Harmonic and Melodic Minor Concepts

This video tutorial explains how to read and analyze musical scales using scale degrees and Roman numerals. It covers the chord progressions in major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales, detailing how Roman numerals represent different chord types. The video also highlights the transposability of these progressions across keys and encourages viewers to practice and engage with the content.

What is a scale degree?

• A musical genre

• A type of musical note

• A number given to each step of the scale

• A type of musical instrument

How are major chords represented in Roman numerals?

• With symbols

• With lowercase letters

• With uppercase letters

• With numbers

Which chord has a minor 3rd between the 1st and 3rd of the chord?

• Major chord

• Augmented chord

• Suspended chord

• Diminished chord

In a major scale, what is the quality of the two chord?

• Minor

• Diminished

• Augmented

• Major

What does a one-five-six-four chord progression in D major translate to?

• D minor, A minor, B major, G minor

• D major, A minor, B major, G major

• D minor, A major, B minor, G major

• D major, A major, B minor, G major

What is the quality of the five chord in a natural minor scale?

• Diminished

• Major

• Augmented

• Minor

What change is made to the seventh degree in a harmonic minor scale?

• It is lowered by a half step

• It is raised by a whole step

• It is raised by a half step

• It is lowered by a whole step

Which chord is not found in a natural minor scale but is in a harmonic minor scale?

• Major six chord

• Minor four chord

• Diminished seven chord

• Major three chord

What interval is eliminated by raising the sixth degree in a melodic minor scale?

• Perfect fifth

• Minor third

• Augmented second

• Major third

What is the quality of the four chord in a melodic minor scale?

• Minor

• Major

• Diminished

• Augmented