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Harmony is any two (or more) notes played over the top of one another. The most common types of harmony are played with the 1st and 3rd, 1st and 5th, or 1st and 7th notes of the scale. A different sound, mood and tone colour is created with each interval according to which scale it comes from.
The harmony that is created between the 1st and 3rd notes of a major scale is very different to that of a minor scale, seeing as the 3rd note of any scale is almost always the most prominent one in defining it's mood. In a major scale, these two notes played together will sound pleasant and fulfilled, in a minor scale, these two notes will sound unhappy and sometimes incomplete.
The interval of the 1st and 5th note will always sound powerful and enforcing, with the exception of diminished and augmented scales, which have a similar dissonant sound. The interval of the 1st and 7th notes will always create suspense (again with the exception of diminished and augmented scales) and are hence a key characteristic in film music (they are also used a lot in Jazz and Funk styles).
These three intervals are the most commonly used as the listener can engage with these sounds, but this does not mean harmony is limited to these intervals. Again, any two (or more) notes from any scale can be used to do this.
The technique of creating harmony in music is used over almost every genre of music and hence differs accordingly.
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What is a melodic scale in music?
A melodic minor scale is a minor scale where the sixth and seventh are raised by a half step as the scale ascends; however, the melodic minor scale is played exactly the same as a natural minor scale as it descends.
What minor scale has a lowered third and lowered sixth?
harmonic minor
What is the arpeggio for the A minor scale?
A, C and E.
What minor scale has a key signature of b flat and e flat?
well the minor scale was unfortunait used to be b flat then it was changed to e flat.
What does a minor scale sound like?
In comparison to a major scale a minor scale will sound sadder, more depressing. I would love to explain the theory behind this to you! Would you please email me at musictheory1@hotmail.com. Can't wait to hear from you!
What is modern harmony?
Traditional harmony is based on the diatonic scale, particularly the major and minor modes. Cadences are resolved through the dominant and subdominant chords. Indeed some simple pieces with traditional harmony of this kind use only the chords of the dominant, subdominant and tonic.
What is a melodic scale in music?
A melodic minor scale is a minor scale where the sixth and seventh are raised by a half step as the scale ascends; however, the melodic minor scale is played exactly the same as a natural minor scale as it descends.
What is a major scale with a minor third called?
Simply a minor scale
What is the difference of a melodic scale and a harmonic scale?
The difference between a melodic minor scale and a harmonic minor scale is that in a melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh scale degrees are raised on the way up, and on the way down they are the same as they would be in natural minor. In a harmonic minor scale, only the seventh scale degree is raised and stays the same on the way down.
Define chromatic and diatonic harmony?
Chromatic Harmony is the use of chords containing tones not found in the prevailing major or minor scale but included in the chromatic scale (which has twelve tones): often found in Romantic Music. Diatonic harmony is created exclusively from whatever melodic resource we choose to create within.
What is the third note in an A minor scale?
C is the third note of an A minor scale.
Which flat is in a d minor scale?
B flat is in the d minor scale.
What does a major scale have in common with its parallel minor scale?
A major scale and its relative minor scale share the same key signature.
What is the relative scale of f minor?
F Major has a relative minor scale of D Minor.
How do you get the major and minor scale?
(X) Minor Scale = 3 semitones below (Y) Major Scale E.G. C Minor = E♭ Major
Why is a minor scale called a minor scale?
Because it has a minor third (eg in C minor scale, C-E flat is a minor third interval), and a minor 6th (again in c minor, C -A flat is a minor 6th). This creates the correct pattern for TSTTST1/2S
How is a minor scale formed?
To turn a major scale to natural minor, lower the third, sixth, and seventh scale tones a half step. To create a natural minor scale from scratch, it is: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step. A harmonic minor scale has a seventh raised by a half step above a natural minor scale. A melodic minor scale has a sixth and a seventh raised by a half step above a natural minor scale.
