▶ Get your Scales, Chords & theory Guides here www.pianofs.com/downloads 🎹 BLACK FRIDAY 25% OFF THEORY GUIDE BUNDLES Hope this one helps!! Learning minor scales this way by getting familiar with the intervals you're using is MUCH more effective for learning music in the long run.. that's why I teach it that way.
Max, just want to take a second to thank you. I'm a total beginner - just a few weeks into my learning journey, and I've watched other videos from so many other teachers. Some are good, and some, well, not so much. But I can say without a doubt that I found yours to be the absolute best. I started with your 'naming/recognizing the white notes' video, and I have played the guided practice portion more times than I count. In fact, that's how I start off each practice day - watching your guided practice. Repetition is the key, and I'll soon be starting your 'learning black keys' instruction. Based on your other videos, I have developed an organized practice schedule for scales, chords, etc. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate learning from you, and my wife says she really likes your accent. Thanks again, Max.
3 weeks update - Totally locked in on the major scales, and progressing nicely with 1-3-5 chords, and then finding the minor to each by flattening the 3rd (thanks to your videos, by the way). I was intimidated by Minor scales until watching this video - just flattening the 3, 6 & 7. Can't wait to get started. Gracias!
I know this and practice it every day, but I have much respect for your teaching style that I'm watching it as a review. I decided to do 10 minutes a day working on scales, mixing them up. I just started today and it was quite humbling. Especially playing the melodic minor scale in contrary motion. I won;t get frustrated, since it will get better with time.
I just watched your video from 3 years ago about how to remember all the Chords in major and minor and that video was amazing. Thanks for continuing to make content. It really is a game changer
Very interesting! I've noticed yesterday, that often using B instead of B flat sounds right when trying to come up with some chord progression. Now I know why - I interchangeably used the natural minor and harmonic minor scales! :) Thank you
Would you recommend to learn the major scales with the blocks method and then the minor scales by just lowering the respective intervals? Because you said in the other vids that it's difficult to learn them all without viewing them as shapes aka boxes?
Picturing the major scale in blocks is a good way to get started and practice seeing larger shapes… but at some point these need to be by heart anyway. The major scale then becomes a handy reference point to find other things. Using major to find minor instead of just trying to memorise minor scales is really useful because it teaches us how the minor scale is built, what it’s made of and how it compares to major. When you say ‘boxes’ I think you’re referring to what I said about the major scale blocks - that was as opposed to using half steps and whole steps and was just a starting point for the majors really. 👍
Oh do you mean when I played the top part of the harmonic minor scale, G Ab B C? Because yes those are the same as the 1st 4 notes of G phrygian dominant which is a mode of the harmonic minor scale
Isn’t Phrygian a minor scale as well, the same as Dorian? (yes, they’re modes … but modes are just scales, that were/can be derived from other scales?)
I know what you mean, it's like the natural minor scale with a b2 and that's a useful way to remember it. I don't really think of it like as a minor really though because that flat 2 makes the whole tonality quite different, much darker to my ears. But also because Dorian is much more broadly useful/more widely used in my experience, that's why I only included that one here, (that and sticking to the variations of 6,7 thing) Gotta draw the line somewhere 👍
@@PianoFromScratch Yes, Phrygian messes up your conclusion … so just pretend it doesn’t exist, lol … 😊 Pretty sure if it has 1, b3 and 5, it’s a minor scale … ?
@@kierenmoore3236 Jeez... there's no pretending anything doesn't exist to suit my 'conclusion' haha, I'm just grouping together a selection of useful scales to teach beginners. Most people watching will likely have no need for phrygian at the moment so including it in this lesson wouldn't be helpful for them.
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Hope this one helps!! Learning minor scales this way by getting familiar with the intervals you're using is MUCH more effective for learning music in the long run.. that's why I teach it that way.
The way you broke down the different types of minor scales was super helpful. Still wrapping my head around it, but feeling more confident already!
Finally, a video that made sense to me! Love the way you explained this. Thanks
Nice, glad it clicked
Max, just want to take a second to thank you. I'm a total beginner - just a few weeks into my learning journey, and I've watched other videos from so many other teachers. Some are good, and some, well, not so much. But I can say without a doubt that I found yours to be the absolute best. I started with your 'naming/recognizing the white notes' video, and I have played the guided practice portion more times than I count. In fact, that's how I start off each practice day - watching your guided practice. Repetition is the key, and I'll soon be starting your 'learning black keys' instruction. Based on your other videos, I have developed an organized practice schedule for scales, chords, etc. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate learning from you, and my wife says she really likes your accent. Thanks again, Max.
