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 Scale Requirements--have we surrendered?
Author: allencole 
Date:   2022-09-22 20:26

Trying to get my middle schoolers oiled up to know their 7 scales for All-District Band auditions in January, and then I see THIS.

Over the last 30 years, I've seen chromatic requirements shrink from nearly 3 to 2, and now 1 octaves. Now, 2nd octave is optional for everything, and speed is regulated to a standard tempo.

Only two major scales required to be known. (it used to be that you had to know 7, and would only be asked for two)


https://www.vboda1.org/_files/ugd/f1cb32_59d4c439dd8a4186b6bb9b4b034b3544.pdf

Does nobody what to KNOW if a kid can play further, faster and more rhythmically? Does nobody want to know if a sax player masters his/her high F# key?

5 or 6 years ago, I had a high school clarinetist who mastered a 3-octave B-flat scale (her key) just for the fun of it, and she sounded good. Icing on the cake for a terrific young player who was also an ace sightreader. When they asked for her Bb scale, she gave them all 3 octaves, but received a very low score and didn't even make the upper of the two groups. (as if they didn't believe she did the correct scale) Her next year, she was asked for Bb again and played only 2 octaves, scoring near the top overall. Not much incentive to go above and beyond.

I know that most of my kids will never see a symphony seat, but I'm definitely not training them to be overwhelmed by a community band. How do we drop standards on even the most basic competencies?

Allen Cole
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