When the melodic minor scale is played in descending order, the notes of the scale are same as the natural minor scale. It includes the most common major and minor scales as well as pentatonic scales and dozens of scale variations to make scales enjoyable! Plus, I’ve included my handy Key Signature Quick Reference Guide so that never again will you wonder, “is this high 2 or low 2?” Sign up for my newsletter to get a copy of the free scale book.The melodic minor scale raises the 6th and 7th notes of the natural minor scale by a half step when playing in ascending order. It’s great for beginners or intermediate players. If you want more violin scales in your life, check out my FREE scale book, Creative Scales for the Experimental Violinist. Use this advanced bowing or rhythm for the entire scale. Then pick one exercise from Bowing, Rhythms, and Dynamics for Scales below. If you also want to know why some notes are sharp and some aren’t, read about key signatures and minor scales.įor a typical warm-up, I choose a key and play the scale several times, starting with half notes or whole notes and gradually speeding up the duration of each note (see Daily Warm-Ups for Scales below). A flute scale chart for the two-octave A-flat melodic minor scale is provided below. When the Melodic Minor is played descending, the notes revert back to the Natural Minor version (see the first tab). The A-flat melodic minor scale has the sixth and seventh notes, which are F-flat and G-flat naturalized while ascending, and the same sixth and seventh notes are flattened while descending. Understanding the building blocks of scales can make playing scales so much easier. Keep in mind that this is the layout of the ascending Melodic Minor scale. For example, C major is C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. showing that the relative minor is 3 half steps below the relative major: Eb. The melodic minor scale is another minor scale which can give us a major V. Scales are a great way to incorporate more advanced concepts like complicated bowings, accents, dynamics, and rhythms. Minor key signatures agree with the notes of the natural minor scale. I recommend staying in one key for a few days to master the finger pattern. Below are the main scales and arpeggios for the violin in first position.
For a great violin warm-up, practice scales and arpeggios everyday.
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