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 All
of the "Major" scales have a cousin.
Major scales are related to "Minor"
scales.
Unlike the cheerful major scale, the minor
scale is darker. Minor scales are more introspective
and mysterious.
The
relationship between 1 major scale and it's
cousin the minor scale is the number of sharps
or flats. They both have the same number.
The C scale is void of any sharps or flats.
It's cousin, the A minor scale, is also void
of any sharps or flats. Here is a list of
the major scales and their cousins, the minor
scales.
- C
major
and A
minor
- G
major
and E
minor
- F
major
and D
minor
- D
major
and B minor
- A
major
and F
sharp
minor
- E
flat major
and C
minor
- E
major
and C
sharp
minor
- A
flat
major and F
minor
- B
major
and G
sharp
minor
To
find the minor cousin of a major scale is
easy. Play the root note of any major scale,
then count to the left down the keyboard 3
half steps. The formula for constructing a
minor scale is:
whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole
On the final exam for "Intermediate
Studies" you will be asked for the formula for constructing a Major scale
and a Minor scale. Copy both of these formulas in your music workbook.
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