3 weeks update - Totally locked in on the major scales, and progressing nicely with 1-3-5 chords, and then finding the minor to each by flattening the 3rd (thanks to your videos, by the way). I was intimidated by Minor scales until watching this video - just flattening the 3, 6 & 7. Can't wait to get started. Gracias!
I know this and practice it every day, but I have much respect for your teaching style that I'm watching it as a review.
I decided to do 10 minutes a day working on scales, mixing them up. I just started today and it was quite humbling. Especially playing the melodic minor scale in contrary motion. I won;t get frustrated, since it will get better with time.
Great stuff, Lawrence. Yes it’s good to always keep on top of the fundamentals! Thanks for watching
thanks for teaching
I just watched your video from 3 years ago about how to remember all the Chords in major and minor and that video was amazing. Thanks for continuing to make content. It really is a game changer
Awesome, good to hear the videos have been helpful!
Very interesting! I've noticed yesterday, that often using B instead of B flat sounds right when trying to come up with some chord progression. Now I know why - I interchangeably used the natural minor and harmonic minor scales! :) Thank you
Greeeeat video! 🎉
Thank you, again. Great tutorials for beginners.
Well explained Sir. Many of my doubts are cleared. Thank you very much 🩷🙏
You’re the best at explaining piano learning techniques.
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Awesome to hear, keep going!
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finally understood minor scales.
your teaching approach is really effective.
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Very good explanation..
Would you recommend to learn the major scales with the blocks method and then the minor scales by just lowering the respective intervals? Because you said in the other vids that it's difficult to learn them all without viewing them as shapes aka boxes?
Picturing the major scale in blocks is a good way to get started and practice seeing larger shapes… but at some point these need to be by heart anyway. The major scale then becomes a handy reference point to find other things.
Using major to find minor instead of just trying to memorise minor scales is really useful because it teaches us how the minor scale is built, what it’s made of and how it compares to major.
When you say ‘boxes’ I think you’re referring to what I said about the major scale blocks - that was as opposed to using half steps and whole steps and was just a starting point for the majors really. 👍
The word scale and mode are interchangeable they mean exactly the same thing. Just as the ionian mode is also the major scale.
I tend to think of them as three variations of one scale
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5:10 isn't that the phrygien mode?
Phyrgian is like a natural minor scale with a flat 2nd
@@PianoFromScratch pardon me, it's the phrygian dominant scale/mode...
No, phrygian dominant would have a major 3rd instead of a minor 3rd
Oh do you mean when I played the top part of the harmonic minor scale, G Ab B C? Because yes those are the same as the 1st 4 notes of G phrygian dominant which is a mode of the harmonic minor scale
What are those counters you are using to show a piano scale.Why do the counters, do not fall of the keyboard when you are playing a piano scale
They’re just some coloured chips from amazon i think and I put blu tak on the back
Isn’t Phrygian a minor scale as well, the same as Dorian? (yes, they’re modes … but modes are just scales, that were/can be derived from other scales?)
I know what you mean, it's like the natural minor scale with a b2 and that's a useful way to remember it. I don't really think of it like as a minor really though because that flat 2 makes the whole tonality quite different, much darker to my ears.
But also because Dorian is much more broadly useful/more widely used in my experience, that's why I only included that one here, (that and sticking to the variations of 6,7 thing) Gotta draw the line somewhere 👍
@@PianoFromScratch Yes, Phrygian messes up your conclusion … so just pretend it doesn’t exist, lol … 😊
Pretty sure if it has 1, b3 and 5, it’s a minor scale … ?
@@kierenmoore3236 Jeez... there's no pretending anything doesn't exist to suit my 'conclusion' haha, I'm just grouping together a selection of useful scales to teach beginners. Most people watching will likely have no need for phrygian at the moment so including it in this lesson wouldn't be helpful for them.
@@PianoFromScratch … but Phrygian IS a minor scale … N’est-ce pas?
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Can you teach me how to play the guitar and how to play the piano?
I didnt even realize I am this early
Thanks for watching, I hope you caught the worm