The BEST Way To Practice Piano Scales

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Here’s the best way to practice scales on the piano. Follow Lisa for this 10-minute play-along scale lesson.

Playing scales over and over again can turn on your “autopilot” where you’re just going through the motions. This lesson will break those habits and introduce fun variations to keep you focused, engaged, and having fun.

Scales are essential for playing the songs you love.

But they don’t have to be boring.
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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Practice Begins
07:10 - Shake Break
07:27 - Practice Again
10:43 - Outron & Free Trial
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[goozii]

I started focusing on B major recently instead of C, helped me learn black keys real fast! Cool tip from Chopin if that helps anyone :)

[akf]

the love this woman has for the Cmaj scale will never be surpassed

[deniselockhart]

I enjoy all of your videos. I'm an adult learner. I started self teaching a number of years ago, quit when my adult son passed suddenly. I restarted 1.5 years ago. Using my piano practice to heal. I started seeing piano teaching videos but yours are the best. My opinion only, others say they are teaching but actually doing more showing off than teaching. Paid piano lessons isn't possible as I'm retired living on social security.
I appreciate your lessons and directing your lessons to actual beginners.
Thank you

[pianohar]

Great advice! I'd add only one very small thing: sing the scales as you play them, even if you're not a singer, even if you think you look and sound stupid. This is CRUCIAL to connect your hand movements to your (inner) voice, and with the habit, it's so good for your mood!
Just give it a shot, you'll thank me down the line.

[RedRoyce]

Just want to let you know, I'm a 63 year old man and always wanted to play the piano. I bought a small keyboard by Casio but it has full size keys years ago and just life kept getting in the way. I now have the time and watched a few of your videos and it got me to get it out and set it all up. I'm practicing now all because of you girl. I would love to have a teacher like you. You make me as new to this feel good about it and when I mess up I don't get frustrated with myself. I hear your voice saying it's OK just keep going. Your bubble energy and sweetness is so good to see and hear. we need more of that in this crazy world. By the way when I get a little better and stick with it I'm going to go get an 88 key piano but it will be a reward to me for staying with it. Thank you for getting me started I'm having so much fun other then when my hands get tired. LOL

[Chalisque]

Probably the biggest enemy of scales is boredom. I'd suggest the 'netflix technique': put something to watch on your tablet or laptop or screen, and practise scales for the duration. All you have to do is keep going as long as the programme keeps going, rather than fighting your boredom. As an additional benefit, this stops you from wanting to look at your hands while you practise. The major benefit of scales is when they are instinctive and automatic, and this only comes after tonnes of repetition. Likewise arpeggios. Then simple phrases from pieces.

[gustough]

Practicing scales builds what many call muscle memory (which btw is more like a nerve-thing …). But also it helps you becoming and staying confident and fluent in playing the piano as well as memorizing and focussing on the voicing and tone of each single key. Scales may also assist in understanding the fundamental playground of the chords on the scale.

[catherine]

It helps to navigate the keyboard when playing a song in a key signature.
Helps to remember the sharps and flat with each scale.

[littlebrownP]

Oh wow you gave me a good workout tonight. I'm 63 years old and a beginner learner as of this pass Sunday and I really enjoyed these scales. I'm definitely going to get my left hand to cooperate with my right. Love this video ❤. New subscriber here 😂

[ricnanet]

Best lessons ever. Amazing teacher <3 Thanks for sharing!

[bakerfx]

I’d love to see tutorials like this but for other scales. There are some ones that have way weirder fingering with the sharps.
I’m getting really good at C major since that’s what all the ‘beginner’ tutorials focus on lol

[patrickerhardt]

I just turned 75. I’ve been singing in musicals since college, during the Johnson administration. Recently I performed in Young Frankenstein where I had this solo that I knocked out of the park people came up to me after a remarked that they didn’t know I was such a good singer. So right then an there I decided to take action. I signed up for voice lessons to improve my singing voice. The dragged a keyboard out of the closet and vowed to teach myself how to play. After looking at several YouTube sites I found yours. Your smile and simple technique sold me.

[eliserutherford]

I use the major scales as my warm ups. I do 8th notes at 120 bpm and make my way through the Circle of Fifths so I di all 12. I alternate whether i do sharps or flats first. I have a goal of learning my relative minor scales and being able to do those the aame way. I have the CoF printed and hung, so the knowledge is there and the muscle memory will make its way. Ive learned a few of the relative minors, but not all of them yet. Progress.

I find doing the scales sets me in the mental frame for practicing and the use of the metronome also helps with my evenness in playing. I've despised the metronome for years as I didnt understand why timing was harder for me than others. Recently I was able to figure out why and the resentment has faded to the point that I dont feel the urge to smash the metronome to smithereens anymore. I never did destroy one, but that frustration was very much there.

Anyway, I use scales to get in the mindset to practice as well as bring my musical knowledge to the forefront.

[kylethomas]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve literally been working on the c scale and this video sincerely helps! ❤

[Kiwanuka]

Thank you so much. Please give us the same exercises but for other keys.

[ToneD]

As a guitarist,
I think the best thing about scales, is relating them to intervals...!!!
Been working on Moonlight Sonata from you as well...👍
Thanks 😊

[erfannazarian]

The main challenge for me as a beginner learner is when it comes to plsy the scale with both hands ... I feel my brain can't handle it ... 😅

[webdevca]

if you practice scales and know the 1, 3, 5 and sometimes 7 notes of each scale you can play any song in any key especially if you’re playing a song with a vocalist and they’re used to singing a song in a certain key

[ernesto-dev]

I love how you start the video going right to the point. Thanks!

[yohannesmeshesha]

your method of teaching is helpful not only for students but also for piano teachers keep up the good work