Scales and Melody
 
 Overview 

 1) Sound and Music 

 2) The Major Scale 

 3) Chords and Harmony 

 4) Scales and Melody 
    Introduction 
    Major Scale Revisited 
    Natural Minor Scale 
    Major and Minor Keys 
    Harmonic Minor Scale 
    Melodic Minor Scale 
    Blues Scale 
    Pentatonic Scales 
    Japanese Scales 
    Spanish Scale 
    Bebop Scales 
    Symmetric Scales 
    Other Exotic Scales 

 5) Meter and Rhythm 

 6) Chord/Scale Relations 

 7) Playing with Chords 

 8) Playing with Scales 

 9) Writing Songs 



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(4.9)  Spanish Scale

The Spanish scale is another example of the wonderful exotic sounds which can be created using non-western musical structures.  This scale is also commonly referred to as the Jewish scale. 





The reason for the two names is that it evolved within the musical culture of Sephardi Jews in Spain, until their expulsion in the 15th century.  It has continued to influence the music of Mediterranean cultures since then.

A well known example of the Spanish scale in use is the Jewish folk song Hava Nagila, meaning 'let us rejoice'.





An important feature of the Spanish scale is the heavy use of minor second (one semitone) intervals between adjacent notes.  There are three of these, including between the root note and the b2 degree.

This little step, big step, little step configuration is also often found in Arabic and Eastern European scales, and it contributes greatly to the Middle Eastern flavour of music from these regions.



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