Why Should I Bother Learning Scales?

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• OP

  @OpenStudioJazz · 2 months ago · pinned

  FREE PDF to follow along to the video - <a href="https://openstudiojazz.link/why-bother">https://openstudiojazz.link/why-bother</a>

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• OW

  @Owl_Cluster · 1 year ago

  I had to go into a cave and meditate for two years to understand the first half of the video, now for the second half - see you in two years. Progress is progress, leave me alone. 😛

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• PI

  @PianoWithJonny · 4 years ago

  “Secondary dominant chords carve a path to the diatonic 7th chords”. Couldn’t have said it better myself! Great lesson Adam.

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• NI

  @nicstar3776 · 2 years ago

  Could’ve skipped music college and saved a lot of money if this channel was around then

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• GE

  @geneh.smalley-px4kr · 2 years ago

  As a jazz guitar player, it&apos;s great to see this stuff coming from Adam and the universal language of jazz, I&apos;m sending these to my keyboard buddies...

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• PR

  @profunk0 · 4 years ago

  Tenor sax my main instrument. Some years ago I was introduced to Stan Getz, had time for one question: &quot;Stan, what&apos;s the best way for me to become a better tenor player.&quot; He said, &quot;Play the piano.&quot; Now I&apos;m age 79, play several instruments (piano included) and do my best to help fellow musicians. I have a friend with a history playing classical piano literature - now learning jazz piano - this video is all-encompassing yet concise and worth sharing! Thank you for your art and instruction!

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• BR

  @brianhiggins5899 · 4 years ago

  I’m old. &nbsp;Now I get it, decades on. &nbsp;Thanks.

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• GE

  @geoffstockton · 3 years ago (edited)

  The only decent players I’ve met who say &nbsp;you shouldn’t bother learning scales are the ones who already know them so well, they take them for granted.

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• AM

  @amyga251 · 2 years ago

  LIGHTBULBS!<br>That these videos are available long after they are made is SUCH A GIFT to those of us who can&apos;t show up in real time. And I&apos;m guessing there are a ton of us out here who are so hungry for exactly what you are serving up with empathy and joy. YEAH.

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• ZI

  @ziggy979 · 1 year ago

  We are at a time and in life where a man who is so gifted as a teacher and a musician and and orator can shares his wisdom, knowledge , talent, and wit openly for anyone curious to expands one musical world. Bless you Adam. You keep going my good man. Much respect and wonder I feel at this moment. Ziggy

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• JA

  @jazzhancock8221 · 3 weeks ago

  Oh my goodness that was awesome. &nbsp;I love seeing all of these &nbsp; licks written down. Thus it makes it so much easier to learn. PLEASE DON&apos;T STOP!!!!!!!!

• EL

  @EliaGaitau · 4 years ago

  Adam is one of the best educators out there.<br>Adam… I could listen to you for eight hours straight talking about this stuff! … and then some! 😁👏👏

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