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    Technique Builder

    Exercise #1 - Common Tone Scale


    Je Pifher
    - Play the following scales in this order and play each rhythmic subdivsion for each scale -
    8th notes, 8th note triplets, ect.
    - Keep the metronome on at 60 BPM. Notice that subdivisions like triplets will not always put
    strong chord tones on downbeats. Resist the urge to rush or line up chords tones where they
    do not belong.
    - Play all scales slurred (no tongue) so you can hear areas of your technique that need more
    attention. Slur the entire scale in one breath when playing faster subdivisions.
    - You will notice less familiar scales that include less familiar inter val relationships require
    more repetition to build evenness and tactile memory. This is where lots of the technique building will occur.
    - Play this entire exercise with a tuning drone! Listen for intonation between the inter vals. Put the
    tuning drone on the fundamental of the scales you are playing. The common tone fundamental allows the
    drone to stay the same throughout the entire exercise. You can also really hear the sound each
    inter valic relationship creates. Make sure you make adjustments for the drone to match
    the key of your instrument.
    Everything we do is ear training!
    q = 60
    C Major
    œ œ œ œœœœ œœœœœ
    4 œ œœ œ œœœ œœ
    &4 œ œ œ œœ˙
    œœ
    8th Notes

    5
    œ œ œ œœœœœœœ
    œ
    3

    & œœœœœœœœœ
    œœœœ œ
    œ œ œj œ ˙
    3 3 3

    3 3 3 3 3
    8th note triplets 3

    8
    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
    16th notes

    10
    œ œ œ œœœœœœœ
    œ
    3

    & œœœœœœœœœ
    œœœœ œ
    3

    œ œ œ œ ˙™
    3 3

    3 3 3 3
    3 3
    16th note triplets

    12
    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
    32nd notes

    Copyright © 2024 by Je rey T. Pifher All Rights Reser ved


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    Here is where the fun begins! Now you will start to encounted less familiar scales and
    inter val patterns.
    - Play each of the following scales in the same rhythmic / subdivsion routine as before
    (8th notes, 8th note triplets, 16th notes, ect).
    - Play all slurred.
    - Watch for the accidentals. Standard accidental rules apply.
    - Names of the scales are meant to best describe the scale.
    I have adapted this exercise from an exercose found in the book Three Octave Scales by Joe Allard.
    I made so much more progress with my technique when I applied the rhthmic subdivisions to each scale.
    Much more so than playing them simply in 8th notes as they are listed in that book.
    Apply the rhytmic routine! 8th notes, 8th note triplets, 16th notes, ect.

    13
    œ œ
    C Natural Minor (Aeolian)
    b œ b œ b œ œ œ b œ œ œ bœ œ
    œ
    & œ œ bœ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ
    bœ œ ˙

    17 C Harmonic Major
    œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ
    œ
    & œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
    œœ˙

    œ b œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
    œ
    21
    bœ bœ œ œ œ bœ
    C Harmonic Minor

    & œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ ˙

    25
    œ œ b œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
    œ
    C Mixolydian b6

    & œ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ
    œ œ bœ bœ œ
    œœœ˙

    29
    œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ
    b œ
    C Melodic Minor

    & œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
    œœœœ œ
    œ bœ œ ˙

    33
    œ œ b œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ bœ
    b œ
    C Harmonic Minor b2

    & œ bœ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ
    bœ œ œ bœ œ
    œ bœ bœ ˙

    37
    #œ œ b œ œ œ œ b œ œ #œ bœ
    b œ
    C Harmonic Minor #4

    & œ œ bœ #œ œ bœ œ œ œ
    œ œ œ bœ œ
    #œ bœ œ ˙
    3

    œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ #œ
    #œ
    41 C Lydian D ominant #2
    œ œ #œ œ bœ œ
    & œ #œ œ #œ œ œ bœ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ ˙

    45 C Harmonic Major b2
    œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
    & œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ
    bœ œ œ bœ œ
    œ œ bœ ˙

    œ œ œ œ
    #œ #œ # œ
    49
    œ œ œ œ #œ
    C Whole Tone

    & œ œ œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ #œ œ œ w

    - Every day go through at least half of these scales with the rhythmic subdivisions routine and
    a tuning drone and you will hear and feel the di erence!
    - Practice these scales in the same key for a while. Then, practice this exercise in di erent keys!

    HAPPY PRACTICING!!

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