how to remember scales

    
how to remember scales    18:48 on Sunday, September 3, 2006          

allstar9313
(32 points)
Posted by allstar9313

I was wondering if there was a way to remember the scales. Like how to remember that Bb concert is the trumpet C scale and has nothing in the key signature. Thanks


Re: how to remember scales    21:49 on Sunday, September 3, 2006          

jackie09
(105 points)
Posted by jackie09

The way to remember scales to take the concert pitch a whole step up, for example,
Bb concert scale starts on the note C
Eb concert scale starts on the note F
C concert scale starts on the note D


Re: how to remember scales    21:05 on Monday, September 4, 2006          

allstar9313
(32 points)
Posted by allstar9313

ok I see
Bb C
C D
C#/Db D#/Eb
D E
D#/Eb F
and so on


now is there a way to remember the key signatures other than memorizing them?


Re: how to remember scales    20:40 on Tuesday, September 5, 2006          

jackie09
(105 points)
Posted by jackie09

i can remember learning a way to remember the key signatures at camp, but can't think of it right now, sorry


Re: how to remember scales    22:25 on Tuesday, September 5, 2006          

gabe
(24 points)
Posted by gabe

If you don't want to memorize the key signature for each individual scale, the only idea I can think of is to maybe memorize the order of flats... B E A D G C F (BEAD is the Greatest Commen Factor is a good phrase to use in remembering this.)After doing this try to associate the letter with the number of sharps or flats the scale has.

B- 5 sharps (the order of sharps is FCGDAEB)
E- 4 sharps
A- 3 sharps
D- 2 sharps
G- 1 sharp
C- 0
F- 1 flat

Bb- 2 flats
Eb- 3 flats
Ab- 4 flats
Db- 5 flats
Gb- 6 flats

It might seem confusing, and IMHO, I found it easier just to memorize all the scales, which in the long run made things much easier for me, but I'm hoping this will make it slightly easier to memorize and not more confusing.


Re: how to remember scales    22:45 on Tuesday, September 5, 2006          

allstar9313
(32 points)
Posted by allstar9313

accutually that does make sense thanks!


   




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