Scales are an essential part of musical study and are a vital part of an effective practice routine. But as you develop your musicianship, scales can also lead to better improvisation and understanding of melodic structure. This course will provide you with a new look at practicing and using scales to guide your musical creativity. You will start by learning standard and non-standard fingering for scales commonly used in popular music, before using these scales to create new melodies. In addition to the examples covered in the course, you will also be given extra exercises and backing tracks to help you improve your playing and improvising.

Piano Scales for Modern Music
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What you'll learn
Construct and play a variety of scales used in contemporary music
Identify scales in multi-genre melodies and harmonies
Compose and improvise melodies using scales
Utilize effective practice routines to quickly improve your piano playing
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