Scales scales scales! | Team Recorder

Here we go, everything you ever wanted to know about SCALES! Why they are important, how they work, a million ideas to practice them with, and how to keep the interesting. I'll warn you, it'd nerdy... but healthy!

Well.... not everything you'd ever need to know about scales. It's such a huge subject, I couldn't include it all.. but if you have helpful information to share, please do so in the comments!

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00:11 What is a scale?
01:04 Why are they good for you?
04:11 Examples of different scales
06:53 What to listen for when you practice
07:37 Key signatures vs. steps of the scale
09:12 Technical vs. challenge phase
10:12 Q&A:
10:37 What should beginners go for?
11:15 Ideas for scale patterns
12:30 Chromatics?!
13:05 Books
13:37 The highest notes
14:26 Playing legato/smooth

//// RESOURCES
In this video I mention:
Sonata in D minor, presto, by Handel
'The Flight of the Bumblebee' by Rimsky-Korsakov

'The Daily Lesson' by Hans Ulrich Staeps
'The Advanced School of Recorder Playing' book 2 by Monkemeyer


//// INSTRUMENTS
In this video I play on a kingwood alto by Yoav Ran.

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