Music Exercises

Recorder Scales & Interval Exercises

 The music scales and intervals exercises on this page are all original works.  The author(s) retain full copyright but grant(s) users permission to download, print, and otherwise make use of each piece so long as (a) nothing is altered without author permission and (b) full attribution is given.

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Recorder

 
Basic music scale and interval exercises--comprehensive, systematic workouts for both mind and fingers.  Practice them all, or selectively as needed.  Don't forget to vary the articulations and rhythms! 
There are many sets of basic recorder exercises available elsewhere for F (alto, sopranino) and C (tenor, soprano) recorders, although perhaps not as comprehensive and systematic as these.  Recorder scales and intervals practice sets for bass recorder and alto recorder up are harder to find.
These musical exercises were designed for recorders, but you might also conceivably use them with other instruments.  (They have been used effectively for sackbut practice, for example.)
Major Scales:  F Recorder (PDF, 67 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 65 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 65 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 68 KB).
Scale Variations 1:  F Recorder (PDF, 134 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 124 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 126 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 137 KB).
Scale Variations 2:  F Recorder (PDF, 166 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 148 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 152 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 155 KB).
Scale Variations 3:  F Recorder (PDF, 187 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 164 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 169 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 172 KB).
Scale Variations 4:  F Recorder (PDF, 107 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 100 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 101 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 110 KB).
Scale Variations 5:  F Recorder (PDF, 113 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 104 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 106 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 115 KB).
Scale Variations 6:  F Recorder (PDF, 115 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 103 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 106 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 113 KB).
Scale Variations 7:  F Recorder (PDF, 115 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 103 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 105 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 112 KB).
Scale Variations 8:  F Recorder (PDF, 115 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 103 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 106 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 113 KB).
Thirds:  F Recorder (PDF, 81 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 76 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 77 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 79 KB).
More Thirds:  F Recorder (PDF, 80 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 75 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 77 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 80 KB).
Fourths:  F Recorder (PDF, 81 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 76 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 77 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 79 KB).
Fifths:  F Recorder (PDF, 128 KB), C Recorder (PDF, 114 KB), Bass Recorder (PDF, 119 KB), Alto Recorder Up (PDF, 118 KB).