Here we go, everything you ever wanted to know about SCALES! Why they are important, how they work, a million ideas to practice them with, and how to keep the interesting. I'll warn you, it'd nerdy... but healthy!
Well.... not *everything* you'd ever need to know about scales. It's such a huge subject, I couldn't include it all.. but if you have helpful information to share, please do so in the comments!
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00:11 What is a scale?
01:04 Why are they good for you?
04:11 Examples of different scales
06:53 What to listen for when you practice
07:37 Key signatures vs. steps of the scale
09:12 Technical vs. challenge phase
10:12 Q&A:
10:37 What should beginners go for?
11:15 Ideas for scale patterns
12:30 Chromatics?!
13:05 Books
13:37 The highest notes
14:26 Playing legato/smooth
//// RESOURCES
In this video I mention:
Sonata in D minor, presto, by Handel
'The Flight of the Bumblebee' by Rimsky-Korsakov
'The Daily Lesson' by Hans Ulrich Staeps
'The Advanced School of Recorder Playing' book 2 by Monkemeyer
//// INSTRUMENTS
In this video I play on a kingwood alto by Yoav Ran.
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