The Scale Book

Mastery of the time-honored standard patterns of scales arpeggios chords and cadences continues to be a necessary part of every pianist's training. The FJH Classic First Scale Book is designed for the beginning pianist to develop these basic foundation skills and it serves as an essential bridge to the more advanced techniques encountered in The FJH Classic Scale Book FJHFF1132.The FJH Classic First Scale Book offers the following in an easy-to-read carefully fingered format:Pentascales cross-hand arpeggios tonic chords (blocked and broken) and authentic cadences in all major and minor keys)Easy one-octave major and minorscales along with related arpeggios chord inversions and cadences (I-IV-I I-IV-V(7)-I)The chromatic scaleInstructional pages explaining all of the concepts covered in this bookPractice guidesProgress charts.Written by Victoria McArthur and Edwin McLean this book provides essential materials for preparing students for auditions contests and other events as well as building a basic pianistic vocabulary used in performing sight-reading and improvising at the piano.

Par BAY MEL. Applicable to classic or pick-style guitar, this text presents Mel Bay's own highly acclaimed study of scales. Invaluable for building technique! Scales are shown in notation and diagram form. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / All Styles - Technic / Etude / Guitare

About The Complete Boosey & Hawkes Scale BookScales and Arpeggios. By Various. (Horn). This edition: M060098123. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Book only. 52 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes. (48011631)

Ron Middlebrook's Scales And Modes In The Beginning is one of the most comprehensive and complete scale books written especially for the guitar. It is divided into four main sections: 1) Fretboard Visualization the breaking down of the whole into parts 2) Scale Terminology - a thorough understanding of whole and half steps scale degrees intervals etc. 3) Scales And Modes - the rear of the book covers every scale you will ever need with exercises and applications 4) Scale To Chord Guide - ties it all together showing what scale to use over various chords. Ideal for guitarists of all levels whether learning how to play scales or exploring modalimprovisation.

Denes Agay's Learning To Play Piano Scale Book is the fifth book in this new edition of Denes Agay's famous piano tutor series for children. It explores every aspect of learning and playing scales to improveboth playing ability and knowledge of major and minor keys.While thorough in its approach the book shows that once the fundamentals have been mastered practising scales can actually be highly enjoyable through creativityof rhythm and expression. Denes Agay's Learning To Play Piano Scale Book gives essential advice to pianists of all ages and all skill levels playing in a wide variety of styles. Topics include:The Circle of Fifths Major & minor scales Chromatic scales Arpeggios Broken chords Advanced scales

Scales and scale studies for the viola-This is a scale book of unprecedented scope. Simon Fischer has developed an entirely new method in which using the traditional ways of practising scales only as a point of departure he focuses on numerous often-neglected aspects of the Violist’s technique. For every element he has designed exercises that sensitize the ear stimulate the mind and build the playing apparatus of the Violist. The many outstanding features of this book include: how to structure intonation around perfect intervals and leading notes a new approach to learning how to time shifts extensive notation for preparing and holding down fingersone- two- three- and four-octave scales and arpeggios two-octave scales and arpeggios on one string new sequences for single-finger scales Many well-known Fischer classics are also incorporated including practice methods for intonation smooth bowing string crossing fast fingers fourth-finger extensions and placing fingers in blocks. The innovative and wide-ranging material in Scales keeps the player turning the pages discovering yet more exciting ways to approach scales. The wealth of thought-provoking exercises encourages Violists to re-evaluate their practice – developing the playing skills of Violists at all levels from intermediate to professional.

