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Scales: The Foundation

Why Scales Are Non-NegotiableScales are not "boring exercises", they are the VOCABULARY of piano technique. 80% of the passages in classical, jazz, and popular piano music are based on scales or scale…

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Lesson 1 of 6 in Piano Technique Intensive

Why Scales Are Non-NegotiableScales are not "boring exercises", they are the VOCABULARY of piano technique. 80% of the passages in classical, jazz, and popular piano music are based on scales or scale fragments. A pianist who can play all major and minor scales fluently at ♩=120+ can sight-read and learn pieces dramatically FASTER than one who cannot, because the finger..

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