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EKS Lesson Eight  Introducing minor scales

Lesson Objectives

Figure 1. A minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 1. A minor scale

Exercise 1

Exercise 1
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Figure 2. A minor scale down an octave   (Enlarge)

Figure 2. A minor scale down an octave

Exercise 2

Exercise 2
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Figure 3. D minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 3. D minor scale

Exercise 3

Exercise 3
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Figure 4. D minor scale down an octave   (Enlarge)

Figure 4. D minor scale down an octave

Exercise 4

Exercise 4
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Figure 5. Relationship between minor scale and minor triad using D minor.

Play one
Root		 Miss one
Second		 Play one
Third		 Miss one
Fourth		 Play one
Fifth		 Sixth Seventh Octave
D E F G A Bb C D

Figure 6. Relationship between minor scale and minor triad for all notes.

Play one
Root		 Miss one
Second		 Play one
Third		 Miss one
Fourth		 Play one
Fifth		 Sixth Seventh Octave
A B C D E F G A
B C# D E F# G A B
C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
D E F G A Bb C D
E F# G A B C D E
F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F
G A Bb C D Eb F G

Figure 7. G minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 7. G minor scale

Exercise 5. G minor scale

Exercise 5
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Figure 8. C minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 8. C minor scale

Exercise 6. C minor scale

Exercise 6
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Figure 9. E minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 9. E minor scale

Exercise 7. E minor scale

Exercise 7
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Figure 10. B minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 10. B minor scale

Exercise 8. B minor scale

Exercise 8
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Figure 11. F minor scale   (Enlarge)

Figure 11. F minor scale

Exercise 9. F minor scale

Exercise 9
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Alternate fingering of scale of F minor (right hand)