Most musicians don't enjoy practicing scales, but did you know that it's much more fun as a group - not to mention that it helps with intonation, ensemble, and collaboration! In a new video from the ...

Ask any child learning an instrument if practicing scales is fun. The answer will come swiftly and pointedly. There is nothing more boring than playing scales. Up and down, backward and forward, key ...

Efficient practicing begins with thoughtful goal setting. Not only should musicians enter practice sessions with a plan for the sequence of activities (e.g., 1. warmup, 2. run scales, 3. work problem ...

All musicians have a different approach to becoming their very best, but whatever your practice, it will inevitably include some version of running scales. There is a great deal of tedium in being ...