Fall 2006
General requirements: Memorize major and minor scales with arpeggios through four sharps and four flats. Be prepared to perform these by memory, as scheduled, in your weekly technique class and lesson. All required scales will be expected at your woodwind jury (in front of the woodwind faculty) at the end of the semester.
CODE KEY
for Weekly Assigned Exercises
B=Baermann Foundation Studies
(Extended Scale and Tonic Chord)
S=Stievenard Practical Study of Scales
O=Opperman Velocity Studies, Beginning Level
Please also prepare your 2-3 octave version of your scales and arpeggios to be MEMORIZED each week and your chromatic scale beginning on the major scale pitch for each week
SCHEDULE
WEEK #1
F/d: B; S; O #7
WEEK #2
G/e: B; S; O #8
WEEK #3
Bb/g: B; S; O #9
WEEK #4
D/b: B; S; O #10
WEEK #5
Eb/c: B; S; O #11
WEEK #6
A/f#: B; S; O #12
WEEK #7
Ab/f: B; S; O #13
WEEK #8
E/c#: B; S; O #14
WEEK #9
C/a: B; S; O #15
WEEK 10
Midterm Scale Review; O #16
WEEK 11
Review: F/d, Bb/g, Eb/c, Ab/f; O #17
WEEK 12
Review: C/a, G/e, D/b, A/f#, E/c#; O #18
WEEK 13
All Scale Review Up To 4#s and 4bs
WEEK 14
Scale-a-thon
Freshman Technique Class
Spring 2007
General requirements: Memorize major and minor scales with arpeggios through four sharps and four flats. Be prepared to perform these by memory, as scheduled, in your weekly technique class and lesson. All required scales will be expected at your woodwind jury (in front of the woodwind faculty) at the end of the semester.
CODE KEY
for Weekly Assigned Exercises
Freshman Technique Class
Spring Semester
KEY
B=Baermann Foundation Studies
(Extended Scale and Tonic Chord)
O=Opperman Velocity Studies, Beginning Level
ST=Stark Practical School of Staccato, Book II
Please also prepare your 2-3 octave version of your scales and arpeggios to be MEMORIZED each week and your chromatic scale beginning on the major scale pitch for each week
SCHEDULE
WEEK #1
F/d: B; O #19; ST #1
WEEK #2
F#/d#: B; O #20; ST #2
WEEK #3
G/e: B; O #21; ST #3
WEEK #4
Ab/f: B; O #22; ST #4
WEEK #5
A/f#: B; O #23; ST #5
WEEK #6
Bb/g: B; O #24; ST #6
WEEK #7
B/g#: B; S; O #25
WEEK #8
C/a: B; O #26; ST #8
WEEK #9
Db/bb: B; O #27; #9
WEEK 10
D/b: B; O #28; ST #10
WEEK 11
Eb/c: B; O #29; ST #11
WEEK 12
E/c#: B; O #30; ST #12
WEEK 13
All Scale Review
WEEK 14
Scale-a-thon
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