Learn flute major scales with free interactive flashcards. Translating to sharp, when the note needs to be raised by one semitone. Theyre completely different things but we use the same word. Advanced scales and arpeggios sheet music for violin. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five pitches per octave, in contrast to a heptatonic sevennote scale such as the major and minor scales. I share this collection of flute scales i put this scales in all keys.
Flute scales and chords sheet music for flute download. Total marks in all individual practical exams are 150. The natural minor scale, which is the one we have discussed so far. The minor pentatonic scale consists of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th notes of the natural minor scale. Also included are examples of practice routines and suggested books. Minor scales are often thought of as the sad sounding scales. If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Method for practicing scales and arpeggios on flute youtube.
Flute scales by steven wasser the flute scale determines how well the notes play in tune to each other, octave to octave, and also determines the timbral balance of the notes. The blues scale for flute digital sheet music downloads. One octave major and minor scales flute boltz bands concert c major 7 concert a minor concert f major 19 concert d minor 25 concert bb major 31 concert g minor 37 concert eb major 43 v. Scales should be played in all keys, at varying tempi at with different articulations. Flute harmonic minor scales, 2 octaves flat harmonic minor scales. Throughout the book there are patterns of these two scales both individually and together creating a huge library of improvisational melodic lines to choose from. There are four sections to a jazz flute exam, giving candidates the opportunity to demonstrate their skills through prepared work and musicianship tests. I know flute is very competitive, as many people play flute, and i will be going up against 10th graders as a 9th grader. The above book was written for novice to intermediate flute students to go along with a james galway 30 day scale challenge using moyse books. Some creative ideas are offered for scales on my flute blog too. But theres a free pdf scale and arpeggio book that you can download in pdf. And here is a full scale kit, with links to all free pdf flute scales. After green scales are comfortable, tech scales should be started. Mohanangi notesabove the octave root note of the scale jayakauns kiravani marga hindola multani chin varini mand typical fingerings for contemporary native american flutes.
Notre dame college marching band woodwind technique. The simplest minor scale to write or play is a minor, since its the only minor scale that requires no sharps or flats its relative major is c major. How to play the f scale on the flute with pictures wikihow. The minor scales are a little more complex than major scales, as there are three separate variations of them natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor. Major scales sheet music for flute, available online or in printable pdf format. Scales for flute g e d b b b b b a f e c b b provided by flutekeys studio. The tunes cover a wide range of styles from new orleans and swing through to modal, jazzrock and latin jazz. In addition, there are links to a printable pdf file and a two octave and a three octave chromatic scale. One octave major and minor scales flute johnson creek. Below are links to the 12 major, melodic, harmonic, and natural minor scales. Choose from 500 different sets of flute major scales flashcards on quizlet.
Other pentatonic scales for native american flute developed by clint goss page g visit for more native american flute resources. Minor scales sheet music for flute, available online or in printable pdf format. Flute scales ebook the flute scales classical, jazz, etudes with audio ebook is a traditional scale book in a modern package digital content and audio of 385 pages which contains all the main scales that are the foundation of music. One octave major and minor scales flute boltz bands concert c major 7. Practicing flute 24 minor scales at tempo 168 16th notes. When it comes to technical exercises, theres really just one book that can be considered a must for all serious flutists. C flute 12 major scales f bb eb ab db gb b e a d g. Major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, bach minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, major blues, minor blues, bebop dominant, bebop dorian, bebop major, bebop melodic minor, harmonic minor bebop, wholetone i also shared the principal chords. There is no one standard scale one can set on a flute. The length defines the range of notes which can be played with longer flutes having better utility in playing notes in the lower octaves. The scales one can play on a flute are absolutely no i. Download and print top quality advanced scales and arpeggios sheet music for violin solo by fabrizio ferrari. David klee discusses the proper way to practice scales, arpeggios, and other intervallic scale forms on the flute.
Ive also had some success with the two flute, or flute and piano book by louis moyse that has scales followed by a lovely duet in that key, as a reward for having accomplished the scale. Cmea scales and arpeggios flute c major scale f major scale g major scale b major scale d major scale e major scale a major scale a major scale e major scale d major scale b major scale g major scale b chromatic scale. Melodic minor scales done for tone, done for evenness. From a mechanical standpoint the flute scale is a function of the following. Now, to be more precise there are actually three different kinds of minor scale.
Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Green scales should be played at slower tempi and then little by little the tempo should be increased. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. All three of these minor scales start the same but have some slight differences after that. Melodic and harmonic minor scales are nothing to do with melodic and harmonic intervals. How flute scales can transform your playing the flute coach. Flute grade 1 exams consist of three pieces, chosen by the candidate from the appropriate lists in the current syllabus, scales and broken chords, sightreading and aural tests. Including sheet music, songbooks, methods, scores and exam pieces. The key difference between major and minor scaes is that notes on a major scale sound bright and cheerful, while notes on a minor scale sound solemn and sad. The lesson could not be displayed because javascript is disabled.