When it is indicated in the music. There is no special time and no speciall occasion. However, the minor tonality is sometimes associated with 'spooky' 'sad' songs and certain cultures use it more than the major tonality. There are 3 forms of the minor scale: Natural, Melodic and Harmonic.
If you are playing Classical Music, then the harmonic minor scale is actually rarely used. In classical music, the melodic minor scale is favored. If you are playing jazz or any other type of music, a good time to use it is on top of a V7/Vi chord (using the third in the chord as the leading tone, a vi chord using the tonic of the chord as the starting point of the scale or any dominant chord in a minor mode.
There are tons of places to use the harmonic minor scale. Just experiment with it as much as possible. You'll find for yourself stuff that works and stuff that doesn't. Both will be very obvious.
Hope that helps!
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The harmonic minor scale is in the minor mode.
The key signature for the harmonic minor scale changes depending on what key you are playing the scale in. For example, if you were to play a C harmonic minor you would play C minor (Bb, Eb, Ab) but sharp the seventh of the note (in this case, the Bb to B natural). This is just adding the leading tone into the scale. So, just to recap, play the minor version of the scale but add a sharped 7th. Now you have a harmonic minor.
Yes, when the melodic minor scale descends, it is the same as the harmonic minor scale.
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The main difference between a minor scale and a harmonic minor scale is that the harmonic minor scale has a raised seventh note compared to the natural minor scale. This alteration creates a unique sound and adds tension to the music.
The natural minor scale has a flat 7th note, while the harmonic minor scale has a raised 7th note.
The melodic minor scale differs from the harmonic minor scale in that the melodic minor scale raises the sixth and seventh notes when ascending, but reverts to the natural minor scale when descending. The harmonic minor scale raises only the seventh note.
The key signature for a harmonic minor scale typically has raised seventh note compared to the natural minor scale.
The key signature of the harmonic minor scale typically has raised seventh note compared to the natural minor scale.
The 7th scale degree in the C harmonic minor scale is B natural. In the harmonic minor scale, the seventh degree is raised by a half step compared to the natural minor scale, resulting in this alteration. The C harmonic minor scale consists of the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B natural.
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.
The 7th note (leading note) is raised by a semitone in a harmonic minor scale.