The DIMINISHED SCALE in depth, UNLOCK the secrets of jazz

[@michaelanthonyakin7919]

"Legal harmony but not recommended" Tony says. This guy is a great music teacher. It is really cool how he has two camera angles. Seeing his facial expressions is helpful. His use of the overhead view with seeing his full hands is the best I've seen. I'm 74 and of all the guys & gals out there teaching Jazz, Tony can teach me more than all of them combined.

[@JonesTonesGuitar]

I’m a guitar player but get my info from piano players, I JUST discovered Tony this morning!….I agree with all of your comments….great teacher!

[@rapinncapin123]

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[@MrZedhow]

Couldn’t agree more! I’m just about to turn 70 and and had pretty much given up trying to find a teacher who could unlock what for me has been a bit of a slog trying to wrap my head around jazz. This tutorial on the diminished scale is terrific.

[@jg11x11]

It’s the teacher I’ve been looking for all my life! Ha. But seriously

[@-jq8gt]

This guy is pure class and pure knowledge. He recorded this video three times. I plan to watch it three hundred times.

[@_sonicfive]

How is this gentleman not 100x more famous?

[@elmelody7442]

This era don’t give shit about real music no more.

[@Jeppe805]

29:47 "It defies logic, but it sounds kinda cool" Jazz in a nutshell. Great lesson, helped a lot!

[@Hammerklavier83]

Dear Tony, I'm a self-taught amateur pianist and I'm trying to learn the basic principle of jazz from great teacher here on KZbin. You are one of these few and I cannot thank you enough for your lessons. God bless you and greetings from Italy!

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks, good to hear

[@idavid5750]

Agreed HM 👍

[@argenpiano2023]

Apreciado maestro Tony , son magistrales sus lecciones en este caso escalas disminuidas, soy un pianista amateur casi un autodidacta aprendí a tocar el piano básicamente a los 7 años y aún ahora a los 73 años tengo pasión por aprender más cada día, un abrazo cordial desde Buenos Aires-Argentina...

[@gregarnold8954]

Not only comprehensive, informative, and talented ... Tony is clearly a kind soul, an encouraging teacher and fun to listen to and learn from. He’s the Bob Ross of video jazz instruction!

[@TonyWinston]

love the bob ross comparison!

[@carlosduran5640]

Muy buenas clases gracias 😮

[@ajfrench806]

Tony, you just unlocked the diminished scale/dominant 7 chord mystery that I have been trying to understand for a couple of years. Adding the PDF practice concepts really helps so much. Thank you for your generosity and giving in the music world.

[@chrisjuergensen]

Very generous lesson.

[@lesliengo]

not even a piano player, this dude's videos guide my guitar playing

[@JackWestra-lh5mv]

Dear Toni, as a teacher of music I’m glad to find you’re lessons… you’re a real master!! Thank you for you’re love of music!!

[@parkerchace]

You’re activating all the learning senses: I’m seeing the text that outlines your spoken words while I’m watching the keys, hearing it all, thinking about it all. The way you explain, show, and exemplify is just incredible. I thought I was going to sleep tonight, but screw that! Time to practice

[@impetuositystudioedmundo8934]

Very good lesson exactly what iam looking for...

[@gorz859]

One of the most educated people on music on all of youtube and I appreciate this page so much

[@yiheonshin9832]

of course Tomo Fujita too!

[@shr3dbeard]

Oh man, this dude is the real deal. Makes me miss being able to afford one on one lessons, amazing how personal and relaxed the vibe of the video is. Supreme old school humanity, appreciate you Tony!

[@tangopaparomeo338]

Thank you Tony, an excellent lesson for reviewing and reinforcing the diminished scales for jazz!

[@TheRodPierre]

I watch a lot of jazz and gospel piano tutoring videos. I really like your style and your sincerity.

[@markreyes1866]

im 46 now and stil trying to learn jazz but by watching your videos is like a lightbulb😀thank you and more power💪

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

As a 60 year old guitarist I find this is a great review of things I've already known about the diminished scales. This is a great overview with some cool ideas both melodically and harmonically. And... I'm getting the urge to get back to working stuff out on piano which is always a good thing. Thanks for sharing your insights and ideas with the diminished scales. It's very much appreciated!!!

