I have practiced scales for years, but never increased the speed significantly. I have tried different approaches, but no one really increased my speed, so my daily routine about scales ended up playing a major and a minor scale in octaves, tens, sixths and thirds - four times in four octaves. this exercise is 8 minutes for two scales. I saw this video, and for the last five weeks, I have practiced only one scale a day, and for about 15 minutes using these exercises. I practice a new scale every day using the circle of fifth, which means that it takes 24 days getting back to start. At my first round i increased my speed from 60 to 68 beats pr. minute, and on the second round I am increasing the speed to 76 beats pr. minute. So this actually works. thank you Danae. i also practice arpeggios following the your tutorials with the same amazing results. Another fantastic thing is that my improved technique makes everything I play sound much better.

Thank you Danae for your positive reply, i didn't think it was humanly possible to play notes at such an incredible speed until i saw your video, wow! i will await your new videos & hope to improve my learning technique even if its at a reduced level compared to yours.

Exactly what I’ve been looking for. As a trombonist my daily routines were a must, since I’ve studied piano I’ve been searching for a guide to develop security and that wonderful feeling of readiness. Here it is! This is a real gift, thanks!!

Wow Lady Danae! Thanks so very much for sharing this with us. I shall be going through your Exercises as listed here. Blessings to you as I decree much success to you in all your endeavors.

I want to thank you so much for this instructional video. I have been practicing the E major scale because I watched this video and I am finally getting a handle on playing one of my favorite Nocturnes by Chopin. (Posthumous) I am excited to become somewhat proficient at playing all the scales but won't delude myself into thinking that I could ever be as good as you at doing so. You are amazing! Thanks again!

Hi Danae, I just "found" you while searching on how to start with scales, having just bought my first midi keyboard (for use with a laptop, not a synth itself). Solid advice for a total novice like me, so thank you for these valuable tips to start off - will try them. Be safe and cheers from Athens!

You are unique, dear teacher...As always, it was great and professional. Thank you very much for this tutorial ... Please continue sending the video. It is very useful. And we appreciate you

One of the best teachers to show the technical skills of piano practice on scales.

I recently found out your channel... all of them are so brilliantly explained! The Chopin Op.10 No.1 tutorial was very helpful, hope you do more such videos on tough pieces. Also, these tips and tricks for scales, arpeggios etc. are all well-researched and practical. You are really great ma'am. Hope you get more recognition very soon.

That's really very helpful! Fantastic exercises which are not putting much stress and you can really make progress, Thank you so much!!

That's such a helpful video! I literally feel like my arms and hands "unlocked". I'm so glad I found this.

As a retired adult piano student picking up where I left off as a kid I’m always looking for new practice strategies. These are fantastic tips - thank you so much!

I spent most of my youth sight reading everything therefore it took me a long time to learn "how" to practice. I find your tips extremely sound and helpful.

My neighbours are gonna love these exercises!🎉

very good tutorial. i might try these exercises. thanks Danae!

That is what I was looking for! . There are no videos or few on how to play scales fast and even. Congrats. I will try it for sure

This is a wonderful lesson thank you 🙏🏾 for sharing!

Many thanks for this. Cheers from Portugal. Keep safe.

Finally scale exercises that I can understand, thank you so much. 😬

Beautiful piece

Thank you Danae! Lots to learn!

You are the most intelligent pianist your directions are so clear and it's a pleasure to listen to. You respect your listener very well. I reviewed this video several times to make sure I understood all. I like the special exercises with stopping on the 2nd finger then loosening the thumb then quickly play the notes until the next 2nd finger. I think this might help me. My left hand is doing so much better than my right hand, i get tense in the right hand thumb only when playing scales and hope this will help me. I tried to compare what i am doing differently with the two hands and there is no visual difference. So i will use your exercises to work on the psycho motor side.

Thanks Danae, for a very clear and helpful tutorial🙏😀😀😀

Wow great practice exercises for speed and finger dexterity❤ best lesson so far

3:45 6:40 13:20 thanks Danae I really needed this, thank you!!!

Thank you for this video. I will definitely practice this!

Keine 5 Minuten und schon war sie da; die Tonleiter mit viel mehr Speed und Präzision. Thanks, super Video.

Magnificent! Thank you.

