On the humourous side for clarinetists: It will actually take you 48 HOURS, since keying on the clarinet is different in different octaves. So you have to apply at least 2 octaves (or even 3 at best) to each scale to benefit.
True! I did touch on that in the video. Some instruments have different fingerings in different octaves(winds, for example) but guitarists and singers only need to learn one scale type once and then just slide higher or lower. I just went for the middle path to be most applicable to all.
This is CRAZYYY!! I’m actually struggling to find a method to study scales in a way I fell progress. Have been learning alto sax for the last 6 months and I’m feeling stuck with only play alongs and small exercises from the books. I’ll DEFINITELY give a try starting tomorrow with this idea and see if I develop the skills around the your timeline
I can warmly recommend this method, it actually seems to work. As soon as you have applied it rigorously to just one scale (say one of your less comfortable ones), you will change your opinion radically about the stress/discomfort/boredom/distraction you may encounter to understand, that those feelings are in fact positive: They are a clear sign your brain is actally programming a new skill. But don't cut corners. Be mindful of every single beat, anticipate each finger/embouchure movement in advance, trust your brain. Slowly, muscle memory will reveal itself to you.
I started using it for violin and found it very useful. The only thing I changed is that instead of playing one octave, I play two. With this modification you can cover all possible notes of the first position, which is not bad at all! It takes more time, but it is worth it. I also try not to use open strings. Thanks for the video!
You continue to put amazing content on this site for free. Truly what Victor Wooten would call, a force for Music! I hope (as a guitar player) that you do Pentatonic scales soon, but I know I've already got a lot of value. Def will be joining your membership.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I’ll definitely be adding pentatonics soon. I might do a poll in a week or two and see what scale type people are most interested in for the first update in March.
I'm watching aot of content, this is the best..I was just talking with an l.a. session guy, about the myth of minor pentatonics when a simple major one will do it..(not having a 4th, like the minor pentatonic- avoids clashing with major third) so major and minor are helpful..the sixth in the major avoids clash with sevens on chords as well while using maj penta scales..AlohAz
Dude. Awesome. I'm a classical organist, and even Bach wrote lead sheets, leaving lots of room for improvisation. When are you releasing the next set of scales, cuz when you do, I'll sign up. Thanks.
Agreed! I think learning my major scales was the single project that made the most difference in my musical abilities. It inspired this video: Major Scales Give You Superpowers ruclips.net/video/kjlNF0QFTZ0/видео.html
I’d say that’s a pretty closely related issue. Learning the notes to play and building the coordination and muscle memory to play the correct fingerings are all part of the same package.
Nice futurama reference ! I've started learning scales slowly with my teacher, and we recently switched to this method (without touching the metronome so it takes even less time, so every variation at a certain tempo). It's great to see the progress come day after day, you really realise how much of it happens when you sleep !
Your videos are absolutely amazing!!!! For their perfection they ridicule thousands of other video tutorials!!!! Could you explain how to use your table to learn an entire song? Thanks from Florence Italy !!!!!
Thanks for the kind words! Sure, you could apply the same technique to learning a piece and taking the speed down to half or quarter tempo, then work it back up similar to the technique shown in the video. I’ve used variations on this method many times to learn difficult sections!
Man i sooo should have payed attention to theory as an 8 year old. I find myself struggling to remember anything now in my thirties. This will be a good place for me to brush up on foundations. Thank you for your work
I used to feel as you at 50. I've changed my perspective though and stopped regretting lost opportunities as a child. Age has in fact minor detrimental impact. It is all about acquiring the art of practice (like applying this method). I can sense progress every single day, as long as my practice is slow, deliberate, mindful and focused. Wish you the best of progress 🤜🏼🤛🏼
I like the structured approach and the slow increase in speed, but realistically you will hit a speed wall for every given scale and have to repeat and eventually stop for the day. This will mean more than the mathematically perfect 10 mins per scale. That said I have downloaded the scale tracker and will be using it with some adjustments to the method. I will be using smaller increases in tempo and starting my sessions six tempi below my peak for each scale, working up from there to develop more speed and accuracy.
That starting and ending points are arbitrary, and everyone will have a limit on speed. But it really depends on your goals. If you can play a scale in 8th notes at medium tempo, I’d say you know the scale, and for many people, that’s the goal. Good luck! I hope it goes great!
@BradHarrison oh I've just had a session with four scales I'm working on piano and it's very efficient. I have been looking for something to plan and record progress with so thank you.
Impressive, very informative video. Thank you. But I'm not going down the rabbit hole of learning all those scales. All I want to learn are all the major scales, relative minor scales, pentatonic and blues scales and I'll be happy : )
So many scales! I did include blues, but yeah, there are an even more scales that seemed a bit niche. But some people might find them useful depending on the type of music they play! I may end up including arpeggios and triads and such in the syllabus eventually, but they do start to blur the definition of scale.
