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Minor

Minor. Metea Valley High School: Intro to Music Theory. Natural Minor. Compared to Major: Lowered 3 rd (mediant), 6 th (submediant) and 7 th (leading tone) W H W W H W W A B C D E F G A. Harmonic Minor. Take a NTURAL MINOR and Raise the 7 th (leading tone) W H W W H A2 H

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Minor

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  1. Minor Metea Valley High School: Intro to Music Theory

  2. Natural Minor • Compared to Major: Lowered 3rd (mediant), 6th (submediant) and 7th (leading tone) • W H W W H W W • A B C D E F G A

  3. Harmonic Minor • Take a NTURAL MINOR and Raise the 7th (leading tone) • W H W W H A2 H • Augmented 2nd- 3 half steps

  4. Melodic Minor • Ascending: Raised 6th (submediant) and 7th (leading tone) • Descending: Same as natural minor • Ascending: W H W W W W H • Descending: W W H W W H W

  5. Pentachords • Pentachord: a collection of five distinct pitches • Note that ALL minor scales contain the same MINOR PENTACHORD. • Pattern of the minor Pentachord: W H W W • Natural Minor: W H W W H W W • Melodic Minor: W H W W W W H • Harmonic Minor: W H W W H A2 H

  6. Relative and Parallel • Every major key has a RELATIVE and PARALLEL minor key. • Relative Keys: Share the same key signature • The RELATIVE minor key beings on the 6th scale degree of the major scale and uses the MAJOR key signature. • Parallel Keys: Share the same tonic. • The PARALLEL minor key begins on the same tonic as the major scale and uses the MINOR key signature

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