Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Minor Scales

How do you find the relative minor scale to a Major scale?
  1. find the 6th note of the scale (the "la")
  2. find the note in the scale that is 2 notes down from the tonic note (the "do")
  3. find the note that is a minor 3rd lower than the tonic note (the "do")

What is the relative minor key for C Major? D Major? Ab Major? Eb Major? (answers below)

Don't forget to use CAPITAL LETTERS for Major scales and lowercase letters for minor scales

Do you remember what a parallel minor scale is?

(Answers: C Major = a minor; D Major = b minor; Ab Major = f minor; Eb Major = c minor; also, C Major and c minor are examples of parallel scales)

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Circle of Fifths

Do you understand how tetrachords are put together to create not only major scales, but also the entire Circle of Fifths? This example shows how the circle of fifths is put together, starting with a C-tetrachord, and ending with a G#-tetrachord.