Deal-A-Scale
Here is a fun way to practice your scales on a daily basis. First, find a deck of playing cards that will easily fit into your clarinet case. Follow the diagram key below (you might want to write it down and keep it with your deck of cards until you memorize it) and you are ready to practice your scales! Draw a card out from your deck and find the key area and type of scale that it corresponds to on the diagram key below. Continue until you have played through the entire deck. (Or, if you are only working on a few key areas at a time, separate those cards from your deck until you have learned all of your scales.) Not only is Deal-A-Scale a fun way to practice your knowledge of scales, but it assists you in being able to recall a particular key area and type of scale (harmonic minor, natural minor, major, etc.) at the drop of a hat...or a card, as the case may be! Enjoy!
Key Area
Ace = C
Deuce = C#
3 = D
4 = D#/Eb
5 = E
6 = F
7 = F#/Gb
8 = G
9 = G#/Ab
10 = A
J = Bb
Q = B
K = Chromatic Scale
Scale Type
Hearts = Major
Diamonds = Harmonic Minor
Clubs = Melodic Minor
Spades = Natural Minor
Jokers = Wild/Your Scale Choice
EXAMPLES
= D Melodic Minor 
= Bb Major