Hey Brad, thanks for the study plan and resources! Any suggestion for practicing more than just going up and down the scale? I haven't started using the method but I am thinking that going up and down the scales might no really be enough to be able to play and actually inprovise on the scales.
Sure! You can play in thirds, fourths, sequences like 1231,2343,3453, etc. Any kind of pattern to get technique into your brain/fingers. And if you’re using this method to learn scale to improvise, I do find the running up and down to be useful because you’re just trying to get that pool of notes into your brain as a pool of note options to improvise on. Learning and memorizing all the scales you need to use to improvise is a big project.
Hello, I have a question to 2:13: "...in only one key, because you don't need to worry about different keys if you play guitar or sing" ..???..I don' understand this sentence. Can you explain to me, Thanks for your great content!
For most instrumentalists, playing C and C# major are completely different notes and fingerings. But for a guitarist, they just slide up a fret and follow the same finger pattern. For singers, they sing the same pattern of intervals and sometimes don’t even know what note they’re singing. C# is a tiny bit higher but feels basically the same as C major. Hope that helps!
@BradHarrison For guitarists it doesn't really work in this way, for the major scale you generally learn 7 patterns with 18 notes each (3 notes for every string) and you can transpose these patterns along the neck. You can learn just one position, but it would be very limiting.
@ec6169 Fair. And the more ways you can play a scale, the more options you’ll have. Different instruments have different but similar challenges. Piano has left and right hand with different fingerings, winds have upper and lower octaves… But you could technically learn one pattern and play it every key in guitar, no? Side stepping keys is much easier on guitar than on many other instruments, right? Just slide up or down a fret and play the same pattern. I know you’ve got your challenges, but as a trumpet player, I’m still jealous. I may have oversimplified a bit, but this whole video is really about adapting the method to your needs and having a plan to work through your technique, and how you can get through a lot of material if you’re work smart. Fair enough?
I have learned to play all the major and minor scales on piano simultaneously by both my hands- slow and fast. What should be my next different exercise to progress ? If you have any video link, please share.
That’s great! That’s a lot of technique and key fluency! So, it depends what you’re looking for. Modes are really good for increasing key fluency and useful for improvisation too. Pentatonics and blues scales are also great for improv. If you’re not interested in improv, I’d probably focus on patterns of major and minor scales(1231,2342,3453, etc. and a million similar patterns).
@BradHarrison I have learnt to play very simple exercises ( intended for children, though I am an adult, 48 years old). My desire is to play popular songs effortlessly by both hands using chords by my left hand.
Great! If you’ve got all your major and minor scales down, id say that’s more than enough. Focus on repertoire, and a bit of theory can help you remember and understand those chord progressions too.
As a guitarist I'm struggling a lot just to close my eyes, even though I realise that works fine, I keep trying to consciously add imaginary dots that cage my diatonic arpeggios/modes all over the fretboard. The patterns are in the muscle memory but the notes in every key not yet, and whenever i play in a different key than C major (even though I can already add both dimished scale while improgising without burning thw toast) I just get lost because I keep thinking about C major scale notes. It's almost like that if I keep my eyes open I cannot actually avoid thinking about those 7 C's arpeggios xD I guess practicing in every key will take me there
Here's every single mode of these full scales as indexed on the Ian Ring scale finder: 661, 677, 859, 871, 923, 1189, 1193, 1321, 1365, 1371, 1387, 1389, 1451, 1453, 1459, 1461, 1643, 1651, 1707, 1709, 1717, 1741, 1749, 1755, 2477, 2483, 2509, 2741, 2773, 2777, 2869, 2873, 2901, 2925, 3289, 4095 (limited-transposition scales are 1365, 1755, 2925, and 4095)
Interesting systematic approach. Good to be slow, for sure. The progress tracker has 12 to a page, so good for not quite 2.5 weeks at five days a week. Maybe it'd be a good idea to instead put this into a spreadsheet, like in Excel, and then you don't end up with a bunch of pdfs at the end, but you can kind of see it at a glance? What do you think, anyone?
Pretty sure the math works. You can check the link in the description if you want to see my calculations. Yeah, some people like to read the notes so I wrote them all out in all keys. The visual effect of seeing the notes can be really useful. But if you do it by memory, you could condense the whole system much smaller.
@@BradHarrison I"m sure your math is right. What I mean was there are five grids on one pdf page, for the checkmarks. So it might be easier for me to put the same grids in a spreadsheet, cuz for me that might be easier to enter a check in the keyboard rather than writing on a pdf. Or maybe you meant to print them. Sure not hard to make a grid with a few lines in my lined practice notebook. Need to somehow keep track of where I am, because I find that motivating if you know what I mean. I got to grade 6 piano without being systematic, but maybe it's time to change my ways. :) TEchnique was never my strong point.
Gotcha! Yeah, there’s lot of ways to format this, and I went through a few options when designing the video and materials before settling on this version. As far as learning and practice in music, I think there’s definitely a balance to be struck between a systematic approach and an intuitive approach. Relying too much or not enough on one or the other can lead to problems or deficiencies.
