Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 1997/05

From: deerich@-----.net
Subj: Re: College Auditions
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 08:14:26 -0400

> There are 5 minor scales (not counting pentatonics, etc.)
>
> 1)Natural Minor (diatonic relative major starting on 6th degree of scale)
> 2)Harmonic Minor (raise 7th)
> 3)Melodic Minor (raise 6+7 going up, diatonic upon return)
> 4)Real Melodic Minor (raise 6th + 7th always)
> 5)Hungarian Minor (Raise 4th + 7th)
>
> -Christopher J. Thibeault

I found this information very interesting. Although "classical" theory
only addresses the first three and is what most musicians think of, we
should be aware of other "minor" modes. For example, some of the modal
scales are various types of minors since the 1st and 3rd degrees of the
scale constitute a minor third.

   
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