For the past couple of days, I’ve been stuck on teaching you how to name chords correctly.
Today, I want to shift the focus to scales because I’ve seen many people incorrectly write their major scales. For example, here’s are some common mistakes…
major scales
Are you naming your scales correctly?
Why the circle of fourths is so important when learning major scales
The “circle of fourths,” aka “circle of fifths” is great for illustrating how music flows and how real songs are created. But few have used the circle to actually learn (or “re-learn”) their scales and unravel the relationships between the various major keys…
10 Video Lessons On Mastering Worship Chords
In this month’s online classroom, I’m going to share with you a few video clip lessons from the GospelKeysTM 202 video course. I’ve selectively pulled out clips that I think you’ll benefit from, whether you consider the entire course or not. Before I introduce the video clips, it is important that you understand the whole [...]
Major Scales Workshop #1
Well, let’s get to work! ****************************************** Piano Lessons Workshop #1: Major Scales (i) In music, there is a pattern for everything! I’m going to teach you the pattern used to create major scales. First, let’s start with the basics. There are 12 major scales; one for every major key on the piano You have the [...]
Major Scales Workshop #2
Let’s get to today’s lesson… I’ve already taught you the basics. Let’s just quickly finish up the major scales so that we can learn the chords tomorrow! If you need a reminder on forming scales, pull out yesterday’s e-mail lesson… Here are the remaining major scales to learn: B Major Db Major Eb Major Gb [...]
Major Scales Crash Course
If someone asked you, “what is a scale?” … would you be able to answer them? Scales are important. They are the basis of melodies and chords. Without knowing your scales, you are a car mechanic without his tools. What are scales? A good way to define a scale is to list the following characteristics: [...]
The key to learning major scales
The key to learning major scales (01) Note: Please pay attention to this lesson as you will need to know how to play scales when forming various major chords. Get the rest of this lesson by clicking here Note: Disregard the "SLXYZ" numbers (if any) as they refer to sound examples. Our 300-pg [...]