The clarinet method op. 63 by Carl Baermann from 1867 is still a standard work in classical clarinet education today. The thoroughly revised new edition aims at reviewing the educational concept, which is still valid today, for modern lessons, adjusting the music and texts, and sensibly complementing the teaching contents.The editor who draws on many years of experience as a clarinettist in an orchestra and university lecturer of clarinet has succeeded in adapting the valuable teaching material to the requirements of today while maintaining the basic methodology. The result is a total of 7 volumes:Clarinet Method Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (ED 21761, ED 21762)Clarinet Method Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, with 2 CDs each (ED 21761-50, ED 21762-50): The CDs contain the piano accompaniment for the performance pieces, with and without clarinetTune Book 1 and 2 (ED 21763, ED 21764): piano score of the method's performance pieces, with additional inserted clarinet partDaily Exercises (ED 21765): systematic scale, interval and chord exercises in all keys, complemented and published separately from the original methodDue to trilingual nature of all editions (German, English, French), they can be used universally.About the revision:The musical text is based on the first edition of the method. Only a few differences concerning the articulation as well as some misprints and typographical errors were revised. By deleting the historical fingering instructions for the German fingering system, the clarinet method not only has a clean and, compared to the original, more clearly structured layout, but can also be used universally. The content of the text and the performance directions of the original were linguistically modernized and occasionally extended by further ideas from the teaching practice, such as concepts for warming up, breathing exercises, literature suggestions or tips for daily practising. Further additions of scale and triad studies in all major and minor keys make this method a comprehensive and thorough work of study which not only serves as teaching material for young and adult beginners, but is also a valuable compendium of scale exercises and studies for advanced musicians and is ideal for training velocity and dexterity.The Clarinet Method Vols. 1 and 2 contain not only scales and technical fingering exercises but also Baermann's popular performance pieces, like Romanze (No. 14), which are ideal as performance pieces, yet at the same time train both technique and musical expressiveness. The systematic scale, interval and chord exercises in all keys, however, were removed and are published separately in the volume Daily Exercises (ED 21765) for reasons of clarity.The two textbooks are available with or without CDs. The editions with CDs contain two audio CDs each which were recorded live by the editor and which contain a classic audio version of each performance piece as well as a pure piano version for playing along. / Clarinette

Par CHRISTIANSEN MIKE. Absolutely a landmark text! Author Mike Christiansen spent countless hours researching the scale forms used in all major musical idioms and also those found in other non-Western musical cultures. In addition to a myriad of scale forms (both conventional and rare) for major, minor, pentatonic, and blues, in-depth sections are contained on modes symmetrical altered scales, exotic scales and Japanese scales. Among the scale forms presented are Byzantine, Persian, East Indian Purvi, enigmatic, eight-tone Spanish, Prometheus, Gagaku, Zokugaku, In Sen Pou, Arabian and Balinese!! Scales are shown in notation, tablature, and diagram form. Also, rules are given for each scale showing construction and appropriate usage in relation to chordal structure and harmony. Companion DVD included featuring Mike and Corey Christiansen demonstrating improvisational applications of each scale. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / All Styles - Technic / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

The 'prequel' to Barbara Barber's widely-used Scales for Advanced Violinists is here! Scales for Young Violinists is a user-friendly scale system which presents two-octave major melodic minor and harmonic minor scales with arpeggios. The first five Foundation Keys (C D E F G) introduce beginning double-stops in octaves 3rds and 6ths remaining in first position. One-octave scales in double-stop octaves 3rds 6ths and harmonics are presented in all twelve keys. Preparatory shifting exercises bowing and rhythmic variants a helpful circle of 5ths and progress chart make this the perfect beginning scale book for every Violinstudent.

The 'prequel' to Barbara Barber's widely-used Scales for Advanced Violists is here! Scales for Young Violists is a user-friendly scale system which presents two-octave major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales with arpeggios. The first five Foundation Keys (C, D, E, F, G) introduce beginning double-stops in octaves, 3rds, and 6ths, remaining in first position. One-octave scales in double-stop octaves, 3rds, 6ths, and harmonics are presented in all twelve keys. Preparatory shifting exercises, bowing and rhythmic variants, a helpful Circle of 5ths, and Progress Chart make this the perfect beginning scale book for every viola student. / Alto

This excellent scale book for beginning and intermediate violinists covers all keys up to three sharps/flats and their relative minors. Exercises are made interesting (and effective) with the use of numerous formats including:•Slurred staccato detached and détaché bowings•Rhythmic exercises in all time signatures for both scales and arpeggios•Long tone scales for tonestudy•Scales in broken thirds and broken sixthsAlso includes a full page each of daily scale exercises and chromatic exercises.

Par BURTON ISAAC. A comprehensive book featuring 1, 2, and 3-octave major and minor scales and arpeggios, the chromatic scale, modal scales, and more. The scales presented here cover a number of technical objectives. Fingerings are sparsely indicated to encourage self-reliance and exploration by the student. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Technic / Etude / Violon

Gary Dahl: Mel Bay's Master Accordion Scale Book has been designed to develop the professional or recreational accordionist further toward advanced musicianship.Why do we practice scales? The great jazzaccordionist Art Van Damme when asked what he practised replied 'Only the fundamentals.' The fundamental classical and Jazz scales with explanations are presented here in a clear concise format.