Klarinet Archive - Posting 000396.txt from 2000/12

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Scales?
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 14:03:39 -0500

I think David Glenn's, Lori Lovato's, and William Wright's ideas were
excellent, and I only have one thing to add: I would suggest focusing part of
your attention on the intervals of which the scale is constructed. Pick a
random scale (say A major), play an A, and then think "Next note is a whole
step up; that's a B." Next note, another whole step -- C#. Next note, a half
step -- D, and so on. In other words, when you know the structure in terms of
intervals, you can play a scale you haven't memorized.

--Doug
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Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears

"andy.mich" wrote:
> Hi,
> Please can anyone help. I'm trying to learn my scales and finding it very
> hard going. I can play quite well now 2 octaves of f, g, a, c, d, bb and
e.
> I feel however, that although I can play these scales, I can't picture
right
> off which notes are in them. Now, progressing is getting a little
> difficult. I feel like I am playing these scales parrot fashion without
> really knowing them. Please can anyone suggest how I should best approach
> this mentally to try and get an over-all feeling for scales and keys.
Maybe
> if I just keep going it will all fall into place naturally? I apologise if
> this question is a little basic, but I'm a bit stuck.
> Thanks.
> Shell.

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