12 MAJOR SCALES
are really only three scales sheets linked above: treble, bass
and alto clef.
They are written without a time signature, and with
doubled and tripled octaves.
Performers can choose which octave
and rhythm to use.
I use this
transposition matrix to help my ensemble students know which concert
scale we're playing.
Click on the matrix to download a
free PDF. You are free to copy and distribute it, but not to
|To use the sheets with an ensemble, give each member a
teach them "concert keys" and have them pencil in the concert name of
each scale. In my bands and orchestra, we start with concert C
and play through to concert G. This means that the Eb instruments
start on written A. Bb instruments start on written D. F
instruments start on written G, and C instruments start on written
Each student also numbers their own sheet. Concert C is scale
one. Concert Bb is number three, and so forth.
When I call a scale I say something like "Let's warm up on concert Db - long pause - which is
scale number six."