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Scale and Arpeggio Routine for Tuba, Level 3 Scale and Arpeggio Routine for Tuba, Level 3 Note: Most of the ranges indicated throughout these exercises are suggested as a "starting point" only. Those that are able should play and/or extend these exercises to higher and lower octaves as they are able. That said, the "full-range" exercises do indicate a quite extensive playing range. If the full range of these exercises is not yet achievable, one or more octaves can be omitted until playing range improves. Practice all of the scales and arpeggios in a single key area each day. This way, one develops a routine where a wide variety of scales and arpeggios are mastered in a 12-day rotation. C 1. "Revolving" Scale q = 60-180+ Note: Play this exercise both legato and staccato, in different octaves, if possible. Also note how this exercise teaches the modes as it "revolves" through scales starting on each note of the major scale. (Ionian/Major) (Dorian) , ? 4 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Phrygian) (Lydian) , , ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Mixolydian) (Aeolian/Natural Minor) , , ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Locrian) (Ionian/Major) , , œ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w 2. Repetitive Major and Relative Minor Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds q = 100-180+ Major ? 7 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ Natural Minor ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? Œ Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w Harmonic Minor ? œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? Œ Ó œ œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ w Melodic Minor ? #œ #œ œ nœ nœ #œ #œ œ nœ nœ #œ #œ œ nœ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ#œ #œ œ#œ œ œnœnœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ#œ w Scale and Arpeggio Routine for Tuba, Level 3 (Everett) 2 3. "Full-Range" Major and Parallel Minor Scales q = 60-80 Note: Play this exercise slowly and tenuto. The objective here is developing consistency of sound throughout the range of the instrument, not speed. Major œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? 4 œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‘ œ œ“ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ “‘ Natural Minor œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ “‘ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ Œ b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ “‘ Harmonic Minor œ œ œ nœ œ nœ œ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ‘ œ “œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ ? b œ œ œ œ b b œ œ nœ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙™ œ ‘ “ nœ Melodic Minor œ œ œ nœ nœ nœ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ œ œ nœ nœ œ œ œ nœ nœ œ œ “‘ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ ? b bœ bœ œ œ œ b b œ œ bœ bœ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ ˙™ bœ “‘ 4. "Odd" Scales q = 60-120 Note: These scales occur much more rarely than do major and minor scales, but are nevertheless common enough that they should be practiced regularly. Playing these only one octave during a single practice session saves time; create variety and increase facility by playing these in higher or lower octaves than written on different days. Dorian Mixolydian ? bbb nœ œ œ œ nœ nnn œ bœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Major Bebop Dominant Bebop ? bœ nœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ bœ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w Minor Bebop Blues ? 3 œ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ 4 œ bœ œ bœ œ œ œbœ nœ œ œ œbœ œ w œ bœ nœ #œ #œ nœ bœ ˙™ Pentatonic Minor Pentatonic "Inverted" Pentatonic Whole-Tone ? œ œ œ œ œ œbœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ#œ œ#œ#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œbœ œ œbœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ#œ #œ œ œ ˙™ "Whole-Half" Octatonic/Diminished "Half-Whole" Octatonic/Diminished ? 4 4 bœ nœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ w œ bœ bœ nœ #œ œ œ #œ œ bœ bœ w Scale and Arpeggio Routine for Tuba, Level 3 (Everett) 3 5. Arpeggios q = 60-120 Note: Similar to the previous exercise, the arpeggios here are limited to two octaves in order to conserve time. These should be transposed to different octaves in order to increase facility, and can be expanded in order to cover the full range if desired. Dominant or Major Major-Minor 7th œ œ ? 3 œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ bœ bœ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ 4 œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ w Major 7th Augmented œ œ ? œ œ nœ nœ œ œ 3 œ #œ #œ œ b œ œ œ œ nœ œ 4 #œ œ œ #œ b b œ œ œ w œ œ œ ˙™ Minor œ Minor 7th œ ? b œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ w Half-Diminished or Diminished-Minor 7th Diminished œ œ œ œ ? b 3 œ bœ bœ œ 4 œ bœ bœ œ b b4 bœ œ œ bœ 4 bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ w Diminished 7th œ ? b œ bœ ∫œ ∫œ bœ œ n b b ∫œ œ œ ∫œ n n œ œ bœ bœ œ w 6. "Full-Range" Chromatic Scale q = 60-120 ? œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ “‘ œ œ œ bœ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ bœ ? #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ bœ œ ? bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ b œ bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ bœ w “‘ Scale and Arpeggio Routine for Tuba, Level 3 (Everett) 4 F 1. "Revolving" Scale q = 60-180+ Note: Play this exercise both legato and staccato, in different octaves, if possible. Also note how this exercise teaches the modes as it "revolves" through scales starting on each note of the major scale. (Ionian/Major) (Dorian) , 4 ?b4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Phrygian) (Lydian) , , ? b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Mixolydian) (Aeolian/Natural Minor) , ? , b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Locrian) (Ionian/Major) , , ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w 2.
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