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I mentioned this briefly in the post, but I think this logic, again, puts scales on a pedestal. I don't want to be a great pianist, I just want to be decent at
by tumblen 16y ago
I mentioned this briefly in the post, but I think this logic, again, puts scales on a pedestal.
I don't want to be a great pianist, I just want to be decent at expressing myself in musical form. For awhile, I thought this meant scales weren't really for me.
It turns out that, on the contrary, they are ideal for me because they quickly get me up to speed on what tends to sound good.
Ultimately, you're right, but scales may be worth a glance even if you're somewhere in the middle!
- alaithea 16y agoIf you really enjoy getting to the heart of "what sounds good," you would probably enjoy adding more music theory to your study. Make sure not to stop at scales, and move on to intervals, chords, and the circle of fifths. :) Eventually, instead of just the "what" of what sounds good, you start learning the "why."
- tumblen 16y agoHey, absolutely! Actually, I started learning chords prior to scales. And only wrote about scales because they seemed to be the meta-skill that many others are derived from. I'm still figuring out how precisely the circle of fifths is useful, someone feel free to chime in.