"Legal harmony but not recommended" Tony says. This guy is a great music teacher. It is really cool how he has two camera angles. Seeing his facial expressions is helpful. His use of the overhead view with seeing his full hands is the best I've seen. I'm 74 and of all the guys & gals out there teaching Jazz, Tony can teach me more than all of them combined.
Couldn’t agree more! I’m just about to turn 70 and and had pretty much given up trying to find a teacher who could unlock what for me has been a bit of a slog trying to wrap my head around jazz. This tutorial on the diminished scale is terrific.
Dear Tony, I'm a self-taught amateur pianist and I'm trying to learn the basic principle of jazz from great teacher here on TH-cam. You are one of these few and I cannot thank you enough for your lessons. God bless you and greetings from Italy!
Apreciado maestro Tony , son magistrales sus lecciones en este caso escalas disminuidas, soy un pianista amateur casi un autodidacta aprendí a tocar el piano básicamente a los 7 años y aún ahora a los 73 años tengo pasión por aprender más cada día, un abrazo cordial desde Buenos Aires-Argentina...
Oh man, this dude is the real deal. Makes me miss being able to afford one on one lessons, amazing how personal and relaxed the vibe of the video is. Supreme old school humanity, appreciate you Tony!
Not only comprehensive, informative, and talented ... Tony is clearly a kind soul, an encouraging teacher and fun to listen to and learn from. He’s the Bob Ross of video jazz instruction!
Tony, you just unlocked the diminished scale/dominant 7 chord mystery that I have been trying to understand for a couple of years. Adding the PDF practice concepts really helps so much. Thank you for your generosity and giving in the music world.
You’re activating all the learning senses: I’m seeing the text that outlines your spoken words while I’m watching the keys, hearing it all, thinking about it all. The way you explain, show, and exemplify is just incredible. I thought I was going to sleep tonight, but screw that! Time to practice
Many many years ago I learnt to play jazz with Jerry Cokers book Improvising Jazz. It's good that you mentioned it, brought back wonderful memories. Thankyou.
As a 60 year old guitarist I find this is a great review of things I've already known about the diminished scales. This is a great overview with some cool ideas both melodically and harmonically. And... I'm getting the urge to get back to working stuff out on piano which is always a good thing. Thanks for sharing your insights and ideas with the diminished scales. It's very much appreciated!!!
I LOVE THAT BOOK!!! my short time piano teacher gave it to me to read in the 70s when I was around 14 years old. She gave it to me cuz I could play a mean piano but I wasn't able to read music a lick. That book taught me so much!!!
@@secondvisions9759 I'm 58 years old and I have been playing in church all of my life. About four years ago, one of the churches where I was playing sent me to music school where I learned to read. Now I repeat every day!!!
This is an awesome lesson, I come back to regularly. Learning the 3 diminished scales and running through that sheet of examples regularly has transformed everything for me. My improv is consistently getting better and better. Indeed the maestro is a brilliant teacher!
Over the last few years the majority TH-cam videos I have seen dealt with the pentatonic scale. My formative years (70’s-80’s) we absorbed completely the diminished scales. This is refreshing to see. Thank you.
brilliant, informative, light hearted, funny, devoid of ego or self importance...the best explanation and advice on practical usage I've ever seen . Molto Bravissimo Signor Wilson or as we say in Australia, ''It's a bloody ripper mate ! The bees knees ! '' thanks ..I am finally inspired at age 71.5 years to get into that and implement some realistic and generically accurate ideas as per Tony's advice in this fantastic clip. commend this to any aspiring jazz or even blues-rock pianist .
Tony, I got hooked on your channel the last couple of days and after watching this video felt like I was robbing you of your knowledge so I joined your Patreon today. You are the best, wish you lived in the Chicago area, you would have a restraining order against me. Thanks for your devotion to teaching.
Another superb explanation with working knowledge! Thanks. Ive learn a mass of stuff from these videos - and I dont even play piano (Im a guitar player)
Came here from Tangerine...and found a treasure !! Superbe maitise du Jazz : Dear Tony, i consider you as a Jazz Master !! Merci mille fois !! Thanks a thousand times !! Thanks for sharing your time, techniques and talent Tony !! Vince from Paris/France.
You are an amazing teacher .. I am going to spend time practicing these with the chords underneath and maybe I’ll learn to improvise after 60 yrs of reading scores lol
Fantastic video! The way I used to think about diminished scales back when I had a hard time "getting it", was to think of a diminished 7th chord, and then add a leading tone to each chord tone. Boom, diminished scale! Thanks as always Tony! Cheers from San Francisco :)
Your insight connects remarkably with my own journey in finding a pathway through jazz improvisation and the diminished scales. Have a Listen to the great Brian Lemon...one of the greatest ever English pianists, sadly now passed. His concepts and in particular voicings are a constant inspiration to me. You are the first jazz teacher I have come across on the internet whose vision and teachings are truly inspiring and in sync with my own quest to learn. Many thanks for sharing.