@@BradHarrison So in your version, people tick off the pdf - or maybe print it? I don't have a printer, so I didn't htink of that option til now. But what was your intention for that?
hey, absolutely loved the video and really want to try it out. i just need alittle help. in order to learn these scales properly, should i focus on only one scale for 5 days until its set in and then move onto the next or focus on a handful and go through the 5 days and move on to another handful? for example, do i learn C major only for the 5 days and go onto G major or do C, G, D, and A major for the five days and move onto the next batch of major scales?
It’s totally up to you and what works for your routines, goals, and appetites. If you’re up for it, you can do a few keys a day. Maybe spend a set amount of time on scales per day and see what you can get through depending in what “day” you’re on.
When do you add the second, third, etc. scale to your routine? After 5 days having completed the progress tracker for the first scale? Do you then start the next scale and keep repeating only the 16th note pattern for the first scale? What's your recommendation?
You can add a new scale right away if you want. It depends how much time you’re willing/able to devote to this project. At 10 minutes a day, you can only do one scale at a time(or maybe two by the time you get to the shorter review days). But if you’re willing to spend 20-30 minutes a day, you can do 2-3+ scales a day and be through them all in no time! As far as review, you’ll have to see what works for you. But maintaining and reviewing scales takes no time at all when they’re fast. It literally takes 2 seconds to play the 16th note pattern at 120. And if you only ever get to half that tempo, it’s only 4 seconds. You could review 12 scales in about a minute. Good luck!
great. But you don't explain what to do when you start plateauing.I can't seem to play A major 16ths at 100bpm. Do I sell my piano and give up? also why only one octave. I made the decision to do two, because I think we should practicing our crossovers.
This method is highly adaptable! Do two octaves, or just one, hand together or apart…every instrument will have different needs and challenges, and I touched on that in the video. You’re having trouble at 100bpm. How is 90? How about 91? Also, try again tomorrow and see how far you get. This method isn’t infinite, but also for some people getting to the point you did is a massive achievement. And hopefully you can do even better tomorrow. Hope that helps! Let me know how it goes. Good luck!
Thanks for the level headed reply. It felt like the implication was that if we start from the bottom we should be able to progress upwards immediately and it felt like "why can't I?" I think I'm just frustrated, because I really feel like I should be able to get up there. (been practicing my Major scales for about 6 months now - though in a pretty unorganized way). I think I need to come back tomorrow like you suggested. @@BradHarrison
Some projects are more stubborn than others. Sometimes you’ll get a passage up to speed relatively easily while another requires way more effort, repetition, and review. It’s not always obvious why but it’s definitely a thing. Also, consider if there are any technique issues you could improve upon. And, breaks are good too. Learning often comes over the medium and long term, not just short.
7:27 “With an extra passing tone”, or “Blue Note”. Hence “The Blues”. I do apologize. I know it’s pedantic, but it seemed reckless to me to leave that out.
Hello! Great videos to motivy yourself to study scale but I don't quite get what "All keys are the same to guitarists" means... What differs between a pianist and a guitarist : aren't they both playing on a harmonic instruments with more or less the same patern logic except the guitar is more "messyer" due to it's configuration?
Guitarists can go up or down a fret and play the exact same pattern and get a different key. There’s very little difference between C major and C# major(scale or bar chord), but the same can’t be said for most other instruments. For piano, the notes and fingerings are completely different.
Is it okay if I tap quarter notes with my leg or bob my head when metronome is playing whole notes (at the very beginning of the exercise at slow tempos)? It just feels easier to keep up with the tempo and not get lost but I wander if it makes the exercise less effective. Another question. I kinda struggle to keep up with the tempo at 100-120 bpm quarter notes (at the very end of the exercise). Any tips to overcome that? I play the piano if it’s of any matter
Yes, physical involvement in the time/tempo can be super useful! Just be careful it doesn’t become impossible to turn it off because it can look pretty silly on stage. As far as approaching higher tempos, either review slower wholes and half notes becuase you’re still learning the scale/notes/muscle memory. Or, if you’re nailing one tempo and can’t break through to the next, take smaller steps. If 90bpm is perfect but 100 is hard, try 91, 92, etc. then built up.
I’d say you should run all or most of the process a few days in row to continue to build muscle memory and familiarity. Stop when you lose control and accuracy. Maybe this is a limit for you, but hopefully it’s temporary and you can blow past it eventually. Also, these speeds are arbitrary. Learning the scales is as important as making them really fast(whatever “fast” means to you). Good luck!
Lets say you learn the first scale, how often to keep playing that one while you learn the second? I would assume by the time you are at the last 12th major scale, you would need to be doing review of each scale everyday? How much time does this end up taking?
Covered that in the video! Reviewing all 12 scales in 8ths is just a couple minutes. 16ths is even faster. It’s really quick to review when you have them learned and up to speed.
