While scales, whether they be major, minor, chromatic, or any other type, arent the most exciting part of playing the clarinet, theyre a necessary part of music. Senior major and chromatic scales all scales are to be played as designated. Practicing each one will help you develop smooth and even nger technique. Obviously you dont want to run before you can walk. Chromatic scales in the lower register, as well as two exercises to improve the flexibility and technique of your pinkies. Chromatic scales for the clarinet kyle coughlin music.
Notes to clarinet chromatic scale starting on low g. To view full screen image of the chromatic scale, click on it and it will open on a new browser tab. Since my objective is always to play smooth as butter, this book is great practice to that end. For the piccolo trumpet, the fingering for the chromatic scale descending from the low c is as follows.
In deed, during the relatively short interval 18201847, the flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon were improved by. Fingerings are provided for basic patterns majorminor scales. Chromatic scale ranges and tempo are the same as allvirginia auditions 2. Kstate clarinet handbook pdf kansas state university. In alabama, you get 2 points per each major scale, 4 points for the minor scales and 4 points for the chromatic scale totaling to 32 points out of 125. One octave scale and arpeggio clarinets have a number of alternate fingerings that you should know and use while playing. Each of these scales places a dierent group of notes on the beat. Two octave scales and chromatic scales classical guitar. The fourth valve is operated using the little finger of the right hand or the index finger of the left hand. When you play a chromatic scale quickly, how do you change from the bb to b. Whenever i try to play the scale fast, i can never change from bb to b when my fingerings go from a bb to a b, no sound ever comes out. Essentially, when playing a scale, the fourth valve is used to play notes below the low f. The fingerings you should be using are already written in the scale packet for you.
All links marked with an asterisk notes a revised file. On this chromatic scale image you can see the full range of notes you can play on modern alto saxophones, from b. Tuba xylophone click on an instrument name or part to go to that part. The song theres always a way provides good practice for using correct fingerings for the chromatic scale and also for the bb. G concert c concert f concert bb concert eb concert ab concert db concert chromatic scale the chromatic scalse must be performed in even eigth notes, tongued up and slurred down at mm144 m. This test will cover right hand pinky c to c above the staff. Wf46 the clarinet chromatic machine sheet music april 21, 2006. Lower register chromatic scales and exercises for the clarinet.
A chromatic scale lists all the notes white and black keys in order, usually from c to the next c above or below. Can someone please list all the notes included in between for the clarinet chromatic scale. Thus, the chromatic scale can be separated into fibonacci and overtone scales, each being a part of the whole and neither of which can exist apart from the other. 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. Bb clarinet 12 major scales committed to excellence. This is a printable threeoctave chromatic scale written for the clarinet. What is the f concert, c concert, and d chromatic scale. Enharmonic having the same pitch in the tempered scale but written in different notation. So, if you were to follow note by note the b major scale with the cb major scale, you would see that the fingering system and pitches of the scales are the same. Fingering rule 5 use all side key fingerings for the chromatic scale and all chromatic passages. Alternate chromatic fingering exercise for the fork f sharp key. Knowing these will help a lot in anything you play. Memorize the chromatic scale starting on low e below the staff and going up to high c above the staff and you know the chromatic scale for any starting note. Imagine playing every note on the piano without skipping any.
Bassoon 2 octave major scales the following seven major scales must be played in order and from memory in two minutes or less. What is the f concert, c concert, and d chromatic scale for clarinet. This is troy roberts and were going to talk about the chromatic scale on the alto saxophone today. E, g, a minors harmonic or melodic, at candidates choice compass two octaves. As usual i have followed a convention of using sharps for ascending passages and flats for descending, except where it complicates the look. I spend my first practice session every day working with reeds and playing various scale exercises, slow to moderate tempo, various articulations. The last scale covers the complete basic range of the clarinet. In this lesson we will look at two octave scales, chromatic scales and some new key centers.
In addition, there are links to a printable pdf file and a two octave and a three octave chromatic scale. Printouts scales, arpeggios, and thirds clarinet things. It will contain references to left hand notes, right hand notes, left pinky lp right pinky rp top row top right pinky ttrp top row bottom right pinky tbrp bottom row top right pinky. I really want everyone to print these, scribble fingerings on them and learn them well. Chromatic scale, whether its a scale or chromaticism, is just a. Shop and buy clarinet fingering and scale chart from mel bay publications, inc at sheet music plus. Clarinet scale sheet c major no flatssharps concert bb f major 1 flat concert eb. These exercises are all based around the chromatic scale so its a good idea to first learn the scale before studying these exercises. There is one fingering rule for the chromatic scale and all chromatic passages in music. Band scale studies free download major scales clarinet.
Senior major and chromatic scales jamestown high school. Several chromatic scales in one, two, and three octaves. Mel bays new fingering and scale chart for clarinet is an indispensable reference guide for clarinetists as well as educators. Below are links to the 12 major, melodic, harmonic, and natural minor scales. Lower register chromatic scales and exercises for the clarinet brl r lr b rl r lr b rl r lr b. Flute oboe bassoon soprano clarinet bb bass clarinet bbb cont clarinet eb contra clarinet alto sax tenor sax baritone sax trumpet french horn trombone bass trombone baritone bc baritone tc tuba. This is a printable threeoctave chromatic scale written for the clarinet band nerd.
How to play the chromatic scale on a saxophone howcast. Scales, arpeggios, and technical exercises for the clarinet. Download the pdf for largo from winter concerto by antonio vivaldi now. The chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve equally spaced pitches, each a semitone apart.
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