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Summary Table: Lesson 4 |
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| minor scale |
A diatonic scale with half steps (in its basic form) between 2-3 and 5-6 |
| relative keys |
Major and minor
keys with the same key signature, but different tonics (e.g., Ab major and f minor) |
| parallel keys |
Major and minor
keys with the same tonic, but different key signatures (e.g., C# major and c# minor) |
| enharmonic minor keys |
a#/bb d#/eb g#/ab |
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forms of minor |
Natural, harmonic, and melodic |
| natural | Minor scale form that follows the key signature |
| harmonic | Minor scale form that raises the 7th scale degree one half step to provide a half-step leading tone to the tonic |
| melodic | Minor scale form that raises 6 and 7 ascending; returns (lowers) 6 and 7 to the natural form descending |
| tonic |
Scale degree 1 |
| supertonic | Scale degree 2 |
| mediant | Scale degree 3 |
| subdominant | Scale degree 4 |
| dominant | Scale degree 5 |
| submediant | Scale degree 6 |
| subtonic |
Scale degree 7 in the natural minor and descending melodic minor (one whole step below tonic |
| leading tone |
Scale degree 7 in the harmonic minor and ascending melodic minor (1/2 step below tonic)
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