Understanding Basic Music Theory by Catherine Schmidt-Jones & Russell Jones & Catherine Schmidt-Jones

Author:Catherine Schmidt-Jones & Russell Jones & Catherine Schmidt-Jones [Schmidt-Jones, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Exercise 4.4.2. (Go to Solution)

What are the relative majors of the minor keys in Figure 4.23?

Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales

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All of the scales above are natural minor scales. They contain only the notes in the minor key signature. There are two other kinds of minor scales that are commonly used, both of which include notes that are not in the key signature. The harmonic minor scale raises the seventh note of the scale by one half step, whether you are going up or down the scale. Harmonies in minor keys often use this raised seventh tone in order to make the music feel more strongly centered on the tonic. (Please see Beginning Harmonic Analysis for more about this.) In the melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh notes of the scale are each raised by one half step when going up the scale, but return to the natural minor when going down the scale. Melodies in minor keys often use this particular pattern of accidentals, so instrumentalists find it useful to practice melodic minor scales.

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