Universal Edition

18 studies written to develop familiarity with the main types of scales and arpeggios in Jazz. More enjoyable than the scales themselves, James Rae has deliberately chosen keys that give a comfortable, user-friendly introduction to the various tonalities. Each section describes a particular type of scale and includes studies based on it.

the major scale
the dorian mode
the mixolydian mode
the minor pentatonic scale
the jazz melodic minor scale
the blues scale
the chromatic scale
the whole tone scale
the diminished scale

Studies in each of these volumes have been set as an alternative to scales, for all grades, on the Jazz Flute, Jazz Clarinet and Jazz Saxophone.