The other scales all fit into one key signature, but the chromatic scale includes every note. Audition recordings should be recorded in the following order must be submitted in a single audio file. The chromatic scale must be played in sixteenth notes at the tempo of q 100. Two contrasting solos or etudes from the standard flute repertory and a. Flute players are not required to prepare or perform the optional piccolo excerpt. Native american flute fingering charts flutesonline. Most people use their native american flute to play music in minor pentatonic scale the very basic, and very simple scale. Does not include the 3octave b scale for those of you with the extra key to play that sorry. Free sheet music for flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone. A scale from the italian word for ladder is a series of notes from low to high or high to low following some pattern of whole steps and half steps. Lift one nger at a time from the bottom up until all the holes are open and then close one nger at a time from the top down. So while you might learn your bb major scale along with an etude or solo in that key, the chromatic scale gets left behind. I am a flute player and i need to practice my chromatic scale.
Flute scales exercises, practice tips and instructional. Minor pentatonic is a wonderful scale, very simple to play, and very melodic, i use it all the time. After your warm up exercises, i suggest practicing your scales. The chromatic scale is a series of notes played in succession ascending and descending without any skips in intervals. Print and download in pdf or midi chromatic scale skill bruce pearson. If you could give me a link to a pdf with one or two pages of the entire chromatic scale that i could. Click on an instrument name to go to that scale sheet. The tuning of the panflute also has a significant influence on the sound and chromatics. It is based on a simple motif, which is developed in a variety of ways. Chromatic scales a chromatic scale is a nondiatonic scale consisting entirely of halfstep intervals, having no tonic due to the equal spacing of its tones. Chromatic scales sheet music for flute, available online or in printable pdf format.
He has taught oboe and baroque performance practice at northwestern. All woodwinds and brass must also perform a chromatic scale of the musicians choice. Major scales through 4 sharps and 4 flats two octaves where possible quarter 120. I used it to help with my high school final playing exam, so i was hoping i could help someone else. For this example the chromatic scale in the key of bb, lets assume that we are working with a key that is on the circle of 5ths bb major scale, which is a flatbased key signature, and we want to identify some chromatic scale notes outside that key. Audition requirements accompaniment for woodwinds, strings and percussion is not provided, nor required. Native american flute fingering charts we carry a complete line of fine crafted native american flutes, song books, flute bags, stands, cds, dvds, unfinished flute kits and more minor pentatonic scale for 6 hole flute key of a a c d e.
A chromatic scale lists all the notes white and black keys in order, usually from c to the next c. I have been looking all over the internet and cant find a full chromatic scale in a pdf. You can typically run up this scale with the fingerings for sixhole flutes and for fivehole flutes. Chromatic scales for wind and chromatic percussion. Chromatic scale the chromatic scale is to be performed as written below, slurred ascending and tongued descending. But one scale that often gets neglected is the chromatic scale. Judges score audition performances and recommend ensemble placement based on such areas as tone. Most native american flutes made since the early 1980s play the pentatonic minor scale with a standard fingering pattern. Students will be asked to play major scales and a full range chromatic scale. One octave major and minor scales flute boltz bands concert c major 7. The typical sixhole native american style flute will be tuned to play two of the pentatonic scales.
Native american flute fingering charts, llc we carry a complete line of fine crafted native american style flutes, song books, flute bags, stands, cds, dvds, unfinished flute kits and more minor pentatonic scale for 6 hole flute key of a a c d e g a key of. The blues scale minor pentatonic and the major pentatonic scales on the guitar duration. 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. However, there are more advanced music books available that offer more indepth scales exercises involving scales, modes, arpeggios, thirds, fourths, fifths etc. It is important to learn this scale when learning to play music, if not just to make sure you know all the notes on your instrument. Pentatonic major can be a revelation for many novice and intermediate players, because it opens the door to playing in a major key. Comments are turned off autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Flute audition requirements eligibility brass, woodwind and percussion students regularly enrolled as full or parttime students currently in grades 6, 7 and 8 from wsmamember schools are eligible to audition for the wsma middle level state honors music project. Flute players auditioning for consideration for symphony orchestra are not required to prepare or perform the optional piccolo excerpt. The c chromatic scale is most requested for flute because you are usually requested to play 3 octaves from the c4 low c on the flute to c7 the highest c on the flute.
Umass concert band rubedawg music flute required scales. A chromatic scale is a nondiatonic scale consisting entirely of halfstep intervals, having no tonic due to the equal spacing of its tones. One octave scale and arpeggio full range scale scale in thirds arpeggio exercise concert b major one octave scale and arpeggio full range scale only flutes with a b foot have a 3rd octave scale in thirds arpeggio exercise concert e major one octave scale and arpeggio full range scale poston scale packet flute jenn bock 3. C ocarina g ocarina click on the score to view exercises for any scale. All links marked with an asterisk notes a revised file. Clarinet eb contra clarinet alto sax tenor sax baritone sax trumpet french horn trombone bass trombone baritone bc baritone tc tuba. Chromatic scale skill sheet music for flute, clarinet. Information presented on the playing your flute page see flute scales of this website will help clarify this material. A big thank you to all my customers that have found us at the westin kaanapali, maui swap meet, and lahaina civic center. A core set of 66 scales for native american flutes. For those who have never played a wind instrument, we recommend that you do this in front of a mirror. Flute oboe bassoon soprano clarinet bb bass clarinet bbb cont. Flute oboe clarinet alto clarinet bass clarinet alto saxophone tenor saxophone baritone saxophone bassoon trumpet horn in f trombone baritone b. One piece from the flute music by french composer edited by moyse busser, enesco, faure, ganne, gaubert, taffanel and chaminade 3.
Sightreading will also be included in the audition. In music theory, a major scale also known as ionian scale is made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first one an octave higher. Wsma middle level state honors flute audition requirements. In the long run youll want to purchase published sheet music, as it keeps the music in print, and you get top quality paper, ink and bindings to play, mark up, erase, and play again. How to play a chromatic scale for beginning flutists. Chromatic scale sheet for flute the chromatic scale is a series of notes played in succession ascending and descending without any skips in intervals. Free and good flute sheet music has been rare to come by, but free public domain sheetmusic is starting to become available if you can sort the good repertoire works from the mediocre. He currently teaches oboe and english horn privately. Jennifer is helping me to learne how to play flute, and she is a verry good teatcher. All scales must be memorized mmea eastern district. But many flutes are more than capable of playing other sounds so called extended scales. Scales exercises can be as simple as playing scales found in a beginners band book. Its pretty easy to understand, its just every note.
Major, minor and chromatic scales zeckwer, richard. Flute 3 octaves from low c oboe low bb to high f bassoon 3 octaves from low bb soprano clarinet low e to g above high c. One octave major and minor scales flute johnson creek. Imagine playing every note on the piano without skipping any. The major scale is one of the diatonic scales, meaning that it is made up of five whole steps and two half steps.
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