I enjoy all of your videos. I'm an adult learner. I started self teaching a number of years ago, quit when my adult son passed suddenly. I restarted 1.5 years ago. Using my piano practice to heal. I started seeing piano teaching videos but yours are the best. My opinion only, others say they are teaching but actually doing more showing off than teaching. Paid piano lessons isn't possible as I'm retired living on social security. I appreciate your lessons and directing your lessons to actual beginners. Thank you
Thank you for sharing your story, I am currently learning piano to help maintain my depression and free piano lessons truly are a wonderful. It’s so great we can use TH-cam to learn things and keep hope in our lives
B Major was the scale I learned straight after C Major and it has given me the opinion that C Major isn't the best scale to master first. It offers a lot of foundational understanding for scales and keys in general but from a dexterity standpoint, it's so flat that when you start playing two octaves hands together, you're having to roll your wrists a lot and shift to keep your playing even. I like B Major and other keys because the up and down nature of the scales as they fall along the piano lends itself to more fluid playing early on- at least for me
@@labanlabanssonAgreed. Even if you eventually plan to play a piece in the original key, it’s helpful to practice it in B or E major since this allows you to develop the expected legato feeling. Then when you revert to the original key, you have greater awareness of how the legato passages should sound than if you, say, listened to a recording of someone playing the same piece.
Great advice! I'd add only one very small thing: sing the scales as you play them, even if you're not a singer, even if you think you look and sound stupid. This is CRUCIAL to connect your hand movements to your (inner) voice, and with the habit, it's so good for your mood! Just give it a shot, you'll thank me down the line.
Just want to let you know, I'm a 63 year old man and always wanted to play the piano. I bought a small keyboard by Casio but it has full size keys years ago and just life kept getting in the way. I now have the time and watched a few of your videos and it got me to get it out and set it all up. I'm practicing now all because of you girl. I would love to have a teacher like you. You make me as new to this feel good about it and when I mess up I don't get frustrated with myself. I hear your voice saying it's OK just keep going. Your bubble energy and sweetness is so good to see and hear. we need more of that in this crazy world. By the way when I get a little better and stick with it I'm going to go get an 88 key piano but it will be a reward to me for staying with it. Thank you for getting me started I'm having so much fun other then when my hands get tired. LOL
Probably the biggest enemy of scales is boredom. I'd suggest the 'netflix technique': put something to watch on your tablet or laptop or screen, and practise scales for the duration. All you have to do is keep going as long as the programme keeps going, rather than fighting your boredom. As an additional benefit, this stops you from wanting to look at your hands while you practise. The major benefit of scales is when they are instinctive and automatic, and this only comes after tonnes of repetition. Likewise arpeggios. Then simple phrases from pieces.
That's a great tip! But the sounds would distract me from my playing. What I sometimes do is put an ebook on my tablet and read it while doing finger excercises because then there's no sound coming from my tablet
@@ajulan10 That would be a problem with anything apart from scales and arpeggios. But for scales you only need to hear if you're playing the right notes, not any more degree of musicality. I have recently been watching Voyager episodes in a VR headset (that you pop an Android phone in) when working on scales (mainly posture and touch) so as to force myself not to look at my hands, and not to let my upper body posture follow my eyesight. It's interesting then practising the piece I'm working on (moonlight mvmt 3) after 42 mins of effectively playing blindfold, as my brain is then very used to ignoring my eyesight and using touch and spatial awareness exclusively. It's amazing how much more attention my brain pays to touch and spatial awareness. But it does take about 40 mins for the effect to happen.
Oh wow you gave me a good workout tonight. I'm 63 years old and a beginner learner as of this pass Sunday and I really enjoyed these scales. I'm definitely going to get my left hand to cooperate with my right. Love this video ❤. New subscriber here 😂
Practicing scales builds what many call muscle memory (which btw is more like a nerve-thing …). But also it helps you becoming and staying confident and fluent in playing the piano as well as memorizing and focussing on the voicing and tone of each single key. Scales may also assist in understanding the fundamental playground of the chords on the scale.
