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<blockquote data-quote="Jimmymack" data-source="post: 486067" data-attributes="member: 7922">I think Colin is referring to the names of keys as you look at the circle of 5ths, not the notes contained within the actual scales. Probably best not to dwell on this at this point.Yet another tip.As you learn your scales practice them starting on a different note. Stay within the scale you are learning e.g. if C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C is your basic scale, play it right up and down the instrument, then, when you are comfortable with it, start on D - D,E,F,G,A,B,C,D, then start on E etc all up and down the instrument ending on the starting note. After you have this down try playing notes 1,3 and 5 of the scale starting on all the notes of the scale, up and down, so (1) C, (3) E, (5) G, then, starting on D - D,F,A. Do the same with all notes in the scale. You are just skipping a note in the scale. Take it slow to begin with and you will find that you quickly get familiar with this. If you do this you will really start to know the scale. The time you spend on this will repay itself 100 fold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimmymack, post: 486067, member: 7922"] I think Colin is referring to the names of keys as you look at the circle of 5ths, not the notes contained within the actual scales. Probably best not to dwell on this at this point. Yet another tip. As you learn your scales practice them starting on a different note. Stay within the scale you are learning e.g. if C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C is your basic scale, play it right up and down the instrument, then, when you are comfortable with it, start on D - D,E,F,G,A,B,C,D, then start on E etc all up and down the instrument ending on the starting note. After you have this down try playing notes 1,3 and 5 of the scale starting on all the notes of the scale, up and down, so (1) C, (3) E, (5) G, then, starting on D - D,F,A. Do the same with all notes in the scale. You are just skipping a note in the scale. Take it slow to begin with and you will find that you quickly get familiar with this. If you do this you will really start to know the scale. The time you spend on this will repay itself 100 fold. [/QUOTE]

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