minor scale
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But it’s a more difficult song to nail because it’s wordy, Glass said, “and the melody descends in a minor scale which may take some skill.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Here, our staff looks into what that comparatively minor scale does to the film’s scope and story, and we address other group questions about how Homecoming operates, and how we reacted to it.
From The Verge ● Jul. 10, 2017
Perrotta’s Rapture occurs on a minor scale: about two per cent of the world’s population disappears in an instant on October 14th.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 28, 2014
Tuesday’s first set began as the album does: with “España,” a kinetic concoction set in 5/4 meter, its springy melody hitting the upbeats in a minor scale.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2011
Rewrite each scale from Figure 4.18 as an ascending and descending melodic minor scale.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
