@ibanez2damaxx sorry to take a while, wanted to check again with the book. If you look at the early comments this has been covered already, but doubt remains as to whether you should start on the same note for each. I would say that as the book does not specify, you should assume starting on the same note eg say G Ionian then G Dorian, or G Dorian then G Phrygian. I suggest you email them to ask, then you can say you did so if challenged by the examiner.
Hello. First of all, great video, Helped clear alot of things up.
My question is when you say 'up to speed' when you repeat each example. Is that the the exact speed i will need to play them the exam. I ask because the book provides a temp but doesn't provide a time signature. If the book is anything to go by then it would suggest that i would need to play 7 notes per beat. hopefully i am wrong and the speed shown here is correct as its much better to play :) Cheers
@NickRidd hi Nick and thanks for the question. You are quite right, as in various things Rockschool hasn't quite got its theory sorted. But strictly there would equally need to be a 7 (septet) over the groups of semis if they were meant to be the beat. Anyways, you play 4 semiquavers per 60 crotchets a minute, as you say, much more manageable. Hopefully the revised syllabus will address this...in fact, I'll email them about it!
@JacarandaRock I have noticed that rockschool are a bit slack when it comes to theory. I did find that if i were to play at 7 notes a beat, although it isnt too tricky, a lot of the accuracy tends to slip away, so hearing that i can use crotchets is a great relief. Thank you for getting back to me regarding this. Cheers again
@mynameisstojan yes you can; the book doesn't specify any fingerings (or even pick directions) so its up to you. They are of course looking for a performance that is smooth, confident, accurate etc etc, so hopefully you can find fingerings that will help in that direction.
One litle thing I did to make this congeal a bit on the arpeggios was to play the Gmaj7, Amin7b5, and the Bdim7 in order, one right after the other, it makes a cool little tune that's both educational and fun, besides, it helps you go from one to the other more automatically.
one question, where it says the modes should played as two consecutive scales does the mean that for example, you should play ionian mode starting on g, then dorian mode starting on g?
Hello! - well the book doesn't say you could be asked different starting notes, so yes you are right. Either Ionian-Dorian or Dorian-Phrygian, same root for each scale.
So are you guaranteed to do a Dorian!
Remember it can be chromatically from G up to B...
Your videos are excellent but this comment is incorrect. When I did my grade 8 guitar I was told that G ionian should be followed by A dorian and then B phrygian. The wording in the book is extremely unclear and Rockschool need to sort this out. In the meantime hopefully people can learn from my experience!
@duckadvocate thanks for your comment; in the Grade 8 book it says "The modes should be played as three consecutive scales from a note and mode chosen by the examiner" - which is what yours did. The grade 6 book doesn't say the examiner may choose a different starting note, merely "The modes should be played as two consecutive scales..." So as this video is about Grade 6 I think you will find the advice therein is accurate for this grade.
Ah right, I still don't think the grade 8 book is clear, but I take your point that the wording of the grade 6 book is slightly different. Actually, when I did my grade 6 I was asked 'why did you start them on the same note?' but the examiner didn't elaborate on whether it was right or wrong and my mark for the scales didn't suffer.
What does it mean by playing the Ionion/Dorian scales and Dorian/Phrygian consecutively? Thank you very much.
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@ibanez2damaxx sorry to take a while, wanted to check again with the book. If you look at the early comments this has been covered already, but doubt remains as to whether you should start on the same note for each. I would say that as the book does not specify, you should assume starting on the same note eg say G Ionian then G Dorian, or G Dorian then G Phrygian. I suggest you email them to ask, then you can say you did so if challenged by the examiner.
JacarandaRock 2 months ago
Hello. First of all, great video, Helped clear alot of things up.
My question is when you say 'up to speed' when you repeat each example. Is that the the exact speed i will need to play them the exam. I ask because the book provides a temp but doesn't provide a time signature. If the book is anything to go by then it would suggest that i would need to play 7 notes per beat. hopefully i am wrong and the speed shown here is correct as its much better to play :) Cheers
NickRidd 7 months ago
@NickRidd hi Nick and thanks for the question. You are quite right, as in various things Rockschool hasn't quite got its theory sorted. But strictly there would equally need to be a 7 (septet) over the groups of semis if they were meant to be the beat. Anyways, you play 4 semiquavers per 60 crotchets a minute, as you say, much more manageable. Hopefully the revised syllabus will address this...in fact, I'll email them about it!
JacarandaRock 7 months ago
@JacarandaRock I have noticed that rockschool are a bit slack when it comes to theory. I did find that if i were to play at 7 notes a beat, although it isnt too tricky, a lot of the accuracy tends to slip away, so hearing that i can use crotchets is a great relief. Thank you for getting back to me regarding this. Cheers again
NickRidd 7 months ago
n the exam, are you allowed to finger them how you want?
mynameisstojan 1 year ago
@mynameisstojan yes you can; the book doesn't specify any fingerings (or even pick directions) so its up to you. They are of course looking for a performance that is smooth, confident, accurate etc etc, so hopefully you can find fingerings that will help in that direction.
JacarandaRock 1 year ago
brilliant dude, im currently doing the scales and arpeg's for grade 6 at the moment, and the arp's are getting me,so thanks for the tips!
fenderstratgirl 1 year ago
@fenderstratgirl yes I think the arpeggios tend to take more work - take it slowly and carefully!
JacarandaMusic 1 year ago
@JacarandaMusic
indeed they do, i shall and thankyou for putting a great vid up!
fenderstratgirl 1 year ago
One litle thing I did to make this congeal a bit on the arpeggios was to play the Gmaj7, Amin7b5, and the Bdim7 in order, one right after the other, it makes a cool little tune that's both educational and fun, besides, it helps you go from one to the other more automatically.
Maestrp37388 1 year ago
:) thank u for the video.
one question, where it says the modes should played as two consecutive scales does the mean that for example, you should play ionian mode starting on g, then dorian mode starting on g?
systemofadowngirl 2 years ago
Hello! - well the book doesn't say you could be asked different starting notes, so yes you are right. Either Ionian-Dorian or Dorian-Phrygian, same root for each scale.
So are you guaranteed to do a Dorian!
Remember it can be chromatically from G up to B...
JacarandaRock 2 years ago
@JacarandaRock
Hi there,
Your videos are excellent but this comment is incorrect. When I did my grade 8 guitar I was told that G ionian should be followed by A dorian and then B phrygian. The wording in the book is extremely unclear and Rockschool need to sort this out. In the meantime hopefully people can learn from my experience!
duckadvocate 1 year ago
@duckadvocate thanks for your comment; in the Grade 8 book it says "The modes should be played as three consecutive scales from a note and mode chosen by the examiner" - which is what yours did. The grade 6 book doesn't say the examiner may choose a different starting note, merely "The modes should be played as two consecutive scales..." So as this video is about Grade 6 I think you will find the advice therein is accurate for this grade.
JacarandaRock 1 year ago
@JacarandaRock
Ah right, I still don't think the grade 8 book is clear, but I take your point that the wording of the grade 6 book is slightly different. Actually, when I did my grade 6 I was asked 'why did you start them on the same note?' but the examiner didn't elaborate on whether it was right or wrong and my mark for the scales didn't suffer.
duckadvocate 1 year ago
hey i can cope with that speed for playing scales.
thanks.
augmented13th 2 years ago
Thanks for this.
pedroEmaj7 2 years ago
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