You are the best teacher in the world. My brain learns and processes things so differently but you definitely give me a better understanding of what I’m practicing. Thank you
This is perhaps the most fun way I played scales ever. I am a beginner and after following the beats my hands automatically starting co ordinating. I think the problem was overthinking 😂 while it shd be fun. ❤ U win one more subscriber to ur channel 🎉
I just turned 75. I’ve been singing in musicals since college, during the Johnson administration. Recently I performed in Young Frankenstein where I had this solo that I knocked out of the park people came up to me after a remarked that they didn’t know I was such a good singer. So right then an there I decided to take action. I signed up for voice lessons to improve my singing voice. The dragged a keyboard out of the closet and vowed to teach myself how to play. After looking at several TH-cam sites I found yours. Your smile and simple technique sold me.
As a guitarist, I think the best thing about scales, is relating them to intervals...!!! Been working on Moonlight Sonata from you as well...👍 Thanks 😊
I have never practiced major or minor scales on bass or guitar, only pentatonics, but on piano, I've realized it's going to help me visualize the shapes of the keys so I can play in keys other than C.
I’d love to see tutorials like this but for other scales. There are some ones that have way weirder fingering with the sharps. I’m getting really good at C major since that’s what all the ‘beginner’ tutorials focus on lol
This video is enforcing for me just how important technique is. I'm an adult learner. I used to play tuba in jr and sr high school. Just four piston or rotary valves. I'm slowly getting more familiar with treble cleff and using all my fingers. Your videos have been the most helpful for me so far - Thank you!
To be specific, your experience, insights, suggestions, clear delivery of the information, and not to be understated - your joy really helps. Thanks again.
if you practice scales and know the 1,3,5 and sometimes 7 notes of each scale you can play any song in any key especially if you’re playing a song with a vocalist and they’re used to singing a song in a certain key
Thank you. I'm relearning the keys. This lesson was helpful. I liked that you told us to breathe. Thank you. Glad you're teaching keys, because I've also done one of your singing lessons too. Thank you for bringing more music into the world. Love and Light.
Seriously, you are the best! You bring such joy and personality to every lesson you teach. Absolutely wonderful! I’m enjoying just playing scales! Who da thought?!
I feel like I'm watching myself when I watch these videos, especially when you talked about getting bored while practicing! Practice is for the mind just as much as it's for the hands '' '
I am 53 and had my second lesson a few days ago. I am doing the C, G, D scales and the next is A. I do think the challenge is doing both hands together. I tried to play some chords out of a book today and omg they just don't sink into my head. As I've played 1 I forget it. This piano learning is tricky
Thanks, I have put together sequences, but really I still need to learn the basics way better! I must have played this 50 times today and need to practice it regularly!
I use the major scales as my warm ups. I do 8th notes at 120 bpm and make my way through the Circle of Fifths so I di all 12. I alternate whether i do sharps or flats first. I have a goal of learning my relative minor scales and being able to do those the aame way. I have the CoF printed and hung, so the knowledge is there and the muscle memory will make its way. Ive learned a few of the relative minors, but not all of them yet. Progress. I find doing the scales sets me in the mental frame for practicing and the use of the metronome also helps with my evenness in playing. I've despised the metronome for years as I didnt understand why timing was harder for me than others. Recently I was able to figure out why and the resentment has faded to the point that I dont feel the urge to smash the metronome to smithereens anymore. I never did destroy one, but that frustration was very much there. Anyway, I use scales to get in the mindset to practice as well as bring my musical knowledge to the forefront.
This is SO helpful!!! I've always wanted to play the piano, and I've just started teaching myself using the Schaum Method And Theory Books. Note Reading is going well, and I knew I needed to learn the scales, but I had NO idea of proper finger positioning! Thank you so much for posting this, it's so clear and easy to see and understand, and I also really appreciate the cheerfulness ☺️
Hiya Lisa, I think you have demonstrated the most important thing to do while practicing the scales is to talk coherently 😁 that way you take the stress and pressure out of what the hell are your fingers up too 😂 ❤Ian
I love that she's positive and that she's trying to keep people from getting bored. But, I'm not bored. I'm so ADD and her talking is VERY distracting. Rather than distracting me by talking, I would love a version where she reminds me to tuck my thumb every time. I love all of the info and the backing track.
