Posted by D CROSS on August 09, 2001 at 12:25:11:

In Reply to: Re: Melodic Minor Scale posted by Bunny on September 21, 2000 at 15:59:26:

PERHAPS IN MODERN MUSIC THEY CON'T PLAY LIKE THAT WITH THE MELODIC MINOR BUT BAROQUE MUSIC DID.
WHAT ABOUT CHROMATIC FANTASY- JS BACH THAT USES A D MELODIC MINOR ACENDING AND DECENDING DIFFERENTLY
TO OPEN - CHECK OUT JACO'S WORD OF MOUTH CD -SEEMS PRETTY TYPICAL BAROQUE?
D CROSS

: In Baroque music the Melodic Minor scale is mistakenly thought to be the same as the Natural minor scale (Aeolian) the six degree of the major mode. Because they are wrong they tryed to make it fit going down as an aeolian scale!!!!! The Melodic minor scale is in fact a Dorian Scale with a major 7th going up and down the same way. Nobody uses this scale going up Melodic and going down Aeolian in any composition that make sense. This is just ridiculous that they still teach that nonsense to people.

: Goodbye
: BB