Good technique and a thorough knowledge of keys can only be a good thing!
There are various booklets in this section for clarinet, saxophone and flute — the same plan is followed for each instrument, but accommodating the range of each one correctly. In every case I have tried to approach the presentation of scales and arpeggios in a logical and progressive fashion, always paying attention to the relationship between keys and thinking about the steps you might take in building up your technical armoury. Never try to learn too much at once, but be consistent in your practice.
A Progressive Approach to Major & Minor Scales & Arpeggios for Flute
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in the order that we traditionally regard as ‘easiest’ to most ‘difficult’. You can argue about whether keys with fewer sharps and...
Scales & Arpeggios in All Keys for Saxophone
This booklet gives one page to each key and groups together the major scale and arpeggio, minor scales and arpeggio, dominant 7th, diminished 7th and chromatic scale that belong to a particular key...
Scales & Arpeggios in All Keys for Flute
This booklet gives one page to each key and groups together the major scale and arpeggio, minor scales and arpeggio, dominant 7th, diminished 7th and chromatic scale that belong to a particular key...
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A Few Useful Ideas for Playing Jazz on the Flute
This is not an attempt to make you into a jazz musician (whatever that is). There are patterns that I have found useful to know as I have listened to jazz and tried my hand at playing in a jazz...
Exploring the Circle of Keys on the Flute
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in order of the closest relationships, starting with 7 sharps and ending with 7 flats (so C major comes halfway through). There are...
A Few Useful Ideas for Playing Jazz on the Saxophone
This is not an attempt to make you into a jazz musician (whatever that is). There are patterns that I have found useful to know as I have listened to jazz and tried my hand at playing in a jazz...
A Few Useful Ideas for Playing Jazz on the Clarinet
This booklet is not an attempt to make you into a jazz musician (whatever that is). They are patterns that I have found useful to know as I have listened to jazz and tried my hand at playing in a...
Exploring the Circle of Keys on the Saxophone
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in order of the closest relationships, starting with 7 sharps and ending with 7 flats (so C major comes halfway through). There are...
Exploring the Circle of Keys on the Clarinet
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in order of the closest relationships, starting with 7 sharps and ending with 7 flats (so C major comes halfway through). There are...
A Progressive Approach to Major & Minor Scales & Arpeggios for Clarinet
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in the order that we traditionally regard as ‘easiest’ to most ‘difficult’. You can argue about whether keys with fewer sharps and...
A Progressive Approach to Major & Minor Scales & Arpeggios for Saxophone
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in the order that we traditionally regard as ‘easiest’ to most ‘difficult’. You can argue about whether keys with fewer sharps and...
Scales & Arpeggios in All Keys For Clarinet
This booklet gives one page to each key and groups together the major scale and arpeggio, minor scales and arpeggio, dominant 7th, diminished 7th and chromatic scale that belong to a particular key...
Scales & Arpeggios in All Keys for Flute
This booklet gives one page to each key and groups together the major scale and arpeggio, minor scales and arpeggio, dominant 7th, diminished 7th and chromatic scale that belong to a particular key...
Scales & Arpeggios in All Keys for Saxophone
This booklet gives one page to each key and groups together the major scale and arpeggio, minor scales and arpeggio, dominant 7th, diminished 7th and chromatic scale that belong to a particular key...
A Progressive Approach to Major & Minor Scales & Arpeggios for Flute
This booklet takes you through scales and arpeggios in every key in the order that we traditionally regard as ‘easiest’ to most ‘difficult’. You can argue about whether keys with fewer sharps and...