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Post by princessmoose on May 20, 2006 0:39:10 GMT
Post here if you have any useful tips and hints to learning scales.
Some suggestions are, splurts, and different rhythms (dotted rhythm, dotted rhythm backwards, and triplets).
For piano, also, play 2 octaves of each hand separately straight after each other, then together 2 octaves, then in contrary motion, and then the arpeggios in the same pattern.
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Post by saxophonist on May 20, 2006 0:40:50 GMT
another great tip: DONT!
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Post by princessmoose on May 20, 2006 0:41:25 GMT
Don't learn them? Lol
Some people have to for exams, and it comes up so often with people moaning about them, it is better all in one thread.
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Post by saxophonist on May 20, 2006 0:44:23 GMT
i suppose i should start my grade 8 ones.. 96 scales I have to learn! its outrageous
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Post by princessmoose on May 20, 2006 0:45:58 GMT
I don't think grade 8 scales are that bad to be honest. People think they are and have such a big fear of them, because all people go on about is how many there are. If you learn a few a day, or even one, you can get them learnt very quickly. Most people know most of them anyway.
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Post by saxophonist on May 20, 2006 0:47:01 GMT
"most people"......
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Post by crazy_purple_piano_freak on May 20, 2006 10:08:19 GMT
I tried that thing that a lot of people have suggested:
Typed out every single scale in the book, cut them up into tiny slips of paper (took ages but it was worth it), put them all into a plastic wallet next to piano.
I'd play about 14 a day, going over them again and again until I could do them. The ones that I could do straight away I put into another plastic wallet and the rest I put back into the first
Slowly, I managed to get more and more into the 2nd wallet as I learnt more...
Got 18/21 for scales in G8 so was quite proud!! yay!
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Post by princessmoose on May 20, 2006 10:32:43 GMT
Once I'd learnt them all, I used that method for my grade 8 saxophone scales, as something different to try. I got 18/21 too  . |
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Post by petite joueuse on May 20, 2006 13:42:41 GMT
Eyes closed!! It works for me - makes my brain think in a different way???
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Post by princessmoose on May 20, 2006 13:43:30 GMT
I think when you play with your eyes closed it perhaps focuses you more. You don't have any distractions and can just concentrate on the scale.
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Post by digby on May 21, 2006 18:36:59 GMT
Scale practise chart
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
Week 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Major Scales
C Eü F# A Dü E G Bü D F Aü B
Harmonic minor scales
F# A C# E G Bü D F G# B C Eü
Melodic minor scales
C# E G Bü D F G# B C Eü F# A
Major Contrary motion
G Bü D F Aü Bü C Eü F# A Dü E
Minor Contrary motion
D F G# B C Eü F# A C# E G Bü
Chromatic
Aü B C Eü F# A C# E G Bü D F
Arpeggios Major
B D F Aü Bü C E G A Dü EüF#
Arpeggios Minor
F G# Bü C# E G A C Eü F# B D
Dominant 7ths
Bü Dü E G A C Eü F# B D F Aü
Diminished 7th
E G A C Eü F# B D F Aü BüC#
Not sure how this will come out but I use this chart which covers all of them over a 2 week period, then just adapt for students for various grades. I stole it originally from a technique book but can't remember which one.
Just previewed it and it is a bit out of synch and all my flat signs have changed to umlauts but you get the idea
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Post by princessmoose on May 21, 2006 19:02:41 GMT
ooh that looks good, thanks!
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