My First Scale Book

for clarinet

by

Sean Osborn

Copyright 2017 Octogram Press

 F Major
Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

Sean Osborn
Scale Arpeggio

&b c
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(1) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 3 5 8(1) 5 3 1

w w
1

&b

2

&b
Look ahead.

Think ahead.

3

&b

&b

 G Major
Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

Sean Osborn

# c Scale Arpeggio
&
w w
1
#
&



2
#
&
Look ahead.

Think ahead.

3
#
&

4
# L R L L/R L/R sim.
&


 Break Exercises
Sean Osborn

& c .. # # ..
Roll your first finger

& .. b b ..

Roll first finger and thumb, in opposite directions.

3
Repeat each measure until mastered

& .. b .. .. .. .. b n b n .. .. n ..
R R R R

Keep Right Hand Down (RHD) throughout

 C Major
Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

Sean Osborn
Scale Arpeggio
&c
R

L/R R L/R

w w

1 Right Hand Down (RHD)

&

& Look ahead.

Think ahead.

3 Right Hand Down (RHD)

&

4
L/R R L/R simile
&


 F Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

Sean Osborn

Scale
&b c

w

Arpeggio

&b

w
1
b
&

2 practice with both fingering combinations

&b
R L R R L R L R R R

w
L R L L R L R L L L

Thirds

&b

b
&

 G Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

#c RL/R
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Scale
L/R R

&
w
# Arpeggio
R
R

&
w

#
1

R R

&

2 practice with both fingering combinations

# R L R R L R L R R

&
w
L R L L R L R L L

# Thirds


L/R R L/R R

&

# R L/R R L/R


R

&

 C Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

R L/R
Sean Osborn
Scale

&c
L/R R

Arpeggio

R

R

& w

1


&
R

2

Keep tongue high in mouth "EEE"

R

&

Thirds
&
L/R R L/R R

R L/R R L/R

&
 B-flat Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

b
S
R
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Scale

&b c
S

R S

w

S
b
Arpeggio
& b

w
1 2
b . . . R L R .
&b .
R

. . .
S

Keep tongue high in mouth "EEE"

3

S

& bb

b
S

S


Thirds

&b
S S R L R

b R L R
&b
S S

 D Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

## RL
Sean Osborn

Scale

& c
L R

w

# # Arpeggio
&
w

resonate high D with low Ab key
1
##
&

2 practice with both fingering combinations

# # R L R R L R L R R w
&
L R L L R L R L L

## Thirds



L R L R

&

## R L R L
&
 Chromatic Scale
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale.
Sean Osborn

&c # #
L/R R L L SL L/R R

# # # #
#
# # #

# b b b b L R L/R
# #
L L

& b b

S L
L/R

& b b b b
L R

b b b w
 E-flat Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

S
b
Scale
S

Sean Osborn

&b b c
S S

Arpeggio S S

bb

S

& b
S

1
bbb L
S

&

2

b w
&b b

S

Thirds


S

b
&b b
S L

S S
b

S S

&b b
L

 A Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

###
R L
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Scale
& c
L R


w
# # # Arpeggio R

R

&

w
1
###
&

2
###

L/R
R
w
&

# # # Thirds

L

R


L R

&

# # # R L R L
&

 A-flat Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

b b

Sean Osborn

Scale
&b b c
S R R L R L R
S

bb Arpeggio
L

L R R
b
S S

& b

w
1
b b b b
R

R

L R

L R
L R R R R
R

&

2
b b R R R
&b b

bb
Thirds


L R R R L R

S S

b
& b

R

bbb
L R L R R S S

& b

 E Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

####
Scale Sean Osborn

& c
R

####
Arpeggio


L R

&

w
1
####
& w

2
#### L L R R L R w
&

# # # # Thirds

L R

&

####
&

w
 D-flat Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

Scale Sean Osborn

b b R

&b b b c
S

w


bbbb
Arpeggio R

& b
w
2
L L
S S
1
bbb .
S S S

& b . ..
L

3
S M R

bb
&b b b

Thirds L
bbb
M M

S R R
b
& b

M M L
b b

S L S

&b b b
 B Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

####
Scale

Sean Osborn

& #c
R

####

Arpeggio

S L

& #
w
1
#### M M

& #

w
2
####
M
L

L

L L

& #

####

Thirds
#
R

&

# # # # L
& #

 G-flat/F-sharp Major
Intermediate Beginner

Practice all with slurs, and long tongued notes. Memorize the scale and the arpeggio.

Scale

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bb
& b b bb c

w

bbb

Arpeggio
b
& bb
w

#### #
Scale

& #

w
Arpeggio
#### #
& #

w

Thirds
b bbb
& bb

b bbb
& bb


 a minor

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Natural

&c

w
Harmonic
# #
& # #
w

Melodic
# #
& # #
w

&

w

e minor
#
Natural

&

w
# Harmonic # #
& #
#
w

# Melodic
# #
&
# # w

#
&


w
 d minor
Natural

b
w
&

# #
#
Harmonic
b
& #
w

n #
b
Melodic
n #
& w


&b
w

b minor
##
Natural


&
w

# # Harmonic # #
#
& #
w

## # #
Melodic

& # #
w

##
&

w
 g minor
Natural

& bb


w

b b Harmonic
# #
& # #
w

bb
Melodic
n #
& n #

w
b
&b
w

f-sharp minor
###
Natural

&
w

# # # Harmonic # #
& #
#

w

### Melodic
# #
& #
#

w
###
&
w
 c minor
Natural

b b
& b
w

n n
b b Harmonic

& b n n
w

n n
b b Melodic
n
& b n
w

b
&b b
w
c-sharp minor
####
Natural


&
w

# # # # Harmonic # #
# #
&
w

#### # #

Melodic
& # #
w

####
&
w
 f minor

Natural
bb
&b b

w

b b b
Harmonic
n n
& b
n n
w

b bb Melodic
n n
& b n n

w
bb
b
& b
w

g- sharp minor
####
Natural

#
&
w

#### Harmonic

& #
w

#### Melodic
#
& # #
w

####

& #
w
 b-flat minor
Natural

& bbbb b

w

b n n
b b b
Harmonic

& b n n
w

bb n n

Melodic
b
& bb n n w

b
b
&b b b w

e-flat minor


Natural
b bbb w
& b b

n n
bbb b n
n
Harmonic
b
& b
w

n n
b bbb Melodic
n n
& bb w


bb
& b b bb

w