Why I want to learn scales? 🤷🏻♂️ My wife & I started pastoring a church. She preaches, & I had to learn to play a piano that didn’t have a transpose button. So now, instead of only playing in C, or G, or D, I’ve had to learn all of them, to which makes me happy. After watching this video, I remember my mom teaching me this stuff, not that I paid a whole lot of attention. Even though I am now the church pianist, my playing is somewhat boring. So I’m needing to learn MORE!
Beginner at piano here. I would honestly skip the C major and A minor and jump into playing all the other major scales and there relative minors. At least that’s what I’m doing first and second day of learning. (I’m only on my 2nd morning)
Left 5,4,3,2 1 (move hand slightly to the right 3,2,1 ) or lift the 3 (middle) over the thumb….? Can I just slide move to the right since my old fingers are not as flexible? Thanks.😊
Repeating the top or turn round note is something ABRSM candidates will have to unlearn as it is deprecated in their Grade system for scales, arpeggios and broken chords. I know it helps keep the quaver (quarter note) beat but it will be a bad habit to get into for those who want to go on to do their grades.
Thank you for this video! I got through it😅. I'm struggling with the beat or rhythm that you start in min 3:07 with your left thumb. 😢 How can I find other music that go with the other scales?
I'm a bit lost from the start... we just dived into C Major, but what about the 6 other modes? Or another root note? Or does C major kind of teach you them all?
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thank you so much...
the love this woman has for the Cmaj scale will never be surpassed
😂😂❤
I enjoy all of your videos. I'm an adult learner. I started self teaching a number of years ago, quit when my adult son passed suddenly. I restarted 1.5 years ago. Using my piano practice to heal. I started seeing piano teaching videos but yours are the best. My opinion only, others say they are teaching but actually doing more showing off than teaching. Paid piano lessons isn't possible as I'm retired living on social security.
I appreciate your lessons and directing your lessons to actual beginners.
Thank you
Thank you for sharing your story, I am currently learning piano to help maintain my depression and free piano lessons truly are a wonderful. It’s so great we can use TH-cam to learn things and keep hope in our lives
Sorry to hear about the loss of your son, I've lost my step daughter in June last year. She was 23 and left behind three children.
I started focusing on B major recently instead of C, helped me learn black keys real fast! Cool tip from Chopin if that helps anyone :)
B Major was the scale I learned straight after C Major and it has given me the opinion that C Major isn't the best scale to master first. It offers a lot of foundational understanding for scales and keys in general but from a dexterity standpoint, it's so flat that when you start playing two octaves hands together, you're having to roll your wrists a lot and shift to keep your playing even.
I like B Major and other keys because the up and down nature of the scales as they fall along the piano lends itself to more fluid playing early on- at least for me
Yes. B-maj and E-maj correlate better with the physiology of the hand. Easier to get fluid or legato.
@@labanlabanssonAgreed. Even if you eventually plan to play a piece in the original key, it’s helpful to practice it in B or E major since this allows you to develop the expected legato feeling. Then when you revert to the original key, you have greater awareness of how the legato passages should sound than if you, say, listened to a recording of someone playing the same piece.
Good to know. I got C down.
Great advice! I'd add only one very small thing: sing the scales as you play them, even if you're not a singer, even if you think you look and sound stupid. This is CRUCIAL to connect your hand movements to your (inner) voice, and with the habit, it's so good for your mood!
Just give it a shot, you'll thank me down the line.
Just want to let you know, I'm a 63 year old man and always wanted to play the piano. I bought a small keyboard by Casio but it has full size keys years ago and just life kept getting in the way. I now have the time and watched a few of your videos and it got me to get it out and set it all up. I'm practicing now all because of you girl. I would love to have a teacher like you. You make me as new to this feel good about it and when I mess up I don't get frustrated with myself. I hear your voice saying it's OK just keep going. Your bubble energy and sweetness is so good to see and hear. we need more of that in this crazy world. By the way when I get a little better and stick with it I'm going to go get an 88 key piano but it will be a reward to me for staying with it. Thank you for getting me started I'm having so much fun other then when my hands get tired. LOL
I am London Underground
'Mind The Gap!'
