

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Welcome Joyce!

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Excellent video. Thank you!

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Most welcome Jose!

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Excellent tutorial thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏😍

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You're very welcome Geralyn!

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This is amazing! Thanks, Jason! Much appreciated!

[@nathanielschool]

My pleasure! Thanks for encouraging me to work harder!

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Hi Jason your teaching is full of enthusiasm. You are a great teacher. I am learning from your videos. I am a beginner can you please describe the features of the keyboard. How to sync add rhythms to the notes like tempos etc. The setup of the keyboard. I will appreciate. I am a published writer and trying to sing my own poems with music. Thanks

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks Sajeda. I'm only a Piano player and don't use the keyboard for arrangement so my expertise may not be able to convey the keyboard features. Will continue to work on Piano and Music lessons!

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Thanks I am enjoying your lessons.

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[@nathanielschool]

So nice of you

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So much to learn from you.. Sir.

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So nice of you Shanker!

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I'm glad this information was useful Pratheej! Thank you so much for your generous contribution!

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Amazing and simple to grasp. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@nathanielschool]

My pleasure Grayson!

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Absolutely amazing👍 💯

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Thank you! Cheers!

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Amazingly wonderful, like all your videos. Thanks.

[@nathanielschool]

Many thanks Parez!

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Thanks Jason. its really help me to learn pentatonic scale

[@nathanielschool]

Awesome to hear Aboy!

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Thank you Br Jason... Your videos are unique. Blessed. Thankyou. God Bless

[@nathanielschool]

You are very welcome Joel!

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Always waiting for ur tutorial sir

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks Aravind! Will continue to give my best shot each time!

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This was really great, thank you!

[@nathanielschool]

Glad you enjoyed it Chris!

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I love this tutorials daddy may God bless you ❤️❤️❤️

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks so much Emmanuel!

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Very nice informative video for piano enthusiast like us. 👏👍

[@nathanielschool]

Many thanks Vinod! Do stay tuned for more!

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Thank you Sir. I learned a lot. Wow. you are good

[@nathanielschool]

So nice of you Meloy!

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Cool video, thank you Jason!

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks for watching Liesbet!

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Absolutely wonderful Jason thank you 💯🎹💯🤗😎

[@nathanielschool]

Thank you kindly Jeffery!

[@jma8352]

i love how that sounds!

[@nathanielschool]

Thank you so much!

[@ramm1558]

Thanking you for beautiful examination scale of pentatonic

[@nathanielschool]

Most welcome Ram!

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Thank You Very Much Sir. This Is So So Lovely

[@nathanielschool]

So nice of you Patrick!

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Thanks Jason it is really nice stuff - Thank you for this wonderful lesson

[@nathanielschool]

My pleasure Isaac! Will continue to do my best!

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Liking sharing and/or leaving comments is the way we COMPENSATE the UPLOADER...thanx Jason

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks Ray!

[@michaelsweany9207]

I understand the scale but not the chord transitions in the left hand and how to know what chords to play to sync with the right hand

[@cookingwithmoumit8000]

Only for you now I know that scale can be played like this. Excellent job

[@nathanielschool]

Awesome Moumit!

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🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹👍Very helpful Jason. Thanks! Happy New Year! (2024)

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks a ton David! I am glad that the lesson was helpful😇 And wishing you and your family a ver Happy New Year🎊

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Thank you . Great job

[@nathanielschool]

Our pleasure Tharanga!

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Wow, this lessen just brought everything into focus for me $ with thanks

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks so much and do consider heading over to our website with all the KZbin lessons well laid out for you to learn: www.nathanielschool.com/freelessons

[@youngman1981]

Thank you brother pentatonic is beautiful scale

[@nathanielschool]

It sure is! Most welcome!

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Thank you so much sir ❤️❤️ Your vedio is very very useful for me.🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@MaxiAmazon]

Beautifully played...

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks again Baba!

[@patriciaann6380]

🤗🤗🤗 thank you again ! and again !