[@TonyWinston]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joedelefski5551]

Many many years ago I learnt to play jazz with Jerry Cokers book Improvising Jazz. It's good that you mentioned it, brought back wonderful memories. Thankyou.

[@TheKevinEatonChannel]

I LOVE THAT BOOK!!! my short time piano teacher gave it to me to read in the 70s when I was around 14 years old. She gave it to me cuz I could play a mean piano but I wasn't able to read music a lick. That book taught me so much!!!

[@secondvisions9759]

Ya that's my problem I've played for about 52 years now and finally forcing myself to read music lol

[@TheKevinEatonChannel]

@@secondvisions9759 I'm 58 years old and I have been playing in church all of my life. About four years ago, one of the churches where I was playing sent me to music school where I learned to read. Now I repeat every day!!!

[@donl3248]

Over the last few years the majority KZbin videos I have seen dealt with the pentatonic scale. My formative years (70’s-80’s) we absorbed completely the diminished scales. This is refreshing to see. Thank you.

[@salvo354]

Sei un grande! La tua generosità dimostra quanto sia grande la tua conoscenza 🫂❤️

[@keithmackie24]

brilliant, informative, light hearted, funny, devoid of ego or self importance...the best explanation and advice on practical usage I've ever seen . Molto Bravissimo Signor Wilson or as we say in Australia, ''It's a bloody ripper mate ! The bees knees ! '' thanks ..I am finally inspired at age 71.5 years to get into that and implement some realistic and generically accurate ideas as per Tony's advice in this fantastic clip. commend this to any aspiring jazz or even blues-rock pianist .

[@theWarriorUnknown]

The most useful diminished scale video that I have ever seen on KZbin, Great work Tony thank you brother.

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks, and I find the diminished scale to be the most useful scale for improvising on standards

[@MrZedhow]

This is an awesome lesson, I come back to regularly. Learning the 3 diminished scales and running through that sheet of examples regularly has transformed everything for me. My improv is consistently getting better and better. Indeed the maestro is a brilliant teacher!

[@PTam09]

Very nice. I’m a guitar player and this is the most useful explanation of the diminished scale I’ve ever encountered. Thanks so much!

[@TonyWinston]

Glad it was helpful!

[@salvatorebroi9126]

merci Monsieur pour ces belles leçons de musique

[@Mahdi-gz3fk]

Wow.... I just found GOLD. I'm gonna learn so much from this channel. And sir I just feel like I'm sitting with you in a private class. Amazing.

[@andrewgietzen4766]

Thank you Tony Just like revisiting this From time to time keep goin

[@Evnoic]

Your insight connects remarkably with my own journey in finding a pathway through jazz improvisation and the diminished scales. Have a Listen to the great Brian Lemon...one of the greatest ever English pianists, sadly now passed. His concepts and in particular voicings are a constant inspiration to me. You are the first jazz teacher I have come across on the internet whose vision and teachings are truly inspiring and in sync with my own quest to learn. Many thanks for sharing.

[@a320214]

Came here from Tangerine...and found a treasure !! Superbe maitise du Jazz : Dear Tony, i consider you as a Jazz Master !! Merci mille fois !! Thanks a thousand times !! Thanks for sharing your time, techniques and talent Tony !! Vince from Paris/France.

[@TonyWinston]

Thanks a lot!

[@AreliusX]

Hey Tony Thank you , Love how you communicate complicated ideas . Really appreciate it

[@arkination]

Fantastic video! The way I used to think about diminished scales back when I had a hard time "getting it", was to think of a diminished 7th chord, and then add a leading tone to each chord tone. Boom, diminished scale! Thanks as always Tony! Cheers from San Francisco :)

[@peterchattle5528]

❤

[@ewhyte8059]