For it is within
The discipline of
The Scales
We make Our own Music xxx
Probably the biggest enemy of scales is boredom. I'd suggest the 'netflix technique': put something to watch on your tablet or laptop or screen, and practise scales for the duration. All you have to do is keep going as long as the programme keeps going, rather than fighting your boredom. As an additional benefit, this stops you from wanting to look at your hands while you practise. The major benefit of scales is when they are instinctive and automatic, and this only comes after tonnes of repetition. Likewise arpeggios. Then simple phrases from pieces.
That's a great tip! But the sounds would distract me from my playing. What I sometimes do is put an ebook on my tablet and read it while doing finger excercises because then there's no sound coming from my tablet
@@ajulan10 That would be a problem with anything apart from scales and arpeggios. But for scales you only need to hear if you're playing the right notes, not any more degree of musicality. I have recently been watching Voyager episodes in a VR headset (that you pop an Android phone in) when working on scales (mainly posture and touch) so as to force myself not to look at my hands, and not to let my upper body posture follow my eyesight. It's interesting then practising the piece I'm working on (moonlight mvmt 3) after 42 mins of effectively playing blindfold, as my brain is then very used to ignoring my eyesight and using touch and spatial awareness exclusively. It's amazing how much more attention my brain pays to touch and spatial awareness. But it does take about 40 mins for the effect to happen.
Oh wow you gave me a good workout tonight. I'm 63 years old and a beginner learner as of this pass Sunday and I really enjoyed these scales. I'm definitely going to get my left hand to cooperate with my right. Love this video ❤. New subscriber here 😂
Practicing scales builds what many call muscle memory (which btw is more like a nerve-thing …). But also it helps you becoming and staying confident and fluent in playing the piano as well as memorizing and focussing on the voicing and tone of each single key. Scales may also assist in understanding the fundamental playground of the chords on the scale.
your method of teaching is helpful not only for students but also for piano teachers keep up the good work
You are the best teacher in the world. My brain learns and processes things so differently but you definitely give me a better understanding of what I’m practicing. Thank you
This is perhaps the most fun way I played scales ever. I am a beginner and after following the beats my hands automatically starting co ordinating. I think the problem was overthinking 😂 while it shd be fun. ❤ U win one more subscriber to ur channel 🎉
I just turned 75. I’ve been singing in musicals since college, during the Johnson administration. Recently I performed in Young Frankenstein where I had this solo that I knocked out of the park people came up to me after a remarked that they didn’t know I was such a good singer. So right then an there I decided to take action. I signed up for voice lessons to improve my singing voice. The dragged a keyboard out of the closet and vowed to teach myself how to play. After looking at several TH-cam sites I found yours. Your smile and simple technique sold me.
Yooooo Way to go! You are never too old to improve. As long as you love it, keep going!
As a guitarist,
I think the best thing about scales, is relating them to intervals...!!!
Been working on Moonlight Sonata from you as well...👍
Thanks 😊
I have never practiced major or minor scales on bass or guitar, only pentatonics, but on piano, I've realized it's going to help me visualize the shapes of the keys so I can play in keys other than C.
She has a unique style. So happy but still teaching very serious techique
I’d love to see tutorials like this but for other scales. There are some ones that have way weirder fingering with the sharps.
I’m getting really good at C major since that’s what all the ‘beginner’ tutorials focus on lol
Best lessons ever. Amazing teacher
Oh my gosh, you KNOW what I am experiencing at the keyboard! You are awesome and so much appreciated. Thank you so much.
This is one of the Best piano-learning channels on TH-cam, I am so glad it is here
I love how you start the video going right to the point. Thanks!