There isn’t specific music for trumpet, but there is a treble clef version. If you want to use the playalong files, just use the one that’s a major second lower. So if you want to practice a D scale, use the file marked C.
Great! Welcome! When you signed up, you should have seen a list of benefits. It would have included a url to get to the syllabus. Maybe check my channel and see if it’s accessible there for you as a member? I also posted it as a community post that you should see if you go to the community tab on my channel. Worst case, send me a note through my website contact page and I’ll email it to you. www.bradharrison.ca
I just paid and I cannot access the files from the drop box link. I downloaded the file called scale syllabus, and it was a compressed file that was "invalid" when I tried extracting. Am I doing something wrong?
Strange. I’ve had other people use the link with no problems. The file is not compressed. As with most things, try turning your computer off and on, and try again. Maybe try on a different browser or computer too. We’ll get this sorted one way or another!
If the 9'30" is "no review" and the 24ish hours "extensive review (the entire program)," what would the ~ 14'30" "moderate review" be with respect to the plan? Also, I like how it's "melodic minor bebop," "bebop 'modes'," "The Lick." if you cover natural minor, trust me- you can play the Lick already! Just remember: 2-3-4-5-3, 1-2. Those are just the scale-degree patterns!
@@BradHarrison I wasn't sure whether the lick was just another meme or not here- but seriously, if you know minor/Dorian (this doesn't use degrees 5 or 6), you basically know this already! But I personally would only prefer to start with just days 1-4 (ignoring 16ths altogether), but still, that's plenty! I'll see how long that works out to be.
I crapped out at 70 bpm with eighth notes. What next. It wasn't comfortable at that speed. Try again tomorrow, or what? So that was 8 notes per bar, one beat per bar. Do I have it right? Doesn't feel right - lol
That’s great! Try again tomorrow and try to get faster. Was it an improvement on your old tempo? If so, that’s a win! If not, another day or two should practice. If still no, you should talk to your teacher and see if you can figure out what’s going wrong. P.s. 8ths notes is 8 notes per bar(in 4/4), two notes per beat. And in this case there are four beats per bar.
@@BradHarrison I'm self taught. It was the LH thumb under that was the problem, so I worked on that for a bit. I'm well aware of # of beats for each note type, but I think my metronome confused me. I'll try again today. Also I found your recordings tricky because seems to be 5 beats between clips.
@@BradHarrison Also I really liked your overall plan for study, being warmup, technique, repertoire, and review. I can apply that to all the instruments I play, and it is a very sensible and satisfying way to lesson-plan. So, thank you for that valuable gem.
Did you watch the video? Check the links in the description for how the math works out and I’ve done a few videos on why learning scales is useful. But you feel free to follow your own musical journey! All the best!
You're amazing for this. All of your informational videos on youtube, and now the progress tracker for FREE as well!?? Respect.
On the humourous side for clarinetists: It will actually take you 48 HOURS, since keying on the clarinet is different in different octaves. So you have to apply at least 2 octaves (or even 3 at best) to each scale to benefit.
True! I did touch on that in the video. Some instruments have different fingerings in different octaves(winds, for example) but guitarists and singers only need to learn one scale type once and then just slide higher or lower. I just went for the middle path to be most applicable to all.
Your videos are awesome! So clearly presented with beautifully clear graphics. WOW.
This is CRAZYYY!! I’m actually struggling to find a method to study scales in a way I fell progress. Have been learning alto sax for the last 6 months and I’m feeling stuck with only play alongs and small exercises from the books. I’ll DEFINITELY give a try starting tomorrow with this idea and see if I develop the skills around the your timeline
Any progress?
This is amazing! Thank you so much for providing all of these free resources. I've been looking for this kind of help for YEARS :)
I can warmly recommend this method, it actually seems to work. As soon as you have applied it rigorously to just one scale (say one of your less comfortable ones), you will change your opinion radically about the stress/discomfort/boredom/distraction you may encounter to understand, that those feelings are in fact positive: They are a clear sign your brain is actally programming a new skill.
But don't cut corners. Be mindful of every single beat, anticipate each finger/embouchure movement in advance, trust your brain. Slowly, muscle memory will reveal itself to you.
I just found my favorite music RUclips channel ever right here!!!
Welcome! And thanks for the kind words!
Thank you i play trumpet and I will defiantly take advantage of the free pdfs and stuff to help me learn my scales. Gotta love improv theory.
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Yeah im definitely joining your Patreon. Keep doing the amazing work.
Appreciate the support!
Wow your channel is really AWESOME!! I’ve been watching a ton of your videos and this might be the best channel I’ve gone to for music 🎶 Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you’re enjoying the videos!
I started using it for violin and found it very useful. The only thing I changed is that instead of playing one octave, I play two. With this modification you can cover all possible notes of the first position, which is not bad at all! It takes more time, but it is worth it. I also try not to use open strings. Thanks for the video!
OMG I need this video, ty so much for uploading it!!!
You continue to put amazing content on this site for free. Truly what Victor Wooten would call, a force for Music!
