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M-III: Explore Scales

Whole Tone Scale

Session Overview This time you learn a new scale. I will explain a scale that completely lack a half-step. While its applicability is not versatile, it can be effectively utilized in specific expressions. Keywords: whole tone scale, augmented seventh Up to this point, the central theme of melodic theory has been the relationship of half-steps. In Chapter I, we focused…
yuta
May 8, 2024
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Mechanism of Scales (1)Tone and Semitone

1. The Mechanism Reviewing the previous section; A scale is a collection of tones. One of the scale members works as a captain, which is called the tonal center(T.C.). So even when the members are identical, the mood a scale produces may differ according to which note acts as the center. "C Major Scale" "A Minor Scale" But....Isn't it strange?…
yuta
June 11, 2024