The mastery of scales and scale patterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments. The Complete Scale Compendium focuses on what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, pentatonic, whole-tone, and blues scales. Students will learn the construction of these scales while practicing unique patterns, enriching their technique. Specific slurs and articulations have been left off of the exerci...

• Preface
• Scale Theory
• Each Scale Exercise in All Keys
• Major Scales Exercise No. 1: Long Tone Scale
• Minor Scales Exercise No. 1: Long Tone Scale (Melodic Minor)
• Major Scales Exercise No. 2: Scale and Arpeggio
• Minor Scales Exercise No. 2: Scale and Arpeggio (Melodic Minor)
• Major Scales Exercise No 3: Tetrachords Ascending
• Minor Scales Exercise No 3: Tetrachords Ascending
• Major Scales Exercise No 4: Tetrachords Descending
• Minor Scales Exercise No 4: Tetrachords Descending
• Maj...