Milton Young Musicians Festival - Scale Requirements

Scale Requirements: Young Musicians Festival

Following are the scales you are expected to have mastered and memorized for your instrument and level. Expect to be asked to play one scale of your choice and one selected by the adjudicators.

NEW for 2019: Levels 4 - 6 in all instruments will be allowed to choose both scales to be played.

The scale requirements are presented first by Category second by Instrument and finally by Level.

Please note: the level at which you compete in the Festival is determined by you and your music teacher collaboratively, and is based primarily on your ability to play the required scales and the pieces from the MYMF Repertoire List. Our use of the term “Level” is NOT the same as the Milton Public Schools’ use of the term.

Also note: this web page is intended to be used online! If you want to print the scale requirements for your instrument, don’t just click “print!” If you attempt to print this web page, you will get the whole thing - all 20 or so pages of it! Instead, click on the Adobe Acrobat™ file symbol at the beginning of your instrument’s listing. Your requirements will be presented in Acrobat™ pdf format which can be printed.

Click your instrument from the following list to view the scale requirements:

PIANO
VOICE
STRINGS: violin | viola | cello & bass
WOODWIND: flute & piccolo | clarinet | saxophone | oboe | bassoon
BRASS: trumpet | french horn | trombone, baritone and tuba
PERCUSSION

Voice

Levels A & B

Sing a major scale using Do, Re Mi, ascending only

Levels 1 – 3

Sing a major scale (using note names or solfege) ascending and descending

Levels 4 – 6

Sing a major scale and harmonic minor scale (using note names or solfege) ascending and descending

Violin

printable version of violin requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

G Major scale or scale of your choice, one octave

Level 1:

G, D, A Major scales, one octave with corresponding arpeggios

Level 2:

G, A, B♭, C Major scales in first position, two octaves, corresponding arpeggios

Level 3:

F Major scale, one octave, corresponding arpeggio
C, G, D, A, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios
g, a, d melodic minor scales, two octaves, arpeggios

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scale, two octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios
g, a, d, e, b, c, melodic minor scales, two octaves, arpeggios

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭, Major scales, three octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios
a, e, b, f♯, c♯, d, g, c, f melodic minor scales, three octaves, arpeggios

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Viola

printable version of viola requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

C Major scale or scale of your choice, one octave

Level 1:

C, G, and D Major scales, one octave with corresponding arpeggios

Level 2:

C, D, E♭, and F Major scales, first position, two octaves with corresponding arpeggios

Level 3:

F and B♭ Major scale, one octave with corresponding arpeggios
C, G, D, E♭, D♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, F, E♭, A♭, D♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios
c, g, d melodic minor scales, two octaves, eighth notes, arpeggios

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios
a, e, b, f♯, d, g, c, f melodic minor, two octaves, eighth notes, arpeggios

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, three octaves in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios
A, e, b, f♯, d, g, c, f melodic minor, three octaves, eighth notes, arpeggios

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Cello and Bass:

printable version of cello & bass requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

C major or scale of your choice, one octave eighth notes

Level 1:

C, G, D Major scales, one octave in eighth notes, corresponding arpeggios

Level 2:

G, F, B♭ Major scales, one octave in eighth notes, with arpeggios
C, D Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, with arpeggios

Level 3:

A, B♭ Major scales, one octave in eighth notes, with arpeggios
C, G, D, F, E♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, with arpeggios
a, d melodic minor scales, one octave in eighth notes

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, F, B♭, E♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, with arpeggios
a, d, g, e, b melodic minor scales, one octave in eighth notes

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes, with arpeggios
a, d, g, c, e, b, f♯ melodic minor scales, two octaves in eighth notes, with arpeggios

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, three octaves in sixteenth notes, with arpeggios
a, d, g, c, f, e, b, f♯, c♯ melodic minor scales, three octaves in sixteenth notes, with arpeggios

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Flute and Piccolo:

printable version of flute requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

F Major scale or scale of your choice, one octave

Level 1:

F and B♭ Major scales, one octave, tongued half notes

Level 2:

C, G and B♭ Major Scales, one octave, tongued quarter notes.
E♭ and F Major Scales, two octaves, tongued quarter notes

Level 3:

C, G, D, B♭, A♭ Major Scales, one octave, slurred eighth notes
F, E♭ Major scales, two octaves, slurred eighth notes
One octave chromatic scale

