You'll Love Practicing Scales After Learning This Trick

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Playing scales on the piano is an important skill to master. But I bet you think practicing scales is....boring! In this video, I teach you a simple trick to spice up your scale practice. This method will turn your scale practice from being dull to a beautiful and addictive experience. You can use this trick for all 24 keys, just need to transpose it!
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0:00 Intro
00:13 Playing Chords Underneath
00:59 Level One - 1 Octave Scale
03:47 Level Two - 2 Octave Scale
05:54 Bonus Challenge 1 - LH Stretch
06:30 Bonus Challenge 2 - Descending First
07:19 Bonus Challenge 3 - RH Arpeggios
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@jazerleepiano 2 жыл бұрын

How did you go with these scale exercises? 😊 0:00 Intro 00:13 Playing Chords Underneath 00:59 Level One - 1 Octave Scale 03:47 Level Two - 2 Octave Scale 05:54 Bonus Challenge 1 - LH Stretch 06:30 Bonus Challenge 2 - Descending First 07:19 Bonus Challenge 3 - RH Arpeggios

@aaronchen747 2 жыл бұрын

Eh.

@roycemathew6850 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton 🥰🙏🏻🙏🏻

@sauceadelman6112 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a music sheet I can purchase? Find it hard to keep pausing.

@katherinejohnson2288 2 жыл бұрын

@@sauceadelman6112 I put a link to sheet music in a comment on this page.

@gurkiransagoo9 2 жыл бұрын

You play so gracefully and that really helps me I find scales boring!

@christineorganek7873 2 жыл бұрын

As an intermediate pianist, I thought this exercise would be so easy! But, wow, not at all. Transposing the exercise into different keys, figuring out the level 3&4 chords for that scale, coordinating the fingering in both hands (scales and arpeggios) is a challenging brain exercise for me. I am going to use this as my daily warm-up, focusing on a different key each day. I will play the scale my usual way, and then follow up with your "fun" way. While I was practicing this today, my husband walked in and said, "That's a beautiful piece." LOL

@reneruiz1004 Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I’ve been playing guitar for years, but recently broke my foot and it of work so I thought this would be the perfect two months to really start grinding away at the piano. The arpeggio with the left hand even at 60bpm and right hand in double was way over my skill level. This is going to be “fun”!

@sadanandnikam2451 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful exercise to develop interest in piano playing n beautifully explained also.Tnx

@thespeedyyoshi 10 ай бұрын

That’s when you pull the “oh that’s just my warm up” card haha

@JoshuaLeviii 2 ай бұрын

Hmm so what am i if this is easy. Can’t really read chords tho

@StartEnjoyingPianoPractice 2 жыл бұрын

Combining learning with having fun always gives the best results :) Your channel and the way you teach was an inspiration for creating my own channel with piano lessons. Thank you!

@jazerleepiano 2 жыл бұрын

Wise words!!

@LadanzaTube 2 жыл бұрын

True!

@PlaidHiker 6 ай бұрын

learning skills at the cost of enjoyment, only gets you as far as need be for skills. Learning by enjoying at the cost of skill, only gets you as far as you can enjoy. Learning both in balance lets you progress, and enjoy the progression. One of the smartest things I saw from family guy is when Peter 'mastered' violin with a Fletcher like teacher, for a specific purpose, then snapped it right after.

@PlaidHiker 6 ай бұрын

infact. I would be more scared of Mr. Washee Washee as my teacher than Terrance Fletcher.

@merrymint8276 2 жыл бұрын

I love Jazer's piano lessons on KZfaq. He makes every lesson so simple and easy to follow. I am learning a lot from him. Thank you Jazer!

@aj3633 7 ай бұрын

My God! This is so interesting and fabulous as with a little patience it sounds like real music! Fantastic. Love your methods as I'm a beginner at 78 years!

@pamcoyle8505 2 жыл бұрын

After watching this video several times, I tried it, and it caused a breakthrough in my understanding of chords. I had decided to learn scales and become familiar with playing in the keys of C, G, F, and D. So I played the pretty C scale, and then I thought, let me try G. But the chords did not fit, and the thought came, what is the chord that corresponds to A minor in the key of G? Lightening Flash!!! It's the same relationship to the tone tone semitone positions as in C. Ohhhhh that's why they have names for all the intervals. So to prove it to myself, I looked up what the names of the chords were (in my Alfred's) for what you played, A minor-F-C, and found they were vi, IV, and 1. Major breakthrough! no pun intended. I'm going to be 79 on my next birthday, and although I came from a very musical family, and played a little guitar in college, I became a doctor and just started getting serious about learning piano recently in my retirement. I don't know how long I have to live, but I don't want to get to 95 and wish I had studied and practiced more. You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you for your lessons!!

