SCALE AND ARPEGGIO PATTERNS

The examples on the following pages clarify patterns and ranges found in this syllabus. Reference
should be made to the appropriate syllabus pages for the full requirements for each instrument.

All instruments
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
one octave and down to the dominant (recorder only)

Vb V b
to a twelfth (and similarly, two and a half octaves)

bV etc. bV
SCALES IN THIRDS
one octave (and similarly, two or three octaves) Bassoon: ending for B b major

VVbVbb bb Vbb BBbBbb bb Bbb

etc.
etc.etc. etc. etc.
etc.etc. etc.

to a twelfth

VV#V##

etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.

CHROMATIC SCALES
to a twelfth (and similarly, two and a half octaves)
# #=

V b = b etc.
etc. etc.
etc.

DOMINANT SEVENTHS (resolving on tonic)

one octave (and similarly, two or three octaves)

V#
to a twelfth (and similarly, two and a half octaves)

bV b
DIMINISHED SEVENTHS
to a twelfth (and similarly, two and a half octaves)

b b b b b b b
V

 Scale and arpeggio patterns
Treble Recorder
EXTENDED-RANGE SCALES
B b major
V bb VVbbbb

etc. etc.etc. etc. etc.etc.

E b major
V bVbb bVbb bbb
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.


D harmonic minor

Vb VbVb
etc.
etc.

etc. etc. etc. etc. # # # # # #

EXTENDED-RANGE ARPEGGIOS
E b major D minor

V bbb


Vb

Flute
EXTENDED-RANGE SCALES
F major
VVb b etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.
G major
VV# # etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.

F harmonic minor

VVbbbbbb etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.
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EXTENDED-RANGE ARPEGGIOS
G major

V#

F minor
b b
Vb b

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Scale and arpeggio patterns
Oboe
EXTENDED-RANGE SCALES
G major

V #VV# #

etc. etc.etc. etc. etc.etc.

A b major

V bVbbb bbb

etc.
etc.etc. etc.
etc.etc.

D harmonic minor

V b VbVb
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
# ## # # #

EXTENDED-RANGE ARPEGGIOS
A b major D minor

V bbbb




Vb

Clarinet
EXTENDED-RANGE SCALES
C major

VV etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.


A major

VV#####

etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.

E harmonic minor

V#

etc.
etc. etc.
etc.

EXTENDED-RANGE ARPEGGIOS
A major

V ###





E minor

V#

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 Scale and arpeggio patterns
Bassoon
EXTENDED-RANGE SCALES
E major
B#B###### etc.
etc.
etc.
AA etc.
etc.
etc.
BB

A b major
BBbbbBbbbb bb A AA B B B
etc.etc.etc. etc.etc.etc.

A harmonic minor
B B etc. etc.
A A

etc. etc.
B #B# # #

EXTENDED-RANGE ARPEGGIOS
A b major
B bbbb A B

A minor
B A B

Saxophone
EXTENDED-RANGE SCALES
E b major

VVbbbbb

etc.
etc.
etc. etc.
etc.
etc.

A b major

V bVbbb bbb

etc.
etc. etc. etc.
etc. etc.

A harmonic minor

V VV etc. etc.etc. etc. etc.etc. # ## # ##

EXTENDED-RANGE ARPEGGIOS
A b major A minor

V bbbb

V

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