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These scalar drills not only get your fingers moving and that scale embedded in your mind, they also sound really neat! Hear me use them in a musical context...
00:00 Better way to practice scales
00:21 Using Thirds
00:54 Variation 1
01:21 Variation 2
01:56 Mixed Motion variation
02:28 Mixed Motion variation
02:44 Musical applications
Transcription
Scalar practice tip with Ari.
When you practice the scale, break it down in the various intervals.For example, I'm starting with the easiest interval, thirds. Here's an A major scale. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ] I'm going to extend it to include all of the notes that are part of the scale in this area. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Now, I'm going to break down the scale in thirds [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Essentially you can think: start the scale, skip a note, go up two and go back to what you just skipped, And you weave that through the scale. Now, I recommend you do that on your own rather than read this transcribed.
There are several variations of this you can do. I'm playing ascending thirds up through the scale. I call this variation ascending and up and when I turn around and go back from the top I call it descending and down, because we're now playing descending thirds down the scale. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
The formula now is two back, one up, two back, one up, two back, one up, two back, one up. Here's a variation, You can switch the starting point. Rather than going up a third, I can start by going down a third and weave that up the scale. Now we're calling that descending and up. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
And turning it around it becomes ascending and down. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Try to make them nice and connected because as you go down, you notice you have a lot of these shifts. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ] ...that are not so easy to get clean.
Now when you have both of these variations under your belt you can combine them. I call these mixed motion. Up a third and then down a third and now you weave that through the scale. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ] These are ascending, descending up. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
And there's another way you can do this.Turn around the starting point. Rather than going ascending/descending up, try descending/ascending up. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Musical applications [ 🎵 Ari plays several examples 🎵 ]
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Welcome to the captivating world of bass & learning! I am Ari, AKA Ariane Cap and I am thrilled to welcome you at @LearnBassWithAri
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Get the TAB and other assets for this lesson - free!
righton.arisbassblog.com/courses/bass-tip-26
(#A26)
These scalar drills not only get your fingers moving and that scale embedded in your mind, they also sound really neat! Hear me use them in a musical context...
00:00 Better way to practice scales
00:21 Using Thirds
00:54 Variation 1
01:21 Variation 2
01:56 Mixed Motion variation
02:28 Mixed Motion variation
02:44 Musical applications
Transcription
Scalar practice tip with Ari.
When you practice the scale, break it down in the various intervals.For example, I'm starting with the easiest interval, thirds. Here's an A major scale. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ] I'm going to extend it to include all of the notes that are part of the scale in this area. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Now, I'm going to break down the scale in thirds [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Essentially you can think: start the scale, skip a note, go up two and go back to what you just skipped, And you weave that through the scale. Now, I recommend you do that on your own rather than read this transcribed.
There are several variations of this you can do. I'm playing ascending thirds up through the scale. I call this variation ascending and up and when I turn around and go back from the top I call it descending and down, because we're now playing descending thirds down the scale. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
The formula now is two back, one up, two back, one up, two back, one up, two back, one up. Here's a variation, You can switch the starting point. Rather than going up a third, I can start by going down a third and weave that up the scale. Now we're calling that descending and up. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
And turning it around it becomes ascending and down. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Try to make them nice and connected because as you go down, you notice you have a lot of these shifts. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ] ...that are not so easy to get clean.
Now when you have both of these variations under your belt you can combine them. I call these mixed motion. Up a third and then down a third and now you weave that through the scale. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ] These are ascending, descending up. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
And there's another way you can do this.Turn around the starting point. Rather than going ascending/descending up, try descending/ascending up. [ 🎵 Ari plays scale 🎵 ]
Musical applications [ 🎵 Ari plays several examples 🎵 ]
Bassist • Educator • Author
Welcome to the captivating world of bass & learning! I am Ari, AKA Ariane Cap and I am thrilled to welcome you at @LearnBassWithAri
Whether you're a beginner looking to learn the fundamentals or an experienced player seeking to expand your skills, come on in and tune up!
❤️ Subscribe to my youtube / @learnbasswithari
🌅 Instagram: instagram.com/arisbassblog
🎸 Blog: https://capcat-music-media.ck.page/83...
🙌 Like my FB Page: facebook.com/CapCatBass
👥 Join my FB Group: facebook.com/groups/aribass
🔁 Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arianecap
🐦 twitter.com/ArianeOnBass
✅ Join a small course: arisbassblog.com/courses/core-principles-a-foundational-music-theory-course-for-bass-players
📗 Music Theory for the Bass Player (book): amzn.to/3NtiiaR
📙 The Pattern System for the Bass Player (book): amzn.to/3r8lbpG
🟩 Theory Chart: amzn.to/3qZgJtn
🟧 Pattern Chart: amzn.to/3r3Sdri
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Related Searches:
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A major scale
