Why? Because they have different pitches. Why are they repeated when they are both C’s? They may use the same letter name, but they are not the same note. They are played on different keys on the piano. On in the Advanced Rudiments Workbook, we explain how to write Melodic Minor Scales beginning on the Submediant or Leading Note.Ĭ natural and C flat are different notes. Liam asked me “Why do we have to repeat the Submediant and Leading Note when writing a Melodic Minor Scale when they are the same note?” Because they are NOT the same note. When writing a Major, Harmonic Minor or Melodic Minor Scale ascending and descending, if the bottom note is the SAME NOTE as the top note, it is NOT repeated at the top of the descending scale. When he asked “Why do we repeat the top note in Melodic Minor Scales when it starts on the Submediant or the Leading Note, but not when it starts on the Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant or Dominant?”, I knew the answer! (SCORE!) He loves to ask “Why?” questions as he has a passion for knowledge. My student Liam is preparing for his Advanced Rudiments Theory Exam.
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