SopJob
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Hi there, I've got a question I'd like to ask Pete Thomas:
In "Taming the Saxophone Vol. III", there are quite a few exercises that deal with
the harmonic minor scale. It's not the only book; there are others that also recommend
practising harmonic minor. I asked myself which types of chords this scale is useful for,
and had a look an Aebersold Play-A-Long.
Somewhere in the preface, Abersold books list scales and chords that the scales can be used with.
For harmonic minor, I only found minor chords with a major seven: C-^, Cmi^, C-^b6.
There is not a single tune with that type of chord that would come to my mind instantly.
I'd have to look for it.
So why is harmonic minor a recommended exercise? Why should it be practised so
excessively?
Thanks in advance for answers (not only from Pete!)
In "Taming the Saxophone Vol. III", there are quite a few exercises that deal with
the harmonic minor scale. It's not the only book; there are others that also recommend
practising harmonic minor. I asked myself which types of chords this scale is useful for,
and had a look an Aebersold Play-A-Long.
Somewhere in the preface, Abersold books list scales and chords that the scales can be used with.
For harmonic minor, I only found minor chords with a major seven: C-^, Cmi^, C-^b6.
There is not a single tune with that type of chord that would come to my mind instantly.
I'd have to look for it.
So why is harmonic minor a recommended exercise? Why should it be practised so
excessively?
Thanks in advance for answers (not only from Pete!)