Thank you sir ,You also spoke about chromatic scales and didn't really get that. The other question is how can you make hymn playing better That is church pianist
Random little question; I was looking to step up the difficulty of the pieces i'm trying to play, and of cours with more difficult peacees coms, most of the time, more difficult rading. Problem is: I'm not really good at sightrading... like i can read the notes farely fast but when it comes to chords i just freeze an have to take a while to find every single note, and memorizing thm is evn harder. Now my question is, do you have an efficient and at least kinda fun way to memorize/get familiar with rading chords? Like knowing i have to play idk... C sharp add 7 or like, E flat or G add 6 (i am not sure if this is how you call them in english, in general i don't know if my teerminology is correct, not my first language sorry) without having to read every single note
I was watching and afraid it was a “short”, but no! You broke it all down! Thanks so much! Decades of playing but still may take your course. Thanks for all your time sharing your knowledge and love of piano!🎶🎶
hello, I would like to follow your piano lessons but it would be too difficult for me because I do not speak English. But, I would like to know if it is possible to play the piano, without knowing music theory, without knowing the notes on the piano, without knowing the chords on the piano? I really appreciated the little exercise with both hands to desynchronize them. Thank you for your response in advance. N.B.: I have to use Google translate to communicate with you. A_+😕
Sometimes I like to practice scales hands together but with polyrhythms, which kinda kills a few birds with one stone - training you with finger independence, fluid and precise rhythm. This could look like any of the following: Triplets or other tuplets against straight, dotted against straight, alternating 8th and 16th notes etc, and then switch hands. Try doing it parallel and contrary. You also have to pay close attention to where you start on the keyboard in relation to each hand, so that they don't clash or you don't run out of keyboard - but if executed from the right place each hand will usually sync up at the same starting note after 2-3 octaves. Anyway, it's a fun way to practice scales and rhythms at the same time. I've done the russian scales in the past too - great warm up! I've also heard it called the "grand scale" or the "grand form."
It was interesting to hear when playing octaves to play closer to the black keys. It makes sense as less distance to go. With small hands I find there’s more tension when I do that versus playing by the edge of the white keys. Curious to hear any thoughts around that. Thanks for the great video Jazer!
Still early days of learning for me (Day Sixty One!) and today I learned I'm really bad at playing scales, even without the two handed stuff! I managed thirds with a C Major scale. I am SO bad at doing it with any other scale. Yikes! Keep going, me!
A brilliant video, merci beaucoup. I decided to start learning first species counterpoint, and realized that practicing scales in the traditional way is using parallel octaves. So I need to start practicing in thirds and sixths. Great timing for this video. The Russian scales look way too cool, I'm going to try that. I've been working on harmonizing the scales with the Rule of the Octave. I'd really like to see you do a video on this technique. Derek Remes has material available on his website to explain it. A very generous offer.
Great video and wonderful suggestions. I never practiced the Octaves and the Russian scales, actually I didn't know that the Russian scale existed! I'm going to try it at once. I started taking lessons in December and my teacher made me start with Db major, then he added Gb major, the chromatic scale, and B major. I still make errors when practicing Gb major in sixths. I love your videos, they are a great source of ideas and useful examples.
Mamma mia!!....that´s a very nice but difficult for beginners like me. I'll try but how will I be able to untangle my fingers later!. Un abrazo desde La Palma-.
Jaze Lee, peço muita desculpa, tenho muita dificuladade em escrever e falar em inglês . Tenho 76 anos e gostava muito de aprender a tocar piano. M. Obrigado pelo seu trabalho.
I'm trying to learn piano but have 0 idea where to start I know all the notes and can somewhat read sheet although need time but other than that I have 0 skill and idea what I'm doing
i started playing the piano about 5 years ago, my family couldn’t afford lessons so taught myself how to play by watching synthesia tutorials through youtube and i was able to master the technical sense of piano. but my biggest regret was not investing into piano lessons. because of how i learned and taught myself, i have no idea how to read music nor understand exactly what i am playing, i simply can just play by vision and ear. i have come to a stage where i am definitely happy with my piano playing and skill but ive reached a wall i cant cross. any tips on where to go from the stage i’m at now will be really helpful. thank you!
