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Play slow enough to be able to do it. 1 second per note, hands together, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, whatever it takes. You'll get it eventually. We've all been there. 😊 Or you think you've gotten it... until you get to the lovely lovely B harmonic minor...  Ugh 😑. B harmonic minor. Wish me luck trying to play that scale in OCTAVES, sixteenth note values, with quarter note = 80 for my MINUMUM required tempo. Exams, am I right? *cries in anxiety* Yep, B harmonic minor is in the RCM level 4 exam. Yeah I checked the syllabus. However you don’t have to play it as fast. My tempo is sixteenth note values, quarter note = 120, four octave. Good luck on your exam!
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Play slow enough to be able to do it. 1 second per note, hands together, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, whatever it takes. You'll get it eventually. We've all been there. 😊 Or you think you've gotten it... until you get to the lovely lovely B harmonic minor... Bb harmonic minor still trips me up on the way down, lol. 😂😂😂 I do 4 octave so eventually it falls into place. That's my absolute worst scale! Funny I had thought of a thread topic on favorite / least favorite scales. Bb harmonic minor is definitely fun . G# harmonic minor is another. Then there's the 4 octave Eb min arpeggio. Can't get that one up to speed. The Eb harmonic minor just feels so WEIRD to me! I always feel like I'm doing it wrong and look up the fingering, but nope, I'm doing it right, it just feels strange. That LH 1-3 feels awkward.
Lisa
Playing RCM 8 repertoire
Kawai UST-9, Yamaha CLP565GP & CLP645
"I tell my piano the things I used to tell you." - Frederic Chopin
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I think I'm going to have to learn all the appropriate scales in thirds before I can play the pieces I want to play, the way I want. One day I'll make them sound nice. Today is not that day.
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Yeah I checked the syllabus. However you don’t have to play it as fast. My tempo is sixteenth note values, quarter note = 120, four octave.
Good luck on your exam!
Yikes, that's fast! I'm only at 76, same values. Eek!
Lisa
Playing RCM 8 repertoire
Kawai UST-9, Yamaha CLP565GP & CLP645
"I tell my piano the things I used to tell you." - Frederic Chopin
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Play slow enough to be able to do it. 1 second per note, hands together, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, whatever it takes. You'll get it eventually. We've all been there. 😊 Or you think you've gotten it... until you get to the lovely lovely B harmonic minor... Ugh 😑. B harmonic minor. Wish me luck trying to play that scale in OCTAVES, sixteenth note values, with quarter note = 80 for my MINUMUM required tempo. Exams, am I right? *cries in anxiety* Yep, B harmonic minor is in the RCM level 4 exam. Oh goody, it appears I have only begun to scratch the surface with scales.
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Or you think you've gotten it... until you get to the lovely lovely B harmonic minor... Ugh 😑. B harmonic minor. Wish me luck trying to play that scale in OCTAVES, sixteenth note values, with quarter note = 80 for my MINUMUM required tempo. Exams, am I right? *cries in anxiety* Yep, B harmonic minor is in the RCM level 4 exam. Oh goody, it appears I have only begun to scratch the surface with scales. Oh yes! Someone on Reddit's /u/piano subreddit mentioned that for his Masters in Piano Performance at the conservatory, he was still required to pass a scales test, albeit more like what Ijustplaypiano described and faster with formula patterns, and less like the simpler scales you and I are working on. (Everything is relative!)
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LOL, there's plenty of torture ahead!! Years and years worth! 😂😂😂😂😂
Luckily, you have us to commiserate with! 😊ðŸ‘
Lisa
Playing RCM 8 repertoire
Kawai UST-9, Yamaha CLP565GP & CLP645
"I tell my piano the things I used to tell you." - Frederic Chopin
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LOL, there's plenty of torture ahead!! Years and years worth! 😂😂😂😂😂
Luckily, you have us to commiserate with! 😊👠As we say in the south "bless all your little hearts" 
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