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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-07-07 17:21
Hi, I have been working on my scales for the last few days and I can not seam to remember how to go from Major to minor. My college teacher told me last semester I had to know my Major and all three forms of the minor scales to be where need to be in so I can transfer newt year to a 4 year college. I have a paper with the majors written out, so if someone could PLEASE help me with which scale degree's to lower I would be very greatfull.
Thank you in advance,
Sara
P.S. For those of you wandering, yes there are two different Sara's posting.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-07-07 17:45
Here is an example that should let you construct them for any scale.
C major scale - no sharps and no flats.
Minor scales related to C major.
A natural minor scale - notes same as in C major but start and end on A.
A harmonic minor scale - raise the 7th note of the scale 1/2 step throughout (i.e. play G# rather than G)
A melodic minor scale - raise the 6th & 7th notes of the scale 1/2 step when playing ascending but play them normally on a descending scale
A B C D E F# G# A
A G F E D C B A
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Author: Mindy's Mom
Date: 2001-07-07 21:36
To GO from major to minor go down a step and a half (same a a minor 3rd down) from teh major to find the minor. Whe you play the minor key you are playing the same key signatiure as the major you just came from. Thisis why it is called "realative" minor/major -- the two keys are related. Then of course there are teh three forms of the minor key just as Dee has said above
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Author: Jim
Date: 2001-07-08 02:41
I was taught along the way as a memory device that the relative minor is on the "La" step of the major (the old do, rey mi etc.) this of course is the same as a minor 3rd down, and just another way to remember it.
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Author: David
Date: 2001-07-08 15:27
Ok, now that we have a good notion of exactly what a minor scale is, I have a question... Why is it that stuff written in a minor key (as a whole) tends to sound more dark, eerie, or just overall depressing? I KNOW that it doesn't always follow that pattern, but I'm still very curious on why it sounds so different.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-07-08 16:20
Scales:
Major: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Natural Minor: 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7,8
Harmonic Minor: 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7,8
Melodic Minor: 1,2,b3,4,5,6,7,8 (ascending form/descending Natural Minor)
Major Pentatonic: 1,2,3,5,6,8
Minor Pentatonic: 1,b3,4,5,b7,8
Blues Scale: 1,b3,4,#4,5,b7,8
Pentatonic Blues Scale: 1,2,#2,3,5,6,8
BeBop Dominant: 1,2,3,4,5,6,b7,7,8
Lydian Dominant: 1,2,3,#4,5,6,b7,8
Diminished (Half/Whole) 1,b2,b3,3,#4,5,6,B7,8
Diminished (Whole/Half) 1,2,b3,4,b5,b6,7,8
Whole Tone: 1,2,3,#4,#5,b7,8
I practice one scale each day using all forms the (my) full range of the instrument.
Practicing 2 per day will get you through all 12 within a week.
John
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Author: Douglas
Date: 2001-07-08 18:46
Sorry, jbutler,but you have posted the natural and harmonic minors as being identical...they are not. The natural minor should have a b7.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-07-08 21:01
Douglas,
You're correct, I just got my mind in a different place at the moment, thanks for the correction.
John
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