Some theory advice

[reason]

Hey guys, I'm new here...thought I would ask a question.

I've been playing classical piano for the past 7-8 years or so, and over the years I've learned near all of music theory...but I'm trying to pick out some unique patterns for my scale climbs/bridge.

I tend not to play pre-written peices, though l listen to them all the time. The reason I learned theory from the get-go was so I could learn more tools to express myself when I improvise; as I find that whenever I improvise, it's 10 times more emotional...

As of now, my usual improvisation starts out by picking a scale in any given mode(usually minor), and 3-4 chordes within the scale for me to alternate between in my life hand, while picking out melodies as they come in my right hand. My bridges usually consist of 4-6 octave arrpagios which are raised or lower at the peaks...I mean, what else is there to do? haha

I'm trying to come up with something that will make my scale climbing more natural and more complex. Thus far, I usually alternate between the common "up one, down one, up three, repeat"...

So here's my question:
What are some commonly used scale patterns in classical music?

[scottmcc]

that's kind of a broad question.  maybe you should focus and say "what is the meaning of life," or perhaps "why do bad things happen to good people," or "where do I go when I die?"

seriously though, classical music isn't typically structured in the manner that you are describing.  if you want to understand the structure better, take a look at any number of works by bach or beethoven, and look at some of the various analyses (many of which available for free with a quick google search) of these works. 

and one more thing...while improvisation is an important skill, if you're truly interested in classical music, you're going to have to work with "pre-written" pieces at least to some degree--if nothing else then at least enough to understand the form.