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The Piano Player, Issue #61 All About Minor Scales October 04, 2021 |
Tips & Tools for Piano Players: Minor ScalesHi, and welcome to "The Piano Player" the newsletter from OnlinePianoCoach.com. In each issue, you will get tips and tools about playing and learning the piano. If you like this newsletter, please share it with your piano-playing friends. Or, if a friend forwarded this to you, and if you like what you read, make sure to subscribe (and pick up your gift) by visiting
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"The Piano Player"-- Issue #61, October 2021 In This Issue:Harmonic Minor Scales with Piano Charts 3 Minor Scale Patterns On The Piano The Minor Piano Scale Patterns All About Minor ScalesHi there,How about some dark and gloomy minor scales? As we go deeper into Autumn and October, I love to play dark and gloomy pieces! And what better way to prepare for them than learning all about the minor scales? In this issue, you'll learn how to play minor scales and why there are 3 variations of the minor scale; Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic. You'll also get a freebie from 8-notes, suitable for a dark and gloomy night; a simplified version of the 1st movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Start practicing now, so it's ripe and ready for Halloween! (We don't really celebrate Halloween here in Greece, but my students and I love it anyway!) 🎃Happy practicing, Maria
Harmonic Minor Scales with Piano Charts
The harmonic minor scale has a specific pattern of whole (W), half (H) and 1 + 1/2 (W+) steps: (starting note)-W-H-W-W-H- W+ -H You can transpose this harmonic minor pattern to each of the 12 keys on the piano. Or just use the piano charts below! ;)
3 Minor Scale Patterns On The Piano
In this hands on (the piano!) piano lesson tutorial you'll learn an easy way to play the 3 minor scale patterns.
Using a major scale as our template, you'll learn the changes you need to do for it to turn into minor and you'll be able to see and understand the differences between the natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales. We'll only use scales that share the same fingering, and play just one octave with both hands but separate, so that'll be easy to learn, and to remember. Let's get started!
The Minor Piano Scale Patterns
In this lesson we'll take a look at the Natural, Harmonic and Melodic minor piano scale patterns, dig into the theory, and learn just how they're different from the major scale.
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How To Memorize Scales, Sharps, Flats And Theory?"In 2008, I was badly injured and banged up my head which caused amnesia in an automobile accident.....I am now doing very well in my Grade 6 piano pieces and playing the scales well but I can't remember the sharps and flats. I am down with theory because I can't memorize the sharps and flats and remembering the time values, the melodic and harmonic, in short the whole lot. My ABRSM exams will be in March next year and I am studying very hard for it but I would appreciate all the advice and help I can get."
Piano Sheet MusicPiano Sheet MusicPrint, practice and learn a simplified version of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement.Beethovens Moonlight Sonata Easy Free PDF
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Learn all the 12 harmonic minor scales with fingering! They're easy to see and play as picture scales.
Learn more about the theory behind the Natural, Harmonic And Melodic Minor Piano Scales.
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