@tammylaronde8593 2 жыл бұрын

I actually find playing scales soothing. I'll try this in the afternoon. Thanks for the videos. 🙂

@elissahunt 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy scales, too. I'm not very good at them yet, but this looks like a fun way to challenge myself.

@tweedmouth21 2 жыл бұрын

What a great sounding way to practice scales with pleasing harmonies. Thank you Jazer.

@pmarosi73 2 жыл бұрын

Out of the many online piano classes I've watched so far, this is my favorite one so far. Very well done! Thank you.

@jbTen 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! (As always!!) Another exercise to add in the list! Thank you for always making practices interesting!

@michellebenjamin7091 2 жыл бұрын

Love this challenge, and sounds so beautiful. Keep these coming! Hands down…..the BEST. No fluff, just straight piano. Thank you.

@keys6 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!! These exercises makes scales enjoyble!!! I normally practice 1 major and its minors every day... this will definitely see me doing more now... very nice...

@TheMuteSwan 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely. A nice way to learn scales while also practicing chords.

@lumm71 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant exercise which sounds wonderful. Thanks!

@cdanimation5901 2 жыл бұрын

This is so good! Its like learning scales, chords, and arpeggios at the same time. Very nice!

@kirank115 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, this scales sounded so beautiful, it hit my soul. I never found learning piano such fun and pleasure. The sound is literally make me wanna cry, i dunno why? Thank you

@h2o742 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jazzer! This is excellent. Making practicing scales musically interesting is a great idea. This also teaches hand independence for those of us who are newbies and struggling with that.

@karnachandru8702 2 жыл бұрын

Dude! making the world a better place one video at a time! Thanks for sharing :)

@vaniasetti7753 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely lovely and very enjoyable to hear and do! Thank you so much ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@wheezkeeds1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! That was fun! 😊

@seungyulyoo1231 2 жыл бұрын

I love it. Thank you so much.

@nicoleoconnor5363 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! This is the first time I've looked forward to practising scales because they sound great. This is motivating and encouraging. Thank you.

@thanhson1401 2 жыл бұрын

That’s so nice. Thank you Jazer!

@pamelae.7214 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thanks

@shotokan944 2 жыл бұрын

Yet another brilliant tutorial from Jazer ☺

@dorianvivas9510 10 ай бұрын

ive been looking for fun /challenging way to practice and this video hits the spot thank you so much for this.

@jeffreyhenderson3778 2 жыл бұрын

Really Cool!

@verabb6113 9 ай бұрын

Looks like so much fun! I will definitely try this in my practice! Moreover I read a few comments that gave great ideas how to add to this, practicing in all different scales and trying the scale on the left hand while playing chords on the right! Can't wait to get back to my piano! Thanks Jazer for your great videos, there's always so much value in them!

@ty2seven657 3 ай бұрын

Amazing! What great exercises. Thanks for sharing!

@jazerleepiano 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jennypapadim6724 2 жыл бұрын

You are amazing! Such a nice idea !! Can't wait to try it! Thank you very much!

@chiuuuuuuuuuu 2 жыл бұрын

Your tips are very valuable. Thank you Jazer

@jeetendralondhe9370 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@SteveinJersey1234 15 күн бұрын

Just discovered your channel and wanted to thank you. This is a GREAT approach to practicing scales. Started out following your guidelines, but it is SO easy to improvise on this, and it actually spurs you to be creative. Example: started with your chord progression and then varied it slightly to C-G-Am-Fm which inevitably led to playing Pachelbel's Canon (ending with Em). And also continuously varying up the patterns, even trying broken chords/arpeggios in the right hand while playing scales in left (found that to be harder). All in all a wonderful exercise. Thanks so much, and you've got a new subscriber!

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 жыл бұрын

Coming back to this, time to put it in practice. Merci.

@janineubert7262 2 жыл бұрын

Oh great idea for practicing! Thanks 🙏🏼

@just.anoushka 2 жыл бұрын

Your tips and tricks are absolutely the best 👌🏼

@scottm4267 2 жыл бұрын

Using the left hand to accentuate/enhance the scale being played by the right is a great way to create a wonderful sound which, as you intended, makes working to master the basic scales enjoyable. Great idea. Thank you

@dlogan74 Жыл бұрын

I am just getting back to the piano after a multi-decade absence. Playing scales this way is so beautiful and making me feel a lot more accomplished than I would otherwise. My Mom would never have had to ask me to practice if my teacher had taught me this method. Thank you so much!

