University of South Carolina

School of Music

TRUMPET STUDIO

Scale
&
Transposition
Requirement Packet
 SCALE AND TRANSPOSITION REQUIREMENTS

Trumpet Majors
Scale exams are cumulative: keep practicing!

All scales and arppegios will be prepared 2 octaves, both slurred and tongued.

FESHMAN YEAR

Fall: All major and chromatic scales.

Transposition: (on C) trumpet in Bb, (on Bb) trumpet in Ab.

Spring: All major, chromatic, and natural minor scales.

Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb & D, (on Bb) trumpets in Ab & C.

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SOPHMORE YEAR

Fall: All major, chromatic, and natural and harmonic minor scales.
Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb, D & A. (on Bb) trumpets in Ab, C & G.

Spring: All major, chromatic, and natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales.
Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb, D, A & H (B). (on Bb) trumpets in Ab, C, G & A.

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JUNIOR YEAR

Fall: All major, chromatic, natural, harmonic, & melodic minor and Wholetone scales.
Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb, D, A, H & Eb. (on Bb) trumpets in Ab, C, G, A &
Db.

Spring: All scales listed above, plus all modal scales.

Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb, D, A, H, Eb & E. (on Bb) trumpets in Ab, C, G, A,
Db & D.

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SENIOR YEAR
Fall: All scales required. Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb, D, A, H, Eb, E & F. (on
Bb) trumpets in Ab, C, G, A, Db, D & Eb.

Spring: All scales required. Transposition: (on C) trumpets in Bb, D, A, H, Eb, E, F & G.
(on Bb) trumpets in Ab, C, G, A, Db, D, Eb & F.
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Chromatic Scales
q = 120

F# Chromatic

G Chromatic

Ab Chromatic

Simile

A Chromatic

Bb Chromatic

B Chromatic

C Chromatic

Db Chromatic

D Chromatic

Eb Chromatic

E Chromatic

F Chromatic

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Major Scales
q = 120

F# Major

G Major

Ab Major

Simile

A Major

Bb Major

B Major

C Major

C# Major

D Major

Eb Major

E Major

F Major

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Minor Scales
Natural Minor
q = 120

F# Natural Minor

G Natural Minor

Ab Natural Minor

Simile

A Natural Minor

Bb Natural Minor

B Natural Minor

C Natural Minor

C# Natural Minor

D Natural Minor

Eb Natural Minor

E Natural Minor

F Natural Minor

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Minor Scales
Harmonic Minor
q = 120

F# Harmonic Minor

G Harmonic Minor

Ab Harmonic Minor

Simile

A Harmonic Minor

Bb Harmonic Minor

B Harmonic Minor

C Harmonic Minor

C# Harmonic Minor

D Harmonic Minor

Eb Harmonic Minor

E Harmonic Minor

F Harmonic Minor

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Minor Scales
Melodic Minor
q = 120

F# Melodic Minor

G Melodic Minor

Ab Melodic Minor

Simile

A Melodic Minor

Bb Melodic Minor

B Melodic Minor

C Melodic Minor

C# Melodic Minor

D Melodic Minor

Eb Melodic Minor

E Melodic Minor

F Melodic Minor

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Wholetone Scales
q = 120

F# Wholetone

G Wholetone



G# Wholetone

A Wholetone

A# Wholetone

B Wholetone

C Wholetone

C# Wholetone

D Wholetone

D# Wholetone





E Wholetone

F Wholetone

F# Wholetone

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Modal Scales
Dorian
q = 120

F# Dorian

G Dorian

Ab Dorian

Simile

A Dorian

Bb Dorian

B Dorian

C Dorian

C# Dorian

D Dorian

Eb Dorian

E Dorian

F Dorian



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Modal Scales
Phrygian

F# Phrygian

G Phrygian

Ab Phrygian

Simile

A Phrygian

Bb Phrygian

B Phrygian

C Phrygian

C# Phrygian

D Phrygian

Eb Phrygian

E Phrygian

F Phrygian

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Modal Scales
Lydian

F# Lydian

G Lydian

Ab Lydian

Simile

A Lydian

Bb Lydian

B Lydian

C Lydian

C# Lydian

D Lydian

Eb Lydian

E Lydian

F Lydian



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Modal Scales
Mixolydian

F# Mixolydian

G Mixolydian

Ab Mixolydian

Simile

A Mixolydian

Bb Mixolydian

B Mixolydian

C Mixolydian

C# Mixolydian

D Mixolydian

Eb Mixolydian

E Mixolydian

F Mixolydian