Level 4:

C, G, D, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major Scales, two octaves slurred sixteenth notes
Corresponding harmonic minor scales, one octave
Two octave chromatic scale

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, two octaves slurred sixteenth notes
Corresponding harmonic minor scales, two octaves
Three octave chromatic scale

Level 6:

All major scales and corresponding harmonic minor scales, two octaves slurred
sixteenth notes
Three octave chromatic scale

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Clarinet:

printable version of clarinet requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A ∓ B:

C major scale or scale of your choice, one octave quarter notes ascending and descending

Level 1:

C, F, G Major scales, one octave quarter notes, ascending and descending

Level 2:

C, F, G, B♭, D Major scales two octaves in eighth notes, ascending and descending
Chromatic scale, two octaves C - C

Level 3:

C, F, G, B♭, D, E♭, A Major scales two octaves in eighth notes
Chromatic scale, two and ½ octaves E – C

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales two octaves, eighth notes
Chromatic scale, three octaves E – E

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, B, F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ Major scales, two octaves, eighth notes
Chromatic scale, three octaves

Level 6:

All Major Scales, two octaves
Chromatic scale , three octaves

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Saxophone:

printable version of saxophone requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Level 1:

C, F, G Major scales, one octave quarter notes, ascending and descending

Level 2:

C, F, G, B♭, D Major scales two octaves in eighth notes, ascending and descending
Chromatic scale, two octaves C - C

Level 3:

C, F, G, B♭, D, E♭, A Major scales two octaves in eighth notes
Chromatic scale, two and ½ octaves E – C

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales two octaves, eighth notes
Chromatic scale, three octaves E – E

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, B, F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ Major scales, two octaves, eighth notes
Chromatic scale, three octaves

Level 6:

All Major Scales, two octaves
Chromatic scale , three octaves

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Oboe:

printable version of oboe requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

C Major scale or scale of your choice, one octave in quarter notes

Level 1:

C, G, and F Major scales, one octave in quarter notes

Level 2:

C, G, D, F and B♭ Major scales, two octaves in quarter notes

Level 3:

C, G, D, F and B♭ Major scales, two octaves in quarter notes
Chromatic scale (C) two octaves

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, F, B♭ and E♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (B♭-D) two-plus octaves

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭ and A♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (B♭-D) two-plus octaves

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E B, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭ Major scales, two octaves in eighth notes
Chromatic scale, any, two - three octaves

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Bassoon:

printable version of bassoon requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Level A ∓ B:

C Major scale, one octave quarter notes

Level 1:

C, G, D and F Major scales, one octave quarter notes

Level 2:

C, G, D, F, B♭, and E♭ Major scales, one octave quarter notes

Level 3:

G and A Major scales, one octave eighth notes
C, D, F, Bb ,and E♭ Major scales, two octaves eighth notes

Level 4:

C, G, D, A, F, B♭, E♭, and A♭ Major scales, two octaves eighth notes
Chromatic scale (C) two octaves

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ and D♭ Major scales, two octaves eighth notes
Chromatic scale (B♭) three octaves

Level 6:

G, D, A, E, F, E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭ Major scales, two octaves eighth notes
C, B and B♭ Major scales, three octaves eighth notes
Chromatic scale (B♭) three-plus octaves, ending on high C

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Trumpet:

printable version of trumpet requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A ∓ B:

C Major scale, one octave in quarter notes, ascending and descending

Level 1:

C and D major scales, one octave slurred in quarter notes, ascending and descending

Level 2:

C, D, and G Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes

Level 3:

C, G, D, A, F, B♭ Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (C) one octave and 1/5 (up to G)

Level 4:

F, B♭, E♭, D, E Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
C, G, A Major scales, two octaves
Chromatic scale (G) two octaves

Level 5:

F, E♭, D, E, B Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
C, G, A, B♭ major scales, two octaves
Chromatic scale (G) two octaves

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, Eb, A♭ Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes

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French Horn:

printable version of french horn requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

B♭ Major scale or scale of your choice, one octave, ascending and descending

Level 1:

B♭ and F Major scales, one octave slurred in quarter notes, ascending and descending

Level 2:

C, F and B♭ Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes

Level 3:

C, F, B♭, E♭ and D Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (F) one octave

Level 4:

C, D, A, B♭, A♭ Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
E♭, F, G Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (G) two octaves

