If you are VERY new play the pattern in 8th notes. If you don't have a concrete metronome use this one. You're done! (Actually, you're not quite done.)Ģ. Highlight the first 5 notes of each scale in only the lowest register. By the time you learn to play them as high as I would recommend you won't need the print out anymore. Find a print out of all 12 major scales for the instrument. Now, somebody who's reading this is thinking 'Bleh, I spit the name of all Major Scales (especially the one's I don't like, you know, the hard ones.)' I know, scales are not 'fun', but let me tell you, if you have these scales in your hip pocket you'll feel like a million bucks. If you've ever been in a school band or orchestra program you are highly aware of the intense emphasis that is placed on Major Scales. However, if you get yourself to the point, mentally, where you know this is REALLY going to help long term: It will get fun really fast. Working slowly is the most tedious work you could ever do.

People who have stellar technique have literally trained every muscle in their fingers, mouth, throat, and abdomen so that every note speaks perfectly, sounds good, and comes out quickly, and they had to start somewhere. If you are an adult amateur, do this stuff, we welcome you along for the ride.

Granted, if you are not a technically well-developed player you probably won't have the best time learning said passage (or learning it at all.) But, if you start developing your technique now it will get smoother and silkier with time. 'This passage just doesn't lay well on the big instruments.' If you've ever heard that before you are not alone, and the person who told you this is wrong. You never know, you might be able to apply some of this stuff to something you do that isn't even musical. If you're a 'non-bandy' person don't stop reading! Almost everything I'm going to say is about how to process new information and quickly get better at processing that information more quickly. If you've found this and you're looking for help.you're in the right place.

This series is about EXACTLY what to do in order to play better. Things That Bug Me are just little things that probably only get on MY nerves.

12 bass clarinet major scales