I used to play piano Years years ago. Only for a yr when I was very young. Your tutorial is spot on beautiful ❤
This video is enforcing for me just how important technique is. I'm an adult learner. I used to play tuba in jr and sr high school. Just four piston or rotary valves. I'm slowly getting more familiar with treble cleff and using all my fingers. Your videos have been the most helpful for me so far - Thank you!
To be specific, your experience, insights, suggestions, clear delivery of the information, and not to be understated - your joy really helps. Thanks again.
if you practice scales and know the 1,3,5 and sometimes 7 notes of each scale you can play any song in any key especially if you’re playing a song with a vocalist and they’re used to singing a song in a certain key
Thank you. I'm relearning the keys. This lesson was helpful. I liked that you told us to breathe. Thank you. Glad you're teaching keys, because I've also done one of your singing lessons too. Thank you for bringing more music into the world. Love and Light.
Thank you for jumping right in, I was already 5 videos in YT looking for something and this got me started well
It helps to navigate the keyboard when playing a song in a key signature.
Helps to remember the sharps and flat with each scale.
Practicing scales improves my dexterity on piano 😊
Another late life learner here. This is on my gym playlist. Love the energy you put into this.
Pure gold information on how to makes scales interesting - thank you
You are always the best , I am in love with ur teachings . Thank God for you , you make everything simple …❤❤❤
Seriously, you are the best! You bring such joy and personality to every lesson you teach. Absolutely wonderful! I’m enjoying just playing scales! Who da thought?!
I’m saving this one, thank you!
Learning to play scales is the best way to give the gift of creating music to childen. And adults!
I feel like I'm watching myself when I watch these videos, especially when you talked about getting bored while practicing!
Practice is for the mind just as much as it's for the hands '' '
I am 53 and had my second lesson a few days ago. I am doing the C, G, D scales and the next is A. I do think the challenge is doing both hands together. I tried to play some chords out of a book today and omg they just don't sink into my head. As I've played 1 I forget it. This piano learning is tricky
Thank you so much. Please give us the same exercises but for other keys.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve literally been working on the c scale and this video sincerely helps! ❤
This feels like a workout class 😅 Thank you! 👍
I felt like this was a one on one 💯. Amazing!!!!
Thanks, I have put together sequences, but really I still need to learn the basics way better! I must have played this 50 times today and need to practice it regularly!
I really admire to understand how to play piano,I hope I'll understand thro this lessons
I use the major scales as my warm ups. I do 8th notes at 120 bpm and make my way through the Circle of Fifths so I di all 12. I alternate whether i do sharps or flats first. I have a goal of learning my relative minor scales and being able to do those the aame way. I have the CoF printed and hung, so the knowledge is there and the muscle memory will make its way. Ive learned a few of the relative minors, but not all of them yet. Progress.
I find doing the scales sets me in the mental frame for practicing and the use of the metronome also helps with my evenness in playing. I've despised the metronome for years as I didnt understand why timing was harder for me than others. Recently I was able to figure out why and the resentment has faded to the point that I dont feel the urge to smash the metronome to smithereens anymore. I never did destroy one, but that frustration was very much there.
Anyway, I use scales to get in the mindset to practice as well as bring my musical knowledge to the forefront.
This is SO helpful!!! I've always wanted to play the piano, and I've just started teaching myself using the Schaum Method And Theory Books. Note Reading is going well, and I knew I needed to learn the scales, but I had NO idea of proper finger positioning! Thank you so much for posting this, it's so clear and easy to see and understand, and I also really appreciate the cheerfulness ☺️
Oh my words! You are such a great teacher. From Africa, am your student. A fresh beginner.
Hiya Lisa, I think you have demonstrated the most important thing to do while practicing the scales is to talk coherently 😁 that way you take the stress and pressure out of what the hell are your fingers up too 😂
❤Ian
I love this a lot 😁✨I think I can learn anything if teachers teach this way .I subscribeddd!!!!!
Thank you practicing is a lot easier now
Love the way how you teach, thank you so much, I will be practicing !
Really needed this video! I have the 5 finger scales down decently. Trying to learn 7 finger scale but could not figure out the finger placement!
