DS1 is struggling to learn his grade 5 trumpet scales. He has always had a bit of a blind spot for scales, he can practise them for months but never get them fluent and he has such a hard time remembering them.
When I was a child I learned scales by memorising the major key signatures, or for minor scales working out the equivalent major by visualising a piano keyboard and counting up three semitones. As an adult my saxophone teacher had me play scales more by feeling and practice than by explicitly working out which sharps or flats each scale has.
I don't think either of these methods would work well for DS1 and his theory of music is way behind his playing ability. Does anyone have any tips for learning scales since playing them over and over again just doesn't seem to work for him?
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StuntNun · 14/12/2013 18:59
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