I hope (as a guitar player) that you do Pentatonic scales soon, but I know I've already got a lot of value. Def will be joining your membership.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I’ll definitely be adding pentatonics soon. I might do a poll in a week or two and see what scale type people are most interested in for the first update in March.
I'm watching aot of content, this is the best..I was just talking with an l.a. session guy, about the myth of minor pentatonics when a simple major one will do it..(not having a 4th, like the minor pentatonic- avoids clashing with major third) so major and minor are helpful..the sixth in the major avoids clash with sevens on chords as well while using maj penta scales..AlohAz
as someone struggling in band i really wish i found this sooner lol
thanks for the awesome video
It’s always bittersweet when someone writes this. Glad to have you now!
This is awesome!
Dude. Awesome. I'm a classical organist, and even Bach wrote lead sheets, leaving lots of room for improvisation. When are you releasing the next set of scales, cuz when you do, I'll sign up. Thanks.
I just released major modes! (I do have a couple play along types to finish so I haven’t announced but all the scales are there in the folder.)
This is amazing. ❤️
I learned all my major scales it helped so much so I can’t wait to learn all of them
Agreed! I think learning my major scales was the single project that made the most difference in my musical abilities. It inspired this video: Major Scales Give You Superpowers
ruclips.net/video/kjlNF0QFTZ0/видео.html
Thanks a lot, inspiring and structured 🙂👍🏻
I feel like learning the scale itself is not difficult but I find the finger placement difficult, like which finger to play which note
I’d say that’s a pretty closely related issue. Learning the notes to play and building the coordination and muscle memory to play the correct fingerings are all part of the same package.
This 3000% method works guys. Listen to this man.
Nice futurama reference !
I've started learning scales slowly with my teacher, and we recently switched to this method (without touching the metronome so it takes even less time, so every variation at a certain tempo). It's great to see the progress come day after day, you really realise how much of it happens when you sleep !
just what i needed. thank you algorithm
Your videos are absolutely amazing!!!! For their perfection they ridicule thousands of other video tutorials!!!! Could you explain how to use your table to learn an entire song?
Thanks from Florence Italy !!!!!
Thanks for the kind words! Sure, you could apply the same technique to learning a piece and taking the speed down to half or quarter tempo, then work it back up similar to the technique shown in the video. I’ve used variations on this method many times to learn difficult sections!
@@BradHarrison THANKS a lot!!!!!
Man i sooo should have payed attention to theory as an 8 year old. I find myself struggling to remember anything now in my thirties. This will be a good place for me to brush up on foundations. Thank you for your work
I used to feel as you at 50. I've changed my perspective though and stopped regretting lost opportunities as a child. Age has in fact minor detrimental impact. It is all about acquiring the art of practice (like applying this method). I can sense progress every single day, as long as my practice is slow, deliberate, mindful and focused. Wish you the best of progress 🤜🏼🤛🏼
I like the structured approach and the slow increase in speed, but realistically you will hit a speed wall for every given scale and have to repeat and eventually stop for the day. This will mean more than the mathematically perfect 10 mins per scale. That said I have downloaded the scale tracker and will be using it with some adjustments to the method. I will be using smaller increases in tempo and starting my sessions six tempi below my peak for each scale, working up from there to develop more speed and accuracy.
That starting and ending points are arbitrary, and everyone will have a limit on speed. But it really depends on your goals. If you can play a scale in 8th notes at medium tempo, I’d say you know the scale, and for many people, that’s the goal.
Good luck! I hope it goes great!
@BradHarrison oh I've just had a session with four scales I'm working on piano and it's very efficient. I have been looking for something to plan and record progress with so thank you.
Impressive, very informative video. Thank you. But I'm not going down the rabbit hole of learning all those scales. All I want to learn are all the major scales, relative minor scales, pentatonic and blues scales and I'll be happy : )
Those would be a super useful collection! And I’ve got them all in the syllabus. ;-)
Man you are a Bad ASS you really want people to learn i thank you very much and aver thing you've away to help is grate and may GOD BLESS you
hey, I learned all my scales in 24hrs! Cheers mate.
It’s a solid system, eh?
Other scales such as Hungarian gypsy, blues, Russian too plus the major/minor/ diminished/augmented triads and their inversions
So many scales! I did include blues, but yeah, there are an even more scales that seemed a bit niche. But some people might find them useful depending on the type of music they play! I may end up including arpeggios and triads and such in the syllabus eventually, but they do start to blur the definition of scale.
Hey Brad, thanks for the study plan and resources! Any suggestion for practicing more than just going up and down the scale? I haven't started using the method but I am thinking that going up and down the scales might no really be enough to be able to play and actually inprovise on the scales.
Sure! You can play in thirds, fourths, sequences like 1231,2343,3453, etc. Any kind of pattern to get technique into your brain/fingers. And if you’re using this method to learn scale to improvise, I do find the running up and down to be useful because you’re just trying to get that pool of notes into your brain as a pool of note options to improvise on. Learning and memorizing all the scales you need to use to improvise is a big project.
