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8Introducing Minor Scales
Essential Keyboard SkillsLesson 008 IKS IMS
95
• Introducetheminorscale
forA.
• Understandthe
relationshipbetweenminor
triadsandminorscales.
• Performascendingand
descendingminorscales
usingquarternotes.
• Introduceandapplyleft
handandrighthand
fingeringforminorscales.
• Developtheabilitytobe
abletoplayaminorscale
onanynaturalnote.
Minor Scales
Inlesson7youlearnedhowtoplaytheAminortriad.This,asyouknow,is
alsothechordofAminor.
InthislessonyouwilllearnhowtoplayaminorscaleonA-theAminor
scale.Theminorscaleincludesthenotesoftheminortriad.Therearetwo
keyfactstoknowandunderstand.
• Theminortriadhas3notes.
• Theminorscalehas7notes.
Thereisarelationshipbetweentheminortriadandtheminorscaleandyou
shouldlookatthisfirst.
Minor Triad / Minor Scale Relationship
Asstatedintheintroduction,thereisarelationshipbetweentheminortriad
andtheminorscalewhichisbestexplainedtoyouinsteps.
• TheAminorchordisA,CandE.(Representedbybluenotesin
Figure 1).
• BetweenAandCisB.
• BetweenCandEisD.
• Wenowhavethefirst5notesofourscale.
Youwillrecallthatthereare7notesinascalewiththerootnote(Ainthis
case)repeatedatthetopofthescaletogiveusanoctave.
Therefore,ourAminorscaleis:
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A
Lookatourexampleandthenpractiseplayingthescaleupanddownusing
thethumbunderandovertechniqueswelearnedearlierinthecourse.
Lesson eIGHTIntroducing Minor Scales
Lesson Objectives
96 Lesson eIGHT Introducing Minor Scales
B
1
D
T
F
2
G
3
A
4
E
1
A
T
C
2
Figure 1: A minor scale
A minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
Asalwaystherearesupportivemultimediafilesandwehavewrittenthe
musicoutbelow.Tryandlearnthescalebyrememberingthenotesinthe
scale.
Exercise 1 lesson008.iksims.01
A minor scale — an octave lower
Tobecomefluentinthisscaleweshouldpractisewiththelefthandaswell.
Accordinglythenextexerciseiswrittenanoctavelower.Againremember
howtouseyour2ndfingerovertechniqueontheascendingscaleand
thumbundertechniqueonthedescendingscale.
ThebluenotesinourfigurerepresentthenotesthatproduceourAminor
triad.Usethemultimediafileasalways.
97Lesson eIGHTIntroducing Minor Scales
B
3
D
1
F
2
G
1
A
T
E
T
A
4
C
2
Figure 2: A minor scale down an octave
A minor scale
Fingering (left hand)
Exercise 2 lesson008.iksims.02
Transferability
Becauseofthelayoutofthekeyboarditispossibletotransferwhatyou
havelearnedtoothernotes.Forexample,youcantransfertheminorscale
tobeginonDandplayaDminorscale.
ThenotesforDminorare;
D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C,D
Let’splaytheDminorscale,againdevelopingfluency,timingandtryingto
rememberthenotesthatmakeupthescaleofDminor.Onceagaintheblue
notesareourminortriad.
98 Introducing Minor ScalesLesson eIGHT
E
1
G
T 2
C
3
D
4
A
1
D
T
F
2
Figure 3: D minor scale
D minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
Exercise 3 lesson008.iksims.03
Left hand D minor scale
NowplaytheDminorscaleanoctavelowerinthebassclefusing
yourlefthand.Thiswillgiveyoumorelefthandpractisetodevelopthe
fluencyofyourscales.Practisearoundandaroundasusual,usingthe
KeyboardXtractortohelpyoubecomemorecomfortable.
E
3
G
1 2
C
1
D
T
A
T
D
4
F
2
Figure 3: D minor scale down an octave
D minor scale
Fingering (left hand)
Bb
Bb
99Introducing Minor Scales Lesson eIGHT
Exercise 4 lesson008.iksims.04
More about the minor scale/minor triad relationship
Youarealreadyawareoftheexistenceoftherelationshipbetweenachord
andascale.Thisrelationshipexistsforbothmajorandminor.
CurrentlyweareworkingontheDminorscale.Howwouldyoufindthe
notesforDminortriadfromtheDminorscale?
Lookingbackatwhatwehavejustlearnedmighthelp.
ForexampletheAminorscaleis;
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A
whilsttheAminorchordis;
A,C,E
Theminortriadiscreatedbytheselectionof3specificnotesfromit’sminor
scale.
Simplyput,you:
play one –missone –play one –missone –play one
LetstaketheDminorscaleandusethefollowingtabletoseewhichnotes
areselectedfortheDminorTriad.
100 Lesson eIGHT Introducing Minor Scales
Play one Root
MissoneSecond
Play one Flattenedthird
MissoneFourth
Play One Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Octave
D E F G A Bb C D
Figure 5: Relationship between minor scale and minor triad using D minor.
D minor triad from D minor scale
Wecanusethistabletohelpuscreatetheminortriadsfromminorscales.
WehavelearnedtheAminorscaleandtheDminorscale,soletsnow
completethetablewiththeremaining5notesandthenpractiseplaying
theirminorscales.
Onceweknowtheirscales,ourtablewilltelluswhichnotesmakeupthe
minortriadsforeachnote.
Play one Root
MissoneSecond
Play one Flattenedthird
MissoneFourth
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 6: Relationship between minor scale and minor triad for all notes.
.
101Introducing Minor scales Lesson eIGHT
Practise exercises for minor scales
Wehavelearnedthatifyouknowthescaleforeachnoteyoucanworkout
andformthetriad.
Accordingly,wearegoingtofinishthislessonwith5moreexercisessothat
youwillknowandbeabletoplayallofthenaturalminorscales.
Usethetables,yourabilitytoreadandplayintimetohelpyoulearnthese
scales.Asalwaysyouhavethemultimediafilestowatchandplayalong
withtoensureyouaregettingthemright.
A
1
C
T 2
F
3
G
4
D
1
G
T 2
Figure 7: G minor scale
G minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
Bb Eb
Exercise 5 lesson008.iksims.05
102 Introducing Minor scalesLesson eIGHT
D
1
F
T 2 3
C
4
B
1
C
T 2
Figure 8: C minor scale
C minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
Eb Ab
Exercise 6 lesson008.iksims.06
Bb
1
A
T
C
2
D
3
E
4
B
1
E
T
G
2
Figure 9: E minor scale
E minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
F#
Exercise 7 lesson008.iksims.07
103Introducing Minor scales Lesson eIGHT
1
E
T
G
2
A
3
B
41
B
T
D
2
Figure 10: B minor scale
B minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
C# F#
Exercise 8 lesson008.iksims.08
G
1 T 2 3
F
4
C
1
F
T 2
Figure 11: F minor scale
F minor scale
Fingering (right hand)
Ab
Exercise 9 lesson008.iksims.09
Bb Db Eb