It’s always challenging trying to come up with a creative and musical gifts for students each year, but I love trying to think of something that will be special and useful. After quite a bit of brainstorming and reflecting on what students have appreciated most in the past, I settled on the idea of making a customized book for each of them. The students who received the Manuscript Books I made them several years ago love them and still use them all the time for compositions and other musical projects, so this year I decided to make each of them their own Book of Musical Scales and Keys.
It was one of my students who first gave me the idea of designing keyboard scale fingering diagrams and many of my students have used them since. A special book for each of them with a complete set of major, natural minor, and harmonic minor musical scales and keys on the staff with keyboard fingering diagrams below seemed like a perfect next step!
[Special thanks to Am Y for the use of her beautiful piano photo for the cover!]
As a way of wishing everyone a Happy New Year, I am giving away 3 copies of The Pianists’ Book of Musical Scales and Keys! Just leave a comment below for your chance to win a copy. The winner will be chosen using a random number generator on Thursday, January 12, at noon (CST). Enjoy!
Julia Todd says
do your books have the melodic scales too?
natalie says
These books just include the Major and Natural and Harmonic minor scale fingerings and diagrams. Here’s a link to the free melodic minor scale fingering diagrams on the blog: https://musicmattersblog.com/2010/04/13/melodic-minor-scale-fingering-diagram-added/
Dara says
please may I have a copy? I am trying to teach myself piano, and this would be such a blessing!!
Helene Bango says
I would love to have the book “The Pianists’ Book of Musical Scales and Keys”. How can I get one?
I admire your wonderful work and great ideas how to help those of us who dream of learning piano.
I have a piano at home and this tool would be so helpful. ; I practice on my own and I am 77 years old. I was always dreaming of becoming a pianist.
Benedict Okoekhian says
Hi Natalie,
Thanks for the offer. I personally appreciate your scale diagrams and it would be a plus to win a copy of your book. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
Regards,
Ben