I’ve been getting it on over the last 14 months on a couple classical guitars three decades after dropping rhythm guitar where I lost my way after a couple years. I’ve composed five melodic pieces with a mind to come back and work out the harmony for each one until I’m happy that I’ve stored five off the top of my head personal compositions.I’m going to hold off for another year before I try my hand at playing classical pieces of yore,as I love listening to solo keyboard renditions of music by composers like Liszt and Chopin,Haydn and Beethoven, Bach and Mozart Construction wise to gain intuitive insight into spontaneously developing my own pieces. This video helped me expand on things I had an unintellectual grasp of but couldn’t articulate to anyone . Very valuable half hour and as usual it’s always pianists I’m inspired by much more than guitarists. Daniel Barenboim or Alfred Brendel for example. Something about the piano in the right hands that makes me want to try and emulate as much as is possible on a classical guitar! 🙏🏽
Thank you for your generosity in posting this lesson and demonstrating the various patterns. You present this information in a way that works for my brain. I am transferring these concepts to mandolin with so much gratitude!
Dear Tony, this is by far the most helpful description of the diminished scale I've seen. Thank you for opening up the plethora of possibilities out there, hats off to you sir
This is an absolute eye opener. Just the right level of complexity for me, precisely what I've been looking for these past few months.. along Barry Harris. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this lesson, it’s most certainly all I wanted to know about these licks I never quite got. Absolutely brilliant and perfectly explained. I wish I had seen and understood the tricks of diminished scales before. Much appreciated from Normandy, France.
This guy is pure class and pure knowledge. He recorded this video three times. I plan to watch
it three hundred times.
"Legal harmony but not recommended" Tony says. This guy is a great music teacher. It is really cool how he has two camera angles. Seeing his facial expressions is helpful. His use of the overhead view with seeing his full hands is the best I've seen. I'm 74 and of all the guys & gals out there teaching Jazz, Tony can teach me more than all of them combined.
I’m a guitar player but get my info from piano players, I JUST discovered Tony this morning!….I agree with all of your comments….great teacher!
🤪
Couldn’t agree more! I’m just about to turn 70 and and had pretty much given up trying to find a teacher who could unlock what for me has been a bit of a slog trying to wrap my head around jazz. This tutorial on the diminished scale is terrific.
It’s the teacher I’ve been looking for all my life! Ha. But seriously
How is this gentleman not 100x more famous?
This era don’t give shit about real music no more.
29:47 "It defies logic, but it sounds kinda cool" Jazz in a nutshell. Great lesson, helped a lot!
not even a piano player, this dude's videos guide my guitar playing
Dear Toni, as a teacher of music I’m glad to find you’re lessons… you’re a real master!! Thank you for you’re love of music!!
im 46 now and stil trying to learn jazz but by watching your videos is like a lightbulb😀thank you and more power💪
Dear Tony, I'm a self-taught amateur pianist and I'm trying to learn the basic principle of jazz from great teacher here on TH-cam. You are one of these few and I cannot thank you enough for your lessons. God bless you and greetings from Italy!
Thanks, good to hear
Agreed HM 👍
Apreciado maestro Tony , son magistrales sus lecciones en este caso escalas disminuidas, soy un pianista amateur casi un autodidacta aprendí a tocar el piano básicamente a los 7 años y aún ahora a los 73 años tengo pasión por aprender más cada día, un abrazo cordial desde Buenos Aires-Argentina...
Oh man, this dude is the real deal. Makes me miss being able to afford one on one lessons, amazing how personal and relaxed the vibe of the video is. Supreme old school humanity, appreciate you Tony!
Very good lesson exactly what iam looking for...
Muy buenas clases gracias 😮
Not only comprehensive, informative, and talented ... Tony is clearly a kind soul, an encouraging teacher and fun to listen to and learn from. He’s the Bob Ross of video jazz instruction!
love the bob ross comparison!
Thank you Tony
Just like revisiting this
From time to time keep goin
I could park here for a long time. Great stuff! Thanks.
Tony, you just unlocked the diminished scale/dominant 7 chord mystery that I have been trying to understand for a couple of years. Adding the PDF practice concepts really helps so much. Thank you for your generosity and giving in the music world.
I watch a lot of jazz and gospel piano tutoring videos. I really like your style and your sincerity.
Very generous lesson.
