band help?

Question

ok so i play the clarinet and i need to know how you can tell what the name of a scale is. for ex: the B flat scale starts with a C. thats really the only scale i know the name of. i need help!!!! pease!!!

Answer 1

When a concert pitch is asked for; play the note that is two half steps higher if you're playing a Bb instrument.

Examples:
Bb concert (plus 2 half steps b-c) play C
Ab concert (plus two half steps a-Bb) play Bb
F concert (plus two half steps f#-G) play G
G# concert (plus two half steps a-a#) play A# (same as Bb)

some people use the method to play one full step high but I find that using the two half steps and going up chromatically, I don't forget about accidentals (flats, sharps, natural). It also makes things easier to remember later when you're playing an A clarinet.

Answer 2

You have to be careful that you know what your teacher is talking about.

When your teacher in Band says "B flat Major", what he/she means is "B flat Major in concert pitch". On the clarinet, that is C Major. This is because the notes on the normal clarinet sound one step lower than piano (flute, oboe, trombone, etc), so we have to play one step higher than them for it to sound the same pitch.

SO, if your band teacher names a scale, you play the scale which begins one full step higher.

C Major in concert pitch is D Major for us.
F Major concert is G Major for us.
E flat Major concert is F Major for us.

You need to know, of course, what the key signature is for the scale you're playing. There's a whole other discussion in that.

Answer 3

The easiest method is through use of the circle of fifths. This should help you with any scale, and with a lot of other music theory topics including how to know how many sharps/flats are in a key.

The links below can help you out

Answer 4

the name of the scale is the note that is two lower then the first note of the scale

Answer 5

ehh id have 2 c the music.

Answer 6

www.musictheory.net