Hello, I have a question to 2:13: "...in only one key, because you don't need to worry about different keys if you play guitar or sing" ..???..I don' understand this sentence. Can you explain to me, Thanks for your great content!
For most instrumentalists, playing C and C# major are completely different notes and fingerings. But for a guitarist, they just slide up a fret and follow the same finger pattern. For singers, they sing the same pattern of intervals and sometimes don’t even know what note they’re singing. C# is a tiny bit higher but feels basically the same as C major. Hope that helps!
Thank you very much for the competent feedback, I really appreciate it. And again, thanks for the great content on this channel!
@BradHarrison For guitarists it doesn't really work in this way, for the major scale you generally learn 7 patterns with 18 notes each (3 notes for every string) and you can transpose these patterns along the neck. You can learn just one position, but it would be very limiting.
@ec6169 Fair. And the more ways you can play a scale, the more options you’ll have. Different instruments have different but similar challenges. Piano has left and right hand with different fingerings, winds have upper and lower octaves… But you could technically learn one pattern and play it every key in guitar, no? Side stepping keys is much easier on guitar than on many other instruments, right? Just slide up or down a fret and play the same pattern. I know you’ve got your challenges, but as a trumpet player, I’m still jealous.
I may have oversimplified a bit, but this whole video is really about adapting the method to your needs and having a plan to work through your technique, and how you can get through a lot of material if you’re work smart. Fair enough?
You are so cool thank you
Lmao. Not too many people have accused me of that, but thanks!!
Hiii!! Can you make a video about time signature
That’s next on the list! Should be out in a few weeks.
@@BradHarrison Thank you!!
Thanks Brad, the 40.000 + hrs GoT season 8, so funny
It’s been 5 years and I’m still shocked at how badly that show turned!
I have learned to play all the major and minor scales on piano simultaneously by both my hands- slow and fast. What should be my next different exercise to progress ? If you have any video link, please share.
That’s great! That’s a lot of technique and key fluency!
So, it depends what you’re looking for. Modes are really good for increasing key fluency and useful for improvisation too. Pentatonics and blues scales are also great for improv. If you’re not interested in improv, I’d probably focus on patterns of major and minor scales(1231,2342,3453, etc. and a million similar patterns).
@BradHarrison I have learnt to play very simple exercises ( intended for children, though I am an adult, 48 years old). My desire is to play popular songs effortlessly by both hands using chords by my left hand.
Great! If you’ve got all your major and minor scales down, id say that’s more than enough. Focus on repertoire, and a bit of theory can help you remember and understand those chord progressions too.
As a guitarist I'm struggling a lot just to close my eyes, even though I realise that works fine, I keep trying to consciously add imaginary dots that cage my diatonic arpeggios/modes all over the fretboard. The patterns are in the muscle memory but the notes in every key not yet, and whenever i play in a different key than C major (even though I can already add both dimished scale while improgising without burning thw toast) I just get lost because I keep thinking about C major scale notes. It's almost like that if I keep my eyes open I cannot actually avoid thinking about those 7 C's arpeggios xD I guess practicing in every key will take me there
The Algorithm be praised!
Welcome!
Here's every single mode of these full scales as indexed on the Ian Ring scale finder:
661, 677, 859, 871, 923, 1189, 1193, 1321, 1365, 1371, 1387, 1389, 1451, 1453, 1459, 1461, 1643, 1651, 1707, 1709, 1717, 1741, 1749, 1755, 2477, 2483, 2509, 2741, 2773, 2777, 2869, 2873, 2901, 2925, 3289, 4095 (limited-transposition scales are 1365, 1755, 2925, and 4095)
Interesting systematic approach. Good to be slow, for sure. The progress tracker has 12 to a page, so good for not quite 2.5 weeks at five days a week. Maybe it'd be a good idea to instead put this into a spreadsheet, like in Excel, and then you don't end up with a bunch of pdfs at the end, but you can kind of see it at a glance? What do you think, anyone?
Pretty sure the math works. You can check the link in the description if you want to see my calculations.
Yeah, some people like to read the notes so I wrote them all out in all keys. The visual effect of seeing the notes can be really useful. But if you do it by memory, you could condense the whole system much smaller.
@@BradHarrison I"m sure your math is right. What I mean was there are five grids on one pdf page, for the checkmarks. So it might be easier for me to put the same grids in a spreadsheet, cuz for me that might be easier to enter a check in the keyboard rather than writing on a pdf. Or maybe you meant to print them. Sure not hard to make a grid with a few lines in my lined practice notebook. Need to somehow keep track of where I am, because I find that motivating if you know what I mean. I got to grade 6 piano without being systematic, but maybe it's time to change my ways. :) TEchnique was never my strong point.
