Scales
Learn the essential scales that form the foundation of all music, and some colorful scales you can use for soloing.
Scales Content
52 Courses
344 Lessons
105 Smartsheets
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of D Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an upbeat Blues groove.
D Major Scale, Both Hands
4 Common Chord Progressions
Sunrise Blues, Melody & Lead Sheet, Left Hand Patterns
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Put it all together with a fun rock song!
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Minor with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original song "Jonny Darko."
Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor Scales
Common Chord Progressions, 4 Examples
Jonny Darko, Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, Patterns
Learn to improvise over a Jazz ballad with Jazz Ballad Soloing Challenge. Working with the Turnaround Progression, we explore scales, lower/upper positions, exercises, chromatic connectors, & more.
Beg/Int: Pentatonic Scale, Low Position Lines, 8ths, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: 4 Advanced Scales, Connecting Scale Exercise
Beg Int: Upper Position 8th Notes, Slides, TripletsInt/Adv: Up-lines, Downlines, Combined Lines, Chromatic Notes
Beg/Int: Combined Upper/Lower Position Lines, 8th Notes, Triplets, Multiple Octaves Int/Adv: Triplet Up/Down Lines, Fast Runs
The Turnaround Progression, Basic Chords
Beg/Int Players: Easy & Medium Groove
Int/Adv: Easy & Medium Groove
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of C Minor with the scales, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a fun minor swing tune, "Long Ago."
4 Common Chord Progressions
"Long Ago," Melody, Chords, Swing Style
Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor
Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of C Major with the scale, diatonic chords, common chord progressions, and inversions. Then put it all together with Jonny's Canon.
Major Scale, 1 & 2 Octaves
Jonny's Canon in C, Melody, Chords, and Patterns
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