A Note from the Author.................................................... 3
Sound Concepts............................................................. 7
Mouthpiece and Neck..................................................... 7
Long Tones..................................................................... 8
Overtones/Harmonics..................................................... 10
Scales and Arpeggios..................................................... 12
Memorization.................................................................. 13
Tempo and Metronome................................................... 13
Finger Technique............................................................ 15
Order of Key Signatures................................................. 16
Articulation...................................................................... 18
Articulation Patterns........................................................ 19
Lesson 1: Major and Harmonic Minor Scales................. 21
Major Scales................................................................... 22
Harmonic Minor Scales................................................... 24
Lesson 2: Major and Harmonic Minor Scales in Thirds.. 26
Major Thirds.................................................................... 27
Harmonic Minor Thirds.................................................... 30
Lesson 3: Arpeggios....................................................... 33
Major Arpeggios.............................................................. 34
Minor Arpeggios.............................................................. 36
Staggered Major Arpeggios............................................ 38
Staggered Minor Arpeggios............................................ 40
Lesson 4: Major and Minor Seconds.............................. 42
Major Seconds................................................................ 43
Lesson 5: Chromatic Exercises...................................... 47
Chromatic Scale Exercises............................................. 48
Lesson 6: Combining Keys............................................. 50
Chromatic Major #1........................................................ 51
Chromatic Major #2........................................................ 52
Chromatic Arpeggios #1................................................. 53
Chromatic Arpeggios #2................................................. 54
Chromatic Arpeggios #3................................................. 55
Chromatic Arpeggios #4................................................. 56
Chromatic Arpeggios #5................................................. 57
Chromatic Arpeggios #6................................................. 58
Lesson 7: Wider Intervals............................................... 59
Major Fourths................................................................. 60
Harmonic Minor Fourths................................................. 63
Practice Log Form.......................................................... 66