{"id":14080,"date":"2016-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=14080"},"modified":"2024-10-07T17:40:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:40:56","slug":"master-traditional-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/master-traditional-scales\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s A Method Helping Musicians Master Traditional Scales By Learning Only 50% Of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lesson, you’ll be learning how master traditional scales.<\/p>\n

Every serious musician must know traditional scales because they are the source of most of the intervals, chords, chord progressions, and songs we play. For musicians that are classically trained, traditional scales are an integral part of the daily warm-up exercises.<\/p>\n

If you give me the next 15 minutes or so, I’ll be sharing an easier approach to the learning of scales that has helped me and several other musicians master traditional scales.<\/p>\n

Let’s get started by taking a look at what traditional scales are.<\/p>\n

A Review On Traditional Scales<\/h2>\n

Let me start by giving you a simple definition of scales:<\/p>\n

A scale is a succession of notes that are played in ascending or descending order.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Playing all the white notes on the piano from C to C:
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\n…in a regular succession produces the C natural major scale, which is the scale that most beginners get started with.<\/p>\n

Let’s proceed by taking a look at the relationship between scale and key.<\/p>\n

The Relationship Between Scale And Tonality<\/h3>\n

The concept of tonality is the establishment of a given note as a key, consequently, other notes relate to it as the key center or tonal center.<\/p>\n

Notwithstanding that there are twelve notes, there are 24 keys – 12 major and 12 minor keys and each key (aka – “tonal center”) has its scale.<\/p>\n

The scale of a key can also be an outline of the tones in that key, from the first to the eighth tone. The scale that outlines the notes of the major key is the natural major scale. The C natural major scale:
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\n…gives you an idea of the notes in the key of C major.<\/p>\n

The notes of any given minor key is outlined by its natural minor scale. From the first(A):
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\n…to the eighth (A):
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\n…tone of the A natural minor scale:
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\n…are an outline of the notes of the key of A minor.<\/p>\n

Attention:<\/strong> There are two other variants of the natural minor scale – the harmonic and melodic minor scales and they are also used to outline the notes of the minor key.<\/p>\n

The relationship between scale and key cannot be denied. Tonality is the environment, while the scale is like a map that shows all the areas in the key.<\/p>\n

A Short Note On Traditional Scales<\/h3>\n

The relationship between scale and key has existed since the 17th century and has been passed down from one generation to another.<\/p>\n

Over these centuries, the scales designated for the major and minor keys have increased in popularity, usage, and are considered as traditional scales<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Traditional scales are long-established scales in music and are used for technique development, ear-training purposes, and in the formation of various class of intervals and chords.<\/p>\n

There are four traditional scales:<\/p>\n