Gotcha! Yeah, there’s lot of ways to format this, and I went through a few options when designing the video and materials before settling on this version. As far as learning and practice in music, I think there’s definitely a balance to be struck between a systematic approach and an intuitive approach. Relying too much or not enough on one or the other can lead to problems or deficiencies.
@@BradHarrison So in your version, people tick off the pdf - or maybe print it? I don't have a printer, so I didn't htink of that option til now. But what was your intention for that?
Yeah, print it, or make a mark on the pdf on your iPad or computer. Whatever works for your lifestyle and gear.
hey, absolutely loved the video and really want to try it out. i just need alittle help. in order to learn these scales properly, should i focus on only one scale for 5 days until its set in and then move onto the next or focus on a handful and go through the 5 days and move on to another handful? for example, do i learn C major only for the 5 days and go onto G major or do C, G, D, and A major for the five days and move onto the next batch of major scales?
It’s totally up to you and what works for your routines, goals, and appetites. If you’re up for it, you can do a few keys a day. Maybe spend a set amount of time on scales per day and see what you can get through depending in what “day” you’re on.
When do you add the second, third, etc. scale to your routine? After 5 days having completed the progress tracker for the first scale? Do you then start the next scale and keep repeating only the 16th note pattern for the first scale? What's your recommendation?
You can add a new scale right away if you want. It depends how much time you’re willing/able to devote to this project. At 10 minutes a day, you can only do one scale at a time(or maybe two by the time you get to the shorter review days). But if you’re willing to spend 20-30 minutes a day, you can do 2-3+ scales a day and be through them all in no time!
As far as review, you’ll have to see what works for you. But maintaining and reviewing scales takes no time at all when they’re fast. It literally takes 2 seconds to play the 16th note pattern at 120. And if you only ever get to half that tempo, it’s only 4 seconds. You could review 12 scales in about a minute. Good luck!
great. But you don't explain what to do when you start plateauing.I can't seem to play A major 16ths at 100bpm. Do I sell my piano and give up? also why only one octave. I made the decision to do two, because I think we should practicing our crossovers.
This method is highly adaptable! Do two octaves, or just one, hand together or apart…every instrument will have different needs and challenges, and I touched on that in the video.
You’re having trouble at 100bpm. How is 90? How about 91? Also, try again tomorrow and see how far you get. This method isn’t infinite, but also for some people getting to the point you did is a massive achievement. And hopefully you can do even better tomorrow. Hope that helps! Let me know how it goes. Good luck!
Thanks for the level headed reply. It felt like the implication was that if we start from the bottom we should be able to progress upwards immediately and it felt like "why can't I?" I think I'm just frustrated, because I really feel like I should be able to get up there. (been practicing my Major scales for about 6 months now - though in a pretty unorganized way). I think I need to come back tomorrow like you suggested. @@BradHarrison
Some projects are more stubborn than others. Sometimes you’ll get a passage up to speed relatively easily while another requires way more effort, repetition, and review. It’s not always obvious why but it’s definitely a thing. Also, consider if there are any technique issues you could improve upon. And, breaks are good too. Learning often comes over the medium and long term, not just short.
Wow!
7:27 “With an extra passing tone”, or “Blue Note”. Hence “The Blues”. I do apologize. I know it’s pedantic, but it seemed reckless to me to leave that out.
Hello! Great videos to motivy yourself to study scale but I don't quite get what "All keys are the same to guitarists" means... What differs between a pianist and a guitarist : aren't they both playing on a harmonic instruments with more or less the same patern logic except the guitar is more "messyer" due to it's configuration?
Guitarists can go up or down a fret and play the exact same pattern and get a different key. There’s very little difference between C major and C# major(scale or bar chord), but the same can’t be said for most other instruments. For piano, the notes and fingerings are completely different.
Is it okay if I tap quarter notes with my leg or bob my head when metronome is playing whole notes (at the very beginning of the exercise at slow tempos)? It just feels easier to keep up with the tempo and not get lost but I wander if it makes the exercise less effective.
Another question. I kinda struggle to keep up with the tempo at 100-120 bpm quarter notes (at the very end of the exercise). Any tips to overcome that?
I play the piano if it’s of any matter
Yes, physical involvement in the time/tempo can be super useful! Just be careful it doesn’t become impossible to turn it off because it can look pretty silly on stage.
As far as approaching higher tempos, either review slower wholes and half notes becuase you’re still learning the scale/notes/muscle memory. Or, if you’re nailing one tempo and can’t break through to the next, take smaller steps. If 90bpm is perfect but 100 is hard, try 91, 92, etc. then built up.
@@BradHarrison Appreciate the answer
Please sir, what app do you use to edit your video... I will love to know... Please reply.
I find you to be very interesting and thank you very much for the video 😎😎😎!
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You can do this! Work the system!
Thanks for the amazing content!
Please, mind if I ask you which software you use to do these animations?
Thanks!
Keynote does most of the heavy lifting.
16th notes at 80bpm is murder for me. Should I remain here until proficient?
