Chromatic Scale
- Begin by practicing this very slowly and slurred.
- Make sure you are using correct alternate fingerings on the following notes: low register A#/B-flat, Side or sliver D#/E-flat, Side key F#/G-flat, high register F#/G-flat, side key or sliver A#/B-flat.
- In the altissimo, do not apply the E-flat pinky key on C#, but use it on D and above. Make sure to remove it when you are coming down to D-flat.
- Once you are comfortable with the slurred fingerings, add a legato articulation (dee, dee syllable), and gradually increase the speed.
- Don’t play this faster than you can cleanly execute tongue and fingers.