@BusterDarcy 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a total noob, day three of teaching myself the piano and this was super helpful! Still on the basic pattern you showed at the start but enjoying the challenge and the sense of progression I’m seeing. Thanks!

@fawcue5844 2 жыл бұрын

2 months in, how's it going?

@BusterDarcy 2 жыл бұрын

@@fawcue5844 not bad! Managed to learn the basic melody for auld lang sine and performed a duet with my wife on harmonica for New Year’s Eve, that was sort of a breakthrough moment for me going from practice drills to actually learning/performing a song. Went on to learn fur elise and now working on midnight sonata, the classic first songs. So yeah, still really enjoying it and excited for what’s to come!

@arielgreentm 10 ай бұрын

Wow. Surreal. Yesterday was my Day 3, of teaching myself! I learned the video where he teaches “All of Me” by John Legend. I think it must be a stripped back version but I learned it and now can play with my eyes closed in just one night! I am ecstatic! 😅 Tonight, I picked this one as I really want to understand what I’m doing, not just copy learning songs, if that makes sense! I’m finding it hard to do the little skip up the keys! Can’t figure out if he uses his thumb to skip to the E or his middle. Thumb makes sense to me but I want to get it right soooo badly! 😂 I hope you’re still playing 😊

@T-marie-N 2 жыл бұрын

Music to my ears! 😍 So creative. Thank you.

@marthabradas8873 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!!

@TBYLifeAndAdulting 2 жыл бұрын

After playing piano for so many years finally I found a fresh start, thank you! Of course I still love my previous piano teachers who taught me scales 😊

@Klangfarben_Jenny-am-Klavier 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video! It's awesom! This makes the scales sound really beautiful and fun to practice!

@sadkermit7966 2 жыл бұрын

Literally just thought “I should practice the scales more” this morning then this pops up for me. Your videos are always spot on! As a semi-beginner pianist I thank you >:3

@LadanzaTube 2 жыл бұрын

Great for you 🎹🙌🏻 I'm thinking about practicing that for long too..

@FDSPM 2 жыл бұрын

Simply beautiful! 😃 I'll definitely try it

@Jim_Mundy 2 жыл бұрын

Jazer, this is brilliant! I can't wait to bring this into scales practice.

@janicecramp5704 Жыл бұрын

That is a great idea. Thank you

@jazerleepiano Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@sandraburt9524 9 ай бұрын

Excellent way to play thank you

@1000scarves Жыл бұрын

I've been refreshing my piano skills after 15 years of not playing and you've been a tremendous help. I am so happy to be playing again and can't thank you enough for your valuable lessons. I wish I could give more. Thank you so much!

@jazerleepiano Жыл бұрын

You've given more than enough! I am so happy my tutorials and tips have been of help. Keep practising!

@Robyn19fnq 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jazer! I've been self-taught for quite a few years and my greatest problem is sight reading. It's fine on cello, sax and flute (one note at a time), but piano is my first love, and I've always had to memorise the music before I can play confidently. I'm now hoping this exercise will get me out of my comfort zone a bit (I only need to memorise 3 chords) and it sounds lovely too.

@joanjohnstone7241 2 жыл бұрын

You always come up with the best ideas and learning practices - What a super musician you are. Thank you Jazer!!!!!

@larrygraham3377 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Jazer, you've done it again ... This video is fantastic, it's just what I need !!!

@mrmanfitz 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great tip for scales. As a guitar player who is learning piano, this really helps me with chord recognition. Thanks!

@meiny6796 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to try it, it's very interesting, I'm excited to practice 🎹🎹🌹🌹👌🏻👌🏻

@romanczy 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!... Just like everything you provide for us

@audigold 2 жыл бұрын

This wounderful Lee. Thanks for share

@Raggisailor 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for this video ❤

@hiuyeechow1049 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! It is so amazing to learn how to practice scales this way. It sounds so lovely!! Thank you so much for sharing this!! Will definitely try it :)

@andrewtorcelino 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@esterhron6570 5 ай бұрын

It is fun watching you play I would like to learn it!

@zantellevanniekerk633 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so amazed how this tickles my brain😁 going to keep trying till i get this! Thank you do much

@jedsum 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@marlan2034 18 күн бұрын

Love this❣️

@maryseguevara8131 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Easy to follow, not to fast. So glad to have these videos!

@KizetteandTotoro 2 жыл бұрын

You are an aaaamazing teacher!

@aveeasley9811 9 ай бұрын

This is GOLD!! Thank you so much.

