One octave scale and arpeggio full range scale scale in thirds arpeggio exercise concert b major one octave scale and arpeggio full range scale only flutes with a b foot have a 3rd octave scale in thirds arpeggio exercise concert e major one octave scale and arpeggio full range scale poston scale packet flute jenn bock 3. Teaching beginners and the chromatic scale by roann romines and george hayden font size. Students will be asked to play major scales and a full range chromatic scale. High resolution sheet music free scales major minor harmonic. Baritone sax trumpet french horn trombone bass trombone baritone bc baritone tc tuba. Some fingerings are difficult, however, and are played with partiallycovered holes. The finished output has then been printed to the pdf creator virtual printer set to a minimum of 600 dpi. A scale from the italian word for ladder is a series of notes from low to high or high to low following some pattern of whole steps and half steps. Native american flute fingering charts we carry a complete line of fine crafted native american flutes, song books, flute bags, stands, cds, dvds, unfinished flute kits and more minor pentatonic scale for 6 hole flute key of a a c d e g a key of. Mar 05, 2014 how to play a chromatic scale for beginning flutists. The first has one octave and two octave scales, blues scale, chromatic scale etc. Information presented on the playing your flute page see flute scales of this website will help clarify this material.
Chromatic scales for wind and chromatic percussion jim evans instrumentation flute oboe clarinet alto clarinet bass clarinet bassoon alto saxophone tenor saxophone baritone saxophone trumpet horn in f trombone baritone t. Ionian mode scales for flute major scales dorian mode scales for flute. The sheet i have is just a half piece of paper that my band director wrote out and its too small and messy for me to read. The chromatic scale consists of all half steps and once youve learned the chromatic scale you have learned every note on the flute. After your warm up exercises, i suggest practicing your scales. If you could give me a link to a pdf with one or two pages of the entire chromatic scale that i could print out, that. Flute 3 octaves from low c oboe low bb to high f bassoon 3 octaves from. Your flute should be able to play each note in the row to the right, which represents a chromatic scale. If chromatic scale notes are being used and identified within the context of a scale with a key signature eg. Senior major and chromatic scales jamestown high school. Chromatic scale skill sheet music for flute, clarinet, oboe. All major scales are to be played the rhythm as for allvirginia auditions see below. This chart provides you with the basic fingerings for all the notes on the flute.
Senior major and chromatic scales all scales are to be played as designated. A chromatic scale lists all the notes white and black keys in order, usually from c to the next c above or below. With the advent of the modern keyed flute in the mid1800s and the addition of the foot joint, you could make a case for the c major scale becoming the home key of the flute today because that is the scale we play by lifting up each finger in direct order from bottom to top on our modern, boehm system flutes. It is a great way to learn fingerings and to train your ear to remember what each note sounds like. Free sheet music for flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone. Chromatic scales a chromatic scale is a nondiatonic scale consisting entirely of halfstep intervals, having no tonic due to the equal spacing of its tones. Guitar solo standard notation difficult 1 pdf 1 mp3. For this example the chromatic scale in the key of d, lets assume that we are working with a key that is on the circle of 5ths d major scale, which is a sharpbased key signature, and we want to identify some chromatic scale notes outside that key. The typical sixhole native american style flute will be tuned to play two of the pentatonic scales. Chromatic scales sheet music for flute, available online or in printable pdf format. Instead, we identify chromatic scales by the note which they start on. Click on an instrument name to go to that scale sheet.
To get started, take a look at our flute fingering chart. Print and download in pdf or midi 12 major scales and chromatic with arpeggios flute. The chromatic scale all about flutes flute and piccolo. Band scale studies free download major scales clarinet. Because the resolution of computer monitors is much lower than 600 dpi, the on. All the files listed on this page have been created with standard windows programs. A big thank you to all my customers that have found us at the westin kaanapali, maui swap meet, and lahaina civic center. Flute embouchure 1 close your mouth so that your lips are together and make a line. Native american flute fingering charts flutesonline. Free sheet music for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, french horn, trumpet. Tuba xylophone click on an instrument name or part to go to that part. Click on the title of any page to return to the cover. Connect each note together with a long and fast air stream 2. Want to get a head start on practicing for your instruments major scales and chromatic scale test.
Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading andor purchasing. The fingerings you should be using are already written in the scale packet for you. Chromatic scale naming in the context of a key signature. Use these oneoctave chromatic scale exercises to reinforce your comfort in enharmonic spellings. F scales for flute by the flipped class online tpt. I have been looking all over the internet and cant find a full chromatic scale in a pdf. I used it to help with my high school final playing exam, so i was hoping i could help someone else. In order not to overwhelm my students, i have them learn 4 notes at a time remember there is a link to a flute fingering chart on my post bettering your sound on the flute. Even more, knowing the extended scales allows you to use the native flute to play many popular songs from popartists, games and films. Print out the illustrations if you want a handy reference during your music making. One piece from the flute music by french composer edited by moyse busser, enesco, faure, ganne, gaubert, taffanel and chaminade 3. Major, minor, harmonic and melodic minor scales are part 7 of 9 from the ultimate warm up book.