You’re activating all the learning senses: I’m seeing the text that outlines your spoken words while I’m watching the keys, hearing it all, thinking about it all. The way you explain, show, and exemplify is just incredible. I thought I was going to sleep tonight, but screw that! Time to practice
Thank you Tony, an excellent lesson for reviewing and reinforcing the diminished scales for jazz!
Sei un grande! La tua generosità dimostra quanto sia grande la tua conoscenza 🫂❤️
Wow.... I just found GOLD. I'm gonna learn so much from this channel. And sir I just feel like I'm sitting with you in a private class. Amazing.
Merci Tony, pour ces pistes de travail .
Awe man. I've been looking for something just like this ! Thank you TW. You always have useful stuff.
Many many years ago I learnt to play jazz with Jerry Cokers book Improvising Jazz. It's good that you mentioned it, brought back wonderful memories. Thankyou.
merci Monsieur pour ces belles leçons de musique
As a 60 year old guitarist I find this is a great review of things I've already known about the diminished scales. This is a great overview with some cool ideas both melodically and harmonically. And... I'm getting the urge to get back to working stuff out on piano which is always a good thing. Thanks for sharing your insights and ideas with the diminished scales. It's very much appreciated!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Well you've lifted my spirits, so definitely a thumbs up. What an interesting video. Brilliant!
One of the most educated people on music on all of youtube and I appreciate this page so much
of course Tomo Fujita too!
Subscribed! You are my new teaching mentor! Thank you so much- this is great!
Thank you for the sheets and for your great tutorials
Hey Tony Thank you , Love how you communicate complicated ideas . Really appreciate it
I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!
my short time piano teacher gave it to me to read in the 70s when I was around 14 years old. She gave it to me cuz I could play a mean piano but I wasn't able to read music a lick. That book taught me so much!!!
Ya that's my problem I've played for about 52 years now and finally forcing myself to read music lol
@@secondvisions9759 I'm 58 years old and I have been playing in church all of my life. About four years ago, one of the churches where I was playing sent me to music school where I learned to read. Now I repeat every day!!!
Excellent explanation. Congratulations. Thanks.
This is an awesome lesson, I come back to regularly. Learning the 3 diminished scales and running through that sheet of examples regularly has transformed everything for me. My improv is consistently getting better and better. Indeed the maestro is a brilliant teacher!
Over the last few years the majority TH-cam videos I have seen dealt with the pentatonic scale. My formative years (70’s-80’s) we absorbed completely the diminished scales. This is refreshing to see. Thank you.
Wonderful thank you very much for your analyse, very useful
What a great resource. Thank you!
brilliant, informative, light hearted, funny, devoid of ego or self importance...the best explanation and advice on practical usage I've ever seen . Molto Bravissimo Signor Wilson or as we say in Australia, ''It's a bloody ripper mate ! The bees knees ! '' thanks ..I am finally inspired at age 71.5 years to get into that and implement some realistic and generically accurate ideas as per Tony's advice in this fantastic clip. commend this to any aspiring jazz or even blues-rock pianist .
Tony, I got hooked on your channel the last couple of days and after watching this video felt like I was robbing you of your knowledge so I joined your Patreon today. You are the best, wish you lived in the Chicago area, you would have a restraining order against me. Thanks for your devotion to teaching.
ultra cool! cromatic conection!!
Another superb explanation with working knowledge! Thanks. Ive learn a mass of stuff from these videos - and I dont even play piano (Im a guitar player)
Thanks, Tony! Excellent Deep Dive!
Came here from Tangerine...and found a treasure !!
Superbe maitise du Jazz : Dear Tony, i consider you as a Jazz Master !!
Merci mille fois !!
Thanks a thousand times !!
Thanks for sharing your time, techniques and talent Tony !!
Vince from Paris/France.
Thanks a lot!
Thank you! You'e an amazing teacher, Mr Winston!
Thank you! 😃
Very nice. I’m a guitar player and this is the most useful explanation of the diminished scale I’ve ever encountered. Thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Toni ....best teacher and jazz freak so far 😊
Wish you'd had been my teacher!! Live the way you teach, you're awesome!!!😁🧡🙌🏼
Always to the point!Thank you so much!!!
You are an amazing teacher .. I am going to spend time practicing these with the chords underneath and maybe I’ll learn to improvise after 60 yrs of reading scores lol
I play guitar and Tony describes this approach way better than guitar players havr
Fantastic video! The way I used to think about diminished scales back when I had a hard time "getting it", was to think of a diminished 7th chord, and then add a leading tone to each chord tone. Boom, diminished scale! Thanks as always Tony! Cheers from San Francisco :)
❤
Just discovered your channel. Incredible content and no filler. I wish all youtube channels were this informative.
Much appreciated!
