Reasons to Play the 'Forbidden' C Major Scale on Piano
Never thought the day would come — my first ever lesson on the dreaded C major scale, looking at how playing on the white notes can actually be helpful. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music finally tackles the C major scale after all these years, exploring some of the real advantages of playing on white notes. Rather than dismissing it as 'too easy', you'll see the practical and musical pros that the C major scale offers on the piano. It's a fresh, honest take on a scale most pianists overlook. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - The Boring Key of C 00:47 - The Curse of C Major 01:20 - Jamming with other musicians 01:48 - The Horn Challenge 02:44 - The “muddyness” of chords 03:04 - Spread Voicing - Pushing the 3rd above the Octave 03:24 - What if you can’t stretch? 05:06 - A Bluesy Slide 07:12 - Sliding 2 Black Notes 07:56 - The Modes of C Major 08:29 - Simplifying a Lick 11:08 - Quick Chordal Motion 12:01 - Challenges of the Thumb 14:43 - Instrument Related Challenges 16:22 - Modulating around the Circle of Fifths 16:54 - Remembering tough chords 17:34 - The “Useless” Transpose Button 18:16 - The annoying glissando 19:54 - Timing the Glissando 21:00 - Fooling around 21:35 - Support for both genders 23:49 - Conclusion 24:27 - I apologize briefly ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #CMajorScale #PianoScales #PianoTips
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