Whats so great about learning to play a scale by interval?
It seems so complicated compared to simply learning the position numbers or the names of the notes… A: If you have to think of notes or position numbers when you play scales, there are 12 different major scales you have to learn, 12 different melodic minor scales you have to learn, 12 different harmonic minor scales you have to learn, 3 different diminished scales you have to learn, etc. etc. etc. If you learn scales by interval, there is one major scale, one harm minor, one melodic minor, one dimished scale, etc. They just transpose. AND in the process it develops the player from being locked in to certain keys when playing material or improvising. You begin to approach the trombone like a piano or guitar. This approach is the key to unlocking a part of the musical brain that improves technique, pitch and sightreading. It is a very advanced approach. If any of you here are able to wrap your minds around any it, I urge you to give it a try. Q: OK, so how do I learn this way? Step 1:
