A page of patterns is a full page of scales, arpeggios, fournote patterns, thirds, and more. All major scales are to be played the rhythm as for allvirginia auditions see below 2. Meter, scales, and key signatures because the white keys running from c to the next c an octave higher form a sequence of notes that have minor 2nds only between ef the 3rd and 4th notes and bc the 7th and 8th notes, musicians call that series of notes a c major scale. Thats why it is a good idea to take the time to practice them thoroughly. Flute 3 octaves from low c oboe low bb to high f bassoon 3 octaves from low bb soprano clarinet low e to g above high c.
Click on the title of any page to return to the cover. Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and. What is the wholestep and halfstep pattern used to build a major scale. Tuba major scales circle of fourths flats c major concert c f major concert f bb major concert bb eb major concert eb ab major concert ab db major concert db gb major concert gb cb major concert cb enharmonics. The chromatic scale must be performed in even eighth notes, tongued upand slurred down at. Flute oboe clarinet alto clarinet bass clarinet alto saxophone tenor saxophone baritone saxophone bassoon trumpet horn in. Payne, jennifer scale sheets alamanceburlington school. Whatever method you have to use to find it is worth the time. If youve ever taught music theory, then you would know that it can be difficult to get students to remember the pattern of tones and semitones needed, the scale degree names and for younger students the solfege names in order. Key signatures and scales worksheet 7 name complete these scales using semibreves. For symphonic band and wind ensemble, alto, baritone, and tenor saxophones have the same chromatic scale. Next notice how each mode has one or two notes that makes it unique from the major or natural minor scale. So the best way to practice is to choose a root, a string, a direction left or right, and major or minor.
Recently i did a post about the 3 most important jazz scales for beginning improvisers. C bb concert bb clarinet 12 major scales f eb concert bb ab concert eb db concert ab gb concert db cbb concert gb e concert b a concert e d concert a g concert. It is designed to develop technical facility, specifically through learning common patterns. Flute 3 octaves from low c oboe low bb to high f bassoon 3 octaves from low bb soprano clarinet low e to g above high c bb bass clarinet low e to high c. Scale sheets allcounty scales allcounty scale sheets all instruments are in the same file alldistrict scales alldistrict scales. Below are links to the 12 major, melodic, harmonic, and natural minor scales. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. All links marked with an asterisk notes a revised file. Complete this f sharp major scale and draw the correct clef at the beginning. Major scale sheet all 12, circle of 4ths all instruments downloads. What is the wholestep and halfstep pattern used to build a minor scale. If you can not open the above pdf files, please click here to download and install adobe. Twelve major scales and arpeggios concert keys flute. One octave major and minor scales tenor saxophone boltz bands concert c major d major 7 concert a minor b minor concert f major g major 19 concert d minor e minor 25 concert bb major c major 31 concert g minor a minor 37 concert eb major f major 43 v.
Major and minor scales contain seven notes or scale degrees. In addition, there are links to a printable pdf file and a two octave and a three octave chromatic scale. Jazz piano basics dan davey tensions are non chord tones that are added to a chord to change the colortexture of the chord. Note that scale degrees 10 is the same as 3, 12 the same as 5, 14 the same as 7, and 15 the same as and root. The student would say the eb major scale has 3 flats. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano. A scale degree is designated by an arabic numeral with a cap which indicate the. So for example, i might ask them to play the eb major scale.
Digital piano score scales in all major keys two octaves with fingering. You can download our 12 major scales as a pdf or finale file. Scales are the most basic building blocks in music. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. It includes a score, plus a page of the 12 major scales plus chromatic for every essential band instrument, including percussion. Only when youve succeded in playing exactly and evenly all the notes of a scale you should start increasing speed. Two octave major scales for the clarinet all keys, with key signatures g major d major.
Tuba mallet percussion click on an instrument name to go to that scale sheet. In the traditional ionian major and aeolian natural minor scales, there exists a tritone augmented 4 th diminished 5 th between the 4 th and 7 th scale degrees in ionian and the 2 nd and b6 scale degrees in aeolian. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano major scales, arpeggios, and cadences, 2 octaves these scales are arranged pianistically by groups according to fingering patterns to facilitate memorization harmonic form of the minor scale is shown. All 12 major scales 5 note version flute beginning band scales. A major scale is a scale that has half steps h between scale degrees 34 and 78 and whole steps between all other pairs of notes. Allcounty scale sheets all instruments are in the same file. Flutepiccolo broward honors band 2005 middle school. Phillips, jim band scales coeur dalene school district. The 12 minor scales, however, come in 3 variations the harmonic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale same starting note, but major, but lowers the 3rd and the 6th the melodic minor scale uses the same keys as the parallel major scale, but lowers the 3rd when ascending going up and lowers. Senior major and chromatic scales all scales are to be played as designated. The piccolo audition will consist of only the chromatic and the prepared piece. Remember its the process, not always the end result that you want. The second half of the purpose is that all twelve keys are the same.
It also helps to think of modes as major 3 or minor b3, which depends on the third. Allcounty scale sheets all instruments are in the same file alldistrict scales. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales. Major scales for piano c major 1 2 312 3 4 1 3 1 5 1 4 1 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 g major 12 3 12 34 1 31 5 14 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 1 d major 12 3 1 2 34 1. To the other scales, we have other sequences to be followed other intervals. Jun 30, 2016 12 major scales for all band instruments free download stay safe and healthy. The following pdf files contain major scale notation for band instruments. Scales and technique exercises for full band and individual study. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively. Following the same logic we can form the major scale with all the 12 notes that we know. We offer a variety of online resources such as free reproducible scale sheets and fingering charts, free comprehensive method books, music for young concert band, marching and pep band, solo and ensemble, jazz ensemblecombo, and links to other great resources.
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