A Great Way to Shed a Scale Effectively!

by Ari 12 Jan 2023 2 minute read

Scale shedding (this is Pattern VI in the key of A major for those of you have my Pattern System book!) is on tap here.

Ever wonder why just knowing the notes of a scale doesn’t mean you know how to use it? Well, it’s not you, more than likely it’s just the way you are practicing the scales. There is a myriad of ways – here is a great one using some classical embellishments.

Join in as we go from shedding the fingering to understanding how it’s built. Not the easiest scale either – A major in Pattern VI in Area I for those who do the Pattern System. If not, don’t sweat the naming, just get it under your fingers! This form starts with the root on the pinky!

Links mentioned in the video:
Why I dislike the WWHWWWH method
Ari’s ultimate shortcut to major scales

 

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What scale degrees are you playing up the scale?
How about with triads?

 


 

 

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As a bassist, I have toured/played/recorded with a variety of rock, Jazz, and funk bands, I have worked with some incredible producers (Keith Olsen) and musicians (Paul Hanson, Muriel Anderson) and I toured Brazil with Stu Hamm as a duo.

 

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When I started playing bass, I excelled very quickly because I had an amazing teacher who taught me using a powerful method. This method transformed my playing so quickly that I passed a bunch of high-level university auditions and even tested out of entire classes at university even though I had been playing for only a very short time.

 

That’s what, many years later turned into one of my books, co-written with Wolf Wein, called “The Pattern System for the Bass Player”. I created entire systems of learning based on some of these ideas and wrote books and created courses together with Wolf. Our bass books have sold over 30,000 copies and garnered rave reviews.

 

I started teaching online in 2009 and have embraced technology as a powerful learning tool since then, never losing sight of the importance of providing feedback and personalized guidance to learners.

 

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