What the major scale REALLY is...

[Terje]

... it's a very beautiful melody. But it's been played so often that we now think of it as "a scale".

 

This is bad cause then when we practice it we often forget to play it with passion and thus it sounds mechanical.

 

Actually all scales are beautiful melodies. It's a good thing to think about from time to time and to try and treat them as such.

 

Please note that I'm not advocating the playing of scales up and down all the time when making music.

 

I'm just pointing to the "inner beauty" of scales.

[WattsUrizen]

It is, isn't it. It's the perfect division of two equal pitches.

[thelonius74]

this thread is a rerun. it was in the amp forum about a year ago. good memory.

[thamiam]

Practice scales like you are trying to seduce a woman (or whatever you prefer), not like you are trying to pass a test. My former sax instructor (who was a bit of a horn-dog) taught me that.

 

If you can play your scales with passion and emotion, it will shine through on everything you play.

[Terje]

Originally posted by thelonius74 this thread is a rerun. it was in the amp forum about a year ago. good memory.

 

And a good memory is very good for improvisors to have

[ninjaaron]

terje:

you have an amazing grasp on the obvious.

 

I would more say that the major sacle is an exelant tool for writing beautiful melodies. athough you could write a good one by playing up and down the major scale, that is not it's only use

 

terje is silly:D

[Terje]

Originally posted by ninjaaron terje: you have an amazing grasp on the obvious.

 

Well, I could have said it like thamiam but that's to long and doens't have the "poetic punch" of the thread title

 

Cause what he said is whatI meant, you should listen for the beauty of the scale when you practice it so you don't practice it mechanically.

 

terje is silly:D

 

Can't argue with you on that one