The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales -- Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals
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The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor (Natural, Harmonic, Melodic) & Chromatic Scales -- Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals Details
Scale, chord, arpeggio and cadence studies in all major and minor keys presented in a convenient two-page format. Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios. In addition, several "enrichment options" are provided with exercises such as harmonizing scales, accelerating scales expanding scales and much more! These excellent all-inclusive books teach scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences at three different levels. The FIRST book (#11761) accommodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2. The BASIC book (#5754) is slightly more in-depth, presenting scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadence studies in all the major and minor keys. The COMPLETE book (#5743) features everything in the BASIC book, plus extra features like a 12-page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences; a clear explanation of scale degrees; and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios
Reviews
This is a well worn volume and the pages are dog eared and marked up. It has all 24 scales but it also includes the enharmonic scales making a total of 30. For example G flat Major/F sharp Major have the same notes played. This way, you can practice all the way around the circle of 5ths either in Sharps order or Flats order. Each scale has proper fingering, the triads, the cadences and the arpeggios in three positions as well as the dominant 7th arpeggios in 4 positions. If this all sounds like a foreign language, be assured that when I bought this book several years ago, I had no idea what the above all meant.There is also fingering for the scales in contrary motion, in parallel thirds and sixths which will be very helpful for those wishing to take exams.Also included is fingering for chromatic scales with parallel motion in octaves, in minor thirds and tenths and major thirds and tenths.This is a book every pianist should have. There is so much in this book that I still need to learn and I will and have found this book useful for years.In the beginning there is a section of theory explaining how scales are built and what the heck is a dominant, sub dominant and root chord.I practice my scales using this book. My favorite quote from this book is attributed to Carl Czerny who wrote his own exercises for the piano: “Do you ask me how good a piano player you may become? Then tell me how much you practice the scales.”This book will help you become a better pianist.
