Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 2003/04

From: "Meridith B. Morgan" <meridith.morgan@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Scale juries :/
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:30:48 -0400

Our juries every semester require two solos, an etude, and a certain number of scales (and arpeggios) as determined by those scoring the jury. Depending on the purpose of the jury, students either perform for all the woodwind faculty or for Dr. Wachmann and all the clarinet players taking lessons during that semester.

A great way to practice scales for juries is to get a deck of playing cards and use the following to deterimine which scale each card represents. The number represents the key and the symbol represents the type of scale to be played. For instance:
A = A
2 = Bb
3 = B
4 = C
5 = C#
etc to Q = G

Then, set each suit equal to a type of scale depending on what you need to do. For instance,
hearts = major scale
diamonds = major arp.
clubs = minor scale
spades = minor arp.

I usually use 3 of the kings to represent the 3 basic diminished 7 patterns, the 4th king as a chromatic scale, and the jokers as a "play the scale or arpeggio that best demonstrates your abilities on your clarinet" (since that's called on some auditions).

Once you know what each card represents, you can set up an entire deck or part of a deck on your music stand and just go straight down the line.

Good luck with juries to all of you who have to/get to do them!

Meridith

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From: PrincessBCR13@-----.com
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 10:52:31 -0500

>Rebecca,
> Scale juries are generally a college thing. We have juries every semester or every year that we have to pass in order to move on in our lesson course work (in most cases). In my experience with scale juries the woodwind faculty sits in a room and you play either a set of required scales or ALL the scales (depending on the school and the specific requirements at that school) and then they let you know if you pass or fail. I could be wrong, but in the schools I have attended that is what happens.

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