Musical Scales – How Many Are There? Good morning. This is Duane, and we’re doing a series on music theory called “Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know About Music.” We’ve covered a lot of different areas but we got … Continue reading →
Music Scales Galore! Major, Minor, Chromatic, Whole Tone & Pentatonic Scales Good morning, this is Duane. Today, I’d like to look at Music Scales Galore! Major, Minor, Chromatic, Whole Tone & Pentatonic Scales. All of what I was just playing, … Continue reading →
Am I Wasting My Time Practicing Piano Scales? Duane: Good morning this is Duane and I want to ask you a question. Am I Wasting My Time Practicing Piano Scales? Why should you learn scales? Piano teachers teach scales as … Continue reading →
Three Types of Music Scales Click on the button below to listen to this podcast: Here is a transcript of the podcast: Hello again. This is Duane with “More Good Stuff You Really Ought to Know.” Today, I’d like to … Continue reading →
SIX THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MUSIC SCALES Chances are your lessons include scale exercises. And chances are you don’t much enjoy playing them. Very few people enjoy playing scales but they do so much good for our playing that … Continue reading →
You already know of major and minor scales and you’re probably playing some or all of these scales in your lessons but those 48 scales barely scratch the surface of the many types of scales that we find in the … Continue reading →
Some cousins don’t get along with each other, but others are “kissing cousins”. And that’s exactly what the C major scale and the A minor scale are – kissing cousins. What makes them like that? They are related because they … Continue reading →
Everyone who has ever taken a piano lesson knows what a scale is and has probably had to practice them endlessly. The most common type of music scale is a major scale, but every major scale has a relative minor … Continue reading →
From Billy Preston jamming with the Rolling Stones to Ray Charles kicking into “What I’d Say,” blues progressions and scales serve as the basis for legendary songs and amazing keyboard solos. One of the greatest aspects of blues keyboard riffs is the musical theory behind them, which is simple enough for beginners, yet still challenges virtuosos.
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