Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music

Basic Music Theory Chapter 23 Review What is the definition of an interval? What is a harmonic interval? What is a melodic inte ...

23: Intervals What is this interval? What is this interval? 11. min 6 12. aug 4 Practical Use Draw a whole note C on the treb ...

Basic Music Theory CHAPTER CHAPTER 23 MINOR SCALES In This Chapter General Minor Scale Information Natural Minor Scales Paralle ...

24: Minor Scales General Minor Scale Info If you hear music which evokes a feeling of sadness or melancholy, you can bet it’s in ...

Basic Music Theory In this case, we’ll be starting on F, so the key signature of f minor will give us a specific series of whole ...

24: Minor Scales to write it out but I guarantee that if you checked the whole and half step pattern from e to e with one sharp, ...

Basic Music Theory If you go up the G Major scale, what is the 6th note? I’ll wait while you figure it out .... It’s E, isn’t it ...

24: Minor Scales If you remember, in the natural minor scale, there is a whole step between the 7th and 8th degrees of the scale ...

Basic Music Theory One weird thing about this scale is that it’s different going up than it is coming down. On the way up, the 6 ...

24: Minor Scales The key of D Major has 2 sharps (F# and C#). What is the key of d minor? How do you make a harmonic minor scal ...

Basic Music Theory CHAPTER CHAPTER 24 SCALES A LA MODE In This Chapter What is a Mode? Ionic Mode Dorian Mode Phrygian Mode Lyd ...

25: Scales a la Mode What is a Mode? A mode is a type of scale. Modes are used in certain types of music, like salsa, jazz, coun ...

Basic Music Theory Dorian The Dorian mode begins on the second degree of the Major scale and in the key of C goes from D to D on ...

25: Scales a la Mode Lydian Lydian begins on the 4th degree of the Major scale and in the key of C is from F to F on the white k ...

Basic Music Theory Example 25.6 Aeolian mode ascending. Locrian This is the strangest sounding mode, and the least used, though ...

25: Scales a la Mode You want to find the Dorian mode which begins on F. So you’d find out which Major scale has F as its second ...

Basic Music Theory CHAPTER CHAPTER 25 BLUES TO BEBOP AND BEYOND In This Chapter General Blues Scale Information The Blues Scale ...

26: Blues To Bebop and Beyond General Blues Scale Info Most people like blues scales. They sound cool, are fun to play and easy ...

Basic Music Theory Recipe for Any Standard Blues Scale 1 Take one Major scale of your choice 2 Use the tonic of the Major scale ...

26: Blues To Bebop and Beyond Other Crazy Scales In this little section I’ll show you: bebop scales, pentatonic scales, whole to ...