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Minor/Major Memorizing
Okay, so I have this big audition (SRO) coming up this Saturday (wish me luck!) and in there we have to play the excerpts, scales, and sight read. For the scales, I have to know major and melodic minor scales up to 4 sharps and flats by memory and I got that down. The problem is this:
I know the melodic minors by the wrong name. Like I can do A major than I'd memorize the minor by A minor, which is wrong. It's actually C minor I think. I know that sounds confusing. But I need to know how I can momrize the minor to the major scales...like which minor goes with which major scales? Is that confusing? I just need to know how many sharps and flats each minor scales have because I'm going to forget and do the wrong minor scale at the audition. I'm thinking of making flashcards...would that work?
Thanks in advance
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Rather than just trying to memorize them all, it might be easier to just know the relationship between them, so you can always figure any one out. The major key that corresponds with a minor key is 1.5 steps higher. For example, A minor has the same key signature as C major.
When they tell you to play, say, F# minor, all you have to do is count up 1.5 steps (or 3 half steps, if that's easier for you to think about).
So...F# to G (step 1) to G# (step 2) to A (step 3) --> F# minor is A major.
I hope that helps and good luck on your audition!
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