When it comes to technical exercises, theres really just one book that can be considered a must for all serious flutists. Please note that some of the higher notes require an overblow, meaning stronger air pressure when blowing into the mouthpiece. Learn flute major scales with free interactive flashcards. After green scales are comfortable, tech scales should be started. I share this collection of flute scales i put this scales in all keys. Find all major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic and blues scales. One approach to teaching intermediate and advanced native american flute techniques is to use the scales in order and introduce new notes either crossfingered or upperregister as they come up in the scales. For more advanced students, the fabulous advice on how to practice scales and technical facility that are given in the following books is very useful and interesting. 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. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music.
If you are wishing to order the pdf mp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. The length defines the range of notes which can be played with longer flutes having better utility in playing notes in the lower octaves. Flute grade 1 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. But theres a free pdf scale and arpeggio book that you can download in pdf. Including sheet music, songbooks, methods, scores and exam pieces. Aug 18, 2011 i am a flute player and i need to practice my chromatic scale. But theres also a really great flute scale pattern system that ive been working on, that you can have for free as a download pdf from my blog 2011. The blues scale for flute digital sheet music downloads.
Does not include the 3octave b scale for those of you with the extra key to play that sorry. Notre dame college marching band woodwind technique book flute. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Print and download in pdf or midi 12 major scales and chromatic with arpeggios flute. How to play the c major scale and arpeggio on the flute. Chromatic scale sheet for flute the chromatic scale is a series of notes played in succession ascending and descending without any skips in intervals. 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. Jul 20, 2006 for flute scale pages that show the different forms of minor scales. Flute scales 3 amajor scale dmajor scale gmajor scale cmajor scale. I used it to help with my high school final playing exam, so i was hoping i could help someone else. Imagine playing every note on the piano without skipping any. Jennifer is helping me to learne how to play flute, and she is a verry good teatcher. One octave major and minor scales flute boltz bands concert c major 7. As with most tablature illustrations, the white circles are the open holes, and black circles are the closed holes.
Major, natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, bach minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, major blues, minor blues, bebop dominant, bebop dorian, bebop major, bebop melodic minor, harmonic minor bebop, wholetone i also shared the principal chords. Flute required scales for nmea allstate auditions mm 90 per quarter note. Here is a chromatic scale of one octave from c to c with enharmonic equivalents two notes with the same fingerings in parentheses. Scales for flute g e d b b b b b a f e c b b provided by flutekeys studio. There is no one standard scale one can set on a flute. One octave major and minor scales flute johnson creek. Ive also had some success with the two flute, or flute and piano book by louis moyse that has scales followed by a lovely duet in that key, as a reward for having accomplished the scale. Choose from 500 different sets of flute major scales flashcards on quizlet. Numerous exercises in common major and minor keys, as well as chromatic scales covering most of the range of the instrument have made playing warm up scales much more. Scales should be played in all keys, at varying tempi at with different articulations. Flute scales and chords sheet music for flute download free. The description below is for the pdf and audio files. All scales for wind instruments shall be played two octaves where applicable but one octave.
Native american flute fingering charts flutesonline. Arpeggios or arpeggi, which is the correct plural of the italian term arpeggio are like scales, but only made up of the first, third and fifth notes of a scale. Symmetrical scales in turn of the century french flute repertoire the use of octatonic, wholetone, and hexatonic patterns the french school. Flute alto saxophone massachusetts music educators association. As an individual who played flute very well 40 years ago and decided to relearn, i have really appreciated a nonboring reintroduction to the usually boring art of playing scales. Woodwind requirements and information pdf scale and arpeggio patterns from 2018 pdf sightreading parameters from 2018 pdf. I have been looking all over the internet and cant find a full chromatic scale in a pdf. The flute scale book is designed for a lifetime of use with embouchure development and scale exercises perfect for younger players, as well as advanced exercises for professional players, including audition scales, phrasing studies, major and minor scales, thirds, arpeggios, seventh chords, modal scales, chromatic intervals, tonguing exercises. Green scales should be played at slower tempi and then little by little the tempo should be increased.
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