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The arpeggios in this book are the same as in the Carl Flesch Scale System. As in the Flesch system, minor scales are in melodic form for single stops, and harmonic form for double stops. For quick mastery of scales and arpeggios in all keys, the following changes have been made from the Flesch system: 1. Scales are ordered chromatically rather than by the circle of fifths. 2. Fingerings follow the same pattern for every key, and are identical ascending and descending. For scales in the higher positions, fingerings are modified to facilitate execution of the highest pitches. Once scales and arpeggios have been mastered in all keys, they can be practiced with a variety of fingerings. 3. Double-stop scales have a span of only one octave. Once this is mastered, students are ready to learn double-stop scales in two and three octaves. Before attempting scales in thirds, sixths, and octaves, refer to the Guide to Scales in Double Stops which is available for download at www.rudolfhaken.com
2010 Rudolf Haken University of Illinois School of Music 1114 W. Nevada St. Urbana, IL 61801 USA Email rudolfhaken@rudolfhaken.com Website www.rudolfhaken.com Tel. 217-369-7401 Printed using LIME music notation software available at www.cerlsoundgroup.org
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Students are not required to use fingerings in this book. However, if other fingerings are used, students must provide a copy of the scales with their fingerings clearly marked for each key. Students who have previously studied the Galamian scale system may use the Galamian system instead of Flesch.
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tonic
supertonic
mediant
subdominant
dominant
submediant
leading tone
tonic
natural minor s s s
1
harmonic minor s s s
1 2
d
7
3 half-steps
d
6
d
7
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C MAJOR / C MINOR
1
II 1
II 4
1 3
1 2
II 1
d d s dd
dd s
s s s
II 4
s s s s s s
II 1
II 1
II 1
II 1
II 1
II
II
d s f
d s f
d s f
1 4 3
d f
d f
d f
II 1
II 3
III 2
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D 1
G 3
A 1 D 3
D 2 G 4
1 3 E
D 1
1 s
2 s
s G 3
A 1 d D 3
1 d
2 s
1 d
1 d
D 2 s G 4
1 s
1 s E
G 2
2 1
3 d 2
4 d 3
d C 1
D 2 G 1
G 4 C 3
3 2
2 1
2 1 E
G 2
2 1
3 s 2
s C 1
4 s 3
D 2 d G 1
2 s
4 d
4 s
4 d
2 s
2 d 1
G 4 s C 3
3 s 2
2 1
2 s 1 E
A D d d
d d
D G E
A D s s d d
s s
D d d s s G s s E
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Cf MAJOR / Cf MINOR
1 III 1 II 1
e q e q e e e e e e e