Very good. Another way of doing scales is to practice scales with differing rhythms and accents. Also, play left hand C then right hand C the left hand D then right hand D etc. ;)
Grear video Jazer! I like to practice intervals while going around the circle of fifths by playing 1,4,5 then that 5 becomes 1. 1,4,5 then that five becomes 1 and then repeat through all 12 keys until I end where I started. I found that this really helpful in getting muscle memory down to make it feel natural to modulate through keys this way and just generally learning the movements between fifths this was a very quick way to do it without having to memorize every note for all 12 major scale positions and incorporating them. I also sometimes practice it 1,2,5 ->1,2,5. Or 1,6,5->1,6,5 but you could do this with any other interval in the scale by starting on 1, then playing the interval you're practicing, and then ending on 5 and making that 5 a 1 in the next sequence. It sounds quite nice to the ears and I had never learned the circle of 5s before and found its very satisfying to cycle though all 12 keys this way for the first time and for me it made the circle of fifths much more approachable to learn. I use it as a warm-up all the time now. Once i get one interval really down I move to the next one. So I'm learning all the (major) scales at once, one interval at a time. I'm happy to have this video to help me combine proper fingering with my unconventional learning method (and to have more interesting ways to learn scales). Thanks Jazer! 🌞👋
I have started practicing in thirds over multiple octaves with easier scales so far until I feel I am getting the hang of it. With so many varieties, Arpeggios, Hanon which all can include different varieties, you can hours a day just practicing technique and not even practicing any pieces...just not enough hours in a day...Cheers!
🕘 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:52 Scale 1 (Contrary Motion)
2:56 Scale 2 (Octaves)
3:52 Scale 3 (Thirds)
4:55 **Exciting News**
5:12 Scale 4 (Sixths)
6:00 Scale 5 (Russian Scales)
Thank you sir
,You also spoke about chromatic scales and didn't really get that.
The other question is how can you make hymn playing better
That is church pianist
Random little question; I was looking to step up the difficulty of the pieces i'm trying to play, and of cours with more difficult peacees coms, most of the time, more difficult rading.
Problem is: I'm not really good at sightrading... like i can read the notes farely fast but when it comes to chords i just freeze an have to take a while to find every single note, and memorizing thm is evn harder.
Now my question is, do you have an efficient and at least kinda fun way to memorize/get familiar with rading chords? Like knowing i have to play idk... C sharp add 7 or like, E flat or G add 6 (i am not sure if this is how you call them in english, in general i don't know if my teerminology is correct, not my first language sorry) without having to read every single note
Hi Jazer, it would be so nice to see some videos of you just playing some of your favorite songs, all the way through, for us. ❤
Hi Jaser. Number 5 Russian scale is fantastic. I will include this to my practice routine.. Thanks.
I was watching and afraid it was a “short”, but no! You broke it all down! Thanks so much! Decades of playing but still may take your course. Thanks for all your time sharing your knowledge and love of piano!🎶🎶
I do one hand plays the notes staccato and the other plays the notes legato, but I'm sure I got that one from RUclips..maybe even you 🤔🎵
hello, I would like to follow your piano lessons but it would be too difficult for me because I do not speak English. But, I would like to know if it is possible to play the piano, without knowing music theory, without knowing the notes on the piano, without knowing the chords on the piano? I really appreciated the little exercise with both hands to desynchronize them. Thank you for your response in advance. N.B.: I have to use Google translate to communicate with you. A_+😕
Sometimes I like to practice scales hands together but with polyrhythms, which kinda kills a few birds with one stone - training you with finger independence, fluid and precise rhythm. This could look like any of the following: Triplets or other tuplets against straight, dotted against straight, alternating 8th and 16th notes etc, and then switch hands. Try doing it parallel and contrary. You also have to pay close attention to where you start on the keyboard in relation to each hand, so that they don't clash or you don't run out of keyboard - but if executed from the right place each hand will usually sync up at the same starting note after 2-3 octaves. Anyway, it's a fun way to practice scales and rhythms at the same time.
I've done the russian scales in the past too - great warm up! I've also heard it called the "grand scale" or the "grand form."
My brain is melting just watching this. Can't wait to try these.
It was interesting to hear when playing octaves to play closer to the black keys. It makes sense as less distance to go. With small hands I find there’s more tension when I do that versus playing by the edge of the white keys. Curious to hear any thoughts around that. Thanks for the great video Jazer!
The Russian scale is also called the formula pattern scales on the Royal Conservatory of music exams.
i like to have my students play the scale in 8ths in the RH, and tonic chord in the LH as whole notes, then half, quarter, and then varying rhythms
GOOD NIGHT NURSE!!! I'm now convinced you're trying to KILL me!!! Nonetheless, INTERESTING!
Still early days of learning for me (Day Sixty One!) and today I learned I'm really bad at playing scales, even without the two handed stuff! I managed thirds with a C Major scale. I am SO bad at doing it with any other scale. Yikes! Keep going, me!
A brilliant video, merci beaucoup.
I decided to start learning first species counterpoint, and realized that practicing scales in the traditional way is using parallel octaves. So I need to start practicing in thirds and sixths. Great timing for this video.
The Russian scales look way too cool, I'm going to try that.
