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The A Minor Scales

Here are the A Minor Scales: the natural minor scale the melo!ic minor scale an!

the harmonic minor scale. "in#erin#s are inclu!e!.

Learn the Scales ascen!in# an! !escen!in#. "irst tr$ one octa%e an! then tr$ two

octa%es. &E%entuall$ $ou shoul! 'e a'le to pla$ each scale with 'oth han!s

ascen!in# an! !escen!in# (our octa%es.)

Master the *n#erin#s han! separatel$ an! then to#ether. "or !escen!in# scales

 +ust re%erse the *n#erin# $ou use! ascen!in#.

-Note: (or the melo!ic minor scale classical pianists li,e to pla$ the melo!ic minor

ascen!in# an! the natural minor !escen!in#.

As with all other scales that $our pla$ multipl$ the 'ene*ts to $our piano-pla$in#

(oun!ation '$ (ollowin# them with Arpe##ios a ca!ence an! a tune in the same

,e$. o this an! $ou will 'e #reatl$ enhancin# $ou ,nowle!#e an! $our s,ills.

 e$'oar! ima#er$ will 'e epan!in# in $our min! an! in $our han!s. 0his will help

tremen!ousl$ in all the other areas o( piano stu!$: tunes music rea!in# an!

learnin# an! memoriin# piano pieces.

20he masterin# o( all ma+or an! minor scales will 'ene*t $our piano s,ills in

countless wa$s. 3our ,nowle!#e o( ,e$'oar! #eo#raph$ an! con*!ence in the (eelan! shape o( each scale will help in rea!in# an! memoriin# music as well as

un!erstan!in# the structure o( the music $ou pla$. Chor!s an! chor!al structures

will ma,e much more sense to $ou an! $ou will see relationships an! patterns

which woul! not occur to $ou without proper ,nowle!#e o( the scales. Also $our

techni4ue will #row an! $our a'ilit$ to sol%e an! master *n#erin# issues will

epan! #reatl$. 0he pianist who has all the ma+or an! minor scales *rml$ in his

hea! an! in his han!s will 'e much more con*!ent an! com(orta'le with all areas

o( piano pla$in# then one who !oes not. So master the scales... all o( them. Learn

the *n#erin#s (or all !e%elop spee! an! !eterit$ usin# the metronome rh$thms

an! lin,s. 5la$ the scales in octa%es pla$ the scales in thir!s in siths in tenths.

5la$ them han!s-separatel$ han!s-to#ether. 5la$ them parallel an! in contrar$

motion. 5la$ them lou! pla$ them so(t pla$ them with musical shapin# an! touch.

5la$ them in $our pa+amas pla$ them in $our wor, clothes pla$ them in $our

(oot'all uni(orm... 5la$ them pla$ them pla$ them. Oh $eah... !on6t (or#et to en+o$

them7 Scales can 'e lots o( (un. 3ou shoul! ne%er 'e 'ore! when the scales are on

$our min! an! in $our *n#ers.8

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oundation, read "Piano Player... You".

A Minor Scale (natural minor)

A Melodic Minor Scale

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A Harmonic Minor Scale

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