“What scales do I actually need to practice?
I practice major, minor, blues, wholenote, and chromatic in all the keys, but do I need to practice major and minor augmented scales, octatonic scales, the modes of minor and major, and the modes of pentatonic scales? I practice a lot, so it’s no problem how many scales I have to practice, I just don’t want to waste my valuable practice time.”
-Ben
(has been playing for one year,
My Response:
I would say learn the majors and their modes and the chromatic scale.
Then blues, whole tone, and diminished. Get the majors first. You should be able to play them really well before worrying too much about the others.
And don’t forget about rhythm, phrasing, etc.
Thanks
-Neal
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