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Minor Scales

Minor Scales. Click to begin!. Quick Review. Major scales are made of a series of half and whole steps. What is the correct series of whole and half steps? . WWHWWWH. WWHWWHW. Sorry, Try Again!. Click to Go Back. Great Job.

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Minor Scales

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  1. Minor Scales Click to begin!

  2. Quick Review Major scales are made of a series of half and whole steps. What is the correct series of whole and half steps? WWHWWWH WWHWWHW

  3. Sorry, Try Again! Click to Go Back

  4. Great Job A minor scale is similar in that it is made of whole and half steps. To make a scale minor, the 3rd, 6th and 7th scale degrees are lowered by a half step. This is called a natural minor scale. Go On

  5. For Example A C Major Scales is the following notes: C D E F G A B C With the appropriate lowered notes, a C minor scale is: (Think about it before you click anywhere on the screen for the answer.) C D Eb F G Ab Bb C Go On

  6. Mini Assignment Follow the link and see if you can figure out which type of minor scale this is and also the other two types of minor scales. When you are ready, email the answers to me. Go On Band Notes Website Email me the answers.

  7. Other Types of Minor Scales Harmonic Minor Scales Melodic Minor Scales Go On

  8. Harmonic Minor Scales Like the Natural Minor with a flat 3rd and a flat 6th, but the 7th is raised so the Leading Tone is intact and chordal structure is maintained. The series of intervals is : W H W W H +2 H Go Back

  9. Melodic Minor Scales Like the Harmonic minor with a flat flat 3rd, and raised 7th. However, a melodic minor has a raised 6th as well to help create a more fluid melodic line. More Info!

  10. Melodic Minor Scales Continued However, the 6th and 7th are raised ONLY ascending. A descending melodic minor is the same as the natural minor with a lowered 6th and 7th. Back

  11. Listening to Minor Scales Follow the link to this site. Listen to all types of minor scales and see an A minor scale 3 ways. Listen here! Go On

  12. Review A natural minor has 3 lowered notes: the 3rd, the 6th and the 7th. A harmonic minor has 2 lowered notes: the 3rd and the 6th. A melodic minor has a lowered 3rd ascending and a lowered 3rd, 6th and 7th descending. Go On

  13. Homework Assignment Worth 30 points. Write the following scales by note name ascending and descending one octave. Email me the answers before 10 pm Monday night. Click to the next slide for the scales. Go On

  14. Homework Assignment 1. C# harmonic minor 2. B melodic minor 3. F natural minor 4. D melodic minor 5. Eb natural minor 6. G# harmonic minor Email me the answers. Go On

  15. You’re Finished!

  16. Sources Techniques and Materials of Music From the Common Practice Period Through the Twentieth Century 6th ed., Thomas Benjamin/Michael Horvit/Robert Nelson; Thomson Schirmer 2003. http://www.bandnotes.info/tidbits/tidbits-jan.htm http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/scales/scales/minorscales.HTML

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