A handy downloadable reference in *.PDF format showing notation, keyboard layout, key signature, letter names, scale degrees, and solfege for the natural minor scales in twelve keys… Download here: The Natural Minor Scale in 12 Keys
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Scales: Scale Structure: The Solfege System
If you can sing Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do up the major scale, you have the talent required to master Solfege, a skill that will take your musicianship to a whole new level. The Solfege system works like this: The note that acts as the tonal center is named Do, always. In other words,
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Scales: Scale Structure: The Number System
A commonly-used convention for describing scale structure is a number system that uses the major scale as the point of reference. The system works as follows: The number “1” always represents the key that you are in. Numbers are assigned to each note in the major scale in ascending order. In the key of C: C=1,
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