f f
f
II 4
f
II 1
II 3
III 1
III 3
e f
II 1
III 1
f f
f
II 4
f
II 1
II 3
III 1
III 3
e f
f
d
1
II 1
q f
II 1
e f e f e f e f e f
3 1
f
1
q f
II 1
q f
II 1
q f q f
II II 1
d
II
f d d f d f f d
II 1
f f d d f d f
1 3
1 4 3
f d
III 3
f d
f f f d f f f
f f f
II 3
fo
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D 1 e ff
2 ff 4
1 ff 3
2 ff f
A 1 f D 3
2 f f
1 ff
2 ff
1 ff
2 f
1 f f
D 2 ff G 4
1 ff 3
2 ff 4
1 ff 3 E
G 3
D 1
2 ff 4
1 ff
2 fd
fd G 3
A 1 ff D 3
2 f
1 f f
2 fd
1 f f
2 f
1 f
D 2 fd G 4
1 f
2 ff 4
1 fd 3 E
G 2
2 f f 1
3 f f 2
4 f f 3
f f C 1
D 2 f f G 1
2 f f
3 f f
4 f f
3 f f
2 f f
2 f f 1
G 4 f f C 3
3 f f 2
2 f f 1
2 f f 1 E
G 2
2 f f 1
3 d f 2
4 f d 3
D 2 f f G 1
f d C 1
2 d f
4 f f
4 f d
4 f f
2 d f
2 f f 1
G 4 f d C 3
3 d f 2
2 f f 1
2 f d 1 E
D f f G f f f f f f f f f f f f
G f f C f f f f f f E
e f
f C
f f
f f
f f
D f f G d d f f f f f f d d f f
G f f C d d f f f f E
e f
f C
f f
d d
f f
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D MAJOR / D MINOR
1 III 1
f f
f f f f
II 1
II 4
II II 1 3
III III 1 3
III 1
II 1
df d
q d
f d d d f
d s d d s d
II 4
II 1
II 3
III III 1 3
e d s d
q d
II 1
e d
q f
II 1
e f
II 1
q f
II 1
II 1
II 2
II 2 4 2 II 1 3 4
d d f
d d f
d d f
3 d f d
1 4
d f d
d f d
d d f
q f
II 1
II 3
III 3
e d
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D 1
2 4
1 f 3
2 4
A 1 f D 3
2 4
1 f 3
q f
2 f
1 f 3
2 4
1 f 3
D 2 G 4
1 f 3
2 4
1 f 3 E
G 3
D 1
2 4
1 d 3
2 s 4
A 1 f D 3
2 s 4
1 f
q d
2 d
1 f
2 s 4
1 f 3
D 2 s G 4
1 d 3
2 4
1 3 E
G 3
G 2
2 1
3 f 2
4 3
D 2 f G 1
e f
3 f
4 f
3 f
2 f 1
G 4 C 3
3 f 2
2 1
2 f 1 E
C 1
G 2
2 1
3 d 2
e d
C 1
4 s 3
D 2 f G 1
2 s d
4 f d
4 d
4 f
2 s d
2 f 1
G 4 s C 3
3 d 2
2 1
2 d 1 E
D G f f
e d
d C
f f
G f f C f f E
D G s s f f
d d C
d d
G f f s s C E
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Es MAJOR / Es MINOR
1 III 1 II 1
s s s
q s
s s s s s
II 4
II II 1 3
III III 1 3
s s s s
d d
s s s s s d d s s s s d s d s s s s s
III 1
II 1
II 4
II II 1 3
III III 1 3
e s s s
s s
q s s s
III 1
s s s
II 1
II s 1 s s
s d
q s s
III 1
s s
II 1
II s 1
q s
III 1
II 1
q s s
III 1
II 1
q s
III 1
II 1
II 2
III
d d s s
2 4 s d 3 d d s d s s d d s s 1 3 4 1 3 4
II
II 1 2
III 4 3
d d s
d d s
s s s d
s s s s d s s s d s
III 1
II 1
II 3
III 3
s
II
e s s d
so
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D 1
2 s 4
1 s 3
2 s 4
A 1 s D 3
2 s
q s
2 s
2 s
1 s 3
D 2 s G 4
1 s 3
2 s 4
1 s 3 E
G 3
D 1
2 s 4
1 ss 3
2 ss 4
A 1 sd D 3
2 ss d
ss G 3
2 s
2 ss
1 sd 3
D 2 ss G 4
1 ss 3
2 s 4
1 ss 3 E
G 2 es d C 1
2 s 1
3 d s 2
