The C major scale on a flute is the scale of the key of C or natural. This implies that its tonic note is C natural. C major is subdominant to F major, dominant to G major, parallel to C minor, and relative to A minor. Below is a three octaves scale of C major on flute and how it sounds;
How to play the C major scale on the flute and its fingering Chat
To play the C major scale on the flute, you need to use a fingering chart or a particular pattern. Below is a guide and finger chart of how to play the C major scale on the flute;
First octave C major scale (C4 – C5) fingering chart for flute
To play the first octave (C4 – C5) C major scale on the flute, you have to play all the alphabets naturally without sharpening or flattening any note. Your fingering needs to be accurate in other to produce a perfect scale. Below is a chart for the first octave C major scale on the flute;
Second octave C major scale (C5 – C6) fingering chart for flute
To play the second octave (C5 – C6) C major scale on the flute, you have to play all the alphabets naturally without sharpening or flattening any note. Learning the scale might be hard for beginners. You will also have to tighten your lips to produce higher-pitched notes. Below is a chart for the second octave C major scale on the flute;
Third octave C major scale (C6 – C7) fingering chart for flute
To play the third octave (C5 – C6) C major scale on the flute, you have to play all the alphabets naturally without sharpening or flattening any note. You will also have to tighten your lips in other to produce higher-pitched notes. Below is a chart for the third octave C major scale on the flute;
Concert C major scale
While playing the C major scale, every note is played in its natural form. This means that no note is flattened or sharpened while playing this scale on the concert flute, Indian or bansuri flute, Native American flute, pan flute, Arabian flute, and any other flute.
If you play an alto flute or any other transposable flute, you can play the C major scale without any transposition. But while running the C major scale with another instrument that is not transposable, you will then have to transpose to the right key in other to sound the same with them in pitch.
C major scale flute notes and arpeggio
The C major scale can be played up to three octaves on a C flute, or the standard concert flute. The first note of this scale on the C flute is the middle C which in the range is the C4. The notes or alphabets that you will play to get this scale correctly include; C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. The two-octave arpeggio of this scale has its notes as C, D, E, C, D, E, C, E, D, C, E, D, C.
Notable flute compositions in C major
- 3 Flute Quartets, Op.145 by Ries Ferdinand
- 3 Flute Sonatas by Zinck Hartenack Otto Conrad)
- 11 Flute Sonatas by Benda Johann
- 4 Intermezzi for Flute, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon by Lauber Joseph
- 6 Flute Quartets by Sperger Johann Matthias
