Randy Eyles – Keyboard Percussion Book

A Unique Approach to Learning Scales – 180 Scales used in Classical, Jazz, Bebop, Latin, Rock and Pop Music

This focused method by Randy Eyles offers a practical and highly visual approach to learning scales on keyboard percussion instruments. Instead of traditional fingering-based study, the book teaches scale shapes, helping percussionists understand scale construction, recognise patterns, and visualise how scales sit across the keyboard.

Organised into two progressive sections, students work through 60 scales in Section One and a further 120 scales in Section Two, covering classical, jazz, bebop, Latin, rock and pop styles. The structured layout supports rapid skill development while encouraging musical creativity, making this book suitable for students, teachers, and performers seeking confident scale fluency across a wide range of genres.

With this edition, students will learn: Major scales using scale shapes
Tetrachords using whole steps and half steps
Chromatic scale
Whole tone scale
Pentatonic scale
Melodic minor scale
Natural minor scale
Harmonic minor scale
Blues scale
Dominant 7 scale
Dominant bebop 7 scale
Major bebop scale
Minor bebop scale
Diminished scale