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scales anybody

Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2024-01-24 02:51

I was thinking about putting together a set of exercises on Freygish / Phrygian Dominant / Ahava Rabba / Klezmer scale, in all possible keys.

Beyond the basic scales, what else do you think might be useful? Running thirds?

Any ideas will be appreciated.

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Re: scales anybody

Author: glenndickson
Date: 2024-03-03 21:23

I don't know that you need to write them out, but yes, thirds are useful for the figures you get in Greek/Turkish/Balkan/Klezmer. Especially ascending, with this second note a "ghost note": e (g#) f (a) g# (b), etc. with the parenthesis notes ghosted, or barely played for klezmer. Descending for especially for Greek/Turkish b (c) a (b) g# (a), etc. Playing the scales with a mordent on each note is also a useful exercise I would think.

Glenn Dickson
www.glenndicksonmusic.com

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Re: scales anybody

Author: Klar1netteF
Date: 2026-02-27 04:45

Hello!

If this is for yourself, you may benefit from klezmer specific ornaments being written out on paper in the common keys for klezmer to practice. Another exersise would be to come up with a symbol for each ornament so you can mark it in to a common tune like Nacht in gehn edyn. After switching the ornamentation a few times, it should be easier to spontaneously add ornaments to tunes that make sense at the moment.
Good luck!

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