Author: William
Date: 2003-05-07 13:11
Buy the "Klose Complete Method for Clarinet" or the "Baerman Book Three" and go to it. The most important--diatonic major scales and their relative minor scales (natural, harmonic and melodic), all scales in thirds (again, major and relative minor) and arpeggios in major and relative minor forms.
The relative minor scales begin on the sixth note of the major scale and have the same key signiture as the major scale (thus, "relatives")
Natural minor--simply play the notes of the relative major scale (starting on the sixth note)
Harmonic minor--raise the seventh note one-half going up and coming down.
Melodic minor--raise sixth and seventh notes one-half step going up, but return key signiture spelling coming down.
It's best to learn one key sig at a time (ex--C major and relative minor A) and follow the circle of fourths (C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb) and fifths C, G, D, A, E, B, F#, C#, G#) You will, of course, find that certain keys "overlap" (Gb=F#, Cb=B, Db=C# and Ab=G#) It's little challenges like this that make music so much fun.
Don't expect to learn all of these scales ovenight. I've been playing for 40 yrs and still keep working on them every day. Good luck!!!!!
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