Clarinet and Saxophone Fingering Charts and Scales
Below are fingering charts and scales for clarinet and saxophone students. Click the images to download and save a pdf copy.
Clarinet Fingering Chart
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Saxophone Fingering Chart
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Clarinet Major Scales
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Saxophone Major Scales
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Music Competitions
Competitions are fun and help provide lesson goals. Though not all students participate, they are all encouraged to prepare the music and consider. Many local, regional, and national competitions exist. Below is a sampling of the competitions.
- Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra - auditions year round www.pyco.org
- Macy's Great American Marching Band - auditions in January www.musfestivals.com/Programs/Great-American-Marching-Band/
- Tuesday Musical Club - audition in January www.tuesdaymusicalclub.org
- Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge - auditions January-March www.gerrymulligan.com/gerrys-jazz-challenge-form/
- Westmoreland Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition - auditions in February westmorelandsymphony.org/young-artists-competition/
- Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association - auditions in March gpcpmta.org/lois-streator-lois-smith-memorial-competition
- Blackwood Arts Scholarship - audition in April www.blackwoodarts.org/scholarships
- Sidney Forrest Competition - audition in May www.sfclarinetcompetition.com
- International Clarinet Association Young Artist Competition - audition in May clarinet.org/competitions/young-artist-competition/
- Royal Conservatory of Music - audition in May and December www.rcmusic.com/learning/about-the-royal-conservatory-certificate-program/program-overview
- Westmoreland County Band - application due in September wcmea.org
- MTNA Concerto Competition - audition in September www.mtna.org/MTNA/Engage/Competitions/Competitions.aspx
- PMEA Honors Band - audition in October district1.pmea.net/home/honors-band-info
- Seton Hill Youth Honors Band - auditions in November www.setonhill.edu/centers-community-programs/community-arts-programs/music-program/youth-honors-concert-band/
- Pittsburgh Philharmonic Young Concerto Competition - audition in November pghphil.org/young-artist-concerto-competition/
- Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra - audition in November www.pittsburghcivicorchestra.net/young-artists-competition.html
- Marine Band Concerto Competition - audition in November www.marineband.marines.mil/about/concerto-competition/
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Side by Side - audition in the fall
- Navy Band Young Artist Competition - www.navyband.navy.mil/young-artist-solo-competition
Pittsburgh Area Music Programs and Camps
Music camps and programs are great ways to continue learning and improving outside of lessons. Below is a sampling of local and regional programs
- Carnegie Mellon University Summer Music Pre-College - www.cmu.edu/cfa/music/preparatory-summer-programs/summer-pre-college/index.html
- Chatham Music and Arts Day Camp - www.daycamp.chatham.edu
- Duquesne University City Music Center - www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/music/city-music-center/index.php
- Music with a Twist - www.musicwithatwist.org
- Renova Music Festival in New Castle, PA - www.renovafestival.net
- Penn State University - arts.psu.edu/academics/school-of-music/
- Frostburg State University Music Program in Frostburg, MD - www.frostburg.edu/academics/colleges-and-departments/music/index.php
- Slippery Rock University - www.sru.edu/academics/colleges-and-departments/cla/departments/music/summer-programs
- Youngstown State University - ysu.edu/academics/cliffe-college-creative-arts/dana-school-of-music/dana-community/music-camps
- Bowling Green State University - www.bgsu.edu/musical-arts/events/community-programs/summer-music-institute.html
- Interlochen Arts Camp - www.interlochen.org
