3 Tips on Learning and Mastering Piano Scales FAST

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Here are 3 tips on how to learn and master your piano scales and have fun with it!!

1. Stop at the octave marks

You can play an octave, but when you try to play more than one, it messes up. Why? Your fingers are confused about how to go from one octave to the next. Stopping at the octave marks will give you brain time to think about which notes are coming next. After doing this more, you will eventually be able to play through many octaves without the pauses.

2. Descending first, then Ascending

FACT: Descending is often not as practiced as Ascending. Start with descending and then end with ascending to balance the level of proficiency out and challenge your brain to think about it in a different way.

3. Practice BLIND

Playing scales with your eyes closed will help you really understand how the scale feels in your fingers. It will challenge you and upon conquering this challenge, your scales will be stronger.

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[tylerexplotstex]

Thanks great I memorized these tips and I got distinction in my scales!

[amandaj]

I can't thank you enough ♥ 2 octave scales have been impossible for me until i watched your video, Thank you so much xxx

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[PaulJordan]

1st: Thank you for your videos, & 2nd: I’ve been doing the closing of my eyes to really get good muscle memory since I started playing. Stopping at the octave marks, & starting out on the descending at the start off has really gotten me at a more flowable rate of playing scales.

[Onemoretake]

I've only been playing again after a near 30 year hiatus, and its amazing that some of the tips you give are methods I use to relearn! thank you so much, great channel sir.

[michaelhiggins]

Just when I think your advice can't possibly get any better . . . it does! Thanks for this one !

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[jeremylarez]

Brother the best tips I had ever heard about the speed scale, thank you bro 🙏🏽

[yen]

Your tips are unconventional and makes practice a mindful one, love them so much!!

[lucilacantu]

Thank you for this video. Great tips! They make a lot of sense.

[donaw]

Thanks for making your videos simple for us beginners!!

[babup]

Yes, Sir, I will keep these in mind .Great.

[zazzzy]

Hey man thanks for the octave pause tip, that seems to have helped me during a practice session. I’ll keep trying...

Also in your other video about sight reading, the cloth... on point. Thank you, subscribed.

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[pericologan]

Thank you for this tips!!! First time I heard about them and sounded very practical and useful for me!!! Keep posting videos!!!

[rishbmusic]

I feel so proud that these are the same methods I intuitively used while learning the scales. I've learnt to play all major and minor scales starting on white keys so far. Great content!

[desty_desu]

Awesome. Thank you Jazer Lee for the tips great playing piano like a master/pro.
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