4 s d 3
D 2 s G 1
2 s
4 s
2 s
2 s
G 4 s C 3
3 s 2
2 s 1
2 s 1 E
G 2
2 s 1
3 s s 2
4 s s 3
s s C 1
D 2 s d G 1
2 s s
4 d
4 s s
4 d
2 s s
2 s d
G 4 s s C 3
3 s s 2
2 s 1
2 s s 1 E
e s
s C
d d
s s
D s s G
d d
s s
G s s s s C s s E
e s
s C
s s
s s
D s s G
s s
d d
s s
d d
G s s s s s s C s s s s E
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III 1
E MAJOR / E MINOR
II 1
ff
f f
q f f
f f f f
f f
II 4
II II 1 3
III III 1 3
III 1
f d
f f
dd d f f d f d f f d d f d
II 1
II 4
II 1
II 3
III III 1 3
e dd d
III 1
II 1
q d
II 1
III 1
II 1
q f
II 1
III 1
II 1
q f f
II 2
III 1
II 1
II 2
III 1
II 1
II 2
III 1 3 4 2 III II 3 4 2 1
f d f
f d f
f d f
1 3
II 3 f f d 2 4 1
1 4 3
f f d
f f d
q f
III 1
II 1
II 3
III 3
d
II
e d
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D 1
2 f 4
1 f 3
2 f 4
A 1 f D 3
2 f
q f
1 f f
2 f
1 f f
2 f
1 f
D 2 f G 4
1 f 3
2 f 4
1 f 3 E
G 3
D 1
2 f 4
1 3
2 d 4
A 1 f D 3
2 d 4
q d
1 ff 3
1 f 3
2 d 4
1 f 3
D 2 d G 4
1 3
2 f 4
1 3 E
G 3
G 2
2 f 1
3 f 2
4 f
D 2 f G 1
2 f
f C 1
3 f f
4 f
3 f f
2 f
2 f
G 4 f C 3
3 f 2
2 f 1
2 f 1
G 2
2 f 1
3 d 2
4 d 3
e d
C 1
D 2 f G 1
2 d
4 f f
4 d
4 f f
2 d
2 f 1
G 4 d C 3
3 d 2
2 f 1
2 d 1 E
f f
f f
D G
f f
f f
f f
G f f C f f f f E
f f
d d
D G
d d
f f
f f
G d d C d d f f E
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F MAJOR / F MINOR
1 III 1
1 3 4 s s
II 1
II
II II
III III 1 3
III 1
II 1
s s
dd
q s s d d
dd s s
s 4 1 3 s s s s s
II
II
II
III III 1 3
e s s s
q s
III 1
II 1
1 s s
III 1
II
III 1
II 1
II
III 1
s s
II 1
II 2
III 1
II 1
II 2
III 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2
II 1 3 4 2
II
d s d
d s d
d s d
III 1
II 1
II 3
III 3
so
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G 1
2 s 4
1 3
2 s 4
D 1 G 3
C 3
1 3
G 2 s C 4
1 3
2 s 4
1 3 E
G 1
2 ds 4
1 sd 3
2 ss 4
D 1 d G 3
2 s d
e ds
2 s
2 s
1 d
G 2 ss C 4
1 s 3
2 s 4
1 s 3 E
C 3
D 2
2 s
3 d
4 s d
e d
G 1
A 2
D 4 s G 3
2 s
2 E
D 1
D 2
2 s 1
3 s 2
4 s s 3
A 2 d D 1
2 s
s G 1
4 d
4 s
4 d
2 s
2 d
D 4 s s G 3
3 s 2
2 s 1
2 s 1
D G
d d
G s s C
D G
s s
d d
d d
s s
G s s C
s s
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Ff MAJOR / Ff MINOR
1 III 1
f f f f f f
q f f f f f f f
f f f f f
II 1
1 3 f 4
II
II II
III III 1 3
f f d
f f
4 1 3 ffd d ff d d f f d d f ff d ffd
III 1
II 1
II
II II
III III 1 3
e d d d
f d
q f d f
III 1
II f 1 d f
1 d d
f d ff
q fff
III 1
II f 1 f f
1 f
f f
q f f f f
III 1
II 1
f f
q f
III 1
f f
II 1
e f
q f
III 1
II 1
III 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2
II 1 3 4 2 4 2 4 3 1
II 2 4 3 1 2 4 3
e f
