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Jazz Scales: The Chromatic Scale

I remember back in middle school and high school preparing for regional band auditions. Placement was based on a scoring […]

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Jazz Scales: The Bebop Scale

I’ve practiced many hours in my life. Absolutely no doubt I’ve passed the popularly theorized (although subsequently debunked, sort of) […]

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Jazz Scales: The Pentatonic Scale

Pentatonic Scale The pentatonic scale gets a bad rap sometimes. Maybe because it’s simple; far from the most complex scale. […]

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Jazz Scales: The Augmented Scale

The Augmented Scale Last time, we talked about the blues scale and how it is often the first “jazz” scale […]

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Jazz Scales: The Blues Scale

The Blues Scale Every now and then, I’ll meet a fellow musician, or read an interview with a popular jazz […]

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Jazz Scales: The Altered Scale

The Altered Scale   When we listen to, study, or discuss music from a compositional or improvisational standpoint, we frequently […]

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Jazz Scales: The Whole Tone Scale

If you happen to be a fan of classical music from the Impressionist Period on, then you’ve definitely heard the […]

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Jazz Scales: The Diminished Scale

The Diminished Scale  Mathematically, there must be a finite number of scales, but scales seem pretty infinite to me. There […]

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Minor Scales for Piano

Whether you’re completely new to the piano or have been playing for decades, having a solid grasp of what minor […]

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Minor Scales for Guitar

If you recently started playing, learning minor scales for guitar probably isn’t very high on your list of priorities, but […]

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