Exotic Scales and Modes - Harmonic, Neapolitan Major & Minor, Hungarian & Enigmatic

My 3rd piano lesson video. I know the text goes by WAY too fast sometimes, but this is definitely not meant to be all absorbed in one sitting, as I tried to pack as much information as possible in under 15 minutes.

I recommend either just watching and enjoying the music, or if you want to actually study the material, it would really help to pause the video when needed to take in all the information.

I only recently first heard about some of these scales, such as the Neapolitan Major and Minor, and since there are practically no videos online of people actually describing them and putting them into context, I thought doing a video like this would help a little to fill that void.

I learn SO much in the process of making these lesson videos, I really hope someone out there learns something too!

I love you all, thanks so much for watching, and remember to always be happy, love being alive, and Enjoy Yourself Everyday!!

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[jon1carlo]

Thank you very much! I've been trying to find a resource like this for a while.

[foundring]

@jon1carlo you're welcome! Glad this helped...I learned so much from making this too.

Don't forget to watch my first two instructional videos on the diminished scale and the melodic minor modes.

[mecca777]

just what I needed thanx!!

[yarnboy]

This is one of those youtube crimes. How can this not have millions of views? So awesome!

[Voodomania]

Terrific.

[MarseJDj]

your fingers are to fast for my eyes :)

[AFcunningham]

I just want to point out that if you take 1-3-57 chord of the Locrian bb3, bb7 scale (7th mode of the double harmonic scale), and "invert" it to inversion 1, you get a Dominant 7 chord with a root on the b2 degree above the root of the double harmonic scale, you get what I believe is called the augmented 6th chord or Neapolitan chord, which can resolve to the I chord of the double harmonic scale. Hope that makes sense :)

[AFcunningham]

4th and 7th modes of the melodic minor scale and the double harmonic scale are probably my favorite as far as "cool sounding" goes :).

[AFcunningham]

good accurate info. thank you for this.

[Nardbluzrootz]

how on gods green earth do you know all these scales and how do you play them so beautifully and seamlessly

[Andronizer]

I`ve watched it till the end and... WOW! Superb!

[Andronizer]

Thanks for a decent playing and a very informative (and interesting, not boring) video.