Articles for tag: Major Scales, Scales

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Scales Around the Circle of Fifths

No matter what type of music someone wants to play, one of the most important things to learn is the major scale in every key. A second thing to learn is the circle of fifths. The most common progression of keys is to go from one key to another key one fifth apart, such as ...

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Trumpet Warm Up Drills – Free Online Trumpet Lessons

Whether you are a jazz or classical trumpet player, if you are serious about learning how to play trumpet you have no doubt been advised at some time to learn solid trumpet warm up drills. Have you heeded this advice yet? Learning how to warm up as a trumpet player when starting out a practice ...

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How to Improvise Music on Any Instrument

Improvising on any instrument requires knowledge of several things. It also takes a lot of practice to become good, and to develop a listenable voice. The main ingredient: melody. While some instruments, such as wind instruments, lend themselves mainly to melody, others like stringed instruments can be more rhythmic in nature. If you’ve been playing ...

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Why All Musicians Should Practice the Major Scales

“Why is it so important to learn how to play & master musical scales?” After more than 20 years of being a private music instructor I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked this question, or a close derivation of it, both by parents and students. After all, practicing scales can be tedious, ...