Thx a lot for the nice tips and explanations. I am talentfree but nice to see how fast and accurate a real piano player can be. All the best.

Wonderful teaching.

Thank you so much for reminding me of the technical aspects of playing piano. Feeling blessed 😇.

WoW😳😮😲. You are impressive Danae! 💕

I love your approach to taking apart specific technical problems. Chunking, points of reference, and attacking the toughest sections has been a massive help to my practice regimen. The only criticism I have is with the camera angle. Perhaps in the future you could add overhead and close up shots. Thanks for your expertise.

Omg you finally make this tutorial, thank you so much.

Thank You DANAE, you are the best!

Fantastic lesson. Thank you.

Thank you for this insightful video, Danae! It’s great 👍🏻

As this is my first time viewing Your video and the intro , i know It will help me to learn to relax And maybe even improve my Classical skills. Thank you danae

Thank you for this inspiring method of piano skills Danae, I love it and I will try to have a go at this technique. One thing I would like to suggest is, to make it easier for the beginner's like me ; is to have the notes written or shown on the screen for aid. For me it will be be very helpful. Thank you for your reply.

I've just discovered your videos...wonderful!...thanks so much!....all the best!

that was really helpful, thank you

I'm teaching myself. I'm very conscious of how my fingers move rather than just robotically playing notes and thinking about what I need to put on my grocery shopping list at the same time. I'm 87, not 10, 20, 30 or 40. Nevertheless I've gotten excellent results with your advice in this video. One frustration for me is chromatic scales. I just can't play them as fast as I would like. If you would like, I would really like to see how you position your hand and move your fingers playing chromatic scales. Thank you so much for this video lesson.

Danae, you are the best !! Thanks !!

I can't thank you enough for the very insightful content that you create, Danae! I have gone through a few of your videos (fully) and I couldn't stop myself from commenting this time, to tell you that you are an incredibly skilled pianist and your generosity in terms of not holding back knowledge that you have received and abosorbed over many, many years of studying this instrument, is something that I am deeply grateful for. I have wholeheartedly become your loyal subscriber. Many thanks, again! 🙏

Hi Danae I was just recommended your channel and this video; thanks for sharing - I've been mindful of having diverse practice as vs 'just learning scales' (kind of where I am at the moment).

super helpful ! Thank you!

Amazing technique.

Wonderful piano tutorial dear Danae😊👍 Good content to share. Best wishes for you. Warm greetings from Indonesia 🤗

Wonderful video Looking forward to incorporate into my playing

Love the video and your system, thanks!

Your technique is perfect!

I never thought I'd watch a 19-minute video on scales. nice guide.

Im always learn from you Danae..loves from Malaysia

This is great, appreciate the approach. Wish there was view from above, would make it much easier for the latter exercises.

awesome 👌 👏 thanks 👌

Wow! This is the best video about how to practice scales that I have ever seen. So brilliant! Thanks a lot for sharing these tips!! I wish my piano teachers had shown me this when I was younger. Maybe I would have put more efforts learning scales rather than skipping them and taking 20 years to learn what could have been learned in 2!

Very happy to have subscribed to this channel !! Learning a lot ! Sometimes still wondering which fingers I have to use when doing some scales ?? Seems the thumb alternance with others fingers is not very clear !! Is where a teacher is crucial !! Thank you very much !!

Awesome lesson!

I have been struggling for the speed of scale for almost half a year!!! Because of the pandemic, I cannot find a teacher to help me. Hope I can progress after watching your video!!!

What a teaching wonderful teaching great technic

Awesome!! Loved it :)

Hmm…let me try those exercises…I’m sure it will help a lot! Thank you Miss Danae! New fan here! :-)

Thank you! This helped me!

Your tutorials are absolutely superbe. And I thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. If I may have a wish: I would love to have, after your explanation, a camera perspective right above your hand(s). And maybe sometimes, when useful, a slow-motion-section of what happens when you go to a fast tempo. Thanks again, you make my life of a „I start piano again after a 27-years-break“-guy much better 😊

Daren Really good Teaching for Side Reding exactly my Problem is First i see and play but Now I am Practice in See only Read Thanks God bless you

You are an so wonderful and Sweet angel my Dear Danae!!!! 😊💖, Wish many more successes and my best always to you, congratulations and wait for new videos my Dear Danae!!!!! 😍😘❤

You are an excelentt teacher!

