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A few points to bear in mind when playing these scales: Play in one breath. Aim to make each note the same irrespective of register (this includes tone, production, articulation, end of the note, intonation.). Practice at a speed where you can make each note sound distinct from the other notes around it. Use a metronome and gradually build the speed up. Aim for crotchet = 216. Practice both tongued and legato. Make up your own articulations (e.g. tongue two, slur two). Listen Try to practice these scales in the order they are here (i.e. C then F then Bb in a cycle of fifths). This will spread the workload on your lips and prevent tiredness. (Most people start at the bottom and work their way up, leaving all the high notes to the end). There are only four chromatic scales to learn. After this the four beat groups all start on the same note. (i.e. F chromatic has the second four beat group starting on A. A chromatic begins with this four beat group!). Equally there are only two whole tone scales to learn. If you think youve mastered the playing of scales think again, were all those notes really perfect?

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Major Scales - One Octave
C major

&

F major

&b b &b

Bb major

b &b b
Eb major Ab major

bb &b b

Db major

bb &b b b

Gb major

bbbbbb & b & b bbbbb

Cb major

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G major

& ## &

D major

### &
E major

A major

#### & #### & #

B major

F# major

#### # # & #### # & ##

C# major

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Harmonic Minor Scales - One Octave

A minor

&

# #

# #

D minor

&b

G minor

# bb & b &b b
C minor F minor

# n

bbbb n & bb &b b b

Eb minor Bb minor

n n

bb n n & b b bb bb & b b bbb

Ab minor

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E minor

& ## &
B minor

# #

# #

### # &
F# minor C# minor

# #

#### & #### & #

G# minor

n #

D# minor

#### # & # #### # & ##

A# minor

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Melodic Minor Scales - One Octave

A minor

&

# # n # n # n n

n n b n b b b

D minor

&b

G minor

b &b b &b b
C minor F minor

bb n n &b b bb &b b b
Bb minor Eb minor

b b b b

n n

bb n & b b bb n
Ab minor

b b b b

b & b bbbbb

n n

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# & ## &

E minor

# # # #

n n n n

B minor

### # # &
F# minor C# minor

n n n n

#### &

# #

#### & #
G# minor

# n # n # #

#### # & #
D# minor

#### # & ##
A# minor

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Major Scales - A Twelth

C major

& &b b &b

F major

Bb major

b &b b
Eb major Ab major

b & b bb

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Db major

bb &b b b bb & b b bb

Gb major

Cb major

bb & b b bbb

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G major

&

D major

# &#

### &
E major

A major

#### & #### & #

B major

F# major

#### # & # #### ## & #

C# major

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Harmonic Minor Scales - A Twelth

A minor

&

D minor

# # &b b &b # # n n

# #

G minor

b &b b

C minor

n bb n &b b
F minor Bb minor

bb &b b b
Eb minor

n n

n bbb b n &b b b & b bbbbb

Ab minor

n n
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# # &
E minor

## &

B minor

# # # #

### &

F# minor

C# minor

#### &

# #

G# minor

#### & # #### # & #

D# minor

n # n

#### # & ##
A# minor

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Melodic Minor Scales - A Twelth

A minor

&

# n n #

D minor

# b & b n b &b n b n #

G minor

b &b b

C minor

n b b n

bbb n b b n &b
F minor

bb &b b b
Bb minor Eb minor

n b b n

bbb b b n n &b b b
Ab minor

b & b bbbbb

b n n b
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E minor

n # # n & # ## & # n n # n n # #

B minor

### &

F# minor

C# minor

#### &

n n # # # n #

#### & #
G# minor

#### # & #
D# minor

# n # # #

#### ## & #
A# minor

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Major Scales - Two Octaves

C major

&

F major

&b b &b

Bb major

b &b b
Eb major Ab major

bb &b b

Db major

bb &b b b bb & b b bb bb & b b bbb

Gb major

Cb major

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G major

& # # &#

D major

### &
E major

A major

#### & #### & #

B major

F# major

#### # & # #### # & ##

C# major

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Harmonic Minor Scales - Two Octaves

# # & #
A minor D minor

# # b # & b &b # # #

G minor

b &b b

C minor

bb n &b b
F minor Bb minor

n n

bbbbb &
Eb minor

n n bbbbbb n & bb & b b bbb

Ab minor

n n n

n n

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# # # # &
E minor

# &#

B minor

### &

F# minor

C# minor

#### &

# # #

# #

G# minor

#### & # #### # & #

D# minor

n# n # n n

#### # & ##
A# minor

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Melodic Minor Scales - Two Octaves

# n n # n n & ##
A minor D minor

n # n b n b & b n # b &b n # n b n # b n n n n n b b bb

G minor

b &b b

C minor

n n b b bb bbbb n n &
F minor Bb minor

bb &b b b
Eb minor

n b b n b b bbbbbb n n & bb & b b bbb

Ab minor

n n

nn b b

bb

n n b b b b nn
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# # n n # n n ## &
E minor

## &

B minor

# # #

# n n # n n

n n

### &

F# minor

C# minor

#### &

# # n n n n ## # # # n #n

# # #

n n

G# minor

#### & # #### # & #

D# minor

# n # # n # n# n # # # ##

#### # & ##
A# minor

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Chromatic Scales
# # # n n n & # # # # # # #
Starting On G

& # n # n # n # n # n # n #
Starting On A Flat

b nb n b nb n & b n b n b nb n b n

b nb b b b

& b b b b b b b w
Starting On A

# # ## # n n n # & # ## # # # # # & # # n # n # n # # n # n # # n #
Starting On B Flat

b n b b n b # b n # b nb n & b n # b n # & # n b b # n b # n b w

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Whole Tone Scales

# # & # # # # w

b b b b b b b & b b w b b b

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