[@nathanielschool]

Any time Patricia! I will keep at it! Hope you excel further and further at your instrument and hopefully this channel stays a part of your journey!

[@allansass7229]

Howzt Jason, I must say you got skill bro. Wish I was your student. GOD BLESS +

[@nathanielschool]

Wow, thanks Allan!

[@timmypena241]

I wish this too. Videos are great but having a teacher there to ask questions would be preferred

[@solemanbrith2400]

Thank you sir. I would like to know about playing Cm pantatonic scale

[@nathanielschool]

This video was all about Pentatonic Scales Soleman. Hope it helped you!

[@fluorophoremusic3679]

I'm a guitarist and this may seem really odd, but here's an observation I just had: Eric Johnson, a very well known electric guitar virtuoso has a sort of signature way of exploiting the pentatonic scale in specific patterns (listen to Cliffs of Dover), which prior to him, just wasn't really done in that way on electric guitar. I recently discovered that Eric is actually a fairly accomplished pianist and was a piano player prior to picking up guitar. When you played the pentatonic scale I could not help but notice some of the descending runs you did sound very similar to Eric Johnson's "cascade" style pentatonic runs on electric guitar. My hypothesis is that Eric may have a acquired this pattern of running the pentatonic from his piano knowledge...and naturally tried to play similar sounding patterns on guitar. This may be why it's a sound that was really signature to him, because it's actually a bit unnatural and tricky to play the pentatonic in that cascade sort of sound on guitar compared to piano. It requires a very odd and somewhat unnatural picking technique to accomplish. It makes me wonder if he picked up a guitar and readily tried to apply his pentatonic patterns from piano, and in doing so unconsciously created some technical picking innovation in order to accomplish it. Point being, it was interesting to me that I could kind of hear this in your piano style pretty immediately...it made me realize how much more natural it is to cascade the scale in that way (e.g., flow up and down) on the piano...where as with the guitar, you need to skip to lower/higher strings and your pick needs to effectively clear the strings without hesitation. On piano, you can just press the appropriate finger. Of course, this is a skill in itself...as when I try to play piano it feels like I have a disability...

[@darrelfrancisco2941]

Jason you are superb mhan...

[@nathanielschool]

Thanks so much Darrel! And love your Melodica pic :)

[@anmolsharmamusic]

In Classical music This Is Raaga Bhoopali in Major Pentatonic scale

[@nathanielschool]

Awesome Anmol!

[@MrAnurajCJ]

Simply Amazing Thanks a lot👍❤️

[@nathanielschool]

Awesome Anuraj! Have fun jamming over the Pentatonic!

[@goutammitra4468]

Sir Zason What's riff I can't understand. Please explain Sir You have many riffs I hear but how it is formed please say .You have magic in hands .Very beautiful lesson is this .regards .Goutam Mitra

[@paschalkasabuku3786]

I like this scale but I don't understand the formula of pen.. scale on major anda minor If you need to use on other chord can help me Mr tutorial??

[@nikred280]

Amazing tutorial

[@nathanielschool]

Glad you think so Nik!

[@davidliverman4742]

Thanks man!

[@nathanielschool]

Thank you David, glad you found the lesson useful! 🙏🏼

[@shukrabhotu2331]

Namaste sir how to play counterpoint Species 1 Species 2 and Species 3 sir

[@nathanielschool]

Will consider this Shukra!

[@PaulRodericks]

Beautiful learning site, I just came across and subscribed to. I'm 76 yrs and hv problem keeping proper rhythm (counting bars whilst improvising). Would appreciate suitable guidance. Cheers!

[@nathanielschool]

Welcome aboard! Could you perhaps start with these lessons: kzbin.info/aero/PLrNNL05e9FT-rzWqok8kAwaAQ4kgqk4V6

[@PaulRodericks]

Thanks, Jason. Shall look into that lesson. Cheers!

[@MariaPereira-ud3kx]

thank you sir for this video

[@nathanielschool]

Most welcome Maria!