If it doesn’t sound like the old “Doe, a deer, a female deer” kind of Do Re Mi major scale then you’re missing something. Some of these keys might seem unlikely to appear in your Concert Band, but if you play in a group with string players or singers you’re going to need them.

If you haven’t yet learned any music theory you might want to take note of those key signatures and how they relate to the starting notes (tonics).

The major scales above are in order of key signature, so you’ll probably want to start in the middle and work your way out into the sharps and flats. You’ll have to scroll way down to the heading “Concert Pitch”. If that’s confusing then you haven’t got the business of being a transposing instrument figured out. You’ll also see, in a box above each scale, what they are called in the real world (of your band teacher’s mind). So, the first scale on the sheet is your Eb Major scale. Scales are referred to by their starting notes. Major Scales for Tpt Download Bonus Fun Facts About Scales on Trumpet for the Keen Reader.

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