doefisher

For some time I’ve been guided to practice my scales and arpeggios and have been somewhat…say…resistant? I am definitely developing my practice chops and felt like playing scales and arpeggios were the more laborious part of my practice. All I wanted to do was play, play, play. I know…a bit snobbish, really, or perhaps lazy is the better term.  What I really wanted to do was learn more about improvisation. So I set out to find the magic pebble that would make me better at improvising without having to do the “work”. So, I Google’d it. What I discovered was a tip by Hubert Laws (given to a flute player) to learn scales in all keys, in 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, and 7ths. I thought, well, who better to learn how to improvise from than Hubert Laws? So, I relented. I’m in my 3rd week and on the key of F Major — lovin’ it. It’s already getting easier. I was doing it without any visual, but decided I wanted to see the scale, too. Unfortunately, I didn’t find anything easily on the web, so I’m creating the charts as I go.

Ciao!

Doe