Category Archives: Scales
Piano Technique: Fingering: Right Hand Fingering Patterns: Major Scales
Using the Major Scale as an example, enjoy this fresh approach for simplifying the way we think about Scale Fingering. By taking advantage of large-scale patterns and not by getting bogged down in the details, we are going to eliminate the … Continue reading
Study Aid Upload: The Dorian Scale in 12 Keys
Downloadable PDF showing notation, keyboard layout, key signature, letter names, scale degrees, and solfege… The Dorian Scale in 12 Keys
Study Aid Upload: The Mixolydian Scale in 12 Keys
Downloadable PDF showing notation, keyboard layout, key signature, letter names, scale degrees, and solfege… The Mixolydian Scale in 12 Keys
Study Aid Upload: The Natural Minor Scale in 12 Keys
Downloadable PDF showing notation, keyboard layout, key signature, letter names, scale degrees, and solfege… The Natural Minor Scale in 12 Keys
Study Aid Upload: The Major Scale in 12 Keys
Downloadable PDF showing notation, keyboard layout, key signature, letter names, scale degrees, and solfege… The Major Scale in 12 Keys
Scales: A Video Tour of the Natural Minor Scale in 12 Keys
This video lesson explores the Natural Minor Scale in four ways: 1) the visio-spatial layout of the keyboard, 2) the letter names of the notes, 3) the sound names (Solfege) of the notes, and 4) ear training by singing out … Continue reading
Scales: A Video Tour of the Major Scale in 12 Keys
This video lesson explores the Major Scale in four ways: 1) the visio-spatial layout of the keyboard, 2) the letter names of the notes, 3) the sound names (Solfege) of the notes, and 4) ear training by singing out loud.
Scales: A Non-Linear View
A scale is so much more than a string of notes that go up and down in “steps”. Every scale is a musical pattern that is rich in harmonic relationships. Each scale is a palette of sound-feelings that have various … Continue reading
Scales: A Harmonic View
Although scales are typically conceptualized and taught as linear, melodic constructs, it is important to realize that a scale is as much a harmonic pattern as it is a melodic pattern. A scale is so much more than a sequence … Continue reading
Scales: C Japanese Scale
Compare the Japanese Scale to the C Middle Eastern Scale. Notice the dramatic effect of removing two notes: E (Mi) and B (Ti), creating a whole new flavor that is instantly recognized as Japanese!
