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Greek modes, minor and major scales
By definition, a major scale is:
W W H W W W H
similarly, a minor scale is:
W H W W H W W
Now, the standard notion of Greek modes begins with: a major scale, and the construction of the modes with ...
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How can I explain/understand a flattened 2nd in a minor melody
My 10yo daughter (~grade 4 piano level) likes composing her own tunes, and then we'll discuss them and expand on them. Recently she composed a melody that appears to be in c# minor, except that every ...
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Are there popular microtonal scales for violins? Or any instrument that can easily get microtones?
I'm interested in popular or used microtonal scales. I don't need a list of all possible ones, just those that are used.
If you could also please give the uses of such microtonalities to hear not just ...
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The reading of a song: what a beginner in composition needs to pay attention when reading a song? [closed]
Firstly, I'm a beginner in composition and all of my songs were quite "intuitive". I'm at a stage where I really need to know music theory in order to produce better songs.
I) Introduction
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Doubt on scale shape creation and plagiarism
First of all,
-Tone := T
-Semi-Tone:= ST.
Suppose you have the well know C major scale pattern:
T T ST T T T ST
Well, this is just one example of what we can do in music: ...
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How do I Modulate a scale that doesn’t exist?
So I’m composing a song with “3” scales, G harmonic minor, A#/Bb Major and a set of notes that I can’t seem to find a scale for. C-D-D#-F#-G-A#-B I love how it sounds but don’t know much about music ...
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how are scales of the same class (e.g. major scales) musically different? [duplicate]
I have recently learned the principles of the standard twelve-tone octave applied to major and minor scales. I understand each scale is defined by its main note, and the pattern of intervals, of half ...
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What are some techniques for changing scale convincingly? [duplicate]
I am having trouble changing scales smoothly when composing, it always seems that the two parts are not connected and the change is sudden.
I want to know some techniques so I can do that convincingly ...
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How to use sus2/sus4/add9 in minor key to stay within the key
I understand how to use sus2/sus4 and add9 inn major to keep all notes within the chosen major scale, but how can I use the same chords in a minor key and still stay in key?
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What scale comprises D-E-F#-G-A-Bb-C?
I composed a piece of music (more like a few renditions of a theme) that I sat down to transcribe, but it doesn't seem to fit into any scale! (I haven't looked at Japanese scales yet) Bear in mind ...
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Can I use two minor scales in the same song? [duplicate]
I've been composing a song, using the chord progression Am - G#° - Dm7/A - E (i - VII - iv - V), that is using the Harmonic minor scale.
The song has some melodies, that appear in different parts. The ...
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How do you decide which key signature a certain music is in by ear, from hearing it?
When I hear a song or a melodious tune, I can often figure out the relative pitches and play the tune on the piano. But I usually only play it on C major (the simplest scale for me--occasionally G ...
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What is the correlation between money notes and scale used in a song when singing? [closed]
I wonder what is the correlation between the scale I chose for a song and the "money notes" I'm going to sing in the more tense moments of the song, like in the prechorus. They are usually going to be ...
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How to use “synthetic modes”
Im having trouble understanding a concept in Persichetti’s book 20th century harmony (Page 43) where he introduces new scales he calls synthetic scales.
Just before that he talks about the church ...
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Do scales have a relation to certain genres or themes?
If someone was creating music to fit a genre or to match a certain theme/mood would this influence their choice of which scale to use? Are some scales used more than others within a genre of music?
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