Re: [tuning] Digest Number 3527

if we look at a scale as a path up and down a mountain, such paths have slight divergence between one people use going up than they do going down. Still we call it one path for the most part, even if it has little such branches.

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Message: 21 Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:40:29 EDT
From: Afmmjr@aol.com
Subject: Re: melodic minor: ordered or unordered: scales vs. generalized rags

In a message dated 5/24/2005 10:19:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, chris@music.columbia.edu writes:
I'd be willing to bet that 95% of the time, an A-natural in c minor is leading to B. First off, thanks for the kind comments on the AFMM Bach CD. But back to the topic: if even 5% of the time there is a major IV chord in minor without a direct melodic minor orientation, it would support my contention that minor has 9 notes.

I believe this is the reasons all the colorful, chromatic works are based in minor: there are more notes to work with on a regular basis.

all best, Johnny

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