Music Theory

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Music Theory

• Unit 3
• Minor Scales

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Review

• The two types of intervals are ________ and
  ________.
• Intervals are counted from the ______ note to the
  _______ note.
• The following intervals are always perfect ___,
  ___, ___, ___.
• The following are always major or minor ___,
  ___, ___, ___.
• Minor intervals are one semitone _____ than major
  intervals.

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Minor Scales

• Related Major and Minor keys use the same
  _________, and is __ semitones lower
• The relative minor of C Major is ___ Minor
  because ______________

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Minor Scales

• Related Major and Minor keys use the same
  ______________
• The relative major of B minor is ___ major
  because ______________

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Types of Minor Scales

• Natural Minor
• Harmonic Minor
• Melodic Minor

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Natural Minor

• The natural minor is written with no additional
  accidentals
• There are semitones between scale degrees __ and
  __, and __ and __.

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Harmonic Minor

• The harmonic minor is written with a raised
  seventh degree, creating a leading tone
• There are semitones between scale degrees __ and
  __, __ and __, and __ and __.

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Melodic Minor

• The melodic minor is written with a raised __ and
  __ when the scale is __________, and returns them
  when __________

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Melodic Minor Continued

• In the ascending scale, there are semitones
  between scale degrees __ and __, and __ and __
  when ascending, and between __ and __, and __ and
  __ when descending.

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Terminology

• Accent
• Crescendo, cresc.
• Decrescendo, decresc.
• Diminuendo, dim.
• Dal segno, D.S.

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