Yes Jason, still watching your videos daily, yours is one of the few channels where I have hit the notification bell. I've always shied away from practicing scales but I think I need to incorporate them in my practice somehow; if only for the up and down runs fluidity. I've learned so much from your videos in the past few years and still have so much to learn but I'm enjoying the journey. You mentioned in your 'checklist for success' video that there are two modes of playing the piano; either accompaniment or solo and that realization only dawned on me recently so before embarking on learning this wonderful instrument, one would really need to define their piano objective - is it accompaniment, solo or both, because one is markedly easier than the other? Funnily enough I didn't set out to learn one mode or the other I actually just wanted to learn music and the piano was my instrument of choice; inasmuch that it's the natural instrument to interface with DAWs and midi. I've learned so much from the theory, I revisited your 'how to construct chords for any melody' video recently and had an epiphany. I was listening to Labi Siffre's, Something Inside So Strong, and I heard the deceptive cadence; immediately I thought Jason! That's what he was talking about! I had another epiphany when I was practicing to the 'Auld Lang Syne in all 12 scales' video, and it was the e flat major iteration where you instructed us to play the melody with just the ring and pinky fingers in order to play the chord in the right hand at the same time. After doing that exercise I realized that, that method is crucial for thickening the sound as well as providing the ideal conditions to add ornamentations and flourishes; now I'm relearning every one-note-at-a-time melody that I've ever learned using that method, so thank you. That method requires a good knowledge of all of the major and minor triads and their inversions and to me, getting familiar with all 72 triad iterations is actually the cornerstone of learning the piano and music; more important than scales in my opinion, but you do need to practice scales for technique, fluidity and speed and so I'll put this tutorial on the watchlist - I've got so many on the watchlist; with reharmonization being the next one. One thing that I've only learned recently is another thing that you mentioned in the 'checklist for success video' and that is to always learn something new, or something that's been hard for you, when you first start your practice. I've been guilty of practicing the same things over and over again and then wondered why have I stagnated? But it's because you're not moving on. Practice something new or difficult at the start when your mind is at its optimum focus, then refine the stuff that you already know toward the end of the practice; great advice as always and a surefire way of expediting the journey.
Thank you soo much MCForty for such kind words and very well said about practicing for technique. 🙏🏽 I am really glad and thankful for your love and support for this channel!😇
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Jason, Thanks for these tips, I just happen to be working on all 12 Major, and 12 Minor scales. I particularly liked your suggestion in another video, where you added 1 note to the scale to make it flow better when ascending and then descending. So, I'm also learning the Blues scales (6 notes) and the Pentatonics (5 notes), and I again took your idea and added notes above and below the scales for better flow up and down. Can you make a video about practicing for those specific scales? Thanks!
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A really great and encouraging way of practicing scales in an Eastern way. ✌ Thanks for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful Jose!
Love this exercise - SPORTING SCALES 😉
Thanks a ton Daniel!😇
Yes Jason, still watching your videos daily, yours is one of the few channels where I
have hit the notification bell. I've always shied away from practicing scales but I
think I need to incorporate them in my practice somehow; if only for the up and down runs fluidity. I've learned so much from your videos in the past few years and still
have so much to learn but I'm enjoying the journey.
You mentioned in your 'checklist
for success' video that there are two modes of playing the piano; either accompaniment
or solo and that realization only dawned on me recently so before embarking on learning
this wonderful instrument, one would really need to define their piano objective - is
it accompaniment, solo or both, because one is markedly easier than the other? Funnily
enough I didn't set out to learn one mode or the other I actually just wanted to learn
music and the piano was my instrument of choice; inasmuch that it's the natural
instrument to interface with DAWs and midi.
I've learned so much from the theory, I
revisited your 'how to construct chords for any melody' video recently and had an epiphany. I was listening to Labi Siffre's, Something Inside So Strong, and I heard the
deceptive cadence; immediately I thought Jason! That's what he was talking about!
I had
another epiphany when I was practicing to the 'Auld Lang Syne in all 12 scales' video,
and it was the e flat major iteration where you instructed us to play the melody with
just the ring and pinky fingers in order to play the chord in the right hand at the same time. After doing that exercise I realized that, that method is crucial for
thickening the sound as well as providing the ideal conditions to add ornamentations and
flourishes; now I'm relearning every one-note-at-a-time melody that I've ever learned
using that method, so thank you.
That method requires a good knowledge of all of the
major and minor triads and their inversions and to me, getting familiar with all 72
triad iterations is actually the cornerstone of learning the piano and music; more
important than scales in my opinion, but you do need to practice scales for technique, fluidity and speed and so I'll put this tutorial on the watchlist - I've got so many on
the watchlist; with reharmonization being the next one.
One thing that I've only
learned recently is another thing that you mentioned in the 'checklist for success
video' and that is to always learn something new, or something that's been hard for
you, when you first start your practice. I've been guilty of practicing the same things
over and over again and then wondered why have I stagnated? But it's because you're not
moving on. Practice something new or difficult at the start when your mind is at its
optimum focus, then refine the stuff that you already know toward the end of the
practice; great advice as always and a surefire way of expediting the journey.
Thank you soo much MCForty for such kind words and very well said about practicing for technique. 🙏🏽
I am really glad and thankful for your love and support for this channel!😇
Wonderful Jason Ji ✨✨
Thank you soo much Kishore!😇
love it💓💓💓💓
Thanks much Radhika 💗
Could you please make a lesson how scales can be used occasionally as an accompaniment for songs instead of chord rhythms .
I have done tutorial which addresses the similar issue, please check this out:
ruclips.net/video/-bi2CzpzUx0/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/tPwgtO-WHTI/видео.html
Jason, Thanks for these tips, I just happen to be working on all 12 Major, and 12 Minor scales. I particularly liked your suggestion in another video, where you added 1 note to the scale to make it flow better when ascending and then descending. So, I'm also learning the Blues scales (6 notes) and the Pentatonics (5 notes), and I again took your idea and added notes above and below the scales for better flow up and down. Can you make a video about practicing for those specific scales? Thanks!
Thank you soo much Jerry! Glad that the lesson is useful to you!🙏🏽
Will try to make a video on these too.
Brilliant idea of choosing a minor scale. I myself don't like C Major
Great mind thinks a like!😁
👍👍👍
Thank you soo much Hassan🙏🏽