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Whilst Aural Tests may be feared, scales are seen as boring or as a necessary evil - nothing could be further from the truth. Some readily available (and popular) additional resources for scales as well as some alternative suggestions.
Piano
The Manual of Scales Broken Chords and Arpeggios
Improve your scales! Piano Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Violin
Improve Your Scales! Violin Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Simon Fishcher Scales for Violin
Carl Flesch Scales System for Violin
Viola
Simon Fishcher Scales for Viola
Carl Flesch Scales System for Viola
Cello
Whitehouse & Tabb Scale and Arpeggio Album - for the Violoncello
Carl Flesch Scales System for Cello
Double Bass
Carl Flesch Scales System for Double Bass
Flute
Improve your scales! Flute Grades 1-3 New edition
Improve Your Scales! Flute Grades 4-5
Improve your scales! Flute Grades 4-5 - OLD EDITION
Clarinet
Improve your scales! Clarinet Grades 1-3, 4-5
Guitar
The Gig Bag Of Scales For All Guitarists
The Gig Bag Book Of Bass Scales
Additional Resources Scales
Material on this pages highlights publications suitable for teaching and learning at all levels.
Scales (and arpeggios) are the foundation of building not just a strong technical skills base but also pitch and interval awareness and familiarity with the different keys together with their related patterns, and the control of the instruments' tone. The additional resources for scales support the development of foundation skills which are crucial in building confidence and security in sight-reading and therefore learning new pieces and performing as an instrumentalist alone or as part of an ensemble.
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Chimes endeavours to keep in stock the additional resources for scales (at both of our branches in London) Barbican or Kensington these publications but please check the availability on this website. But if you need an item urgently or wish to collect your order please do call either Barbican or Kensington. This system is live, and linked directly to stock at both branches. Staff will be happy to reserve any publication for you.
Photocopies & downloads
Please note that pupils should not use unauthorised photocopies (or other kinds of copies) or illegal downloads of copyright music. There are limited circumstances where can copies be used in the UK. The MPA's Code of Fair Practice gives further guidance. Pupils, teachers and parents must act within the law with regard to copyright.