One Minute Drills: All Twelve Major Scales in Octaves

This is a very different order and method for learning major scales in all 12 keys. By using octaves you visualize the scales without linking them to specific fingerings. You also start off with the four scales that use 3 or 4 black notes because they are universally more confusing to beginning students who are trying to accurately visualize all the 12 major scales.

[@lilavaughn3357]

Thank you

[@kathparkinson598]

This is a brilliant video. How have I never noticed that if I sorted out Eb, E, Ab and A major in my head the other major scales would slot into place much more easily. Something clicked for me there! Thank you.

[@garydlloyd7718]

There are many things that are so automatic for me that I don't think about problems for students that are starting out. Generally speaking answers come to me through feedback from students because they can tell me if it is true for them. So far each student has confirmed that these four scales are more difficult to visualize because of the presence of either three or 4 black notes. In each case I found that once a student gets these four scales the other eight are easy. Eventually when you know them all automatically you no longer realize they were ever harder .:)

[@kathparkinson598]

@ I’m looking forward to that day!

[@bearfoxwolf]

I already like the idea of starting scales in octaves. In the usual way of learning scales, we have the black-white key / notes challenge and at the same time, fingering. We really want to only focus on one new thing at a time - which octaves does. Then the order itself. In fact, I had the same 3-4 thing myself and thought it was just me! :D

[@garydlloyd7718]

I find that the order in which we learn things is incredibly important. This is not thought about enough. The problem is that most people who are teaching have already mastered the things that they are teaching and have forgotten what order they learn them in themselves.