Its pretty easy to understand, its just every note. Imagine playing every note on the piano without skipping any. Take a moment to observe how the mechanism of the flute works. Left hand 1st finger 2nd finger 3rd finger 4th finger right hand 1st finger 2nd finger 3rd finger 4th finger left thumb flute. Download and print top quality advanced scales and arpeggios sheet music for violin solo by fabrizio ferrari. The pentatonic scale below that we just covered is limiting in a lot of ways.
Print and download in pdf or midi chromatic scales arr. Jennifer cluff created this two page fingering chart in pdf for printing out. The chromatic scale is a series of notes played in succession ascending and descending without any skips in intervals. Most native american flutes made since the early 1980s play the pentatonic minor scale with a standard fingering pattern. Use the disinfecting mouthwash or wash the flute in a bathroom sink. Chromatic scale skill sheet music for flute, clarinet. Just download the complimentary scorchreading or adobe program. Part two has patterns to use as daily scale exercises uses your brain and trains your fingers. A chromatic scale is a nondiatonic scale consisting entirely of halfstep intervals, having no tonic due to the equal spacing of its tones. Sightreading will also be included in the audition. Ascending chromatic scales use sharps for black piano keys. Scales trumpet pdf this volume of exercises is especially for trumpet, but will be useful for many. Jennifer is helping me to learne how to play flute, and she is a verry good teatcher.
Being able to play a chromatic scale is an essential skill for any musician on any instrument. Scales exercises can be as simple as playing scales found in a beginners band book. The blues scale minor pentatonic and the major pentatonic scales on the guitar duration. I suggest you print out these two pages in addition to the blank fingering chart that follows, so that you can write in new and alternate fingerings for your own flute notebook. Total marks in all individual practical exams are 150.
Comments are turned off autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. I am a flute player and i need to practice my chromatic scale. Flute scales exercises, practice tips and instructional. And here is a full scale kit, with links to all free pdf flute scales. Connect each note together with a long and fast air. Flute oboe clarinet alto clarinet bass clarinet alto saxophone tenor saxophone baritone saxophone bassoon trumpet horn in f trombone baritone b. C ocarina g ocarina click on the score to view exercises for any scale.
Dec, 2004 the c chromatic scale is most requested for flute because you are usually requested to play 3 octaves from the c4 low c on the flute to c7 the highest c on the flute. Flute grade 3 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. Does not include the 3octave b scale for those of you with the extra key to play that. The chromatic scale is when you play every note on the instrument, in order, up or down.
We cant talk about the chromatic scale in the key of c, for example. Aeolian mode scales for flute minor scales locrian mode scales for flute. You can use the following scales to compose your own, unique pieces of music which can be played on native american flute. This is the lowest note it can play, termed its root. 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. There is nothing unique to the notation of any flute chromatic scale over any other instrument in the same range. Mar 05, 2010 the chromatic scale consists of all of the half steps in our traditional scale. The word level makes students feel special as they become able to play each new one. Starts off with chromatic scale, followed by intervals, major scales, minor scales, thirds, fourths. We can talk about a chromatic scale starting on c, for example. Print and download in pdf or midi chromatic scale skill bruce pearson. It will always be the same 12 notes no matter what pitch that you start on.
However, there are more advanced music books available that offer more indepth scales exercises involving scales, modes, arpeggios, thirds, fourths, fifths etc. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. The notes are not consistently spaced and there are so few of them. Advanced scales and arpeggios sheet music for violin.
Recorder scales and intervals practice sets for bass recorder and alto recorder up are harder to find. Chromatic scale sheet for flute the chromatic scale is a series of notes played in succession ascending and descending without any skips in intervals. On the chart below, find your flute s key in the leftmost column. D i play on a galway spirit and its the best flute ive ever used. Does not include the 3octave b scale for those of you with the extra key to play that sorry. Free trumpet scales pdf file this is an online free download of sheet music. A guitar chromatic scale contains all 12 possible pitches before arriving back at the starting note name an octave higher. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. I liked the ideas in there so much i did it for flute as well. Some creative ideas are offered for scales on my flute blog too.
When reading this flute fingerings chart, youll notice the holes are empty or filled in. Region band scale sheet all scales must be memorized flute transposition concert pitch bb concert bb major eb concert eb major ab concert ab major db concert db major g concert g major c concert c major f concert f major chromatic scale. You can typically run up this scale with the fingerings for sixhole flutes and for fivehole flutes. Recorder scales and intervals exercises early music. The word chromatic in music means 2 or more consecutive notes that are a half step 1 fret apart from one another. Descending chromatic scales use flats for black piano keys. One octave scale and arpeggio clarinets have a number of alternate fingerings that you should know and use while playing. Find all major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic and blues scales. Jennifer cluff here you can find a 22 page pdf document that is very useful. This chart lists the basic flute fingering positions necessary to play each note. To play a chromatic scale, simply start on the note of your choice, and then play all the semitones until you reach the starting note again. Major, minor and chromatic scales zeckwer, richard. Chromatic scales, diminished and augmented arpeggios, and some modal scales. One octave major and minor scales flute johnson creek.
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