101 Reasons For Practising Scales

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101 Reasons For Practising Scales

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skylark	Feb 26 2009, 10:37 AM Post #31
Unregistered	42/ Because devising new ways of doing them is good brain exercise

katyjay	Feb 26 2009, 10:38 AM Post #32
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 15848 Joined: 13-December 03 From: North Surrey Member No.: 275	43/ 'Cos the Monster Mob think hearing Miss do scales up and down the recorder like lightning is cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

anacrusis	Feb 26 2009, 10:39 AM Post #33
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5231 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 4852	44 because you're buying a new instrument and want to test out its range 45 because you can't remember any interesting music in the heat of the moment in the music shop when trying aforementioned new instrument

TSax	Feb 26 2009, 10:49 AM Post #34
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2618 Joined: 14-December 05 From: London Member No.: 5567	46. Because knowing all the scales in all the keys makes improvisation a whole lot easier 47. Because the finger movements needed to play up/down by a tone, semitone, minor/major 3rd etc become automatic from any note and you don't have to think about it. 48. Because you start recognising the function that the different degrees of the scale have in a piece of music 49. Because you start thinking of tunes as e.g 5,1,7,6,5,6,3,4,5,1,7,1 instead of G,C,B,A,G,A,E,F,G,C,B,C (first phrase of St Thomas) which makes playing them in different keys a whole lot easier, and if you know the scale of the key you want to play it in it's a doddle. 50. Because if you make sure you practice the scales over the full range of the instrument (instead of just the 2 octaves or whatever you need for the exam) you cover the low and high notes that are often neglected and you can work on getting a consistnt tone throughout the range of the instrument. 51. Because practicing scales means that you can practice e.g. different articulations at the same time

skylark	Feb 26 2009, 10:52 AM Post #35
Unregistered	52/ They're good for doing long tone exercise (clarinet, sax...)

anacrusis	Feb 26 2009, 11:14 AM Post #36
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5231 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 4852	53. because there is an urgent pile of ironing and you've run out of any other dodges

anacrusis	Feb 26 2009, 11:25 AM Post #37
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5231 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 4852	54.cos you've been on a course, have been inspired to play, but left the music in the car when you got back late last night and there's now a howling gale raging.

Melody Amour	Feb 26 2009, 11:37 AM Post #38
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 930 Joined: 16-October 06 Member No.: 7980	55. They are easier to play than the pieces.

Dulciana	Feb 26 2009, 11:43 AM Post #39
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5718 Joined: 11-January 06 Member No.: 5811	56/ Cos you've just bogged up sightreading the music for the aural tests with a pupil and you want to redeem yourself by saying "Let's move on to scales now," and proceed to fly at breakneck pace through a chromatic scale in minor thirds.

Flossie	Feb 26 2009, 12:37 PM Post #40
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 6779 Joined: 12-January 09 From: N.E. England Member No.: 52007	57/ Because they're useful for the TG orchestral excerpts.

Dulciana	Feb 26 2009, 12:45 PM Post #41
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5718 Joined: 11-January 06 Member No.: 5811	58/ Because convention has it that scales are the way to go, and that a good player is a good player because of practising scales rather than than a good scale player being a good scale player because of having developed good technique through playing music. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Roseau	Feb 26 2009, 01:03 PM Post #42
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5792 Joined: 29-January 06 Member No.: 6007	59) Because Chromatic scales enable you to use every single note on your instrument.

sbhoa	Feb 26 2009, 01:05 PM Post #43
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18930 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	60) Because you spent 2 years not bothering and now realise it wasn't the most sensible choice and have a lot of catching up to do.

SueHM	Feb 26 2009, 01:12 PM Post #44
Unregistered	61/ Because you can win a prize in a scales competition (such things do exist) 62/ Because you can do fancy things like playing different scales with each hand simultaneously 63/ Because you can practise odd things like 2 against 3 - really good one for cocky students this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) 64/ Because your teacher / Mum / insert other authority figure says you have to! 65/ Because through pain comes understanding... (no pain, no gain) 66/ Because Perfect Preparation Prevents P*ss Poor Performance OK, I'll shut up now.

sbhoa	Feb 26 2009, 01:14 PM Post #45
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18930 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	QUOTE(SueHM @ Feb 26 2009, 01:12 PM) 62/ Because you can do fancy things like playing different scales with each hand simultaneously 63/ Because you can practise odd things like 2 against 3 - really good one for cocky students this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) OK, I'll shut up now. Show off!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

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