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Scale range

Author: AJRLegits
Date: 2008-05-24 20:16

Okay, so I'm starting college this September and I need to memorize a few things beforehand.

The range I know for my major scales is like this: E, F, F#, G, Ab, and A are played three octaves; Bb goes up to high F and down to low F, B goes to F#, C goes to G, C# goes to E#, D goes to F#, and Eb goes to G.

My chromatic scale is from low E to A above high C.

I'm memorizing my thirty-six minor scales right now and the ranges follow the same pattern as the major scales.

I also need to memorize major and minor thirds and my high school clarinet teacher told me I would be fine with just two octaves.

So what I'm wondering is... Is there any standard range for these? The ranges I listed are either what my high school clarinet teacher told me to do or what the requirement for All-State is here, but I'm kind of trying to aim for a standard range if there exists any such thing. Standard according to whom? I have no clue. University music programs in general, maybe? I just don't want to be stuck on the high school range when I enter college.

Also, are there any things (in addition to the ones above) that you think I should memorize before this September?

Sigh. I just went to practice and I thought of yet another question. What tempo should each of these things be at? My major scales are at 120 BPM sixteenth notes, but I'm trying to get them to 132. It will be the same for minor scales. I don't know about thirds. My chromatic scale is at around 156 and I'm aiming for 172. Faster?

Post Edited (2008-05-24 20:32)

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