f d f
f f f d f f d f f f f d
f f d
f f d
e f f f d q
d f f f d f f f f
III 1
II 1
II 3
III
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G 1
2 f 4
1 ff 3
2 f 4
D 1 ff G 3
2 ff 4
ff C 3
1 f f
2 f f
1 f
2 ff 4
1 ff 3
G 2 f C 4
1 ff 3
2 f 4
1 ff 3 E
G 1
2 f 4
1 df 3
2 d
D 1 ff G 3
2 df
e fd
C 3
1 ff
2 d f
1 ff
2 df
1 ff
G 2 d C 4
1 df 3
2 f 4
1 fd 3 E
D 2
2 f
3 f f
4 f
A 2 f f D 1
f f G 1
2 f f
3 f f
4 f f
3 f f
2 f f
2 f f
D 4 f G 3
3 f f
2 f
2 f f 1
D 2
2 f
3 d f
4 d
A 2 f f D 1
2 d f
f d G 1
4 f f
4 f d
4 f f
2 d f
2 f f
D 4 d G 3
3 d f
2 f
2 f d 1
D f f G
f f
f f
f f
f f
f f
f f
G C
f f
f f
f f
D f f G
d d
f f
f f
f f
d d
f f
G C
d d
f f
f f
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G MAJOR / G MINOR
I 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2
I I II II f 0 1 3 1 2 f f II 1
I 1 2 0 II 1
3 2 3 2
3 3
2 3 2
3 2
I I II II d s 1 2 f s 1 3 s d f s s s d f s s s
I 1
1 I 1 0 0 II 1
I 1
1 I
II 1
1 0 d d d
I 1
1 I 2 II 1 0 II 1
I 1
II 1
I 2
II 1
I 1
II 1
I 2
II 1
3 1
s f
II
s f
s f
II
1 3 2
d
II
d
I
d
I
d
II
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G 1
2 4
1 3
2 4
D 1 f G 3
C 3
1 f
1 f
1 f 3
G 2 C 4
1 3
2 4
1 3 E
G 1
2 d 4
1 sd 3
2 s 4
ds C 3
D 1 f G 3
2 s
1 f
G 2 s C 4
1 s 3
2 4
1 s 3 E
D 2
3 d
4 d
A 2 f D 1
d G 1
3 f
3 f
2 f
D 4 G 3
D 2
3 s
4 s
A 2 f D 1
s G 1
2 s
4 f
4 s
4 f
2 s
2 f
D 4 s G 3
3 s
2 s 1
D G
d d
f f
f f
G C
D G
s s
f f
f f
s s
G C
s s
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As MAJOR / As MINOR
1 3 1 3 s s s s s s s s s s s s s
III 1
II 1
I 1
2 3
3 2 3
3 3 2 3 2 3 2
II II
3 1 3 d d s s d s s s s s s s s d s s d d s s s s s s d s d d s s s s s s
III 1
II 1
I 1
3 2
3 2 I 1
II II
I 1
III 1
II 1
s s
s s
s s
s s
1 I II III 1 II 1
I 1
1 s s 1 s s s s s s
ds
s d
s d
s s
1 I II
1 1
I 1
III 1
II 1
1 I 2 II 2 III 1 II 1
I 1
s s
s s
I 2
II 2
I 1
III 1
II 1
I 2
II 2
d s d
s
II
d s d
s
I
d s d
s d d
3 1
d
II
s d d
III
s s s s 3 3 s 1 d d s 1 s s s s d s s s s d s s I II s d d I s
III II
so
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G 1
2 ss 4
1 s 3
2 s 4 s
s C 3
D 1 G 3
2 s
1 s
2 s
1 s
2 s
G 2 s C 4
1 s 3
2 ss 4
1 s 3 E
G 1
2 ss 4
1 ss 3
2 ss 4 s
ss C 3
D 1 d G 3
2 s
1 s d
2 ss
1 s d
2 s
1 sd
G 2 ss C 4
1 ss 3
2 ss 4
1 ss 3 E
D 2
2 s s 1
3 d s 2
4 s d 3
A 2 s D 1
2 s 1
3 s
4 s
3 s
2 s 1
2 s 1
D 4 s G 3
3 s 2
2 s s 1
2 s 1 E
q s
d G 1
D 2
2 s s 1
3 s s 2
4 s s 3
A 2 s d D 1
2 s s 1
s s G 1
4 d s
4 s s
4 d s
2 s s 1
2 s d 1
D 4 s s G 3
3 s s 2
2 s s 1
2 s s 1 E
A s s D d d s s s s
D s s G s s s s E
q s
s G
s s
d d
s s
