Scale Project Steps - Woodwinds & Brass
LEVELS
The Project is in four over-arching levels
LEVEL 1 - Play all twelve major scales, one octave, through the circle of fourths at 100 bpm
LEVEL 2 - Play all twelve major scales, extended through two octaves, when possible, on your instrument, through the circle of fourths in quarter notes at 100-140 bpm
LEVEL 3 - Play all twelve major scales, recommended Two-Octaves, through the circle of fourths in eighth notes at 80-155 bpm
LEVEL 4 - Play all twelve major scales, recommended Two-Octaves, through the circle of fourths in sixteenth notes at 80-120 bpm
STEPS (all twelve scales/keys, through the Circle of Fourths for each step)
The four levels are divided up into 21 Steps
LEVEL 1
STEP 1 - Five-Notes, quarter ntoes mm=80
STEP 2 - One Octave, quarter notes mm = 80
LEVEL 2
STEP 3 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 80
STEP 4 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 100 (end of 1st Year)
STEP 5 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 120
STEP 6 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 140
LEVEL 3
STEP 7 - Two-Octaves, eight notes mm = 80
STEP 8 - Two-Octaves, eight notes mm = 95 (end of 2nd Year)
STEP 9 - Two- Octaves, eighth notes mm = 110
STEP 10 - Two-Octaves, eighth notes mm = 125
STEP 11 - Two-Octaves, eighth notes mm = 140
STEP 12 - Two-Octaves, eighth notes mm = 155
LEVEL 4
*STEP 13 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 80
*STEP 14 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 85
*STEP 15 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 90
*STEP 16 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 95 (end of Sr Year)
**STEP 17 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 100
**STEP 18 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 105
**STEP 19 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 110
**STEP 20 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 115
**STEP 21 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 120
* = will receive +1 point on SmartMusic Grade for Steps 13-16** = will receive +2 points on SmartMusic Grade for Steps 17-21
The Project is in four over-arching levels
LEVEL 1 - Play all twelve major scales, one octave, through the circle of fourths at 100 bpm
LEVEL 2 - Play all twelve major scales, extended through two octaves, when possible, on your instrument, through the circle of fourths in quarter notes at 100-140 bpm
LEVEL 3 - Play all twelve major scales, recommended Two-Octaves, through the circle of fourths in eighth notes at 80-155 bpm
LEVEL 4 - Play all twelve major scales, recommended Two-Octaves, through the circle of fourths in sixteenth notes at 80-120 bpm
STEPS (all twelve scales/keys, through the Circle of Fourths for each step)
The four levels are divided up into 21 Steps
LEVEL 1
STEP 1 - Five-Notes, quarter ntoes mm=80
STEP 2 - One Octave, quarter notes mm = 80
LEVEL 2
STEP 3 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 80
STEP 4 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 100 (end of 1st Year)
STEP 5 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 120
STEP 6 - Two-Octaves, quarter notes mm = 140
LEVEL 3
STEP 7 - Two-Octaves, eight notes mm = 80
STEP 8 - Two-Octaves, eight notes mm = 95 (end of 2nd Year)
STEP 9 - Two- Octaves, eighth notes mm = 110
STEP 10 - Two-Octaves, eighth notes mm = 125
STEP 11 - Two-Octaves, eighth notes mm = 140
STEP 12 - Two-Octaves, eighth notes mm = 155
LEVEL 4
*STEP 13 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 80
*STEP 14 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 85
*STEP 15 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 90
*STEP 16 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 95 (end of Sr Year)
**STEP 17 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 100
**STEP 18 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 105
**STEP 19 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 110
**STEP 20 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 115
**STEP 21 - Two-Octaves, sixteenth notes mm = 120
* = will receive +1 point on SmartMusic Grade for Steps 13-16** = will receive +2 points on SmartMusic Grade for Steps 17-21