All the pieces to the diminished puzzle in one lesson - - - WOW! Thanks Tony - - Gregg
This is one great diminished deep dive. What makes it great is its concise, effective delivery. Tony even provided notated visual's.
Excellent job !!
ur lesso is so good thank you Tony!
The most useful diminished scale video that I have ever seen on TH-cam, Great work Tony thank you brother.
Thanks, and I find the diminished scale to be the most useful scale for improvising on standards
Your insight connects remarkably with my own journey in finding a pathway through jazz improvisation and the diminished scales. Have a Listen to the great Brian Lemon...one of the greatest ever English pianists, sadly now passed. His concepts and in particular voicings are a constant inspiration to me. You are the first jazz teacher I have come across on the internet whose vision and teachings are truly inspiring and in sync with my own quest to learn. Many thanks for sharing.
I’ve been getting it on over the last 14 months on a couple classical guitars three decades after dropping rhythm guitar where I lost my way after a couple years. I’ve composed five melodic pieces with a mind to come back and work out the harmony for each one until I’m happy that I’ve stored five off the top of my head personal compositions.I’m going to hold off for another year before I try my hand at playing classical pieces of yore,as I love listening to solo keyboard renditions of music by composers like Liszt and Chopin,Haydn and Beethoven, Bach and Mozart Construction wise to gain intuitive insight into spontaneously developing my own pieces. This video helped me expand on things I had an unintellectual grasp of but couldn’t articulate to anyone . Very valuable half hour and as usual it’s always pianists I’m inspired by much more than guitarists. Daniel Barenboim or Alfred Brendel for example.
Something about the piano in the right hands that makes me want to try and emulate as much as is possible on a classical guitar! 🙏🏽
thank you so much Sir, for all the lessons 🥰
One of the, if not THE best breakdown of the diminished scale I've seen! Thankyou!!
This is just amazing, thank you so much!
Bless u . U brought me back to my diminished wonderland, u and Barry
Great video! Worthy of careful study.
Dear Tony, you are the most well-rounded pianist, a great singer and the best teacher. I cannot thank you enough. God Bless!
thank you so much for sharing all this good stuff
Wonderful and useful post! Thanks for sharing your insights. I have the Jerry Coker Improvising Jazz Book and took me back to college days...
You're a great teacher, thank you for your content 😊😊
Thank you sir for this excellent tutorial!
Man you are a great teacher. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
Nice scale, nice pattern...thank you so much...
Thank you for the detailed video- exactly what I needed.
Don't worry about the camera, you're the best Tony , this lesson was incredible .
Thank you for your generosity in posting this lesson and demonstrating the various patterns. You present this information in a way that works for my brain. I am transferring these concepts to mandolin with so much gratitude!
You got right to it without smalltalk or sales pitch. Nice👌
Dear Tony, this is by far the most helpful description of the diminished scale I've seen. Thank you for opening up the plethora of possibilities out there, hats off to you sir
This is fantastic!
The overhead shot is awesomeness!
What a superb video. I’m a saxophonist and this is fantastic. Underlines and augments my existing thoughts on the diminished scale.
This is an absolute eye opener. Just the right level of complexity for me, precisely what I've been looking for these past few months.. along Barry Harris. Thank you!
My god this is the best music theory vídeo on TH-cam. I really appreciate this hope you do more of this u r a great teacher THANK U
I think I've learned a lot, thank you very much!
Way way cool ma man. Very very helpful and exactly what I needed to know right now. Love your casual and friendly approach too. Thank you so much.
I literally was just deriving this scale for the past few weeks after exploring extensions of the V.
Thanks for the valuable content. Cheers from Russia
Great ideas Tony - just what I have been looking for, thanks - for my saxomophone too.
Great, Tony, very instructive and explained very well. Many congratulations!
Great lesson, thank you
Thanks Tony.. some really good stuff in there!
Lucian of London UK
Txy so much for your sharing.. very bless and best teacher....for next , Hope you teach about PASSING CHORD ... God bless you.
Good lesson Tony thank you!
great Tony, thank You so much
Thank you so much for this lesson, it’s most certainly all I wanted to know about these licks I never quite got. Absolutely brilliant and perfectly explained. I wish I had seen and understood the tricks of diminished scales before. Much appreciated from Normandy, France.
Fantastic!!! Thank master for great explane!!!
My second time watching this. Very excellent
You are simply awesome bro, thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
Tony thank tou for your videos.
You sound real and honest.
Beautiful pianist . Nice touch
Sorry for my english.
Im an Argentina Pianist in Madrid.
I thumbs up for you Sir ! You Instruct clear and Precise.Thanks Sir !
Tony, many thanks for the great lesson. Greetings from Hungary.
Thank you, Tony! Your explanations help so much to simplify and demystify jazz theory.
Nice video Tony thank you