Creative Scale Practice for Flute Students

Dear Flutists,

If anyone needs any pointers on how to work on flute scales, here are some excerpts from the handouts that I give my students, below. They are really helpful for coming up with creative ways to work on a scale, that are never boring, and allow you the freedom to find many flexible and workable solutions.

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These are so much more interesting than just working on the scale in the format that most scale books write them in.

How to learn scales in a fun way for novice to intermediate flutists.

Recompose the scale:

Use your creative genius to change patterns around:

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Use The FIVE NOTE Pattern descending and ascending.


Embouchure openess for easier octave span:


All of the above methods would really help anyone working on the standard scales two octaves, or the extended scales in Moyse's "A" section of the E.J. from earlier posts.

And help yourself to a

FREE flute scale and technique book

Part 1,

Part 2,

Part 3.

500 kb pdfs.

And hear your artistry light up every other piece of music you're playing.

It's fun to think (just a tiny bit)like Bach and play the improvised scale sections backward too. Try it! :>)

Best, Jen