The Complete Scale Compendium for Trombone

The Complete Scale Compendium for Trombone The mastery of scales and scale patterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments. The Complete Scale Compendium focuses on what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, pentatonic, whole-tone, and blues scales. Students will learn the construction of these scales while practicing unique patterns, enriching their technique. Specific slurs and articulations have been left off of the exercises so that a multitude of different articulation and slur patterns can be used. The exercises are presented in two ways: by scale pattern and by key. Preface Scale Theory Each Scale Exercise in All Keys Major Scales Exercise No. 1: Long Tone Scale Minor Scales Exercise No. 1: Long Tone Scale (Melodic Minor) Major Scales Exercise No. 2: Scale and Arpeggio Minor Scales Exercise No. 2: Scale and Arpeggio (Melodic Minor) Major Scales Exercise No 3: Tetrachords Ascending Minor Scales Exercise No 3: Tetrachords Ascending Major Scales Exercise No 4: Tetrachords Descending Minor Scales Exercise No 4: Tetrachords Descending Major Scales Exercise No 5: Modes Minor Scales Exercise No 5: Modes Major Scales Exercise No 6: Thirds Minor Scales Exercise No 6: Thirds Major Scales Exercise No 7: Arpeggiated Diatonic Chords Minor Scales Exercise No 7: Arpeggiated Diatonic Chords Chromatics No 1 Chromatics No 2 Major Blues Scale Exercise No 1 Major Blues Scale Exercise No 2 Minor Blues Scale Exercise No 1 Minor Blues Scale Exercise No 2 Major Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 1 Major Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 2 Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 1 Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 2 Whole Tone Scale Exercise No 1 Whole Tone Scale Exercise No 2 All Scale Exercises by Key C Major A minor F Major D minor Bb Major G minor Eb Major C minor Ab Major F minor Db Major Bb minor Gb Major Eb minor B Major G# minor E Major C# minor A Major F# minor D Major B minor G Major E minor Circle of Fourths Chart Articulation Patterns