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Question:Well i have learnt some scales from my book i have but implementing them into a composition? how do i do that?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Well i have learnt some scales from my book i have but implementing them into a composition? how do i do that?

The scales are like the alphabet. And just like "abcdefg" is not a word that means anything, running scales in a composition doesn't say anything musically. The language of music is melody. Use the scale as a group of notes to choose from to make a melody, much like making a word out of a group of letters in Scrabble. Good luck!

You place the key signature of the scale you wish in the staves. That's the simple answer.
But I'm hoping that you're considering transposition, chord progression, your instruments ranges, and western harmony standards in your composition...