Level 5:

C, G, D, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (F) two octaves

Level 6:

C, G, D, A E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (A) two octaves

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Trombone, Baritone and Tuba:

printable version of low brass requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

B♭ Major scale or scale of your choice, one octave in quarter notes

Level 1:

B♭ and E♭ Major scales, one octave slurred in quarter notes

Level 2:

F, B♭, and E♭ Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes

Level 3:

F, B♭, E♭, A♭ and G Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale (G) two octaves

Level 4:

E♭, D♭, D and C Major scales, one octave slurred in eighth notes
F, Bb, A♭, G, and A Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale, any in two octaves

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, F, B♭, and A♭ Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale, two octaves

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, and A♭ Major scales, two octaves slurred in eighth notes
Chromatic scale, two octaves

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Piano:

printable version of piano requirements

Memorization required for all scales

Levels A & B:

C major scale or scale of your choice, one octave quarter notes

Level 1:

C, G, and F Major Scales
One octave quarter notes, two octaves eighth notes, ascending and descending
Arpeggios one octave quarter notes ascending, descending

Level 2:

C, G, and F Major and relative minor scales a, e, d
Major scales one octave quarter notes, two octaves eighth notes,
Major arpeggios one octave quarter notes, two octave eighth notes
Minor scales all 3 forms one octave quarter notes

Level 3:

C, G, F, D, A Major and relative minor scales a, e, d, b, f♯
Major scales one octave quarter notes, two octaves eighth notes
Minor scales all 3 forms one octave quarter notes

Level 4:

C, G , D, A, E, F, B♭ Major and relative minor scales a, e, b, f♯, c♯, d, g
Major scales two octaves eighth notes
Minor scales all 3 forms one octave quarter notes

Level 5:

C, G, D, A, E, F, B♭, E♭, A♭ Major and relative minor scales a, e, b, f♯, c♯, d, g, c, f
Major scales two octaves eighth notes
Minor scales all 3 forms two octave eighth notes

Level 6:

C, G, D, A, E, B, F♯, F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ Major and relative minor scales a, e, b, f♯, c♯, g♯, d♯, d, c, f, b♭
Major scales four octaves eighth or sixteenth notes
Minor scales two octaves eighth notes

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Percussion:

printable version of percussion requirements

Level 1, 2 and 3:

SNARE DRUM
- required rudiments
  - Moderately open long roll with dynamics ff>p or p<ff
  - 5 and 9 stroke roll
  - 7 stroke roll, lead on left
  - flam accents 1 and 2
  - flam tap
  - single and double paradiddles
- criteria in evaluation
  - Rudiments
  - Knowledge of tuning snare drum
  - Technique
  - Rhythm
  - Sticking
  - Dynamics
TYMPANI
- requirements:
  - Single stroke roll with dynamics ff>p or p<ff
  - Students should be prepared to tune tympani to the desired pitches required in a piece
- criteria in evaluation:
  - Rolls
  - Technique
  - Tuning
  - Rhythm
  - Dynamics
  - Sticking
MALLETS
- Mallet players should be prepared to play an adjusted octave in range on the audition piece depending on the equipment available
- required scales:
  - B♭, F, C, G, D played at moderate tempo in both directions
  - Chromatic scale of two octaves
- criteria: similar to that of timpanists

Level 4, 5 and 6:

SNARE DRUM
- required rudiments
  - Moderately open long roll with dynamics ff>p or p<ff
  - 5 and 9 stroke roll
  - 7 stroke roll, lead on left
  - flam accents 1 and 2
  - single and double paradiddles
  - single drag
  - ruff
  - double ratamacue
  - flamacue
- criteria in evaluation
  - Rudiments
  - Knowledge of tuning
  - Technique
  - Rhythm
  - Sticking
  - Dynamics
TYMPANI
- requirements:
  - Single stroke roll with dynamics ff>p or p<ff
  - Students should be prepared to tune tympani to the desired pitches required in a piece
- criteria in evaluation:
  - Rolls
  - Technique
  - Tuning
  - Rhythm
  - Dynamics
  - Sticking
MALLETS
- Mallet players should be prepared to play an adjusted octave in range on the audition piece depending on the equipment available
- required scales:
  - 4 sharps to 4 flats, played at moderate tempo in both directions
  - Chromatic scale of two octaves
- criteria: similar to that of timpanists