Other Scales: Difference between revisions
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*[https://ianring.com/musictheory/scales/ Ian Ring, ''A Study of Scales''] | *[https://ianring.com/musictheory/scales/ Ian Ring, ''A Study of Scales''] | ||
*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom''] | *[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom''] | ||
** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/IntroductionToJazzTheory.html Chapter 31: Introduction to Jazz Theory] | **[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/IntroductionToJazzTheory.html Chapter 31: Introduction to Jazz Theory] | ||
*** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/JazzScales.html 31.9: Scales] | ***[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/JazzScales.html 31.9: Scales] | ||
*** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/HowToDetermineChord-ScaleRelationships.html 31.10: How to Determine Chord-Scale Relationships] | ***[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/HowToDetermineChord-ScaleRelationships.html 31.10: How to Determine Chord-Scale Relationships] | ||
*** [http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/harmonizing-bebop-scale.html 31.11: Harmonizing the Bebop Scale] | ***[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/harmonizing-bebop-scale.html 31.11: Harmonizing the Bebop Scale] | ||
*[https://www.top40theory.com/ Peres, ''Top 40 Theory''] | |||
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/why-pentatonic-scales-are-so-popular-infographic “Why Pentatonic Scales are So Popular in Pop Melodies”] | |||
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Revision as of 14:20, 17 July 2020
Objectives
- Students will be familiar with artificial scales, such as the blues scale.
- Students will be familiar with non-heptatonic scales, such as pentatonic and octatonic scales.
Resources
Readings
- Wikipedia: Blues scale
- Ian Ring, A Study of Scales
- Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
- Peres, Top 40 Theory
Tools
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition of artificial and non-heptatonic scales
- Writing and playing a given artificial or non-heptatonic scale on a given note
- Composing or improvising a melody which uses and emphasizes the unique characteristics of a given artificial or non-heptatonic scale
Assignments
- Writing specified scales
- Identifying and analyzing scales used in written and recorded music