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Segovia Diatonic Major and Minor Scales: A Pattern Approach. by David P. Aitken Segovia Scales: A Pattern Approach Diatonic Major and Minor Scales by Andres Segovia (© Columbia Music Company) was first published in 1953. It is still widely used over a half a century later! While there are other publications of scales for Classical Guitar, Segovias has become the de-facto standard. There are many reasons for this: • It was the first publication solely dedicated to playing scales for Classical Guitar. It contains 24 scales, 12 Major and the associated melodic minor scales. • The scales allow the student to become familiar with virtually the whole fretboard of the guitar. • By following Segovias suggestions, it enables the student to develop both speed and technique. • And, of course, it carries the Segovia name. A name that is synonymous with guitar excellence. Having said that though, the 8 page publication with the 24 scales can be daunting to the student. How am I supposed to remember all those? Couple this with the general approach of teaching the scales, which often involves starting at the beginning with C Major and steadily working through all 24 to D minor. Although the student gradually becomes familiar with all the scales, they may lose their enthusiasm along the way. Is there another way? Yes there is. Segovia in buidling up the scales, used patterns of fingering that apply across several scales. For instance, 10 of the 12 Major scales can be played with just two fingering patterns. In fact, 19 of the 24 scales can be played with just four fingering patterns! There are eight patterns altogether. This publication is aimed at introducing these patterns to the student right from the beginning enabling the sudent to become familiar with them in a more efficient way. The advantages in this approach, I beli