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rjthakid

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The secret to blazing runs is.........
« on: August 07, 2006, 03:37:54 PM »
Scale Practice.

The secret to building tremendous speed to that run you've been working on isn't to practice that ONE run till you're blue in the face!

It's to practice your scales ad nauseum.

Not only that but.......

USE THE CORRECT FINGERING
It's vital.  It's necessary.  You'll NEVER be able to run your scales with any kind of speed or accuracy if you're fingerings vary every time you do them.  Purchase a book that gives you the fingers for the scales, and practice them over and over and over and over.


If there's ANYTHING that Keyboardists and Organists don't like doing, it's practicing scales.  But it's necessary.  It's vital.  If you want to do those blazing fast runs, you can't have weak fingers, and running scales is STILL the best way to build up finger strength.

Also, by learning your different scales, your fingers become comfortable with the keys and the different stretches and reaches your fingers will do when playing runs.  If you build speed and accuracy in your Major, and Minor Scales (to start) you're well on your way to developing blazing runs.

Yea, scales can be a pain.  But there's a payoff in the end!

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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2006, 05:36:00 PM »
Tru dat. tru dat.
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2006, 06:00:09 PM »
YEAH MAN.

I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

NOR, I HAVEN'T EVAN NOTICE THAT MY FINGERING POSTION (wow) ISN'T CONSISTANT WHEN I DO RUNS. BUT THE CRAZY THING IS I NVER MESSUP ON MY FAMILIER RUNS.



THATS CRAZY.

THANKX FOR THE INFO DUDE.



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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2006, 06:22:25 PM »
Thanks for that, RJ. If there's one thing I know I need to practice more, it's my scales!
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2006, 10:59:09 AM »
Thanks for that advice, RJ. :).
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2006, 11:05:06 AM »
This is a true fact. Correct fingering adds speed. Here's an exercize. Try a diminshed scale (up) then a minor scale (down). Then, modulate one half step either direction. GREAT exercize.

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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2006, 11:48:28 AM »
I totally agree with this post. Remember to do everything you already do comfortably in another key and push yourself!!! All I do most of the time is practice scales as opposed to songs. A book I use, if you can read music its just scales laid out with one note so its not that hard. But it has the same scales for every key without fingering. It goes from all the modes major and minor to neapolitan, whole-tone overtone, blues scale, variations on these scales. He also has the same scales in relation to particular chords. The book is called Jazz Piano Scales & Modes by Misha Stephanuk you can kind it on amazon.com, its only like $10.00, this same author also has a book on jazz chords where he has chords spelled out at the end of the book for every key.
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2006, 09:43:27 AM »
So True ;)
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2006, 01:19:14 PM »
Come on key-wiz, I know you have more to offer on this post. I've heard some of your audio postings on LGM and your runs are definitely blazin'!!  Can you offer any more suggestions?

I can actually do scales fairly fast but I falter when I when try to do runs just as fast.
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2006, 07:33:40 PM »
Thanks for that, RJ. If there's one thing I know I need to practice more, it's my scales!

INDEED.......thanks for that "rjthakid".... :)

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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2006, 01:14:22 PM »
thank a lot, i was think about that.
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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2006, 05:25:41 PM »
Come on key-wiz, I know you have more to offer on this post. I've heard some of your audio postings on LGM and your runs are definitely blazin'!!  Can you offer any more suggestions?

I can actually do scales fairly fast but I falter when I when try to do runs just as fast.

FOR REAL!

Come on man.  Tell us what scales you like to use in practice and in your runs!

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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2006, 01:54:25 PM »
bro key wiz-how big are your hands bro-trying to do Eb advanced chords-awesome,but my left hand can't do some of these streches!where do you play at,gotta come watch you.thanks all LGM family for sharing-LORD bless you for your sharing.so key-wiz-what ya got to say about these runs?

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Re: The secret to blazing runs is.........
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2006, 05:34:16 PM »
recently I have been practicing scales with correct fingering and I see a huge difference in my accuracy now....thanks for th advice.
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