CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS3 SECOND TERM

WEEK 5

SINGING MINOR SCALES

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES

1. In all major scales, semitones occur between the 3rd and 4th, 7th and 8th degrees. In minor scales, semitones occur between the 2nd and 3rd, 4th and 5th, and 7th and 8th degrees.
2. In major scales, the 1st degree of note is the tonic (doh) while in minor scales like the ‘A’ harmonic minor scale, the first degree of note is the submediant (lah)
3. The minor scale comprises fifteen notes ascending and descending while the major scale comprises eight notes ascending.

TYPES OF MINOR SCALES: There are three types of minor scales. They include melodic, harmonic and natural minor scales.

1. HARMONIC MINOR SCALE: In the melodic minor scale, semitones occur between the 2nd and 3rd,5th and 6th, and.... View More