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As far as singing goes, a few songs I am working on mastering the piano portions of that I really want to learn to sing better are:
Piano Man,
Someone Like You,
Let It Be,
Imagine,
Creep,
and Viva La Vida.
I have my mic and PA speaker setup and ready to go, but I don't use the microphone much because I sound horrible lol.
So I am not sure where to start. Creep is a pretty easy and chill song, maybe that's a good place to start..
Hey there! It’s been a busy week, so to unwind, I’ve been diving into the piano music theory. Right now, I’m working on mastering, memorizing, and fully internalizing seven different types of scales across all 12 keys—84 scales in total. I’m finally starting to really get the hang of the patterns, fingering, and how it all connects. I'm definitely putting the Circle of Fifths to good use!
All that music theory is finally clicking—it’s not just useful now, it’s actually fun.
The scales I’m working on are:
Major Scale
Natural Minor Scale
Harmonic Minor Scale
Pentatonic Major Scale
Pentatonic Minor Scale
Major Blues Scale
Minor Blues Scale
And I’m practicing them in all 12 keys: C, G, D, A, E, B, F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, and G♭.
Here's A breakdown of what I'm working on:
12 Major Scales
Pattern: W – W – H – W – W – W – H (Whole and Half steps)
24 Minor Scales
Includes both Natural Minor and Harmonic Minor forms in all 12 keys.
natural minor scale pattern is W-H-W-W-H-W-W,
24 Pentatonic Scales
Major Pentatonic: Built on scale degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 of the major scale.
Minor Pentatonic: Built on scale degrees 1, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭7 of the major scale (relative minor).
12 Major Blues Scales
Based on major scale degrees: 1, 2, ♭3, 3, 5, 6.
12 Minor Blues Scales
Based on minor scale degrees: 1, 3, 4, ♭5, 5, 7, or alternately thought of as 1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7 from the major scale.
This is the more commonly used "blues scale."
I am working on mastering and memorizing and really internalizing 84 piano scales for all 12 keys. Really utilizing that Circle of 5ths.
12 Major Scales
W - W - H - W - W - W - H
24 Minor Scales in Natural minor and Harmonic minor
24 Pentatonic Scales for Major and Minor
major pentatonic scale is built on the following major scale degrees: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
12 Major Blues Scales
major blues scale is based on the following major scale degrees:
1, 2, ♭3,♮3, 5, 6
12 Minor Blues Scales
minor blues scale is based on the following minor scale degrees:
1, 3, 4, ♭5, 5, 7.
You can also think of it as being built on the following major scale degrees:
1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7. The minor blues is more common and is often just called “the blues scale.”
1. Major Scales
These are seven-note scales with a pattern of whole and half steps:
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
W - W - H- W - W - W - H
Step - Step - Skip - Step - Step - Step - Skip
They usually sound happy or bright.
2. Minor Scales
W-H-W-W-H-W-W.
There are actually three types of minor scales:
Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor.Minor scales tend to sound sad or emotional.
36 minor scales. 12 for each Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic.
3. Pentatonic Scales
Just five notes! Super common in folk, pop, and blues music.
There are 24 Pentatonic Scales, 12 major and 12 minor.
4. Blues Scales
Six notes, including those famous "blue notes"
that give blues and jazz their unique flavor.There are 24 Blues Scales, 12 major and 12 minor.
major blues scale is based on the following major scale degrees:
1, 2, ♭3,♮3, 5, 6
5. Chromatic Scales
All twelve notes — every half step — one after the other.
Creates a feeling of tension or dissonance.
6. 7 Modes
Think of them as different flavors of the major scale,
depending on where you start.7 modes of the major scale: Ionian (major), Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian (minor) and Locrian.
7. Whole Tone Scales
Six notes, all spaced a whole step apart.
They sound very dreamy or otherworldly.
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