Learn 17 simple scales on harmonica - scales are the way in!

Scales are the way in: without them you will have a very limited approach to music and improvising

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Learn 17 simple scales on harmonica - scales are the way in!
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What you will learn

How to play simple scales

Learning all the scales with no bending

Learning some scales with just one bend

Why take this course?

This course is about playing simple scales on the harmonica.

In music theory, a scale is any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch. A scale ordered by increasing pitch is an ascending scale, and a scale ordered by decreasing pitch is a descending scale.

Often, especially in the context of the common practice period, most or all of the melody and harmony of a musical work is built using the notes of a single scale, which can be conveniently represented on a staff with a standard key signature.

Due to the principle of octave equivalence, scales are generally considered to span a single octave, with higher or lower octaves simply repeating the pattern. A musical scale represents a division of the octave space into a certain number of scale steps, a scale step being the recognizable distance (or interval) between two successive notes of the scale. However, there is no need for scale steps to be equal within any scale and, particularly as demonstrated by microtonal music, there is no limit to how many notes can be injected within any given musical interval.

A measure of the width of each scale step provides a method to classify scales. For instance, in a chromatic scale each scale step represents a semitone interval, while a major scale is defined by the interval pattern W–W–H–W–W–W–H, where W stands for whole step (an interval spanning two semitones: From C to D), and H stands for half-step (From C to D♭). Based on their interval patterns, scales are put into categories including diatonic, chromatic, major, minor, and others.

A specific scale is defined by its characteristic interval pattern and by a special note, known as its first degree (or tonic). The tonic of a scale is the note selected as the beginning of the octave, and therefore as the beginning of the adopted interval pattern. Typically, the name of the scale specifies both its tonic and its interval pattern. For example, C major indicates a major scale with a C tonic.

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Matt
March 26, 2023
All of Ben’s courses are easy to follow and cover a lot of useful details. I have no doubt that my harp playing is improving with each lesson.
Sergiu
May 3, 2022
I improve my breath skills. I am healthy. And I have discovered very useful knowledge about musical mods!!!! This short course is amazing!!!

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