Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

The scale degree names for the harmonic and melodic minors remain unchanged from the major scale.

Theory Trainer

Exercise 9d Find the scale degree in a minor key.

Exercise 8—Class Exercise—Singing Minor Scales

You may use any of the following methods of singing.

The scale degree number

Movable Do where the tonic is Do (only in this system will the syllables change with each form of the minor)

Fixed Do where Do is C

Sing any syllable such as “La.”

Track 75—Natural minor (pure)

Track 76—Harmonic minor

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Number note 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Movable Do Do Re Me Fa Sol Le Te Do (May) (Lay) (Tay) Fixed Do La Ti Do Re Mi Fa Sol La

Number note 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Movable Do Do Re Me Fa Sol Le Ti Do (May) (Lay)

MODULE 9

tonic supertonic mediant subdominant

dominant submediant SUBTONIC tonic