MELODICMINORSCALE

COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT

ROUTINE PRACTICE& EXERCISES OFIMPROVISATION

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9 EXERCISES

1 BACKING TRACK

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Complete development of Exercise 7 of the book: Scales and Arpeggios. (Author: Néstor Crespo)

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OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES

The purpose of this book is the intensive study of the Melodic Minor Scale, which is of significant importance

in our journey with music.

Normally we focus on the study of this or any scale by memorizing only the different shapes up and down,

but this way of studying is insufficient when we want to improvise or appreciate the color or texture it

produces.

That is why we are going to devote ourselves to develop the study of the 7 shapes through exercises in a

practical and dynamic way including the corresponding fingerings and bar repetition in each case.

METHODOLOGY

Includes 24 exercises with full fingering, repetition bars and practice tracks

* Diatonic Order – Up and Down ( a – b )

* Patterns 1 y 2

* Thirds ( a – b – c – d ) (only in Paid version)

* Fourths ( a – b – c – d ) (only in Paid version)

* Sixths ( a – b – c – d ) (only in Paid version)

* Triads ( a – b – c – d ) (only in Paid version)

BACKING TRACKS

It also includes 10 Backing Tracks corresponding to the exercise in a modal playing as well as, different

progressions which will be very useful to practice and affirm this concept.

* 6 Modal backing tracks Cm/maj7 & Gm/maj7 (with strings and different musical styles) (only in Paid version)

* 2 Modal Backing Tracks (with chord progressions) (only in Paid version)

* 2 Backing Tracks with Cycle of 5th (in different musical styles) (only in Paid version)

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Thanks

To each and every one of my friends from Karlsruhe / Germany.

I humbly hope to be of use to you.

Néstor Crespo

NESTOR CRESPO (Professor - Guitarist - Composer - Arranger)

Teaching Career

Made guitar studies with professor Armando Alonso and composing with professor Claudio Schulkin in an autodidact way.

Develops a solid teaching career, both in the private sector and in important institutions from Argentina and Europe.

Founder professor (1986) of the Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda holding the position of associate professor of the Jazz Guitar professorship, position held today. Also works on the making of four workbooks for the professorship mentioned.

Professor of the virtual professorship Functional Harmony I & II from the UNA’s (Nacional University

of Art) Departamento de Artes Musicales y Sonoras (Damus) , position held today.

Dictated numerous workshophs about Functional Harmony and Improvisation of Popular Music in prestigious study centers such as: Hochshule für Musik Karlsruhe (Germany), Conservatorio de Palma de Mallorca and Las Aulas (Barcelona, Spain), as well as other clinics about Tango elements, in Germany and Switzerland organized by the Deutsch Akademie des Tango (Stuttgart, Germany)

Created in 2008 "Serie 20 & 20 – workbooks" which contains 20 lessons and 20 exercises about different areas of musical science. (For more information visit: www.serie20y20.com.ar)

In March of 2013 the editorial of DAMus (Department of Musical Arts) dependent of UNA (Nacional University of Art) publishes the book Funtional Harmony 1 & 2.

Career Highlights

During the 80s, takes part of different Jazz groups performing in the most prestigious jazz venues and clubs of Buenos Aires and the inner country.

In 1989 lives in Palma,Mallorca (Spain) working with european musicians among which stands out Ola Calamayer (pianist of saxophonist Dexter Gordon). Participates in the Mallorca International Jazz Festival, invited by the quintet of the prestigious trumpeter Woody Shaw.

In the early 90s creats with Juan Dargenton El Tranvía Tango with which records 9 CDs in Argentina and Europe, and performs continuously over 25 european tours averaging 80 annual concerts, playing in the most impo rtant concert halls, culturar centers, theaters, etc.

Shared the stage with Sexteto Mayor, Daniel Binelli (bandoneonist of Astor Piazzolla), bandoneonist Alfredo Marcucci, singers José Ángel Trelles, María Graña, etc.

Received important awards both in Argentina and abroad: ACE Award (Entertainment Writters Association) as Best Tango Group, Tango Future Award given by Deutsch Akademie der Tango (Stuttgart, Germany). CD Ocre Buenos Aires", receives an award for Best CD granted by the famous magazine Gränsen (Stockholm, Sweden), etc.

Develops an intense career as an arranger of tango and world music for different record labels in Germany.

Composed the music for the program Visión Siete Internacional (winner of the Martin Fierro 2009 award) which it is broadcasted since 2005 by TV Pública - Canal 7 - Argentina.

Invited by plastic artist Andrés Zerneri to compose the music of his two documentaries: 900 grados (monument to Che

Guevara) and Monumento a la Mujer Originaria".

In 2006 creats in Germany with Tomas Pérez (Puerto Rico) and Joselo González (Chile) the music group called Sur Tres, recording their first CD in which performs its musical arrangements.

Also served as arranger and musical director of the Tango singer Omar Mollo, and guitarist of the singer and bandoneonist Rubén Juárez.

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Considerations

1. Also known as minor bachiana or minor jazz is the one that ascends and descends the same way

2. Unlike the Natural Minor Scale, has the major 6 and the major 7 and with respect to the Harmonic Minor the major 6.

3. Its application is centered on the tonic chord ( I ) in the minor mode, chord m / maj7 or m�.

4. The harmonic tensions allowed are major 9 and major 6.

5. The perfect 11 is a harmonic tension to be avoided because together with the 7M, it forms the tonal tritone (F-B)

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Melodic Minor Scale for Bass by Néstor Crespo

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Graphic Design: Edgardo Vallarino

Recording Studio: Federico Palmero

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Made in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Julio 2020

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