I’ve been getting it on over the last 14 months on a couple classical guitars three decades after dropping rhythm guitar where I lost my way after a couple years. I’ve composed five melodic pieces with a mind to come back and work out the harmony for each one until I’m happy that I’ve stored five off the top of my head personal compositions.I’m going to hold off for another year before I try my hand at playing classical pieces of yore,as I love listening to solo keyboard renditions of music by composers like Liszt and Chopin,Haydn and Beethoven, Bach and Mozart Construction wise to gain intuitive insight into spontaneously developing my own pieces. This video helped me expand on things I had an unintellectual grasp of but couldn’t articulate to anyone . Very valuable half hour and as usual it’s always pianists I’m inspired by much more than guitarists. Daniel Barenboim or Alfred Brendel for example. Something about the piano in the right hands that makes me want to try and emulate as much as is possible on a classical guitar! 🙏🏽

[@davidmiller3652]

This is one great diminished deep dive. What makes it great is its concise, effective delivery. Tony even provided notated visual's. Excellent job !!

[@unclenote]

I could park here for a long time. Great stuff! Thanks.

[@waynematthews8165]

One of the, if not THE best breakdown of the diminished scale I've seen! Thankyou!!

[@hiramgomez8711]

Excellent explanation. Congratulations. Thanks.

[@jeffmill]

Just discovered your channel. Incredible content and no filler. I wish all youtube channels were this informative.

[@TonyWinston]

Much appreciated!

[@healingartsboisellc6048]

Thank you for your generosity in posting this lesson and demonstrating the various patterns. You present this information in a way that works for my brain. I am transferring these concepts to mandolin with so much gratitude!

[@Victor48323]

Dear Tony, you are the most well-rounded pianist, a great singer and the best teacher. I cannot thank you enough. God Bless!

[@vazap8662]

This is an absolute eye opener. Just the right level of complexity for me, precisely what I've been looking for these past few months.. along Barry Harris. Thank you!

[@Kassiusday]

Diminished scale sounds so special , makes me think to Oscar Peterson .... great master. Video teaching !!

[@jeanlouiscarlotti1670]

Toni ....best teacher and jazz freak so far 😊

[@SamyDaussat]

Merci Tony, pour ces pistes de travail .

[@-jq8gt]

What a great resource. Thank you!

[@sumeriantrenki71]

Bless u . U brought me back to my diminished wonderland, u and Barry

[@SoigneTaDroite]

Thank you! You'e an amazing teacher, Mr Winston!

[@TonyWinston]

Thank you! 😃

[@davidlane4391]

I play guitar and Tony describes this approach way better than guitar players havr

[@greggdecastromusic7164]

All the pieces to the diminished puzzle in one lesson - - - WOW! Thanks Tony - - Gregg

[@tintintin]

Well you've lifted my spirits, so definitely a thumbs up. What an interesting video. Brilliant!

[@miltonramos7455]

Thank You Sir. Your the Man.

[@williamcorgile9823]

Awe man. I've been looking for something just like this ! Thank you TW. You always have useful stuff.

[@mypianoful]

Thank you for the sheets and for your great tutorials

[@Spineloro]

I love the way jazz make bubbles in my brains, sweet combo between harmony maths and delicious chord notes✨ thank you Sir 🙏✨

[@TheChaserTV]

Dear Tony, this is by far the most helpful description of the diminished scale I've seen. Thank you for opening up the plethora of possibilities out there, hats off to you sir

[@ThomasJLarsen]

The diminished scale is essential for getting in to the language of jazz. Now, check out this little exercise. The diminished scale is connected to dominants (X7 chords). Let’s play in the key of C. Now, if you play a G7 in you left hand with the notes G, B, F (leave out the D, as it’s only an extension of the basic note, G, and does nothing for the character of the chord.) Now, in your right hand, play a G-major chord: (G, B, D) - with the g7 in your left hand as written above. Boring, isn’t it? Now move your right hand from the G chord (a little third down) to an E chord (E, G#, B,) and keep the left hand on the G7. Now things begin to shine, right? This chord is a G7, 13, b9. Now move your right hand a little third down ones more and play a Db chord (Db, F, Ab) and keep the G7 in your left hand. This chord is a G7, b5 (#11), b9. The point is that any pattern that fits in to the diminished scale can be moved up and down in little thirds and be “legal”. Most of them even make a nice and perhaps surprising sound. Check it out. And thank you so much for the wonderful lesson, Tony Winston.

