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In this episode, I explain what a minor scale is, how it is constructed, what features it has, and what kinds of relationships it has to major scales. To understand this episode, it will be useful to know the terms and phenomena discussed earlier in the episodes: • 016 - The Structure of a Major Scale. Music Theory... • 017 - Major Scales in the Circle of Fifths. T... • 019 - Anatomy of Tonality. Music Theory... Topics covered 00:00 - 00:57 - Introduction 00:57 - 02:19 - What does a minor scale sound like? 02:19 - 03:01 - The minor scale as a diatonic and heptatonic scale 03:01 - 04:51 - Tetrachords of the minor scale 04:51 - 07:45 - Building a C minor scale 07:45 - 8:40 - What is the difference between C minor and C major? 08:40 - 10:58 - Features of a minor scale 10:58 - 12:49 - Building an A minor scale 12:49 - 14:22 - C major and A minor are not that different 14:22 - 15:03 - Every major has its minor :) 15:03 - 16:26 - Establishing a parallel minor scale - method one 16:26 - 17:52 - Establishing a parallel minor scale - method two 17:52 - 18:40 - Parallel relationship of scales 18:40 - 19:23 - Relationship of fifths vs parallel 19:23 - 21:47 - Letter relationship 21:47 - 23:18 - Minor scales on the circle of fifths 23:18 - 24:44 - How do you write it in the key? 24:44 - 27:44 - Is music just 24 scales? 27:44 - 28:51 - Ending 28:51 - 29:47 - Glossary