How to master your scales, as an intermediate flutist (in 4 steps).

[@LoriAnne293]

D, E and F Major. Love the color of those keys and the figering patterns. I like C minor too. Ahhhh. The melancholy tug on the heart strings of a minor key

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Great scales! 😊

[@MyRackley]

I progress through my scales in fourths. I've memorised the Cycle of Fourths (like the Circle of Fifths, but with the flats on the right of the circle), and play maj and relative minor at each step. Because there are 12 steps and 6 days in the week if you take a day off, it's easy to allocate one's practice on a weekly / biweekly rota. One reason for progressing in fourths is that so much of Western music progresses in this direction. I've been learning jazz, and there are well over 1,000 standards that progress in this way. Can't say I have a favourite scale. Whole Tone is interesting (and there are only two of them!), also Diminished (and only 3 of them!).

[@JaneFluteSchool]

That's awesome! Glad to hear you've got a practise plan in action! 😀

[@saltycrackers4460]

My favorite scale is F major!! Also, completely unrelated but I absolutely love your flowery themes and outfits!! I also adore everything with flowers and it makes me even more excited to watch your videos. Thank you so much for your AMAZING and helpful videos!!! :)

[@JaneFluteSchool]

That's a great scale! Aww glad you like my flowers! They definitely bring me joy too! 😀

[@uncannyworks]

I sincerely appreciate these videos. Picked up a flute a couple years ago as an adult and felt good about progression (almost had the 3rd octave down, handful of scales, music reading), then sadly didn't do much all of last year. Now I can't sight read what I learned, forgot some of the fingerings, and sound horrible! I've constantly had some of the scales/tunes I've played going on in my head though and had to pick it back up. Your videos have inspired me to practice my scales at the very least. Thank you Jane! 😄

[@JaneFluteSchool]

That's awesome to hear my videos have inspired you to get back into your flute playing! 😊 If you'd like to learn more from me, you're welcome to join me in The Flute Academy. Here's in the link in case you're interested. www.flute.school/academy

[@copenh21]

Love your videos. I think it's also a good idea to incorporate the lower notes in a given scale. Like if in G you also run the scale down to the low C (or B) in order to improve the low register.

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Yes that's a great idea too! 😊

[@renancamargo691]

Greetings from Brazil!Let's Flute!

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Greetings from Australia! 😊

[@martinswanildo]

Ever a good lesson.

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson! 😀

[@shanjanarajesh814]

Bb scale is my favorite bc its super easy to play compared to like Gb major and F major and so on (:

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Keep working on those trickier scales! You've got this! 😊

[@pink_jacket]

A major is a fav for me 🎶

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Yes, major scales are lovely to play! 😀

[@davidfarmer7397]

Bb,C, F, G majors. Now working on Eb. How to know if you are a beginner or intermediate?

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Beginner would be playing more the first two octaves of the flute slowly, intermediate is confident at three octaves of the flute at a moderate speed. 😀

[@STAREST--UK]

My favorite scale is f major

[@JaneFluteSchool]

Nice! Thanks for sharing Dante! 😀