I've been working on harmonizing the scales with the Rule of the Octave. I'd really like to see you do a video on this technique. Derek Remes has material available on his website to explain it. A very generous offer.
Great video and wonderful suggestions. I never practiced the Octaves and the Russian scales, actually I didn't know that the Russian scale existed! I'm going to try it at once. I started taking lessons in December and my teacher made me start with Db major, then he added Gb major, the chromatic scale, and B major. I still make errors when practicing Gb major in sixths.
I love your videos, they are a great source of ideas and useful examples.
Mamma mia!!....that´s a very nice but difficult for beginners like me. I'll try but how will I be able to untangle my fingers later!. Un abrazo desde La Palma-.
"Stay around this area" I think that's 54 keys, not sure, though -- Is that a total of 54 keys in the middle, Jazer?
Jaze Lee, peço muita desculpa, tenho muita dificuladade em escrever e falar em inglês . Tenho 76 anos e gostava muito de aprender a tocar piano. M. Obrigado pelo seu trabalho.
That's fun! But it's gonna be hard to do.
can't do Russian scale for E major on a66 keys key board ! Am I right?
You can also say for example the left hand plays ionian the right hand plays phrygian if i am wrong please tell me thank you
I'm trying to learn piano but have 0 idea where to start I know all the notes and can somewhat read sheet although need time but other than that I have 0 skill and idea what I'm doing
had a hard time understanding actually how to practice! i am a beginner !
Russian Scale - my absolute favorite!
i started playing the piano about 5 years ago, my family couldn’t afford lessons so taught myself how to play by watching synthesia tutorials through youtube and i was able to master the technical sense of piano. but my biggest regret was not investing into piano lessons. because of how i learned and taught myself, i have no idea how to read music nor understand exactly what i am playing, i simply can just play by vision and ear. i have come to a stage where i am definitely happy with my piano playing and skill but ive reached a wall i cant cross. any tips on where to go from the stage i’m at now will be really helpful. thank you!
While practicing mirror fingering where to concentrate on left hand or right hand
I think I did scales to practice thumb tucks at some point.
Very good. Another way of doing scales is to practice scales with differing rhythms and accents. Also, play left hand C then right hand C the left hand D then right hand D etc. ;)
Looks like I have some practicing😓
Grear video Jazer! I like to practice intervals while going around the circle of fifths by playing 1,4,5 then that 5 becomes 1. 1,4,5 then that five becomes 1 and then repeat through all 12 keys until I end where I started. I found that this really helpful in getting muscle memory down to make it feel natural to modulate through keys this way and just generally learning the movements between fifths this was a very quick way to do it without having to memorize every note for all 12 major scale positions and incorporating them. I also sometimes practice it 1,2,5 ->1,2,5. Or 1,6,5->1,6,5 but you could do this with any other interval in the scale by starting on 1, then playing the interval you're practicing, and then ending on 5 and making that 5 a 1 in the next sequence. It sounds quite nice to the ears and I had never learned the circle of 5s before and found its very satisfying to cycle though all 12 keys this way for the first time and for me it made the circle of fifths much more approachable to learn. I use it as a warm-up all the time now. Once i get one interval really down I move to the next one. So I'm learning all the (major) scales at once, one interval at a time. I'm happy to have this video to help me combine proper fingering with my unconventional learning method (and to have more interesting ways to learn scales). Thanks Jazer! 🌞👋
so -- by every interval -- do you mean you're playing the hands a 2nd apart, then a 3rd apart, then a 4th, then 5th, then 6th, then 7th? (9th? 10th?)
That's brillant, I going to try that. Thanks for the comment.
I have started practicing in thirds over multiple octaves with easier scales so far until I feel I am getting the hang of it. With so many varieties, Arpeggios, Hanon which all can include different varieties, you can hours a day just practicing technique and not even practicing any pieces...just not enough hours in a day...Cheers!
What finger can I use for the scale
In your upcoming Hand-coordination course, are there going to be syncopated rhythms in the LH and syncopated melodies in the RH too?
Great workouts. What about doing all your exercise but in staccato!
That’s great, thanks a lot 🙏 i was getting tired of playing scales the ‘usual’ way but I’ll be having so much fun now
Very good 👍 👏 👌
Thanks for the breakdown of all of those. I do tend to use the same scale practice and these would be fun.
Thank you for breaking these down. This will be fin to try!
Russian scales 😍
Thank you for these videos mate!! 🙏✨❤️
The russian scale...
nice ones to practice !
Thank you sir,
Mind blowing 🤯
I like the thirds and sixths 👍
👍 great sir
Excellent!. Thank you
Holy 🤬
Thank you sir
Simply Amazing...
Thank you
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Video is much too fast with insufficient explanation