That's was actually quite fun to play along with. Thanks
Gracias Lisa! Eres una maestra con vocación. Una suscriptora más! Saludos desde México 🇲🇽
Bienvenido/a a nuestro canal! :)
Is there videos of Lisa playing all the keys of the major and minor scales? I dont mind paying. Her enthusiasm is infectios
The main challenge for me as a beginner learner is when it comes to plsy the scale with both hands ... I feel my brain can't handle it ... 😅
Muscle memory? Thanks for the class teacher! I’ll be revisiting very often 🙏🏽
Nice teacher I like the way you do it so easy and relaxed while loughing but mmmm very challenging 😂😂😂🎉
Best piano teacher
Nice staff, thank you!
I do Scales to develop Muscle Memory, Tempo and Rhythm.
Infact, this woman was amazing ❤❤❤
Awesome, thanks for sharing! I saw multiple videos with you and you have so much positive energy, keep it up! :)
Just super amazing!
I love that she's positive and that she's trying to keep people from getting bored. But, I'm not bored. I'm so ADD and her talking is VERY distracting. Rather than distracting me by talking, I would love a version where she reminds me to tuck my thumb every time. I love all of the info and the backing track.
Thanks for the video I just getting back into piano
Very helpful thank you ❤❤❤
Thank you Sir .
thank u
I love piano and I like the way u were teaching th3 only thing u have to work on is to go slower bc I can barely play along with u
Why I want to learn scales? 🤷🏻♂️ My wife & I started pastoring a church. She preaches, & I had to learn to play a piano that didn’t have a transpose button. So now, instead of only playing in C, or G, or D, I’ve had to learn all of them, to which makes me happy. After watching this video, I remember my mom teaching me this stuff, not that I paid a whole lot of attention. Even though I am now the church pianist, my playing is somewhat boring. So I’m needing to learn MORE!
That's great!
Outstanding 👍👏👏👏
Cool thanks, what a great vid!
Oh, my goodness. What a great video. Do you have all the scales. I starting to learn. Thanks
I love practice piano scales even these days.
Total starter. 😮
Amazing video❤
THAT WAS FUN1!!!
I love that this video is ADHD friendly!!
Can you do a tutorial for Cupid next plz? Cuz ur the only channel I can properly learn pretty much anything
Stucado!!! Great for a bassist to know..I may have to play bass on keys if my arthritis ki❤cks up
This is awesome...mahalo nui!
Very cool 🤘😃
Awesome!
Thanks.
Beginner at piano here. I would honestly skip the C major and A minor and jump into playing all the other major scales and there relative minors. At least that’s what I’m doing first and second day of learning. (I’m only on my 2nd morning)
So happy…💐👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Left 5,4,3,2 1 (move hand slightly to the right 3,2,1 ) or lift the 3 (middle) over the thumb….? Can I just slide move to the right since my old fingers are not as flexible? Thanks.😊
Repeating the top or turn round note is something ABRSM candidates will have to unlearn as it is deprecated in their Grade system for scales, arpeggios and broken chords. I know it helps keep the quaver (quarter note) beat but it will be a bad habit to get into for those who want to go on to do their grades.
It’s the first thing I tell people not to do, when playing scales.
Interesting. Makes sense. What is the solution for that?
@@mindstormme7840 Slow down. Use your arm to help play every note and just come back down as soon as you hit your 5th finger (US: pinky).
She’s my favorite
Thank you for this video! I got through it😅.
I'm struggling with the beat or rhythm that you start in min 3:07 with your left thumb. 😢
How can I find other music that go with the other scales?
hi thank you for your'e lesson's this hep me on making my beat's
I love your channel
Time to move on from playing with one hand to two hands. Thanks. 😉
she got me out here throwing up gang signs on the piano... I'm trying
Thankyou
I imagine we do scales to practice what notes are in a particular key signature.
I'm a bit lost from the start... we just dived into C Major, but what about the 6 other modes? Or another root note? Or does C major kind of teach you them all?
YET RIGHT ! THOSE SHARPS AND FLATS GET YOU EVER TIME ?
Thank you beautiful lady❤❤❤