A s s D s s d d s s d d s s s s
D s s G s s s s s s E
q s
s G
s s
s s
s s
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A MAJOR / A MINOR
III 1
1 3 1 3 f f f f f f f f f
II 1
I 1 2
3 2 3
3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2
II II
III 1
3 1 3 f f d d d d d f f d f dd f d
II 1
I 1 2
3 2 3
3 3
2 3 2 3 2 I 1
II
II
I 1
III 1
II 1
1 I II III 1 II 1
I 1
1 1
1 I II
1 1
I 1
III 1
f f
f f f
II 1
1 I 2 II 2 III 1 II 1
I 1
I 2
II 2
I 1
III 1
II 1
I 2
II 2
III
f d f
II
f d f
f d f
3 1
f f
f
II
f f
III
f
II
f
I
1 3
d
I
d
II
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G 1
2 4
1 f 3
2 f 4
e f
D 1 f G 3
2 f
1 f
2 f
1 f
2 f
1 f
G 2 f C 4
1 f 3
2 4
1 f 3 E
C 3
G 1
2 4
1 d 3
e d
C 3
2 d
D 1 f G 3
1 f
1 f
1 f
G 2 d C 4
1 d 3
2 4
1 3 E
D 2
2 1
3 f 2
4 f 3
A 2 f D 1
2 f 1
3 f
f G 1
4 f
3 f
2 f 1
2 f 1
D 4 f G 3
3 f 2
2 1
2 f 1 E
D 2
2 1
3 d 2
4 d 3
A 2 f D 1
2 d
d G 1
4 f
4 d
4 f
2 d
2 f 1
D 4 d G 3
3 d 2
2 1
2 d 1 E
A D f f f f f f f f
D G f f E
f f
A D d d f f f f d d
D G E
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Bs MAJOR / Bs MINOR
1 3 1 3 s s s s s s s s s s s s
III 1
II 1
I 1 2 3
2 3 2 3
3 3 2 3
2 3 2
II II
1 3 1 3 d d s s s s s s s s s s s dd s s s s s s s s d d s s s s s
III 1
II 1
I 1 2
2 3
2 3
3 2
II II
I 1
III 1
II 1
s s s s
s s
1 III 1 II 1
I II 1 s 1 s s
d s d s
s s d
I 1
I II 1 1
I 1
III 1
II 1
1 I 2 II 2 III 1 II 1
I 1
s s
s s
1 I 2 II 2
I 1
III 1
II 1
I 2
II 2
d s d
s
II
d s d
s
I
d s d
s d d
d d
II
d d
III
s d
III
s s
II
s s
I
s s s
s
I
s
II
so
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G 1
2 s 4
1 3
2 s
e s
D 1 G 3
2 s
2 s
2 s
G 2 s C 4
1 3
2 s 4
1 s 3 E
C 3
G 1
2 s 4
1 s 3
2 ss
ss C 3
D 1 d G 3
2 s
1 d
2 ss
1 d
2 s
1 d
G 2 ss C 4
1 s 3
2 s 4
1 ss 3 E
G 2
2 s 1
3 d 2
4 s d 3
D 2 G 1
2 s
e s
d C 1
4 s
2 s
G 4 s C 3
3 2
2 s 1
2 s 1 E
G 2
2 d s 1
3 s d 2
4 s s 3
D 2 d d G 1
2 s s 1
e s
s C 1
4 d d
4 s s
4 d d
2 s s 1
2 d d 1
G 4 s s C 3
3 s d 2
2 d s 1
2 s s 1 E
A D d d s s
D s s G s s E
s s G
d d
s s
A D s s d d s s d d s s
D s s G s s s s E
s s G
s s
s s
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B MAJOR / B MINOR
III 1 II 1
f f f ff
f f
f f f f f f f
I 1
3 2
3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 I I 1 3
II II 1 3
III 1
1 3 1 3 d d f f f d d d f f d f f d d f d d f f f f f d
II 1
I 1
3 2
3 3
2 3 2
3 2 I
II
II
I 1
III 1
II 1
df
df
1 I II III 1 II 1
I 1
f 1 1 d d
f f
f f
1 II 1
I f 1
III 1
II 1
I f 2 f f
I 1
I 1 II 2 III 1 II 1
1 I 2 II 2
I 1
III 1
II 1
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