The Musical Scale is not one, not вЂnatural,вЂ™ nor even founded necessarily on the law of the constitution ofThe Musical Scale is not one, not natural, nor even founded necessarily on. Arpeggios (or arpeggi, which is the correct plural of the Italian term arpeggio) are like scales, but only made up of the first, third and fifth notes of a scale. Two-octave minor scales can be found here: Two-octave Minor Scales. To play the melodic minor scale, play both parenthesized alterations when going up, and ignore both when going down.

There are, however, a few issues. Names of the ScalesI've chosen names for the scale that are in common usage in the Native American flute community and that seem to best fit the use of the scale. I have chosen not to use any half-holed notes - theyвЂ™re just too unreliable (for me) in performance.Scales are provided as images with finger diagrams as well as in SNAFT format for limited-sight players. Depending on the tuning of the flute, you may have to use the alternate fingerings suggested to get a pleasing scale progression. Each scale has a different feel, and evokes a different culture andYou can page forward through the scales with the button on each page.These scales work on many (but not all) Native American flutes made since about 1980. It begins with the primary scale and proceed through scales that play in the low register as well as more exotic scales and scales that use the upper registers (extended scales).

Mode Four Pentatonic Minor вЂ” the minor sixth Pentatonic Major вЂ” root of the scale that is not on the fundamental of the flute Pentatonic Minor вЂ” the six notes in the primary scale One approach to teaching intermediate and advanced Native American flute techniques is to use the scales in order and introduce new notes (either cross-fingered or upper-register) as they come up in the scales.Here's the order of the scales and the new concepts or notes introduced: Progression of the ScalesThe scales are ordered (based on the buttons on each page) so that each scale introduces a few new concepts or notes. See a Discussion of Modes for details on the difference between how it is used in the Native American flute community and the meaning of вЂњMode FourвЂќ in music theory.

Light green for scales in the lower register with no cross-fingerings Pentatonic Minor вЂ” Extended вЂ” the minor tenthThree background colors are used on the scales in this section of web pages: Byzantine вЂ” Extended вЂ” substitution of one note (major seventh instead of the minor seventh) to change the feel of a scale Spanish Gypsy вЂ” Extended вЂ” the major third and the minor ninth Blues вЂ” Seven-Note вЂ” the major seventh scales with seven notes Bugle Scale вЂ” sparse scales with three notes

Light tan for scales that go into the second register.

Melodic Minor Scales List For Flute