Thank you, Sister, 🙏🌺😇

In Just met your amazing Channel. Thanks for your generosity!!

Thank you!

Very inspiring, Danae. For the adult student, are there gradient programs that can prepare us to practice your pianist techniques?

Thank you very much!

Hi Danae. Love your tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you so much! I wonder if you could use a video camera over the keyboard? This would make it possible to see what exactly you do with your hands/fingers. I had to watch your finger work through the reflection in the fallboard. Again, thank you very much for your tutorial.

How is this video for free? This is life changing! Thank you so much!

Thank you again Danae, lovely playing and lovely person. I like the piano piece playing during the pause, what is that?

This looks interesting - some of the techniques remind me of how I would teach students to learn scales. As a jazz player I struggle to get to swing 1/8th notes at around 300 BPM - while improving. I will try this. Only half of the exercises might be enough.

U really great with your fingres nd and have some really unique exercises that I seen here on net... but am thinking u can do those that effortlessly cause u so much efficient or u have that efficiency cause u do or have done them. 😃

Great!!!

Your videos are amazing! Start practicing with your method. One question about how to use this method to practice D flat major or other scales not start with thumb. Is the thumb always going down? For example, in D flat major, the first note is used 2nd finger in D flat, should I go down and up on 3rd finger in e flat and then down in f with thumb?

best tips for me. an old man, thanks you

Thank you! I have been having issues with the thumb going under causing unevenness. These practise ideas really helped!

I feel that the fingers before the thumb crossing (middle finger and ring finger) feel more flexibel through the lifted wrist because tension is released.

Thank you for this really important content! Would u know to say how long did you take to get your scales on a high level? I know it's a steady work, but.. just to know haha

Thank you for this great video. Do you suggest playing these with a metronome? If so, do you have a starting metronome marking suggestion?

Danae, I would like to hear your thoughts about the correct technique in general. Topics such as the role of arm weight, wrist, rotation, tilting, and finger movement comes to mind, i.e. when to use each and how. Specifically, in most of your videos you describe helpful practices, but could you also please fit a section on the source of movement (which muscle, how much movement, force, etc) in your videos? I have found that in playing the more demanding pieces even the slightest over/under-doing a move can quickly accumulate and result in tension/fatigue and in my case injury. Just seeing how a concert pianist performs a fast passage is not expressive enough of what micro movements she is leveraging to make it happen. I know these must come naturally to you, but trying to analyze and explain it for the amateur among us would be priceless.

Good tips and pointers! Excellent presentation. But while I can't exactly put my finger on it, there's something that keeps distracting me from the subject at hand.

❤❤❤ Thank you sweetheart. I wish I were younger. Love the piano but never achieved master level. Probably for me is to late but I thank you for your video. ❤❤❤

Thank you. You play amazingly well. Do you happen to teach online? Or have a page w tutorial videos ? I’m having trouble w a hand full of pieces like Chopin Ballade G minor , un sospiro etc

I tried these exercises and they really helped! I was able to play much lighter and looser. Thank you for the tips

Hi Danae, interessting Video. Can you please add a keyboard view like in your f sharp minor scale tutorial?😅

Your articulation is so clear and very smooth. When playing this on guitar one thing that goes wrong for students is they begin grouping them in 3s or 6s. This is because they usually play 3 notes per string. The hard thing is to keep all the notes ungrouped so sounding as smooth as possible and along with a click track. Here your articulation is perfectly clear. It takes quite a long time to get over the hump but once you have it playing correctly a great technique is established. Practising correctly is so important.

Thanks!

Hi from Philadelphia. What tech exercises would u recommend for Bach inventions? Thanks for all the excellent advice and informative tutorials. Joseph

Your channel obvisousliy deserve more view and subscribers

I wish you had done other keys than C to see how that approach works when black keys are involved. I do somethings similar to what you discussed now have incorporate some of the things you do. Thank you.

Thank you for this helpful video . Suggestion: locate the camera at 45 degrees so that we can see the notes you are playing. Sometimes hard to follow

thanks a lot, you're very good

Hi Danaë thank you for this. Very insightful. How many times or minutes should this be done in a day

Thanks

Camera can be on the top in orders to see better the positions