I’d say you should run all or most of the process a few days in row to continue to build muscle memory and familiarity. Stop when you lose control and accuracy. Maybe this is a limit for you, but hopefully it’s temporary and you can blow past it eventually. Also, these speeds are arbitrary. Learning the scales is as important as making them really fast(whatever “fast” means to you). Good luck!
Lets say you learn the first scale, how often to keep playing that one while you learn the second? I would assume by the time you are at the last 12th major scale, you would need to be doing review of each scale everyday? How much time does this end up taking?
Covered that in the video! Reviewing all 12 scales in 8ths is just a couple minutes. 16ths is even faster. It’s really quick to review when you have them learned and up to speed.
Can this work for flutists?
Absolu-flute-ly!
@@BradHarrisonLOL!
I am simultaneously proud and ashamed of that joke.
@@BradHarrison 😂
Bonjour je ne trouve pas les partitions pour trompette, vous pouvez me dire où sont elles ? merci beaucoup pour votre travail 🙏
There isn’t specific music for trumpet, but there is a treble clef version. If you want to use the playalong files, just use the one that’s a major second lower. So if you want to practice a D scale, use the file marked C.
@@BradHarrison okay thank you
Excellent! Hope you find them useful! I use this technique all the time.
@@BradHarrison Hello, excuse me I became a member because I want to download all the other scales but I can't. How to do it? Thank you
Great! Welcome! When you signed up, you should have seen a list of benefits. It would have included a url to get to the syllabus. Maybe check my channel and see if it’s accessible there for you as a member? I also posted it as a community post that you should see if you go to the community tab on my channel. Worst case, send me a note through my website contact page and I’ll email it to you. www.bradharrison.ca
Would these scales can be implemented for beginner violinists
Sure!
... still not over GoT S8.... 😢
I think that to optimise our time spent actually learning...we could use You Tube a lot less !!
I just paid and I cannot access the files from the drop box link. I downloaded the file called scale syllabus, and it was a compressed file that was "invalid" when I tried extracting. Am I doing something wrong?
Strange. I’ve had other people use the link with no problems. The file is not compressed. As with most things, try turning your computer off and on, and try again. Maybe try on a different browser or computer too. We’ll get this sorted one way or another!
Let me know if you get it sorted or not!
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If the 9'30" is "no review" and the 24ish hours "extensive review (the entire program)," what would the ~ 14'30" "moderate review" be with respect to the plan?
Also, I like how it's "melodic minor bebop," "bebop 'modes'," "The Lick." if you cover natural minor, trust me- you can play the Lick already! Just remember: 2-3-4-5-3, 1-2. Those are just the scale-degree patterns!
The moderate review does 3 days of review rather than 5. It skips days 2 & 3.
The lick was sort of a joke, but I might do it anyway!
@@BradHarrison I wasn't sure whether the lick was just another meme or not here- but seriously, if you know minor/Dorian (this doesn't use degrees 5 or 6), you basically know this already!
But I personally would only prefer to start with just days 1-4 (ignoring 16ths altogether), but still, that's plenty! I'll see how long that works out to be.
This is important for me as a beginner guitarist, I'm watching this
can you try rhythmic notation Part 3 Next? if this video hits 10k likes?
It’s actually the next planned video! Should be a done in a few weeks.
Finally got it done! Time Signatures in Music Explained
ruclips.net/video/-CgdOWOFbUU/видео.html
I crapped out at 70 bpm with eighth notes. What next. It wasn't comfortable at that speed. Try again tomorrow, or what? So that was 8 notes per bar, one beat per bar. Do I have it right? Doesn't feel right - lol
That’s great! Try again tomorrow and try to get faster. Was it an improvement on your old tempo? If so, that’s a win! If not, another day or two should practice. If still no, you should talk to your teacher and see if you can figure out what’s going wrong.
P.s. 8ths notes is 8 notes per bar(in 4/4), two notes per beat. And in this case there are four beats per bar.
@@BradHarrison I'm self taught. It was the LH thumb under that was the problem, so I worked on that for a bit.
I'm well aware of # of beats for each note type, but I think my metronome confused me. I'll try again today. Also I found your recordings tricky because seems to be 5 beats between clips.
@@BradHarrison Also I really liked your overall plan for study, being warmup, technique, repertoire, and review. I can apply that to all the instruments I play, and it is a very sensible and satisfying way to lesson-plan. So, thank you for that valuable gem.
Or you are a savage that was gaming 6 hour a day and replaced gaming with guitar hahaha
not good to practice so much, but maybe ur different
The only true Englishman in the Beatles was a Harrison..Aloha from Bradley
I wonder how distantly related we are...
Someone likes Game of Thrones....
It was so great for 4 seasons, and then it was pretty good for a couple more, and then they completely fumbled the ending.
Not only is it a ridiculous claim, it’s a suspect goal in the first place
Did you watch the video? Check the links in the description for how the math works out and I’ve done a few videos on why learning scales is useful. But you feel free to follow your own musical journey! All the best!