Scales are awesome.

Discover a New World of Scales!

Peacock’s Perfectly Complete Collection of All Possible Scales is the product of three years of dedicated research and analysis of all known musical scales and theory of scales. It is a “perfectly complete collection” because it contains every possible pentatonic (five-note), heptatonic (seven-note) and octatonic (eight-note) scale! The mathematics and matrices in Part Three prove, without a doubt, have uncovered all four-hundred and sixty-two heptatonic, three-hundred and thirty pentatonic and three-hundred and thirty octatonic scales with no repeated scales. This is more than just a collection of scales, though. It’s also my arrangement of all possible scales. My arrangement includes technical analysis as well as historical context and my own personal organization from the perspective of a performer and a composer.

Testimonials

  • “Dr. Curtis Peacock's book is a huge addition to the library of any performer or composer. It contains many more scales than I ever thought existed, and is a book to which I will refer. But it is not only a book of scales, as it also contains historical perspective that builds on the ideas of the past and looks towards the future. This is a valuable book!”

    — Anthony Plog
    Composer, teacher, podcaster

  • “Curtis Peacock's insatiable curiosity and musical intuition have produced an invaluable new resource for musicians: Peacock's Perfectly Complete Collection. Like Curtis, I strongly believe in the value of improvisation and the need to revitalize music education to encourage musicians to think creatively. This book, which he deems "a futuristic technique book for any instrument" is a great resource for those curious about expanding their scale vocabulary and understanding all the possibilities available for composing or improvising music. In other words, it can be a stepping-stone to expanding your musical development and creativity.”

    — John Manning
    Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, University of Iowa | Tubist for the Atlantic Brass Quintet and formerly of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West.

  • “Although many scale books have been written, Peacock's Perfectly Complete Collection is COMPREHENSIVE in its approach to collecting the raw materials of equal-tempered music. Within you will find not just the material of past note-based music, but all of the possible such music of the future. The diligent musician that probes its depths may unearth undiscovered and precious gems of musical substance.”

    — Julian Peterson
    Composer and Lead Audio Programmer, Gearbox Software

  • “WOW ... this book is amazing! WAY more scales than I ever thought existed. Read Peacock's Intro. It presents a poetic and elegant reason to look at this subject with depth and passion. It makes a cogent proposal for why other musicians should consider incorporating some of this tangy spice into their musical meals.”

    — Marty Hackleman
    Professor of Horn, University of Missouri Kansas City | Formerly of the Empire Brass Quintet, the Canadian Brass Quintet and the National Symphony.

  • “Those of us who tend to approach music from the "Song and Wind" school of thought depend on scholars like Curtis Peacock to explore and reveal the deep technical aspects of making music. In this book, Dr. Peacock presents the most comprehensive study and revelation of scales ever created. For reference, study and application, I highly recommend this book! “

    — Joseph D. Place
    Executive Director and Conductor, Prescott Pops Orchestra and Prescott Symphony Orchestra, Minister of Music and Media Technology Specialist, Palm West Community Church

  • “For the composer, improviser, music theorist, instrumentalist, vocalist or music educator, I highly recommend Curtis Peacock's book: Peacock's Perfectly Complete Collection of all possible musical scales. Through a creative view of traditional scales, tetrachords, heptatonic scales, pentatonic scales and octatonic scales, Dr. Peacock has presented the most thorough analysis of scales ever! It is his belief that "this is a futuristic technique book for any instrument or voice: a path to the mastery of the music of the past, the present and even the future!" I'm confident that if you explore the many scale variations presented here, you will discover a fresh depth of understanding and appreciation of our musical language.”

    — Larry Gookin
    Emeritus Professor of Music, Director of Bands, Central Washington University | Emeritus Artistic Director/Conductor, Seattle Wind Symphony, Yamaha Master Educator

  • “A very wise musician once told me "the best way to get good is to master scales and arpeggios." While hundreds of "new" method books hit the music stands every year, most of them are a retelling of the same tired old story. As a brass musician, I've had the opportunity to study methods old and new, but none of them actually delve into the myriad of scales the way this book does. Some may focus briefly on major and minor scales. Others might even give us a glimpse at transposition as a way to mastery. But this eye popping compendium of scalar material should keep every practitioner of the musical arts on their toes. I challenge all of you to one day get past the "simple" pages. Then you will realize either there are no simple pages or they are all simple pages. You must choose! “

    — Carl Rowe
    Principal Trumpet (retired) "The President's Own US Marine Band" -1971-1993

Free
Reader’s Guide

This free guide is a preview and accompaniment to the book as well as its own stand alone guide for anyone looking to advance their musicianship through scales!

How does one use this book?

This is a futuristic technique book for any instrument or voice: a path to mastery of the music of the past, the present and the future! For those who are looking to gain a sharper mind on any instrument, this book will become more than just a technique book. It will inspire imagination and wonder for creative musicians. Use it to challenge the depth of your musicianship. It can take on the role of a cookbook, atlas or spell book. With both familiar and new scales, this book is a companion for creative study, technical practice and to imagine new soundscapes yet to be ventured!

So what is this book?

About The Author

Curtis Peacock

Dr. Curtis Peacock (b. 1981) is a music educator, multi-instrumentalist, and composer whose musical compositions often blend classical, jazz, rock and hip-hop elements into an accessible stream style. Some of his performances include tuba solos on NPR’s From the Top and Seattle’s KING-FM radio, touring Asia twice, and directing some of the world’s brightest young students performing the National Anthem for the Arizona Diamondback’s at Chase Field. In 2019, Dr. Peacock was honored to be a guest composer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. Dr. Peacock holds degrees in music performance from the University of Washington and Arizona State University. He has served on the faculty at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, BASIS Prescott, Central Washington University and Northern Arizona University.