Re: [Harp-L] scales - thanks

[Pierre <slavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all your suggestions regarding scales. Once again I have my work 
cut out for me.

I started, with the major scale in second position, trying to learn to play 
the notes as notes rather than as colours; also play them in key and to be 
able to play them gently.

My question regarding when to stop was unclear; what I really want to know 
is when can you say you know a scale?

Do you know it when on any given note you can move to any other scale or 
arpeggio or interval from that note? I guess that means awareness. Is that 
what the exercises should be designed to obtain? an awareness of possible 
departure points?

Thanks again,

Pierre.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <RUSSEGR9@xxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:56 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] scales


> I learned the C scale 30 years ago and am still practicing it.
>
> Move on to the next one as soon as you have memorised the first one, or 
> even
> before
> you dont have to be perfect or even close, practice a few of them at a 
> time-2
> or 3 minutes each or more depending on your focus.
> russ
> In a message dated 11/27/2004 8:28:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > How does one learn scales and at what point can you say you master it and
> > can
> > move on to the next one?
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