Part-Writing: Melodic Minor
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Part-Writing: Melodic Minor
in the common
X
practice period,
composers used
so anyway,
harmonic minor
after we got
by default. but
B
him transposed
attention! attention!
when augmented
back to tonic, he
seconds occurred,
we need assistance
began to modulate
with a new patient
they turned to a
again, and...
hero for help:
in emergency treatment
room 3b... stat!
melodic minor!
X
what seems to be
well, I thought I’d transpose to
B
the problem, sir?
minor, you know, to surprise the
family... so I did, and then I raised
all my leading tones, because
I’m a common practice period
progression, right?
X
okay, sure. so what’s wrong?
i’ve got
augmented
seconds!
B
X
*gasp*
paging... dr. melodic minor!
doctor, what
for this case of ascending augmented seconds,
can we do?
B
I prescribe a raised sixth scale degree!
X
B
6
ooh... it makes a major iv chord!
IV
and for these
descending
augmented seconds,
we’re going to use
an unraised seventh!
and that
makes a
X
minor v
B
chord!
v
all in a day’s work,
my good man.
my
now let’s turn to
augmented
the unpleasant matter
seconds...
of the bill.
they’re
cured!
cure your augmented seconds with melodic minor today!
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