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The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
01:43:52

In this workshop, you will learn the most important piano scale for improvising over any musical style – the Major Blues Scale.

We’ll start with 3 exercises to master finger control, dexterity and speed. Jonny will you teach you his best techniques for improvising, including 3 essential grips, 8th notes, triplets, slides, turns, and other line building tips. We’ll dive further into the scale by learning the fingering for both hands in all 12 keys.

In the end, you’ll be able to improvise with this scale over blues, swing, bossa nova, and jazz ballads!

Course Objectives
  • Learn the Major Blues Scale with fingering for both hands in all 12 keys
  • Practice 3 essential exercises to master finger control, dexterity and speed
  • Develop your improv technique with grips, 8th notes and triplets
  • Discover Jonny's top 3 tips for creating interesting lines
  • Embellish the right hand with slides and turns
  • Understand how to use this scale to improv over 4 styles: blues, swing, bossa nova, and jazz ballad
Learning Focus
  • Exercises
  • Improvisation
  • Scales
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Super helpful course
I found the positions within the scale to be super helpful in making my improv sound better. So many courses say “here’s a progression, here’s a scale, now….GO SOLO! consciously staying in one spot for a bit then moving really helps.
Great Course for Soloing Techniques!
Slides, turns, grips, and tips on building lines; this course has a lot of great content. Very excited to apply these concepts to my soloing/improv.
Well explained
Showing fingering is a great help
Excellent course
I really enjoyed this course. It was clear what I had to practice in order to improve, and I could see the improvements every practice session. The most challenging parts were gaining hand independence as well as creativity to develop melody lines.
Variety
Nice variety

Course Lessons

1
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 1
07:21

The Major Blues Scale

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2
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 2
09:14

Major Blues Scale Exercises

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3
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 3
18:22

Improvisation/Soloing Grip & Techniques Part 1

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4
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 4
28:32

Improv/Soloing Techniques Part 2

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5
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 5
17:29

Major Blues Scale Style Practice

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6
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 6
09:41

Fingering Reference in All 12 Keys

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7
The Major Blues Scale (Gospel Scale) 1 – Lesson 7
13:13

Q&A

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Super helpful course
I found the positions within the scale to be super helpful in making my improv sound better. So many courses say “here’s a progression, here’s a scale, now….GO SOLO! consciously staying in one spot for a bit then moving really helps.
Great Course for Soloing Techniques!
Slides, turns, grips, and tips on building lines; this course has a lot of great content. Very excited to apply these concepts to my soloing/improv.
Well explained
Showing fingering is a great help
Excellent course
I really enjoyed this course. It was clear what I had to practice in order to improve, and I could see the improvements every practice session. The most challenging parts were gaining hand independence as well as creativity to develop melody lines.
Variety
Nice variety
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