@bayareaconsult4115 9 ай бұрын

Excellent idea 🙏 it makes practice interesting

@AccordionandViolinlife 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial and spectacular idea

@spencerkraus 2 жыл бұрын

Dude thank you for this!!! This is so great

@rondeangelis7384 2 жыл бұрын

Great jazer. A great way to be motivated to play scales and be musical 👌

@3-jalee 2 жыл бұрын

You make playing & practicing scales beautiful!! Thank you for all you do! 🙏🎼🥰

@joesauvage1165 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jazer! This makes it more interesting and fun

@shader3020 2 жыл бұрын

You should definitely do more on this topic. I think a lot of pianists would really benefit to having this and practicing scales with more musicality. Do you know of any etudes by famous composers sort of like the examples you gave?

@ofilosofoouumfumante5655 11 ай бұрын

If you are looking for pieces with lots of scales mozart piano concertos will help.

@laurence9695 11 ай бұрын

Js Bach

@my3sonsrn 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this tip!! I am working on transposing it into different keys!! 😀

@SizeNZ 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a piano last week. Seems like the timing couldn't have been better - your tutorials have already been a huge help, and they just keep coming!

@deadmanswife3625 2 жыл бұрын

Oh how nice for you. I hope you are loving it

@SizeNZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@deadmanswife3625 Absolutely! Excited to be at the beginning of a lifetime of learning & discovery for me and my family.

@LadanzaTube 2 жыл бұрын

Wow congratulations! So a whole new world will open up for you

@gothamelliott 2 жыл бұрын

SizeNZ, may I ask you what you acquired? You do not need to answer if you prefer not to. Thank you! Best regards.

@SizeNZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@gothamelliott It's a Kawai ES110

@sanjeevsampath 2 жыл бұрын

Just loved it... Fun with scales now.

@DidierGuillion 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! Thanks Jazer !

@user-xg4td3gg7e 7 ай бұрын

Nice. This has enhanced my piano playing. Thanks. 😉

@Gamernova_007 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson!!

@rashidghous9310 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for breaking the exercises to make easy for the learners. God bless you.

@n.ravichandranravi9330 2 жыл бұрын

Mr.Lee. it is really awesome. Cool and smooth. Weldon

@BillSantiagoChannel 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT!

@davidbuderim2395 2 жыл бұрын

Nice - thankyou.

@calinpetrescu 2 жыл бұрын

I simply love the way you explain everything. It makes it look very clear an easy. The rest is, of course, just practice :)

@mariemartin2041 2 жыл бұрын

well I have been looking for ways to practice scales. and wow!!!!! i love this. It makes want to practice the scales because I want it to sound like I am making progress. Wish I saw this sooner. Thank you so much!

@prabakaranperumal5432 2 жыл бұрын

Mr.Jazer you are a real genius and thanks for imparting new skills in scales. Very informative and useful.GOD BLESS YOU 🌹🌹❤️

@wendylinsen3900 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Jazer!

@chopshop777 6 ай бұрын

Best practice idea I've found so far on the internet, I don't think I am gonna search any further, brilliant Jazer, thanks so much. cheers from Vancouver, Canad. 😀

@francinegamil8755 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Makes practicing a little bit more enjoyable. Sounds like playing music. Wow!!

@VirTuneCS 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to giving this a go today!

@boldcautionproductions9203 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant - I have been using YT piano vids for three years and this one is a real breakthrough...

@hbobenicio Ай бұрын

love it! a really nice motivation for scale exercises (which tend to be boring). not anymore!

@lynnnguyen9479 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for sharing the fabulous way how to practice scale

@wayfarer1101 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds BRILLIANT!

@fabiocolasanti4068 Жыл бұрын

I'm so doing this tomorrow morning.. Thanks Jazer

@careljeromecornelisfredrik5252 Жыл бұрын

This is so great, learning this way and really stimulating. Thanks for sharing your experience.😂❤

@CreativeSoundsMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Great exercise and easy to learn! Thanks Jazer!

@marcelhoussoulliez6808 Жыл бұрын

Helpfull video's!! Good work ❤️‍🔥

@jazerleepiano Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thank you!

@cryptombt5880 2 жыл бұрын

Hey bud I love your videos, you are a fab teacher. Thank you so much for your efforts in helping not just me but thousands of other people like me. Thank you so much

@peteskyrunner4845 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great trick/lesson. I've pretty much got the hang of the C scale now (with right hand) so playing it with left hand chords will be an interesting challenge. I like how the first time through it leaves it hanging by ending on the E and the second time resolving on the C. Nice.