[@Tom12090]

You're a great teacher, thank you for your content 😊😊

[@TheLouisrhyme]

thank you so much Sir, for all the lessons 🥰

[@andyjazzsax]

What a superb video. I’m a saxophonist and this is fantastic. Underlines and augments my existing thoughts on the diminished scale.

[@FelixSunMusic]

Man you are a great teacher. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

[@Mafiapicnic]

My god this is the best music theory vídeo on KZbin. I really appreciate this hope you do more of this u r a great teacher THANK U

[@marcoevans2155]

You got right to it without smalltalk or sales pitch. Nice👌

[@kkwesterlund]

This is just amazing, thank you so much!

[@carmenip6924]

ur lesso is so good thank you Tony!

[@ycgrey]

Thank you so much for this lesson, it’s most certainly all I wanted to know about these licks I never quite got. Absolutely brilliant and perfectly explained. I wish I had seen and understood the tricks of diminished scales before. Much appreciated from Normandy, France.

[@ΕυηΑκριωτη]

Always to the point!Thank you so much!!!

[@TheOsseous]

.... wow,.. just wow. I can't stop watching....

[@ThePenelope04]

Wonderful and useful post! Thanks for sharing your insights. I have the Jerry Coker Improvising Jazz Book and took me back to college days...

Tony thank tou for your videos. You sound real and honest. Beautiful pianist . Nice touch Sorry for my english. Im an Argentina Pianist in Madrid.

[@TheBraunzone]

The overhead shot is awesomeness!

[@ivonsmith2024]

Another superb explanation with working knowledge! Thanks. Ive learn a mass of stuff from these videos - and I dont even play piano (Im a guitar player)

[@denaraptis3716]

Thank you, Tony! Your explanations help so much to simplify and demystify jazz theory.

[@carmenip6924]

this is the best lesson I seen on tube

[@elenamartingarcia6316]

Wish you'd had been my teacher!! Live the way you teach, you're awesome!!!😁🧡🙌🏼

[@marianlevy9232]

You are an amazing teacher .. I am going to spend time practicing these with the chords underneath and maybe I’ll learn to improvise after 60 yrs of reading scores lol

[@scidoc]

Thank you for the detailed video- exactly what I needed.

[@voronOsphere]

Thanks, Tony! Excellent Deep Dive!

[@papajanian]

Don't worry about the camera, you're the best Tony , this lesson was incredible .

[@brianhalaburda]

Dude, what a masterclass.

[@AlexRossiharmonica]

Amazing,, Thanks for the lesson..

[@JohnathanWhitehorn]

I literally was just deriving this scale for the past few weeks after exploring extensions of the V.

[@kormosjano64]

The real teacher guy. Old fashioned, old school or whatever, and I really like his style.

[@elpidiobautista8357]

I thumbs up for you Sir ! You Instruct clear and Precise.Thanks Sir !

[@willymus2734]

Wonderful thank you very much for your analyse, very useful

[@emilianorodriguez8383]

thank you so much for sharing all this good stuff

[@thegonnah260]

This is the best music tutorial un KZbin

[@chokoala8637]

This channel is gold

[@skybluemoon9847]

ultra cool! cromatic conection!!

[@bumpasaurusrex]

This is fantastic!

[@orochimarukishimoto6509]

Excellent piano lesson. Well explained and easy to understand. Thank you for posting this...your lesson here demystifies a lot of jazz piano solos.

[@SRWatcher]

Thank you for sharing this incredible wealth of musical knowledge. You've managed to demystify for me something that I had a rough idea about but still wasn't able to fully understand until now.

[@RevyIsaac]

Nice scale, nice pattern...thank you so much...

[@jeffreydelisle7337]

My second time watching this. Very excellent

[@josealarcon1599]

Great job master... You brought lots of light about this topic

[@johnrothfield6126]

Great video! Worthy of careful study.

[@jimokeefe3417]

Tony, I got hooked on your channel the last couple of days and after watching this video felt like I was robbing you of your knowledge so I joined your Patreon today. You are the best, wish you lived in the Chicago area, you would have a restraining order against me. Thanks for your devotion to teaching.

[@xianfengyan6636]

I love the course! Taganrog you so much Tony ! So Great teacher!

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Subscribed! You are my new teaching mentor! Thank you so much- this is great!