Scales for Keyboard Percussion
A Unique Approach to Learning Scales
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Description:
This unique method makes learning scales easy and develops musical creativity at the same time. While other instrumentalists learn fingerings, percussionists learn scale shapes to understand scale construction and to visualize their physical shape. With this highly organized and systematic approach, students will become scale-proficient in no time as they learn 60 scales in Section One and 120 scales in Section Two. That’s 180 scales used in classical, jazz, bebop, Latin, rock, and pop music!
With this edition, students will learn:
- Major scales using scale shapes
- Tetrachords using whole steps and half steps
- Chromatic scale
- Whole tone scale
- Pentatonic scale
- Melodic minor scale
- Natural minor scale
- Harmonic minor scale
- Blues scale
- Dominant 7 scale
- Dominant bebop 7 scale
- Major bebop scale
- Minor bebop scale
- Diminished scale
While many texts introduce scales, few are organized in a way that reflects teaching philosophy so clearly. Randy Eyles and Meredith Music Publications have developed a short text that is fun, focused, and an incredible resource for educators, especially those looking to introduce scales in one-on-one or group settings. . . . Congrats to Randy Eyles for this unique and interesting approach to learning and practicing scales.—Quintin Mallette
Percussive Notes, February 2026
Categories: Drum & Percussion Publications, Keyboard Percussion, Percussion
Number of Pages: 48
Format: Softcover
Discipline: Band